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Learning Experiences 2018 – 2019
The MNF will allocate over $123,000, which includes over $12,000 for children with special needs, in Learning Experiences for the 2018-2019 School Year and 2019 Summer. In addition, we expect two students to qualify for the Costa Rica foreign exchange program which is separately funded by an anonymous MNF donor.
The two charts below show the funded Learning Experiences by Category and by School. Multi-School includes our marque PX-2 three-day camp, 4-H camp, Summer Art Program, the Missoula Children’s Theatre camp, and Forest-to-Sea camp operated by North County Recreational District.
2018 – 2019 Learning Experiences (No. of Participants)
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
• Oregon Children’s Theatre Jason and the Argonauts, Lunch (81) – 7th graders
High Schools
Multi-Schools
Special Needs
With approximately 3,000 opportunities annually for children to participate in life expanding activities, the Mudd Nick Foundation focuses on developing Learning Experiences for children that complement, enhance, and broaden what they learn in the classroom. We direct our efforts and energies on delivering impactful, stimulating, fun and meaningful experiences. In close partnership with the North Tillamook County schools, we identify and fund opportunities to which local children would not otherwise have access.
These Learning Experiences focus on providing children:
- access to the arts and cultural activities both within their local area and beyond
- opportunities to participate in athletic programs
- ways to build self-esteem and self-reliance
- a chance to give back to their community.
Mudd Nick Foundation 2017 – 2018 School Year and 2018 Summer Funded Learning Experiences Totaling $164,871
Learning Experiences | No. of | Amount |
---|---|---|
Garibaldi Grade School | ||
Community Arts Project | 185 | $4,000 |
Summer Reading Program | 75 | $800 |
K/1 Team Animal Habitats, Adaption & Traits | 52 | $1,514 |
2/3 Team Gilbert House – Museum in Salem | 64 | $1,370 |
4/5 Team Tillamook | 70 | $846 |
4/5 Team Fort Clatsop | 70 | $505 |
4/5 Battle of the Books | 35 | $1,352 |
STEM & Science Fair School Wide | 185 | $1,223 |
OMSI Portable Planetarium Disc. Dome School Wide | 185 | $900 |
2/3 Team OCT Theater and Lunch in the Park | 64 | $2,060 |
Total | 985 | $14,570 |
Nehalem Elementary School | ||
Blazer Game | 20 | $819 |
K & K/1 Fire Dept, Tillamook Co. Library & NBSP | 40 | $100 |
1st/2nd Gilbert House | 23 | $550 |
Romanov 1/2 Oregon Coast Aqua./ OMSI Coastal Disc. | 22 | $1,273 |
Grade 3 team – OCT, book and lunch | 32 | $1,138 |
DeGandi 4th – Raise fish fry | 22 | $125 |
DeGandi 4th – Zoo trip – Learn about habitats/Lunch | 22 | $662 |
4/5 Team OCT, book and lunch (Cassius Clay) | 45 | $2,066 |
Art Moms – Monthly art instruction | 184 | $900 |
Summer Reading Program | 75 | $800 |
4/5 Battle of the books | 30 | $1,101 |
School Wide Assemblies – OMSI & Opera to Go | 184 | $1,000 |
OCCT Artist in Residence | 184 | $1,500 |
Total | 883 | $12,034 |
NKN Middle School | ||
Washington DC Trip | 15 | $30,000 |
8th Grade OSU Trip | 50 | $1,550 |
6th Grade Newport Aquarium Trip | 78 | $1,680 |
7th Grade Ocean Spit | 65 | $2,900 |
Oregon Battle of the Books | 5 | $245 |
Tech Club – Lego League, Mini Maker Faire Field Trip | 40 | $2,000 |
Tag Camp | 20 | $1,250 |
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital | 20 | $400 |
Total | 293 | $40,025 |
NKN High School | ||
Boeing Engineering Trip (5 workshops at Boeing) | 28 | $6,016 |
Boys and Girls State $300 per student (students must apply and be accepted by program) | 10 | $3,000 |
Grace Miller / Choir Nationals | 1 | $500 |
HS Tech Club (6 to 12 students) | 8 | $900 |
FBLA State | 35 | $5,500 |
Career Expo (up to 120 students) host at HS | 40 | $810 |
Financial Reality Fair (up to 215 students) | 15 | $350 |
HOBY (Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership conference) | 1 | $225 |
