Oregon Adaptive Sports receives $60,000 grant
Oregon Adaptive Sports is thrilled to announce they are the recipient of a three-year, $60,000 grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust.
The funds will be used to hire a year-round administrative staff member to aid in the support and management of daily operational details. The additional staff member will allow OAS to build and diversify revenue sources, thus creating a sustainable platform for OAS future growth programming to better meet the needs of persons with disabilities, including military veterans and their families.
“This grant means a great deal to all the stakeholders of OAS. The grant will allow the OAS staff and volunteers to continue their passion of improving and changing the lives through the recreations we all love in Bend.” Suzanne Lafky, Executive Director of OAS.
ABOUT OAS: Oregon Adaptive Sports has been breaking barriers in Central Oregon since 1996, providing disabled people and their families’ opportunities for outdoor recreation. Our goal is to nurture the human spirit and foster self-confidence and independence. We currently offer instructional programs in alpine and Nordic skiing and snowboarding, at Hoodoo and Mt. Bachelor ski resorts as well as summer recreation opportunities throughout Central Oregon. To prevent cost from being a barrier to participation, we rely on the support of hundreds of volunteers, businesses, donors and sponsors.
ABOUT MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST: The Meyer Memorial Trust works with and invests in organizations, communities, ideas and efforts that contribute to a flourishing and equitable Oregon. First called the Fred G. Meyer Charitable Trust, this foundation was created by the late Fred G. Meyer, who built the chain of retail stores bearing his name throughout the Pacific Northwest. There is no relationship between the company and the charitable trust. In 1990, the name was changed to Meyer Memorial Trust to make the distinction between the business and the foundation more clear.
Meyer Memorial Trust was the largest private foundation in the Pacific Northwest until 1995. It is still among the largest 100 foundations in the nation.
