December 6th. The Clark County Food Bank welcomed a new food distribution center to serve the 27 agencies and food pantries that provide emergency food services to the area. Kathy Corwin, Corwin Beverage; Carol VanNatta, OSU Foundation; and Judith Youde, donor and volunteer were on hand for the festivities. Local officials, dignitaries and board members join food pantry representatives and local citizens in dedicating this warehouse that increases food capacity, provides meeting space and serves as a community hub for food education. (Photo Credit, Andie Petkus)
Pete Monroe, Clark County; Jim Youde, CCFB Board President; Donna Horenstein, CCFB Board Member; George Kaufer, President, FISH of Vancouver and CCFB Board Member
Emcee John McDonagh, Editor of the Vancouver Business Journal, noted that the Food Bank delivered 3.7 million pounds of food to 114,000 families last year. With this new warehouse and distribution facility, storage space more than doubles with additional capacity for cold food storage, freezer space and dry storage space.
Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt; John McDonagh, Vancouver Business Journal; Schuyler Hoss, SW Washington Regional Director, Governor Christine Gregoire; and Rick Melching, Community Foundation of SW Washington
The admiring crowd enjoyed the event
This important project was completed by a volunteer board and the generosity of the State of Washington, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and a Community Development Block Grant from the County and City and over $1.75 million in philanthropic investments.
CCFB Board Member Al Kirkwood and Board President Jim Youde
The mission of the Clark County Food Bank is to alleviate hunger and its root causes in Clark County Washington.
As we joyfully welcome 2012, we also take the opportunity to look back and give thanks for the wonderful moments of 2011!
Portland Society Page launched on September 30th, 2011 as a free platform for nonprofit news. We have been overwhelmed by the positive support from our friends in the nonprofit community. Business leaders and community activists have validated our belief that the Rose City is ready for this community news source about our vibrant charities. Subscribers say they look forward to receiving their free newsletter every Sunday morning. (The photo of the young rider, which as become our Portland Society Page logo, was taken at the Early Summer Classic at Hunter Creek Farm in Wilsonville, Oregon.)
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Here are just a few of our favorite photos from the 2011.
CCA Board Chair Andy Lytle with wife Mary, CCA Board Member Andrea Corradini, CCA Board Member Grant Hammersley with wife Heidi and CCA Founder & CEO Regina Ellis embrace the excitement of the evening together
Ira Keller Fountain glowing as opera music flows
Oregon Ballet Theatre
Ken Wright toasting with guests at a Ronald McDonald House Charities event
Portlandia's Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein at a press lunch. The IFC series starts its second season on January 6th
The Backbone event showcased beautiful clothing and lovey models
The White Party at Portland's Romtom benefited the Oregon Humane Society
One of golf's biggest names, Arnold Palmer, returned to Portland to help old friend Peter Jacobsen launch the inaugural Umpqua Bank Challenge.
We look forward to working with you in 2012. Please contact us with your story ideas at [email protected]
Portland, December 14th. Toy N Joy Makers will be able to offer Santa a bit more help thanks to the generosity of Jill Inskeep and her friends. Lynne Johnston, Kara Ilg, Cindy Plummer, and Debra Platt were among the many who donned their fun holiday sweaters and brought along toys for the Portland Fire and Rescue charity.
Jill Inskeep and Susie Porter pose with the Toy and Joy gifts brought by guests
Portland Toy N Joy Makers help low-income families in the Portland area give their children toys for Christmas. The Portland Fire Bureau’s Toy N Joy Makers started giving toys to needy children in 1914. Program organizers reach out to the community to make sure kids have toys for the holidays and mitigate a child’s tragedy of losing their toys due to fire, flood, earthquake and other natural or man made disasters. Friends at the ugly sweater gathering were happy to help out.
Janet Manneline and Catarina Hunter are good sports in their holiday sweaters
The ugly sweaters were conversation starters over coffee and tea
Eileen Pilkenton, Julia Furnary, Nancy Greene and Lyn Cameron
Designer labels were left at home in favor of colorful sweaters
Toy N Joy Makers of the Portland Fire Bureau, relies heavily on the volunteers that are currently helping with the program. The following is a breakdown of some hours and time of operation of this program.
