Neighbors Helping Neighbors!

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Sharon Newman

Dear Neighbors,

As the holiday season approaches, the Santa Clara Community Organization– in partnership with St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church and Awbrey Park Elementary PTO –is launching our annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors campaign to support local families at Awbrey Park Elementary. Building on last year’s wonderful support, we aim to provide Thanksgiving food bags and Christmas holiday food boxes to local families in need.

We are deeply grateful to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church for donating turkeys for Thanksgiving and providing space to collect and fill bags and boxes.

The number of families we can support depends entirely on our community’s kindness. Every contribution, big or small, brings warmth and food to a neighbor’s table.

HOW TO DONATE
Make checks payable to either:
• Santa Clara Community Organization (SCCO) (Not tax-deductible)
• Eugene Neighbors, Inc. (Tax-deductible non-profit)

Please write “SCCO FOOD BOXES” in the memo line and mail to:

The Santa Clara Community Organization
1250 Irvington Drive
Eugene, OR 97404

Please mail your donations by November 12, 2026, so our volunteers have time to shop, pack, and distribute the food.

Thank you so much for your generosity and for caring for our community. Together, Santa Clara neighbors truly help neighbors!

With gratitude,
The Santa Clara Community Organization & Awbrey Park PTO

Photo by Megan Watson on Unsplash

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Santa Clara Community Foundation, BottleDrop Holiday Give 2026! Starts Nov. 15th.

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Tim Foelker

Hello Bluebaggers! Bayou the greyhound says: “Save those bags!”

Between November 15 – December 1 we are eligible for a 20% match on all funds raised through OR10¢ deposit containers using blue bags, or online donations from BottleDrop Green Bag accounts.

If you currently have full bags (blue or otherwise) and you’d like them picked up, email bluebag@santaclaracommunityfoundation.org, or give Tim a call at 541-689-8897. (You can also request fresh blue bags, too.) We’ll be collecting bags and holding them until Nov. 15th, when we can get that extra 20%.

Remember, you can deposit full bags yourself at any of the Bottledrop drop-off points around town during that time-frame. Just scan the white QR code sticker on the blue bag, the door will open, and you can deliver your bag! Easy peasy, and Bayou thanks you!

P.S. If you are into social media, post yourselves with one or more blue bags, do a shout-out to the Santa Clara Community Foundation, and use hashtags #HolidayGive2026 and #BottleDropGive and tag @oregonbottledrop (Instagram & Facebook) during the Give! dates. We could win additional cash prizes! (Bayou was a proud winner for us a couple years ago.)