Portland, October 16th-17th, 2013. Human Solutions’ 11th annual “It’s on the House” fundraisers generated $39,000 to support emergency shelter and housing programs for low-income and homeless families. Human Solutions client Shannon Chandonet and her year-old son, Dillon were among the 190 people who attended. Previously homeless, Shannon and Dillon stayed at Human Solutions’ emergency Daybreak Shelter while the agency helped them find a suitable apartment. Shannon has graduated from college, and is working with a Human Solutions Family Advocate to reach long-term self-sufficiency. (photo credit, Andie Petkus Photography)
First Lady of Oregon Cylvia Hayes delivered the keynote address at the Portland luncheon, held at the Benson Hotel.
Speakers were eloquent in their support of Human Solutions’ mission to build pathways out of poverty for low-income and homeless families. Guests also heard from a Human Solutions client who shared how the stable housing and support services she received for herself and her son helped her overcome domestic violence and drug addiction to graduate from college and rebuild her life.
Board Members Jesse Smith and Olga Gerberg at the “It’s On the House” Portland luncheon.
Luncheon guests included Jan Laskey, Senior Vice President and Senior Client Manager of Community Development Banking, Bank of America; Jean DeMaster, Executive Director, Human Solutions; Rich Miller, Director of Operations at Affinity Property Management; and Carla Piluso, Board President, Human Solutions.
Women With Direction members with First Lady Cylvia Hayes (fourth from right) and Human Solutions Executive Director Jean DeMaster (far right).
There was also a Gresham breakfast at Persimmon Country Club featured a keynote address by Judith Huck, owner of Classique Floors and the 2013 Oregon Small Business Person of the Year.
Human Solutions thanked the following sponsors for making these events possible: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, KeyBank, Affinity Property Management, Enterprise Community Partners, Legacy Health, and Alder Geotechnical Services.
PORTLAND Ore.- At its annual fall meeting the Portland Rose Festival Foundation inducted four new board members, introduced the 2014 officers and handed out service awards at the World Trade Center Thursday evening in downtown Portland. The officers officially take their chairs November first at the beginning of the Festival’s calendar year.
Board officers:
President – Todd Johnston, CEO, Selectron Technologies, Inc.
President Elect – Frank Chinn, retired
Vice President – Brett Baker, US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
Secretary- Arthur De Bow, Director of Exhibitions and Alumni Affairs Oregon College of Art and Craft
Treasurer – Peter Mack, President/CEO, Occuscreen
Assistant Treasurer – Sarah Friend, Employee Benefits Consultant, The Partners Group
By unanimous vote the board welcomed four new members:
Jimmy Drakos is President of Avalon Properties/Willamette Capital Group, a real estate development firm. A former tennis touring professional, Jimmy chose the Portland area for his home; he is still active in the tennis community, serving as Tennis Director at the Waverley Country Club.
Richard Horswell is the Principal Creative Executive for Regency Media LLC. He has served on numerous boards and committees, including UO Foundation, SOLVE, the Old Church Society, the Portland Opera Guild, the Member Events Committee at the MAC Club and the University Club Board of Directors; he currently serves as President of the University Club Foundation.
Karen Bonelli Sanquist is a seamstress in the Portland area. She has served on the Court Committee for several years, including using her seamstress skills to help with the Court wardrobe.
Cheryl Zander is co-owner of Vaya Creative LLC, an artistic services company. She is a member of the Portland Business Alliance and a board member of CASA for Children, as well as a Cycle Oregon volunteer.
The Rose Festival proudly recognizes those who have given so much to the Festival through their volunteerism and dedication:
Volunteers of the Year:
Shari MacDonald – financial consultant
Rod Weick – Band Hosting program
Directors of the Year:
Liza McQuade
Contesa Diaz-Nicolaidis
Rookie of the Year:
Carla Stenberg
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Tony Hufford – 25 years of board service
The Portland Rose Festival Foundation is a non-profit that serves families and individuals with programs and events that promote the arts, education and volunteerism. We value environmental responsibility, diversity, patriotism and our historic & floral heritage. For the latest Rose Festival news and events go to www.RoseFestival.org.
