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2025 St Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame Dinner & Auction
The Austin Smith Foundation was chosen to be a recipient of the St. Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame Dinner and Silent Auction on July 1st 2025. Thank you St. Paul Rodeo and the amazing community for their generosity during the St. Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame Dinner & Auction. We…
2025 Scholarship Recipients
Isabel Berning Isabel Berning was awarded a $2,500 scholarship through the Austin Smith Foundation. Isabel attended John F. Kennedy High School and had been active in her school and the community through various extracurriculars and volunteer efforts. She was a student-athlete participating in volleyball, softball, swim team and track &…
2025 Chemeketa Fire Conference
The Austin Smith Foundation is honored to be the recipient of $2,100 in proceeds from the Chemeketa Fire Conference held Thursday, March 20th, 2025 through Saturday, March 22nd, 2025. The Chemeketa Fire Conference is put on by Backstep F.O.O.L.S. an organization whose focus is to bring training and fellowship opportunities…
2024 Austin Smith Foundation Annual Dinner
We had an amazing turnout from our Individual and Corporate Sponsors at the Annual Austin Smith Foundation Dinner held on October 26th 2024. It was an awesome night filled with dinner, drinks, live music and a great silent auction. We were able to hold such a wonderful event thanks to…
2024 St Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame Dinner & Auction
The Austin Smith Foundation was chosen to be a recipient of the St. Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame Dinner and Silent Auction on July 1st 2024. Thank you St. Paul Rodeo and the amazing community for their generosity during the St. Paul rodeo Hall of fame dinner & Auction. The…
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Gracie Koch Gracie Koch was awarded a $3,500 scholarship through the Austin Smith Foundation. Gracie grew up in St. Paul, Oregon as the daughter of a third generation hop farmer. She attended St. Paul High School and had been active in her school and the St. Paul community through various…
St Paul Fire Department Sign Dedication
The St. Paul Fire Department honored Austin Smith through a sign dedication ceremony on Sunday October 29th 2023. The St. Paul Fire Department completely redid their St Paul Fire Department sign out front of the Fire Department with a tribute to Firefighter Austin Smith. The sign (picture below) is the…
2023 Austin Smith Foundation Annual Dinner
We had an amazing turnout from our Individual and Corporate Sponsors at the First Annual Austin Smith Foundation Dinner held on October 29th 2023. It was an awesome night filled with dinner, drinks, live music and a great auction. We were able to hold such a wonderful event thanks to…
2023 St Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame Dinner & Auction
The Austin Smith Foundation was chosen to be a recipient of the St. Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame Dinner and Silent Auction on June 29. The outpouring of love and support for the Austin Smith Foundation was incredible to see! The donations and bids helped us get closer to our…
Oregon’s 2023 Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony
Austin Smith of the Saint Paul Fire Department and Logan Taylor of Sasquatch Reforestation were honored at Oregon’s 2023 Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony on June 15, 2023. The ceremony took place in Salem on the campus of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Austin Smith and Logan Taylor\'s…