Signs of Hope and Healing

October 8, 2015, From the Roseburg News-Review: Justin Troxel, a Roseburg native and graduate of the welding program at Umpqua Community College, felt a need to help those affected by the UCC tragedy. His original plan was to weld 50 metal Oregon Heart Signs, sell them for $10 each and donate $500 to the Greater Douglas United Way Umpqua Strong Fund. His venture soon generated much more. Read the story here.

Jason Boaz of Oakland welds a length of rebar to a steel cutout of Oregon in Roseburg on Tuesday. Boaz was one of several volunteers helping to craft the signs and displays that are being sold for $10 each to raise money for an Umpqua Community College relief fund. Photo by Michael Sullivan/The News-Review