Portland, September 12th, 2013. The 14th Annual Samuel C. Wheeler Freedom Award drew 400 supporters to the Governor Hotel. The event was inspiring with a full room of people supportive of reducing the stigma surrounding addiction and recovery; it raised $190,000 for De Paul Treatment Centers. Pictured are Executive Director Sheila North, Freedom Award honoree Mark O’Donnell, and De Paul Board President Jay Minor. (photo credit, Andie Petkus)
Portland attorney Mark P. O’Donnell was awarded this year’s Freedom Award for his commitment to AA and his work in the community. “Mark is an inspiration for many, and the support of his friends, family, and colleagues at the event made it clear that he has made an impact in our community,” leaders
Mark O’Donnell receives a standing ovation
explained.
Ted and Tom Wheeler share a memory of their father, Sam.
This year, the Freedom Award was renamed to honor Samuel C. Wheeler, a long-time supporter and friend of De Paul Treatment Centers and the first Freedom Award honoree. Sam Wheeler’s dedication to the recovery community and commitment to the De Paul Treatment Centers makes him a prime example of the traits the Freedom Award recognizes. Sam’s sons State Treasurer Ted Wheeler and Tom Wheeler spoke about their father at the event.
De Paul Board Secretary & Treasurer Harry Wilson makes a pledge
The funds generated from the 14th Annual Samuel C. Wheeler Freedom Award enable the nonprofit to continue to live out its mission of creating freedom from addiction for men, women, youth, and families.
De Paul Treatment Centers is one of Oregon’s oldest and largest providers of residential and outpatient chemical dependency treatment for adults and youth. Our mission is to create freedom from addiction for individuals, families, and communities. Founded by the Portland Society of St. Vincent de Paul in 1974, De Paul became an independent, secular 501(c)3 nonprofit agency in 1978. More than 30,000 people have been served since De Paul’s inception. De Paul Treatment Centers uses proven and effective treatment strategies to fulfill its mission.
Initially, De Paul served only adult males. In 1984 we expanded our programs to work with women, and in 1985, De Paul opened the De Paul Youth & Family Center to provide treatment to adolescents aged 13 to 18.
De Paul was one of the first organizations in Oregon to use evidence-based practices to treat substance use disorders and treat co-occurring mental health disorders. In 2005, De Paul became one of the first agencies in the area to implement an electronic medical record.
Approximately 2,000 men, women, and youth participate in substance use disorder treatment each year through our three residential and outpatient treatment facilities in the Portland Metropolitan area- the De Paul adult center in downtown Portland, De Paul Youth & Family Center in NE Portland, and De Paul’s Hillsboro outpatient center. All locations offer mental health treatment for clients with co-occurring disorders. Our clients are culturally diverse adults, youth and families with substance use disorders. We serve clients from across Oregon and the surrounding states, with most residing in the Portland Metropolitan area.
Beaverton, October 17th, 2013.NIKE, Inc. has announced grants totaling $300,000 to 26 local nonprofits and schools through the Nike Employee Grant Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation (NEGF) for its Summer 2013 cycle.
The Nike Employee Grant Fund, which was established in 2010 and is administered in a unique partnership with The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), supports projects that encourage physical activity in meaningful ways, especially those that create early positive experiences for children through physical education, sports and play. Since its launch, NEGF has provided 170 grants to organizations and schools that contribute to making Oregon and Southwest Washington great places to live and work.
The Summer 2013 award recipients feature a wide variety of organizations in greater Portland, including 4 Worlds United Soccer Alliance, a local nonprofit that works to bridge the gap between first and fourth world children by bringing them together on the soccer field, and Northwest Dance Project, to support the dance troupe’s interactive dance education activities with underserved youth.
“From grassroots nonprofits to neighborhood schools, these 26 award recipients are shining examples of groups with innovative programs that improve our community through physical activity opportunities for young people,” said Kathy Webb, Nike Community Impact Manager and administrator of this program.
“We are proud to support these local projects and connect Nike employees with our communities, not only through the grant making process but through their continued volunteerism efforts with these important organizations.”
Nike employees are integrally involved with the Nike Employee Grant Fund grant-making process. With OCF oversight, a Nike employee advisory committee develops grant recommendations. Employees at Nike World Headquarters continue their involvement by volunteering their time and professional experience to help the winning nonprofits achieve their overall objectives.
“We are very excited about our grant from the Nike Employee Grant Fund, which will allow us to expand our programming to help more immigrant and refugee youth participate in organized soccer,” said Mark Verna, President and Founder of 4 Worlds United Soccer Alliance. “Opportunity does not come often or easily to these kids, and through soccer, they gain confidence in their skills and increased self worth. With Nike’s generous support, 4 Worlds United will be able to help enhance the lives of more children, and bridge the gap between first and fourth world children by bringing them together on the soccer field.”
