Portland, OR. Providence’s most fragile children received some love from Carr Subaru and Subaru of America – $96,939 worth of love. Matt Taylor, Renate Rader and their son Gabriel joined representatives from Providence Center for Medically Fragile Children, and Carr Subaru and Subaru of America at a special check presentation on April 10th.
The donation is the result of Subaru’s recent Share the Love event, when Subaru donated $250 for every new vehicle purchased or leased to certain local charities, including the Bill’s Kids Fund at Providence Center for Medically Fragile Children.
The Bill’s Kids Fund is named in honor of Providence Child Center Foundation board member Bill Schonely, who also is known as Mr. Rip City for his three decades as the play-by-play announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Since 2014, Subaru’s Share the Love event has donated more than $275,000 to support the round-the-clock care provided at Providence Center for Medically Fragile Children for young people with profound disabilities and complex medical needs.
“We are very proud to be involved with the Bills Kids Fund at Providence Child Center,” said Ben Bradshaw, Carr Auto Group general manager. “It has been an honor and privilege to work with the great team at Providence Child Center, to benefit medically fragile children.”
“We are so grateful to the staff and customers at Carr Subaru and Subaru of America,” said JoAnn Vance, executive director, Children’s Developmental Health, Providence Health & Services. “Their commitment to society’s most fragile kids is truly inspiring and touching.”
The Carr Subaru donation represents one of the largest in the country made by Subaru to a local charity through the Share the Love event. Nationally, Subaru and participating dealers gave more than $23.4 million to charities through their 2016-2017 campaign.
From Providence Child Center:
Providence Child Center provides services for children of all abilities to help them reach their full potential and includes the Center for Medically Fragile Children, the only facility in the Northwest offering skilled-nursing care for children with profound disabilities and complex medical needs; Providence Children’s Development Institute; Swindells Resource Center for children and families; and Providence Wee Care. For more information, visit www.providence.org/childcenter.
Portland, February 12th, 2015. This year’s Providence Child Center Heart of Gold Dinner was an evening full of heartwarming tributes and an outpouring of generosity. Carole Vranizan, Dave Rianda, former Governor Barbara Roberts, and Valerie Fisher enjoyed the evening. The event raised more than $495,000 for Providence’s Center for Medically Fragile Children to support the life enriching programs and therapies that help these children reach their fullest potential.
Jeff Weston, Honoree Joe Weston, Marilyn Weston, and Tiffany Weston
Portland real estate developer and philanthropist Joe Weston was honored with the evening’s Heart of Gold Award for his efforts to provide children with the foundation needed to meet their fullest potential. A video presentation at the event highlighted his commitment to giving back through the OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation, administered through The Oregon Community Foundation. Sales of his properties are put back into community organizations and his generosity has touched more than 400 non-profit organizations last year, including Providence Child Center.
Pat Budo, Administrator, Providence Child Center, presenting Joe Weston with a special gift at the Heart of Gold Award dinner.
Carole Vranizan, Dave Rianda, former Governor Barbara Roberts, and Valerie Fisher
Kathy and Mark Kralj, Archbishop Sample, Marti Sample
Past Heart of Gold Award recipient and Portland Trail Blazers legend Bill Schonely was master of ceremonies and shared stories of the inspirational children at the Providence Center for Medically Fragile Children.
From The Providence Child Center:
The Providence Child Center provides services for children of all abilities to help them reach their fullest potential and includes the Center for Medically Fragile Children, the only facility in the Northwest offering24-hour care for children with profound disabilities and complex medical needs, Providence Neurodevelopmental Center for Children, Swindells Resource Center and Providence Wee Care. For more information visit www.providence.org/childcenter.
Portland, February 13th, 2014. Supporters donated $355,000 to care for children at this year’s Providence Child Center Heart of Gold event. Gerry Frank is pictured with 8-year-old JC and his parents Laura and Lee. JC benefits from therapy at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. The annual event was held at Pure Space in Northwest Portland. During the evening, the namesake of the Gerry Frank Center for Children’s Care at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, was honored for his longtime support of children’s services at Providence.
Gerry Frank, longtime supporter of children’s services at Providence, is the 2014 Heart of Gold award recipient.
Proceeds from the 2014 Heart of Gold event support the Children’s Health Initiative and help Providence caregivers serve one of the area’s most vulnerable populations.
From Providence Child Center:
Providence Child Center (PCC) has been caring for Oregon’s most vulnerable children for over 60 years. Today it continues to fill an important gap in the community not provided by any other organization regionally. We are rooted in the commitment to promote the inherent dignity of all children by providing each child in our care the opportunity to achieve his or her potential and the highest quality of life in an atmosphere of acceptance and love.
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