Giving Back as of (12/02/19)
Columbia's members are willing to donate their time and effort to help support the local Pagan and Non-Pagan communities in Oregon. Below is the total hours donated since 2014 to helping those in need:
Member Volunteer Hours and Fundraisers for 2019
Friends of Trees (Wetland Restoration) 69 native tree/shrub species planted: 20 hours
ADF Prison Ministry at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility: 52 hours
Wetlands Amphibian Survey Work with Tualatin Parks and Recreation: 17 hours
SOLVE and Friends of Woods Park (Invasive Ivy removal) and SOLVE Beach Litter Clean-up in Seaside Oregon: 61 hours
Donation to National Forest Foundation (California Wildfire Restoration Fund): $160, 160 trees planted
Pagan Prison Ministry at Oregon State Correctional Institution: 12 hours
Forest Park Conservancy Trail Restoration: 12 hours
Friends of Columbia Gorge (Native tree planting) 39 trees planted: 18 hours
Litter pick up at Hoyt Arboretum: 24 hours
Headstone Cleaning (Cemetery Restoration) at Lone Fir Cemetery: 34 hours
Fundraising for the Cascade Aids Project: $420
Fundraising for the Portland Q Center (Queer resource center): $77
Fundraising for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $ 738
Total Currently for 2019 (as of October 4th)
250 Hours!
Number of Trees Planted: 108 (Hands-On) and 160 through Fundraising
Volunteer hours for 2018:
Friends of Trees (wetland restoration and urban tree plantings): 74 hours
SOLVE (removal of invasive species in a local cemetery): 24 hours
Forest Park Conservancy (removing invasive species and park maintenance): 10 hours
The Nature Conservancy (removing invasive species): 9 hours
Beach Litter removal: 14 hours
Forest Park Litter removal: 18 hours
ADF Prison Ministry at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility: 15 hours
Prison Ministry work at the following:
Oregon State Correctional Institution
Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
Two Rivers Correctional Institution
Deer Ridge Correctional Institute
Total: 385 hours
Total Number of Volunteer Hours for 2018:
550 hours!
Number of Trees Planted for 2018: 102!
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Volunteer Hours prior to 2018
ADF Prison Ministry at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility: 105 hours
Operation Reciprocity Homeless Outreach: 6 hours
Lone Fir Cemetery Clean Up: 25 hours
Turtle Ridge Wildlife Center: 79 hours