Oregon Humane Society Diamond Collar Hero Awards Sparkle
Portland, February 27th, 2013. The highlight of the 2013 Heroes Luncheon was the presentation of the Diamond Collar Awards. Sydney Knab had a chance to hold Bella, a rescue dog which was adopted by Janet McQuiston. The Oregon Humane Society spotlighted heroic people and pets and the benefit luncheon raised $160,000.
Matt Zaffino congratulating Max Foster on her Diamond Collar win. Max
saved her four cats from a house fire.
Animal heroes can be those pets who have acted to save a human or animal life in peril, who have performed services within the community with undying loyalty, or who have overcome incredible odds to survive. Human heroes can be those who have had a positive impact on the lives of animals, exhibiting courage and compassion in the pursuit of animals’ well-being in Oregon.
Emcee Matt Zaffino with Diamond Collar Hero Winner Sgt. Jesse Knott and the cat he rescued from cat Afghanistan, with OHS Executive Director Sharon Harmon cheering him on.
OHS volunteers were on standby to introduce Diamond Collar guests to pets available for adoption.
Bob Wentworth was one of the valued sponsors at the event which was held at the Multnomah Athletic Club.
From the Oregon Humane Society:
Our mission is to foster an environment of respect, responsibility, and compassion for all animals through education, legislation, and leadership. To care for the homeless, to defend the abused, and to fight with unrelenting diligence for recognition of the integrity of all animals.
2013 MDA Muscle Walk Hits Stride With Over 800 Mall Walkers
Clackamas, January 26th, 2013. The Muscular Dystrophy Association was off to a running start as supporters raised $62,000 during an annual walk, $20,000 more than in 2012. Organizer Colleen King-Showalter explained, “The walk is a true show of strength for our client families and they come out in force. It is great to see everyone “making a muscle” and walking for the cause.”
Wren Grabham and Emily Hay
It was the second year this winter event took place inside the nice dry Clackamas Town Center. Sponsor booths featured giveaways, raffles, top team recognition and a DJ with live music to pump things up. Macy’s was the title sponsor for the second time.
Walk Team – CJ Rockers with Christopher Hay a 2013 local ambassador
Team Wrens Friends
Emily Gallagher local goodwill ambassador
Terie Lopes and friends walking at the 2013 Muscle Walk at Clackamas Town Center
Jensen Joggers Josh and Luke with Heather and Jerry
Team Jojo
Koby Bonin the 2013 State Goodwill Ambassador with 2012 Miss Washington County Twila Schaen and 2012 Miss Columbia Gorge Becca Anderson
Koby Bonin and his Father Dennis, Mother Kindel and Sister Kiley – Koby is the 2013 State Goodwill Ambassador
MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to finding treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education.
MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and support services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. With national headquarters in Tucson, MDA has more than 200 local offices across the country, sponsors some 200 medical clinics and supports more than 300 research projects around the world.
MDA is the nation’s largest nongovernmental funder of scientific research seeking better treatments and cures for the more than 40 neuromuscular diseases in its program. MDA has funded the discovery of the genetic underpinnings of almost all diseases in its program — including the muscular dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophy, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) and several other neuromuscular diseases — and treatments based on this knowledge are being developed, with support from MDA.
The Association’s comprehensive services program includes diagnostic and follow-up medical consultations, flu shots, support groups, MDA summer camps for youngsters, a national medical equipment program, assistance with equipment repairs and modifications, and resource referrals.
Through its national advocacy program, MDA works to make life better for people with muscular dystrophy and related muscle diseases by providing representation in matters of public policy and research advancement, nationally and internationally; and facilitating active involvement in these areas by the people it serves.
For Portland Opera’s New Broadway Across America Season Anything Goes
The new season information is out and so are the photos. In October, it’s Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES. It features Ryan Steer, Bobby Pestka, Rachel York, Jeremy Benton, Kristopher Thompson-Bolden (Photo Credit: © Joan Marcus, 2012.) Here’s the link for more info on all of the shows: U.S. Bank Broadway Across America Portland’s 2013/14 Season.
Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES Pictured:
Alex Finke, Erich Bergen and Company Photo Credit: © Joan Marcus, 2012
Evita Current Broadway Production. Photo credit: Richard Termine
Thomas Hettrick (Tunny), Alex Nee (Johnny) and Casey
O’Farrell (Will) in AMERICAN IDIOT (Photo by John Daughtry)
ONCE Original Broadway Company. © 2012, Joan
With David Abeles Claire Candela Will Connolly Elizabeth A. Davis Steve Kazee David Patrick Kelly Cristin Milioti Anne L. Nathan Lucas Papaelias Andy Taylor Erikka Walsh Paul Whitty J. Michael ZygoProduction Credits:Directed by John Tiffany Choreographed by Steven Hoggett Scenic and Costume Design by Bob Crowley Lighting Design by Natasha Katz Sound Design by Clive GoodwinOther Credits:Lyrics by: Glen Hansard and Markéta IrglováMusic by: Glen Hansard and Markéta IrglováBook by: Enda Walsh
ONCE Original Broadway Company. © 2012, Joan
Cast of Sister Act Photo Credit Joan Marcus
There’s a lot more info below for all of you Broadway fans.
U.S. Bank Broadway Across America Portland’s2013/14 Season.
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Artists Rep becomes home to Profile Theatre
Portland, March 2, 2013. Artists Rep and Profile Theatre announced that Profile will make Artists Repertory Theatre their new home. Profile will produce and rehearse their next season at Artists Rep, beginning in January with their 2014 Sam Shepard Season. This June, Profile will move their business office from their current location at the Theater! Theatre! Building in SE Portland, to offices on the east side of the Artists Rep campus.
This partnership offers a phenomenal opportunity for collaboration between these two longstanding Portland theatre companies. This agreement quickly fell into place shortly after Profile learned, less than a month ago, that their lease at Theater! Theatre! would not be renewed in June. Talks began immediately between management at both theatre companies.
With Profile’s urgent need to find a home and both organizations embracing a time of transition with new artistic leadership, administrators believe that despite the unexpected circumstances, the timing and organizational evolution is nearly perfect for both companies.
“Profile’s residency at Artists Rep is a major step toward meeting two of our long-standing company goals: turning our phenomenal facility into a constantly buzzing hive of production and performance, and serving a supportive role in Portland’s artistic community,” said Dámaso Rodriguez, incoming Artistic Director at Artists Rep. “Profile has an undeniably distinct mission and excellent reputation within the Portland theatre community, which I believe both contrasts and complements the work we do. I expect this residency will inspire collaboration that will greatly benefit each of our companies and will yield artistic rewards for our audiences.”
“I am so thrilled for Profile, and for our artists and audience, that we have found a new artistic home at Artists Rep,” said Adriana Baer, Artistic Director at Profile Theatre. “While our missions are very different, Artists Rep and Profile share a deep commitment to creating thought-provoking productions, diverse educational outreach and to fostering a strong arts community in Portland.” She continues, “As another new Artistic Director in town, I am especially excited to be coming to Artists Rep at the beginning of Dámaso’s tenure. I know this move will broaden Profile’s programming opportunities and prove energizing for all involved.”
Profile Theatre
Profile Theatre’s mission is to celebrate the playwright’s contribution to theater by focusing on the work of a single writer per season. Profile believes that text is the generating seed for all creativity in the theater and that by focusing on the body of work of a single writer each year, we provide our audiences a unique opportunity to explore, in-depth, that writer’s vision, talent, artistic oeuvre, and influence on theater and the world at large.
Profile Theatre celebrates its 16th season with Adriana Baer as the new Artistic Director. Baer’s appointment followed the retirement of founding Artist Director Jane Unger in 2012.
Profile’s 2012/13 Season featuring the works of Athol Fugard is supported in part by The Collins Foundation, The Kinsman Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, The Fred W. Fields Fund of Oregon Community Foundation, Regional Arts Culture Council, and Work for Art. Profile’s unique mission is supported by a strong education program that includes adult and student programming and Inside Out: Profile’s Community and School Tour.
Artists Repertory Theatre
Now celebrating its 30th season, Artists Repertory Theatre is the longest-running professional theatre company in Portland. Artists Rep strives to challenge artists and audiences with plays of depth and vibrancy in an intimate setting. Artists Rep explores the strengths, frailties, and diversity of the human condition primarily through regional premieres, commissioned works and selected classics appropriate to contemporary issues.
Artists Rep’s Artistic Director is Allen Nause, who is retiring at the end of the 2012/13 season after 25 years as Artistic Director. The Incoming Artistic Director is Dámaso Rodriguez.
The 2012/13 Artists Repertory Theatre season is presented by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Premiere season sponsors are Ronni Lacroute/WillaKenzie Estate and The Oregonian. Season hotel sponsors are Mark Spencer Hotel and Hotel deLuxe. The 2012/13 radio sponsor is KINK.FM. Other support comes from Regional Arts Culture Council, Work for Art, Oregon Arts Commission, Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation, All Classical, Maletis Beverage and Poster Garden.
