115 Tejaka /PO Box 427
Enterprise, OR 97828
(541) 426- 4622
(800) 585-4121
Fax (541) 426-2032

Non-Profits

Photography by Jeff baird

Non-Profit Groups in Wallowa County

Chamber Members:

AirLink Critical Care Transport

Address: 60191 Pierce Road, LaGrande, OR 97850
Tele: (541) 663-8657 cell (541) 786-3493
Fax: (541) 568-4014
E-Mail: tjones@cascadehealthcare.org
Contact: Toni M. Jones
Web: www.airlinkcct.org
Description: Non profit, Emergency Medical Air Transport service.
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American Red Cross

Address: 303 NE 2nd, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-6422
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E-Mail: wredcros@eoni.com
Contact: Jerry Parren
Web: www.redcross.org
Description: Red Cross -blood drives and disaster relief.
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Baker County Unlimited

Address: 490 Campbell Street, Baker City, OR 97814
Tele: (541) 523-5855 (800) 523-1235
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E-Mail: dcurtis@bakervalley.net
Contact: Dale Curtis, Director of Memberships and Events the Chamber and Visitor Center
Web: www.baker-chamber.com
Description: Chamber and Visitor Center
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Building Healthy Families

Address: 103 Hwy 82 #2 Enterprise, Oregon 97828
Tele: (541) 426-9411
Fax: (541) 426-3414
E-Mail: ajohnson@oregonbhf.org
Contact: Amy Johnson
Web: www.oregonbhf.org
Description: Building Healthy Families (BHF) is an independent, nonprofit parent support organization, offering personalized universal support and education for parents, caregivers and parents-to-be through the home visits program, parent education, resource library, Healthy Start, and Safe Visits program. At BHF, we focus on child development, age-appropriate behavior, parent-child interaction, positive discipline, and family health and safety. We promote family access to needed resources in the community, and advocate for children and families.
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Child Care Resource & Referral

Address: PO Box 585/104 Litch St., Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-3149
Fax: (541) 426-3969
E-Mail: wadsk@tecteam.org
Contact: Kathy Wadsworth (child care specialist)
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Description: Promoting quality child care in Wallowa County. - Free referrals for parents for daycare and preschools. - Free consultation for child care providers.
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Community Connections of Wallowa County

Address: 702 NW 1st Street, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-3840 (800) 772-3840
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Contact: Carolyn Pfeaster, Manager
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Description: Community Connecton is a private, non-profit corporation and is recognized as a 501.3 organization. It is one of the hundreds of similar organizations across the United States that have been designated as a(n): Community Action Agency; Area Agency on Aging; Community Housing Development Organization; and a Community Development Corporation. Community Connecton of Wallowa County offers bus transportation for shopping, senior meal site access, and computer needs.
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Eagle Cap Extreme

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Tele: 541-432-3507
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E-Mail: president@eaglecapextreme.com
Contact: Randy Greenshields
Web: www.eaglecapextreme.com
Description: The running of Eagle Cap Extreme in the scenic northeastern corner of Oregon is tentatively set for the third weekend in Jan. 2009. The race will run two event levels: 100 mile 8-dog race and a 200 mile 12 dog-race. The 200 mile race is an "Iditarod" qualifier. Improved this year will be an emphasis on the involvement of local school children and teachers. The schools of Joseph, Enterprise, and Halfway, Oregon will participate in veterinary checks and the tracking of mushers across the course....
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Eagle Cap Shooter Association (ECSA)

Address: PO Box 928, Joseph, OR 97846
Tele: 541-426-5738
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E-Mail: bobdiana@eoni.com
Contact: Bob Rush
Web: www.eaglecapsa.com
Description: ECSA is focused on shooting sports safety training and education. Over 60 members are trained Range Safety Officers and 40 are National Rifle Association Certified Instructors; qualified to teach: Range Safety Officer, Personal Protection/Concealed Carry, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun and Reloading Courses. Members interests range from cowboy action, high power and small bore rifle and pistol, to muzzle loading, archery and shotgun sports. The Association is developing a 160 acre range 7 miles north of Enterprise which is open to members and the public. A full auto shoot is scheduled for 17-18 June.
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Enterprise Elks Lodge #1829

Address: PO Box K / 211 W. North, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-1829
Fax: (541) 432-3323
E-Mail: bpoe1829@eoni.com
Contact: Larry Aschenbrenner
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Description: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge #1829, A Fraternal Organization. Bar open to members and guests T,Th,F 5-8pm Dinner Th, and Special Occasions
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Enterprise Hometown Improvement Group

Address: PO Box 91, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-0219
Fax: (541) 426-8109
E-Mail: ehig@uci.net
Contact: Wendy Hansen
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Description: The Enterprise Hometown Improvement Group (EHIG) is a local nonprofit community development organization formed to champion and guide the prudent development of Enterprise, Oregon while preserving its hometown character.
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Enterprise Merchants

Address: PO Box 235, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-3176
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Contact: Michelle Young
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Description: Group of Merchants for Enterprise.
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Fishtrap, Inc.

