Mt. Hood, August 26th. The 31st Annual Hood to Coast raised over $610,000 to help in the fight cancer. It was $60,000 more than organizers set as a goal to benefit the American Cancer Society. The 199 mile 2012 Hood to Coast Relay, described by organizers as the largest in the world, included 12,600 runners and 3,600 volunteers over the August 24th – 25th weekend.
An exchange on Mt. Hood for Hood to Coast 2012
Tokyo University Team won the race by finishing the 199 miles in 17:14:37. The six member team averaged 5:11 minutes per mile. Here’s a list of the top ten finishers.
1. Toyo University – 17:14:37
2. Bowerman AC – 17:56:00
3. Knoxville Track Club – 18:14:17
4. Icebreaker Lund – 18:35:45
5. Univ. of Portland Alumni – 19:18:40
6. Google1 – 19:24:08
7. GE Meatballs – 19:27:14
8. Tarahumara – 19:41:42
9. Black Flag – 19:47:07
10. Willamette Dental – 19:47:25
Hood to Coast began in 1982 with 8 teams and has filled the team cap on the opening day of registration for the last 14 years.
This fundraising effort will go a long way in helping cancer research and patient advocate programs in the coming year. www.cancer.org/AboutUs/index.org
Early morning runner at the 2012 Hood to Coast
Hood to coast 2012 Medals
Here are a few pictures from the 2012 Hood to Coast 200 mile relay. These photos are from the New Hampshire team; RUN FREE OR DIE! The music is by Buddy Bee Anthony, a Portland, OR street performer.
Here’s a nice video of the Gresham exchange this year.
Dayton, OR. August 18th. It was an elegant evening at Stoller Vineyards with dinner prepared by award-winning chefs and all proceeds benefited Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest to support life-changing friendships. The event was called “Perfect Pairings” and special thanks went to David Anderson, Genoa; Sunny Jin, Jory; Daniel Mondok, Paulee; and Trent Pierce, Wafu who gave their time and talent.
Big Brothers Big Sisters recognized Nike as its 2011 Corporate Partner of the Year. The award was received by Tim Hershey, Big Brothers Big Sisters board member and Nike Vice President and General Manager, Direct to Consumer North America.
Big Brothers Big Sisters also honored Robert Kessi, 2011 Big Brother of the Year; Julia Marrocco, 2012 Big Sister of the Year; and Ryan Shaw, 2012 Big Brother of the Year. Robert Kessi has been matched with Little Brother Juwan for 10 years.
Some Instagram photos sent in by Big Brother/Big Sister Columbia Northwest show the lovely summer evening.
The Perfect Pairings inaugural event! Duck Pond Cellars and Stoller Vineyards paired their northwest wines with elegant cuisine.
No auction, paddle-raise or table captain collections. If attendees were moved to support the work of Big Brothers Big Sisters, they had an opportunity to fill-in the back of a puzzle piece to complete the “Big Picture”.
Perfect Pairing task force: Steve Wright, Aequitas Capital; Emily Bachand, Stoller Vineyards, Judi Charman, Big Brothers Big Sisters; Jim Clark, Business Strategy Consulting; Tim Hawkins, Ivey; Leslie Tuomi, Big Brothers Big Sisters; Jenny Schwenke, Express Employment Professionals; Tracy Correa, Express Employment Professionals; Rob Wente, Ivey; and Brittney Wright, Duck Pond Cellars.
The Stoller winery is a solar-generating, gravity-flow winery that combines progressive, environmentally-friendly design with gentle, traditional winemaking practices that minimize damage.
Catering services provided by Plate & Pitchfork. Music by Midnight Honey. Event marketing support provided by Ivey.
The Stollers also have a grand opening of their new tasting room. The celebration will be held on September 10th.
For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between volunteers and children, ages six through 18, in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest has several other events coming up: Organizers invite you to learn how all children can reach their potential at a “Start Something” event: Vancouver Luncheon on September 27, Cowlitz Luncheon on October 23 and Portland Breakfast on November 15th.
