The Bend Foundation is honoring longtime Bend civic leader, development visionary and Old Mill originator William Smith, who passed away in November of last year, with a $40,000 donation to a previously established scholarship endowment started by Smith and his family at the Central Oregon Community College (COCC) Foundation. The gift recognizes Smith's 40 years of dedicated trustee service to The Bend Foundation and the greater community, while furthering a cause he cherished. Smith and his widow, Trish, have been ardent supporters of higher education on the high desert for decades, championing capital campaigns at COCC, establishing the COCC Foundation Smith Family Endowment, and being dedicated benefactors to COCC scholarships. Trish is a past trustee, executive director and now emeritus member of the COCC Foundation's board. The gift from The Bend Foundation $10,000 per year over four years will help grow an endowed fund to benefit many COCC scholarship recipients to
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COCC’s Annual Fundraiser Moves From Meal to Menu
Its venue might be virtual this year, but the Central Oregon Community College (COCC) Foundation’s annual scholarship fundraising event now in its 43rd year is as committed as ever to removing financial barriers to education for students across the region. Fondly and widely known in the community as “Meal of the Year,” the event was reimagined this year due to the pandemic.
Now through March 31, or until items are sold out, the Menu of the Year (renamed for this year’s event) is creatively raising funds for scholarships and community members can visit menuoftheyear.org to learn more. Items include gourmet meal kits paired with a COCC chef-led virtual cooking demonstration, wine-tasting packages and wine “grabs” from a 100-bottle curated collection. This year’s raffle offers a chance to win a $15,000 home improvement project from Webfoot Painting with the purchase of one or more $50 raffle tickets.
‘Menu of the Year’: COCC scholarship fundraiser becomes a virtual fete
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Its venue might be virtual this year, but the Central Oregon Community College Foundation’s annual scholarship fundraising event now in its 43rd year is as committed as ever to removing financial barriers to education for students across the region.
Fondly and widely known in the community as “Meal of the Year,” the event was reimagined this year due to the pandemic.
Now through March 31, or until items are sold out, the Menu of the Year (renamed for this year’s event) is creatively raising funds for scholarships, and community members can visit menuoftheyear.org to learn more.