During the holiday season
(November 15 — December 27)
Average number of volunteers
helping during the day
Portland, December 8th. Lewis and Clark President, Barry Glassner and his wife, Betsy Amster welcomed friends and neighbors into their home: the historic Cooley House in Dunthorpe. Jim Richardson (Board chair) with Gerry Frank & Ron Ragen (former Board of Trustees chair) enjoyed the evening. Guests were treated to the music of the UpperLeft Trio and had the chance to soak in the lavishly decorated home.
Lee & Ron Ragen with Barry & Betsy Amster
Guests were in the holiday spirit
The Cooley House became the home for Lewis & Clark Presidents in 2002. Sue D. Cooley, widow of Edward H. Cooley, the founder and longtime head of Precision Castparts Corporation, donated the Cooley family home to Lewis & Clark College for use as a presidential residence. Her gift included funds sufficient to operate and maintain the home and its gardens.
Ellis F. Lawrence, founding dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon, designed the house in 1920 for Cameron Squires. Architectural historian Michael Shellenbarger describes the Squires home in Harmony in Diversity: The Architecture and Teaching of Ellis F. Lawrence as “quintessential English Tudor, with its many prominent fluted chimneys, intricate brick patterning, extensive half-timbering, Tudor arches, and rambling floor plan.
The Olmstead Brothers designed the landscaping for the eight-acre property. It is the largest estate in the Dunthorpe area and includes gracious common rooms, seven bedrooms, and a carefully tended garden.
Friends of Lewis & Clark Norm Wiener & Lynette Watson
Friends of Lewis & Clark, Sylvia Gates & Barry Menashe
Friends of Lewis & Clark, John & Susan Bates with Lewis & Clark President Barry Glassner and wife, Betsy Amster
Friends of Lewis & Clark, Mitzi Ellis & Ginny Wheeler
Friends of Lewis & Clark, Dan Heine (CEO, The Bank of Oswego), Roberta Heine, and Bridget Ohl
Friend of Lewis & Clark, Gerry Frank & former Board member Hal Broughton
We’re a private institution with a public conscience, a residential campus with global reach. Students and faculty throughout all three of Lewis & Clark’s schools—the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and the Law School—pursue new ways of knowing by combining classic liberal learning with pioneering collaboration.
Our students represent the next generation of global thinkers and leaders, unafraid to discard conventional thinking, civic complacency, and outmoded preconceptions. Yet they value what Lewis & Clark offers: an education built from the time-tested elements of careful study, original research, and spirited debate.
So what makes the experience of our students unique? How about the inspiring beauty of our natural setting, on 137 wooded acres in Portland’s southwest hills. Or our rich history and our diverse, multicultural present. Or our commitment to interdisciplinary academic learning, as well as community engagement here in Portland and around the world.
Add to this our well-stocked libraries, award-winning green buildings, and outstanding athletic facilities; our implementation of technology and the innovative research it allows; and above all our committed and engaged students, teachers, mentors, staff, alumni, donors, and friends. It all adds up to Lewis & Clark, a place where agile minds come to learn, to explore, and to work together.
Portland Center Stage is constantly hosting events to recognize and thank some of its generous sponsors. Here’s a look at a few from this past year! Ted and Julie Vigeland joined hundreds of others who celebrated in style at Portland Center Stage’s 2011 Annual Gala. (Photo credit, Joni Shimabukuro)
Now in its 24th season, Portland Center Stage (Chris Coleman, Artistic Director) is the largest producing theater in Portland. Established in 1988 as an offshoot of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, PCS became an independent theater in 1994 and has been under the leadership of Artistic Director Chris Coleman since May 2000. Portland Center Stage’s home since Fall 2006 — the Gerding Theater at the Armory — is the first historic rehabilitation on the National Historic Register, and the first performing arts venue, to achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Platinum rating. PCS also offers a variety of education and outreach programs for curious minds from six to 106, including discussions, classes, workshops and partnerships with organizations throughout the Portland metro area.
