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2019-2020 Mudd Nick Foundation’s Learning Experiences
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.
2019-2020 School Year and Summer Learning Experiences
Number of participants in (parenthesis)
Elementary Schools
- Community Arts Project (170) – School-wide learning about artists and time period will give students the opportunity to use their creative skills to create art through guided art lessons at Garibaldi Elementary School.
- STEM & Science Fair (155) – Students will participate in this school-wide science fair designed to inspire students with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities and stations.
- Team Tillamook Forestry Center (65) – 2nd and 3rd graders will learn about the life cycle of salmon and forests.
- Team Animal Habitats, Adaptation and Traits, (35) – Kindergarteners and 1st graders will learn about the lives of animals.
- Battle of the Books Competition (100) – 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will read books from a list provided by the State of Oregon, followed by a team competition about their readings.
- Science Assembly (170) – Two entomologists will conduct a school-wide assembly focusing on bugs and present their knowledge gained from their field research to teach about biodiversity and the special roles arthropods have on the planet.
- Art Moms (195) – Monthly art instruction will be furnished by local artists to all grade levels at Nehalem Elementary School.
- Gilbert House Children’s Museum in Salem (49) – 1st and 2nd graders will visit this interactive museum named in honor of American inventor, Alfred Carlton Gilbert, that displays several of his inventions, most notably the Erector.
- Team Weather, Climate & Wings (60) – 3rd and 4th graders will learn about weather and climate.
- Theatre, Lunch, Barnes & Noble in Portland (53) – 4th and 5th graders will go on a field trip to Portland to attend the theatre, have lunch and visit a Barnes & Noble book store.
- Science Trip to Portland Zoo (42) – 3rd and 4th graders will visit the Portland Zoo.
- Talented and Gifted Students (TAG) (30) – TAG students will learn about science from science teacher, Kim Miller, one day after school per month.
- Fire Department, Tillamook County Library, Nehalem Bay State Park (45) – Kindergarteners and 1st graders will go on a field trip to tour a fire station, the Tillamook County Library and Nehalem Bay State Park.
Middle School
- Washington DC trip (15) – 8th graders will spend Spring Break touring historical Jamestown, Williamsburg, a Civil War battlefield, museums, and landmarks in Washington DC.
- Oregon Children’s Theatre, Lunch (70) – 7th graders will watch a play in Portland.
- Oregon State University (75) – 8th graders will tour Oregon State University to experience campus life and learn about STEM careers.
- Newport Aquarium (72) – 6th graders will go on a field trip to the Newport Aquarium.
- TAG Camp (25) – TAG students in 7th and 8th grade will be given unique learning experiences by the Portland Saturday Academy Group.
- OMEA District III Band Festival (22) The band will participate in this festival.
- Women in Trades (40) – This will expose 8th grade girls to trades traditionally under-served by women.
- Tech Club Lego League & Mini Maker Faire (30) – This will support the after school robotics club’s competition and enable attendance at the Faire, which showcases inventions, creativity, and resourcefulness.
- Battle of the Books (50) 7th and 8th graders will participate in this competition focused on reading.
High School
- Future Business Leaders Association (FBLA) State Tournament (30) – This funds the students’ participation in the Oregon FBLA State Conference.
- Robotics (20) – Students who have developed robots will participate in the FIRST Tech Challenge League.
- Career Expo in Portland (120) – Students will participate in this expo which will expose students to careers and post-secondary options.
- Western Oregon University Anatomy Visit (15) – 11th and 12th grade students will have the opportunity to see a real human cadaver as part of their health science studies.
- Girls Sport Leadership (10) – Girls will attend this sports leadership conference in Portland at which Nike and Adidas employees will discuss careers in sports.
- Arizona Spring Break Baseball Tournament (15) – The varsity baseball team will play in a tournament in Arizona and watch some professional spring training games.
- ASPIRE (75) – This series of experiences will help students prepare for post-high school life.
- Art Literature Partnership (12) – This program will broaden students’ understanding through visual and written artistic creation.
- Oregon Music Education Association District III Band Festival (30) Students in the band will participate in this festival.
- CTE Field Trip (33) – The program will help students learn about careers in the construction trade and training opportunities.
- Portland Trail Blazer Game (18) – Students will attend a pre-season basketball game in a Blazer skybox arranged by Bucky Buckwalter and hosted by the Blazers.
- Cezar E. Chavez Leadership Conference (13) – This conference will provide cultural awareness, increase pride, and present ideas about how to make college an option for Spanish-speaking students.
- Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference (1) – A student with leadership skills will meet similar gifted students from around the state at this conference.
- Engineering Expo at Oregon State University (5) – Students will visit Oregon State University to see senior engineering projects and learn about engineering careers.
- Fire School (8) – This initial training in firefighting will give students an advantage if they apply for summer jobs or internships with the Oregon Department of Forestry or for other natural resource jobs.
Multi-School
- PX2 Weekend Camp (30) – This program will be available to all 7th graders interested in learning the power of positive thinking and ways to open the door to positive thinking and to creating an avenue to set and then reach goals.
- 4H Camp (30) – Students will attend this week-long summer camp in the Salem area for boys and girls.
- Missoula Children’s Theatre (60) – The theatre will be open to all children interested in having a week-long theatre experience, which will include auditions, rehearsals, and a final production attended by the community.
- NKN Youth Athletics (100) – A grant to this organization provides structured competitive sports for children from 3rd to 6th
- Summer Art Camp (60) – Three, one-week camp for campers ages 5 to 12 will enable hands-on creative art projects and team building activities.
