LAKE COUNTY
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ARCHEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL RESEARCH AT CONNLEY CAVES
Total: $31,000
Students attending University of Oregon Archeology Field School's Connley Caves program spend six weeks studying 13,000 years of human experience in the high desert. Connley Caves is a series of caves located south of Fort Rock within the homelands of the Klamath, Modoc, and Northern Paiute peoples. The field school course includes instruction in excavation, survey, mapping, research design, cutting edge methodologies, and cultural heritage management. The course is worth 12 credits, and upon completion, students are considered ready to pursue employment as professional archeologists. Since 2021, NewSun awarded six scholarships to Warm Springs Tribe students to participate in the program, and helped the field school pay for tech and infrastructure needed to run the program.
LAKE COUNTY FAIR SPONSORSHIPS AND 4H AUCTIONS
Total: $50,000+
NewSun proudly sponsors the Lake County Fair & Rodeo and supports the hard work of Lake County students by purchasing animals in the 4H / FFA auctions.
FOOD SHARE ROOF REPLACEMENT
Total: $7,500
Our donation helped pay for a new roof for the Lakeview food bank after it was badly damaged in a windstorm.
NEWSUN ENERGY CLIMATE & AG SCHOLARSHIPS
Total: $5,000
Two Lake County students were each awarded a $2,500 scholarship for writing an exceptional essay about the impact of changing climate on their community and way of life: Blake Herinckx and Karlee Vickerman.
All Lake County Donations
2024
Fort Rock Grange
NewSun Climate & Ag Scholarships
Lake County Fair and 4H / FFA Auction
University of Oregon Foundation
2023
Lake County Food Share
Fort Rock Museum
Lake County Fair and 4H / FFA Auction
NewSun Climate & Ag Scholarship
University of Oregon Foundation
Wreathes Across America
2017-2022
Lake County Fair and 4H / FFA Auction
University of Oregon Foundation
Lakeview Community Partnership
Jacob H. Stephens BPA
North Lake Education Foundation