Portland, OR. Thanks to Willamette Week and Cinema 21, Legacy Health raised $10,000 to support the John Callahan Garden at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center during a screening of a movie based on Callahan’s life. “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” was directed by Gus Van Sant, who attended the screening and posed for a photo with some of John Callahan’s family members. Five hundred people were at the June 12th screening and an after-party at Courtney Taylor’s Odditorium drew some 200 guests.
Callahan, who died in 2010, was a cartoonist for Willamette Week and a fixture in Northwest Portland. He had been a patient at the Legacy Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon (RIO) after he became a quadriplegic in a 1972 car wreck and later volunteered there.
“Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” is based on Callahan’s autobiography and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It will be in released in local theatres on July 13th.
Joaquin Phoenix plays John Callahan in the film and Jonah Hill, his AA sponsor.
The garden bearing his name is nestled within Legacy Good Samaritan Park on Northwest Marshall St., between 21st and 22nd Avenues. It features an art installation that includes Callahan’s cartoons interwoven with his life story. RIO therapists use the garden to work with patients recovering from strokes and spinal cord injuries.
From Legacy:
Founded in 1875, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center is a nationally acclaimed, full-service hospital with renowned doctors in heart care, cancer care, neurology, ophthalmology, weight-loss surgery and more. Located within the hospital, Legacy Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon (RIO) provides comprehensive inpatient medical and therapy programs for adults from across the Pacific Northwest.
For more information about supporting Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, please contact Rena Whittaker, executive director of the Good Samaritan Foundation, at 503-413-5585 or [email protected].
Portland, April 27th, 2013. “The lighted Man” walks through an installation piece by PSU students at the CAP Art Auction. Held for the third time at the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum, more than 1400 people attended the Cascade AIDS Project fundraiser. Highlights included performances by Taylor Dayne and a Portland Gay Men’s Chorus a cappella group called Cascade. There were large financial gifts by several Patrons: a paddle raise match of $50,000 by Nike and another at $20,000 from the Ray Hickey Foundation. Several auction items were sold at a premium — including a piece by Gus Van Sant for $5,750 and a studio piece by Dale Chihuly for $9,500. (Photo Credit, Monty Herron)
Art handlers carry “Boy Girl” by Gus Van Sant
Patrons dined, bid and danced to live music by Taylor Dayne and Cascade a cappella group in the elegantly transformed halls of the Memorial Coliseum
Taylor Dayne belts a powerful note for the crowd while singing, I’ll be your Shelter
Every year since 1990, CAP has hosted an art auction and party to raise money to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and provide service to those infected or affected by HIV in the Northwest. Portland’s art community first organized this iconic event and they remain the backbone of the Art Auction today. The event has grown over the past two decades, now encompassing 250 works of art and over 1,000 guests. The event was co-chaired by Ann and Mark Edlen and presented by the Hedinger Family Foundation.
The event is a draw for hundreds of generous Portlanders (photo credit Andie Petkus Photography)
Members of the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus (Photo credit Andie Petkus Photography)
The event was co-chaired by Ann and Mark Edlen (photo credit Andie Petkus Photography)
Supporters bid in silent auction on some 240 donated works of art in the Grand Event
Dr Raymond Frye and the Bling Dental Table, the Entertainment Sponsor of the evening
Jeff Miller of Travel Portland raises his paddle during the fund-a-need portion of the event
Robert Goman of Nike pitches a $50,000 match challenge to the crowd
All funds raised support the vital work of Cascade AIDS Project. Our mission is to prevent HIV infections, support and empower people affected and infected by HIV/AIDS and eliminate HIV/AIDS related stigma.
The gala could not have happened without the grand gestures of the hundreds of artists and galleries that participated by donating art.
About Cascade AIDS Project Incorporated in 1985, Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) is the oldest and largest AIDS Service Organization in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our mission is to prevent HIV infections, support and empower people affected and infected by HIV/AIDS, and eliminate HIV/AIDS-related stigma.
With a staff of 60, and a volunteer corps that includes over 700 individuals providing more than 29,000 hours of service each year, CAP manages a diverse array of programs and an annual budget of $5.8 million. Fifteen percent of CAP’s staff are individuals living with HIV, 25% identify from communities of color, and 30% are bilingual. Our programs serve the broad and diverse set of communities impacted by HIV, from community-specific programs focused on teens, Latinos, the gay community, individuals and families living with HIV, to the thousands of individuals throughout the state who seek education though our AIDS/STD hotline each year. A committed 19-member volunteer Board of Directors provides strategic guidance and oversight to ensure CAP accomplishes its mission and continues to operate with integrity and transparency. www.cascadeaids.org
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