Portland, February 4th, 2015. The number of attendees was up from hundreds to thousands at the Oregon Convention Center for the “Sneak Peek Charity Preview Party.” Julie Hubbard, Kathi Dordevic, Kristin Rousseve, Lori Pratt and Janice Wilson were at the official kick-off of the Portland International Auto Show. Supporters bought tickets for $100 and the proceeds benefited six local nonprofits including: Meals on Wheels People, Victory Academy, Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area and more. The evening included the chance to stroll through over 400,000 square feet of showroom and admire 500 of the best production, exotic and concept vehicles and technologies 2015 has to offer.
Fox 12 News Director Corey Hanson with Mark Nelson and Shauna Parsons.
Mary Krummel, Martin Kehoe, Eric English and Allison Kehoe took in the auto show.
This Porsche 2015 Cayman GTS has a $200,000 price tag.
Elizabeth English looks over the new Mercedes.
Here’s more info about the auto show, it continues through Sunday at the Oregon Convention Center.
Portland, February 1st, 2015. The Rose City Rollers are one of the top roller derby leagues in the country and the sport is gaining in popularity. The organization is run by volunteers. The nonprofit also raises money for other charities including “First Book Portland.” First Book Portland serves low-income families in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties by addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy–access to books. Rose City Rollers presented First Book with a check for $1,000 at the January Season Opener at Memorial Coliseum and collected 138 books from fans and league members for the organization.
The Break Neck Bettie’s Team taking a lap on the flat track.
The Guns and Rollers Team.
Roller derby used to be somewhat scripted. Now all of the games and plays are real. It follows the WFTDA rules developed for skater safety and competitive sports play. Elbow jabbing, for example, now gets a skater sent to the penalty box. The Rose City Rollers have no professional players. Skaters spend countless hours practicing and training, as well as working volunteer jobs to keep the league running.
Here’s all you need to know about the sport:
MISSION STATEMENT The Rose City Rollers develop women of attitude, athleticism and passion to play a hard-hitting sport of speed and skill. As pioneers in the rebirth of roller derby RCR continues to foster its growth. The league’s goals are to serve our community by empowering women and girls, providing entertainment for our fans and supporting charitable causes. (We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit, formed in 2004, and a founding member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association.)
VALUES Dedication- The dedication of fans, community and league members are the driving force of our success, and allows RCR to be self-owned and self-managed. Athleticism- Roller derby both requires athleticism and provides and outlet for fostering athleticism. RCR enables self-identified women of all levels of ability, ages and body types to train to play a sport. Empowerment – We express desire for our members to feel empowered by providing varied opportunities for personal growth. We foster individual empowerment through commitment to skate training, responsibility to teams, and work within the RCR community. Entertainment- Both the sporting and theatrical aspects of RCR entertain our fans, which is critical to the generation of revenue to meet our goals and to increasing the popularity of the sport, which fosters a sense of community. Community- We strive to be responsible members of each of the various communities that we belong to and on whom we rely for our success.
Visit our Homepage for information on events, try-outs, team standings, livestreaming links and much, much more!
http://www.rosecityrollers.com/
What are the teams?
Rose City Rollers is a league that consists of 4 home teams, 2 travel teams and a junior derby team (Rosebuds). Home teams include the Break Neck Betties, Guns N Rollers, Heartless Heathers and the High Rollers. Our travel teams are made up of all stars from the home teams: the Axles of Annihilation and our nationally ranked “A” team, the Wheels of Justice. We also have an expansion team, the Gorge Roller Girls, out of Hood River in the Columbia River Gorge.
What other teams do the Rose City Rollers play? Home teams play head-to-head with other home teams. The Axles of Annihilation take on competition from across the Northwest. The Wheels of Justice compete in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and take on the best teams from across the country. Once in a while, we’ll throw in a few surprises to keep our fans on their toes.
How much do games cost? Currently admission to games (also known as bouts) costs $14-$20 per person. Find out more on the Tickets page. Season passes are available, pro-rated as the season goes on so they’re always a good deal.
