Portland, August 4th-10th, 2013. Fans volunteered alongside Timbers players, club mascot Timber Joey, and Portland Thorns players, to lend a hand with 30 different community projects. All available Timbers players volunteered their time, for example, midfielder Rodney Wallace helped coach a soccer clinic at the Hacienda Futsal Court during Stand Together Week. (Photos courtesy Portland Timbers)
Many volunteers at Beaverton’s Kennedy Community Gardens saw meeting Timbers as extra motivation for signing up.
This is the second year the Portland Timbers have teamed up with Hands on Greater Portland for Stand Together Week. The goal is to spotlight nonprofit projects and volunteer opportunities across the metro area.
Portland Timbers midfielder Kalif Alhassan joins volunteers to plant seeds at Supa Fresh Youth Farm in Tigard. Its mission is to train underserved teens in workforce skills, entrepreneurship, organic sustainable agriculture, nutrition and life skills.
Timber Joey and volunteers box cereal at the Oregon Food Bank during Stand Together Week.
Defender David Horst gardens at HB Lee Middle School on August 6th.
The work crew poses for a photo at H.B. Lee. It’s one of two middle schools in the Reynolds School District adopted as part of the nation’s first Dreamer School. “I Have a Dream” Oregon will follow the students through high school to ensure they gain access to every resource necessary to graduate from high school and pursue post-secondary education. The ultimate goal is to help Dreamer students become economically independent adults.
Portland Thorns midfielder Becky Edwards joins Alaska Airlines volunteers to help pack food for Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division. Since 1923, the Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division has been providing emergency food and clothing relief to Portland families and individuals in need.
The Schoolhouse Supplies organization gets help from Stand Together. Schoolhouse Supplies is an award-winning nonprofit that supports public education in Portland by giving students and teachers free classroom supplies.
The Portland Timbers forward Sebastián Rincón helps clean up with Growing Gardens volunteers.
Bright Dike and the 4 Worlds United Soccer Alliance play soccer with local kids in SE Portland.
Stand Together Week included the maintenance of walking paths and removal of invasive weeds in an 18-acre natural area at Dairy Creek Park, with Timbers players Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury, Will Johnson and Diego Valeri.
Supported by partners adidas, Alaska Airlines, CenturyLink, Coca-Cola and Providence Health & Services, Stand Together Week, with the help of Hands On Greater Portland benefited more than 20 organizations focused on youth and the environment.
PORTLAND, Ore. – The City of Portland today designated Oct. 8-14, 2012, as Portland Timbers Stand Together Week during an official proclamation presented by Commissioner Nick Fish at the Portland City Council meeting this morning. The Timbers’ Stand Together Week is a citywide initiative bringing the community together in support of nonprofit projects and volunteer opportunities across the city that week.
Organized with the help of Hands On Greater Portland and supported by adidas, Alaska Airlines, Fred Meyer, JELD-WEN Windows & Doors local partners and KPTV, Stand Together Week will consist of 40 projects across the Portland metro area benefitting more than 30 nonprofit organizations focused on youth and the environment. A complete schedule of activities and events is listed below.
The projects and volunteer opportunities affiliated with Stand Together Week range from leading youth activities to outdoor/garden maintenance and construction projects. In total, Stand Together Week will bring together nearly 1,000 volunteers, including Timbers players and staff, supporters and members of the community.
To volunteer for one of the Stand Together Week projects or for more information on the overall initiative, visit www.portlandtimbers.com/StandTogetherWeek. Portland Timbers Stand Together Week ProclamationWhereas, the City of Portland is proud to be home to the Portland Timbers, our Major League Soccer team; and Whereas, the Portland Timbers are committed to giving back to our community; and Whereas, the City of Portland is proud to partner with the Portland Timbers in organizing “Stand Together,” a week of community service from October 8 through October 14, 2012; and Whereas, over 1,000 Stand Together volunteers including Timbers players, the Timbers Army, coaches, ambassadors, staff, and community members will come together for a week of service; and Whereas, Stand Together volunteers will participate in over forty community events and projects throughout Portland; and Whereas, community service projects will include building homes, tending gardens, restoring local park paths, pulling ivy, painting schools, and more; and Whereas, Stand Together will support local, mission-driven non-profits, including Habitat for Humanity, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the American Red Cross, and Hands On Greater Portland, among others; Whereas, Stand Together is a call to action by the City, the Portland Timbers, and our community partners to inspire people to give back through community service;
Now, therefore, I, Sam Adams, Mayor of the City of Portland, the “City of Roses,” do hereby proclaim October 8-14, 2012, as Portland Timbers Stand Together Week in Portland, and encourage all residents to recognize and join in this week of service to the community. 2012 Stand Together Week Schedule
Date
Time
Organization
Activity
Timbers Player/Rep.
