From: vietnamwarmem@aol.com <vietnamwarmem@aol.com>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 12:21 PM
To: vietnamwarmem@aol.com
Subject: Vietnam War Memorial on the Oregon State Capitol Grounds Project
Update for August
Friends and Supporters,
Senate Bill 319 establishes a Vietnam War Memorial on the Oregon State Capitol Grounds. The Governor signed the bill into law on July 14, 2021. It has been assigned to Chapter 485 of the 2021 Laws. Mission accomplished! The southwest corner of Willson Park at the Capitol is now set aside for a Vietnam War Memorial. The major permissions are now in place for our project!
House Bill 5006 appropriates monies to the Emergency Board from the General Fund for allocations during the 2021 biennium. Section 84, Item 20 allocates $400,000 to the Vietnam War Memorial Fund for the Vietnam War Memorial on the Oregon State Capitol Grounds. HB5006 was signed by the Governor on August 6th and the Secretary of State assigned it to Chapter 669 of the 2021 Laws. This law became effective August 6, 2021.
With this allocation, our total pledges and contributions to date exceed $620,000. This is almost 18% of our current 3.5 million dollar goal.
VWMF signs contract with University of Oregon for the Archaeological Survey of Vietnam War Memorial site
The VWMF executed a contract with the University of Oregon for the archaeological survey of the memorial site. The survey will be conducted by U of O's Museum of Natural and Cultural History and State Museum of Anthropology personnel. The permit application process for the survey is now underway with the State Historic Preservation Office.
Vietnam War Memorial Fund Finances
It is our pleasure to report that the commissioners of Klamath County and Linn County have joined the Lincoln County commission with contributing to the VWMF. Every Oregon county commission and court have been invited to make a contribution to the Vietnam War Memorial on the Oregon State Capitol Grounds. Communicate with your county commissioners and ask them to do as Klamath, Linn and Lincoln counties have done.
We wish to thank Bill Myers in Salem. He has been involving members of the Salem Elks with the VWMF BottleDrop program. The Salem Creekside Rotary Club is also involving its members with the VWMF BottleDrop program.
Please reach out to your friends, family and organizations and ask them to consider adopting the VWMF as a fundraising project.
If you know of a foundation who may contribute to this project, please contact us and let us know who we should contact.
Please keep VWMF in mind for your personal tax deductible donations.
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Please consider a contribution to our project.
Or you can mail a check to: Vietnam War Memorial Fund
P O Box 1448
Boring, Oregon 97009
Additional Opportunities:
You can help raise money for the
Vietnam War Memorial on the Oregon State Grounds!
Here are four different opportunities:
AmazonSmile
Purchase with purpose.
Connect all of your Amazon orders to the Vietnam War Memorial Fund and Amazon will donate!
Fred Meyer
Fred Meyer donates through its Community Rewards Program. If you have a Fred Meyer Rewards card, you can tell Fred Meyer to donate to the Vietnam War Memorial Fund by connecting your Rewards card to Vietnam War Memorial Fund at the Community Rewards website:
Connect your Rewards Card to Vietnam War Memorial Fund today!
Facebook
Consider doing a Fundraiser for the Vietnam War Memorial on the Oregon State Capitol Grounds!
BottleDrop
Does your community have the BottleDrop program? Consider donating your can and bottle deposits to Vietnam War Memorial Fund. You can call or email us for a shipment of special blue bags and the location of the nearest BottleDrop drop off. Fill up the bags and drop them off at the BottleDrop facility and BottleDrop sends us the money. (If you have a Green Bag account, you can go to your on-line account and donate directly from your account to the Vietnam War Memorial Fund)
Have a Great Summer!
Stay Safe and thanks for your support.
