Community
The Slocum Foundation’s commitment to community benefit extends beyond our research and education activities. Please take a moment to review our community benefit programs.
College Scholarship Program for High School Seniors
Each year, the Slocum Research & Education Foundation offers a number of $1,500 college scholarships to high school seniors who maintain high academic achievement, participate in extracurricular leadership activities at their school and demonstrate a commitment to community service.
The scholarship targets students who plan to pursue a healthcare-related career path. The Foundation has encouraged students to apply who have been influenced to pursue a health-related profession or degree as a result of personal experiences or challenges with health, illness or injury.
Duck Parking Fundraisers
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The Slocum Center parking lot is a convenient walk to the University of Oregon’s Autzen stadium and a prime location to park for football games. By choosing to park at Slocum, UO fans choose to support local high school athletic programs and Slocum Foundation Community Partners.
The Slocum Foundation’s Duck Parking Fundraisers have generated more than $30,000 a year for our local sports teams. Proceeds are typically used by these teams for supplies and equipment that they will use throughout their season.
The Foundation receives a portion of the proceeds to help support the expansion of age-appropriate physical literacy training and education in elementary schools across Eugene and Springfield communities. In partnership with associations such as Healthy Moves and the Lane Active Youth Consortium members, the Slocum Foundation participates in a collaborative approach to getting kids moving! Early childhood physical literacy unlocks the potential for life-long enjoyment of physical activity and enhanced athletic performance. Kids who are physically fit enjoy greater academic achievement and higher lifetime earning potential.
The Foundation conducts a lottery each year prior to the football season to determine which programs will be offered the opportunity to participate in the Duck Parking Fundraiser. The Athletic Directors of our local high schools will be contacted prior to the lottery to determine team interest and need.
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Eligibility for participation can be found in the Host Guideline Packet for the event. In addition to these guidelines, eligible schools must offer high school level education to provide diverse athletic opportunities and experiences to students.
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Please contact Ellie DeLoretto with any questions regarding the event, and as always...
Go Ducks!
541.868.3217
ellie.deloretto@slocumcenter.com2025 Duck Football Schedule
08/30 - University of Oregon vs Montana State
09/06 - University of Oregon vs Oklahoma State
09/20 - University of Oregon vs Oregon State
10/11 - University of Oregon vs Indiana
10/25 - University of Oregon vs Wisconsin
11/15 - University of Oregon vs Minnesota
11/22 - University of Oregon vs USC
Orthopedic Care at Home and Abroad
At the Slocum Research & Education Foundation, we know that natural disasters often result in high volumes of orthopedic-related injuries. In addition, resource limited countries often have too few trained orthopedic surgeons to meet population needs.
Slocum Research & Education Foundation has and continues to support three-month surgeon training courses in Eastern Africa and Butan taught by Drs. Lantz and Straub, respectively.
Following the 2011 Haiti earthquake that devastated the country, Slocum Research & Education Foundation sent Dr. Fitzpatrick, a trauma surgeon, to help. Dr. Lantz returns to Haiti with a team of staff to provide additional training and relief assistance on a regular basis, shipping supplies in the interim.
Healthy Moves
Healthy Moves is a program that brings movement, fitness, and fun into elementary schools whose physical education programs have been eliminated. Over a nine week period, trainers instruct students and teachers on activities that get them moving. As most teachers are being pushed into the additive role of physical educator, it is crucial that they learn physical literacy techniques from qualified trainers. Healthy Moves fills the gap that education budget cuts have created, and enables teachers to take less time planning for PE class and teach their students skills to use outside of the classroom. By demonstrating fitness and providing a model for teachers to follow after the training period has ceased, the organization helps to promote healthy standards of living and encourages physical activity.
In partnership with Slocum, the Jumpstart program was created. In a 30-minute program prior to the beginning of the school day, students participate in a variety of physical activities while wearing heart rate monitors. Students look forward to wearing watch monitors and compare them to wearing an apple watch. Running relays, playing basketball, and doing sit-ups all activate the cardiovascular response in students and get them ready to take on the day. With the watches telling each student their heart rate, students compete with each other to see who can have the highest heart rate (and ultimately, be the most active). For students dropped off early by parents, Jumpstart enables them to be active and get out their morning jitters, with the added benefit of increasing focus in the classroom.
For interest in volunteering with or contributing to this wonderful program, please use the links below.