Portland, June 6th. Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest partnered with the Cornell Farm nursery for its first annual Feed-a-Seed event. Jim Buck and volunteers Maggie Wright and Naivasha Dean, Executive Director Jeanne Haster, and Teresa Badel celebrated the success of their inaugural event. Guests enjoyed wine, appetizers, and a silent auction as they shopped for the plants and flowers.
Lyn Terry enjoys the garden gathering and Karen Shepard shops for flowers to support the JVC Northwest.
A portion of the proceeds from the evening’s purchases went to support the 140 Jesuit Volunteers serving at social service, community health, educational, and environmental organizations in communities throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. The First Annual Feed-a-Seed event drew 108 people.
Carol Boutard, board member Gail Kingsley, and Sylvia Black
Jane and John Bakke enjoy a glass of wine in support of the JVC Northwest.
JVC Northwest engages women and men in a year or more of full-time volunteer service. Jesuit Volunteers serve in solidarity with persons
living on the margins of society and with vulnerable places in the Pacific Northwest. The money raised through the Feed-A-Seed event will help support the service of the Jesuit Volunteers.
Here’s some June nonprofit news from Milwaukie… Advantis Credit Union and Friends of the Children announced a new college scholarship program for Portland’s vulnerable youth. On hand for the presentation of the check were: Duncan Campbell, Founder and Co-Chair of Friends of the Children, Terri Sorensen, Executive Director, Wendy Edwards, VP of Marketing & Human Resources, and Misti Rooney, Community Relations Officer.
Friends of the Children, a non-profit organization that provides Portland’s most vulnerable children with intensive and long-term mentoring throughout their K-12 school years, has been growing roots in Portland area schools since 1993. Now, with the help of Advantis’ $20,000 GROW Scholarship Fund, the non-profit organization can help more youth achieve their dream of a college education.
Advantis Credit Union’s donation of $20,000 will grant scholarships to support education and vocational training to at-risk kids. The scholarships will range from $1,000 – $5,000 per student. Scholarship recipients are also eligible to apply for a summer internship at Advantis Credit Union, lending a hand to their career pathway.
“Friends of the Children provide an excellent avenue for us to reach children who really need our help getting to college,” says Wendy Edwards, Vice President of Marketing & Human Resources for Advantis. “Their mission to help youth with barriers to achievement become successful adults is an ideal fit with the goals of our GROW Scholarship Program.”
The GROW College Scholarship Program is a new addition to Advantis’ GROW Community Fund. Through GROW, which awarded $51,000 to eight local organizations in December, Advantis facilitates the enhancement and improvement of life in local communities one project at a time through programs that assist the underprivileged, at-risk children, enhancement of community spaces, education, and the arts.
“Thanks to Advantis and the GROW Scholarship fund, we can offer a college education to well-deserving but under-financed students. This opportunity will make a tremendous difference for these kids who have come from challenging circumstances and are on the way to turning their lives around,” says Terri Sorensen, executive director, Friends of the Children.
Unique among mentoring organizations, Friends of the Children selects the most highly vulnerable children in kindergarten. They match each child with a professional mentor who will stay with them as they journey through twelve years of school. This one-on-one, consistent and stable mentor/child relationship has proven successful at creating positive futures for youth.
Friends of the Children targets David Douglas, Reynolds, and Portland Public Schools with the highest number of youth living in poverty. They use evidence-based risk factors, including the amount of parental support the child has, the stability of their home life and their ability to adjust and perform in school to select children for their program. Because of the mentor’s steady guidance and support through a child’s elementary, middle school and high school years, there’s hope that the student will not only be the first in their family to graduate high school but they’ll want to continue on to college as well.
About Advantis
Advantis Credit Union, with over $905 million in assets, is one of Oregon’s largest member-owned not-for-profit, financial cooperatives with over 48,000 members and five branches in the Portland metro area. Advantis is one of the oldest credit unions in Oregon, serving the Portland metro area for over 84 years. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works or is a member of an organization in Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, Lane, Linn, and Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, or Yamhill counties in Oregon and anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in the state of Washington.
