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Economic Development Fund
Discretionary Grant Program
Organization: Bend Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Organization Description: Founded in 1890, this organization is a volunteer, women's
service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and
improving education. They support troops overseas and help veterans through donations
to veterans' hospitals. The Bend Chapter has recorded, transcribed and submitted 75 area
veterans' stories in preserving history. They sponsor annual American History contests
for students and provide financial and material support schools, as well as area non-
profits. Each year, the local chapter also gives a DAR Good Citizen award to an area high
school senior and a bronze DAR ROTC medal to an outstanding Junior ROTC student in
each high school that has a unit. Awards are also provided to community members for
their commitment to service.
Project Name: COCC Nursing Scholarship
Project Description: Beginning in 2004, the Bend Chapter has donated $500 to a
second -year nursing student, chosen by COCC, who has maintained a 3.0 grade point
average, has a financial need and demonstrates significant academic and personal
motivation. This amount was increased to $750 in 2008 and a matching grant from State
Farm Insurance enabled the scholarship to be increased to $1,500 in 2009. These
matching grants funds will not be available for this year's scholarship.
Project Period: June 1, 2010 — May 31, 2011
Amount of Request: $750 (Total scholarship = $1,500)
Previous Grants: None
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DESCHUTES COUNTY DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION
Direct Application to:
Commissioner Tammy Baney
Commissioner Dennis R. Luke
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On a separate sheet, please briefly answer the following questions:
1. Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities.
2. Describe the proposed project or activity.
3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity.
4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will impact the community's economic health.
5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit.
6. Itemize anticipated expenditures*. Describe how grant funds will be used and include the
source and amounts of matching funds or in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will
support an ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future.
Attach:
Proof of the applicant organization's non-profit status.
* Applicant may be contacted during the review process and asked to provide a complete line item budget.
Tammy Baney:
Dennis Luke:
Alan Unger:
Amount:
Amount:
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Signature:
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DESCHUTES COUNTY DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION
Organization, purpose, leadership structure and activities
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, NSDAR, founded in
1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political
volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism,
preserving American history, and securing America's future through better
education. The objectives of the NSDAR are historic preservation, patriotism and
education. Our motto is God, Home, and Country.
We work to support our troops overseas and help those veterans who have
become incapacitated with our donations to veterans' hospitals. Because we
believe in historic preservation, we are actively recording the stories of our Bend
area veterans for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. To date, our
chapter has recorded, transcribed and submitted close to seventy-five veteran's
stories.
Since our founding, we have continuously supported our local and national DAR
schools financially and materially with contributions such as books, flags, labels for
education, cash and even a prom dress for a student at Chemawa Indian School in
Salem, OR. We encourage our young Americans from fifth grade through senior
year to learn more about their history by annually sponsoring American History
contests.
In the past ten years to assist community services and historic preservation, our
chapter has donated funds to the Boys and Girls Club of Central Oregon, the
restoration of the Bend Tower Theater, the Ronald McDonald House, the Madras
Veterans Memorial, the Bend Senior Center, and the Des Chutes Historical Society.
We continue to supply some of the needs of Saving Grace, a Central Oregon not-
for-profit family support organization.
It is important to recognize others who have contributed to the improvement of
their and our communities. In doing so, we annually give a DAR Good Citizen
award to area outstanding high school seniors and the bronze DAR Reserve Officer's
Training Corps (ROTC) medal to an outstanding Junior ROTC student in each high
school that has a unit. To recognize and honor adults, we presented the DAR
Community Service Award to Bob Slawson for his outstanding service to the Bend
area community. Bend Chapter presented James Gunn with the NSDAR highest
award, the DAR Medal of Honor, for his tireless work with veterans, especially the
homeless. Bend Chapter has contributed to and participated in the Bend Heroes
Memorial, the Memorial Day ceremonies, the Veteran's Day Parade, the
Demobilization and Change of Command ceremonies for I Squadron 82nd Calvary
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on its return from duty in Iraq and the World War II Veterans Historic Highway
dedication June 6, 2010.
