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Portland Timbers Call for Volunteers to “Stand Together” and Support Nonprofits Oct. 8-14.

PORTLAND, Ore. – With the help of local partners and the city of Portland, the Portland Timbers are organizing the first Stand Together Week, a comprehensive, citywide initiative to support dozens of nonprofit projects and volunteer opportunities across the city from Oct. 8-14.
Stand Together Week, with the help of Hands On Greater Portland, will consist of 40 projects benefiting more than 30 nonprofit organizations focused on youth and the environment in the Portland metro area. Fans are invited to join the volunteer efforts and team up with Timbers players, ambassadors, mascot Timber Joey and staff members on the various efforts throughout the city.

“Stand Together Week is a way to bring the city of Portland and the extended Timbers family together to make a meaningful impact on dozens of local non-profits and highlight the spirit of service and giving back that characterizes our city,” said Timbers COO Mike Golub.
Supported by partners adidas, Alaska Airlines, Fred Meyer, JELD-WEN Windows & Doors and KPTV, Stand Together Week kicks off Monday, Oct. 8, with the painting of classrooms and hallways at the Portland YouthBuilders campus. A complete schedule of activities and events is listed below.
The volunteer opportunities affiliated with Stand Together Week range from leading youth activities to outdoor/garden maintenance and construction projects. In total, Stand Together Week, named after the Timbers’ community outreach platform Stand Together, aims to generate the support of 1,000 volunteers over the course of the week.
All Timbers players have volunteered their time to at least one project during the week.
To sign up as a volunteer for one of the Stand Together Week projects or for more information on the overall initiative, please visit www.portlandtimbers.com/standtogetherweek.
2012 Stand Together Week Schedule

Date	Time	Organization	Activity	Timbers Player/Rep.
Monday, Oct. 8	8 a.m. to 12 noon	Portland YouthBuilders	Painting classrooms	Steven Smith & Donovan Ricketts
	10 a.m. to 1 p.m.	Playworks	Lead youth activities	Jack Jewsbury & Timber Joey
	1-4 p.m.	Community Cycling Center	Clean, fix donated bikes	Rodney Wallace
	4-6 p.m.	GROWINGGARDINS	Youth garden maintenance at Ockley Green School.	Kris Boyd
	6-8 p.m.	The ReBuilding Center	Sort, organize donated items	Darlington Nagbe
Tuesday, Oct. 9	8 a.m. to 12 noon	Portland YouthBuilders	Campus cleanup	Hanyer Mosquera & Timber Joey
	8:15 a.m. to 12 noon	Habitat for Humanity	Assist with house-build project	Joe Bendik & Kosuke Kimura
	9:30 a.m. to 12 noon	Children’s Book Bank	Clean, repair donated books	Bright Dike
	10 a.m. to 1 p.m.	Playworks	Lead youth activities	Jake Gleeson
	12 noon to 3 p.m.	Open Meadow	Working with students	Ryan Kawulok
	12:30-4 p.m.	Habitat for Humanity	Assist with house-build project	Freddie Braun & Timber Joey
Wednesday, Oct. 10	11 a.m. to 1 p.m.	Hillsboro Parks & Recreation	Community park maintenance	Timber Joey
	1-5 p.m.	Native American Youth Family Center	Facility cleanup and lead family activities	TBA
	4-6 p.m.	SCRAP	Sort, organize supplies, prep material for art kits	Brent Richards
Thursday, Oct. 11	9 a.m. to 12 noon	American Red Cross	Prepare supplies for blood drives	Alumni Ambassador Bernie Fagan
	9:30 a.m. to 12 noon	Children’s Book Bank	Clean, repair donated books	Alumni Ambassador or Timber Joey
	9:30 a.m. to 12 noon	Schoolhouse Supplies	Sort donated supplies, stock store	Alumni Ambassador or Timber Joey
	2-4 p.m.	Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division	Sort food and supplies at community pantry	Eric Brunner
	2:30-4:30 p.m.	AC Portland	Academic and Sports Field Day	David Horst & Mike Fucito
	5:30-8 p.m.	Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest	Fall Harvest Festival	Andrew Jean-Baptiste & Timber Joey
Friday, Oct. 12	8:15 a.m. to 12 noon	Habitat for Humanity	Assist with house-build project	Alumni Ambassador Scot Thompson & Timber Joey
	9:30 a.m. to 12 noon	Friends of Portland Community Gardens	Tidy up community garden	Alumni Ambassador Mick Hoban
	12:30-4 p.m.	Habitat for Humanity	Assist with house-build project	Alumni Ambassador & Timber Joey
	12:30-4:30 p.m.	OMSI	Lead youth activities	Steve Purdy
	1:30-3:30 p.m.	Oregon Food Bank	Packing and preparing donated food for delivery	Alumni Ambassador & Timber Joey
	3-6 p.m.	Volunteers of America	Lead soccer activities for low-income families	Danny Mwanga
Saturday, Oct. 13	8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.	Friends of Trees	Tree planting and habitat restoration	Charles Renken & Timber Joey
	9 a.m. to 12 noon	Portland Parks & Recreation	Springwater Corridor Trail cleanup	Alumni Ambassador John Bain
	9 a.m. to 12 noon	Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District	Clean up at scenic nature park	Futty Danso
	9 a.m. to 12 noon	Portland Parks & Recreation	Outdoor work party	Eric Alexander
	10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Zenger Farm	Farm work party	Lovel Palmer
	10 a.m. to 1 p.m.	Hartley SUN	Courtyard cleanup and prep materials for classroom	Kalif Alhassan
	10 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Beaverton’s Giving Gardens	Garden work	Sal Zizzo
	1-4 p.m.	Supa Fresh Youth Farm	Help youth-led organic farm	Jose Valencia
Sunday, Oct. 14	9 a.m. to 12 noon	Hillsboro Public Library	Set up for annual book sale	Sebastián Rincón
	1-4 p.m.	Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District	Clean up at scenic nature park	Alumni Ambassador Lee Morrison
	1-4 p.m.	Friends of Tryon Creek	Plant clean-up, removal	Franck Songo’o & Timber Joey
	1-5 p.m.	Harrison SUN	Indoor painting at school	Diego Chara

Note: Player appearances during Stand Together Week are subject to change. ABOUT STAND TOGETHER “Stand Together” represents the relationship between the Portland Timbers and their fans, and signifies the strong commitment the team has to supporting and standing by the community both on and off the field. The mission of “Stand Together” is to harness the power of sport to improve the lives of children and families in the region through targeted programs, deep partnerships and philanthropic giving.

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Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.