2021 Donations

Thanks to the following significant financial donors to date (updates will happen as donations come in):

The Eugene 4J School District for its Summer Program Support Grant of $67,464.
The State of Oregon for its Oregon Camps Relief Grant of $20,250.
The Oregon Community Foundation for its K-12 Summer Learning Fund Grant of $17,250.
Ellen P. Tykeson & Ken Hiday for a donation of $2,000.
The Suwinski Family Foundation for a donation of $1,000.
Samara Phelps for her donation of $1,000.
Kirsten Haugen for her donation of $600.
Andy Peara and Alison Cantril for their donation of $500.
Doreen Saia for her memorial gift of $500 in honor of in honor of Edie and Everett Unis.
Sixty-one families who donated anywhere from $20 to $1,060 of their 4J Grant refunds back to Nearby Nature’s Every Child Outside Fund.
Friends of Hendricks Park, the Eugene-Springfield Chapter of the NAACP, and the Relief Nursery for providing youth scholarship support.

Thanks to the following people for sharing their skills and talents with Nearby Nature:

Ian Whitelaw for planning and implementing our amazing office makeover.
Jeff Faust for assisting with our office makeover, building eight new yurt desks for our NCS students, and creating our Little Free Library.

Thanks to the following people and businesses for significant material donations:

Ian Whitelaw for donation of materials for our office remodel
Ed Kouskey for a donation of two doors and a tankless water heater.
Gary Raze for his donation of materials for base and ceiling moldings.
Dave Egbert and The Carpet Company for their donation of vinyl wood flooring.

2020 Donations

Thanks to the following significant financial donors:

The Ahrens Family Foundation for a donation of $10,000.
An anonymous donor for a gift of $7.500 total Thanks to this donor for MANY years of generous donations!
The State of Oregon for a $7,000 Early Learning Division Grant.
Ellen P. Tykeson & Ken Hiday for a donation of $2,000.
Larsen Family Foundation for a donation of $1,000.
Laura Lanahan and Jeff Schroeder for a gift of $750.
Village School for a gift of $500 from their Fall 2019 Community Walk-A-Thon.
Stephen and Devonia Stein for their donation of $500.
Wendy Loren for a donation of $500.
Alan Hancock for a donation of $500.
Sarah Ryan for a donation of $500.
Friends of Hendricks Park and the Eugene-Springfield Chapter of the NAACP for providing youth scholarship support.

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.
Donovan Werts of Donovan Productions for producing our virtual Haunted Hike.

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 Donations

Thanks so much to all of the foundations, organizations, businesses, and individuals that made significant financial contributions in 2018:

Ahrens Family Foundation for their generous donation of $5,000.
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.

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!