PROMOTING THE COMMUNITY
Frontline Workers Receive Gifts From Chamber Partnership Medford, OR | September 9, 2021 | Press Release
Artist Robert L. Barnum
challenges. However, with the new team’s involvement in the process, we received a generous donation of land on historic Medford property and 50% of the funding required to realize the FIRESTORM Monument Memorial from Mr. Sean Keys, CEO of Fortify Holdings. In essence, I would like to acknowledge E.J. McManus and Lithia Motors, Lindsay Berryman, former mayor of Medford, my brother Sam Barnum, from Medford Building Safety Department, and Renatta Tellez Director of the Downtown Medford Association for their influential and impactful contributions in making this donation from Mr. Keys a success. We hope to inspire more individuals and businesses to add their names to the list via donations on the FIRESTORM Memorial Monument. As a public artist and a Professor of Art with public art successfully installed in ten states throughout the US, mostly earned from national competitions, FIRESTORM is my learned opinion on the significance of the meaning of a symbolic representation. FIRESTORM is a necessary statement to the lives lost during the fires and the interrelated connections that make up history. Once completed and on-site, FIRESTORM will be a gift to the community in Jackson County, a gift to Southern Oregon, and a gift to the State of Oregon. n
T he Chamber of Medford & Jackson County, Harry & David and Rogue Credit Union have united to put together handwritten cards and goodie bags for over 3000 frontline medical workers in Jackson County. This initiative aims to give thanks to our frontline medical workers who have always been critical to our valley. Every single day, crisis or no crisis, these are the essential workers in our city and county who help drive our economy. The COVID-19 crisis does little to change that reality, as it only brings into sharper focus these vital contributors, who represent more than 25% of our community’s workforce. “As we navigate through this crisis, no other group has felt this more acutely than the very men and women who make up our healthcare workforce,” said Eli Matthews, President & CEO of The Chamber of Medford & Jackson County. “On behalf of the business community, we want to thank and acknowledge the work and dedication of our frontline medical community during this extremely challenging time,” said Matthews. n
29
September 2021 | The Business Review
Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online