Union Pacific Foundation Grants Total $231,600 for Principals' Partnership and Other Oregon Charitable Organizations
Omaha, Neb., June 01, 2009 – Union Pacific Foundation is granting $231,600 to continue funding The Principals' Partnership and several projects submitted by nonprofit organizations in Oregon.
The Principals' Partnership, the signature giving program of Union Pacific Foundation, will continue to serve as a professional resource to 38 public high school principals in Oregon. This is the sixth year the program has been in Oregon. Additionally, the foundation is providing grants to 28 nonprofit organizations in the state.
"Union Pacific is pleased to continue supporting the great organizations located where our employees live and work because we know they help make those communities a better place," said Bob Turner, president of Union Pacific Foundation. "We are also proud of our award winning program that supports public high school principals called The Principals' Partnership. Union Pacific created The Partnership because we believe strong leaders build strong schools and ultimately, stronger communities. Given today's economic environment and the strain it has created on school resources, we think the Principals' Partnership is more important than ever."
The Principals' Partnership assists approximately 1,000 principals with responsibilities for more than 1 million students. The program helps fulfill principals' leadership needs through a number of opportunities, including research, networking and workshops. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, The Partnership starts with the professional needs of each principal and offers an individually customized program to meet those needs. The program is offered at no cost to the school, the district or the principal.
Union Pacific funds Principals' Partnership programs in communities in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
| 2009 Foundation Grants | |
| Recipient | City |
| Friends of the Fair, Inc. | Baker City |
| Columbia River Community Health Services | Boardman |
| Visions in Progress | Chiloquin |
| Community Outreach, Inc. | Corvallis |
| Cottage Theatre, Inc. | Cottage Grove |
| CHILD/The Dalles SMART Program | City of The Dalles |
| Health Policy Research Northwest | Eugene |
| Children's Course, Inc. | Gladstone |
| Department of Human Services | Hermiston |
| United Way of the Columbia Gorge | Hood River |
| Waterfront Community Park Association | Hood River |
| United Way of the Klamath Basin | Klamath Falls |
| United Way of Union County | LaGrande |
| Malheur County CASA Program, Inc. | Ontario |
| Arts Council of Pendleton | Pendleton |
| Children's Museum of Eastern Oregon | Pendleton |
| Oregon East Symphony, Inc. | Pendleton |
| United Way of Umatilla & Morrow Counties | Pendleton |
| Christie School | Portland |
| Financial Beginnings | Portland |
| Human Solutions, Inc. | Portland |
| Oregon Historical Society | Portland |
| Portland Children's Museum | Portland |
| Portland Youthbuilders | Portland |
| The Tucker-Maxon Oral School | Portland |
| United Way of the Columbia-Willamette | Portland |
| Oregon Symphony Association | Salem |
| United Way of Lane County | Springfield |
| The 2009 Principals' Partnership | |
| Participating School | City |
| Arlington High School | Arlington |
| Baker Senior High School | Baker City |
| Bonanza School | Bonanza |
| Chiloquin Junior Senior High School | Chiloquin |
| Gilchrist School | Gilchrist |
| Hermiston High School | Hermiston |
| McNary High School | Keizer |
| Falcon Heights Academy | Klamath Falls |
| Henley High School | Klamath Falls |
| Klamath Union High School | Klamath Falls |
| Mazama High School | Klamath Falls |
| La Grande High School | La Grande |
| Lost River Junior Senior High School | Merrill |
| Nyssa High School | Nyssa |
| Ontario High School | Ontario |
| Pendleton High School | Pendleton |
| Alliance at Meek ProTech | Portland |
| Benson High School | Portland |
| Cleveland High School | Portland |
| Franklin High School | Portland |
| Grant High School | Portland |
| Jefferson High School | Portland |
| Lincoln High School | Portland |
| Madison High School | Portland |
| Pauling Academy | Portland |
| Renaissance Arts Academy | Portland |
| Roosevelt High School | Portland |
| Metropolitan Learning Center | Portland |
| Wilson High School | Portland |
| Roberts High School | Salem |
| McKay High School | Salem |
| North Salem High School | Salem |
| South Salem High School | Salem |
| Sprague High School | Salem |
| West Salem High School | Salem |
| The Dalles-Wahtonka Union High School | The Dalles |
| Reynolds High School | Troutdale |
| Umatilla High School | Umatilla |
Union Pacific Foundation
The Union Pacific Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of Union Pacific Corporation. The Foundation has distributed funds since 1959 to qualified organizations in communities served by Union Pacific. The Foundation is not endowed, but is funded each year from the operating profits of Union Pacific Corporation.
About Union Pacific
Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers and provides Americans with a fuel-efficient, environmentally responsible and safe mode of freight transportation. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad emphasizes excellent customer service and offers competitive routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America's premier rail franchise.
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