April 2026 Newsletter

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SPRING IS BACK!

Mark your Calendar! Get your tickets!!

Supporter Spotlight Focus

The Albany Cumberland Community Events Center wants to give special recognition to our Donors, Sponsors, Supporters and Volunteers; without whom, none of this project would be possible.

Each month, our Homepage will display such a person or company.

Supporter Spotlight

Cumberland President

We want to thank Joel Orton for stepping up as our Board President. We asked him to share something about himself that most readers wouldn't know. He was a good sport and did a light hearted write up for this spotlight, in the spirit of Spring! Read it here.

Enjoy a chuckle and thank him next time you see him for his dedication to the Cumberland project.

Meet the complete Board below.

Monthly Memories

January

A New Year with new goals.

Presenting Past, Present

We were presenters for the Friends of the Albany Library! Thank you for inviting us. A lot of people joined us and great questions were asked. We support the Friends of Albany Library and noticed a log of new services have been added! What a great time we had.

ANNE Albany Boys and Girls Club today. Come down and get to know your nonprofits! Ask questions, share experiences, get involved in a good way! Thank you to the Albany Boys and Girls Club, Ilyn Wynn, Holly Ryan, and Holly Bollman, presenters and everyone that attended or contributed! Just a few of the many people that made the event happen. Thank you to everyone involved.

A lot of great people doing their part to make a difference. A Huge Thank you to the Willamette Valley Nonprofit Summit board members, the volunteered speakers, Valley Nonprofit Summit board members, the volunteered speakers, the caterer, and the YMCA and the Willamette Valley Jaguars for creating a place to learn and be inspired! Let’s do this again!

On January 16th, 2026 after being in storage for 13 years and 9 hours the Cumberland Bell is back where it belongs. H Wallace Construction, Harris Wallace, his brother, his son, and a friend and member of the crew made history today! It was a complex job that took creative thinking, patience and caution is done. Thank you from all of our hearts at Cumberland Community Events Center!!

February

We had the privilege of a visit from an Albany walking club with the ambitious name of the Silver Sliders! It was fun and everyone had a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

March

Time to Spring forward and March ahead

Double Your Impact Today

We’re excited to share that an anonymous donor has generously offered a $20,000 Matching Donation Challenge. This opportunity comes at a critical moment for the Cumberland. We must raise $80,000 by February 23rd to qualify for a grant in the amount of $267,000 in the project funding.

Our mailing address:

2532 Santiam Hwy SE PMB 119, Albany, OR 97322

We want to share really Good News! This match was met and we are moving forward to complete all requirements!!!

Thank You!