(Pictured above:  Portco Team Employees and Families: Bob and Sally Burdick, Courtney, Judy and Lindsay Ellis, Maurine and Brooke Koppi  ) 

PORTCO JOINS, "RACE FOR THE CURE 2010"

Every year Portco's owner, Macy Wall, is kind enough to support and sponsor all of his employees and their families to participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.    

By participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, the most successful charity event ever created, you and your family and friends can really  make a difference as you

celebrate survivorship, honor those who have lost their battle, and most importantly, raise funds and awareness for the fight against this life threatening disease.

Join the fight where you live, work and play!! 

The Oregon and SW Washington Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has one clear goal – saving lives. They are committed to serving all 36 counties in Oregon as well as the three counties in SW Washington: Clark, Skamania, and Cowlitz. 75% of their funds provide the following services for local women:

  • Education about breast cancer and early detection
  • Information and support to breast cancer survivors and their families
  • Mammograms for the uninsured or underinsured
  • Transportation and treatment support for survivors

In addition, 25% of their revenue is combined with Komen Affiliates nationwide, making Komen the largest private funder of breast cancer research in the world! Komen funding has touched every medical advancement related to breast cancer to date! 

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 THE SHARE HOUSE

 

      

    

 

 (Pictured above: Mr. Ron Koppi and Portco Employee Kirk Kirkpatrick  )

Portco Packaging Employees take great pleasure in helping those less fortunate.

Every Christmas time the Portco Employees gather together and donate bags

full of clothing, housewares, cash and canned goods for The Share House in downtown Vancouver, WA

The Share House provides services to individuals and families and prohibits discrimination

in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion,

age, economic status, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation and marital or family status.
 

Sharing is Caring! 

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Minds Matter of Portland, Inc. has 104 mentors and 100% volunteer instructional and support staff that share in the

vision of these academic programs.  The programs help students expand their horizons and achieve

their educational goals that they would not have been able to accomplish without the help and support

of Minds Matter.

 

 

About Minds Matter:

Minds Matter of Portland, chartered in 2006, is a chapter of a New York based educational organization that provides supplementary tutoring and mentoring on Saturdays for highly motivated (3.2 GPA or better), economically disadvantaged sophomore, junior and senior high school students who aspire to the best four year school to which they can gain admission and financial aid. Students receive instruction in writing, critical thinking, vocabulary, grammar, public affairs, and math. The curriculum also includes PSAT and SAT instruction, field trips, career days, and debate. Each student is paired with two young professional mentors from the Portland business, professional, and educational community. In the Fall of 09-10, Minds Matter of Portland had 53 students and the need for 106 mentors, and a volunteer staff of 37 focused on curriculum, administration, logistics, and fundraising.
 
In addition to providing instruction, Minds Matter helps place sophomores and juniors in summer college and prep school programs. Such programs bolster academic records, enhance personal aspirations and provide an introduction to the experience of attending college. For high school seniors, Minds Matter helps students apply to college and gain financial aid. This assistance includes: school selection, essay writing, and navigating financial aid paperwork. In the summer of 2009 Minds Matter students attended summer programs at some of the country's top public and private colleges and universities including Cornell, Wesleyan, Amherst, Brown, USC, Northwestern, Harvard, the Pratt Institute and Michigan State. Our graduates currently attend Scripps, Sarah Lawrence, George Washington Univ, St Johns, the UO Honors Program, USC, Univ of Santa Clara, George Fox and PSU. Most have full or near-full scholarships!!
 
Minds Matter of Portland is 100% volunteer, and supported by generous cash and in-kind donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Donations are used to fund formal education and cultural activities. Donations also pay the tuition and travel expenses associated with the students' summer college prep programs. Minds Matter of Portland is the recipient of generous pro-bono legal, financial, and classroom contributions from Tonkon Torp, Moss Adams, and Self-Enhancement Inc. (SEI).
 
Minds Matter of Portland is committed to building lifelong friendships between bright and motivated teenagers and positive role model mentors. Minds Matter provides students with educational opportunities they otherwise might not have had at a crucial juncture in their intellectual development. As a national organization, Minds Matter is driven by our inspiring mission to bring bright and motivated high school students from families with limited financial means together with dedicated mentors to achieve academic excellence and expand educational and life horizons.

 


 
  

 

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