Where can I go see a game? We currently hold bouts at the Memorial Coliseum and The Hangar at Oaks Park. Maps and directions are available on the Locations page. Check out our Events page for upcoming bouts.
Can I join a team? We have tryouts every few months for our Fresh Meat training program. Check the tryouts page for further updates on the exact dates.
If you have skates and gear, you can play derby with our Wreckers recreational team! It’s a great place to get started on derby skills if you’re thinking about trying out.
Rose City Rollers play women’s flat track roller derby. Competitive league players and Wreckers must be over 18 years old. Teenagers should check out the Rosebud program. Men interested in playing derby should contact Portland Men’s Roller Derby.
How is the game played? Are there rules?
Basics: The pack starts four blockers from each team in the “pack” behind the pivot starting line. One jammer from each team lines up at the jammer start line behind the pack.
At the first whistle, the pack takes off. When the pack passes the pivot start line, a double whistle blast sends the jammers to start fighting their way through the pack. The first jammer through the pack without fouling any opposing players is called the “lead jammer” for that jam.
After the initial pass through, jammers receive one point for each member of the opposing team they pass. Jammers don’t need to be the “lead jammer” to score points. Each jam lasts a maximum of two minutes, but the “lead jammer” has the right end the jam at her discretion by placing her hands on her hips.
If you’re new to derby, keep an eye on your favorite team’s jammer. Then, watch the blockers to see how they help or hinder her.
Rules: Flat track roller derby has very specific, standard sporting rules. We follow the most recent version of the WFTDA rules. Have questions? Ask a roller girl. We tend to be pretty friendly off the track.
For those who don’t want a 30-page technical explanation, here’s a real simple video explanation:
How is the winner determined?
Whoever has the most points at the end of the last jam wins. The last jam occurs when the game clock reaches zero. Tie scores at broken by a final over time jam.
For bout outcome records, check our Statistics and Standings page.
What are the positions? Who is the girl with the star on her head? Roller derby has 3 player “positions.”
Pivot: Sets the pace for the pack and is the last line of defense. Wears a helmet cover with a stripe. Can become the Jammer through passing the star. Otherwise just another blocker.
Blocker: Plays offense and defense at the same time. Tries to stop the opposing team’s Jammer, and knocks around the opposing team’s blockers to help her own Jammer.
Jammer: Scores points by passing members of the opposing team. Wears a helmet cover with stars. Only the Jammers score points.
What are the penalties? What’s that referee whistling and waving about? Some of the most common penalties include use of elbows, blocking another skater in the back, and passing out of bounds (cutting the track).
What do these words mean? What’s a Bout? What’s a Jam? What’s a Pivot? This lexicon is intended to be a primer for new fans explaining the basic concepts of the game and the terms you’ll hear referring to our sport and gameplay. This is not a complete list of derby technical terms or rules. Terminology and definitions based on WFTDA ruleset published December 2009. Definitions influenced by the WFTDA rulebook glossary and Silicon Valley Roller Girls derby glossary.
Portland, January 26th, 2015. For the first time the Great Balls of Fire Toughest Tongue belongs to a woman. Mackenzie Stewart ate a record 37 great balls of fire. Crowds gathered at Salvador Molly’s in Southwest Portland for an eating contest that tests the tolerance for spicy food, while raising money for HEAT Oregon, a nonprofit which helps low-income families pay their heating bills. Salvador Molly’s holds its ‘Toughest Tongue’ contest every year. The goal is to see who can eat the most of the restaurant’s ‘Great Balls of Fire,’ which its menu lists as “habanero cheese fritters.” The restaurant takes donations and has raised $60,000 for HEAT Oregon. (Photo credit, Jeremy Cropf from Salvador Molly’s.)
The Great Balls of Fire are always on the menu at Salvador Molly’s and if you can eat just five of them with the sauce, you get your photo on the “Wall of Flame.”
