Portland, May 13th, 2013. An group of dynamic young performers entertained supporters at McMenamin’s Mission Theatre for a “Mission Possible” themed cabaret. The annual benefit raised over $10,000 for the important work of the Young People’s Theatre Project serving the educational needs of students in the Portland area. In addition to theater training and performances, the nonprofit YPTP is helping to preserve public school theatre programs by offering affordable turn-key options for musical productions.
Koleen Hall with her husband, Jeff Hall the Co-Director, Bonnie Auguston the YPTP Office Manager and Elaine Kloser who is also one of the program Directors
Steve Meyer, YPTP choreographer and musician Teri Meyer and Debbie Meyer
Michelle Horgen and Garen Horgen. Michelle just finished a musical retelling of “The Scarlet Letter.” Here’s a link for more information about the project: Scarlet.
Sue and Rob Skinner
Supporrters Anne Kayser, Mariel Klein, Pat Klein
A big focus of YPTP is the annual summer musical theatre production. Held at Camp Caldera in Central Oregon, the performing arts camp for senior cast members is an intensive two-week experience combining a complete theatrical production process with the unique activities of summer camp.
The cast of YPTP’s “Once on this Island” from last summer.
The cast of YPTP’s Second Stage Middle School production of “Cinderella.”
The Project’s 2013 Summer Performing Arts Camp adventure is about to begin, with Children’s Chorus, Junior Ensemble, and Tech Theatre students gathering on June 17 to begin work on the musical version of Tarzan. On June 29, the 54 principal cast members — middle and high school students from throughout the region — will meet at Caldera in central Oregon!
Then Disney’s TARZAN, featuring over 100 young people from the Portland area and beyond, will be performed July 11-14 at Jesuit High School’s Marilyn Moyer Theatre. Tickets go on sale June 22!
Portland, May 9th, 2013. Supporters enjoyed a benefit lunch and in just one hour learned how Meals on Wheels People is making a difference in the lives of 17,000 seniors in the Portland metro area each year. The event at the Oregon Convention Center raised $325,000. Ed LaRosa is pictured with Eve Rosenfeld and her husband, Compassion for Seniors Award recipient Alan Rosenfeld ,and family members Sally Rosenfeld. (photo credit, Tom Cook)
Meals on Wheels People Manager of Corporate Partnerships Marcie Kessel with Compassion for Seniors Award recipients George Adams and Jim Bock, E C Company
Staff of Vital Life Foundation.
Meals on Wheels People Board Member Aneshka Colas Dickson and Andrew Colas, both of Colas Construction.
Honorary Chair Don Antonucci, Regence BlueCross BlueShield.
From Meals on Wheels People
Our Vision
No senior will go hungry or experience social isolation.
Our Mission
The mission of the Meals on Wheels People is to enrich the lives of seniors and assist them in maintaining independence by making nutritious food, social contacts and other resources accessible. To the extent possible we will also serve disabled and institutionalized individuals and other nutritionally at-risk populations.
We accomplish this through an organization that is community-based, emphasizes volunteer involvement, and is financially sound.
Our Values
Integrity – We work in a trustworthy and ethical manner demonstrating honesty and fairness.
Respect – We value the self worth and dignity of individuals and honor their choices.
Inclusion – We are strengthened by diversity of ages, cultures, abilities and ideas.
Creativity – We are innovative and willing to take risks.
Compassion – We treat each individual with care as a member of the Meals on Wheels People family.
Commitment – We demonstrate quality performance and dedication to our mission.
Portland, April 6th, 2013. Portland’s Pure Space was the backdrop for Oregon Ballet Theatre’s gala. Interim Artistic Director Anne Mueller (left) with Patty Warner, Henry Hillman, and OBT Trustee Nancy Frisch enjoyed the night. (photo credit, Travis Nodurft, Studio TEN.)
