COMING UP
FALL PREVIEW: AbilityAware Awards Will Honor Outstanding Businesses
FALL PREVIEW: Portland, OR. United Cerebral Palsy of Oregon & SW Washington (UCP) will honor business leaders committed to employing Oregonians who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities. Supporters are gearing up for a special recognition happy...
FALL PREVIEW: Portland Fashion Week Becomes Nonprofit and Vows to “Keep Portland Pretty”
FALL PREVIEW: Portland Fashion Week will hit the runway October 2nd through 6th. The event features sustainable fashion and will take place at the Old Church Concert Hall in downtown Portland. Fiona Foulk, Executive Producer Portland Fashion Week (PFW) also announced...
Fall Preview Offering for Nonprofits
Portland, OR. Do you have an exciting nonprofit event coming up this fall? We'd like to help you spread the word. Contact Elisa at [email protected]. PortlandSocietyPage.com is offering a very reasonable publicity package and here are the details: It's $50 dollars...
FALL PREVIEW: Bridge Meadows 14th Annual IMAGINE Fall Gala Has High Goals
Portland, OR. Bridge Meadows supporters are gearing up for a special evening on September 19th at the Hilton Hotel. It's the 14th annual IMAGINE Fall Auction & Gala. Portland favorite, KGW's Drew Carney and Benefit Auctions 360's Johnna Wells will co-host the...
NEWS
Portland Backpack Raises $75,000 With Virtual Benefit
Portland, OR. Groups small and large gathered to participate in Portland Backpack's "Backpacking Around Portland" virtual event on November 10th. Portland Backpack provides weekend meal sacks to Portland Public Elementary School students who rely on free school meals....
Bank of America Awards $1.4 Million to Nonprofits in 2021
Portland, OR. Bank of America provided $1,481,114 in grants in 2021 to more than 60 nonprofits in the region. The funds support career development, housing security, food security, education, and services supporting economic mobility for individuals and families and...
Toy and Joy Makers’ Annual Holiday Toy Drive Helps Families
Portland, OR. For over 100 years, Toy and Joy Makers has promoted the spirit of helping children and their families during the holiday season. Last year the organization provided toys to 7,529 children. The annual toy drive was founded by the Portland Fire &...
2021 Christmas Ships Parade Ready to Set Sail
Portland, OR. The 2021 Christmas Ships Parade season is upon us. It will launch on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers for 15 nights, beginning on Friday, December 3rd through Tuesday, December 21st. There are six nights when the ships have a combined fleet (all boats...
‘Giving Tuesday’ Offers a Chance to Celebrate Local Nonprofits
Portland, OR. Giving Tuesday is coming up on November 30th. It was launched in 2012 as a way to get people to donate on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving when people are already opening their wallets for the kickoff of the holiday shopping season. Charities and...
Wy’East Mountain Academy Launches Financial Aid Program With Fundraiser
Portland, OR. Wy'East Mountain Academy is an outdoor-oriented, action sports academy designed to develop students in the classroom as well as in the outdoors. The organization is launching a nonprofit foundation to help offer financial aid to students who otherwise...
Jesuit High School’s Hybrid Financial Aid Benefit Raises Over $339,330
Portland, OR. Jesuit High School held its "Financial Aid LIVE" benefit and raised over $339,330. The emcees were a current senior, Theron Abel, and alumna and KATU reporter Genevieve Reaume who graduated in 2011. Before the pandemic, the annual financial aid benefit...
COMING UP
Compassion Connect Innovates to Attract Volunteers and Raise Funds During Pandemic
Portland, OR. Despite the challenges that have ensued in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, Compassion Connect has continued to provide resource connections and unite some churches that serve Portland neighborhoods. Thanks to the continued support of donors, the...
Architectural Heritage Center to Reopen With New Exhibit: “Darcelle XV at Home”
Portland, OR. The Architectural Heritage Center will be reopening on July 24th with an new exhibit called, “Darcelle XV at Home.” Many Portlander’s know Darcelle XV as the beloved “world's oldest working drag queen,” who has been a staple of the Portland LGBTQ+ and...
Latino Network Faces Increasing Need as it Gears Up for Annual Gala
Portland, OR. The Latino Network is gearing up for its big annual gala, Noche Bella (Beautiful Night), which is set to take place on Sept. 25th at 7:00 p.m. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the event will be held virtually. The picture seen above was taken at an...