Artistic Director Chris Coleman welcomes sponsors Ellyn Bye and Cindy Potter, during the Opening Night Dinner in May 2011
Every year, PCS pulls out all the stops for their Annual Gala. In 2011, the theme was “It’s a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World”, an homage to the 60’s and all its psychedelic glory. The Gala is a celebration of what PCS has accomplished in the past year, and a way to build energy and enthusiasm for the year to come. Tickets begin at $350, and guests are treated to food, dancing, entertainment and a live auction. Next year’s gala is already in the works, with a theme that recognizes the Blues and its Southern roots, and ties in nicely with their last show of the season It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues. PCS knows how to throw a party, which means next year’s Blues Gala will be an event you won’t want to miss.
The Armory was transformed into a 60's party. Guests danced the night away on the glowing dance floor.
Guests enjoyed a live auction in the Gerding Theater. Auctioned items ranged from a weekend in Oregon wine country, to a luxurious week in beautiful Kauai. Frank Piacentini was an enthusiastic bidder.
Shoshana Bean wow'ed guests with her performance at the Annual Gala.
2011 was a year of great theater and patron appreciation at Portland Center Stage. To thank their generous sponsors, PCS invites them to Opening Night Dinners – a private party with a catered dinner in their beautiful Armory, followed by the show. Here are some photos from this years Opening Night Dinner before the premiere of One Night WIth Janis Joplin in May 2011.
The Armory's Mezzanine is transformed into a scene straight from the production "One Night With Janis Joplin" with tie-dye place mats and flower center pieces. Catering was done by Art of Catering.
As another way to thank their sponsors, Portland Center Stage invites them to On Stage Dinners held only once a year. This year’s dinner was held on stage of A Christmas Story, right in the middle of Ralphie’s living room. Lucky for these guests, Ralphie wasn’t in attendance with his Red Ryder B.B. Gun!
Guests were treated to food by Vibrant Table while dining on the Gerding Theater’s stage, surrounded by the beautiful sets from A Christmas Story.”
The choir from Kings Way Christian School from Vancouver, Washington entertained guests who attended the On Stage Dinner
The Choir entertained guests in the Gerding Theater during the “A Christmas Story” On Stage Dinner.
Cate Garrison and Roy Schreiber enjoy a catered dinner during the On Stage Dinner
If you would to donate to Portland Center Stage and participate in these great events click here to learn more about their donor opportunities!
This article was written by Portland Society Page contributor, Rebecca Ames.
Lake Oswego, December 8th. The Lake Oswego Women’s Club Holiday Home Tour featured five beautiful homes decorated for the holidays. Special entertainment was provided by Michael Allen Harrison, Soul’d Out, The LO Windjammers, Dickens Carolers and many more. Lake Oswego Women’s Club is an all volunteer philanthropy organization for women of all ages who are bound by a common mission to support their community. Kim Nelson, LOWC Vice President pointed out the details in the Marriott Dining Room.
Rhonda Webber-HHT Chair and Jeri Parrott-LOWC Member- in the Koshuba's amazing master closet
Laura Angel- LOWC HHT Committee member in the Koshuba's Kitchen
Wilsonville High School singing group "Soul'd Out" in the Koshuba's living room
From the Lake Oswego Women’s Club:
The Lake Oswego Women’s Club was started by a small, social group of local women with the desire to help others. Initially, these women sponsored bake sales and “Santa Visits” to raise money for charity. In 1974, they formed “Lake Oswego Junior Women’s Club” under the charter of the Federated Club of Women’s Volunteer Organizations. In 2011, our name was changed to Lake Oswego Women’s Club.
