p:ear supporter Lake Perriguey honored by Mother's Bistro

p:ear hearts Portland lawyer Lake Perriguey, who has just been honored as Mother's Bistro and Bar's "Mother of the Month." Check out Mother's menu this month which is inspired by Lake's New Mexican heritage, his mother and his work with p:ear. p:ear ama Lake!

Lake reveres and appreciates the women and men who shared their special mother-wisdom and mentored him. He honors this mother spirit in his own way through his community-based legal work, support of P:ear, and by inspiring this month’s menu.

Oregon Community Foundation Nike Employee Grant Fund Awards p:ear’s recreation program $10,000

p:ear youth will get to experience more of Oregon's outdoors thanks to the OCF Nike Employee Grant

The p:ear recreation program received a significant and much-needed boost from the OCF Nike Employee Grant Fund. Nike employees awarded p:ear $10,000 to provide outdoor recreational opportunities for homeless youth to experience relaxation, personal growth, confidence and play beyond the limits of their urban context. Youth participate in monthly trips to Mt. Hood, the McKenzie River and other locations around the Portland region. Part of the OCF Nike Employee grant will grow the number of trip offerings.

Launched in spring 2010, the Nike Employee Grant Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), is granting up to $600,000 per year for three years to local nonprofit organizations or schools that wish to join Nike in creating positive social and environmental change.

The Oregon Community Foundation works with businesses such as Nike, as well as individuals and organizations, to create charitable funds to support the community causes they care about. Through these funds OCF awards more than $60 million annually in grants and scholarships. NIKE, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities.

Grant application materials are available online at www.oregoncf.org. Individuals or businesses interested in establishing a fund at OCF may contact the Portland office at 1221 SW Yamhill, Suite 100, Portland OR 97205, 503.227.6846.

A special thank you to the Community 101 class at David Douglas High School

p:ear received a grant from the students in the Community 101 class at David Douglas High School, and transitions coordinator Rodolfo Serna not only accepted the check but also performed a Lakota thank-you chant. Watch his performance below.

Students4Giving + p:ear

PCC's Students4Giving, a fantastic course created to educate and empower the next generation of philanthropists, recently awarded p:ear one of its four yearly grants. Over the course of the year, students reviewed nearly 30 organizations, making site visits and reviewing all the nuts and bolts before deciding on the recipients.

We're so pleased to have been part of this process in Students4Giving. Each year the students raise their granting money through an online auction, which you can check out here.

A short note

A note from a p:ear supporter arrived last week:

Hey Beth, I just wanted to tell you how marvelous we thought p:ear's event was last evening. You get pretty jaded going to these events, but yours, every year, manages to distinguish itself, with a fun and edgy atmosphere. I know how much work goes into making these events a success. And you and your staff should relish in the work you do for some many young people, as well as the effective and meaningful way you communicate your message to our community. I'd really like to volunteer.

Yes, events are a lot of work. But the real work happens inside of p:ear, and that will always be our focus. And we're always grateful to those who can give their time and themselves to be part of that "alchemy," that change that is transformative for p:ear youth. So, thank YOU!

Naked Ladies Cloth p:ear kids!

Thanks to Golden Rule and its first Naked Lady party for the clothing donation to p:ear! Be sure to check out the Golden Rule to see their unique art and clothing.

Thanks, all the (non) naked ladies for your generous donation!

March Madness Matching - Shop and Donate on Cafe Give

In honor of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, Portland-based Cafe Give will match each dollar spent shopping through their website! If you plan to do any online shopping this month, that means p:ear will receive double the dollar amount. Your donations will help support p:ear programs like our monthly recreation trips to Mt. Hood, the Oregon Coast, and the Santiam river.

Just go to Cafe Give, register and select p:ear as your organization, and start shopping away at REI, Nordstrom, Sephora, Columbia, Overstock.com and more! P.S. They've got some deals and coupons on the site as well.

Want to see more benefits about getting girls into sports? Check out this NY Times article from February 2010.

Letter From Executive Director Beth Burns

p:ear youth working with the community on a mural

Dear p:ear supporters, p:ear is a community delicately and strongly fabricated and orchestrated by you, these kids, artists, bakers, students, moms, teachers, waiters, small business owners. It is a community of people that truly understand that we, all of us, can transform our lives, and, more importantly, can play a role in transforming the lives of others. We are interconnected.

Nine years ago, p:ear opened its doors, naïve and hopeful. I could never have predicted the grace and compassion of the p:ear community to so significantly transform a mere physical space into a place of change, courage, and beauty. Thank you. Over 2000 youth have come through our doors, and have been positively affected - over 50 kids per day right now!