Gala Co-Chair Sally Ann Hopper (left) and OBT Trustee Angela Polin (right) at OBTâs 2013 Gala âA Night of Passionâ held on Saturday, April 6th at Pure Space. Photo by Travis Nodurft, Studio TEN.
OBT Board Chair Ken Hick (right) and OBT Trustee Cheri Cooley-Hick (left) at OBTâs 2013 Gala âA Night of Passionâ held on Saturday, April 6th at Pure Space. Photo by Travis Nodurft, Studio TEN.
Soloist Candace Bouchard (left) with Sandy Holmes at OBTâs 2013 Gala âA Night of Passionâ held on Saturday, April 6th at Pure Space. Photo by Travis Nodurft, Studio TEN.
Soloists Candace Bouchard and Brian Simcoe perform Anne Mueller’s “Heartaches” to the music of Patsy Cline at OBTâs 2013 Gala âA Night of Passionâ held on Saturday, April 6th at Pure Space. Photo by Travis Nodurft, Studio TEN.
From OBT:
Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) is rising quickly on the national scene. Established in 1989, OBT’s celebrated company of dancers performs an annual five-program season at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and also conducts both regional and national tours.
Under Founding Artistic Director James Canfield, a former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, OBT developed a unique repertoire and distinctive style. With a firm foundation in classical technique, the company’s dance inventory grew to comprise over 80 ballets including evening-length classics, 20th-Century masterpieces and innovative contemporary works.
In 2003, following a distinguished, 16-year career as a principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet, Christopher Stowell became Oregon Ballet Theatre’s second Artistic Director. The son of Pacific Northwest Ballet Founding Artistic Directors Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, Mr. Stowell possesses an impressive ballet lineage. His extensive training and experience, deep knowledge of the repertoire, and dedication to the discipline’s exacting classical and contemporary vocabulary are all reflected in his programming.
During his tenure, Mr. Stowell added the work of Sir Frederick Ashton, Jerome Robbins, William Forsythe, Lar Lubovitch and Christopher Wheeldon to the OBT repertoire, and significantly expanded the company’s inventory of George Balanchine ballets. He also commissioned new works by renowned contemporary choreographers James Kudelka, Trey McIntyre, Yuri Possokhov, Julia Adam and Nicolo Fonte. In addition, Mr. Stowell created 10 ballets on OBT’s dancers, including the company’s first full-length production of Swan Lake (2006), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2007), The Sleeping Beauty (2010) and Carmen (2011).
Anne Mueller assumed the role of Interim Artistic Director on December 24th, 2012, following Christopher Stowell’s resignation. Mueller has been with OBT since 1996. She retired from dancing in 2011 following a stellar career as a Principal Dancer.
Portland, May 11th, 2013. Over 200 people channeled their inner Venetian to celebrate a quarter-century of magical theater at Portland Center Stage. Supporters like Marcy & Richard Schwartz also donated $503,550 at the gala to continue providing inspiring theater to Portland area fans. Masquerade Ball: Carnevale di Venezia! the Gerding Theater at the Armory included jugglers, stilt walkers, amusing acrobats, live music, libations and prizes. (photo credit, Joni Photo)
Barb West and John Taylor
Performers from Do Jump Theater
Some guests arrived dressed to the nines and donned some truly beautiful and playful masks.
The decorating was done by West Coast Event Productions, Francoise Weeks and the PCS talented staff. Guests dined under an enormous chandelier which was hung just for the evening. In this elaborate atmosphere our guests enjoyed cuisine provided by the culinary experts of Art of Catering.
Inside the theater, Portland’s own Do Jump Theater fascinated the crowd with daring aerial acrobatics and some beautiful dance routines.
From PCS:
Portland Center Stage inspires our community by bringing stories to life in unexpected ways. Founded in 1988, PCS is the city’s leading professional theater and one of the 25 largest regional theater companies in the U.S. PCS produces a blend of classical, contemporary and premiere works, and our annual playwrights festival, JAW. In our home at the Portland Armory we also offer a variety of education and outreach programs, including classes, workshops and partnerships with organizations throughout the Portland area.
