Current Active Grant:

The School Garden Project of Lane County - (Click here for Information)

Spencer Creek Community Grower's Market - (Click here for Information)

Announcing:

Helios is Again accepting applications!

Thanks to community contributions, Helios is pleased to announce that we have re-opened our Matching Grant Program. We still need your donations to keep this fund going. For information on how to donate, please read below.

To fill out an application for funding, click on the following link: Grant Guidelines and Application Form - Rich Text Format

"Community Fund for Social Change"

Helios has been proud to serve and grateful for the incredible work made possible by our "Community Fund for Social Change", a philanthropic fund distributing grants to local non-profit groups working to secure social change.

Our goal is to do more than provide grant money. We want to increase the impact of the grants we make, broaden the base of public support for worthwhile projects, and help develop the fundraising capacity of grantees. Keep reading to learn how you can support this effort.

Read our new brochure and find out more about this important opportunity to build the Matching Grant Base Fund and support local non-profits.

Spencer Creek Community Growers' Market

Grant Fundraising Active!

Grant Started: April 29, 2010
Grant Ends: July 29, 2010

Funds raised to-date: $454

Funds left to raise: $46

Description:

The Spencer Creek Community Growers Market is committed to providing a venue for neighbors to sell their locally produced agricultural items with an emphasis on sustainable and healthy growing practices, while encouraging and supporting local food production efforts through the fellowship of community.

The goals of the Spencer Creek Community Growers' Market are twofold: to provide a forum for local gardeners/hobby farmers to meet and share their knowledge and skill base with one another, and additionally, to provide fresh, sustainably raised produce to the local community at a low price. This market is unique in that the vendors are hobby farmers, and do not need to meet the often astronomic overhead costs associated with running a small commercial farm. In turn they can ask lower prices, encouraging a wider customer base. We intend to simplify and support the “buy local and sustainable trend” for our community, while encouraging and supporting local, small-scale food production efforts.

While the Spencer Creek Grange is providing its time-honored and historic venue at very low cost, funds are needed for: 1, an advertising campaign to recruit a wide base of growers, 2, a general liability insurance policy for the market, and 3, a state-inspected scale to be shared amongst the growers. The intended outcome of this project is a local market with a grower base of 50-100 growers, ensuring that there will always be 15-20 growers attending any given market day. The market will meet Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. from June 5th through October 9th. Through the spirit of voluntarism, sharing, and celebration, we acknowledge and honor our dependence on a healthy ecology, and endeavor to create food independence in our local community.

To contribute by check please mail your check to:

Helios Resource Network
1192 Lawrence
Eugene, OR 97401

Make checks out to "Helios Resource Network" with "Spencer Creek Community Growers' Market" on the memo line.

***Please Note - Contributions to Helios for the Spencer Creek Market, are NOT tax deductible.