To be young and homeless does not simply mean that you don’t have a house or a job. You don’t have people to share your life with, make decisions with, rejoice with, find redemption with, heal with, and become a healthy adult with. p:ear believes in these young people, and is there for them through GED graduations, weddings, births, incarcerations, and sometimes death.

We are busy! Youth homelessness in Portland rose by 25% last year and our numbers are hovering at over 50 kids a day. Daily the p:ear community is confronted with poverty, homelessness, suffering, neglect & abandonment, abuse, and the perils of being left alone to raise yourself. Imagine! And everyday we remain hopeful, because inside p:ear, change happens.

On May 14th, we will formally celebrate our 9th birthday at p:earblossoms. This year, the theme is "ALCHEMY" and we invite you to explore that journey of transformation with us. Please find out more information on our website.

Leaving the streets, leaving your own personal darkness, is not easy, nor systematic. It is a process of ups and downs and sideways - rising and stumbling. It is a kind of surrendering and openness that is so visceral, these youth radiate bravery, compassion, love and spirit beyond anything I knew existed before my work here.

Whether working on their GED, creating art, cooking, learning the art of the barista or unpacking their first apartment, these young people show up daily because they are valued. Don't miss this opportunity to shape a young person's life: please give generously and support these kids during the precarious journey into young adulthood - the journey of forgiving their pasts and creating their futures.

Please consider a gift for the p:ear 9 campaign in honor of our ninth year of work.

Thank you,

Beth Burns

Executive Director

Have a birthday coming up? Celebrate and help out p:ear

Sure, birthday cake, pony rides and clowns make a pretty awesome birthday. But p:ear board member Justin Oswald is celebrating in a slightly different way. For his March 22nd birthday, he's hoping to raise $3,100 for p:ear. Why pick p:ear instead of ponies? From Justin:

I chose p:ear because every kid deserves a place they can call home and a stable adult/mentor in their lives. I have been on the board there for over 6 years and am still impressed at the positive outcomes.

If you want to help Justin celebrate, click here to give. And if you want to make your birthday a gift to p:ear, then visit wishes.causes.com.

In face of discrimination, a generous gift from Seth Stambaugh

Last fall, Seth Stambaugh was dismissed from his student teaching position in the Beaverton school district for following interaction:

The class had been working on a journal activity when a student asked Stambaugh if he was married. Stambaugh replied that he wasn’t, and when the student asked him why, he replied that it was not legal in Oregon, because he would choose to marry another man. A fellow student overheard the conversation and that student’s parent contacted Sexton Mountain Principal Don Martin, who in turn contacted the district to ask for Stambaugh’s removal from the school. The official cause given for the dismissal was not that Stambaugh came out to his class, but that his remarks regarding the legality of gay marriage were inappropriate and unprofessional in the classroom setting.

Local attorney Lake Perriguey (and p:ear supporter) helped get Stambaugh reinstated and worked with the Beaverton school district to update their equal rights policies to include the phrases "gender identity" and "gender expression." Stambough is also donating a portion of the settlement with the Beaverton school district to p:ear, a very generous and appreciated gesture. "We are deeply touched by Seth's broad civic thinking," said program director Pippa Arend, "and this donation supports the non-discriminatory, open and safe atmosphere that p:ear has always offered for youth."

How do we love thee? Let p:ear count the ways

Project Valentine cards at p:ear. So here's a big hug o'love going out to all our supporters - thank you! xoxo, p:ear

Congrats to holiday winners!

This is the last - last! - piece of holiday news. Promise! 

Congratulations to Lake Perriguey, the winner of a free venue rental at p:ear and to Bryne Lovell, winner of four tickets to p:earblossoms 2011! Contact pippa@pearmentor.org to claim your goodies. 

And remember, all $100+ donors from holiday 2010 are invited to walk to in the Starlight Parade with p:ear staff, youth and Doni the Goat during the 2011 Rose Festival.

Fresh Pot on SW Washington donates 5% to p:ear this week

Longtime supporter the Coffee Plant has metamorphosed into the third Fresh Pot over SW Washington and Broadway, but their connection with p:ear hasn't changed. Stop by to celebrate their grand opening this week, and Fresh Pot 3 is donating 5% of their proceeds to p:ear! Thanks, guys!

p:ear donors go above and beyond

It's the end of the holidays - finally! - and we're finishing up all the odds and ends from a long but really wonderful season. While we're excited to start off the new year with fresh art supplies, blank canvases and sharpened pencils, we're even more excited that so many new people chose p:ear for their holiday giving. Over a third of holiday gifts were from new donors! So thanks to you, yes, YOU, who found p:ear and gave gifts that made this season special for our youth.

We'd love to meet some of our new donors and hope to see you at our new First Thursday art opening in February.

With much thanks,

p:ear staff and youth

p:ear Donors

p:ear would like to thank all those who have given over the past year. Your generosity has meant so much to the youths we serve on a daily basis. If you are on this list and would like your donation to be private, please email stephanie@pearmentor.org.

