Bicycle Re-Source of Bend was one of more than 30 Central Oregon nonprofits to receive a 2016 BendBroadband in-kind service grant.
Earlier this month BendBroadband proudly awarded 43 in-kind service grants to nonprofits across Central Oregon. The grants, which include High Speed Internet and a business-specific cable TV plan, are worth $1,161.48 annually. All told, the 34 different nonprofits – groups with multiple locations received multiple awards – will combined save almost $50,000 this year.
“We are very thankful for the in-kind grant,” said Eric Haynie, program manager for KIDS in the GAME, a organization that financially helps children from low-income families play sports. KIDS in the GAME is a first-time recipient of BendBroadband’s in-kind grant. “This will help us lower administrative costs so that more of our funding is directly impacting youth in Central Oregon.”
Over the past three years, BendBroadband has donated approximately $128,000 in services to local nonprofits.
“BendBroadband has been a wonderful partner and friend,” said Oregon Adaptive Sports executive director Suzanne Lafky. OAS provides outdoor recreation experiences – skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, biking – for athletes with physical disabilities.
A complete list of BendBroadband’s 2016 in-kind grant winners with links to each of their websites is below.
Bend Senior Center, Abilitree, SMART, Oregon Adaptive Sports, Saving Grace, Bend’s, Community Center, J Bar J Youth Services, Thelma’s Place, Volunteers in Medicine: Clinic of the Cascades, Circle of Friends, Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend, Humane Society of Central Oregon, Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic, High Desert Chamber Music, City Club of, Central Oregon, Sparrow Clubs U.S.A., Bend Area Habitat for Humanity, KIDS Center, Bicycle Re-Source of Bend, Central Oregon Council on Aging, KIDS in the GAME, Ronald McDonald, House Charities of Central Oregon, United Way of Deschutes County, Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center, Rosie Bareis Community Campus – Deschutes Children’s Foundation, Full Access, High Desert chapter, Camp Fire Central Oregon, Younity, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Arts Central’s Art Station, BendFilm, East Bend Campus – Deschutes Children’s Foundation, Becky Johnson Community Center – Deschutes Children’s Foundation, Tower Theatre Foundation, Heart of Oregon Corps., Heart of Oregon Corps. Thrift Store
Below: The Kemple Memorial Children’s Clinic, a 2016 BendBroadband in-kind service grant award winner, provides free dental care to kids across Central Oregon.
