<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Kuri,<div><br></div><div>Dora Cemetery is contemplating to pay for a veterans bill board in honor of 100 veterans from the civil war, Spanish American war, World Wars I and Ii, Korea and Vietnam. The cost is estimated around $5,000. Is this something that we might get a grant for part of or all the expense? A picture of the one we are thinking about building is enclosed. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, </div><div><br></div><div>Ernie Krewson</div><div>Secretary Treasurer </div><div>Dora Cemetery</div><div>Cell: (503) 931-626)</div><div>Email DoraCemetery@Comcast.net</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from Ernie's iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 1, 2021, at 2:21 PM, GILL Kuri * OPRD via HistoricCemeteries <historiccemeteries@omls.oregon.gov> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Oregon Heritage of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is offering grants for the construction or restoration of veterans and war memorials.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Local governments and federally recognized Tribes are eligible to apply for work on monuments on public owned properties.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">New monuments should acknowledge veterans and wars not already recognized in the community. Grants for restoration may be used for broken monuments, missing elements of monuments, or the related design elements
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Projects must include the active participation of a veteran organization.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">A free, online workshop about the grant applications will be September 29, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Past funded projects include repair to the Doughboy monument in Astoria, a women veteran monument in Springfield, a new monument in Malin, and additions to the large memorial in Washington County.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information about the Veterans and War Memorials grant and other grant programs, visit
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