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Aliski, Leon

Anonymous

Becker, Nancy

Berg, Alan and Bonnie

Brownmiller, Gail

Costello, Mario and Kitty

Curcio, Nicole

Delzio, Melissa

Descamp, John

Evans, Travis

Form and Flora

Haliski, Brian

Harris, Diana

Hart, Jemila

Hooper, Ivan

Jackson Aho, Monica

Jackson, Sally

Kincaid, Brian

Leo, Susan

Metz, Tamara

Meyer, Rodrick

O'Connell, Kevin and Ann

Othus Allred, Emily

Prettyman, Jonathan

Salomon, Hannah

Schiff, Dale

Schmitt, Michael

Spies, Greg

St. Martin, Teresa

Terry, C. Lyn

Thompson, Mackendree

Trudeau, Eileen

Waller, Holcombe

Webb-Grimmett, Susan

Wilkins, Lloyd and Ruth

Yoshimura, Jason and Natalie

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Ed Cauduro Advised Charitable Fund of OCF

The Collins Foundation

Randall Charitable Trust

Barton, JoAnn and Bill

Birkland, Kristi

Buonocore, Michael

Henry, Mark and Anne Mendel

Bloomfield Family Grant

Jupiter Hotel

Oregon Community Foundation

Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust

Vibrant Village Foundation

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The Autzen Foundation

Davis, Alan

O'Connell, Kevin and Ann

Oswald, Justin

Nelson, Madeline

Feuerle, Miriam

Gritman, Kurt

Air Traffic Control Education Fund, Inc.

Magowan, Robin

McGrath, Daniel

Rowzee, Elaine

Gold, Lois

Brown, Anastasia

Beber, Greg and Grace

Brockman, Clark and Kacia

Fuller, Liz

North Star Foundation

Sangham Foundation

Solheim, Al

Alger, Tanja

Creighton, Beth

Dusterhoff, Bruce and Patty

Finlay, Paul

Mapes, Laura and David Iler

Marchambault, Mary Ann

Millis, Robert

Savetz, Kevin

Vollum, Dorie

Whole Foods Market

Rejuvenation Inc.

DuPont, Susan and Paul

Fendors, Lan

Cushwa, Elizabeth

Hurtado, Javier

Goldman, Steve and Claudia Kritz

Domreis, Steve

DuVoison Group

Geddes, Robert

Nancy and Richard Silverman Foundation

Chase, Roger and Kathy

Crosby, Alison

Jones, Carol and Harlan

Comerford, Kendra

RACC/ Work for Art

Besaw's

Barton-Smith, Scott

Hamilton, Mark and Cindy Anderson

Peet's Coffee & Tea

Hill, Edward

Alchemy Jewelers

Black, Joan and Russell

Bowman, Patricia

Coleman, Rob and Celena

Craddock, Kevin

Finley, Klinton

Fresh Home

Gibson, Richard

Gilbert, Ted

Jordan, John

Kendrick, Bob

Malsin, Brad and Elizabeth

Manley, Thomas

Morgan, Michael

Nelson, Dane

OnPoint Community Credit Union

Oregon Community Foundation

Oswald, Justin

Pardue, Sam

Pellegrino, Lisa

Percival, Joe

Poundstone, Jessica

Reich, Kayla and David

Sanders, Barry

Shipley, John

Shipley, Tom and Megan

Shomeya Inc.

Sorensen, Colleen

Stuhr, Jeff

Thornby, Kirk and Deborah

Ueltschi, Dru

United Way of the Columbia Willamette Valley

Urquhart, Don

Vislocky, Greg and Pamela

Wanamaker, Brian

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Christy, Tim

Benno, Michael

Urquhart, Don

Shipley, John

Eugenis, Christy and Stan Amy

Fitchett, Caroline

Oregon Community Foundation

McKenzie River Gathering Foundation

Sherlag, Steven

Effinger, Anthony

Portland Community College Foundation

Sunderland, Brian

Dull, Norm and Kathy

Rejuvenation Inc.

Rich, Lydia

Chapman, Greg

Epstein, Marilyn and Edward

Jones, Wallace

Miller, Gretchen

Rehberg, Doug

Pardue, Sam

Art Media

Sherrard, Patrick

Halvorson, Carl

Jackson, Bryant

Lincoln High School

Nau

Silverman, Amy

Morgan, Michael

Coker, Aaron

Heilbronner, Jennifer

Lawrence, Myles and Katie

Isaacson, Julie

Outhouse LLC

McKean, Paul

Alchemy Jewelers

Amato, Paula

Evans, Subi

Garkow, Tara Jane

Gores, Hala

Grover, Celestial

Hooper, Ivan

Monsoon

Cogen, Jeff and Lisa Pellegrino

Yakuza

DeVault, Marilyn

RACC/ Work for Art

The Standard

Albina Community Bank

Basil, Amanda

Burns, Bryce and Brenda

Cacciottoli, Vincent

CH Murphy / Clark-Ullman, Inc.

