2020 Donations
Thanks to the following significant financial donors:
- Village School for a gift of $500 from their Fall 2019 Community Walk-A-Thon.
- Laura Lanahan and Jeff Schroeder for a gift of $750 to help alleviate the impacts of COVID-19.
- Ellen P. Tykeson & Ken Hiday for a donation of $2,000 for general support.
- An anonymous donor for a gift of $4,000. Thanks to this donor for MANY years of generous donations!
Thanks to the following people for sharing their skills and talents with Nearby Nature!
- Ian Whitelaw for designing and installing our new Park Host attic stairs and fixing our park host house garage roof and helping to plan our office makeover.
- Robin Seloover for donating over 100 handmade masks for our summer daycamp staff, volunteers, and campers.
- Carol Milliman for creating our new Sound Garden stage curtain.
- Barb Sammons for creating 60 cloth sit spots for our summer daycampers.
Thanks to the following people for material donations.
- Wil and Nicole Orr for donating two outdoor sinks for the Learnscape.
- Elaine Yoch for donating books, craft supplies, a guitar, and so much more!
2019 Donations
Thanks to the following significant financial donors:
- MillsDavis Foundation for its gift of $1,000.
- Larson Family Foundation for its gift of $1,000.
- Suwinski Family Foundation for its gift of $1,000.
- Ahrens Family Foundation for its gift of $5,000.
- Beers-Neubert Foundation for its gift of $2,000.
- Gamma Rho — Delta Tau Delta Fraternity for their donation of $1,200.
- Capella Market for its donation of $727 from it’s fall fundraiser. Thanks also to Down to Earth for donating a gift basket.
- Sundance Natural Foods for donating $531.90 from its bag donation fund.
- Benevity and employees of Kohls for a donation of $1,000 in honor of Kohls employees who participated in our Earth Day event.
- Ellen P. Tykeson & Ken Hiday for a donation of $2,000 for general support.
- An anonymous donor for a gift of $3,500. Thanks to this donor for MANY years of generous donations!
- Wendy Loren for her donation of $1,000.
Thanks to the following people for material donations.
- Doak Creek Native Plant Nursery for $300 worth of native plants for the Pollinator’s Playground.
- Lane Forest Products for $128 of sand, soil, and river rocks for the Learnscape.
Haunted Hike Raffle and Food Donors: Thanks so much to all of the businesses and individuals who made donations of goods, services, and time for our 2019 Haunted Hike. Your generosity is truly appreciated!
- 90+ Volunteers for 290+ hours!
- Actor’s Cabaret
- Albertsons on 30th
- Amy Minato
- Bianca’s Esthetics
- Borealis
- Bounce Gymnastics
- BRING Recycling
- Butler family
- Cascades Raptor Center
- Chuck Roehrich
- Cornbread Café
- Elevation Bouldering Gym
- Eugene Science Center
- Footwise
- Fridays at the Farm
- Glenwood
- Grace Chollar-Webb
- Grocery Outlet on River Road
- Ian Whitelaw Design and Construction
- J Michael’s Books
- Kiva
- LTD
- MECCA
- MOD Pizza on 29th
- Mount Pisgah Arboretum
- Natural Grocer’s on Coburg Road
- Off the Waffle
- OMSI
- Onsen Hot Tubs
- Oregon Contemporary Theatre
- Organically Grown Coop
- Papa John’s Pizza on 29th
- Papa’s Pizza on Coburg
- Pegasus Pizza
- Potter’s Quarter
- Salmon Stoich
- Shane Slayer
- Shedd
- Skipping Stones Magazine
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Sweet Life
- Tacovore
- Track Town Pizza
- Trader Joe’s
- Turning Point Center
- Uncommon Scents
- UO Art Museum
- UO Natural and Cultural History Museum
- Very Little Theatre
- Walk with Me
- William Sullivan
- WOW Hall
- Za Cart Pizza
2018 Grants and Gifts
Thanks so much to all of the foundations, organizations, businesses, and individuals that made significant financial contributions in 2018:
- Alan Hancock for his generous donation of $300.
- Andy Peara and Alison Cantril for their generous gift of $500.
- Capella Market for its gift of $210 from their August barbeque fundraiser.
- Columbia Bank for its generous donation of $500.
- Gamma Rho — Delta Tau Delta Fraternity for its gift of $1,540 total from their spring fundraiser.
- The Larson Family Foundation for its generous gift of $1,000 in support of our programming.
- SOLVE for a $100 grant for kid-sized tools.
- Springfield Kohl’s employees through Benevity for $1,500 in grants in honor of folks who volunteered at our Earth Day work party and helped with Frohnmayer Footbridge painting prep.
- Stephen and Devonia Stein for their generous gift of $500.
- The Suwinski Family Foundation for a generous grant of $1,000 in on-going support.
- Ellen P Tykeson and Ken Hiday for their generous gift of $2,000.
- The Village School for adopting us as a benefactor of its Walk-A-Thon and donating $725 to our programs.
2018 Donations
Thanks for the following generous material donations in 2018:
- Jerry’s Home Improvement for donating a $100 gift card for bridge painting supplies.
- True Value on Willamette for donating $100 worth of bridge painting supplies.
- City of Eugene Parks and Open Space Division for donating grey paint for the bridge mural, as well as providing additional safety gear and painting supplies.
- Down to Earth and Pierce Street Gardens for donating strawberries for our Learnscape.
- Cafeto Coffee for donating burlap bags for the Learnscape.
- Kristen Anderson for donating tomato starts for the Learnscape.
Haunted Hike Raffle and Food Donors: Thanks so much to our 2018 Haunted Hike raffle and food donors! We really appreciate your support!
- Actor’s Cabaret
- Albertson’s on 30th
- Apollo Designs
- BRING Recycling
- Bounce Gymnastics
- Cada Johnson Design
- Cornbread Cafe
- Dancing Weasel Toy Store
- Eugene Science Center
- Excelsior
- Full City Coffee
- Glenwood
- Grocery Outlet on River Road
- Ian A. Whitelaw Design and Construction
- J Michael’s Books
- Lane Transit District
- McMenamins
- MECCA
- Mosaic
- Mt. Pisgah Arboretum
- Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm
- Off the Waffle
- OMSI
- Onsen Hot Tubs
- Oregon Contemporary Theatre
- Organically Grown
- Papa John’s Pizza on 29th
- Papa’s Pizza on Coburg
- Passionflower
- Safeway on 18th in Eugene
- Safeway on 40th in Eugene
- Simply Lampwork (Saturday Market)
- Shane Slayer (Saturday Market)
- The Shedd
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Sweet Life
- Tacovore
- Track Town Pizza on Franklin
- Trader Joe’s
- Turning Point Center
- Uncommon Scents
- UO Art Museum
- UO Natural and Cultural History Museum
- Vanilla Jill’s
- Very Little Theatre
- Wendy Loren, LMT
- William Sullivan
- WOW Hall
- Za Cart Pizza