Today, the mission statement of LOWC is “To bring closer the women of Lake Oswego and to promote through their common interests the civic, cultural, educational, and social welfare of the community.” Over the years, our focus has shifted from bake sales and “santa visits” to larger events which allow us to raise funds to donate to Portland-area nonprofit organizations. ALL of our funds go to local non-profits, the majority of which support needy women and children
We have two major events which serve as our main source of funding – The LOWC Holiday Home Tour and The Lake Oswego Lake Run. All of the funds we raise from these events or other donations are given local charities or other philanthropic needs in our area. All Lake Oswego Women’s Club member social events are paid for internally. Therefore, if you’re a member and you want to attend our holiday party, then you’ll need to buy a ticket for the event. The ticket price covers the cost of the venue, as well as food and beverages.
We need active volunteers to manage our events. Our club can have up to 125 active & provisional (first year) members, and women of all ages who live in Lake Oswego or neighboring communities are encouraged to contact Macey Lempert at [email protected] to learn more about membership. We typically meet once per month, and our meetings are open to those interested in learning more about our organization.
Projects supported by the club include:
Children’s Center (our #1 funded charity) – child abuse assessment center
Dinner & a Movie – provides mentoring and counseling for homeless youth
Abby’s Closet – provides free formal gowns to low income women for prom or
other special events
Albertina Kerr – supports those with mental health & developmental
disabilities
Bradley Angle House – domestic violence shelter
Human Solutions – helps low-income and homeless families rebuild their lives
and gain self-sufficiency
William Temple House – provides counseling, social services and pastoral
care for low-income individuals & families
Lake Oswego Parks & Rec – kids scholarship fund for parks &
recreation classes
Portland, December 2nd. The 12thannual Quilt Luncheon and Auction to benefit Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services (CARES) Northwest was held at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Carla Harris R.N., CAO of Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel is pictured with Lisa DeHarrport and LuAnn Rukke, who created the Garden of Peace quilt in the background. Carla Harris purchased this quilt to hang in the new Randall Children’s Hospital, opening in Feb. 2012. (Photos by Andie Petkus)
Dr. Nicole Perdue child abuse specialist Providence St. Vincent and CARES Northwest, Kevin Dowling Program Manager of CARES Northwest, Dr. Molly Burchell Legacy Health clinical vice president of pediatrics, Dr. Leila Keltner medical director CARES Northwest
Auctioneer JillMarie Wiles and Kathy Wheatley stand before the Painted Ladies quilt Kathy made and donated.
A team of dedicated volunteers create and donate beautiful hand-made quilts for the auction. Additional auction items this year included airline tickets and an Oregon Wine Country tour. The event’s net proceeds were $37,400.
Jill Scott, Julene Siegel and Connie Medak bidding against each other to win the Painted Ladies quilt donated by Kathy Wheatley (far right)
CARES Northwest is a collaborative, community-based medical program of Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel, Kaiser Permanente, OHSU-Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and Providence Health & Services. Founded in 1987, CARES Northwest has served more than 20,000 children throughout our communities.
To learn more about CARES Northwest or to make a donation, visit www.caresnw.org.
Portland, December 4th. 260 members of the Portland Chapter of the National Charity League, Inc. celebrated the holidays with a mother/daughter tea and vintage fashion show. Catherine Waldram, Dena Horstkotte, and Tate Horstkotte posed in vintage dresses from the collection of honored guest, Esther Jantzen Moore (third from the left). The event was held at the Portland Golf Club and NCL members brought items for the clients of the Dress for Success Oregon program.
The 2011 Holiday Tea included a receiving line
Freshman models, Natalie Kinsel, Isabel Klein and Natalie Nielsen were in the Vintage Fashion Show
The vintage fashion show showcased festive timeless dresses. Some were from family members, resale stores, or consignment shops. Organizers explained, “The goal was to offer a sustainable message that you don’t have to just spend money on new clothes during the holidays. Instead turn your attention to family and save a little to give to your favorite nonprofit.”
