Community Support

Bend's Community Center is dedicated to creating meaningful partnerships with other community organizations and businesses. As a result, over the years, BCC has received substantial support towards the renovation of the building and development of its programs. A partial listing of this support includes:

• Leadership Bend citizen academy
Provided new landscaping, repaved and repainted the entire parking lot and replaced all the cement bumpers, replaced front entry steps and concrete work, plus installed new exterior lighting around the whole building (Spring 2005)

• Pak IT liquidators, Parr Lumber, Miller Lumber
Donated thousands of dollars of building materials, supplies and equipment or offered reduced rates on the goods and items needed to remodel BCC (2002-2005)

• Rodda Paint
Donated 600 gallons of paint for special fundraiser paint sale

• Marshall High School Students
Primarily through SATIN (Students Assisting Those in Need) class – have provided thousands of volunteer hours on interior and existing projects (e.g. build storage cabinets, sheds, moved walls, installed windows, doors and lighting fixtures, painted numerous rooms and repaired kitchen equipment, etc. (2002-2005)

• St. Charles Hospital
Donated 100 ergo-dynamic chairs, booth tables for café and other furniture items

• Deschutes County Commission
Have contributed thousands of dollars in lottery funds for economic development projects (e.g. kitchen remodel)

• Jerry Weick
Donated cabinets for the café and will be donating the cabinets for the mini-kitchen remodel (Summer 2005)

• Central Oregon Heating
Has agreed to install the air conditioning at cost (half-price) (Summer 2005)

• Kanpai Sushi Restaurant
Donated dishes and other kitchen ware, plus a dishwasher, deli case, commercial cooking stove, microwaves, and other kitchen equipment

• Brooks Resources Corporation
Donated a substantial contribution to help sustain the Feed the Hungry Program

• Albertson’s, Safeway, Wild Oats, Erickson’s and other grocers
Regularly donates food and other items to the Feed the Hungry Program

• Strictly Organic Coffee
Donates coffee each week, as well as coffee pots, grinders, air pots etc.

• Denfeld Paints
Donated paint needed for the interior and exterior of BCC

 • Bend Broadband Cable Services
Donated cable installations and cable service through 2008 in honor of the Feed the Hungry program

Countless individuals, small businesses and organizations have also contributed many volunteer hours, services and items. Below are just a few:
• Select Hardwood Floors
• Christianson Electric
• Sustainable Landscapes
• Heart of Oregon Corps, Meadowlark Manor
• Cascade Youth & Family
• Johnson Electric
• High Desert Restaurant Association
• Eric Powers
• Sunriver Nature Center
• Windermere Real Estate
• Sunriver Prepatory School
• Human Society Thriftstore, Kid’s Store
• Central Oregon Songwriter’s Assn.
• Mountain Laurel Clinic
• MPS Consulting
• Lea Martin
• Pine Mountain Sports
• The Unitarians
• Bend Rugby Club
• Smiley Graphics