Portland, May 9th, 2013. Friends of the Children’s “Friend Raiser” drew 720 of Portland’s business and community leaders to celebrate 20 years of Mentor Power. Priscilla Bernard Wieden & Dan Wieden, founder of Wieden+Kennedy, made their way through the high-five tunnel. The inspiring event, presented by Key Bank, raised over $1.93 million to continue to transform the lives of Portland’s most vulnerable children. This record-breaking fundraising exceeded the prior year’s total by almost half a million dollars. (photo credit, Phototainment and Studio McDermott)
Terri Sorensen, President, Friends of the Children; Program youth; Craig Robinson, OSU Men’s Basketball Coach; and Cindy Campbell, Founder, Friends of the Children.
Friends of Children exceeded its goal for the Quest Foundation challenge match of $168,000. The funds will support five professional mentors (known as Friends) and 40 youth in the program. Friends of the Children provides our most vulnerable children a stable relationship with a professional mentor for 12 ½ years – from kindergarten to high school graduation. 12 ½ years. No matter what.
Peter Andrews, board member Maddie Andrews, Courtney Francis Campbell, and Courtney Campbell.
The Friend Raiser benefit was held at the Friends of the Children offices. The steering committee was led by Cindy Campbell, Diana Hall, Geri Miner, and Pam Strickfaden. It was an uplifting party with gourmet food from some of the best restaurants in town. Thanks to the continued success of this event, Friends of Children has been able to provide professional mentors to more vulnerable children than in the past; currently the nonprofit serves over 400 children in over 100 schools in the Portland metropolitan area.
Board members Andrae Brown and Allyson Harris, supporter Greg Goodwin, Kuni Automotive, State Treasurer Ted Wheeler, and board member Ken Thrasher make their way through the high-five tunnel into the tent for the live program.
Teri Folsom and Jerome Kersey, former Portland Trail Blazers Forward, pause for a smile with a program youth and his mentor/Friend, Chon.
Mission
To provide our most vulnerable children a nurturing and sustained relationship with a professional mentor who teaches positive values and has attainable expectations for each child to become a healthy, productive member of the community.
Vision
To provide a Friend to all vulnerable children who need one and to change the way the world views and treats our most vulnerable children.
Portland, April 6th, 2013. Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future was the theme for the 100th Anniversary celebration in Legacy Emanuel Medical Center’s Atrium. Guests included Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Foundation Trustee David O. Thompson, Jr., Legacy Meridian Park Medical Foundation Trustee David A. Thompson, Ann Thompson, Chris Thompson and William Thompson. The event raised More than $150,000. (photo credit, Phototainment)
Legacy Health Board Member Leslie Root, M.D. and Legacy Health President and Chief Executive Officer George J. Brown, M.D., FACP.
275 Legacy Emanuel Medical Center supporters celebrated the hospital’s 100th anniversary and raised funds for the construction of a hybrid operating room. The atrium at Legacy Emanuel served as the backdrop for the Gala with donors, physicians and community leaders generously giving in honor of the life-changing and lifesaving work performed each day at the medical center.
Julie Strohl Antonucci and Regence Oregon’s President Don Antonucci along with Regence guests Jim Viscardi and Lisa Brubaker
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Chief Administrative Officer Lori Morgan, M.D., and Commissioner Loretta Smith.
Emanuel Medical Center Foundation is raising $500,000 to support the hybrid operating room build-out and to purchase state-of-the-art equipment. To make a donation or learn more about supporting Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, please call 503-413-4588. For more information about the work of Legacy Health foundations, please call the Office of Philanthropy at 503-415-4700 or visit www.legacyhealth.org/giving.
Portland, May 2nd, 2013. More than 200 teens, parents, grandparents, community leaders and educators turned out for the Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation’s (OJCYF) 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. (Photo credit, LeeAnn Gauthier) The event raised $53,000 in gross proceeds.