Monday, Oct. 8
8 a.m. to 12 noon
Portland YouthBuilders
Painting classrooms
Steven Smith & Donovan Ricketts
1-4 p.m.
Community Cycling Center
Clean, fix donated bikes
Rodney Wallace
4-6 p.m.
GROWINGGARDINS
Youth garden maintenance at Ockley Green School.
Kris Boyd
6-8 p.m.
The ReBuilding Center
Sort, organize donated items
Bright Dike
Tuesday, Oct. 9
8 a.m. to 12 noon
Portland YouthBuilders
Campus cleanup
Freddie Braun & Timber Joey
8:15 a.m. to 12 noon
Habitat for Humanity
Assist with house-build project
Joe Bendik & Kosuke Kimura
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Children’s Book Bank
Clean, repair donated books
Darlington Nagbe
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Playworks
Lead youth activities
Jack Jewsbury & Jake Gleeson
12 noon to 3 p.m.
Open Meadow
Working with students
Ryan Kawulok
12:30-4 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity
Assist with house-build project
Eric Alexander & Timber Joey
Wednesday, Oct. 10
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hillsboro Parks & Recreation
Community park maintenance
Timber Joey
1-5 p.m.
Native American Youth Family Center
Facility cleanup and lead family activities
Timber Joey
4-6 p.m.
SCRAP
Sort, organize supplies, prep material for art kits
Brent Richards
Thursday, Oct. 11
9 a.m. to 12 noon
American Red Cross
Prepare supplies for blood drives
Alumni Ambassador Bernie Fagan
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Children’s Book Bank
Clean, repair donated books
Alumni Ambassador Adin Brown
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Schoolhouse Supplies
Sort donated supplies, stock store
Alumni Ambassador Scot Thompson
2-4 p.m.
Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division
Sort food and supplies at community pantry
Eric Brunner
2:30-4:30 p.m.
AC Portland
Academic and Sports Field Day
David Horst
5:30-8 p.m.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest
Fall Harvest Festival
Andrew Jean-Baptiste & Timber Joey
Friday, Oct. 12
8:15 a.m. to 12 noon
Habitat for Humanity
Assist with house-build project
Alumni Ambassador Scot Thompson & Timber Joey
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Friends of Portland Community Gardens
Tidy up community garden
Alumni Ambassador Mick Hoban
12:30-4 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity
Assist with house-build project
Alumni Ambassador Scot Thompson & Timber Joey
12:30-4:30 p.m.
OMSI
Lead youth activities
Steve Purdy
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Oregon Food Bank
Packing and preparing donated food for delivery
Alumni Ambassador Adin Brown & Timber Joey
3-6 p.m.
Volunteers of America
Lead soccer activities for low-income families
Danny Mwanga & Mike Fucito
Saturday, Oct. 13
8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friends of Trees
Tree planting and habitat restoration
Chris Taylor & Timber Joey
9 a.m. to 12 noon
Portland Parks & Recreation
Springwater Corridor Trail cleanup
Ian Hogg & Alumni Ambassador John Bain
9 a.m. to 12 noon
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
Clean up at scenic nature park
Futty Danso
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Zenger Farm
Farm work party
Hanyer Mosquera
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hartley SUN
Courtyard cleanup and prep materials for classroom
Kalif Alhassan
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Beaverton’s Giving Gardens
Garden work
Sal Zizzo
1-4 p.m.
Supa Fresh Youth Farm
Help youth-led organic farm
Sebastián Rincón
Sunday, Oct. 14
9 a.m. to 12 noon
Hillsboro Public Library
Set up for annual book sale
Jose Valencia
1-4 p.m.
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
Clean up at scenic nature park
Alumni Ambassador Lee Morrison & Charles Renken
1-4 p.m.
Friends of Tryon Creek
Plant clean-up, removal
Franck Songo’o & Timber Joey
1-5 p.m.
Harrison SUN
Indoor painting at school
Diego Chara
Note: Player appearances during Stand Together Week are subject to change.
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