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LIFTING UP OUR
LOCAL COMMUNITY
No company exists on an island, and TCCA has woven a seamless tapestry with our community for 114 years. In both Tillamook and Boardman, our employees are also our neighbors. Enriching the lives of the people we see every day doesn’t just enrich our business, but our entire community. Click below to dive deeper into our community impact.
enriched communities
Helping the Cheesemakers
take the field
Our biggest local donation this year was $50,000 to help resurface the existing track and field at Tillamook High School’s athletic complex. It opened in October 2022, paving the way for a historic run for the Cheesemakers football team toward the state championships for the first time since 1977!
Many Tillamook High School students are children of our farmer-owners and TCCA employees. Some students even work at The Creamery visitors center scooping ice cream and whipping up grilled cheeses themselves. We’re so proud to cheer them on under the lights of this updated facility. The benefits aren’t limited to the high school, either. The track is open to the public, giving the entire community a safe place to connect, play and enjoy time outside.
JENNIFER GUARCELLO
COMMUNICATIONS/GRANTS DIRECTOR, TILLAMOOK SCHOOL DISTRICT
The support from The Creamery and other local businesses allowed Tillamook School District to construct a top-notch facility that our students and community can be proud of. We look forward to hosting a variety of athletic and community events at the complex that now has new turf, an expanded eight-lane track and updated lighting. Thank you, Tillamook Creamery!
20 Years of
Excellence in Leadership Scholarship Program
To support college-bound students, we saw a need for a different type of scholarship, not based solely on academic success or athletic ability, but one that shines a spotlight on students who find ways to enrich their community. The program had humble beginnings — in 2002, we awarded three scholarships of $2,000 each. We’ve learned over the years that there is no shortage of worthy recipients making a difference in their communities.
In 2022, we marked the 20th anniversary of the program. In that time, we’ve expanded to offer 10 scholarships of $2,500 each, bringing new opportunities for deserving students to go out into the world and share the values we hold so dear. And boy, have they! To date, the scholarship program has helped send 126 students to schools as close as the University of Oregon and as far as Harvard, bringing with them our unique sense of community everywhere they go.
$257,000
total invested in furthering the education of 126 students since 2002.
We helped organizations draft and submit grant applications totaling $200,000+ in funds for the Tillamook community.
providing NonProfits a Grant Writing Workshop
providing NonProfits a Grant Writing Workshop
Local nonprofits provide invaluable services to our communities. To bolster their impact and give them even more resources to make a difference, TCCA sponsored a free Grant Capacity Building workshop series for 23 nonprofits in Tillamook County.
The series brought together local grant writers from organizations, including Tillamook County Habitat for Humanity, Tillamook Early Learning Center and Garibaldi Maritime Museum, among others, to learn new skills to develop grant proposals and successfully plan, write and secure grant funding for their organizations that support our rural communities.
By bringing more funding to Tillamook County, we can lift up more members of our community in more diverse ways.
Banding Together for the Boardman Food Pantry
Banding Together for the Boardman Food Pantry
When it comes to Stewardship, there are no small efforts. Food insecurity is an issue that touches every town, and it takes a coordinated effort to make sure all our neighbors stay fed. Our Boardman employees regularly band together to volunteer in their community. Recently they attended a volunteer day at the Boardman Food Pantry to package up meals for those facing food insecurity. In total, TCCA employees across all of our sites contributed 2,630 volunteer hours in 2022.
Eleven Boardman employees spent the day packing up 70 meal boxes to give out to the community. It’s an effort well worth our recognition and praise!
20+
SEPARATE
ORGANIZATIONS
received money or product donations that address food insecurity issues,
in 2022.
Photo credit, Aubrie LeGault.
More from our 2022 Stewardship Report