Category: Best of Eugene Civics
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Best Nonprofit leader
1. Jennifer Denson, Burrito Brigade. 2. Cary Lieberman, Greenhill Humane Society. 3. Antonio Huerta, Comunidad y Herencia Cultural. This category could also be called Best Community Hero. From Jennifer Denson’s tireless work feeding the hungry, Cary Lieberman’s leadership on the area’s adoptable animals to Antonio…
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Best Nonprofit fighting hunger
1. FOOD For Lane County, 770 Bailey Hill Rd., 541-343-2822, FoodforLaneCounty.org. 2. Burrito Brigade, 1775 W. 6th Ave., 541-632-3239, BurritoBrigade.org. 3. Food Not Bombs, Instagram @foodnotbombs_eugene/?hl=en.
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Best Environmental advocates
1. McKenzie River Trust, 725 W. 1st Ave., 541-345-2799, McKenzieRiver.org. 2. Cascadia Wildlands, 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., ste. 250, 541-434-1463, CascWild.org. 3. Beyond Toxics, 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., ste. 280, 541-465-8860, BeyondToxics.org.
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Best Program for the homeless
1. St. Vincent de Paul, 2890 Chad Dr., 541-687-5820, Svdp.us. 2. Burrito Brigade, 1775 W. 6th Ave., 541-632-3239, BurritoBrigade.org. 3. Black Thistle Street Aid, 541-232-8546, BlackThistleStreetAid.org.
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Best Animal-focused nonprofit
1. Cascades Raptor Center, 32275 Fox Hollow Rd., 541-485-1320, CascadesRaptorCenter.org. 2. Greenhill Humane Society, 88530 Greenhill Rd., 541-689-1503, Green-Hill.org. 3. S.A.R.A.’s Treasures, 871 River Rd., 541-607-8892, SarasTreasures.org. Cascades Raptor Center is saving lives, one bird at a time. Founded in 1987, the Raptor Center has…
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Best Librarian
1. All of them, Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave., 541-682-5450, 1566 Coburg Rd., 1990 Echo Hollow Rd., Eugene-or.gov. 2. Julie Vignoul, South Eugene High School, 400 E. 19th Ave., 541-790-8000, Sehs.4j.lane.edu/. 3. Ben Farrell, University of Oregon Law School Library, 1515 Agate St.,…
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Best Professor
1. Andrea Herrera, University of Oregon Faculty Director, LGBTQIA+ Scholars, AndreaPHerrera.com. 2. Brian Haimbach, Lane Community College Theater. 3. Hayden Harker, University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences.
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Best Educator k-12
1. Leah Dunbar, Churchill High School. 2. Deon Saraceno, Eugene International High School. 3. India John, Wellsprings Friends.
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Best Local hellraiser
1. Eugene Weekly 2. Scott Landfield, Tsunami Books 3. Sarah Pishioneri, Labor Organizer Damn kids, it says a lot about the Weekly, or a lot about being journalists in this current political climate, or perhaps a lot about surviving an embezzlement because the community rose…
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Best Local politician
1. Ron Wyden, U.S. senator. 2. Val Hoyle, U.S. representative. 3. Kaarin Knudson, Eugene mayor.