Mackenzie Stewart had tears streaming down her cheeks while eating 37 of the “Great balls of fire” to win the title of Toughest Tongue.
From HEAT Oregon:
Our Mission Statement
HEAT Oregon: Gifting Warmth and Power to Oregonians Facing Hardships
What is HEAT Oregon?
It is estimated that nearly 1 in 4 Oregon families may not have the money to pay for heat or keep the lights on when needed most. HEAT Oregon is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to help Oregonians and hard-working families keep those vital utilities on during unforeseen emergency situations.
At HEAT Oregon, we are people just like you who want to ensure area families are safe and warm in their own home. Together, we are neighbors helping neighbors, providing warmth and kindness through heartfelt donations.
Your Donation Stays In Your Community
At HEAT Oregon, we work with 32 local social service and community organizations throughout Oregon that help us determine if a family is eligible for assistance. We then use donated funds from those comunities to help those in need pay their utility and heating bills.
As careful stewards of your donation, 90 cents of every dollar go directly to help qualifying households in your community pay their heat and electric bills. Charity Navigator, the Internet’s best guide to intelligent giving, awarded HEAT Oregon its highest 4-star rating for its accountabilty and transparency. It’s all thanks to the dedication of our board of directors, focused staff, and your kindness.
Join Us In Gifting Warmth and Power
Part of our continuing mission is to work with our network to provide Oregonian households facing harships with the tools they need for self-reliance via energy conservation education and energy resources. With their dedication, we are helping more of our neighbors be self sufficient.
Give to HEAT Oregon
No one is immune to emergencies and hardships. Each year thousands of Oregon families find themselves in need of temporary assistance to weather the long winter months. If you have the means, please donate today to help ensure that parents and their children, seniors and people with disabilities do not go without basic light and power.
Portland, January 31st, 2015. It’s time for local artists to shine and for fans to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Fertile Ground takes place around the Portland area for 11 days and will finish up February 1st. The festival was launched by the Portland Area Theatre Alliance in 2009 to provide a platform for Portland theater companies to showcase their commitment to new work and to invite regional and national artists to discover for themselves that Portland truly is fertile ground for creativity and innovation. Fertile Ground has grown its scope of offerings to include dance, comedy and visual arts.
Brute, Edward Lyons’ 1950s take on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar features actors including Matt M Ostrowski Edward Lyons and Ethan LaFrance
Lakewood Center for the Arts the cast of “Upon a Winter Road” by Kurt Misar — with Emily Sahler, Matt Hayward, Leah Seligman, Ron Harman, Kurt Misar and Ernie Casciato at Lakewood Center for the Arts.
Polaris Dance Theatre company performing at Groovin’ Greenhouse. Choreography by M’Liss Stephenson Quinnly
Portland, January 19th, 2015. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service brought a record number of volunteers to Oregon Food Bank food warehouse centers in Portland and Beaverton. Nearly 300 volunteers repacked a total of 68,499 lbs of rice and apples during the morning shift alone. Bank of America sponsored the day’s repack and provided the financial support to purchase the food that was processed during the day.
MLK day was marked at many events. The Portland-based World Arts Foundation, Inc. celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday & National Holiday. World Arts Foundation, Inc. has been honoring King for 30 years with its “Keep Alive the Dream” tribute. For more information about the nonprofit, visit World Arts Foundation, Inc.
World Arts has also produced the Timesound Ensemble, a vocal musical ensemble blending a variety of youthful musicians, Youthsound Stageband & Gospel Choir; a historical Dr. Martin Luther King Documentary made for television and After-School Theater workshops for students to supplement or replace important arts programs within public schools.
Here’s a tribute video:
From World Arts Foundation, Inc.
As urban and rural communities become increasingly diverse and home to people representing a wealth of cultural differences, there is increased social pressure, which affects how we live, respond to, and interact with each other.
This impacts our interactions and ability to communicate, whether with children and youth, adults or the elderly.
