Amy Roloff’s 5th Annual Starry Night Gala Raises Funds for Needy Families

Portland, September 14th, 2013. It was a Mad Men inspired evening of 60s-era sizzle at “Starry Night” which featured the talents of “The Voice” John English and VIP after party with Amy Roloff.   Since 2009, Amy Roloff Charity Foundation has raised over $750,000 in new giving and in kind donations for local, national and international non-profit organizations and causes.

Zach Roloff & Tori Patton

Rhea Bishop, Kimberly Hartson, Angela Clayton Schmidt, Rebecca Halpin Ross and Amy Roloff

ARCF Board Members Kristen Smith, Robert “RK” Kennedy and Amanda Davenport

A courageous bullying victim who was featured in a special appeal video, Hunter Farrar, attended with his family members including: Tyler Collier, Shanon Nielsen, Rachelle Thayer & Kasy Freema

John Payne of Fred Meyer addresses the crowd.

Casey Hopkin and Carlos Cronquist of Vault Martini with Amy Roloff on the Red Carpet. Vault servers generously donated their time to serve up drinks all night.

Andy Stokes of the Andy Stokes Band with ARCF VP Lisa Dixon and ARCF Board Member Rich Galekovich

John English aka “The Voice” with Courtney Clark of DryFly Distilling – John Performed renditions of Frank Sinatra at the event and DryFly generously donated all of the liquor served.   

Presenting Sponsor Ryan Wyman and Guests

Presenting Sponsor  Robert “RK” Kennedy and Guests 

 

Singing Amy’s happy birthday song – Emily Brady (Age 13), 2013 Portland Teen Idol Winner on stage with Jeremiah Stroup

From Amy Roloff Charity Foundation :

Celebrity involvement on local, national and international issues has the power to change lives in a way that would otherwise be extremely difficult or even impossible. Amy Roloff, star of the reality show “Little People, Big World,” is one such celebrity. In 2009, Amy created the Amy Roloff Charity Foundation (ARCF) based in Portland, Oregon to help non-profit organizations raise funds for children and youth who face social, emotional, mental and physical challenges. Working as a facilitator between donors and charities, ARCF works with local, national and international charities that need help raising funds to serve the children and youth in their communities.

In the last 4 years, ARCF has provided support to over 10,000 families in need.

Resources are available for disabled children served by a regional program through the Swindells Resource center- Providence Child Center. ARCF support also includes serving an additional 320 local children participating in an afterschool soccer program for the underserved through Soccer for Success, and Bridge Meadows, an intergenerational neighborhood that brings a higher quality of life for adoptive families with former foster youth and elders. All generations working together, Bridge Meadows creates a successful experience for these kids finally being adopted and out of the foster care system. Smaller organizations such as the ISSA Trust Foundation provide medical equipment and supplies for the kids of the Caribbean who are in severe need.

What makes ARCF unique is its ability to put the funds raised directly back into the community of need?

Donations made to ARCF are not filtered through the bureaucracy before directly benefiting large and small organizations and the communities they serve. These funds are for the children, the families and the communities. Since its creation in 2009, ARCF has partnered with 20 charities and 85 sponsors to raise over $750K in new giving and in kind donations.

The need for a companion organization like ARCF has never been more apparent than in the months following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Roloff and her team arrived in the town of Labadee, navigated the quake-wrecked roads to Port-au-Prince, and established a presence at a local orphanage where they distributed hygiene products, toys and other aid. The mission was also to bring awareness to these children in need, filming was done and the effort televised on an episode of “Little People, Big World”.

In 2011 and 2012, ARCF continued the relief effort in Port-au-Prince Haiti in partnership with Generosity Water by funding 3 clean water wells at the same local orphanage and other close in the areas. Over 1500 children now have daily access to safe clean drinking water.

We are excited to share that we are focusing on a new program for 2014!

Partnering with Portland State University’s Dr. Lisa Aasheim, for creating credible curriculum, the program will include Anti Bullying and Character building, both very important factors needing attention from a local and national level. Having Dwarfism, Amy has had many traumatic life experiences that compel her to create and share this program with our impressionable youth. The vision of this program is to empower and give kids options to deal with crisis situations rather than resorting to suicide and violence.

When you give to ARCF, your donation goes directly to the charities and communities in need to impact kids’ lives. Amy Roloff has chosen to lend her celebrity name, and good works foundation, to the empowerment of children by helping non-profit organizations raise the funds they need to serve these communities.

It takes a team to change a child’s life. Join the Amy Roloff Charity Foundation in its mission to make a “Little difference in a BIG WORLD”.

For any questions or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Lisa Dixon at 503-789-9938 or lisa@amyroloffcf.org for more information. 

Mission Statement:

The Amy Roloff Charity Foundation will advocate, inspire and add value to the lives of youth who face personal life challenges.

ARCF will bring hope to youth by facilitating charitable giving between donors and effective organizations that serve on a local, national and international level. These resources will support and create opportunities for youth to reach their greatest potential and be productive members in their communities.

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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.

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Tags: 2013 Portland Teen Idol Winner on stage with Jeremiah Stroup 9 Live auction item donorAmy Roloff & Emcee Jeremiah Stroup 2 John English aka “The Voice” with Courtney Clark of DryFly Distilling - John Performed renditions of Frank Sinatra at the event and DryFly generously donated aAngela Clayton SchmidtExecutive Director/Founder of Metro Toy Drive 14 Bullying Victim and Special Appeal Video Story - Hunter Farrar with his family: Tyler CollierKimberly HartsonMini of Portland arriving in style! 10 Casey Hopkin and Carlos Cronquist of Vault Martini with Amy Roloff on the Red Carpet. Vault servers generously donated their time to serve up drinks all night! 1Pride Financial Partners - Presenting Sponsor Table 1 - Robert "RK" Kennedy and Guests 0 - Pride Financial Partners - Presenting Sponsor Table 2 - Ryan Wyman and Guests 1 Matt RoloffRachelle Thayer(Sister) & Kasy Freeman 15 Auctioneer Johnna Wells of Benefit Auctions 360 16 John Payne of Fred Meyer printing. Fred Meyer has been a Supporter since the launch of ARCF in 2009!Rebecca Halpin Ross and Amy Roloff 12 Zach Roloff & Tori Patton 13 Huy NguynRobert "RK" Kennedy and Amanda Davenport 7 Long-time supporters of ARCF: Perry Perkins and the HauteMealz.com team 8 Singing Amy's happy birthday song - Emily Brady (Age 13)Shanon Nielsen(Mother)since Joslyn began using the therapy pool she can now kick her legs. 4 Katrina Christine Dallas with Timber Joey 5 Andy Stokes of the Andy Stokes Band with ARCF VP Lisa Dixon and ARCF Board Member Ric

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