Portland, June 7th. Over 130 animal lovers gathered in support of Fences for Fido. Supporters raised enough to help over 50 dogs who would otherwise live their lives on chains. Daphna Andrews, Larry Chusid (the founder of the Pongo Fund) and Meg Willison posed with Tryke the dog. The celebration at the NW Natural Ballroom on NW 2nd included a mini-documentaries of recent unchainings of more than 350 fidos.
Emcees Ann Schatz and Francine Raften
Fences for Fido co-founded Kelly Peterson, Ginger Rappoport and Glenda Huges
Through our volunteer efforts, we create safer and improved conditions for chained dogs, provide education to the public, and help build healthier communities through awareness and compassion.For dogs living outdoors on a chain, Fences For Fido reaches out to their guardian and offers a free fence, a new shelter, and free or reduced cost spay/neuter. With our services, dogs who were once chained will learn what it’s like to live, run, and play in a safe and more comfortable environment.
In celebration of Flag Day (June 14th) we’re featuring this photo from the Oregon Historical Society. It shows David T. Mason and his family standing on their porch on the 4th of July 1922. The home is at 509 (Later 1525) SW Myrtle.
Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777. The United States Army also celebrates the Army Birthday on this date; Congress adopted “the American continental army” after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.
Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, however it is at the President’s discretion to officially proclaim the observance.
As the steward of Oregon’s history, the Oregon Historical Society educates, informs, and engages the public through collecting, preserving, and interpreting the past . . . in other words, Oregon history matters.
Through the generosity of Oregon’s citizens and friends, the Oregon Historical Society Research Library has gathered one of the most comprehensive collections of local, state, and regional history in the country, with holdings that chronicle the history of the Oregon Country from early exploration to the present day. Although the Oregon Historical Society is a private, non-profit institution, its resources are held in trust for the State of Oregon, and it functions as the state historical society. Collection strengths include: European discovery, exploration, and settlement; Native Americans; local history, family history, and genealogy; the fur trade; agriculture, timber, mining, and fisheries; performing arts; business; architecture and building history; politics and government; religion; and transportation. The Research Library houses more than 32,000 books, 25,000 maps, 12,500 linear feet of manuscripts, 4,000 serials titles, 6,000 vertical files, 18,000 reels of newspaper microfilm, 8.5 million feet of film and videotape, 10,000 oral history tapes, and more than 2.5 million photographs.
A lifestyle note…Portland Opera & Fred Meyer Broadway Across America sent us a couple of preview photos for the upcoming run of the Tony Award Winning musical, Jersey Boys. Featured are: Quinn VanAntwerp, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Matt Bailey, Steve Gouveia. The national touring company will take the stage of the Keller for the first time July 18th-Aug 12th. (Photo Credit, Joan Marcus)
Steve Gouveia, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Quinn VanAntwerp and Matt Bailey
The show is the 2006 Tony® Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. Promoters say, “This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide-all before they were 30!” Jersey Boys, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album and most recently, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”
Portland, May 24, 2012. Three hundred pizza and beer lovers gathered to officially welcome Mellow Mushroom to the Pearl at a special party benefiting the Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP). The event raised over $1,000 for CHAP through a bike raffle featuring an “art bike” decorated by staff and volunteers at CHAP. Guests also brought new art supplies to donate to CHAP. (Photo credit, Britt Gage)
Mellow Mushroom raffled off two bikes to benefit CHAP. One mountain bike from New Belgium Brewing Company and the "Art Bike" was decorated by the staff and volunteers at CHAP.
Party guests enjoyed Mellow Mushroom pizza hot from the oven!
Mellow Mushroom owner Cindy Waters greets a party guest.
Party guests brought art supplies to donate to CHAP's programs in area hospitals.
CHAP Interim Executive Director Roxie McGovern announces the winner of the art bike raffle: Mary Nichols.
CHAP brings the healing power of art to children in crisis and their families through a mobile team of teaching artists working in partnership with hospitals, schools, community organizations and local businesses, and not by their disease, diagnosis, or disability. CHAP has created art classes tailored to the needs of the children and families we serve in our partner facilities: Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Center, Knight Cancer Institute and Shriners Hospital for Children.
Portland, May 31st. The “Centry of Action” organization held a special celebration to launch their statewide educational programs commemorating the 100th anniversary of Oregon woman suffrage. (Photo Credit, Andie Petkus) The event, held at the Oregon Historical Society on Southwest Park, also featured suffrage songs by Glencoe Elementary Students.
