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This year 澳超直播 is celebrating its 50th anniversary by sharing stories about the spirit of generosity in Oregon. This is Part I from KOBI TV鈥檚 鈥淥regon Community Foundation: Spirit of Community鈥� series featuring two Southern Oregonians who have worked with the 澳超直播 for decades. .

This year the Oregon Community Foundation celebrates its 50th Anniversary. 澳超直播 supports statewide philanthropy that directly impacts local communities including our own communities in southern Oregon. You're about to meet two local philanthropists who have worked with 澳超直播 for decades here in Southern Oregon. They help inspire a tradition of generosity that began 50 years ago.

Here's NBC 5's Taylor Owen with the spirit of community moment.

What we have here is unique Oregon Community Foundation has been involved in basically every non-profit in southern Oregon. 50 years ago the Oregon Community Foundation turned generosity into impact.

Former 澳超直播 chair Bill Thorndike knows how it all started. In 1973 William Swindells, a very successful Oregon businessman, was able to talk to the largest banks in Oregon and say 鈥渨hy don鈥檛 we set up a Community Foundation?鈥�

What began as a small fund supported by a few philanthropists has grown a lot in excess of almost three billion dollars now at 澳超直播 Pretty amazing.

Today Deanne Everson executive director of the United Way of Jackson County and current 澳超直播 board member knows how 澳超直播鈥檚 50 year old philanthropic vision is directly benefiting Southern Oregon communities.

Here鈥檚 an example none of us will forget: the catastrophic wildfires in 2020. Everyone had to come together to rebuild all of our lives. It鈥檚 hard not to know someone who lost everything in the fires. United Way has raised over five million dollars and invested almost all of that to date.  That is the spirit of our community.

If you鈥檇 like to help make Southern Oregon a better place to live visit Oregon Community Foundation at oregoncf.org/50.