Next Funding Cycle Open Now
The next Nike awards cycle is now open, with $250,000 in cash grants being offered to nonprofits and schools in the greater Portland area (Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Yamhill, and Columbia counties in Oregon and Clark County in southwest Washington). Grants are one-year awards totaling between $5,000 and $20,000 each. 80 percent of grant awards support organizations and projects that are creating a world where physical activity, play and sports are highly valued, and 20 percent support organizations and projects that address community challenges through innovative community-based solutions.
Applications are due December 1, 2013, and are available online at www.oregoncf.org/nike.
Summer 2013 Nike Employee Grant Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Awardees
The following 26 organizations received Summer 2013 grants:
Create a safe, inclusive and environmentally friendly outdoor play area for children who reside with their mothers being treated for addictions at the Letty Owings Center.
Expand existing program that equips under served families with the education, skills and tools needed to access and prepare fresh, healthy meals on a limited budget.
Provide soccer and nutrition programming for students in the Expresiones After School Program by utilizing Hacienda CDC’s newly constructed Futsal court.
Provide support for physical activities and healthy lifestyle skills development during the Student Alliance Project’s Winter, Spring and Summer Leadership Camps.
Create an innovative after-school recreation program while teaching youth the essentials of health and wellness based on a culturally specific service delivery model.
Improve school climate & increase the physical/emotional health of Portland area kids in low-income schools through inclusive and positive recesses and intramural sports.
Enhance a recreational trail network at Pleasant Valley School, providing student, family and community access, increasing recreation onsite, while protecting the habitat.
Introduce a new play environment at Whitman School, where all children can be active, imaginative and encourage health and play as a part of their learning environment.
Reduce disproportionate minority student referrals for school discipline and to juvenile justice by disrupting traditional exclusionary discipline practices.
Provide additional Aquine Therapy, which is a proven method of play that builds strength, balance, sensory integration and spatial awareness for youth with developmental disabilities (DD).
Provide bicycle transportation to low-income children and adults in Yamhill County.
About NIKE, Inc.
NIKE, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world’s leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly-owned NIKE subsidiaries include Converse Inc., which designs, markets and distributes athletic lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories and Hurley International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes surf and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories. For more information, visit www.nikeinc.com and follow @Nike.
The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF)
The mission of The Oregon Community Foundation is to improve life in Oregon and promote effective philanthropy. OCF works with individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create charitable funds to support the community causes they care about. Through these funds OCF awarded more than $66 million in grants and scholarships in 2012. Information at oregoncf.org.
Portland, October 9th, 2013. Over 260 people attended Dress for Success Oregon’s inaugural Empowerment Breakfast which drew supporters like Tom Kelly from Neil Kelly; Barb Attridge, Co-Founder and Executive
Director of Dress for Success Oregon and Theressa Dulaney from Comcast. The event at the Governor Hotel raised over $40,000 featured an educational panel presentation with businesses and individuals coming together to discuss how generational poverty affects our community and how Dress for Success Oregon is making an impact by helping low-income women gain employment, independence and self-worth. (Photo credit, Andie Petkus)
Panelists: Erinn Kelley-Siel, Department of Human Services; Roger Hinshaw, Bank of America; Dr. Donna Beegle, Communication Across Barriers; Cylvia Hayes, First Lady of Oregon.
Ken Thrasher, Compli Inc. and Nicki Nickoloff, Wells Fargo Bank and Dress for Success Oregon Board Member.
Monique Barton, Roger Hinshaw, and Nicole Frisch from Bank of America.
Sandra Etlinger; Karen Fishel, Co-Founder of Dress for Success Oregon and Vice-President of Board; Lori Hickox.
From Dress for Success:
Dress for Success Oregon is a nonprofit organization that has been helping low-income women successfully transition back into the workforce since 1999.
We promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Portland, October 4th, 2013. Over 300 people gathered at The Nines Hotel for Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s Hard Hat & Black Tie Dinner and auction. This was the third year of this fun event, where movers and shakers around the Portland area get to dress up in their finest construction attire to raise money for homebuilding. Scott Holden from First Republic Bank and Dawn Holden from Sterling Bank Home Loans were King and Queen of the night. Habitat creates successful homeownership by partnering hardworking, local families in need with the community to build healthy, affordable homes. This event, emceed by KGW’s Reggie Aqui, raised over $176,000. (photo credit, Sarah Galbraith)
Paul George, Attorney at Lane Powell and Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East Board Chair toasts at VIP reception
Susie Vischer, Former Habitat for Humanity board memeber and long time volunteer, and Sandra Casillas Future Habitat Homeowner show off their outfits made from construction material
Tom Kelly, Owner of Neil Kelly; Mark Waller, Owner of Bridgeworks Capital; Steve Messinetti, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East
Many of those who attend are the also involved in the hands on building of homes for low income families.
From Habitat for Humanity:
Every day in Multnomah County and northern Clackamas County, low-income, hardworking families struggle to find affordable places to live. Rapidly rising rents force these families to live in unsafe, unhealthy, and crowded conditions. These families often have to move once or twice a year in search of rents that stay within their reach. Because of this, children transfer from school to school, affecting their learning and their self-esteem.
The American dream of homeownership is seen as simply unattainable, due to the skyrocketing cost of home prices and little change in incomes of hardworking families.
Our mission of working with the community to build simple, healthy, affordable homes with and for these families has resulted in over 200 families permanently escaping poverty housing. We believe in this mission, because we have seen first-hand how affordable homeownership impacts families, children, and communities.
Families have a chance to experience stability, build equity wealth, and have something tangible to pass on to their children.
Children are healthier and safer. They do better in school, have higher self-esteem, and feel more hopeful toward their future.
Communities are improved, as homeowners tend to be more active in their communities than renters, and pay into the local tax base.
Coming up….
Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build is gearing up for their third annual Pie Bake-Off on Sunday, October 27, from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. at the Alberta Street Pub. Forks are provided and there are several ways you can get involved!
You can submit a pie, or several, to the contest to be judged by professional Portland area bakers and have a chance to win some sweet prizes! If you are more akin to pie consumption than production, you can just show up and sample from a bounty of delicious pies for a small donation! All proceeds from the event will go directly to building an affordable home in partnership with a local family. In addition, this year there will be a costume contest for kids and a Pie-walk for those that are feeling lucky!
Portland, October 10th, 2013. Over 600 fans of the designed and built environment gathered to pay tribute to Benson Industries, the Portland-based global leader in the design, pre-fabrication and installation of custom unitized curtain wall systems (everything you see on the outside of the building) for some of the most intricate and interesting buildings in Oregon and throughout the world. The dinner was also time to celebrate the educational programs of the The Architecture Foundation of Oregon, so Max Becker and Ben Carr told afo board member Wilson Smith from Nike about their experiences in the Architects in Schools program. They brought their model house along to demonstrate their learning. (photo credit, Andie Petkus)
The Architecture Foundation of Oregon raised $150,000 at the annual honors dinner those proceeds benefit afo’s programs and services including Architects in Schools, scholarships and public awareness activities.
Moderator, afo board member Susan Poss queries Hoffman Corp. President Wayne Drinkward, Gerding Edlen Development CEO Mark Edlen, and Pei Cobb Freed principal Michael Flynn about their collaborations with Benson Industries. They’re seated in front of “Benson City” a video skyline comprised of Benson building images from around the globe.
2013 afo Honored Citizens, Benson Industries. Seated, left to right, are Carol and Joe Aholt, Benson COO, Tom Valvo of Benson parent company Mitek, Benson CEO Lou Niles, and Glori Niles. Standing are Michael Flucke, John Beaulieu, Paula Beaulieu, Peter Potwin and Cheryl Myers.
Curtain Wall Shish Kebabs — articulated sculptures made of extrusions from the Long Beach Federal Courthouse — were going home as garden art.
Volunteers at the ready for the membership sweep: Amiri Horn, Lilla Knowles, Clara Adams, kid-wrangler Amanda Morgan, Caleb Vaudt and Ben Becker.
From The Architecture Foundation of Oregon:
We supports Oregon’s quality of life and creates awareness of our designed environments through education, advocacy, philanthropy & inspiration.
Design can be nearly invisible yet it has considerable impact on our everyday lives. afo helps people connect to design and the ways in which it shapes their lives and their communities.
As populations continue to grow and the natural environment is increasingly built upon, afoworks to foster thoughtful, considered decisions about the buildings and infrastructure that are placed in our world. Oregon, in particular, is a very special, almost sacred place. With its rugged Pacific coastline, its pristine mountain ranges, sumptuous river valleys, vast high deserts and fertile agricultural lands, it reminds us of why our predecessors faced arduous journeys to reside here.
