Seventh Annual BridgeTown Bash Raises Record $715,772

Photo credit, Tom Cook

Milwaukie, OR. The Vital Life Foundation, a 503 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, held its Seventh Annual BridgeTown Bash on June 22. The local nonprofit announced that this year’s event raised a total of $715,772 in donations – the highest number in the event’s history, and over $100,000 more than 2017’s bash. To celebrate the organization’s tenth year, The Vital Life Foundation’s 2018 BridgeTown Bash hosted 300 valued donors and guests in Oregon wine country. Dubbed “Wine Country Wonderland,” the event featured gourmet food, drink, games, live music and surprise entertainment from fire dancers. (Photo Credit, Tom Cook)

This annual fundraiser benefits The Vital Life Foundation, with all proceeds channeled towards its mission to support organizations and programs that provide meaning and vitality in the lives of seniors and staff members living and working in long term care.

This year marks the organization’s 10-year anniversary. Additionally, The Vital Life Foundation announced donations to five of its key charitable partners including:

• Alzheimer’s Association, $90,000

• Friends of the Children, $150,000

• Meals on Wheels, $125,000

• Ronald McDonald House, $75,000

• Wish of a Lifetime, $100,000

“As we reflect on these past ten years as an organization, we feel so grateful for the incredible support we’ve received – particularly at this year’s Bridgetown Bash,” said Ann Adrian, executive director of The Vital Life Foundation. “We’re thrilled to have raised a record number of donations this year. Through these generous donations, we can continue to support our key charitable partners and create opportunities for seniors and staff members to stay vital within their communities.”

For more information on Bridgetown Bash, or how you can donate to The Vital Life Foundation, please visit: http://www.vitalifefoundation.org ABOUT THE VITAL LIFE FOUNDATION The Vital Life Foundation is a non-profit foundation that supports causes and resources that help seniors. Created by Marquis Companies, a long-term care, assisted living and home health care company, and its sister company that provides pharmacy, rehabilitation and PACT consulting to the long-term care community, Consonus Healthcare. The Vital Life Foundation has been in operation since 2008.

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