Nowhere is this point more recognizable than within our public schools where young people struggle each day to recognize, appreciate, learn from, and respect their peers who now reflect a diversity of races, languages, religions, family experiences, and values.
Our work is therefore rooted in a need to develop professional and academic programs that challenge perceptions about “others,” which promote awareness and understanding of ethnic and cultural differences.
World Arts Foundation, Inc. accomplishes this through linkages of schools and their communities in innovative activities.
World Arts Foundation, Inc. has rooted the annual “Keep Alive The Dream” tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a vital and practical tool, which meshes the rich arts, culture, and history of our community.
Park City, January 24th, 2014. Executive producer Brad Pitt and actor James Franco were at the premiere of “True Story” during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Franco plays Christian Longo, who killed his wife and three children on the Oregon coast in 2001 and fled to Mexico, where he said he was Michael Finkel, a reporter for The New York Times.
Jonah Hill stars as Michael Finkel, the disgraced New York Times reporter who meets accused killer Christian Longo (James Franco), who has been living abroad under Finkel’s name. Directed by Rupert Goold, who co-wrote with David Kajganich, adapting Finkel’s memoir. Executive producers include Brad Pitt.
Here’s a bit more about the film from its studio: When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill) meets accused killer Christian Longo (James Franco) – who has taken on Finkel’s identity – his investigation morphs into an unforgettable game of cat-and-mouse. Based on actual events, Finkel’s relentless pursuit of Longo’s true story encompasses murder, love, deceit and redemption. Rupert Goold’s first feature pits Jonah Hill against James Franco in a psychological cat-and-mouse game obscured by many “truths.” As the two calculating men share their stories in private, their similarities become clear while their motivations are less so. David Kajganich scripts Finkel’s memoir into a subtle portrait of an unlikely friendship. “True Story” will be theaters starting on April 10th.
Here’s a trailer for the film:
“True Story” is one of dozens of films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City.
With over 46,000 attendees in 2014, the Sundance Film Festival is one of the largest independent film festivals in the United States.The festival is a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers.
Sundance includes competitive categories for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature-length films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, and Park City At Midnight.
John Cooper, director of programming for the Sundance Film Festival, leads Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Institute, to the podium before the premiere of the documentary film “What Happened, Miss Simone?”
The 2015 Sundance Film Festival is scheduled through February 1, 2015.
Portland, November 18th, 2014. St. Mary’s Academy hosted its 21st annual Food for Thought Luncheon benefitting financial aid. Principal Kelli Clark, Laura Phillips ’15, Debbie Spitznagel Ryan ’89, President Christina Friedhoff, Melissa Strain Angeli ’86 & Brigid Schulte ’80 helped make the event a success. Brigid Schulte ’80, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author addresses work life balance,The event sold out in record time and drew more than 800 attendees who are passionate about St. Mary’s Academy and ensuring that a first-class education remains accessible to young women who desire it, regardless of financial circumstances. Thanks to generous donors, the Luncheon raised more than $500,000.
Keynote speaker Brigid Schulte ’80
Academy welcomed Brigid Schulte ’80, award-winning journalist for the Washington Post and author of New York Times bestseller, Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has The Time. At the luncheon, Schulte spoke about work life balance, with an emphasis on managing life as a working mother.
This year’s Food for Thought Luncheon was co-chaired by alumnae Melissa Strain Angeli ’86 and Debbie Spitznagel Ryan ’89 in tribute to their mothers, Dianne LaGrand Strain ’60 and Diane Spitznagel.
Their mothers served on the board of St. Mary’s Academy and were on the founding committee for Food for Thought at its inception more than 20 years ago. Although, Dianne and Diane have both passed away, they are memorialized with scholarships at St. Mary’s Academy.
“Our moms always believed in giving back and modeled for us the importance of giving through our time and our support. They were deeply committed to St. Mary’s and believed that a SMA education could change a young woman’s life. We are honored to continue to support this important event in their memory,” said Melissa and Debbie.
