Trinity Episcopal Church K.I.D.S. Outreach grant funds extra-curricular scholarships
In a check presentation ceremony at the Deschutes Children Foundation’s East Bend Campus, members of Trinity Episcopal Church recently presented…
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Through ‘Be a Santa to a Senior,’ you can share cheer with C.O.’s older adults this holiday season
As the community prepares to celebrate the season of giving, Home Instead® encourages Bend residents to share the holiday spirit with older adults…
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Shepherd’s House plans big Thanksgiving feast – but needs your food donations to help make it happen
Shepherd’s House will be serving a Thanksgiving Feast with all the trimmings to hundreds this Thanksgiving, But with noticeable food shortages in our…
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Annual ‘Central Oregon Gives’ campaign launches
The 2022 Central Oregon Gives campaign is now…
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Central Oregon Gives fundraising effort enters final stretch
The 2021 Central Oregon Gives campaign is just two weeks away from capping a successful season of giving from generous community members to more…
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Cascade Disposal delivers donated bikes to Toys for Tots
Cascade Disposal, assisted by the Band of Brothers, delivered 35 donated bikes Thursday to the US Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots…
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Assistance League of Bend makes sure ‘no one is forgotten’ with 100s of Secret Santa gifts for seniors
Volunteers were busy moving gifts and loading cars Thursday morning, getting ready to deliver Christmas presents to 17 senior care facilities across…
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Summit HS students rally for Family Access Network; gift card drive shatters fundraising record
The Summit High School community showed up in a big way to support those in need this holiday season. For their annual gift card drive, facilitated…
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Bend church volunteers wrap Christmas gifts for children in need
Members of Bend’s Westside Church have been busy wrapping 2,800 Christmas gifts for nearly 900 children in need, a result of the annual Giving Tree…
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Bend tattoo studio holding ‘Toys for Tats’ toy drive
Monolith Tattoo Studio in Bend is working with Toys for Tots for their annual toy drive — and in their case, it’s “Toys for…
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Drive-thru Holiday Food Drive set for Saturday at two Bend Park & Rec District locations
The Bend Park and Recreation District is hosting a Drive-Thru Holiday Food Drive on Saturday, Dec. 18, to help fill the shelves at the NeighborImpact…
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Salvation Army in Bend pushes to make yearly ‘Red Kettle’ goal, help those in need
The agency in Bend is well short of its goal for 2021, and is serving triple the number of families this year. To donate, visit…
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Assistance League of Bend’s ‘Secret Santas’ provide holiday gifts to low-income seniors
Perhaps no one outgrows “stockings hung by the chimney with care” and “visions of sugar-plums dancing in their heads.” Assistance League® of…
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The Bend Food Project helps feed the area’s hungry year-round
Saturday was another big collection day for the Bend Food Project, an organization dedicated to fighting…
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Salvation Army in Bend sees much more need; Red Kettle Campaign at 55% of goal
Facing a dramatic jump in requests for help, the Salvation Army in Bend has a goal of raising $145,000 this Christmas season through the Red…
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Three Rivers Humane Society in Madras holding ’12 Days of Dogs and Cats Holiday Auction’
Three Rivers Humane Society is right in the thick of a booming holiday auction and invites the Central Oregon community to join in supporting the…
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The Giving Plate gets a huge boost
The nonprofit that helps others got some financial help in the form of a $15,000 anonymous donation from someone who saw our story about the help…
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‘Buy a Tree, Change a Life’ helps locally, globally
Buy a Tree Change a Life sells trees, and all of the proceeds are given to help children, locally and globally. Tree Lot Location61690 Pettigrew…
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The Giving Plate seeking gift donations for upcoming ‘Jingle Store’
The Giving Plate is gearing up for its biggest year yet for their annual Jingle Store on December 18th and…
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Bend Fire & Rescue’s Santa Express returns to neighborhoods to collect donations for Salvation Army
After a year off of neighborhood collections, Santa and the Bend Fire & Rescue’s Santa Express are back this year, spreading holiday cheer!…
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