Portland, OR. If you’ve been using Amazon’s delivery service even more during the COVID-19 “stay at home” order, there’s a way for you to simultaneously help your favorite charity. You can help your favorite nonprofit by taking the time to sign up for AmazonSmile.
Here’s how to shop AmazonSmile:
1. Visit smile.amazon.com
2. Sign in with your Amazon.com credentials
3. Choose a charitable organization to receive donations, or search for the charity of your choice
4. Select your charity
4. Start shopping!
5. Add a bookmark for smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile
From Amazon:
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when customers shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers. Organizations must be registered and in good standing with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) to be eligible to participate. When first visiting AmazonSmile, customers are prompted to select a charitable organization from almost one million eligible organizations. In order to browse or shop at AmazonSmile, customers must first select a charitable organization. For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer’s selected charitable organization.
AmazonSmile is also running a donation drive for COVID-19 disaster relief. You can help support charities impacted by COVID-19 by donating to Feeding America, the American Red Cross, and Save the Children.
Click here for that COVID-19 disaster relief amazon link.
Many people are using Fred Meyer’s shop online, and pick up service.
Here’s information about the Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program:
We are committed to helping our communities grow and prosper. Year after year, local schools, churches and other nonprofit organizations will earn millions of dollars thanks to you! Our Community Rewards program makes fund-raising easy..all you have to do is shop online or at your local store and swipe your Rewards Card and funds will be donated to the organizations of your choosing at no added cost to you.
To get started, sign up with your digital account, and select a local organization you wish to support. Once you’re enrolled, you’ll earn rewards for your chosen organization every time you shop and use your Rewards Card!
Portland, OR. Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) has created the Oregon Community Recovery Fund and is rapidly deploying resources to community-based organizations at the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. As of April 3rd OCF has awarded $3.3M in grant funding to 111 Nonprofits. With input from a network of volunteers, community leaders and partners, OCF has provided funding and resources to nonprofits to help nonprofits like The Oregon Food Bank fill gaps in funding during the COVID-19 crisis, providing resources where and when they are critically needed, focusing most on Oregon’s most vulnerable populations.
The Oregon Community Recovery Fund pledges to the following:
We will engage with others to fill gaps in funding not met by the public or private sector during the crisis, including:
If you would like to donate to the fund, here’s a link: https://oregoncf.org/covid/give/
If your nonprofit would like to apply for a grant, here’s a link. https://oregoncf.org/covid/apply-for-funding/
Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations across Oregon so far include the following:
Central Oregon
A Circle of Friends, Oregon ($50,000)
Bethlehem Inn ($57,000)
Family Access Network Foundation ($35,000)
Jericho Road ($7,000)
KIDS Center ($635 )
Mid-Columbia Community Action Council ($37,400)
NeighborImpact ($74,600)
Shepherd’s House ($25,000)
The Giving Plate ($10,000)
United Way of Deschutes County ($30,000)
Eastern Oregon
Communities in Action ($35,200)
Community Action Program of East Central Oregon ($46,200)
Community Connection of Northeast Oregon ($38,500)
Wesley United Methodist Church (Milton-Freewater) ($10,000)
Portland Metro
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians ($60,000)
All Classical Public Media, Inc. ($500)
Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon ($2,000)
Catholic Charities ($2,000)
Central City Concern ($42,500)
Clackamas County Social Services ($97,000)
CoHo Productions ($3,000)
Community Action of Washington County ($52,500)
El Programa Hispano Católico ($41,500)
Friends of Chamber Music ($5,000)
Hunger Fighters Oregon ($1,000)
Impact NW ($41,500)
IRCO ($41,500)
JOIN ($1,500)
Meals on Wheels People ($61,000)
Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon ($60,000)
Native American Youth & Family Center ($41,500)
New Avenues for Youth, Inc. ($75,000)
North by Northeast Community Health Center ($1,250)
Oregon Human Development Corporation ($52,500)
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry ($1,000)
Oregon Trail of Hope DBA Oregon Harbor of Hope ($50,000)
Parkrose School District #3 ($4,537 )
Portland Homeless Family Solutions ($1,483 )
Portland Opera Association ($3,000)
Portland Public Schools District 1J ($50,000)
Portland Rescue Mission ($25,000)
Profile Theatre Project ($5,000)