Emerge Oregon alumnae and board members: Kellie Garlock Pierson, Nova Newcomer (OWHC Board), Donna Maddux (OWHC Board), Wanda Davis, Elizabeth Ballard, Sunny Petit, Amy Edwards, and Stephanie Vardavas.
Century of Action: Oregon Women Vote, 1912–2012 is a project of the Oregon Women’s History Consortium (OWHC), a new organization formed to lead the centennial celebration of woman suffrage and to promote women’s history beyond 2012. As a small organization, the Consortium’s board members also serve as the steering committee for Century of Action. Century of Action is also advised by several Oregon women leaders.
Hon. Barbara Roberts with student singers from Glencoe Elementary School who gave a rousing rendition of a pro-suffrage song.
Janice Dilg (Century of Action Program Director and OWHC Board) and Liz Paulus (A Suffragist Player)
Dr. Sue Armitage was honored for her work advancing the history of women in the American West.
Nova Newcomer (OWHC Board) and Hon. Barbara Roberts
It took 42years and5unsuccessful campaigns before Oregon men voted to give women the vote in 1912. One hundred years later, the Oregon Women’s History Consortium is leading the effort to mark the centennial and highlight the accomplishments of Oregon women.
June 7th. Portland’s #1 civic celebration, The Rose Festival, is captivating the young and young at heart this spring. Rose Festival Fleet Week kicked off with the arrival of HMCS Oriole of the Royal Canadian Navy passing under the Burnside Bridge. Festival highlights are delighting tourists and dyed-in-the-wool Oregonians. Here are a few memorable moments so far.
Portland Rose Festival Foundation CEO Jeff Curtis meets the 2012 Rose Festival Court at the annual Blessing of the Festival ceremonies at the Grotto.
At the PGE/SOLVE Starlight Parade, the People's Choice Award winner was the Molalla Buckaroo Rodeo Float.
Olympic-hopeful, Kara Goucher was the women's champion of the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon.
Rose Festival President Sue Bunday and Scout Pack 221 before the Fred Meyer Junior Parade. This is the Pack's 21st year as the parade Color Guard!
At the Dragon Boat Races 80 teams compete (including local, national, and international teams) with heats of four teams competing every nine minutes. These races are held on the Willamette River (near the Hawthorne Bridge), in boats graciously provided through the Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association.
Prime Minister Robert H. Hungerford and a group of Rosarians appeared in front of Portland's City Council for the Mayor's Official Proclamation of June, 2012 as Royal Rosarian Month in Portland. The Rosarians are celebrating their Centennial this year.
The Grand Floral Walk and Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade are favoriates of locals and festival guests. 2012 marks the hundredth time the parade has taken to the streets; over the 105-year length of the festival, the parade was cancelled five times for wars and once for construction of the stadium.
This year’s parade highlights include 14 colorful, floral-covered floats, including a self-built entry from Reed College. Reed is marking its own milestone, celebrating 100 years of excellence in education. To reflect this year’s rousing Rose Festival theme, Rock ‘n’ Roses, the parade feature more music than ever. 18 traditional marching bands are joined in the lineup by several dancing groups and three live acapella singing groups-the latter representing the best of a new Rose Festival event, the Rose City Sing-Off. 21 equestrian groups, plus marchers, dancers and special guests in vintage automobiles filled out the 90+ entries.
The Portland Rose Festival has its roots in tradition while its programming is both contemporary and nostalgic. Foresighted city leaders started the festival during the first decade of the 20th Century in order to put Portland on the map and brand it the ‘summer capital of the world.’
This June, ships line the seawall in downtown Portland.
The Portland Rose Festival is the Official Festival of the City of Portland (Oregon), named the Best Festival in the World in 2011 by the International Festivals & Events Association.
Portland, May 17th. A sold-out crowd of over 350 supporters attended the second annual Wine Women & Shoes fundraiser. Supporters Carolyn Steward and Kay Lynn Myers were crowned Queens of Sole by emcee Poison Waters and Board President Harlan Barcus. The event was organized by Bradley Angle, an organization responding to the needs of domestic violence survivors for over 35 years. (Photo Credit, Andie Petkus) The event at the Crown Plaza Hotel raised $80,000.
