Mt. Bachelor reports record donations to C.O. nonprofits
Mt. Bachelor announced Thursday it will donate $155,000 in cash to Central Oregon non-profit organizations this year, bringing its charitable giving total to $1,344,890 since the resort started its cash donation program in 2004.
This is the largest one-year cash contribution to the community in Mt. Bachelor’s 60 year history.
“Charitable giving has long been in Mt. Bachelor’s DNA,” said John McLeod, Mt. Bachelor’s president and general manager. “Together with POWDR, our owner, we plan to continue making an impact in this community though cash donations to a wide range of non-profit organizations for years to come.”
Central to Mt. Bachelor’s donation programs are its Charity Ski Weeks. Skiers and snowboarders purchase discounted lift tickets and, in turn, Mt. Bachelor donates all of the sales proceeds to the participating non-profit organizations.
Local organizations benefiting from the 2018-19 Charity Ski Week program include:
Discover Your Forest – funding support for the Deschutes Trails Collaborative Heart of Oregon Corps – funding support for the “Post program job services project” J Bar J Boys Ranch – funding support for hands-on skill building for at-risk boys Mosaic Medical – funding support for the Mobile Community Clinic Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation – funding support for a new headquarters building NeighborImpact – funding support for the Food Recovery Program The Environmental Center – funding small grants for local school garden and an outdoor kitchen
In addition to Charity Ski Weeks, Mt. Bachelor has pledged $50,000 per year for five years to support OSU-Cascades’ transition into a four-year university in Bend. Added to Mt. Bachelor’s previous gift of $250,000, the resort’s contribution to the OSU-Cascades initiative will total $500,000 by 2021.
Mt. Bachelor also remains committed to its annual Ski For Schools discounted lift ticket program that has generated $245,730 since 2004 for the Bend-La Pine and Redmond Education Foundations, including a record-tying one-year contribution of $25,000 this year.
Additional information about Mt. Bachelor’s role in the community can be found here:
