Portland, February 14th. It was a sweetheart of a fundraising drive. The Valentine’s Day for CCA appeal on 105.1 The Buzz and Fox 12 raised more than $466,000. Fox 12 Oregon’s Andy Carson and Pete Ferryman had a chance to visit with CCA-served Maile Heen and her sister … [read more]

Portland, February 10th. The Columbia Slough Watershed Council handed out five “Slough Awards” at its annual gala. Honorees included: Hillary Wilton, Shannah Anderson, Deb Lev, Leif Anderson, Megan Hanson, Alan Hipolito & daughter Isabela, Ricardo Moreno, Nestor Campos, David Kennedy, Jamie Stamberger, and Jane Van … [read more]

Portland, February 11th. The Portland Art Museum welcomed a hip crowd of 440 people for the 2012 Our HouseAuction. Development Director Sally Dadmun Bixby is framed by “Sister Reva Lation” and “Sister Spinna DeVinyl”. The annual charity gala is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the nonprofit. Development Manager James … [read more]

Portland, February 11th. The Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children received a boost from supporters at the Oregon Convention Center. Aviva Zigman, Heidi Grenley and Joyce Mendelsohn were lending a hand. The mission of CASA for Children is to advocate for the best … [read more]

Portland, February 11th. 250 supporters joined in the fun at the Benson Hotel for a benefit celebrating 100 years of the Royal Rosarian organization. Sue and Dennis Bunday came in costume to support the Royal Rosarian Foundation. The Rosarians are the official greeters and goodwill Ambassadors … [read more]

Portland, February 11th. Thousands of community members converged on Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel to tour the beautiful new health center . Munroe Blem, Caroline McGowan (Miss Oregon) and Sydney Blem were all smiles at the event. Patients will be moved into the stylish new hospital … [read more]

Portland, February 4th. Nearly 10,000 people converged on the Oregon Convention Center to experience Vietnamese culture. The event organized by the nonprofit Vietnamese Community of Oregon drew visitors like Zola, Tanya Ky and Symone Tran. The Tết New Year is a time-honored cultural celebration and a chance … [read more]

Portland, February 3rd. Pat Janowski jumped for joy as she claimed the title of Portland’s celebrity champion speller. The OnPoint Community Credit Union Celebrity Spelling Bee raised money for Schoolhouse Supplies, the Portland non-profit which supports public education by giving students and teachers free … [read more]

Portland, February 7th. The vibrant volunteer network, Hands On Greater Portland joined forces with the Portland Trail Blazers to honor some of the city’s most outstanding volunteers. Portland Mayor, Sam Adams, Dana Ingram the wife of top honoree Rob Ingram, and Laurel Porter from KGW … [read more]

Portland, February 1st. The Hilton ballroom was filled with supporters of Columbia Willamette Planned Parenthood. Leslie Howell (PPCW Board Member), Cara Jacobsen (PPCW Board Chair), David Greenberg (President and CEO of PPCW) are pictured at the event. (Photo Credit, Andie Petkus) The keynote speaker was … [read more]

Portland, January 29th. ”Hot, hot” were the words most frequently uttered at the kickoff the month-long Great Balls of Fire fundraiser at Salvador Molly’s Restaurant. The benefit for  Oregon HEAT  started with costumed participants consuming as many ultra-spicy habanero cheese fritters as possible. David Weiss from Forest Grove won … [read more]

Seattle, February 1st. Portlanders were on hand for the opening of the new Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center. Karol Brown is a board member for Hands to Hearts International and Laura Peterson is the Founder/Director. Laura was one of just 70 … [read more]

Portland, February 1st. The Portland Opera production of Giacomo Puccini well-loved work, Madame Butterfly, is getting rave reviews.  Madame Butterfly stars Kelly Kaduce as Cio-Cio-San with Roger Honeywell as Pinkerton.  (Photo credit: ©Portland Opera/Cory Weaver.) Here’s a link to the YouTube video of Madame Butterfly. … [read more]

Portland, January 29th. The PYP Chamber Orchestra welcomed Hossein and Bobak Salehi as guest artists for Henry Cowell’s beautiful and exotic Persian Set. They performed on Persian instruments Cowell discovered during his studies in Iran in the 1950s. Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Rachel Graves smiled as … [read more]

Portland, January 21st. It was a picture perfect evening for the Friends of Outdoor School to honor top photographers. The Photo of the Year Contest party at the Oregon Historical Society drew an excited crowd. Pictured are: Matt Zaffino, John Waller (co-creator of … [read more]

Portland, January, 26th. The Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest’s African American Advisory Board and several hundred community, business, and educational leaders celebrated mentoring and its life-changing impact during National Mentoring Month. Jason Mayden and Anthony Herrington with Nike were on hand for … [read more]

Portland, January 13th. Music lovers converged on The Old Church for A “Winter Roses” benefit for All Classical 89.9. The popular 24-hour not-for-profit classical music station raised an estimated $2,500 at the event. (Photo credit, Joe Cantrell and Paul Rich) 89.9 staffers Katherine … [read more]

Portland, January 24th. The First Congregational Church was packed with political heavyweights celebrating the life of Senator Mark O. Hatfield. The event organized by the Oregon Historical Society was a special retrospective and the kick-off of the 2012 Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians … [read more]