Raphael House of Portland ($25,000)
ROSE Community Development Corporation ($1,500)
Sisters of The Road Cafe ($5,000)
Store to Door ($1,500)
Street Roots ($14,000)
Sunshine Division ($2,500)
Take Action INC ($1,000)
Third Rail Repertory Theatre ($3,000)
Transition Projects ($50,000)
United Way of the Columbia Gorge ($22,000)
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette ($79,000)
Urban Gleaners ($10,000)
Urban League of Portland ($41,500)
William Temple House ($2,500)
Wilsonville Community Sharing ($1,000)
North Coast
Community Action Team ($49,500)
Food Roots ($1,000)
North Lincoln Hospital Foundation ($10,000)
Tides of Change ($1,000)
United Way of Columbia County ($19,000)
Northern Willamette Valley
Give a Little Foundation ($500)$50,000
Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency ($99,000)
St. Francis Shelter ($4,800)
United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley ($49,000)
Yamhill Community Action Partnership ($43,000)
South Coast
CCD Business Development Corporation ($60,000)
Oregon Coast Community Action ($44,000)
The Curry County Homeless Coalition ($5,000)
United Way of Southwestern Oregon ($22,000)
Southern Willamette Valley
Community LendingWorks ($60,000)
Community Outreach, Inc. ($5,000)
Community Services Consortium ($71,000)
Community Sharing Program ($30,000)
Corvallis First United Methodist Church ($5,000)
Corvallis Public Schools Foundation ($10,000)
Eugene Mission ($5,000)
Family Relief Nursery – South Lane ($5,000)
FOOD For Lane County ($8,000)
Greater Douglas United Way ($24,000)
Heartland Humane Society ($1,000)
Linn Benton Food Share ($10,000)
Looking Glass Community Services ($5,000)
Oregon State University Foundation ($1,000)
South Lane Mental Health ($5,000)
South Lane School District ($10,000)
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County ($15,000)
Stone Soup Corvallis Inc. ($5,000)
United Community Action Network ($64,900)
United Way of Lane County ($140,000)
United Way of Linn County ($36,000)
Southern Oregon
ACCESS ($65,462 )
Asante Foundation ($1,000)
Jackson County ($30,000)
Klamath and Lake Community Action Services ($41,800)
Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank ($0)
La Clinica ($1,000)
United Way of Jackson County ($32,000)
United Way of the Klamath Basin ($20,000)
Statewide and Out of State
Community Action Partnership of Oregon ($15,000)
Craft3 ($60,000)
MRG Foundation ($531,500)
OCF: Childcare Project ($20,000)
Oregon Food Bank ($15,500)
Oregon Public Broadcasting ($1,000)
Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon ($10,000)
SMART Reading ($1,000)
Boulder Chamber Foundation ($2,000)
Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music ($2,000)
Pacific Lutheran University ($2,000)
Social Justice Fund Northwest ($3,000)
CCD Business Development Corporation ($60,000)
Oregon Coast Community Action ($44,000)
The Curry County Homeless Coalition ($5,000)
United Way of Southwestern Oregon ($22,000)
Portland, OR. For the first time, Oregon Episcopal School (OES) went virtual for its annual auction instead of the traditional in-person event. In the end, through the silent online auction, the live stream, and the paddle raise, the 2020 OES Auction raised over $600,000. Pictured above are Randy Moe, Sara Berglund, Erin Drinkward, Kathleeen Drinkward and (back row) Tammy Moe, Dave Drinkward ‘97, Nancy Martin, and Shreve Woods.
“We are learning so much!” said OES Head of School Mo Copeland, who was part of the live audience for the March 14th virtual event in the school’s state-of-the-art design center. “The ‘150 Virtual Auction’ went off without a glitch.” Oregon Episcopal School parents gathered in small groups at The Sentinel Hotel to watch the school’s live virtual auction via cell phone and computer.
Virtual auction speakers OES Board Chair Dan Drinkward ’95, Chief Financial Officer Gretchen Reed, Head of School Mo Copeland, and Associate Head of School Peter Kraft, share a quiet moment before going live. Auction Consultant Lauren Dully Clark is at right.
Auction Committee Chair Jaime Sales (left), Emcee Peter Buonincontro (center, a theater and performing arts teacher and assistant director of residential life), and Auctioneer Johnna Wells, share a laugh between package offerings.
Board Chair Dan Drinkward ’95, spoke of the school’s resiliency in tough times. “The virus threw us for a bit of a loop, but our committee this year not only planned an unbelievable event but then pivoted a 180 two days ago and came up with what we have tonight which is just blowing the doors off all expectations.”
OES’s state-of-the-art design center was the technical hub for the 34th annual auction.
With a mandate from Governor Kate Brown to limit gatherings of 250 due to coronavirus, OES’s auction planning committee had less than 48 hours to decide whether to cancel the much-anticipated auction entirely or move forward in a new way. In true OES fashion, the committee was open to trying a virtual event, and called in The AV Department to transform a space in the school’s design center into a full-scale broadcast studio.
