Eliana Massey, a senior at North Bend High School, used the public-comment period at the Dec. 8 URA work session to invite council members to two student-led charitable events.

She said the Bulldog Pageant, a pre-COVID tradition, has returned for a second year and will raise money for the Children's Miracle Network to support neonatal supplies and families served at a regional hospital in Eugene. "Literally, all proceeds that we get are going to the Children's Miracle Network," Massey said, and described tomorrow's present-wrapping event in the Hall of Champions from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., where volunteers are welcome.

Massey asked council members to attend; staff asked a follow-up about the pageant date and faculty coordinator (she said she believed April 7 and named "Missus Tommy Jo" as the coordinator). She said this year the leadership class is partnering with the ARC project to assist families in need and that the pageant crew currently numbers about 12 volunteers.