Search Engine Marketing Professionals Lend a Hand
Portland, February 22nd, 2013. Mike Rosenberg, SEMpdx Board President, Kathy Covey from the Cat Adoption Team and Aisha Beck, a CAT volunteer, addressed the SearchFest crowd to help get “Candy Cane” and five other cats adopted using social media. (Photo credit, Alan George, Nathan Isaacs, and Kenneth Benjamin Reed)
Alan George, SearchFest Chair and SEMpdx Board Member and Mark Knowles, SEMpdx Advisory Board Member celebrate a successful event.
SearchFest organizers, speakers, sponsors and attendees unwind at the event’s After Party sponsored by AdRoll and Splash Worldwide.
Opening Keynote Marty Weintraub, Founder and Evangelist at aimClear, praises Portland and wakes the crowd up at SearchFest.
SEMpdx, the Search Engine Marketing Professionals of Portland, is a nonprofit group dedicated to nurturing the development of the search engine marketing (SEM) and social media marketing (SMM) industries in the greater northwest. Created as a resource for both local industry professionals and area businesses, SEMpdx strives to build national credibility for Portland as a hub for the SEM/SMM industry, as well as improve the quality of work and life for its professionals. SEMpdx is committed to giving back to the local community by supporting charitable organizations.
Providence Heart of Gold Event raises $300,000 to Help Needy Children
Portland, February 21st, 2013. Supporters marked the 20th anniversary of the Providence Child Center Swindells Resource Center by donating more than $300,000. William Swindells, Jr. and Dick Clark, ED at SPV Foundation had a chance to catch up at the Pure Space event in Northwest, Portland.
Charlie Swindells at the Podium, Bill R. Swindells on right of image.
Children and their families who have used the Swindells Resource Center shared their touching stories during the event, and the Heart of Gold Award was presented to the Swindells family in loving memory of Jean Baton Swindells. The event also included a ceremony and dinner.
Amy Roloff, left, star of TLC’s reality show “Little People, Big World,” poses with Michelle Kennedy and her son, Evan Kennedy at the 2013 Heart of Gold event on Feb. 21. Michelle and Evan use the resources at the Swindells Center and visit Providence Neurodevelopmental Center for Children for speech and other therapies.
Past Heart of Gold award recipients are honored. Eloise Savage represents Providence Child Center Guild, Nancy Lematta, Ann Humberston, Karen Gaffney, Pat Becker, Pat Moss, Bill Schonely and Jim Moss.
Heart of Gold attendees place bids to raise money for the Swindells Resouce Center at Providence Child Center.
William Swindells, Jr.
The Swindells Center at Providence Child Center provides direct support and links to resources for families of children with disabilities in Oregon, including books, parenting groups and classes, speaker events and other materials. Services are offered at the main Portland location of the Swindells Center, as well as satellite sites in Hood River and Medford. All locations will benefit from donations given at Heart of Gold. When Jean Baton Swindells was born with Down syndrome in 1957, her parents, Ann and Bill Swindells Jr., had few places to turn for information, resources or support. After Jean died at the age of 33, the Swindells family provided the financial support to build the Jean Baton Swindells Resource Center. Established at Providence Child Center in 1994, it gives families the information the Swindells did not have when Jean was growing up.
“Jean inspired her parents, Ann and Bill, to provide the resources necessary for families all across Oregon to help their special needs children reach their fullest potential,” says Karen Santangelo, Providence Child Center Foundation president. “It’s only through community support that this important program is able to touch 12,000 families annually.”
Contributions from the Swindells family to Providence Child Center over the years have connected thousands of families, educators, providers and caregivers throughout Oregon with resources at little or no cost. The center has helped children regardless of age, language or diagnosis. Proceeds from the 2013 Heart of Gold event will support the ongoing work of Swindells Resource Center and provide support and resources for future generations of children and their families.
The Swindells Center at Providence Child Center provides direct support and links to resources for families of children with disabilities in Oregon, including books, parenting groups and classes, speaker events and other materials. Services are offered at the main Portland location of the Swindells Center, as well as satellite sites in Hood River and Medford.
For more information about the Providence Child Center Foundation, call 503-215-2406.