Learn more about the inception of the Food For Thought Luncheon, two of its founders and financial aid at St. Mary’s Academy in this short online video: bit.ly/FFT14.
Portland, Ore. The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) has awarded $693,959 in project grants for calendar year 2015, including 66 grants to nonprofit organizations and schools, and 80 individual artists in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties. This year’s project grants are made possible by increased funding from the City of Portland, RACC’s largest funding source, and RACC’s workplace giving program, Work for Art. Clackamas County, Washington County, Multnomah County and Metro also helped fund these project grants. Funding went to organizations like Kukatonon Children’s African Dance Troupe, a recipient of a RACC Project Grant, performing “The Village” at Portland State University’s Lincoln Hall in 2014. (Photo credit, Naim Hasan)
RACC supported 49% of all requests with full or partial funding. Among the projects awarded to individual artists, 64% have never received RACC funding before, and 35% of all organizations are receiving project grant support for the first time. The pool of applicants continues to change and evolve as well – 40% of all proposals received this year were from artists and arts organizations that have never before applied for RACC funding.
“RACC made a commitment several years ago to finding and funding more diverse and accessible artistic programs,” said executive director Eloise Damrosch. “These project grants demonstrate that we are indeed reaching new and talented people in our community. The range of projects funded by RACC in 2015 will be deep and broad, and we will continue to improve on this every year going forward.”
To vet the proposals, 44 volunteers served on 11 different panels organized by discipline. Most volunteers (93%) served on a RACC grants panel for the first time. Guided by staff during the months of October, November and December, these volunteers evaluated proposals based on artistic merit, audience development and financial accountability, forwarding their final recommendations to the RACC board of directors for approval on December 17.
First-time grant recipients included Sabina Haque who will premiere her multimedia installation at the Littman Gallery investigating the emotional impact of the “War on Terror” in Pakistan and in the Portland refugee community; Darrell Grant will present a CD release event for his jazz composition “The Territory” including video interviews with other notable Oregon artists; and photographer Larry Cwik will present large scale photographic work depicting the Inupiat, Inuit, and other Arctic communities in northern Alaska, Canada, Norway and Russia revealing recent lifestyle changes and the impact of global climate change.
Organizations that were awarded project grants for the first time include Historic Parkrose which received funding to support “Summer Nights on Sandy” – a street fair with local entertainment, vendors, and family fun focused on the arts; Friends of Zenger Farm, located in outer Southeast Portland in the Johnson Creek watershed, will work with artist Leon Smith to facilitate the production of a community designed and built living structure at their 6 acre educational farm; and People-Places-Things LLC will develop a series of 52 images by Dominican artist Hampton Rodriguez that make a “Deck of Professions” reflecting the diversity of the city through our occupations and which will be used to teach language classes to immigrants.
Projects rooted in community participation include a series of writing workshops called “With You On The Journey” culminating in a staged reading led by Carol Imani for family members of people in prison; a program by The Aspire Project which provides tap and classical dance classes and performance opportunities for low-income children and families in North Portland; and a bilingual exhibit at the Portland Mercado titled “El Espiritu del Emprendador”, facilitated by Hacienda CDC highlighting the entrepreneurial spirit of the Latino community.
Arts-in-Schools opportunities will bring youth from the Oregon Trail Academy in Boring, Oregon to King Elementary School in Portland to collaborate on songwriting and then perform under the direction of One World Chorus; and a project by Laura Leiman involves students at Astor and Cesar Chavez K-8 schools creating unique signatures, monograms & self identifying symbols as they explore what makes each person’s identity special through the art of the letterform.
In addition, an anonymous donor continues to provide special funding for an annual “Innovation Prize” of $2,500. This year’s award for outstanding, innovative, media-oriented project goes to Kelly Goeller for a film mandala and video tapestry showing a storybook version of the Pacific Northwest titled “Habitat.”
Below is a complete list of funded projects. More detailed summaries of each grant are available at www.racc.org/2015projectgrants.
