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Willamette Valley Development Officers Celebration

The Willamette Valley Development Officers hosted a special summer event in the Lan Su Chinese Garden (Photo Credit Andie Petkus). The July social mixer was aimed at building connections between business and non-profits. Several hundred people came to the festive party to make connections. It’s slogan: 3 Degrees, 2 Unite, 1 Community.

Ron Bertolucci, Senior Vice President & Nonprofit Niche Manager First Independent and Agnes Zach, Executive Director, WVDO

Sponsors included; The Spirit Mountian Community Fund, The Portland Business Journal, Capital Pacific Bank.

Portland's lovely Lan Su Garden

 

Members of the Leve’ Board enjoy an evening of networking

Gisel Hillner, Vice-President, Oregon Region, Washington Trust bank chats with Cynthia Thompson, Director of Development & Marketing at the Macdonald Center

 

Based on the popularity of the July 14th event, The WVDO may make the social mixer between business leaders and non-profits an annual event.

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Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.

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