Putting a shovel in that land, felling a tree, pouring a foundation, erecting or altering a structure, neighborhood or community are privileges that come with a deep responsibility to step lightly on the earth. We share responsibility, not only in terms of ecological consciousness, but also with regard to the visual, spatial and tactile impact that the built environment has on our daily lives. We must pay attention to the shadows that are cast, the pathways that might be blocked, and the connections that may be broken as changes are made.
Thoughtful, considered design enhances our relationship to the natural environment and to humanity. afo works to help Oregonians understand this and to learn how they can contribute to preserving our very special sense of place even as our numbers increase and our presence expands.
History
With a desire to use their geometry for the greater good of Oregonians, founding members John Matteson, AIA, William Fletcher, FAIA, Brooks Gunsul, FAIA, William Merrit, AIA, Gary Michael, FAIA, Richard E. Ritz, AIA, Jon Schleuning, FAIA, and Roger Yost, FAIA, began the Architecture Foundation of Oregon in 1981.
Five founding firms provided initial funding for the fledgling foundation: BOORA Architects, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, SRG Partnership, Yost Grube Hall Architects, and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership. Each contributed $5,000 to help fund an endowment and incorporated afoas a not for profit Oregon corporation in 1983. Other contributions were received from AIA/Portland, architectural firms and individuals to provide operating funds.
Portland, September 28th, 2013. Over 600 guests joined Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation at the Portland Art Museum for the Doernbecher Freestyle X. The program is a collaboration between Nike and OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital that each year empowers Doernbecher patients to become more than their illness through designing their own limited edition Nike shoe. Pictured are: OHSU Foundation President Keith Todd with DA Davidson’s Kevin Director and wife Geni, Mary Turina and Pendleton Woolen Mills’ Charlie Bishop and wife Meg. Kevin and Meg both sit on the Doernbecher Foundation Board. (photo credit, Izzy Ventura and Anthony Scales)
The Doernbecher Freestyle Class of 2013 – Kira Smith, Elijah Diggins, Kate Smith, Daniel Pena, Jake Dering, Bella Stone, Ross Hathaway
Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception and silent auction where they had the chance to bid on past Doernbecher Freestyle designs before heading upstairs for the unveiling of the 2013 Doernbecher Freestyle Collection. After each of this year’s seven young designers took the stage with their Nike design team, their unique creation was auctioned off to the highest bidder. This year marked the 10th anniversary of this ground-breaking partnership that has raised nearly $8 million for the hospital. In celebration of the milestone, Nike hosted a simultaneous Freestyle event in New York City. Together the events raised over $646,000 in addition to the $1.28 million gift Nike presented Doernbecher that night from the sales of the 2012 Doernbecher Freestyle Collection.
As a special surprise, this year’s designers also had the opportunity to design their own piece of Nike apparel as well. The 2013 Doernbecher Freestyle Collection will go on sale later this year.
The Doernbecher Freestyle was the idea of Nike Creative Director of Global Brand Presentations Michael Doherty’s son, Connor and Michael has led the project since day 1. Michael (R) and his wife Daphne Cooluris pose with Doernbecher Physician-in-Chief Stacy Nicholson, M.D., M.P.H., and wife Carol.
Guests of Presenting Sponsor Stimson Lumber. From left to right – Jackie Mans, Ben Ravert, Tiffany Ravert, Kelly Atkinson and Tim Atkinson
Nike North America Footwear Product Director Lee Banks is instrumental to the Doernbecher Freestyle. Here he smiles with Mary Turina, Patricia Fisher Robertson and daughter Bella.
Doernbecher Foundation Board Member and Market of Choice’s Rick Wright poses with Doernbecher Foundation Executive Director Mary Turina and his wife Debbie.
OHSU President Joe Robertson, Jr., M.D., M.B.A gives two thumbs up to the $1.28 million gift from Nike from the sales of the 2012 Doernbecher Freestyle collection. Presenting the gift is Nike President of Geographies and Sales Elliott Hill and 2012 Freestyle designer Finnigan Mooney.
It was a full house at the Portland Art Museum for the Doernbecher Freestyle X.
To see more photos from the event, visit our Facebook page.
