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The Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center is partnering with the the Go Native project at Bandon High School, the Bandon School District, and local artists to host a show of artworks celebrating the plants and animals living in the region of the Coquille River. The show is entitled Flora & Fauna of the Coquille Watershed and will run April through June 2015. The show will feature local area painters and artists showing alongside the work of Bandon School District students.

A reception for the show is on Sunday, April 12, 2015, from 1—3p.m. Refreshments will be provided by the Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center Auxiliary. Local harpist Candace Kreitlow will provide music for the event.

Coquille Watershed, Kyler, a junior at Bandon High School

This show is supported by the Go Native project at Bandon High School, with special thanks to Darcy Grahek and Jen Ells from Bandon School District. The 2015 Art Show is also made possible with support from Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center and the Southern Coos Health Foundation. The shows are held for the benefit of Bandon and surrounding communities: patients and families, visitors, staff, and the public.

Scott McEachern

Executive Director

Southern Coos Health Foundation

PO Box 1933 | Bandon, Oregon | 97411

E: foundation@southerncoos.org

P: 541.329.1040

Facebook: www.facebook.com/southerncooshealthfoundation

         Press Release

Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center

900 11^th Street, S.E.

Bandon, Oregon 97411

Contact: Scott McEachern

Phone: 541.329.1040

Email: smceachern@southerncoos.org

Fax: 541.347.0507

Flora & Fauna of the Coquille Watershed: Artworks by Bandon Students and Local Artists

Sponsored by the Go Native project at Bandon High School, in partnership with Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center and local artists

Bandon, Oregon

April 6, 2015

The Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center is partnering with the Go Native project at Bandon High School, the Bandon School District, and local artists to host a show of artworks celebrating the plants and animals living in the region of the Coquille River. The show is entitled Flora & Fauna of the Coquille Watershed and will run April through June 2015. The show will feature local area painters and artists showing alongside the work of Bandon School District students.

A reception will be held on Sunday, April 12, 2015, from 1—3p.m. Refreshments will be provided by the Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center Auxiliary. Local harpist Candace Kreitlow will provide music for the event.

Paintings by adult artists in the show will be for sale. The Southern Coos Health Foundation will accept a donation of a percentage of any purchased artwork.

This show is supported by the Go Native project at Bandon High School, with special thanks to Darcy Grahek and Jen Ells from Bandon School District. The 2015 Art Show is also made possible with support from Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center and the Southern Coos Health Foundation. The shows are held for the benefit of the Bandon and area communities: patients and families, visitors, staff, and the public. Please contact Southern Coos Health Foundation at the contact information below to make a donation to support the continuation of quarterly art shows.

For more information about this event, please contact Scott McEachern, 541.329.1040 or smceachern@southerncoos.org.

For Release: 6 AM PST, April 6, 2015