Leadership structure of the National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution (NSDAR) is a National Board of Management which meets six times a
year and is composed of the President General, eleven Executive Officers, 21 Vice
Presidents General, and 53 State Regents. The Oregon State Society DAR is a
similar organizational structure on a smaller scale and with 37 community chapters.
Bend Chapter is composed of a regent (president), vice-regent, two secretaries,
treasurer, chaplain, historian/librarian, and registrar who are subject to direction of
the current 89 chapter members. Much of the work of the Bend Chapter is
accomplished through its numerous committees such as the Nursing Scholarship
Committee.
Proposed project or activity
Our most ambitious project in recent years has been the awarding of a
scholarship to a second -year nursing student who has maintained a 3.0 grade point
average at Central Oregon Community College (COCC). Each recipient has urgent
financial need and has demonstrated significant academic and personal motivation.
We have involved the Bend area community in our fundraising for this worthy
cause. Beginning in 2004 Bend Chapter donated $500 to a recipient chosen by
COCC Foundation. In 2008 Bend Chapter was able to increase the amount to $750
through fundraising activities. In 2009 Bend Chapter applied for a matching grant
from State Farm Insurance. This enabled the Bend Chapter to award $1,500 to a
student at COCC. Bend Chapter is holding a silent auction fundraising event on
September 10, 2010, at St. Charles Medical Center to provide funds for the 2011
recipient of a Bend Chapter NSDAR Nursing Scholarship.
Impact on the community's economic health
Jim Weaver, Central Oregon Community College Foundation Executive Director,
reported "...we had 889 applications and will be able to award 230 (with a further
90 given to students who renewed their scholarship). This means that the need is
far greater than the scholarship dollars available, making the scholarship dollars
received more vital than ever, given that they are awarded to students with great
financial need and demonstrated promise."
Each previous nursing student recipient has satisfactorily completed the
Registered Nurse, Associate of Applied Science Program at COCC and is employed
in the medical field.
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Specific communities or groups who will benefit
Bend Chapter recognizes the continuing shortage of qualified nurses in the
United States. We feel strongly that serious students, who might not otherwise be
able to afford nursing school, need financial assistance. Because education is one
of the three missions of our NSDAR, Bend Chapter proposes to enhance its nursing
scholarship program with a matching fund from Deschutes County Discretionary
Grant Program. The objective is to assist a Central Oregon nursing student to
graduate as a qualified Registered Nurse with an Associate of Applied Science
degree, who'll serve in the local community.
Expenditures
Because Bend Chapter is an all -volunteer organization, all expenditures are
limited to supplies and/or advertizing, which are dispersed from our fundraising
activities.
How grant funds will be used & future funding.
One hundred percent of the requested amount of $750 will be added to $750
from the Bend Chapter's nursing scholarship fund and donated to the recipient
chosen by the COCC Foundation. COCC administrative cost will be paid by Bend
Chapter. The Bend Chapter Scholarship Fund balance as of June 1, 2010, was
$4,827.24. This amount has been totally supplied by donations from chapter
members or by fundraisers since 2004.
Internal Revenue Service
P. O. Box 2508
Cincinnati, OH 45201
Date:
FEB 2 0 2009
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
BEND DAR
% ALICE MILES
5350 SE DAVID WAY
PRINEVILLE OR 97754-8839
Dear Taxpayer:
Department of the Treasury
Person to Contact:
Mr. Molloy — 0203248
Toll Free Telephone Number:
877-829-5500
Employer Identification Number:
93-6032233
Group Exemption Number:
1050
We received your letter of December 30, 2008. Our records indicate that you are affiliated with a group
exemption. As such, we are returning your letter for you to submit to your parent organization.
Please advise your parent of any future changes to your purpose, activities, method of operation,
name or address. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Cindy Westcott
Manager, Exempt Organizations
Determinations