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	<title>Grants &#8211; Assistance League &#8211; Bend</title>
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	<title>Grants &#8211; Assistance League &#8211; Bend</title>
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		<title>Amazing Grant Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance League of Bend is immensely grateful for the generous support from the Maybelle Clark MacDonald Foundation, Les Schwab Tires, Cow Creek Indian Foundation, The Reser Family Foundation, and the Oregon Community Foundation. Thanks to their ongoing generosity, hundreds of local children living below the poverty level will receive brand-new school clothes, helping them feel [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p data-end="291" data-start="46"><strong data-end="97" data-start="46">Assistance League of Bend is immensely grateful</strong> for the generous support from the <strong data-end="247" data-start="132"><a href="https://mcmfundgiving.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://mcmfundgiving.org/">Maybelle Clark MacDonald Foundation</a></strong><strong data-end="247" data-start="132">, <a href="https://www.lesschwab.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.lesschwab.com/">Les Schwab Tires</a>, <a href="https://www.cowcreekfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.cowcreekfoundation.org/">Cow Creek Indian Foundation</a>, <a href="https://thereserfamilyfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://thereserfamilyfoundation.org/">The Reser Family Foundation</a></strong>, and the <a href="https://oregoncf.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://oregoncf.org/"><strong>Oregon Community Foundation</strong></a>.</p>
<p data-end="479" data-start="293">Thanks to their ongoing generosity, <strong data-end="428" data-start="329">hundreds of local children living below the poverty level will receive brand-new school clothes</strong>, helping them feel confident and ready to learn.</p>
<p data-end="568" data-start="481">Together, we’re making a lasting impact on the lives of students in our community.</p>
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		<title>Generous Grant Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance League of Bend is honored to have been chosen as a recipient of the Robert D. and Marsha H. Randall Charitable Trust grant.  We are immensely grateful for their generous support and their commitment to improving and enriching the lives of the underprivileged youth in our community.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assistance League of Bend is honored to have been chosen as a recipient of the <a href="https://randallcharitabletrust.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Robert D. and Marsha H. Randall Charitable Trust </strong></a>grant.  We are <strong>immensely grateful </strong>for their<strong> generous support</strong> and their commitment to<strong> improving and enriching the lives of the underprivileged youth </strong>in our community.</p>
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		<title>OnPoint Community Credit Union Grant</title>
		<link>https://www.assistanceleague.org/bend/2025/01/08/onpoint-community-credit-union-grant-3/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=onpoint-community-credit-union-grant-3</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance League of Bend sincerely thanks OnPoint Community Credit Union for their recent grant which will be used to uplift low-income children in Deschutes County. Their ongoing donations are intended to &#8220;empower people to improve the quality of their lives and to help make our community a better place.&#8221; Assistance League of Bend is grateful for our friends at OnPoint [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assistance League of Bend sincerely thanks<strong> <a href="https://www.onpointcu.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OnPoint Community Credit Union</a></strong><a href="https://www.onpointcu.com/"> </a>for their recent <strong>grant which will be used to uplift low-income children in Deschutes County. </strong>Their ongoing donations are intended to &#8220;empower people to improve the quality of their lives and to help make our community a better place.&#8221; Assistance League of Bend is <strong>grateful for our friends at OnPoint Community Credit Union </strong>and their commitment to our neighbors in need.</p>
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		<title>2024 Emergency Food &#038; Shelter Grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 23:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance League of Bend is honored to have been chosen as a recipient of United Way of Deschutes County&#8217;s recent 2024 Emergency Food &#38; Shelter Grant. The generous funds will be used to provide clothing to local children living in poverty.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assistance League of Bend is honored to have been chosen as a recipient of United Way of Deschutes County&#8217;s recent 2024 Emergency Food &amp; Shelter Grant. The generous funds will be used to provide clothing to local children living in poverty.</p>
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		<title>Impactful Grant</title>
		<link>https://www.assistanceleague.org/bend/2024/02/26/impactful-grant/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=impactful-grant</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ghartmeier@gmail.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance League of Bend is immensely grateful for a recent grant from our friends at Les Schwab Tires. Their ongoing support of Operation School Bell®, which provides new clothes to children living in poverty, will have a lasting positive impact in our community.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assistance League of Bend is<strong> immensely grateful</strong> for a recent grant from our friends at<a href="https://www.lesschwab.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.lesschwab.com/"> <strong>Les Schwab Tires</strong></a>. Their ongoing support of Operation School Bell®, which provides new clothes to children living in poverty, will have a <strong>lasting positive impact</strong> in our community.</p>
