Army of Volunteers Join Portland Timbers for 2nd Annual Stand Together Week

Army of Volunteers Join Portland Timbers for 2nd Annual Stand Together Week

by | Aug 13, 2013 | Events, Features, Uncategorized

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)

Portland Timbers defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste tended Beaverton’s Kennedy Community Gardens during Stand Together Week.

Volunteers tend to Beaverton’s Kennedy Community Gardens.

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 Timbers Call for Volunteers to “Stand Together” and Support Nonprofits Oct. 8-14.

Portland Timbers Call for Volunteers to “Stand Together” and Support Nonprofits Oct. 8-14.

by | Sep 27, 2012 | News

PORTLAND, Ore. – With the help of local partners and the city of Portland, the Portland Timbers are organizing the first Stand Together Week, a comprehensive, citywide initiative to support dozens of nonprofit projects and volunteer opportunities across the city from Oct. 8-14.
Stand Together Week, with the help of Hands On Greater Portland, will consist of 40 projects benefiting more than 30 nonprofit organizations focused on youth and the environment in the Portland metro area. Fans are invited to join the volunteer efforts and team up with Timbers players, ambassadors, mascot Timber Joey and staff members on the various efforts throughout the city.

“Stand Together Week is a way to bring the city of Portland and the extended Timbers family together to make a meaningful impact on dozens of local non-profits and highlight the spirit of service and giving back that characterizes our city,” said Timbers COO Mike Golub.
Supported by partners adidas, Alaska Airlines, Fred Meyer, JELD-WEN Windows & Doors and KPTV, Stand Together Week kicks off Monday, Oct. 8, with the painting of classrooms and hallways at the Portland YouthBuilders campus. A complete schedule of activities and events is listed below.
The volunteer opportunities affiliated with Stand Together Week range from leading youth activities to outdoor/garden maintenance and construction projects. In total, Stand Together Week, named after the Timbers’ community outreach platform Stand Together, aims to generate the support of 1,000 volunteers over the course of the week.
All Timbers players have volunteered their time to at least one project during the week.
To sign up as a volunteer for one of the Stand Together Week projects or for more information on the overall initiative, please visit www.portlandtimbers.com/standtogetherweek.
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
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Playworks Lead youth activities Jack Jewsbury & Timber Joey
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 Darlington Nagbe
Tuesday, Oct. 9 8 a.m. to 12 noon Portland YouthBuilders Campus cleanup Hanyer Mosquera & 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 Bright Dike
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Playworks Lead youth activities 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 Freddie Braun & 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 TBA
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 or Timber Joey
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon Schoolhouse Supplies Sort donated supplies, stock store Alumni Ambassador or Timber Joey
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 & Mike Fucito
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 & 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 & Timber Joey
3-6 p.m. Volunteers of America Lead soccer
activities for low-income families		 Danny Mwanga
Saturday, Oct. 13 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friends of Trees Tree planting and habitat restoration Charles Renken & Timber Joey
9 a.m. to 12 noon Portland Parks & Recreation Springwater Corridor Trail cleanup Alumni Ambassador John Bain
9 a.m. to 12 noon Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Clean up at scenic nature park Futty Danso
9 a.m. to 12 noon Portland Parks & Recreation Outdoor work party Eric Alexander
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Zenger Farm Farm work party Lovel Palmer
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 Jose Valencia
Sunday, Oct. 14 9 a.m. to 12 noon Hillsboro Public Library Set up for annual book sale Sebastián Rincón
1-4 p.m. Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Clean up at scenic nature park Alumni Ambassador Lee Morrison
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. ABOUT STAND TOGETHER “Stand Together” represents the relationship between the Portland Timbers and their fans, and signifies the strong commitment the team has to supporting and standing by the community both on and off the field. The mission of “Stand Together” is to harness the power of sport to improve the lives of children and families in the region through targeted programs, deep partnerships and philanthropic giving.

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