Nearly 450 community members celebrated the unveiling of the 2011 Doernbecher Freestyle at the Portland Art Museum. The event raised $360,000. Doernbecher Freestyle is a partnership between OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and Nike. Each year, a group of special Doernbecher patients who have triumphed over serious illness are selected to design unique Nike shoes which are sold at Nike stores nationwide and online to raise funds for the hospital. (Photo Credit, Michael Schmitt & Marisa McKenney) To buy the shoes on-line, there’s the link: Nike’s DOERNBECHER COLLECTION.
Nike’s Elliott Hill & Michael Doherty smile with Doernbecher Foundation Executive Director Mary Turina, OHSU President, Dr. Joe Robertson and Dr. Stacy Nicholson, Chair of Pediatrics, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Dirk Davis, VP of Sales for Unified Grocers and Doernbecher Foundation Board Member, and his family gather around Dacia Kasenga’s design
Haleh Simi with husband, Ziba President & Founder and Doernbecher Foundation Board member, Sohrab Vossoughi pose with Doernbecher Foundation Executive Director Mary Turina
Guests at the October 8th unveiling enjoyed the opportunity to create their own t-shirt using elements of this year’s collectible shoes. They also had the chance to meet the patient designers and bid on their one-of-a-kind designs.
Paul & Nancy Frisch sit with Howard Hedinger and Patient designer Isaiah Scott poses with former Portland Trail Blazer Terry Porter
Sponsors included the following:
NIKE
Stimson Lumber Company
Unified Grocers
Cliff & Sally Brown
Precision Body & Paint, Inc.
Ziba Design
Mary & Brot Bishop
Bruggere Family Foundation
Kevin & Geni Director and Family
The Ehlen Family
Hoffman Construction
Jim Fisher Volvo
Maletis Beverage
Market of Choice
The Papé Family
Umpqua Private Bank
ZGF Architects, LLC