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		<title>Sunriver- La Pine Oregon Rotary Club Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance League of Bend thanks the Sunriver-La Pine Oregon Rotary Club Rotary Club for their generous donation. Rotarian, Jillian Pickle, presented a check to Assistance League of Bend Grants Chair, Sue Misner, on December 19, 2023. These funds will be used to provide new clothing to 150 students giving them the confidence they need to [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assistance League of Bend thanks the Sunriver-La Pine Oregon Rotary Club Rotary Club for their generous donation. Rotarian, Jillian Pickle, presented a check to Assistance League of Bend Grants Chair, Sue Misner, on December 19, 2023. These funds will be used to provide new clothing to 150 students giving them the confidence they need to succeed.</p>
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		<title>Generous Grant Support</title>
		<link>https://www.assistanceleague.org/bend/2023/11/15/generous-grant-support/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=generous-grant-support</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance League of Bend is incredibly grateful to the Central Oregon Health Council’s Opportunity Fund for their recent matching grants to support Operation School Bell. The generous grants matched funding from the Barbara Emily Knudson Charitable Foundation and the Willard L. and Ruth P. Eccles Foundation. In addition, Assistance League of Bend thanks the Reser Family Foundation, Fred Meyer, Midstate Electric Charitable [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assistance League of Bend is incredibly grateful to the<strong> Central Oregon Health Council’s Opportunity Fund</strong> for their recent matching grants to support Operation School Bell. The generous grants matched funding from the Barbara Emily Knudson Charitable Foundation and the Willard L. and Ruth P. Eccles Foundation.</p>
<p>In addition, Assistance League of Bend thanks the <strong>Reser Family Foundation</strong>, <strong>Fred Meyer,</strong> <strong>Midstate Electric Charitable Trust</strong>, <strong>Deschutes County Commissioners</strong>, and <strong>First Interstate Bank</strong> for their generous support. These funds will positively impact families across Deschutes County.</p>
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		<title>OnPoint Community Credit Union Grant</title>
		<link>https://www.assistanceleague.org/bend/2023/08/18/onpoint-credit-union-grant/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=onpoint-credit-union-grant</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance League of Bend sincerely thanks OnPoint Community Credit Union for their recent grant which will be used to uplift low-income children in Deschutes County. Their financial support is intended to &#8220;empower people to improve the quality of their lives and to help make our community a better place.&#8221; Assistance League of Bend is grateful for our [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assistance League of Bend sincerely thanks<strong> <a href="https://www.onpointcu.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.onpointcu.com/">OnPoint Community Credit Union</a></strong><a href="https://www.onpointcu.com/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.onpointcu.com/"> </a>for their recent grant which will be used to uplift low-income children in Deschutes County. Their financial support is intended to &#8220;empower people to improve the quality of their lives and to help make our community a better place.&#8221;</p>
<p>Assistance League of Bend is grateful for our friends at OnPoint Community Credit Union and their commitment to our neighbors in need.</p>
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		<title>Cow Creek Indian Foundation Grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance League of Bend received a generous grant from the Cow Creek Indian Foundation as part its most recent round of giving that benefitted 85 charities in Southwestern Oregon. Carma Monarich, Executive Director of the Cow Creek Indian Foundation, presented the check to Janet Martin, President of Assistance League of Bend, at the award ceremony [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assistance League of Bend received a generous grant from the Cow Creek Indian Foundation as part its most recent round of giving that benefitted 85 charities in Southwestern Oregon. Carma Monarich, Executive Director of the Cow Creek Indian Foundation, presented the check to Janet Martin, President of Assistance League of Bend, at the award ceremony held at the Seven Feathers Resort and Casino Convention Center in Canyonville, Oregon on June 29, 2023. The mission of the Cow Creek Indian Foundation is to offer assistance in youth education, strengthen youth and family, provide for positive youth development, and add to the quality of life for people in Southwestern Oregon. The funds will be used for Assistance League of Bend&#8217;s Operation School Bell program to provide clothing to children living in poverty in Deschutes County. Assistance League of Bend is immensely grateful for our friends at the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation for their ongoing support.</p>
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		<title>United Way Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance League of Bend is honored to have been chosen as a recipient of United Way of Deschutes County&#8217;s recent grant distribution. The generous funds will be used to provide clothing to local children living in poverty.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assistance League of Bend is honored to have been chosen as a recipient of United Way of Deschutes County&#8217;s recent grant distribution. The generous funds will be used to provide clothing to local children living in poverty.</p>
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