Board President Harlan Barcus with Board member Elizabeth Bowman and Executive Director Deborah Steinkopf
Wine Women and Shoes Sponsors included:Capital Pacific Bank (presenting sponsor), Fred Meyer, AterWynne LLP, Vernier Software and Technology, Lile Moving and Storage,Escaped from LA Films, Causeit Inc, Martin Hospitality, Moss Adams, Elliot Powell Baden & Baker Insurance, Brian Cowles, Julian Heyward, Shane Weisman, and Gene Foley.
Portland's original drag queen, Darcelle, shares a laugh with KGW's Joe Smith.
Diana Allred, a Wine Women & Shoes Queen of Sole, is crowned by entertainer Poison Waters and Board President Harlan Barcus
Featured Vendors included: Cookie Lee, Stella & Dot, Silpada, Shaky’s Closet, Roni Theoharis Designs, Bandals, Solestruck, Switch Shoes, Oh! Shoes, Diana E. Kelly, Falchi, Carol Risley Handbags, Peter’s Glory
These female impersonators volunteered their time at a benefit.
From Bradley Angle:The organization was founded in 1975, by women who had enough violence for a lifetime and were ready to change their lives. Named for Sharon Bradley and Pam Angle, who died from the violence of living on the streets in Portland, Oregon, Bradley Angle was the first domestic violence shelter on the West Coast. Today we provide a continuum of domestic violence and sexual assault support services for survivors and their children.
We serve individuals and families of all backgrounds, cultures, ages, and sexual orientations. Through all Bradley Angle programs, we continue to plant the seeds of social change.
Our dream is to end sexual and domestic violence in all its forms.
The Bradley Angle mission is to offer survivors of domestic and sexual violence options for safety, empowerment, healing and hope, while collaborating with our communities to create social change.
As we work to bring an end to domestic violence, Bradley Angle embraces the following values:
We empower individuals and communities to take action and eliminate domestic violence from their lives.
We are committed to demystifying domestic violence and to giving voice to those touched by it.
We offer a safe, non-judgmental and welcoming environment for all domestic violence survivors, offering individualized services that meet a wide range of cultural and personal needs.
We believe all people, regardless of race, age, gender identity, background, sexual orientation or religion, deserve to live in a world where physical, emotional, and sexual abuse are not tolerated.
Portland, May 19. Portland Community College’s 50th Anniversary Gala raised nearly $300,000. The gala drew close to 500 supporters including: Frank Foti, Roger Hinshaw, PCC President Preston Pulliams and Margaret Hinshaw. (Photo Credit, Vern Uyetake) The funds will be used for student success initiatives and scholarships, including the Future Connect Scholarship Program, established this year in partnership with the City of Portland. These funds will play a critical role in opening the door to college for hundreds of students who otherwise would not have the opportunity.
PCC Future Connect Scholarship recipients Marius Ibuye and Nguyen Nguyen with City of Portland Mayor Sam Adams
Guests came out to celebrate – 1960s style – at Pure Space in the Pearl District. The Honorary Chairs for the evening were Linda and Junki Yoshida. Bank of America was the Diamond Sponsor, and Kerry Tymchuk, Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society, served as the Master of Ceremonies.
PCC Board Chair Jim Harper presents the Patron Award to Jill Eiland, NW Region Corporate Affairs Manager of Intel, and Eric Parsons, Board Chair of the Oregon Community Foundation
Margaret Kirkpatrick, Robert Frisbee, Preston Pulliams, Congressman Earl Blumenauer and PCC Board Vice Chair Denise Frisbee
Ross Lienhart and Gregg Kantor
Honorary Gala Chairs Linda and Junki Yoshida
Guests enjoyed dinner, heartfelt speeches from PCC scholarship recipients and donors, and a performance by the Swingline Cubs that brought everyone to the dance floor.
Portland Community College is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Oregon, serving more than 93,000 students in a five-county, 1,500-square-mile district. The PCC Foundation supports student scholarships and educational programs, with the vision that all students in our region have access to an excellent education at PCC and the support needed to succeed, regardless of their ability to pay.
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