RACC project grants for individuals, calendar year 2015
Note: (*) denotes Clackamas County applicants, and (**) denotes Washington County based applicants. All other applicants are based in Multnomah County.
Individual Artist
Category/Discipline
Amount
Tori Abernathy
Visual Arts
$ 1,921
Abra Ancliffe
Visual Arts
$ 5,215
Sean Andries
Theatre
$ 4,050
Johanna Barron
Visual Arts
$ 5,400
Matthew Berger
Arts-in-Schools
$ 5,978
Tracy Broyles
Multi-Discipline Performance
$ 3,799
Ben Buswell
Visual Arts
$ 5,007
Matthew Carlson
Music
$ 4,796
Robin Chilstrom
Arts-in-Schools
$ 5,991
Adriene Cruz
Community Participation
$ 5,279
Larry Cwik
Photography
$ 5,332
Amber Dawn
Media Arts
$ 3,735
Shawn Demarest
Visual Arts
$ 4,757
Suniti Dernovsek
Multi-Discipline Performance
$ 5,693
Brenan Dwyer
Media Arts
$ 3,680
Alex Falcone
Theatre
$ 2,090
Michelle Fujii
Multi-Discipline Performance
$ 3,990
Mario Gallucci
Photography
$ 4,110
Nicole Georges
Literature
$ 6,000
Erik Geschke
Visual Arts
$ 3,360
Kelly Goeller
Media Arts
$ 4,514
Darrell Grant
Music
$ 5,955
Sabina Haque
Visual Arts
$ 5,935
Jen Harrison
Music
$ 5,700
Elijah Hasan
Media Arts
$ 4,563
Bethany Hays
Visual Arts
$ 4,410
Justin Hocking
Literature
$ 6,000
Kurtis Hough
Media Arts
$ 5,400
Nathaniel Hulskamp
Music
$ 5,787
Carol Imani
Community Participation
$ 3,593
Raina Imig
Community Participation
$ 5,429
Abraham Ingle
Visual Arts
$ 4,134
Katharine Jacobs
Photography
$ 4,640
Dawn Jones
Media Arts
$ 5,950
Kelly Kendziorski
Media Arts
$ 5,661
Theresa Koon
Music
$ 4,800
Horatio Law
Visual Arts
$ 4,800
Laura Leiman**
Arts-in-Schools
$ 5,951
Alain LeTourneau
Photography
$ 5,860
Katherine Longstreth
Dance
$ 4,307
Joaquin Lopez**
Multi-Discipline Performance
$ 5,499
Bertha Marin
Visual Arts
$ 4,950
Tere Mathern
Dance
$ 5,700
Matt McCormick
Media Arts
$ 4,456
Brenna McDonald
Dance
$ 4,966
Marc Moscato
Literature
$ 5,310
Pepe Moscoso
Photography
$ 4,408
Lena Munday
Visual Arts
$ 2,309
Travis Neel
Visual Arts
$ 4,584
Travis Nikolai
Visual Arts
$ 3,848
Eric Nordstrom
Media Arts
$ 4,800
Caroline Oakley
Community Participation
$ 6,000
Liz Obert
Photography
$ 2,558
Ann Marie O’Malley
Literature
$ 5,343
Stephen Osserman
Music
$ 5,581
Roger Peet
Visual Arts
$ 5,054
Kajanne Pepper
Multi-Discipline Performance
$ 3,563
Judith Pulman
Literature
$ 4,732
Joanne Radmilovich Kollman
Arts-in-Schools
$ 3,312
Jayanthi Raman**
Dance
$ 5,400
Kirsten Rian
Literature
$ 3,960
Dmae Roberts
Literature
$ 4,760
Ethan Rose
Music
$ 4,780
Heidi Schwegler
Visual Arts
$ 6,000
Shalanda Sims
Community Participation
$ 4,732
Ilana Sol
Media Arts
$ 5,700
Pablo Solares-Rowbury**
Visual Arts
$ 4,280
Anne Sorce
Theatre
$ 3,602
Jack StockLynn
Theatre
$ 4,402
Ellie Stuckey
Media Arts
$ 4,648
Kate Szrom
Photography
$ 5,230
Barbara Tetenbaum
Visual Arts
$ 5,405
Chanel Vivian
Visual Arts
$ 4,710
Kimberly Warner
Media Arts
$ 4,160
Katie Watkins
Theatre
$ 3,447
Claire Willett
Theatre
$ 4,475
Brandon Woolley
Theatre
$ 4,800
Jennifer Wright
Multi-Discipline Performance
$ 4,750
Lucy Yim
Dance
$ 4,394
Leni Zumas
Literature
$ 5,225
RACC project grants for organizations, calendar year 2015
Note: (*) denotes Clackamas County applicants, and (**) denotes Washington County based applicants. All other applicants are based in Multnomah County.