Mirco Fiaschi, Nick Albano, Sean Cruger, Shawn Lauer, Paul Riedmiller and Micha Hill
LouLouLove Swimwear
Dawn Moothart and Elizabeth Rohloff
David Pyle, Sarah Newhall and Namita Wiggers
Burlesque performers Angelique DeVil and Stilletta Maraschino
Cindy Condon and Cinda Conroyd
Below are a couple of videos from the show:
Emceed by Eden Dawn and the Mercury’s Marjorie Skinner, the Pink Carpet Project presented collections by both Seattle and Portland’s top designers. Event proceeds will go to benefit Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette.
Pink Carpet Project featured designers:
Lisa Vian Hunter, featured on NBC’s “Fashion Star”
LouLouLove Swimwear
English Department/Elizabeth Dye
Clair Vintage Inspired
IDOM Clothing
Cameron Levin
Sharon Blair, owner of Portland Sewing and SKPDX
Chicago Harper
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette (PPCW) is the largest non-profit family planning and reproductive rights organization in Oregon and Southwest Washington.Our mission is to provide, promote, and protect access to sexual and reproductive health care.
Forest Grove, July 30th. Over 150 people participated in a summer celebrity golf tournament. They were part of the two day celebration hosted by KISS lead guitarist Tommy Thayer to benefit Pacific University Athletics. The 2012 Pacific University Legends Classic, hosted by the Beaverton native, grossed more than $360,000 to benefit the University’s 21-sport NCAA Division III athletics program. The Golf event was held July 30 at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha.
Robby Krieger’s group was ready for action.
Mike Bellotti lead a group on the course.
LPGA standouts Stephanie Louden visited with Tommy Masters.
Brian Henninger joined in the fun.
This was NASCAR legend Geoff Bodine’s group.
The Don Felder golf quintet joined in the spirited celebration.
Joining Thayer in supporting Pacific athletics in the two-day event were PGA professionals Casey Martin, Brian Henninger, and Tommy Masters; LPGA standouts Stephanie Louden, Paige Mackenzie, and Perry Swenson; former Portland Trail Blazers Bobby Gross and Jerome Kersey; NASCAR legend Geoff Bodine, former Oregon football coach and ESPN analyst Mike Bellotti and former Major League Baseball player Richie Sexson. Shauna Parsons, anchor of Fox 12 Oregon’s Ten ‘O Clock News, served as master of ceremonies for Sunday’s dinner, auction, and concert.
Portland, August 4th. Over 50 literary agents and Hollywood film managers were in Portland looking for the next breakthrough talent at the 43rd annual Willamette Writers Conference. Ruth Witteried, the film coordinator for the conference recruited among others: Grace Ledding from Agile Entertainment, Alex Budzinski from Stage Coach Entertainment and Jacqueline Gault from Jackal Films. The conference was August 3-5th at the Portland Airport Sheraton Hotel and attracted 850 people.
Andy Ross from Andy Ross Literary Agency and Laurie McLean, Literary Agent from Larsen Pomada
Stefan Feuerherdt, Willamette Writers Conference Chair and Bill Johnson Office Manager and Registration Chair for the nonprofit Willamette Writers
Writers Marcia Turnquist, Rod Gramer and Sue Sammons
Writers wait to pitch their books to literary agents.
Book sellers offer a variety of fiction and nonfiction, many written and signed by conference speakers.
Willamette Writers honored at the conference included, among others: Humanitarian Award, Mary Margaret Maitland; Distinguished NW Writer, David Guterson; Lifetime Achievement, Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
The conference offered over 100 workshops, panels, speeches, and a chance for pitching manuscripts.
According to a fact sheet distributed with the welcome packets, “Usually about 25 people acquire an agent to represent them, and three to six get published or have a script optioned at each conference.”
In the video below, Diana Page Jordan interviews agent Laurie McLean and author Marni Barnes who met at the at the 2010 conference.
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