TAG Weekend Experience | 15 | $1,250 |
ASPIRE | 60 | $240 |
Total | 178 | $18,791 |
Multi School | ||
PX2 Two Sessions | 30 | $24,000 |
NKN Youth Athletics | 100 | $5,000 |
4H Camp | 30 | $11,000 |
Missoula Theatre | 55 | $5,000 |
Youth Track and Field Meet | 100+ | $1,000 |
S.H.E Warriors | 20 | $725 |
Summer Art Camp | 70 | $5,000 |
Skateboard Exhibit & Workshop | 15 | $100 |
Partners of the Americas | 2 | $5,200 |
Oregon Writers Festival | 30 | $2,081 |
Swim Program | 185 | $1,000 |
Forest to Sea Day Camp | 25 | $1,925 |
Gardening and Cooking Day Camp | 25 | $2,800 |
Total | 235 | $64,831 |
Special Needs | ||
GBAM & GBAM Jr. | 18 | $6,000 |
Gales Camp | 1 | $350 |
Mount Hood Kiwanis Family Camp | 2 | $1,800 |
Race of Champions – Special Olympics | 27 | $1,000 |
Camp Taloali | 1 | $400 |
IFLY (MS trampoline center) | 10 | $1,070 |
Sensory Regulation Experience for GGS sensory room | 25 | $1,250 |
Extra Special Sensory Equipment for NES sensory room | 15 | $1,250 |
Community Exploration (MS/HS) | 6 | $300 |
Cooking and Physical Movement (MS/HS) | 6 | $300 |
Think College Inclusion Oregon – trip to PSU | 8 | $900 |
Total | 119 | $14,620 |
Total All Learning Experiences | 706 | $164,871 |
On April 25, 2014, fifteen students from Neahkahnie Middle School and two from Neahkahnie High School arrived at the Twin Rocks Camp in Rockaway Beach to participate in a life changing weekend experience sponsored by the Mudd Nick Foundation. These young adults were about to embark on a two day, two night journey into PX2 – the Path to eXtreme Success, developed by the Pacific Institute. They would participate in a simple, structured process designed to build their understanding of how the human mind works, how a person thinks and how those thoughts affect how the person acts. The PX2 tools and techniques help students understand how habits, attitudes and beliefs may stand in the way of recognizing and releasing our inner potential. The PX2 process teaches goal setting, self-reflection and self-evaluation, leading participants to recognize that all individuals are responsible for their own actions. By accepting responsibility, participants are better equipped to make sound decisions and better choices in life. The goal is for each student to leave the PX2 training with knowledge and skills needed to take control over his or her own future by changing old habits, attitudes, beliefs and expectations; the motto being – Let the “true you” shine!
The PX2 weekend experience was planned and facilitated by two North Tillamook County teachers, Joan Henderson and Donna Miller, who are trained in the PX2 curriculum. They carefully developed activities and lessons that encouraged cooperative skills, social bonding and self-reflection that enhanced each of the twelve PX2 lesson sessions.
Event Archives
A Mighty Thai
Angelina Boutique
Art Happens
ASB West
Bahama Mama’s
Bayview Liquor
Bunkhouse Restaurant
Buttercup
Cannon Beach Fresh Foods
Carson Oil
Cloud & Leaf Bookstore
Columbia Bank Manzanita Branch
Dennis’ 7 Dees Garden Center
Dixie’s Vino
Dorenda Boggs
El Trio Loco
Elite Car Wash
Finnesterre
Four Paws On The Beach
Garibaldi Charters
Garibaldi’s Hook, Line ‘N Sinker
Garibaldi Museum
Hal’s Emporium
Handy Creek Bakery
Highlands Golf Club
Howell’s Floor Covering
Irish Table
Jeffrey Hull Gallery
Kimmel’s Hardware
Kelly’s Brighton Marina
Law Manzanita
Left Coast Siesta
Linda Scovel at Nikki Luxuria
Lum’s Auto Center
MacGregor’s Whiskey Bar
Manzanita Clean
Manzanita Coffee Co.
Manzanita Fresh Foods
Manzanita Grocery & Deli
Manzanita Lighthouse Pub & Grub
Manzanita Lumber
Manzanita Mudd Dogg
Manzanita News & Espresso
Marzano’s Pizza Pie
Meadow & Corey Davis
Mo’s Seafood & Chowder
Moxie
Myrtlewood Factory
Neah-Kah-Nie Bistro
Neahkahnie Blooms
Nehalem Bay Ready Mix
Nehalem Bay Winery
Nehalem Landing Storage Center
Nehalem Lumber Co.
Nikki Luxuria
Noho’s Hawaiian Cafe
Noho’s Medford Inc.