Organization
Category/Discipline
Amount
45th Parallel
Music
$ 5,696
Agnieszka Laska Dancers
Dance
$ 4,760
Architecture Foundation of Oregon
Arts-in-Schools
$ 6,000
Beaverton Arts Commission**
Community Participation
$ 5,650
Beaverton School District**
Arts-in-Schools
$ 522
Beaverton Symphony Orchestra**
Music
$ 2,344
Benson High School
Arts-in-Schools
$ 4,743
Big Horn Brass*
Music
$ 3,126
Boom Arts
Theatre
$ 6,000
Cinema Project
Media Arts
$ 1,712
Circus Cascadia
Arts-in-Schools
$ 2,640
CoHo Productions
Theatre
$ 5,697
Conduit Dance Inc.
Dance
$ 5,700
Creative Music Guild
Multi-Discipline Performance
$ 5,400
Disability Art and Culture Project
Community Participation
$ 4,215
Ecotrust
Media Arts
$ 5,615
Estacada Area Arts Commission/City of Estacada*
Community Participation
$ 5,840
Fear No Music
Music
$ 4,905
Friends of Zenger Farm
Community Participation
$ 4,796
Hacienda CDC
Community Participation
$ 4,689
Hand2Mouth
Theatre
$ 4,800
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre/Northwest
Dance
$ 4,800
Historic Parkrose
Community Participation
$ 5,039
India Cultural Association**
Community Participation
$ 4,228
Irvington PTA
Arts-in-Schools
$ 5,700
Jewish Theatre Collaborative
Theatre
$ 5,197
Kukatonon Children’s African Dance Troupe
Community Participation
$ 6,000
Late Night Library
Literature
$ 5,166
Lewis & Clark College Hoffman Gallery
Visual Arts
$ 6,000
MediaRites
Theatre
$ 4,608
MetroArts Inc
Music
$ 4,612
My Voice Music
Community Participation
$ 4,800
NAYA Family Center
Community Participation
$ 6,000
Nomadic Theatre Co
Theatre
$ 4,784
Northwest Animation Festival
Media Arts
$ 5,883
Obo Addy Legacy Project
Community Participation
$ 5,400
One World Chorus*
Arts-in-Schools
$ 5,140
OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon
Community Participation
$ 3,650
Oregon Potters Association
Visual Arts
$ 4,860
Orlo
Literature
$ 5,400
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Visual Arts
$ 4,800
PDX Pop Now!