Guests joined in the Mitzvah Moment paddle raise including OJCF Incoming President, Sharon Morell, Jerry Nudelman, Anne Nudelman, Jonathan Cohen, Jeff Nudelman, and Sallie Cohen
OJCYF’s mission is to secure the future of Jewish philanthropy and to develop a strong generation of future Jewish leaders. By involving Greater Portland area Jewish teenagers in the fundraising, allocation and distribution of money to both Jewish and secular nonprofit organizations, OJCYF teaches its youth the satisfaction of philanthropy while instilling in them a sense of responsibility in community. 39 Jewish teens from diverse high schools including OES, Sunset, Lake Oswego, Wilson, Lincoln, Beaverton, Riverdale and more participated in this 10th season of OJCYF. There’s a organizational video celebrating the great work of the students:
Keynote speaker Jordan Schnitzer gave an inspired address during which he spoke about making a difference through a single act of kindness every day and remembering humility. The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation was the lead sponsor.
Dinner co chairs were seniors Danielle Spring and Maayan Agam, each of whom have been in OJCYF for 4 years.
Sunshine Pantry Executive Director Sharon Straus with OJCF Executive Director Julie Diamond. In addition to raising funds for allocated by OJCYF, the benefit also included a food drive for the Sunshine Pantry in Beaverton.
Teens ran the evening, beginning with a mock allocation activity, and acknowledgment of the generous support over 10 years by the OJCYF “Angel” funders and original founders of the program and a Mitzvah Moment paddle raise. The teen-led band, Surviving Yesterday, provided upbeat entertainment. The dinner also included a donation drive for Sunshine Pantry. The pantry’s founder, Sharon Straus, attended.
The evening concluded with honors for the founders of OJCYF, Marcia, Stuart and daughter Julia Weiss, John Moss, then OJCF executive director and the San Diego Jewish Community Foundation which guided OJCYF in the early days.
Gross proceeds from the benefit dinner exceeded $53,000. Net proceeds will be awarded to Jewish and secular community nonprofits by OJCYF teen board members at their May allocations meeting. The teens have already allocated $6,000 already to Jewish and secular organizations that they visited during the year. OJCYF is a program of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, www.ojcf.org.
About OJCF
The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation is dedicated to creating, promoting, and facilitating a culture of giving, and serves as the guardian of permanent funds available to safeguard the quality of Jewish communal life in Oregon and Southwest Washington.The Foundation invests its assets to foster strong support of the community’s current needs while also providing resources for future generations.
Beaverton, May 3rd, 2013. Nike employees did more than ‘strike’ a few pins at Sunset Lanes, the group raised $200,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters at the annual Nike Bowl for Kids’ Sake. Nike’s Cirque de Bowle team show’s off its award winning costumes. (photo credit, Al Sigala) Nike staff filled the bowling alley dressed in different costumes which added to the festive feel of the high energy event.
Among the stand outs, is team Lanesanity II, which itself raised just over $60,515. Team captain Walter Fuller, is the leader in money raised for any single Bowl for Kids’ Sake team in the nation.
Nike executive and Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) board member, Tim Hershey (right), meets with event coordinator Judi Charman as bowlers roll in their donations.
About: Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest:
We recognize that children benefit from focused encouragement to help them reach their full potential. A component to mentoring’s long-term success is to connect a child with a positive adult friend who simply understands the child’s background and culture. That is why we created programs unique as the children we serve.
Portland, May 21st, 2013. Six Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA animal shelters of the Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (ASAP) are recipients of the Maddie’s Fund® Community Lifesaving Award totaling $1,000,000. This prestigious award is only given to communities that have saved all healthy shelter dogs and cats for multiple years and can demonstrate the ability to sustain this “adoption guarantee” for healthy pets in the future. The community further needs to exemplify strength in collaboration and strategic initiatives that could serve as a model in other communities across the US.