North Coast Watchman
North County Recreation District
Northwood Public House & Brewery
Ocean Inn
Offshore Grill
Old Wheeler Hotel
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
Pacific Seafood Bay City Fish Peddler
Papa Murphy’s
Pauseful Massage & Botanicals
Pearl Salon & Studio
Pelican & Piper
Pirate’s Cove Restaurant
Pizza Garden
Re/Max Coastal Advantage
Riverside Fish & Chips
Roby’s Furniture & Appliance
Rosenberg Builders Supply
Salmonberry Commons
Salt & Paper
San Dune Pub
Scalabrin Company
Schwietert’s Cones & Candy
Scovel’s Service Center & Towing
Sheldon Oil Co
Sister’s & Pete’s Coffee and Treats
Spa Manzanita
Sunset Vacation Rentals
Syzygy
The Roost
Tillamook Farmers’ Co-op
Tillamook Motor Company
T-Spot
Unfurl
Wanda’s Cafe + Bakery
Warehouse 10 Market
Wheeler Marina
Wheeler Treasures
Wild Coast Goods
Wild Grocery
Wisteria Chic
Yoga Roots Studio
Yolk
- Alejandro Quintana-Rios
- Ali Duer
- Angel Honts
- Animesh Patel
- Aubre Fagen
- Ben Holm
- Brenda Edwards
- Carol Mahoney
- Charlene Gernert
- Chris Bennett
- Chris Moncrieffe
- Clayton Hall
- Crystal Dietrich
- Daisy Woika
- Ethan Lee
- Eve Turner
- Fred Bayouth
- Garrick Gordon
- Heidi Buckmaster
- Janmarie Nugent
- Jay Woika
- Julie Goodell
- Kara Rummage
- Kathy Jean Hrywnak
- Kim Miller
- Kris Troutman
- Krissa Hadermann
- Terry White
- Kristi Woika
- Kristina Burdick
- Lilly Cram
- Lilly Luquette
- Lydia Felley
- Madison Scott
- Mara Soans
- Michael Hithe
- Mychael Kelly
- Perker Fagen
- Renae Scalabrin
- Renee Bennett
- Rossi Nelson
- Ruben Bitts
- Ruth Weston
- Sasha
- Shannon Mulcahy
- Sophie Geiger
- Stacey Dills
- Sue Gray
- Travis Bennett
- Tyler Ernst
- Wendy Bakker
- Owen Nicholson
- Heather Shurford
- Bill Nealeigh
- Dick Bremmer
- Connie Vanderwaal
- Art Happens
- Bahama Mama’s
- Bistro Restaurant
- Blaine & Susan McElfish
- Blue Heron French Cheese Company
- Joey Brister
- Bunkhouse Restaurant
- Deborah Anne Burton
- Buttercup
- Ross Chapman
- Tim Chryst
- Cloud & Leaf Bookstore
- Coast Cabins
- Columbia Bank Manzanita Branch
- Linda Cook
- Creative Fabrics
- Dennis’ 7 Dees Seaside
- Marta DeVolt
- Dixie’s Vino
- Donovan & Micheal Wabs
- El Trio Loco
- Elite Car Wash Finnesterre
- Flamingo Jims
- Four Paws on the Beach
- Garibaldi Charters
- Garibaldi House Inn & Suites
- Garibaldi Museum
- Garibaldi Portside Bistro
- Hal’s Emporium
- Handy Creek Bakery
- Highlands Golf Club
- Irish Table
- John Isbell
- Jeffrey Hull Gallery
- Kathy Shaw Art
- Kendra’s River Inn
- Nancy & Richard Kieburtz Kimmel’s Hardware LLC – True Value
- Dan Kress
- Left Coast Siesta
- Lodge at Columbia Point
- Michael & Joanne Love
- Lum’s Auto Center
- MacGregor’s Whiskey Bar
- Manzanita Clean
- Manzanita Coffee Company
- Manzanita Lighthouse Pub and Grub
- Manzanita News & Espresso Donald & Janice Markle
- Marzano’s
- Tim McCarty
- Katie McRae
- Mingo West
- Tom & Andie Moore
- Mo’s Seafood Restaurant
- Mother Nature’s Fresh foods
- Moxie
- Myrtlewood Factory
- Nehalem Bay Winery
- Nehalem Lumber Co.
