COMING UP
FALL PREVIEW: Lan Su Chinese Garden to Sparkle Under the Moonlight
FALL PREVIEW: Portland, OR. Lan Su Chinese Garden supporters want you to join them on September 7th for a remarkable benefit called: Under the Moonlight. It's Lan Su’s premier fundraising event of the year. Click here for more information and tickets options. Here's...
Tony Award-winning Sutton Foster Will Headline Portland Opera Gala
Portland, OR. Two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway star Sutton Foster will be the featured performer at the Portland Opera gala, "The Flora + Fauna Fall Ball" on Saturday, September 14th. Foster has performed in 11 Broadway shows—most recently the revival of Violet....
The Most Popular Wedding Date of 2019 is…
Portland, OR. Here are the top 10 wedding dates of 2019: 1-1-19 1-19-19 2-2-19 3-3-19 3-30-19 8-17-19 10-19-19 12-21-19 February 15, 2019: Love is in the air during the month of February, but it’s good to avoid having your wedding on a major holiday like Valentine’s...
Check Out the New Society Page Weddings Website
We’re thrilled to launch this new platform, societypageweddings.com, where you can share one of the most important stories of your life – the story of your love. Society Page Weddings is about celebrations. Do you have an engagement to announce? Would you like to...
NEWS
2021 Christmas Ships Parade Ready to Set Sail
Portland, OR. The 2021 Christmas Ships Parade season is upon us. It will launch on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers for 15 nights, beginning on Friday, December 3rd through Tuesday, December 21st. There are six nights when the ships have a combined fleet (all boats...
‘Giving Tuesday’ Offers a Chance to Celebrate Local Nonprofits
Portland, OR. Giving Tuesday is coming up on November 30th. It was launched in 2012 as a way to get people to donate on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving when people are already opening their wallets for the kickoff of the holiday shopping season. Charities and...
Wy’East Mountain Academy Launches Financial Aid Program With Fundraiser
Portland, OR. Wy'East Mountain Academy is an outdoor-oriented, action sports academy designed to develop students in the classroom as well as in the outdoors. The organization is launching a nonprofit foundation to help offer financial aid to students who otherwise...
Jesuit High School’s Hybrid Financial Aid Benefit Raises Over $339,330
Portland, OR. Jesuit High School held its "Financial Aid LIVE" benefit and raised over $339,330. The emcees were a current senior, Theron Abel, and alumna and KATU reporter Genevieve Reaume who graduated in 2011. Before the pandemic, the annual financial aid benefit...
Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation Awards 77 Grants to Nonprofits Across Five States
Portland, OR. In its latest round of community grant funding, the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation awarded 77 community grants to local nonprofits across its five-state footprint totaling $305,500. Employees also work "hands-on" like those seen above during the tenth...
Portland Volunteer Opportunities for Thanksgiving are Abundant
Portland, OR. Many nonprofits are providing free meals on Thanksgiving. Women and children (seen above) will celebrate together at a shelter called Shepherd's Door. It's a program where children can stay with their mothers during addiction recovery, vocational...
Evergreen Museum Partners With Nonprofit Honoring Veterans
McMinnville, OR. The Evergreen Museum has partnered with the non-profit Veterans' Legacies and become the location of its new world headquarters in the Aviation Museum. The headquarters marks the first-time family members, friends, caregivers, and veterans themselves...
COMING UP
Basic Rights Oregon Hails Supreme Court Ruling at Virtual Queer Town Hall
Portland, OR. “That was incredible,” said Executive Director of Basic Rights Oregon Nancy Haque, (pictured eighth from the left above in pre-covid days). She was reacting to a recent Supreme Court ruling. “People have been working for decades to get this kind of...
St. Andrew Nativity School Students Organize Peaceful Protest in Honor of Black Lives Matter
Portland, OR. Students from St. Andrew Nativity School are organizing a peaceful protest on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21st. Students will march in support of Black Lives Matter from their school at 4925 NE 9th Ave to a local police precinct. The protest will begin at...
June is Second Most Popular Month for Charitable Giving
Portland, OR. While December continues to be the largest month for charitable giving, 2018 gave way to the biggest shift in distribution across other months. In 2017, approximately 18.2% of giving took place in December and this shifted to 17% in 2018, according to a...