Address: PO Box 38/400 E Grant, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541)426-3623
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Contact: Rick Bombaci, Director
Web: www.fishtrap.org
Description: Non-profit organization hosting workshops & conferences for writers, students, etc.
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Flora School Days

Address: 82744 College Lane, Flora, Oregon 97828-5111
Tele: (541)828-7010 (temporary phone)
Fax: 541-828-7911
E-Mail: floraschool@tds.net
Contact: Vanessa Thompson
Web: www.floraschool.org (in the works)
Description: School Days, held the third Saturday in June, is a celebration of old time skills (weaving, spinning, wood cookstove use and more); entertainment by cowboy poets, old time musicians, story tellers; plow demonstration with horses and mules; tours of the school, walking tours of the town, wagon tours of the town. A Dutch oven lunch with barbecue is there for the eats and the North End Grange hosts the pie social.. Come see. Come learn. Come live in the past. See you June 20, 2009 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Flora School Education Center

Address: 82744 College Lane, Flora, Oregon 97828-5111
Tele: (541)828-7010 (temporary phone)
Fax: 541-828-7911
E-Mail: floraschool@tds.net
Contact: Vanessa Thompson
Web: www.floraschool.org (in the works)
Description: The education center is a 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit set up to promote pioneer skills and historical agriculture, along with the restoration of the Flora School. The FSEC hosts classes and activities to enhance their mission. School Days, held the third Saturday in June, is a celebration of old time skills (weaving, spinning, wood cookstove use and more); entertainment by cowboy poets, old time musicians, story tellers; plow demonstration with horses and mules; tours of the school, walking tours of the town, wagon tours of the town. A Dutch oven lunch with barbecue is there for the eats and the North End Grange hosts the pie social.. Come see. Come learn. Come live in the past.
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Friends of the Joseph Branch

Address: 70507 Lewiston Hwy, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-4420
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Contact: Bob Casey
Web: www.wallowacountychamber.com/ece
Description:
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Friends of the Wallowa County Museum

Address: PO Box 430, Joseph, OR 97846
Tele: (541) 432-4848
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E-Mail: joblab@oregontrail.net
Contact: Jo Bollman, President
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Description: The Friends of the Wallowa County Museum are an advocacy group for the Wallowa County Museum. The Friends promote awareness and enjoyment of the Museum to people of Wallowa County and non-residents alike. The Friends also raise funds to be used for the Wallowa County Museum building fund, operating expenses and other Museum needs as determined by the Wallowa County Museum Board of Directors.
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Joseph Chamber of Commerce

Address: PO Box 13, Joseph, OR 97846
Tele: (541) 432-1015
Fax: (541) 432-4205
E-Mail: cjdays@oregontrail.net
Contact: Debbie Short
Web: www.josephoregon.com
Description: Tourist information for all summer. Get all the information you need for the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo and local merchants.
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Joseph Rodeo Committee

Address: PO Box 13, Joseph, OR 97846
Tele: (541) 432-1015
Fax: (541) 432-4205
E-Mail: cjdays@oregontrail.net
Contact: Debbie Short
Web: www.chiefjosephdays.com
Description: Always the last full weekend of July - Enjoy the rodeo activity, the beautiful queens and courts, the Chief Joseph Days Parades, Indian encampment, and Indian dancing.
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Lower Valley Economic Development Team

Address: PO Box 174/64705 Lostine River Road, Lostine, OR 97857
Tele: (541) 569-5190
Fax: (541) 569-5190
E-Mail: cgeyer@eoni.com
Contact: Chris Geyer
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Description: A planning and economic development team that is trying to promote economic development in the lower valley.
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OSU Extension/Wallowa County

Address: 668 NW 1st
Tele: (541) 426-3143
Fax: (541) 426-0243
E-Mail: john.williams.1@oregonstate.edu
Contact: John Williams
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Description: Education
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Portland Regional Group , Horseless Carriage Club of America

Address: 2048E E. Aschoff Rd, Rhododendron, OR 97049
Tele: (503) 622-0404
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E-Mail: keeperh20@aol.com Infor/buchvogel@yahoo.com
Contact: Edward DeVito 2007 Secretary
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Description: ""The Horseless Carriage Club of America, Portland Regional Group, is a non-profit corporation founded in 1965 by and for automobile antiquarians and dedicated to the preservation of motor vehicles of ancient age and historic value. It is our intent to keep our 'rolling museum' on the road.""
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TamKaLiks Celebration (Nez Perce Pow-wow & Friendship Feast)