LIFESTYLE
Portlanders Celebrate Free Summer Concerts, Movies and More
Portland, OR. Organizers say that free family-friendly activities help build community. Last year thousands of people attended 59 concerts offered by Portland Parks. This summer, as usual, local artists will be featured, like Tony Starlight who will play at Brentwood...
Trail Blazer “3’s for Trees” Program Hits 14,000 Trees Already
Portland, OR. The regular NBA season doesn't end until April 10th, but the Trail Blazers have already hit enough three-point shots to earn over 14,000 trees to plant. The Blazers are teaming again with Daimler Trucks North America and Friends of Trees to plant three...
Portland’s Lara Tennant Wins USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship
Vero Beach, Fla. Portland's Lara Tennant arrived at Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club having won just one match in a USGA amateur championship in eight starts, but on October 11th she captured the USGA Senior Women's Amateur Championship in convincing fashion. “I...
NEWS
Give More 24! Donation Drive Raises $3.3 Million for Southwest Washington and Portland Area Nonprofits
Vancouver, WA. Organizers say the Give More 24! campaign surpassed their goal and raised $3.3 million. "By giving as one, on one day, we made a monumental difference...Together, we pushed the limits of generosity. It may have taken us to the limit (surpassing our goal...
Live Theater Returns to The Armory With Play About Life of Frida Kahlo
Portland, OR. Live theater returns to The Armory in October when Frida … A Self Portrait kicks off Portland Center Stage’s 2021-2022 season. Written and performed by Vanessa Severo, and directed by Joanie Schultz, Frida … A Self Portrait begins preview performances...
Oregon Zoo Celebrates Remarkable Life of One of World’s Oldest Penguins
Portland, OR. The Oregon Zoo bid a sad farewell in mid-September to Mochica, elder statesman of the Humboldt penguin colony and a distinguished seabird ambassador for more than three decades. At 31 years old, he was one of the oldest — and best-loved — penguins on the...
‘Hard Hat & Black Tie’ Virtual Benefit Raises Over $405,000 for Habitat for Humanity
Portland, OR. Receiving the keys to a home you helped build is a dream come true for families who participate in the Habitat for Humanity program. The 'Hard Hat & Black Tie' virtual benefit on September 17th raised over $405,000 to further the mission of the...
Portland Opera Opens 58th Season In-Person with Puccini’s Tosca
Portland, OR. Portland Opera will celebrate its return to the Keller Auditorium with four performances of Puccini’s grand opera Tosca. Masks and proof of vaccination, or a negative test, will be required at all four performances. Tosca: will take the stage October...
SOLVE Volunteers Clean up 51,000 Pounds of Trash in Downtown Portland
Portland, OR. Volunteers have collected a total of more than 51,000 pounds of litter in Downtown Portland over the past year. SOLVE’s monthly 'Downtown Portland Cleanup Days' started in September of 2020. More than 5,000 volunteers have pitched in during the...
Lan Su Chinese Garden Gears up for Mid-Autumn Festival
Portland, OR. Lan Su Chinese Garden is open for visitors. Masks are required for all visitors to the garden aged 5 and older, regardless of vaccination status. Zhong Qiu Jie (中秋節), a.k.a. the Mid-Autumn Festival, is considered one of the most important Chinese...
Portland Knifemaker Raises Money for 9/11 Charity by Creating Knives From Twin Towers Rubble
Portland, OR. Portland knifemaker Alex Horn has created several commemorative knives from the rubble of the Twin Towers and says, "On this day, 20 years ago, the steel inside of this knife fell from a great height." The proceeds from two knives will be donated to a...
OMSI Works to Make Visitors of All Ages Comfortable This Fall
Portland, OR. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is open on a limited basis. To help keep our community healthy, OMSI has limited capacity, introduced staggered ticketing times, and is continuing to require face coverings. OMSI remains committed to the...
Fences For Fido Continues Work Through Covid-19 Pandemic
Portland, OR. As Covid-19 guidelines are updated, Fences for Fido continues to build fences for dogs while following recommended protocols. The nonprofit improves the quality of life for dogs living outdoor by building fences free of charge for families who keep their...
