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The need is still great as Covid-19 surges this winter.
January 27, 2021
We are not out of the woods yet! The North County Business Relief campaign, created by Fulcrum Community Resources and the Manzanita Visitors Center, just distributed $6100 to 9 local businesses. This brings us to a grand total of $102,230 that we have been able to distribute to 65 local businesses. This also depletes our funds again!
Our success has been possible due to generous contributions—sometimes multiple from the same person—from 132 individuals in our community, ranging from $20 to $10,000—and a $30,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation.
This effort is not over! Some of our local businesses are still struggling in these difficult times. The funds we have been able to disburse, while not completely meeting needs, have been a welcome shot in the arm that allowed businesses to pay their most pressing bills. Receiving community support has also been very heartening and encouraging, and has helped our local businesses to “hang in there.”
There is still an ongoing need to help our local businesses recover. We are asking/encouraging each of you to dig deeper and donate in their behalf. We know more stimulus checks are coming from the federal government; perhaps for some of you that is not urgently needed and some portion can be shared with your local businesses. Any amount that you can afford to help our businesses stay open will be welcome.
There are three ways to donate:
- 1) By check: Please make check out to Fulcrum Community Resources with North County Business Relief in the memo line. Please send it to Fulcrum Community Resources, PO Box 136, Nehalem, OR 97131. Or
- 2) Go to Manzanita branch of Columbia Bank and make a deposit to Fulcrum Community Resource’s account. Tell them it is for North County Business Relief
- 3) Online: Please visit the website of the Manzanita Visitors Center, http://exploremanzanita.com/donate/?fbclid=IwAR2yaR5k0MmjCzKGX4ci_pJA_ksRWIbJNPon7x-47J–mtyhB3ah5I_s2aw
Fulcrum Community Resources is a 5013c nonprofit so your donations are tax deductible.
Thank you to all for past, present and future donations.
January 2, 2021
Our latest donation of $350 came from a high school student with the following note:“to whom it may concern: enclosed you will find a check for $350 …. this is a donation from the sale of manzanita face masks that i have sold over the past few months. i am a high school senior that lives in manzanita and chose to support the community as my senior project.”
December 30, 2020 Now accepting applications
The North County COVID-19 Business Relief Campaign put together by Fulcrum Community Resources and Manzanita Visitor’s Center has been operating since April. We have received a healthy response from small businesses and people who are self-employed in Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler applying for help. We have been extremely blessed with many generous donations throughout this campaign, which has allowed us to distribute multiple rounds of checks totaling over $93,000 to applicants in our three villages. The Business Relief Committee extends a heartfelt thanks to all of our donors to this point.
After the success of the recent Riverbend Players virtual holiday fundraiser, we are once again in the position to offer some financial assistance. We are now accepting applications from all small businesses and self-employed individuals in Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler. If you have applied in the past, please submit a new application.
The application is short and easy to complete and is available in both English and Spanish. The form can be found at the top of this page or by emailing barbaraandchuck@nehalemtel.net.
A committee consisting of Fulcrum Community Resources board members and other locals will distribute the funds as equitably as possible among the businesses who apply for relief.
As the pandemic continues, the need continues to outweigh available funds. If you are in a position to lend a hand, there are two ways you can donate to this effort:
By check: Please make check out to Fulcrum Community Resources with North County Business Relief in the memo line. You can send it to Fulcrum Community Resources, PO Box 136, Nehalem, OR 97131. Or you can go into the Manzanita branch of Columbia Bank and let them know you want to make a deposit to Fulcrum Community Resource’s account
Online: Please visit the website of the Manzanita Visitors Center at http://exploremanzanita.com/donate/
Fulcrum Community Resources is a 5013c nonprofit so your donations are tax deductible.
Another way you can help businesses is to buy local gift certificates now for use in the future. Check out the website of your favorite places. Or if you need help getting their contact information send an email to Dan Haag at the Manzanita Visitors Center, one of our partners in this endeavor, at info@exploremanzanita.com
Questions? Please email Barbara McLaughlin at barbaraandchuck@nehalemtel.net
North County Business Relief Campaign History
December 12 & 13, 2020
We are very grateful for the contributions to the Campaign from over 30 attendees to the virtual radio play, “It’s A Wonderful Life” put on by the Riverbend Players. www.riverbendplayers.org
THANK YOU RIVERBEND PLAYERS!
Sept 2020
Over $93,000 has been distributed to 61 businesses and people who are self-employed!
Besides donations from nearly 100 individuals, some who have given more than once, and the Oregon Community Foundation grant, funds also came from the sale of the “What Would Frida Do” poster by Melissa Young and an art raffle of a painting by Shaukya Dekker.
June 2020
The North Tillamook County Business Relief Campaign was excited to announce the receipt of a $30,000 grant from Oregon Community Foundation!
To date over 50 local businesses have received funds from the campaign totaling $57,000, all from donations from 90 individuals. The committee is awed by and truly grateful for the generosity of our community, some of whom donated their stimulus checks. We often hear, “oh, someone needs it more than I do” and encourage anyone who has said that to reconsider. If help is truly needed, it is offered.
You can see by the above numbers that every drop truly does help!
The program received recognition from Oregon Senator Merkley’s office.
March 2020
The North County Business Relief Campaign, brainchild of Dan Haag and put together by Fulcrum Community Resources and Manzanita Visitor’s Center, is under way. We have gotten a healthy response from businesses and people who are self-employed in Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler applying for help. And people are donating, for which we are very grateful.
Our community is known for helping each other out in times of trouble. Please pitch in any amount that you can afford to help make sure our businesses in Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler stay in business. Many of us rely on them directly or indirectly for our income. We locals are loyal customers but there just aren’t enough of us.
We understand that your personal economics are also probably impacted by this pandemic and we hope you will still consider giving what you can. Every drop helps. United, we can make our own positive impact for the benefit of our local small businesses and self-employed residents