- Oregon Writers Festival (29) – Students in grades 4th through 12th from across Oregon will gather in small groups, listen to published authors talk about their craft, share their work with peers from other schools, and compose new pieces in workshops run by local authors and teachers.
- Portland Opera to Go (440) – Middle and high school English Language Art classes will receive 30 minutes of instruction by the actors prior to attendance of the performance of Puccini’s La Boheme at the school.
- S.H.E. Warriors (20) – This girls recreational running group trains girls for 5K races and instructs them on developing a healthy lifestyle.
- North County Recreation District (NCRD) Swim Program (200) – This donation supports swim instruction for children at NCRD.
- Forest to Sea Summer Camp (25) – Children ages 7 to 10 will learn about the connections between people and the natural world.
- Gardening and Cooking Day Camp (24) – The camp will introduce children to the farm-to-table concept and provide hands-on activities and exploration of the science behind food.
Special Needs
- Great Big Art Bash (GBAM) (18) – Students will attend this comprehensive week-long day camp for art and music during the summer conducted by staff and volunteers at Bay City Art Center; it also enables parents to have nearly 25 hours of respite care relief while their children attend the camp.
- Rock Climbing Wall (20) – Installation of a rock-climbing wall board at Nehalem Elementary School in the sensory room will help students modulate their sensory systems.
- Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools (100) – This will fund commencement of the program by buying uniforms for our integrated sports teams/intermural teams (teams that have at minimum an equal number of students with and without disabilities playing together). The longer-term goal is to build a more inclusive school-wide culture that includes school wide awareness activities (i.e., spreading the word to end the R-word campaign).
Great Big Art Mash “GBAM” Art Camp
The project was created to provide comprehensive art education to youth with special needs, while providing nearly 25 hours of respite care relief for parents. This camp was initially developed in 2012 by Bay City Arts Center Founder Helen Hill and Board Past President Dia Norris. Through the hard work and dedication of these women, the program was a success from initial implementation. Learn more
The Path to eXtreme Success “PX2”
For teenagers starting to make the transition from adolescent to adult, it can be a confusing and frightening time. To give the youth of our community the tools to make this transition easier, Mudd Nick Foundation has sponsored middle school students to learn tools that help the with the transition: PX2™ – the next generation in teen success. These tools help them create more positive self-talk which enables them to believe in themselves, set higher goals and utilize visualization skills to achieve the dreams, and use this new mental technology more effectively bring growth and happiness in all aspects for their lives. Learn more
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
Abby Mudd
Art Happens
Bayview Liquor & More Grigoraitis-Newkirk LLC
Becca King
Bill Stoller, Stoller Family Vineyard
Bob Fulton
Bonnie Kost
Brad Mudd
Brooklyn Konruff
Bruce & Karen Czopek
Bunkhouse Restaurant
Cannon Beach Salon
Carson Oil Company
Cloud & Leaf Bookstore
Coast Cabins
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Dan Rice
Dixie’s Vino
Dorenda Boggs
El Trio Loco
Elite Car Wash
Finnesterre
Fishpeople Seafood
Four Paws on the Beach
Garibaldi Charters
Garibaldi Museum
Garibaldi Portside Bistro
Highlands Golf Club
Inn at Manzanita
Jay Vogel
Jay Woika
JD Fulwiler & Co.
Jeff Monroe/Flamingo Jim’s
KBC Management Inc
Kenyon Fink
Liz Carroll
Lums
MacGregor’s Whiskey Bar
Manzanita Clean
Manzanita Coffee Company
Manzanita Links
Manzanita Lumber
Manzanita News & Espresso
Martin North Team
Mary Klein
Marzano’s
Matt & Joan Marti
Max & Julie Jail, Syzygy
Mo’s Seafood Restaurant
Mohler Sand & Gravel
Ms. Kayla Bakker
Neah-Kah-Nie Bistro
Neahkahnie Blooms
Nehalem Bay Winery
North Coast Watchman
North County Recreation District
OffShore Grill & Coffee House
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
Peggy Schumann
Pelican and Piper LLC
Roost Coffee House
Rosenbergs Builders Supply
Sandra Krauspe
Sarah Simmons
Scovel Inc.
Sheldon Oil Company
Siggi G Ocean Charters
Starfish Vacation Rentals
Steven & Sharon Gibson
Sunset Vacation Rentals
Sweetheart Wheel
T-Spot Yarn Gifts & Chocolates
Ticor Title
Tillamook Farmer’s Co-op & Country Store
Tillamook Motor Company
Tim McCarty
Tradewinds Motel
Unfurl
Vacation Villages of America
Wanda’s Cafe
Wheeler Marina
Wheeler on the Bay Lodge
Wild Grocery and Cafe
Wisteria Chic
Wolf Ceramics
Yoga Roots Studio
Yolk Restaurant
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
Planning and executing the annual event could not be possible without the efforts of many volunteers. Some tasks included: configuring and setting up computers; loading tables and chairs and transporting them between Neahkahnie High School and North County Recreation District (NCRD); setting up tables and chairs at NCRD and breaking them down after the event; directing parking; preparing appetizers and salad; plating food; serving guests; bussing tables; washing dishes; general cleaning; bartending; running errands; and helping monitor the auction tables.
Below is a list of volunteers who offered their time and energies to make the 2019 Mudd Nick Foundation Dinner and Charity Auction so successful. We apologize if we inadvertently missed anyone who volunteered before, during or after the event.
- 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.