Self Enhancement (SEI) Annual Gospel Brunch a Hit
Portland, February 17th, 2013. The SEI Sounds of Soul Choir Gospel Brunch was a toe-tapping affair at the Center for Self Enhancement. The choir, under the direction of Alonzo Chadwick and Cinda Jackson performed soul-stirring gospel music along with guest performers Devin Phillips and Jarrod Lawson. (Photo credit, Antonio Harris)
Saxophonst, Devin Phillips
Commissioner Loretta Smith
The choir was comprised of talented Portland teenagers and young adults from Self Enhancement’s Music Mastery Program, community members and SEI alumni and staff. The SEI Sounds of Soul Choir has become one of the most inspiring and celebrated choirs in the Portland metro area.
For the past 11 years, this 60+ voice choir has uplifted and entertained its listeners through their powerful delivery and soulful sound. Their motto is “One choir, one sound” which can clearly be seen and heard through their dynamic performances.
Bob Speltz, Standard Insurance
Additionally, Produce Row Café is the sponsor of the SEI Sounds of Soul Choir.
Portland Children’s Museum Storyland Exhibit Delights Kids
Portland, February 13th, 2013. The Portland Children’s Museum is inviting supporters to step inside the pages of their favorite children’s books. A new interactive exhibit is transforming beloved stories like Peter Rabbit, Spot the Dog, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie into 3-D literary adventures. STORYLAND A Trip Through Childhood Favorites runs Feb 9-May 5, 2013. The Portland Children’s Museum is located near the Oregon Zoo, just off Highway 26.
The kick-off party for Storyland at the Portland Children’s Museum featured a reading of “The Cat in the Hat!”
Brian Mitchell and Emma Mitchell enjoy a book together.
According to the Portland Children’s Museum, Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites is very much like a really great picture book. It has a strong storyline, reads well, and has vibrant, engaging images. It also shows the critical piece readers bring to books and stories to make them powerful and memorable.
STORYLAND A Trip Through Childhood Favorites runs Feb 9-May 5, 2013
Here’s a bit of history about the Portland Children’s Museum:
The Museum opened as the “Junior Museum and Adventure House,” and programs included natural history displays, arts and crafts classes, and a pet lending library! As research on children’s early learning expanded in the 1970s, the Museum’s focus shifted to one of hands-on, experience-based learning. Though much has changed, arts and crafts like those taught in the 1940s continue to delight children and families today.
The Downtown Portland Rotary spearheaded a capital campaign that raised $10 million to move the Museum to Washington Park in 2001. This successful effort led to the renovation of the old OMSI building, a space five times the size of the former Lair Hill location. With the help from Rotary and a successful partnership with Portland Parks and Recreation that continues today, the new facility endowed the Museum with accessible program areas, space for a café and store, and a large amount of new exhibit space, a traveling exhibit hall and performance areas. At the same time, the Museum became officially incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Since the move, the Museum has hosted over 1.6 million visitors from across the country and the world, is home to Opal Public Charter and Museum School, and has become a regional resource for early childhood development. Within the Museum Center for Learning, educators are studying the needs of young children and the kinds of environments and approaches to teaching that inspire children to grow and learn.
14th Annual Slough Celebration Channels Funds to Preserve Watersheds
Portland, February 8th, 2013. The 14th Annual Slough Celebration was an evening of merriment and competitive auction bidding which raised almost $23,000. All proceeds support the The Columbia Slough Watershed Council’s work educating the community and improving the health of local watersheds. Bureau of Environmental Services staff members congratulated Leadership Award winner, Toby Query. (Photo credit, Kenny MacDonald)
Leadership Award Winner Rex Burkholder and wife Lydia Rich
2012 Award Winners
Each Leadership and Achievement award winner was honored with a humorous video describing the winner’s efforts.
From The Columbia Slough Watershed Council:
We are a diverse group of stakeholders who work to restore and enhance the 60 miles of waterways known as the Columbia Slough, located in Portland, Gresham, and Fairview. We provide outdoor education, recreation opportunities and restoration in Columbia Slough Watershed.
We recognized seven award winners this year:
2012 Leadership Awards
- Rex Burkholder-Metro Councilor
- Toby Query-City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services Ecologist
2012 Achievement Awards
- City of Gresham-Columbia Slough Water Quality Facility
- Elena Mark-Portland Public Schools
- Port of Portland-Portland International Airport Deicing System Enhancements
- Katy Weil-Metro
2013 Whitaker Ponds Award
- Catherine Trzybinski and Chris Lastomirsky: Creativity and leadership in mural project.
Kenny MacDonald of Recorded History was our photographer and video editor. The video team of Susan Barthel, Nancy Hendrickson, Megan Hanson, Sheilagh Diez, Julie Matney and Penny Beckwith developed and directed the stories. The filming work was done by volunteer Jeremy Hogeweide and the video team. Many friends and co-workers of the award winners provided the acting talent.
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