Music
$ 5,250
People-Places-Things, LLC
Visual Arts
$ 3,375
Portland Children’s Museum
Community Participation
$ 5,700
Portland Community College Foundation
Media Arts
$ 6,000
Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
Theatre
$ 5,400
Portland Playhouse
Theatre
$ 5,400
Portland Symphonic Choir
Music
$ 5,400
QDoc
Media Arts
$ 5,950
Raphael Spiro String Quartet**
Community Participation
$ 4,401
RECESS
Visual Arts
$ 2,396
Resonance Vocal Ensemble
Music
$ 3,577
Resonate Choral Arts*
Arts-in-Schools
$ 4,455
Risk/Reward
Multi-Discipline Performance
$ 5,995
Siren Nation
Community Participation
$ 3,654
Southwest Charter School
Arts-in-Schools
$ 2,600
Tavern Books
Literature
$ 4,160
The Art Gym at Marylhurst University*
Visual Arts
$ 5,700
The Aspire Project
Community Participation
$ 2,700
The Circus Project
Arts-in-Schools
$ 5,700
The Library Foundation
Community Participation
$ 5,400
The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest)
Portland, December 9th, 2014. 100 Women Who Care Portland is a group of women who care deeply about the Portland community and want to do something about it. It meets once a quarter for 1 hour and donate up to $10,000 to a selected non-profit. The new nonprofit joins many others across the country and offers opportunities to women who, “Don’t have time in their busy lives to volunteer but have been wanting to help those in need, and can commit to one hour every three months.”
100 Women Who Care Portland of Founder, Annemie Williams, presenting a donation to David’s Harp representatives, Mary Kautzer, Program Manager and Becky Hubbard, Board Chair.
The Portland Chapter of 100 Women Who Care held its first meeting on Tuesday December 9th at the Northwest Natural Gas 4th floor Hospitality Center 220 NW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR. 28 women attended. After presentations by 3 members the group voted that David’s Harp would be the first recipient of funds donated by the members.
From The Portland Chapter of 100 Women Who Care:
The next quarterly meeting of 100 Women Who Care Portland is Tuesday March 10th, 6:30-7:30, social hour and registration from 5:30-6:30. All women committed to making a difference in our community are welcome to attend. For more information about 100 Women Who Care Portland, please visit our website http://annemiewilliams.wix.com/100wwcportland or Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/100wwcportland.
Vancouver, WA. Members of The Junior Joy Team and Hough Elementary Leadership Team delivered Happy Packets with hand-written notes of appreciation and candy to the entire staff of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s Emergency Department over the holidays. The notes express thanks for all the care and healing the ER team provides everyday to people living in Vancouver, Washington. Founded in February 2010, The Joy Team is a 501c3 corporation based in Vancouver, Washington, with the mission of building community by spreading joy, optimism and inspiration.
Touring an ambulance.
Donna Mairose teaching Abby Mowery about crutches.
Donna Mairose masking a Hough student.
The Joy Team and Hough Leadership Team at the hospital.
Donna Mairose applying neck brace to Taryn Larsen .
ER doctor getting Happy Packets.
The kids learning how to correctly wash hands.
An ambulance paramedic talking to kids.
There were lots of thank you notes.
ER Nurse Donna Mairose led a tour of the ER for the kids, who passed out Happy Packets along the way. The educational tour included hooking up kids to a heart monitor, applying wrist, neck and clavicle braces, measuring oxygenation of the blood and sitting inside an ambulance. Donna also stressed the importance of wearing helmets EVERY time kids ride bikes or skateboards and showed them the proper way to thoroughly wash hands as one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The doctors, nurses and staff in the Emergency Department were selected to be recipients of The Joy Team’s Happy Packets because every day they’re working to save lives. “They take care of us when we need it the most,” said Michele McKeag Larsen, founder of The Joy Team, “and we wanted to say thank you.” On December 5th, ER nurse Stephanie spoke at a Hough Elementary assembly and the students wrote their thank you notes the following week.
The Joy Team has been partnering with Hough Elementary School in Vancouver since 2012 as a way to connect our youth in a new way to the community they live in, giving them the opportunity to express gratitude for the services that make our lives better in so many ways while spreading joy to the very people who provide those services.
From The Joy Team:
Projects of the positive thought organization include putting up 100 positive messages (and counting), delivering over 2,250 Happy Packets to the staff of organizations serving the community through The Junior Joy Team, giving over 4,000 jars of joy-wrapped peanut butter to hungry kids through the PB & JOY Project and the annual Chalk the Walks event. Learn more at thejoyteam.org, like them on Facebook.com/TheJoyTeam or follow them on Twitter @TheJoyTeam.
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