COMING UP
Oregon Zoo Offers Two Experiences For ZooLights This Holiday Season
PORTLAND, OR. Whether you want to explore ZooLights from the comfort of your own car or walk around with your family and friends, Portland Zoo has an 'enLIGHTening' experience for you. ZooLights Walk Night allows you to walk through a display of more than 1.5 million...
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...
OSU President’s Dinner Honors Major Donors With Hybrid Event
Portland, OR. Oregon State University supporters celebrated the impact of philanthropy at the President’s Dinner on October 26th. It was a multi-access event for 150 in-person guests at the Portland Art Museum and additional 200 participants online. Alumni emcees...
Autism Society of Oregon Holds In-Person Fundraising Walk
Portland, OR. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Autism Society of Oregon (ASO) to shift towards a virtual walk fundraiser rather than their standard in-person event. This year the organization is back in full swing for its annual Autism Walk fundraiser at...
NEWS
New Amaterra Winery Setting for New Mentoring Program Called SetPath
Portland, OR. Portland’s new Amaterra Winery was the setting for a new nonprofit called SetPath. The organization offers free life-planning and mentoring services to young adults. At its launch party on June 1st, about 50 local leaders sipped wine and enjoyed hors...
Local Girl Scouts Donate 30,000 Boxes of Cookies to Meals on Wheels People
Portland, OR. Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington have donated more than 30,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies for distribution to homebound seniors through Meals on Wheels People, more than doubling their total donation in 2021. On May 24th, local Girl Scouts...
Junior League of Portland Holds Annual Celebration to Honor Leaders
Portland, OR. The Junior League of Portland celebrated women leaders at its Annual Luncheon at the Portland Golf Club after 2 years of being canceled due to the pandemic. The nonprofit organization gathered generations of women leaders to honor the significant...
Neighborhood House Raises Over $170,000 for Anti-Poverty Programs
Portland, OR. Neighborhood House hosted its 3rd annual 'Welcome Home Hour of Hope' Fundraiser on May 19th. This virtual event brought over 200 guests and sponsors together to support the organization's essential anti-poverty, equity-promoting services. Hosted by...
William Temple House Style & Sustainability Luncheon Raises Over $131,000
Portland, OR. William Temple House welcomed over 200 guests at its Style & Sustainability for Social Good Luncheon. The event featured thrift store shopping tips from local “Style Activist” Judith Rizzio and a fashion show demonstrating high-quality sustainable...
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts Announces Inaugural 2022-23 Season Reser Presents programming
Beaverton, OR. The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts (“The Reser”) announces its inaugural 2022-23 Reser Presents season, which includes an eclectic international mix of artists and performances. Pink Martini featuring China Forbes and Storm Large will open the...
Record-Breaking OMSI Gala Raises Over $1.1 Million
Portland, OR. More than 350 people attended the annual Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s (OMSI) Gala on May 7th to support OMSI’s efforts to spread science education across the Pacific Northwest. David Lucas and Mike Richardson, seen above, enjoyed the cocktail...
COMING UP
February 4th is National Wear Red Day for Heart Health Awareness
Portland, OR. Women who think they’re healthy often misread the symptoms of a heart attack because they don’t think it could happen to them. That’s why it’s crucial to learn about heart attacks, know your numbers and live heart-healthy. Now is a good time to review...
Oregon Zoo Offers Two Experiences For ZooLights This Holiday Season
PORTLAND, OR. Whether you want to explore ZooLights from the comfort of your own car or walk around with your family and friends, Portland Zoo has an 'enLIGHTening' experience for you. ZooLights Walk Night allows you to walk through a display of more than 1.5 million...
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...
LIFESTYLE
Brown Hope & Black Resilience Fund Provide Direct Mutual Aid To Portland BIPOC
Portland, OR. As mutual aid organizations all over Portland have arisen in response to the Black Lives Matter protests, nationwide police brutality, and the growing awareness of social justice activism, Brown Hope has taken strides in mutual aid efforts for Portland...
Portland Parks & Recreation Revives 2021 Summer Programming
Portland, OR. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) will bring back programs including some Fitness in the Park classes as seen above. The city is restoring 2021 Summer programming and will be designing classes and events to meet public health regulations....
Elevate Oregon’s Mentorship Program Lifts Struggling Students During Pandemic
Portland, OR. During the Covid-19 pandemic, students can't gather around the table like they used to. But Elevate Oregon staff members are working with students remotely and continue to be available around the clock. This dedication is nothing new. Launched in 2010...
NEWS
Neighborhood House Raises Over $170,000 for Anti-Poverty Programs
Portland, OR. Neighborhood House hosted its 3rd annual 'Welcome Home Hour of Hope' Fundraiser on May 19th. This virtual event brought over 200 guests and sponsors together to support the organization's essential anti-poverty, equity-promoting services. Hosted by...
William Temple House Style & Sustainability Luncheon Raises Over $131,000
Portland, OR. William Temple House welcomed over 200 guests at its Style & Sustainability for Social Good Luncheon. The event featured thrift store shopping tips from local “Style Activist” Judith Rizzio and a fashion show demonstrating high-quality sustainable...
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts Announces Inaugural 2022-23 Season Reser Presents programming
Beaverton, OR. The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts (“The Reser”) announces its inaugural 2022-23 Reser Presents season, which includes an eclectic international mix of artists and performances. Pink Martini featuring China Forbes and Storm Large will open the...
Record-Breaking OMSI Gala Raises Over $1.1 Million
Portland, OR. More than 350 people attended the annual Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s (OMSI) Gala on May 7th to support OMSI’s efforts to spread science education across the Pacific Northwest. David Lucas and Mike Richardson, seen above, enjoyed the cocktail...
Jesuit High School Benefit Raises $1.1 Million for Programs
Portland, OR. Jesuit High School's 54th annual Auction on May 7th had a Casino Night theme. Close to 600 guests, including parents, alumni, past parents, and friends of Jesuit, enjoyed the school's first in-person Auction since 2019. Casino Night was a...
Junior Achievement Celebrates Kidder Mathews Ribbon-Cutting at BizTown
Portland, OR. Junior Achievement volunteers like Olivia Arce and Genevieve Klein, seen above in green aprons, are helping kids get back to business after months of sitting idle due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Local leaders in Oregon and Southwest Washington said...
Constructing Hope Workforce Training Center Re-Opens Doors
Portland, OR. Constructing Hope is a nonprofit that trains low-income people to work in the construction industry. The organization hosted a Grand Re-opening on April 21st to showcase new additions that can accommodate larger classes and more job training options. The...
Portland Opera Announces 2022/23 Season
Portland, OR. Portland Opera’s 2022/23 season will feature the cultural touchstone Carmen. Maya Lahyani (seen above) will make her Portland Opera debut in the title role of Carmen. Also on the schedule, Thumbprint, a new opera inspired by the story of Mukhtar Mai, a...
Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp Raises Over $150,000 at In-Person Gala
West Linn, OR. On April 22nd, supporters of Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp (MHKC) gathered both virtually and in-person to raise over $150,000. Funds raised at MHKC’s Auction & Gala go toward its mission of helping empower children and adults with developmental...
St. Mary’s Academy Raises Over $1,000,000 at 34th Annual Gala
Portland, OR. St. Mary’s Academy hosted its annual gala on April 9th and raised over $1,000,000. Guests gathered in-person once again to support the young women of St. Mary’s Academy at the school’s 34th annual auction: The Future is Bright. Guests included Lee and...
