Volunteer In Portland

To our donors: your generosity and support have been remarkable and greatly appreciated.

The Volunteer In Portland project held a volunteer day for the Portland, Oregon community on October 22^nd.  On this day, over 120 volunteers completed nearly 500 hours of service at four different community partner sites throughout Portland.

Oover 16,000 square feet of walls were painted including offices, a lunch room, and classrooms.  15,000 toy pieces were disinfected; outdoor play areas were cleaned; and a garden was winterized at Children’s Relief Nursery. 

Peninsula Children’s Center volunteers weeded beds, raked leaves, planted a shade and rain garden with over 400 spring bulbs and flowers plants, and built a musical fence.  Indoors, they removed cubbies and cleaned classrooms and the kitchen.  

Raphael House volunteers cleaned the shelter’s grounds, provided childcare services and taught residents to use crockpots for low-cost, quick, healthy meals.  Each resident received her very own crockpot and a gift card to a local grocery store. 

White Shield volunteers prepared gardens, beautified the exterior of the buildings and planted over 150 spring bulbs and flowers. They also leveled and prepped the area for White Shield’s upcoming greenhouse and planted winter vegetables in 20 donated pots. 

Planning is already underway for the next volunteer day to be held in 2012.

Beyond the volunteer day, volunteers have been busy at other locations around Portland.  Volunteers worked at the Peninsula Children’s Center Harvest Festival and Girls Inc. Summit events.  We’ve also prepared meals for residents at the Ronald McDonald House. 

Planning is currently underway for an interviewing skills workshop to be held at Raphael House.  Another crockpot cooking class is tentatively planned for the spring.

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