Harney Futures Scholarship

The Harney Futures Scholarship Fund will help local residents of Harney County, located in rural Eastern Oregon, to pursue more than just an education – it will help them pursue their futures.  This scholarship provides residents the opportunity to take distance education courses from Eastern Oregon University and/or Treasure Valley Community College.  Whether online via the Internet or through other avenues, students can continue to care for their family, work on a career and still receive their associates or bachelors degree. 

The futures scholarship is an endowment with the Eastern Oregon University Foundation, earmarking the earnings from the fund to be used by Harney County students who choose to stay at home while attending college.

Scholarship funding comes from five sources.  Click the active links for more information…

 

• Need more information? 
  Call Regina at the Harney County Regional Center at (541) 573-5012 or e-mail rcashen@eou.edu.  If you have questions about the BLM's Wild Horse Program or about the Kiger filly for raffle this year, contact the Burns District BLM office at (541) 573-4400.
  

• I  Want to buy Tickets!!
  Come see us at the Harney County Fair if you're interested in getting in on this chance of a lifetime raffle. 
  Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. 
• See the Flyer for this year's Mustang Gelding
• BLM Mustang Program

Wild Horse Raffle

Wild Horse to Provide Scholarship Money  

Through a partnership with Eastern Oregon University/Harney Center, Treasure Valley Community College, and BLM Wild Horse and Burro adoption program, you can support a scholarship for EOU and/or TVCC students and have the opportunity to win a mustang gelding from the BLM Wild Horse and Burro program.  Please feel free to share information with mustang and horse fans far and wide.

Attached is a flyer with details about this year's horse who we are calling, MoonRay, a black gelding born in the corrals.  Corral handlers explain that he is extremely personable and friendly.  See the article below and attached flyer with pictures.  More information and online ticket sales is found at http://www.eou.edu/advising/harneycounty/HarneyFutures.html. 

BURNS, Oregon – Harney County’s Distance Education Center hopes to raise more than $1,500 for continuing education students with this year’s wild horse raffle. For the eighth year in a row, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burns District has donated a wild horse for the fund-raising event. All proceeds will go toward the Harney County Futures Scholarship Fund, which supports local individuals participating in online programs offered through Eastern Oregon University and Treasure Valley Community College.  

This year’s wild horse is a 1 ½ year old black gelding, born in a holding facility on 02/01/08. Moon Ray is halter trained.  His necktag number is 8582.

 

Raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20 and may be purchased from the Harney County Distance Education Center during regular business hours or at the fairgrounds on September 11, 12, and 13 where Moon Ray will be available for viewing. Drawing for the raffle will occur on Sunday, September 13 at the Harney County Fair – you need not be present to win. The lucky winner must meet the requirements of BLM’s Adopt-A-Horse program to take the wild horse home.  

For more information concerning the Harney County Futures Scholarship or to purchase tickets for the wild horse raffle, contact the Distance Education Center at (541) 573-5012. For information regarding the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Adoption program or adoption qualifications, call (541) 573-4400.

Foundation Donors

Make an online contribution through the EOU Foundation Web site. List Harney Futures Scholarship as the designated scholarship!

• Eastern Oregon University Foundation - Donations

See's Candy Sales

The Eastern Oregon University and Treasure Valley Community College outreach center, located in Burns, will have order forms available in November, 2008.  Sales will continue until December 8th, allowing time for Christmas delivery.

Combined Federal Campaign Contributions

The combined federal campaign is made up of local campaigns that raise funds in Federal workplaces across the country and around the world on behalf of charitable organizations.  It continues to be the largest and most successful workplace fundraising model in the world.  Federal employees may contact their site coordinator to make one time or regular payroll deduction contributions or Regina Cashen at 541-573-5013 or rcashen@eou.edu

Textbook Sales

• Students donate current classroom textbooks to sell online
• Contact Regina Cashen if you have a local textbook donation at: 541-573-5013 or rcashen@eou.edu