Portland, October 8th. The Timbers’ “Stand Together Week ” is drawing more people into nonprofit work. Organized with the help of Hands On Greater Portland and supported by adidas, Alaska Airlines, Fred Meyer, JELD-WEN Windows and Doors, and KPTV, Stand Together Week includes 40 projects across the Portland metro area benefiting more than 30 nonprofit organizations focused on youth and the environment.
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. Volunteer opportunities are offered through Sunday, October 14th. Click here for a link to the Hands on Greater Portland sign up page!
Timber Joey volunteer with Fred Meyer at Portland YouthBuilders for Stand Together Week (L.M. Parr/Portland Timbers)
Community Cycling Center volunteers.
1,000 volunteers will be involved over the course of the week.
Timber Joey volunteers with fans at Ockley Green K-8 School for Growing Gardens as part of Stand Together Week. (Matthew Ellis for Portland Timbers)
Portland Timbers forward Kris Boyd (9) volunteers with fans at Ockley Green K-8 School for Growing Gardens as part of Stand Together Week on October 8, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. (Matthew Ellis for Portland Timbers)
Bright Dike and Timbers Joey with volunteers that helped prepare reclaimed lumber at the ReBuilding Center in North Portland during Stand Together Week . (Justin Silvey/Portland Timbers)
Portland, August 14th. Guests at the 4th annual SEMpdx Rooftop Networking Party, donated over 200 coats for children in need. The back-to-school coat-drive, at the Hotel deLuxe, helped out SEMpdx’s 2012 Charity of Choice: the Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division. (Photo Credit, Kenneth Benjamin Reed)
“SEMpdx was so excited to sell out this event, because it is truly a testament to the digital marketing industry,” said Mike Rosenberg, President of SEMpdx. “Digital marketing is increasingly becoming more relevant to all marketing disciplines, which was really illuminated at the party by having such a diverse crowd.”
SEMpdx Board President Mike Rosenberg is interviewed by KGW’s Joe Smith during Live@7 segment from the event.
Over 249 pounds of coats were collected. SEMpdx will also be donate ten-percent of the proceeds from the rooftop party to the Sunshine Division. Moreover, SEMpdx will offer ten percent of all its 2012 revenue to the charity, along with providing in-kind digital marketing expertise, such as advice on social media campaigns and solid SEO strategy, to all Charity of Choice recipients.
Some of the 200-plus coats SEMpdx collected for children in need.
“Working with SEMpdx has been truly inspiring and the support of the local professional community is invaluable to us,” said Kyle Camberg, Executive Director of the Sunshine Division. “We are ecstatic about the coats we received last week. They will go to children who can’t afford a jacket during the winter and rely on their schools for two meals a day.”
Executive Director of Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division, Kyle Camberg, and SEMpdx Board Members, Mike Rosenberg and Alan George
SEMpdx Advisory Board Member, David Mihm, and Social Media Director for Charlie Hales for Portland Mayor, Mary Breslin Nichols, talk shop at the sellout SEMpdx Rooftop Networking Party.
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. Each year, SEMpdx selects a charity of choice to support for a 12 month period. Visit www.sempdx.org for more information.
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