Richard Avanzino, President of Maddie’s Fund, presented the award check at the Bonnie L. Hays Small Animal Shelter (Washington County Animal Services) at 1901 SE 24th Ave, Hillsboro, OR.
“The award funds are being allocated to the six shelters based on adoption and transfer numbers while some monies will be pooled for future collaborative projects to further benefit shelter animals”, says Britta Bavaresco, Co-Founder of ASAP. “This generous funding is a huge boost for the community and helps our shelters meet the on-going needs of our homeless pets while saving even more lives by focusing on medical transfers and treatments, behavior training, adoption promotions and special efforts for hard-to-place pets.”
“We are thrilled to be recognized for our life-saving efforts by Maddie’s Fund. Establishing a safety net for our community’s homeless cats and dogs has been a priority for all of us.” says Mike Oswald, Director of Multnomah County Animal Services. “ASAP’s life-saving commitment ranges from Troutdale to Battle Ground, from Cornelius to Damascus which is changing the whole region, not just the city of Portland. This grant helps animals throughout the whole metro area. ”
The Portland Metropolitan Area has reduced euthanasia in local shelters by a dramatic 65% percent from 2006 to 2012 thanks to the efforts of ASAP. With over 33,700 cats and dogs entering the six shelters last year, the community’s live release rate was an astounding 85%, compared to the national average rate of around 50%. Nine out of ten dogs, and eight out of ten cats, left animal shelters alive. No healthy, social cat or dog has been euthanized since 2010. For metro areas with a human population of over two million people, this puts Portland in the top three safest communities for homeless animals, joining New York City and the Denver Metropolitan Area (source: Maddie’s Fund National Community Statistics Database).
Since its founding in 2006, ASAP has worked diligently to end the euthanasia of healthy, social, and treatable dogs and cats in our local shelters. Starting with a live release or save rate of 62% in 2006, ASAP has implemented several programs that decreased shelter intake and increased the transfers of animals between shelters. Its successful “Spay & Save” program has altered over 30,000 cats owned by people needing financial assistance, resulting in a 25% decrease in shelter intake of cats within just two years.
“As a coalition, we have worked very hard to save all healthy cats and dogs and the majority of the pets that come into our care who need treatment before adoption,” says Sharon Harmon, Executive Director of the Oregon Humane Society. “But there is still more to do. We want to save all of the animals that need some extra help and that we know would make wonderful pets in an adoptive home. The Maddie’s Fund grant will help us get on our way but it is our hope that this award will inspire even more animal lovers to take action. These generous funds, coupled with further involvement by our community could be a springboard to the next level of animal sheltering in Portland.”
ASAP encourages all Portlanders to make 2013 the year they get involved with their local animal shelter, helping Portland become a community where every shelter pet finds a home. To get involved today, please contact ASAP at www.asapmetro.org<http://asapmetro.org/> or your local animal shelter and become an adopter, volunteer, foster parent or donor.
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About ASAP: The Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland’s mission is to end the euthanasia of healthy, social, and treatable dogs and cats in our local shelters by collaborating on spay/neuter programs, committing to educational and outreach efforts and promoting humane alternatives for feral cats. Founded in 2006, ASAP is a working coalition composed of the following Portland/Vancouver-area animal shelters and organizations: the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs; Cat Adoption Team; Clackamas County Dog Services; Feral Cat Coalition; Humane Society for SW Washington; Multnomah County Animal Services; Oregon Humane Society; Portland Veterinary Medical Association; SW Washington Veterinary Association; and Bonnie L. Hays Small Animal Shelter/Washington County Animal Services. For further information, please visit www.asapmetro.org<http://asapmetro.org/>
*About Maddie’s Fund: Maddie’s Fund (www.maddiesfund.org<http://www.maddiesfund.org/>) is a family foundation endowed by the founder of Workday® and PeopleSoft, Dave Duffield and his wife, Cheryl. Maddie’s Fund is helping to achieve and sustain a no-kill nation by providing solutions to the most challenging issues facing the animal welfare community through Maddie’s® Grant Giving and Maddie’s Institute. Maddie’s Fund is named after the family’s beloved Miniature Schnauzer who passed away in 1997.