“The design space became a perfect stage and the development team did an amazing job of using our auction decor to set the feel,” Auction Chair Jaime Sales said. “It was an emotional thing to see when I walked into the finished space.”
Pete Buonincontro, OES theater and performing arts teacher and assistant director of residential life, was a hilarious and uplifting emcee, and Johnna Wells tag teamed as auctioneer. Local artist Scot Crandal played jazz standards on the piano in the background.
Small watch parties were scattered throughout the city, in homes and elsewhere. Some attendees even dressed in the requisite “black-tie” while watching the creative live stream from hotel rooms.
“The overwhelming response was that people loved being in the comfort of their own homes or with small groups of friends to watch and bid,” Sales said. “I received a lot of photos of people with their formal gowns and tuxes . . . and their slippers! It was also fun to see that families, including the kids, could get excited and be a part of it.”
“We’re letting the dust settle in terms of total dollars raised, but whatever the final number, the OES community showed up in a big way,” said Madeline Pruett, director of development.
More information on OES can be found on its website: https://www.oes.edu/
Portland, OR. With resources in demand at a level surpassing recent memory, medical professionals are looking beyond their usual network for support. DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital has loaned a ventilator to a human hospital in Spokane, Washington, which picked up the machine on Tuesday.
“They’re at capacity and told us that this one ventilator would help many people,” said Dr. Shana O’Marra, DoveLewis’ Chief Medical Officer and board-certified critical care specialist. “Yes, we’re an animal hospital, but we help people, too, and if we can share our resources to help even more people, we will.” In addition to the direct loan to the Washington hospital, the Portland-based nonprofit organization responded to a call from the American College of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care to register surplus equipment with the hopes of bolstering the resources of in-need human hospitals in whatever way it can.
But for a high-traffic hospital like DoveLewis which expects to care for 25,000 patients this year, resource-sharing is a balancing act. The organization is complying with the governor’s executive order to make available any surplus personal protective equipment (PPE), but supplies are diminishing. Hospital leadership has organized an internal response committee to develop practices to prolong PPE supplies and implement social distancing policies that still allow the 24/7 team to care for animals in the throes of an emergency.
O’Marra even made the hospital’s first homemade batch of hand sanitizer and shared the recipe on atdove.org, the hospital’s international distance-learning site for veterinary professionals. “We’re getting creative with the resources that we do have and sharing as much information as possible,” said O’Marra. “It’s a scary time, but I’m proud to see people rally together for the sake of their patients—human and animals, alike.”
From DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital:
DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital, established in 1973 and based in Portland, Oregon, is the only nonprofit, 24-hour emergency and intensive care unit in the region. With over 45 years of service to the community, DoveLewis has treated more than 500,000 animals. DoveLewis also has seven donor-supported community programs that serve animals in need and the animal-loving community. For more information, please visit dovelewis.org.
Portland, OR. The Nike Family is coming out in support of COVID-19 relief efforts including funds for the Oregon Food Bank and Oregon Community Foundation. Nike, Inc. explained the donation in a statement:
In light of the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak impacting our teammates, friends and family, we are coming together to support communities where our employees live and work. Nike’s leaders, the Nike Foundation and Nike are committing more than $15 million to COVID-19 response efforts.
Chairman Emeritus and co-founder Phil Knight and wife Penny; NIKE, Inc. Executive Chairman of the Board Mark Parker and wife Kathy; and NIKE, Inc. President and CEO John Donahoe and wife Eileen, are personally donating a combined $10 million to the following: $1 million to the Oregon Food Bank, $2 million to the Oregon Community Recovery Fund created by the Oregon Community Foundation, and $7 million to Oregon Health & Science University to improve statewide care coordination in Oregon, increase patient access, and ramp up operational readiness for expanded diagnostic testing for COVID-19.
Phil Knight has been involved at OHSU for many years and in 2015 he joined Good Morning America Anchor Robin Roberts and Dr. Brian Druker for an interview.
In addition, the Nike Foundation announced a $1 million donation to the global COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, created by the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, to fund efforts by the World Health Organization and partners to support countries preparing for and responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Nike Foundation is also doing the following:
Nike also gave roughly $1.4 million to the China Youth Development Foundation in January to help provide supplies and equipment to frontline workers.
To further support communities where NIKE employees live and work, we will also support a two-to-one match for any donations to support COVID-19 responses locally, nationally and internationally.
Nike closed stores in multiple countries around the world including in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Customers can continue to shop on Nike.com and on our Nike apps.
More information can be found at https://news.nike.com/news/nike-covid-19-community-response.
