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Volunteer Opportunities
with the City

Show your pride in Medford and share your skills
by volunteering at Medford Parks and Recreation!
Volunteers contribute significantly to the upkeep and
improvement of parks through activities like planting
trees, removing invasive plants, and maintaining trails.
• Parks & Neighborhood Cleanups
• I.O.O.F. Eastwood Cemetery Maintenance
• Bear Creek Greenway Cleanups
• Pollinator Bed Maintenance
To learn more, visit medfordoregon.gov/volunteer.

Partnership Grants Fuel
Local Arts

Three local arts initiatives received a combined $5,000
in 2025 Partnership Opportunity grants, supporting
community art experiences and a holiday concert.
Grant recipients were selected by the Public Arts
Selection Committee, with funded programs running
through June 30, 2027.
• Downtown Medford Association – $2,750
Funding will support Paint the Town, a project
that will transform up to 38 utility boxes into
vibrant works of art created by local artists.
• Rogue Valley Art Association – $1,250
This grant supports Family and Friends Art Day,
a free monthly Saturday program offering
hands-on activities in painting, printmaking,
drawing, collage, and sculpture—all supplies
included.
• Southern Oregon Repertory Singers – $1,000
The award will help present the Dec. 19
holiday concert at the Holly Theatre, featuring
A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten and
seasonal favorites.

Last year’s grants supported community projects
such as an interactive mural by Living Opportunities,
summer art camps at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center,
and the Collaborative Theatre Project’s Kids Bilingual
Summer Camp.

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