BottleDrop Give: Hidden Bottle Hunt 2024

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Tim Foelker

At 8 a.m. on July 3, @OregonBottleDrop is kicking off its annual #HiddenBottleHunt to celebrate Oregon’s Bottle Bill, which has helped us raise money to further our work! Join the search to find one of six commemorative bottles hidden in parks and other public places around the state and discover new places and people along the way! Bottle finders also get to direct a $1,000 donation to the BottleDrop Give nonprofit of their choice! We hope you choose the Santa Clara Community Foundation, of course.

Visit bottledrop.com/hunt for more info and sign up today!

What is the Hidden Bottle Hunt?

The Bottle Bill has helped keep special places across Oregon litter-free for 53 years. To celebrate Oregon’s Bottle Bill, BottleDrop is hosting its fourth annual Hidden Bottle Hunt. Six commemorative bottles will be hidden in six different locations (one bottle in each location) around the state. On each day of the hunt – July 3 to 7 – BottleDrop will release separate clues leading to the locations of each of the six bottles. The design of this year’s commemorative bottle was inspired by a sunset at the Oregon Coast. Full details on the Hidden Bottle Hunt are available here: https://bottledrop.com/hunt.

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No SCCO meeting in July – Check out upcoming events

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Gary Haliski

The Santa Clara Community Organization will not be meeting in July.   The first Thursday of July is the Fourth of July: Happy Birthday, America.

There are a lot of events in the Santa Clara and River Road area during July and August. The Eugene Pro Rodeo kicks things off this Wednesday, July 3rd.

The SCCO kicks off August with a concert on Sunday, August 4th.

For more events this summer like game nights, an outdoor movie, a car show, and a giant used book sales visit our SCCO calendar at https://santaclaracommunity.org/scco/calendar/

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Game Night Tonight – Arrowhead Park 5-7 PM

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Gary Haliski

We have four Game Nights set up for this summer. Please join us and your neighbors in the Santa Clara community.

June 25th, 5-7 pm Game Night Arrowhead Park

July 30th, 5-7 pm Game Night Wendover Park

August 16th 5:30pm Game Night, then at 8 pm sit outdoors to watch a family-friendly movie. Presented in collaboration with the Scouts BSA Troop 182, at Irving Grange. Check the SCCO website in July for the movie title, and RSVP link.

August 27th, 5-7 pm Game Night Ruby Park

There will be lots of activities for all ages. Everyone is welcome to join the fun: play games, bring chairs and a picnic, meet neighbors, and learn more about Santa Clara.

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Storytime in Awbrey Park on Saturdays

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Gary Haliski

Young children and family:  learn and have fun together with books, songs, and more outdoors in Awbrey Park.

Storytimes are lively interactive gatherings filled with stories, songs, rhymes, movement and social time for young children and their grown-ups. Research shows these language-rich activities help develop the skills they’ll need as they grow into learning to read.

Eugene Public Library’s storytimes are designed to include talking, singing, reading, writing and playing. These are the five proven practices recommended by Every Child Ready to Read, a program of the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children.

10:15-10:45 the following Saturdays
Awbrey Park (River Road and Spring Creek Drive, 97404)
Free

  • June 15
  • June 22
  • June 29
  • July 6
  • July 13
  • July 27
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Video from June 6 Board Meeting Posted

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Gary Haliski

The video from the June 6th Board meeting has been posted at https://youtu.be/SvvI-F_yAus . You can jump to various topics by clicking on the ‘More’ link and then clicking on the timestamp.

1:25 Willamette Arterial Bridge update
18:50 Planning for Concert in the Park August 4
34:55 Topic planning for upcoming meetings
44:20 Geocaching in Santa Clara parks idea
53:50 Neighborhood Leadership Council update
57:40 River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan- What Happens Next?
1:01:30 Budgeting for fiscal year 24-25 for Santa Clara
1:08:40 By-laws update
1:10:45 Volunteer Recruitment for Game Nights, Concert and Movie Night
1:23:04 Meet and Greet at Peace Village
1:27:20 Yard Certification – Habitat Haven

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