Portland, May 4th, 2013. Hundreds of gardening enthusiasts flocked to five spectacular Dunthorpe estates to celebrate spring by admiring the local flora and fauna. Volunteers like Michelle Fletcher and Betsy Edwards answered questions about plant life. After a ten-year hiatus, Dunthorpe Garden Tour organizers brought back the much loved benefit and welcomed visitors to four private gardens and the Lewis & Clark Cooley Estate, (home of Lewis & Clark President Barry Glasnner and his wife Betsy Amster) where they were served tea and cookies. The event raised over $34,000 for the Riverdale School Foundation.
The tour included some of Oregon’s most elegant gardens lovingly tended for generations.
The tour was a 1 1/2 mile walking tour with shuttle bus service to and between gardens.
Garden Enthusiast, Sylvia Gates, and her friends including far right, Norma Paulus
Volunteers Denise Gooding, Lanelle Fechner and Amy North
Eat.Tray.Chic (the then, Indulge Catering) started in the San Francisco Bay Area and has expanded to include the Portland area.
Neighborhood resident Torie Laurent (Eat.Tray.Chic) provided delicious refreshment at the Tea House, Riverdale High School students volunteered as waiters and musicians, and over 100 parents and neighbors of all ages volunteered as committee heads and garden or transportation guides. The tour is fondly known for building and rekindling friendships while volunteers work together to support their community.
Co-chairs Holly Coit and Brenda Bonnell especially thanked neighbors Mark Ahn and Shaun Anderson-Ahn, Bill Coit, Doug and Selby Key, Jill Josselyn, and Lewis & Clark President Barry Glassner and Betsy Amster.
Sponsor included: WFG National Title Insurance Company and garden sponsors (Kathy Hall/Hasson Co. Realtors; Pac West Wealth Partners-Ameriprise/Chris Hall; Lewis & Clark College; and Dwayne Beam, Private Mortgage Broker/Wells Fargo Private Mortgage Banking.)
Welcome to Riverdale School District. For more than a century, Riverdale has focused on providing a rigorous and rich academic experience. We are a unique, distinctive and successful educational organization that demonstrates how a focused vision can have a profound effect on the learning outcomes for students. Among the many strengths of the District, first and foremost are our students. This is clearly evident in the range and depth of school activities they are involved in on a daily basis. Dedicated faculty enhances the strength of our students and involved parents who shine a light on the vibrant educational community we call Riverdale.
Our students are actively engaged in the learning process from their first day in Preschool all the way to their senior exhibition. They learn how to think for themselves, and when they graduate, they go on to a wide variety of selective colleges. More importantly, students leave Riverdale equipped with the skills and confidence to become leaders in today’s global community. Our alumni consistently tell us that the skills they developed at Riverdale set them up for success in college and beyond.
Riverdale students are also active outside the academic classroom. We want our students to lead balanced lives and encourage them to participate in the arts, athletics, and to create a passion for personal interests, a habit of critical thinking, and a deep understanding of civic virtue. The breadth of our programs and the size of our school create many ways for Riverdale students to get involved, and these opportunities lead families to choose Riverdale.
As you explore our website, we hope you will discover what makes Riverdale such a special place. Riverdale offers a close-knit community. At Riverdale, students develop meaningful relationships with one another and with their teachers, and our parents are actively involved throughout the school. We all come together within a safe, supportive environment.
Our schools welcome students from the Riverdale neighborhood and from the surrounding communities who join us as tuition or transfer students. Riverdale offers the best aspects of independent schooling in a public school setting. We warmly welcome you and encourage you to visit our schools and discover the exceptional learning community we offer our students.
We warmly welcome you and encourage you to visit our schools and discover the exceptional learning community we offer our students.
“Teaching students to be thoughtful in their education, about each other, and for their community.”
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