BUSINESS GIVING.Byline: The Register-Guard Donations The Lane Workforce Partnership has awarded five local businesses a total of $244,863 to upgrade the skills of their employees. Country Coach, a motor coach manufacturer, received $60,000 to support leadership and customer service training for 210 of its employees. IP/Koke, an industrial print production company, received $52,000 to train 101 of its employees in lean manufacturing. King Retail Solutions, a retail design and production firm, received $60,000 for leadership training, development of in-house training and development of a learning management system for its 200 employees. Mid-Valley Glass & Millwork, a door, window and millwork manufacturer, received $55,000 to train 113 employees in areas such as lean manufacturing, sales force training, inventory management and lean teamwork mentoring. Peace Harbor Hospital received $17,863 to train and certify 11 employees in the Health Care Advisory Board leadership development program. The Eugene Springfield New Car Dealers Association has donated $20,000 to the Court Appointed Special Advocate CASA or Court Appointed Special Advocate is a national association that supports and promotes a court-appointed advocate on behalf of abused or neglected children in order to provide a safe and healthy environment in permanent homes. Association of Lane County. CASA Ca´sa n. 1. A house or mansion. I saw that Enriquez had made no attempt to modernize the old casa, and that even the garden was left in its lawless native luxuriance. - Bret Harte. helps children removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect find permanent safe homes in which they can thrive. The dealers' association includes Kendall Automotive, Lithia Motors, Kiefer Mazda Kia, Sheppard Motors, Springfield Buick, Wentworth GMC GMC See: Guaranteed Mortgage Certificate , Mercedes Benz of Eugene and BMW of Eugene. KLCC, Eugene's public radio station, raised a record $271,010 during its fall Radiothon, $5,990 shy of its $277,000 goal. Donations came from 3,462 households, including 1,688 "Thonbusters" who contributed before the Radiothon. PSC Inc., which makes data-collection technology and bar code scanning products, contributed more than $10,000 to the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. The money was raised by PSC employees with a dollar-for-dollar matching grant from the company. Pearl Buck Center Inc. received the following grants for its Families With Special Needs Program: $10,000 from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation; $5,000 from Wells Fargo Foundation and the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Philanthropy Class; $5,000 from PacificSource Health Plans; $650 from Albertsons Inc. through the Community Partners Program; $1,500 from Samuel S. Johnson Foundation for families with special needs preschool scholarship fund; and $1,000 from the W.A. Woodard Foundation for the vehicle replacement project. Country Coach International Club, representing owners of the luxury motor coaches from across the country, donated more than $5,000 to the Children's Miracle Network The Children's Miracle Network (CMN) is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for Children's hospitals, medical research and community awareness of children's health issues. at Sacred Heart Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
The local chapter of Altrusa International has donated about $750 worth of school supplies to Fairfield Elementary School in the Bethel School District Bethel School District may refer to:
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