Dream On Bowl-a-thon Strikes Gold

Class 10 Dreamers and their Program Manager, Kate Lee attended the event thanks to donations from more than 100 donors!

Portland, May 17th, 2014. More than 100 bowlers gathered at Interstate Lanes to support “I Have a Dream” Oregon. 17 bowling teams raised $6,700 to support summer enrichment for more than 1,500 low-income student Dreamers, including college campus tours, job shadows, arts and sports camps and innovative programming to address the transition between 8^th and 9^th grades.

Young Leaders Collective members Jude Lieberman and Zach Putnam and their friends raised more $1,000 to support Dreamers.

Young Leaders Collective member Calvin Bair and his friends raised more than $1,400 with his team ‘The Bowling Stones’

The event was led by “I Have a Dream” Oregon’s new Young Leaders Collective, a junior board consisting of professionals under the age of 40 who work to support the organization in fundraising, service and increased awareness. Event sponsors included The Standard, Moss Adams, The Rock Wood Fired Pizza and Flying Pie Pizza.

Learn more about “I Have a Dream” Oregon at www.dreamoregon.org

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.