24 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER
April 2019
Charbonneau
Arts Association
By ERIC HOEM
CHARBONNEAU ART ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
Charbonneau Art
Association needs
YOU! Volunteer
Picture a recruiting
poster from past eras.
It says, “. . . needs
YOU!” but you can’t
read where you are
needed. Well, let me
fill in the blanks: It’s
military service!
Not really. Many of you have done
your duty there. So that’s either an
attempt for an April’s Fool’s joke, or
the lead-in to my article this month.
Take your pick.
Seriously, this is the time of the
year that most Charbonneau
activities are ramping up, and all of
them are looking for volunteers. The
Charbonneau Art Association is no
exception, but it is a little outside the
normal range of social and golf events
here in Charbonneau vying for your
help.
Like Boy’s and Girl’s Aid, we are a
non-profit organization seeking to
help our community. In our case, it is
the public Art Education programs at
Wilsonville and Canby High Schools
because funding for the programs has
shrunken immensely in recent years.
This year our efforts made it
COURTESY PHOTOS
Volunteers Lynda Huber Marshall and Cathy Fuller at the 2018 Charbonneau Arts Festival
possible to donate $4,000 to each of
these programs. It was very moving
to see the teachers choke up when we
made the presentations. They use
these extra funds to help their
students with entrance fees to
regional competitions, field trips the
district can’t afford, or equipment
purchases so they can keep their
instruction up to date.
And, we have a lot of fun doing it in
addition to the sense of gratification
that comes each year with our
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involved with the Charbonneau Art
Association?
One way is volunteering to help
with our festival, which will be held
this year the first weekend in
November. It is a three-day event, and
last year there were 65 folks who
volunteered to help, most from here in
Charbonneau. If you were one of them,
thank you! Please let us know if
you’re going to be involved this year.
To others, I say that volunteering is
a great way to get involved with a
relatively small commitment, as little
as one shift at the Charbonneau Art
It all begins with a
Festival. It all depends on what you
are interested in.
Our volunteer coordinator this year
is Shirley Hoem, who invites anyone
interested in finding out more to
contact her at 503-816-5848 or
[email protected]. Also, my
contact information is included at the
end of this article, and there is a spot
on our new website where you can
register your interest. Go to
charbonneauarts.org and navigate to
the section for volunteers.
At the level of the Festival
Organizing Committee, we always
have a need for you if you are
strongly interested in the arts and
would consider getting more deeply
involved. We can always use help
with publicity, volunteers,
sponsorships, reception decorations,
facilities, etc., so if you have a
particular interest or skill set, please
email me and I will help get you
connected with the committee
members working in your area of
interest.
There is a “caution” that comes
with this recruiting poster. It says,
“Danger: Working with the
Charbonneau Art Association could
be addictive.” It is for me.
Anyone who would like to
volunteer to help with our 36th
Annual Charbonneau Art Festival can
contact me: [email protected].
The Charbonneau Arts Association
participates in the Oregon Culture
Trust and is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization whose mission is
providing an exhibit opportunity and
financial support for the art programs
at Wilsonville and Canby High
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