Address: P.O. Box 366, Wallowa, OR 97885
Tele: (541) 886-3101
Fax: (541) 886-3016
E-Mail: tamkaliks@gmail.com
Contact: Joe McCormack
Web: www.wallowanezperce.org
Description: Nez Perce home coming and traditional Powwow cultural celebration. Sunday mid- day fest a community pot luck.. Held at the coalition's grounds north east of Wallowa on Whiskey Creek Road. Clearwater and Wildhorse casino are donors along with Indian Lodge Motel and Stangel's Buffalo Ranch. Date: July 18-20, 2008
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The Nature Conservancy

Address: Ad Monday, January 29, 2007 3:20 PM t. Ste 205, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-3458
Fax: (541) 426-0228
E-Mail: pshephard@tuc.org
Contact: Phil Shephard
Web: www.nature.org/oregon
Description: Land Preservation membership, conservation, organization
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U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities

Address: P.O. Box 2364, Greenville, SC 29602
Tele: (864) 233-7646
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E-Mail: diane@usendowment.org
Contact:
Web: www.usendowment.org
Description: The U.S. Endowment promotes sustainable forestry and vitality of the nation's forest reliant communities.
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Wallowa County Commission on Children and Families

Address: 101 S. River St. Drawer 10, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-4543 ext. 44
Fax: (541) 426-0582
E-Mail: anne_k._gill@class.oregonvos.net
Contact: Anne Gill
Web: www.co.wallowa.or.us/cf/
Description: The Commission is an organization that builds awareness and advocacy for issues affecting children and families.
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Wallowa County Family Youth Center

Address: PO Box 400 Joseph, OR 97846/83346 Joseph Hwy, Joseph
Tele: (541) 432-0750
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E-Mail: wcfyc@hotmail.com
Contact: Jason Wilcox , Events & Activities Director
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Description: The Wallowa County Family Youth Center is a non-profit organization serving Wallowa County by providing a safe, supportive, healthy environment for participation in recreational activities & educational programs as well as community events. The facilities and services of WCFYC are available to everyone six days a week and reservations are taken for meeting rooms and special events on a first come, first-served basis.
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Wallowa County Museum

Address: 110 S Main, Joseph, OR 97846
Tele: (541) 432-6095 (541) 432-4834
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Contact: Ann Hayes Carol Coppen (541)432-1795
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Description: The museum includes Indian artifacts, arrowheads, historical clothing, historic photographs, and a bit of the entire history of Wallowa County since before the pioneers arrived.
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Wallowa County Project Heartbeat

Address: PO Box 51 / 502 N. Lake St., Joseph, OR 97846
Tele: (541) 432-0259
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E-Mail: arcburch@gmail.com
Contact: Dick Burch
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Description: Working together to save lives by providing public access to defibrillation.
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Wallowa Nez Perce Cultural Center

Address: P.O. Box 15, Wallowa, OR 97885
Tele: (541) 886-3031
Fax: (541) 886-3016
E-Mail: tamkaliks@eoni.com
Contact: Mary Knutson
Web: www.wallowanezperce.org
Description: Nez Perce Cultural Center contains Nez Perce Indian artifacts, and information on the history of the Native American Indian culture.
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Wallowa Resources

Address: P.O. Box 274, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-8053
Fax: (541) 426-9053
E-Mail: info@wallowaresources.org
Contact: Brinda Stanley
Web: www.wallowaresources.org
Description: Sustainable Northwest using marketing to support community forestry, agriculture, and tourism, while providing education resources for everyone in and out of the area.
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Wallowa Valley Library Foundation

Address: 600 Montclair #7, Enterprise, OR 97828
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E-Mail: wvlf@eoni.com
Contact: Sally Brandt/Kathy Wadsworth
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Description: The Wallowa Valley Library Foundation raises and manages funds to enhance library resources and services for the citizens of Wallowa County.
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Wallowa Valley Music Alliance

Address: P.O. Box 148, Enterprise, OR 97828
Tele: (541) 426-3390
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Contact: Janis Carper, Executive Director
Web: www.wvmusicalliance.org
Description: The Wallowa Valley Music Alliance is dedicated to encouraging the growth of the music community in Oregon's Wallowa County, by connection music educators with students, and encouraging a widening participation in music of all genres, with particular emphasis on youth education.
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Wallowa Valley Photo Club

Address: PO Box 1055, Joseph, OR 97846
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E-Mail: wallowaphoto@gmail.com
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Web: www.wallowavalleyphotoclub.com
Description: Publisher of Wallowa County Calendar , Promotional Book and Screen Savers. Currently working on a descriptive DVD of the County. The Club also provides for photography workshops and teaching opportunities.
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Wallowa Valley Together Project, Inc

Address: 115 N River Street, Enterprise, OR
Tele: (541) 426-3277
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E-Mail: wvtp@class.oregonvos.net
Contact: Andrea Tyler, Director
Web: www.wvtp.org
Description: "Our mission is to support efforts that promote healthy communities within Wallowa County by providing citizens with the necessary tools to create lasting, effective change within families, schools, neighborhoods, and communities particularly around alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs as well as traffic safety."
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