Portland, September 25th, 2013. Edward Center held its “A Lifetime of Hope” luncheon at the Multnomah Athletic Club and Patricia Reser, board chair of Reser’s Fine Foods, and Dr. Jean Edwards, Edwards Center’s founder and Board President helped celebrate the organization’s success. Through sponsorship and donations, the afternoon raised over $200,000 to support Edwards Center’s mission to enhance the lives of adults with developmental disabilities, making it Edwards Center’s most successful fundraising event ever.
Edwards Center has served adults with developmental disabilities since 1972, when there were few services outside of the state institution.
Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten and Edwards Center Executive Director Jessica Leitner
Noted jazz artist and Edwards Center Tom Grant performs for a packed room at the Multnomah Athletic Club.
Steve Chambers accepts an award for Edward Enterprises’ “Customer of the Year” from Edwards Center founder Dr. Jean Edwards.
Comcast’s Steve Chambers was on hand to accept an award as Edwards Enterprises’, Edwards Center’s vocational program in Beaverton, “Customer of the Year”.
The crowd of 315 then heard from Dr. Jean Edwards, founder of Edwards Center and professor emerita of Special Education at PSU, about the importance of community in the lives of adults with disabilities. Dr. Edwards explained the dream she and Edwards Center’s founding families had in 1972 for a lifespan of services for people with disabilities, much like the services that Edwards Center offers today.
Three Edwards Center families shared their loved ones’ stories. Dick and Sharon Bech, Judy and Lance Zifka, and Ann Yerke Perrins all had deeply emotional stories of the adversity their families have faced, as well as the hope and joy they’ve experienced as their families became involved with Edwards Center. Edwards Center makes a promise to each of its clients’ families: to care for their loved ones throughout their entire lives, no matter what.
A Lifetime of Hope was made possible through presenting sponsors Vernier Software and Lampros Properties, as well as the support of: Anthro Corporation, Banner Bank, Bonita Pioneer, Beecher Carlson, Pacific Office Automation, Precision Graphics, and Wells Fargo. Additional sponsorships from Garvey, Schubert, Barer Law; CGC Financial; US Bank; Packaging Concepts; and the Craig Reger Group also supported A Lifetime of Hope’s production.
About Edwards Center
Edwards Center began as a day program that served just 6 individuals and in 1975 opened the first group home in Washington County housing disabled adults in the community. Today they provide homes, jobs, and recreational opportunities in 18 locations serving over 300 Oregonians with disabilities in Washington and Clackamas Counties.
Edwards Center’s mission is to enhance the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities by helping them reach their highest potential through training, education, employment, housing and social opportunities in safe, healthy and stimulating environments.
Portland, September 28th, 2013. Animal Aid’s 9th annual Bet for Pets Casino Night drew nearly 150 people and raised $39,000. The benefit supports the shelter cats and dogs of Animal Aid. The event was held at World Forestry Center in Miller Hall and Kim Maus from Good Day Oregon was the event’s emcee. Bet for Pets featured casino gaming, silent and live auctions and a raffle prize of 100 bottles of wine, called the Wall of Wine. (photo credit, Randy and Georgia Johnston)
Emcee Kim Maus (from Good Day Oregon) showcasing two of the live auction items, Royal Meow cat castle and hand-made dog quilt.
Live Auction bidding, Patti Smith and Dana Schwartz.
Silent auction browsing by Brent and Diane Schauer.
Guests listened to Rat Pack tunes delivered from our live Stumptown DJ and enjoyed appetizers and dessert all night long. Top winning auction items were a week vacation in Cannon Beach, a Royal Meow cat castle, and getaway packages at the Resort at the Mountain and the Inn at Spanish Head.
Here’s more information about Animal Aid:
Since its founding in 1969, Animal Aid has helped tens of thousands of companion animals through our rescue and adoption programs for homeless animals, financial and volunteer support of spay/neuter efforts, and by providing funds to guardians unable to pay for urgent veterinary care.
We receive no tax dollars, and thus our work is only made possible by yourgenerous support. Learn more about our mission and ways that you canhelp.
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Cute Critters in Costume Photo Contest Saturday, October 26, 2013 12pm to 4pm Western Pet Supply Raleigh Hills
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About Animal Aid: Animal Aid is a 501c3 nonprofit animal rescue and welfare organization. Our mission is to reduce animal birth rates and suffering through education, assistance to community members who cannot afford urgent veterinary care and finding permanent homes for animals in our care.
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Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build is gearing up for their third annual Pie Bake-Off on Sunday, October 27, from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. at the Alberta Street Pub. Forks are provided and there are several ways you can get involved!
