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Learning about philanthropy
Students at David Douglas High School, Parkrose High School and Portland YouthBuilders, all Mid-County schools, recently learned about the rewarding, yet challenging, task of grant making. Through Community 101, the PGE Foundation’s innovative philanthropy program, these students presented a combined total of $16,830 in charitable grants to 20 nonprofit organizations during receptions held at their schools in May and June.
Community 101 is a youth involvement and volunteering program designed to help teach students the importance of community service and empower them to directly impact Oregon communities through the grant making process.
David Douglas High School students in Joe Gardner’s and Chad Reeves’ social and human services CAM class presented $5,610 in charitable grants to 12 nonprofit organizations. This is the seventh year students at David Douglas have been involved with Community 101.
Concerned about the critical issue of healthy families with a special focus on children of all ages, Community 101 students at DDHS presented grants to the following organizations:
• $500 granted to Birch Community Services Inc. to support encouragement and the provision of food and necessities for families in need.
• $300 granted to Bradley Angle House to support emergency shelter and shelter youth programs.
• $610 granted to Candlelighters for Children with Cancer to support the Toy Box Program at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
• $400 granted to A Child’s Place to support a computer lab program upgrade.
• $1,000 granted to Dougy Center Inc. to help with funds needed to support two teens for an entire year.
• $400 granted to Loaves & Fishes Inc. to support the Senior NEEDS Program.
• $400 granted to Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp Inc. to support the Campership Awards, which provide free lunches to students who qualify.
• $400 granted to Portland House of Umoja Inc. to support the Rites of Passages Education summer project.
• $700 granted to Portland Rescue Mission to support the purchase of food for the Men’s Recovery Program.
• $300 granted to Providence Child Center to support nursing care for medically fragile children living at the Center for Medically Fragile Children.
• $300 granted to Raphael House of Portland to help children who are victims of domestic violence.
• $300 granted to United Cerebral Palsy Association to support the 9th Annual Family Conference on Cerebral Palsy.
Parkrose High School students in Meg Kilmer’s Community 101 Club presented $5,610 in charitable grants to five nonprofit organizations. This is the sixth year students at Parkrose have been involved with Community 101.
“Community 101 certainly had a great impact on me personally,” said one Parkrose student. “I am sure that I will volunteer as I go off to college. Volunteering was one of the greatest experiences that I had through this program.”
Concerned about the critical issues of healthy families, the homeless and abused children, Community 101 students at PHS presented grants to the following organizations:
• $750 granted to Central City Concern to provide medical prescriptions for 30 to 50 uninsured and homeless patients at the Old Town Clinic.
• $1,250 granted to Morrison Child and Family Services to support a recreational program for children who have experienced abuse, neglect and emotional trauma.
• $1,500 granted to Outside In to support a homeless youth incentive program.
• $610 granted to Portland Adventist Community Services to support the Family Health Center for Children’s equipment fund.
• $1,500 granted to Raphael House of Portland to support a children’s program.
Portland YouthBuilders students in Eric Scott’s computer tech class presented $5,610 in charitable grants to five nonprofit organizations. This is the fourth year students at PYB have been involved with Community 101.
“The most important thing I learned during Community 101 was the importance of leadership and teamwork,” said one PYB student.
Concerned about the critical issues of children and disadvantaged youth especially in the areas of homelessness, teen pregnancy, hunger and child abuse, Community 101 students at PYB presented grants to the following organizations:
• $700 granted to CARES Northwest to purchase new clothes for victims of child abuse.
• $1,610 granted to Court Appointed Special Advocates to provide volunteer training and support.
• $1,300 granted to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital to support the expansion of the Children’s Cancer Center.
• $1,000 granted to Outside In to support incentives for homeless youth.
• $1,000 granted to Portland YouthBuilders to support all-school community building activity days.
Created in 1997, Community 101 is the signature program of the corporate foundation of Portland General Electric. The mission of Community 101 is to help young people discover more about their communities, and enable them to bring about positive changes, through grant making. The PGE Foundation funds 15 Community 101 programs and engages other corporations and foundations to sponsor 11 additional programs.
To learn more about Community 101 and the PGE Foundation, please visit www.PGEFoundation.org.
Fraternal organizations work together to recycle eyeglasses and hearing aids
The Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation and the Oregon State Elks Association announced a new partnership in the collection of used eyeglasses and hearing aids. By recycling these two items, the service organizations will be bringing the gift of sight and hearing to people around the world as well as Oregon.
The Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation operates an Eyeglass Recycling Program to benefit third world countries with free glasses through international mission trips. Its Hearing Aid Bank provides rebuilt hearing aids for low-income Oregonians who would otherwise not be able to afford them. Last year, 147,954 pairs of eyeglasses were collected and 1,194 hearing aids.
“We are pleased to have the help of Oregon Elks with our mission,” said Amber Kern, Oregon Lions Foundation executive director. “Together we can make an even greater impact at home and around the world.”
Each of the 57 Elk Lodges in Oregon has been paired with a local Lions Club in their community to facilitate transfer of collected eyeglasses and hearing aids.
“The opportunity for the Elks to partner with the Lions Clubs of Oregon is very exciting and the end result is continued and greater help to those in need and less fortunate,” said Stephen May, Oregon State Elks Association president.
Since 1959, the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation has supported the 188 Lions Clubs in Oregon with sight, hearing, diabetes awareness and positive youth development programs. Its Lions Eye Bank will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year and recently received its 25,000th donated cornea. The Foundation recycles eyeglasses and hearing aids, provides patient care funds for eye and ear surgeries, operates a low-vision clinic for visually impaired youth. Other program information may be found on its Web site, www.orlions.org/foundation, or by phoning 1-800-635-4667.
The Parkrose Lions meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Royal Gardens Restaurant, 13816 N.E. Sandy Blvd. The organization’s phone number is 503-775-6152
The Gateway Elks Lodge is located at 711 N.E. 100th Ave. with a phone number of 503-255-6535
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