LIFESTYLE
Portlanders Celebrate Free Summer Concerts, Movies and More
Portland, OR. Organizers say that free family-friendly activities help build community. Last year thousands of people attended 59 concerts offered by Portland Parks. This summer, as usual, local artists will be featured, like Tony Starlight who will play at Brentwood...
Trail Blazer “3’s for Trees” Program Hits 14,000 Trees Already
Portland, OR. The regular NBA season doesn't end until April 10th, but the Trail Blazers have already hit enough three-point shots to earn over 14,000 trees to plant. The Blazers are teaming again with Daimler Trucks North America and Friends of Trees to plant three...
Portland’s Lara Tennant Wins USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship
Vero Beach, Fla. Portland's Lara Tennant arrived at Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club having won just one match in a USGA amateur championship in eight starts, but on October 11th she captured the USGA Senior Women's Amateur Championship in convincing fashion. “I...
NEWS
‘Hard Hat & Black Tie’ Virtual Benefit Raises Over $405,000 for Habitat for Humanity
Portland, OR. Receiving the keys to a home you helped build is a dream come true for families who participate in the Habitat for Humanity program. The 'Hard Hat & Black Tie' virtual benefit on September 17th raised over $405,000 to further the mission of the...
Portland Opera Opens 58th Season In-Person with Puccini’s Tosca
Portland, OR. Portland Opera will celebrate its return to the Keller Auditorium with four performances of Puccini’s grand opera Tosca. Masks and proof of vaccination, or a negative test, will be required at all four performances. Tosca: will take the stage October...
SOLVE Volunteers Clean up 51,000 Pounds of Trash in Downtown Portland
Portland, OR. Volunteers have collected a total of more than 51,000 pounds of litter in Downtown Portland over the past year. SOLVE’s monthly 'Downtown Portland Cleanup Days' started in September of 2020. More than 5,000 volunteers have pitched in during the...
Lan Su Chinese Garden Gears up for Mid-Autumn Festival
Portland, OR. Lan Su Chinese Garden is open for visitors. Masks are required for all visitors to the garden aged 5 and older, regardless of vaccination status. Zhong Qiu Jie (中秋節), a.k.a. the Mid-Autumn Festival, is considered one of the most important Chinese...
Portland Knifemaker Raises Money for 9/11 Charity by Creating Knives From Twin Towers Rubble
Portland, OR. Portland knifemaker Alex Horn has created several commemorative knives from the rubble of the Twin Towers and says, "On this day, 20 years ago, the steel inside of this knife fell from a great height." The proceeds from two knives will be donated to a...
OMSI Works to Make Visitors of All Ages Comfortable This Fall
Portland, OR. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is open on a limited basis. To help keep our community healthy, OMSI has limited capacity, introduced staggered ticketing times, and is continuing to require face coverings. OMSI remains committed to the...
Fences For Fido Continues Work Through Covid-19 Pandemic
Portland, OR. As Covid-19 guidelines are updated, Fences for Fido continues to build fences for dogs while following recommended protocols. The nonprofit improves the quality of life for dogs living outdoor by building fences free of charge for families who keep their...
Community Leaders Encourage Oregonians to Support Healthcare Workers
Portland, OR. Oregon has had eight consecutive weeks of increasing hospitalization rates from COVID-19. State leaders say professionals on the front line are feeling the stress. It's not just doctors and nurses who are feeling the stress, it's all of those who keep...
Oregon Zoo Offers Added Hours and New Programs to Draw Visitors
Portland, OR. As people continue to return to their favorite pre-pandemic pastimes, the Oregon Zoo is offering longer hours and a host of seasonal activities. On Fridays and Saturdays, guests can come late and spend and summer evening at the zoo. Last reservations are...
Mount Angel Oktoberfest Organizers Move Ahead With 2021 Plans to Help Support Local Nonprofits
Mount Angel, OR. Oktoberfest organizers are planning to go ahead with their annual festival which will take place Sept 16-19. One big reason is to support 50 nonprofit food booths; many rely heavily on the income from Oktoberfest sales to fund their organizations....