Members of the class of 2013 helped serve at the annual holiday tea
Joyce Woodring with Portland NCL Chapter President, Karen Holce and Esther Jantzen Moore
The National Charity League Vintage Fashion show benefited Dress for Success. The mission of Dress for Success Oregon is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Seniors NCL members and their mothers served the tea
McCall Phillips from the Class of 2017 modeled a Bob Mackie inspired 80's-style gown that she found at the Acey’s closet sale for Dress for Success.
Siobhan Furnary was sporting a 1980’s St. John Blazer
The Portland Chapter of National Charity League, Inc. was chartered in April 1995 and was the first National Charity League chapter formed in the State of Oregon. National Charity League, Inc. (NCL) is a non-profit national organization of mothers and daughters who join together in community involvement within local chapters throughout the United States. The goal is to foster a sense of community responsibility and strengthen the mother-daughter relationship. Daughters participate in a six-year program of philanthropic work, educational activities and cultural events.
Portland Opera, in association with Broadway Across America, continues to provide our region with nationally touring Broadway productions. January 3rd-8th the touring company of West Side Story will perform at the Keller Auditorium.
The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).
The Bernstein and Sondheim score to West Side Story is considered to be one of Broadway’s finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as “Something’s Coming,” “Tonight,” “America,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere.” Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents’s Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway.
WEST SIDE STORY features scenic designs by James Youmans
Currently in its 47th season, Portland Opera has established itself as a vibrant and vital part of the region’s cultural activity and identity. With its commitment to producing operas that invigorate the future of the art form and are dramatically and vocally compelling, Portland Opera has earned a devoted public following throughout the state of Oregon and southwestern Washington.
Portland, December 3rd. It was a festive scene inside the main hall at Madeline Parish in NE Portland, where nearly 50 volunteers sorted and wrapped gifts to fill 235 gift bags. Volunteers gathered for the Metropolitian Famly Service Holiday Cheer; it’s an event to create gift bags for seniors and people with disabilities. Volunteers will deliver the gift bags to isolated older adults and people with disabilities through the end of the year.
Metropolitan Family Service staff volunteered their time at this year’s Holiday Cheer event. From left, Abby Becic Wood, Deborah Shimkus and Monica Wirtz.
Metropolitan Family Service is also planning a Holiday Toy Store for local families in need. Organizers are looking for gifts of new toys, games, children’s books and movies to help kids of all ages have a happy holiday season. The organization is asking for donations by December 19th. The Toy Store accepts new, unwrapped toys at the Metropolitan Family Service office, located at 1808 SE Belmont Street, Portland, Oregon 97214. Organizers are especially looking for gifts that teens would appreciate. During the week of December 19-23, parents from low income families are able to select a gift for each of their children. For more information about the Holiday Toy Store, please contact Jarrine Shaw at 503.232.0007, ext. 107.
Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator Deborah Shimkus greeted volunteers at the Metropolitan Family Service Holiday Cheer event and Linda Kepford (right) MFS Volunteer and Holiday Cheer’s supreme shopper organized this year’s volunteer effort along with Marcy Hughes (left) program coordinator.
For over 60 years, Metropolitan Family Service has played a vital role in the lives of children, families, and older adults. It provides services at 88 sites, including 57 schools. Metropolitan Family Service makes connections that strengthen the lives of 33,000 individuals and families each year. Metropolitan Family Service’s 1,800 skilled and caring volunteers contribute 129,000 hours in the tri-county area, a value to the community of $2.2 million.
Metropolitan Family Service’s Holiday Cheer is supported by Bank of America Employee Matching Contribution Program, Josh Reynolds, Linda Kepford, Lisa Blasen, Marcia Blasen, Starbucks Coffee, Cindy Yablok, Diane Burnworth, the Employees of Kraft-Nabisco, Bonnie Kiltow, Nancy Turner, and National Charity League – Portland Chapter.
Holiday Toy Store is supported by Adidas, Hawthorne Wellness, IBM, Mercy Corps International and Metro Parent Magazine. For more information on this event, contact Pat Kaczmarek, Marketing & Communications Manager, at 503.232.0007, ext. 170 or [email protected], or visit www.metfamily.org.
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