- Bill & Kathy Nicholson
- Doug & Michele Nicholson
- Eric & Sara Nicholson
- North County Recreation District
- North Coast Watchman
- OffShore Grill & Coffee House
- Oregon Coast Lavender
- Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
- Pacific Seafood
- Julia Parazin
- Pelican and Piper LLC
- Charles & Amanda Perkins
- Jim Peters
- Pirates Cove Restaurant
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Dan Rice
- Elaina and CJ Robinson
- Recology
- Roby’s Furniture Rosenbergs
- Builders Supply
- Mike & Kathy Rulli
- Salt & Paper
- Jorge Salmeron
- Salmonberry Saloon
- San Dune Inn
- Shay Bradshaw-Scharbach
- Schwietert’s Cones and Candy
- Sea Glass Virtual Services
- Sisters and Pete’s Coffee and Treats
- Skip Rognlien
- Rob & Angelle Soans
- Chad & Candace Spencer
- Bill Stoller
- Sunset Vacation Rentals
- Syzygy
- Tempus Cellars
- The Ocean Lodge
- The Roost
- The Polynesian Resort
- Tillamook Farmer’s Co-op & Country Store
- Tradewinds Motel
- Trillium
- T-Spot Yarn Gifts & Chocolates
- Unfurl
- Vacation Villages of America
- Lynn & Amy Villemyer
- Wanda’s Cafe
- Warehouse 10 Market
- Lularoe Julee Ward
- Wheeler Marina
- Wheeler on the Bay Lodge
- Melani Mangum-Williams
- Ken & Anna Wilkes
- Wisteria Chic
- Homer & Janet Wood
- Yoga Roots Studio
- Yolk Restaurant
- Alejandro Quintana-Rios
- Ali Duer
- Angel Honts
- Animesh Patel
- Aubre Fagen
- Ben Holm
- Brenda Edwards
- Carol Mahoney
- Charlene Gernert
- Chris Bennett
- Chris Moncrieffe
- Clayton Hall
- Crystal Dietrich
- Daisy Woika
- Ethan Lee
- Eve Turner
- Fred Bayouth
- Garrick Gordon
- Heidi Buckmaster
- Janmarie Nugent
- Jay Woika
- Julie Goodell
- Kara Rummage
- Kathy Jean Hrywnak
- Kim Miller
- Kris Troutman
- Krissa Hadermann
- Kristi Woika
- Kristina Burdick
- Lilly Cram
- Lilly Luquette
- Lydia Felley
- Madison Scott
- Mara Soans
- Michael Hithe
- Mychael Kelly
- Perker Fagen
- Renae Scalabrin
- Renee Bennett
- Rossi Nelson
- Ruben Bitts
- Ruth Weston
- Sasha
- Shannon Mulcahy
- Sophie Geiger
- Stacey Dills
- Sue Gray
- Travis Bennett
- Tyler Ernst
- Wendy Bakker
Treasurer’s Corner Archives
Thanks to a record number of attendees, audience competition in our $250 Help a Child bidding, bidding on our fantastic silent and live auction donations, and from our many sponsorships, the Mudd Nick Foundation raised $105,790 at our annual Golf Tournament and Charity Dinner in September, which eclipsed our previous event revenue by 5%. We expect total revenues for calendar year 2019 to set a record at $215,000. This includes over $17,000 in remembrance donations to our beloved Jim Mudd who died in October 2018. This bring the total remembrance donations for Jim to $36,000 – a fitting tribute to our co-founder. The donation sources chart indicates that 49% of our revenue came from our annual Golf Tournament and Charity Event. It also shows that 11% came from the Kelly’s Brighton Marina Crab Derby, so we hope you will support that event on June 6, 2020.
Given the revenue support we received from our wonderful supporters, we are committing $140,000 to fund Learning Experiences for the 2019-2020 school year and 2020 summer that will cover all students in District 56 in North Tillamook County. This funding level will enable us to send 15 8th graders to Washington DC, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and a Civil War battlefield during Spring Break in March 2020. Students who went to Washington DC in 2018 received an unforgettable experience and absorbed US history first-hand. We are also offering our marque PX2 three-day camp to interested 7th graders. Funding also includes about $11,000 dedicated to Learning Experiences for children with special needs.
One chart shows the funded, non-special needs Learning Experiences breakdown by category, and the other shows it by school, representing nearly 3,000 children participations in our 57 Learning Experiences for typical children. Our children with special needs will have four experiences, representing 148 children experiences. Also listed is a brief description of our Learning Experiences for the 2019-2020 school year and summer.
The week following our 2018 annual Event, Jim was overwhelmed to learn our Event revenues were $83,600. A tremendous THANK YOU to those who attended and bid on the outstanding assortment of live and silent auction items including the numerous $250 Help a Child donations, bought Blinkies and 50/50 raffle tickets, and from our generous Event sponsors. Jim wanted to know if I thought we would have a record revenue year. I told him it was unlikely we would eclipse our 2016 record year of $203,000; but we could now expect a GREAT year, to which he said “WOW, isn’t that wonderful!” Thanks to the $16,555 the Foundation has received to date in donations to Jim’s Remembrance, our revenues, with year-end In-Kind donations, reached a record 210,000! Jim would be blown away by the amazing support given to provide live changing experiences to children in North Tillamook County.
Thanks to the numerous volunteer hours donated by our Board and other wonderful people, around 80% of our donations go directly to fund our Learning Experiences and provide a reserve to maintain the quality of life-changing experiences for our children.