COMMITMENT MATTERS--MAKES AN IMPORTANT
DIFFERENCE

LETTER TO CITIZENS FROM DONNA'S FRIENDS AND
FAMILY

Donna has quietly provided assistance to so many in our county, and in her humble unselfish nature, never sought the limelight for any accomplishments, but our citizens need to know about her untiring concern for their families and her commitment to our communities:

• Founder, Fund for Hope
(for those facing catastrophic losses, including middle-school teacher needing liver transplant, engineer with Hogkins disease, baby with AIDS, former Linfield student with leukemia, mother with lung cancer, grandmother without income, and others)

• Co-founder Free Enterprise for Kids
(who want to start their own businesses with interest-free loans)

• Co-founder POYAMA (Polk-Yamhill-Marion Counties) Land Treatment Center
(for severely emotionally disturbed children in Independence)

• Founder Yamhill County Weekend Market
(financing program herself for citizens' income opportunities second weekend each month at fairgrounds)

• Co-founder Careousel Kids
(to help residents in rest homes)

• Auctioneer, Charities, donating services and funds
(including Special Olympics, Humane Society, Henderson House, Juliette House, Willamina Bid for Kids, YCAP Food Bank, St. Jude's Research, CASA, Trillium Center, Fund for Hope, Gleaners, American Legion, Goodwill, ARC)

• Lifelong support for community, church, and school organizations
(Boy and Girl Scouts, Parent-Teacher Clubs, FISH, Boys & Girls Aid, St. James benefits, St. Barnabus food kitchen, Chambers of Commerce, MAC Club, Little League, Hospice, Gallery Theatre, Arts Alliance, athletics, youth music groups, 4H, FFA, and vast others)

• Service on local boards and committees
(Salvation Army, Humane Society, Linfield Chamber Orchestra Board, Chemeketa Advisory Business Committee, Yamhill County Budget-Parks-Seniors Transportation, and Afterschool Committees, Bethel Baptist Music Committee, Soroptimists, Western Oregon University Foundation Board, Heart-Cancer-MS-Diabetes, March of Dimes fund drives)

• Implemented worldwide philanthropic missions for Evergreen
(Oregonians Helping Ethiopians Famine Mission, Good Ship Friendship to Russia, Blindness Survey in Nepal, Angel of Mercy Mission to Romania, NW Medical Teams in Mexico, drug rehabilitation in India for Mother Teresa, fighting blindness in Africa, peacekeeping, among others.)

• Providing shelter and sustenance for the homeless.


• Hiring and mentoring hundreds of young people.


• Establishing a 401K benefits package for Evergreen employees.


• Working on requests for help on critical issues from local citizens
(Preventing hunger; providing medevac services; college and camp scholarships; extending unemployment benefits for laid-off workers at Cascade Steel; increasing childcare assistance; getting legal help for abused seniors, women and children; securing benefits for disabled veterans; finding employment; help with utilities and prescriptions; drug interdiction; finding affordable housing; paying burial costs; property disputes; preventing loss of income for developmentally disabled; resolving transportation issues; helping parents with school matters; getting training for youth and adults; obtaining medical insurance and services; preventing bankruptcies; hepatitis coverage for firefighters; helping Hispanic workers; immigration issues; supporting businesses and farmers; reading and Spanish language programs; literacy requirement for inmates; support for defense and security)

Para oportunidades mejores para todas las familias.