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B.U.L.L. Session Invitational Charity Events Celebrate Success

BULL Session charity recipients pose with check for $325,000, the total net amount raised from the 2013 BULL Session Invitational Charity Events. Tim Gauthier, President of BULL Session; Catherine Bekooy, Albertina Kerr's Children's Developmental Health Services; Andrew Over, OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital; Kerry Tymchuk, Special Olympics Oregon; Tom Tongue, March of Dimes; Craig Patchin, Shriners Hospital for Children®-Portland; Ken Phillips, Randall Children's Hospital; Jeff Perala, Gales Creek Camp Foundation; Jeanne Danielson, Swindells Resource Center of Providence Child Center; Jill Foster, Wheel to Walk; Ross Vroman, BULL Session Board Member

Portland, December 4th, 2013. Supporters gathered at the Benson Hotel to present $325,000 raised at the B.U.L.L. Session Invitational Charity Events held last September to nine children’s charities. Those beneficiaries included: Albertina Kerr’s Children’s Developmental Health Services, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Randall Children’s Hospital Legacy Emanuel, Gales Creek Camp Foundation, March of Dimes, Swindells Resource Center of Providence Child Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children® – Portland, Special Olympics Oregon, and Wheel to Walk Foundation. The B.U.L.L. Session is the Northwest’s premier charity event. Every year the B.U.L.L Session event brings together hundreds of the regional Business, Union and Labor Leaders to benefit the community’s most valuable assets: the children. (photo credit, Chris West)

E.H. “Chip” Laizure, Jeanne Danielson, Karen Santangelo (Swindells
Resource Center of Providence Child Center)

BULL Session board members pose with check for $4.9 million, the total amount donated in past 23 years: Jim Moss, Jason Kaufman, Tim Gauthier, Ross Vroman, John Mohlis, Dave Johnston

Tim Gauthier, Catherine Bekooy (Albertina Kerr’s Children’s Developmental Health Services), Ross Vroman, Karen Ward (Albertina Kerr’s Children’s Developmental Health Services), Chris Krenk (Albertina Kerr’s Children’s Developmental Health Services)

Beth Joscelyn, Tom Tongue, Joanne Rogovoy (March of Dimes)

The two-day fundraiser, attended by many of the area’s leaders, began Monday, September 9, 2013, with a dinner and auction gala at the Oregon Convention Center. Day two, Tuesday, September 10, 2013, was a golf tournament at the prestigious Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club.

Since its inception in 1991, the B.U.L.L. has raised over $4.9 million for the community’s most valuable assets: our children. The B.U.L.L. Session is now one of Oregon’s largest charity events.

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.