Wildhorse Gifts $18,000 to Boys & Girls Club

Thanks to the Wildhorse Foundation of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation who recently awarded a $18,346 grant to the Boys and Girls Club of Dayton. The funds will allow the organization to add heating units to the east and west ends of the building, to provide adequate heat throughout the entire facility.  To read the complete story, click here.

 

Altrusans Reach Out to Needy Students

Altrusa International of Pendleton recently received a pair of grants that will assist in supporting a couple of youth-focused projects.  The Wildhorse Foundation awarded a $10,000 grant. Half of it will go to the Feed the Child program, which helps ensure needy students have food to eat over the weekend. The other half of the Wildhorse grant is going to the KARE (Kids At Risk Empowered) program. Click here to read the complete story.

Milton-Freewater Senior Center Receives Grants

The Milton-Freewater Neighborhood Senior Center, received $5,000 grants from the Milton-Freewater Area Foundation and Wildhorse Foundation.  In addition, Baker Boyer Bank made a $500 donation to defray the costs of the center’s parking lot project. The funds helped pay for the resurfacing and striping of the Senior Center parking lot. Click here to read the full story.

Programs Boosted by Wildhorse Foundation Grants

Wildhorse Foundation contributes more than $62,000 to programs throughout Union, Wallowa counties.

The grants awarded in Union and Wallowa counties are part of $264,541 the Wildhorse Foundation has donated to 41 organizations in Oregon and Washington so far this year. The Wildhorse Foundation, with its latest round of donations, has now topped the $10 million mark. The foundation has made $10.4 million in contributions since it was founded in 2001.  Click here for complete story.

Healthy Families rides away with Wildhorse grant

Nearly 100 Healthy Families home visits a week will include safe rides — thanks to a grant from the Wildhorse Foundation.

The Umatilla Morrow Head Start Inc. program received $10,000 to purchase a new vehicle, which will be used to better serve high risk families and children in the area.

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