Clingan, Dave and Tricia Snell

Cunningham, Peter

Decision Decisions LLC

Fagerang, John

Guggenheim, Oliver

Gwinnell, Esther

Hashim, Susanne

Hebb, Sybil

Hellman, Kristina

Hughey, Sarah

Jeanson, Steve

Kanada, Kirby

Koe Family Fund

Kramer, Gregory and Martha

Larsson, William and Debra

Leo, Susan

Lewis, Christine

Liddy, Thomas

Lloyd-Jones, Richard

Monsoon

Morehead, Leslie

Nathan, Helle

Nelson, Madeline

Nelson, Paul

Nunn, Robert and Kandis

Our Associates, LLC

Pottle, Keith and Darcy

Poundstone, Ben

Ross, Brad and Melodie

Sci 3.2 Inc.

Shapiro, Libby

Sheern, David and Cindy

St. Martin, Teresa

Stapleton, Andrea

Starseed Foundation

Steelman, Bryan

Sunderland, Brian

Viehl, Jane and Lawrence

Vislocky, Greg and Pamela

Winner, Maria

Woodruff Sawyer and Company

Coutts, John and Ann

Waterstone Gallery

Thompson, Curtis

Brechbill, Lance

Streight, Chris

Widmer Brother

Aliski, Leon

Iler, David and Laura Mapes

Shirk, Lucinda

Bullard, Theresa

Calvert, Laurie and Joe

Cress, David

Davis, Blake and Melissa

Descamp, John

Emerson School

Goldwater, Glenda

Huber's

Pardue, Sam

Split

Calvert, Randy and Maria

Portland State University

Greiner, Mary and Scott

Warshaw, Eric

St. Mark Presbyterian Church

Portland Kitchen Group LLC

Beemer, Monica

Campbell, Kate

Coghlan, Aisling

Form and Flora

George, Dennis

Hopkirk, Ginny

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

Mississippi Studios

Buffalo Exchange

Barker, Chris

Becker, Scott

Berman, Steve

Portland Kitchen Group LLC

Reich, Kayla and David

Sheern, David and Cindy

Wiser, Jody

Beebe, Sam

Craft, Edwin

Evans, Gwil

Gamma Zeta Chapter

Hein, Sue

Jackson, Kara

Kendrick, Bob

Maher, Warren

McGovern, Kevin

Montalbano, Sonia

Rush, Margaret

Sanders, Barry

Singmaster, Amy

Trudeau, Eileen

Wahlquist, Angela

Moule

Mitchoff, Joe

Sunderland, Brian

Lines, Valerie

Lizard Lounge

Ries, Courtney

Howell, Judith

Howell, William

Mississippi Studios

Portland Kitchen Group LLC

Rosecrans, Erin

McLain, Steve and Lisa

Daly, Siobhan

Harnisch Farms Inc.

Addams, Cynthia

Anderson, Brian

Carey, Bob

Chaille, Greg

Dilworth, Scott

Dorn, Chris and Susan

Doss, Lee

Douglas Pettelle, Kristi

Egan, Melissa

Eichen, Rich

Everett Street Auto Works LLC

Finch, Sheala

Flory, Colleen

Gerig, Gregory

Gomez, Stephen

Graeter, John

Gronowski, Ron

Harris, Diana

Helmer, M.

Kovel, Kim

Kritz, Claudia

Leo, Susan

Literary Arts

Lovell, Byrne

Marchambault, Mary Ann

McCormick, Stephen

McGovern, Jill

Miller, Phillip

Morgan, Diane

Myers, Marjorie

Olson, Tracy

Pardue, Sam

Pellegrino, Lisa

Penkin, Susanne

Persinger, Carol and Laurence

Porterfield, Bob

Prettyman, Jonathan

Reich, Kayla and David

Rich, Lydia

Sanders, Barry

Sheern, David and Cindy

Silverman, Amy

Solheim, Al

Solomon, Richard

St. Martin, Teresa

Stilwell, Charles

Tisdale, Sarah

Trebnick, Suzanne

Trover, Beverly

Walton, Diane

Weiss, Laurie

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Potestio, Rick

OBA!/Art Bus

Schwaeber, Steve and Christine

Shields, Jeremy

Cullerton, Anne

Kemmis, JoAnn

Rouse, Karen

Webb-Grimmett, Susan

Wheeler, Tiffany

Yocom, Jennifer

Wilkins, Ashley and Harley

Sunderland, Joan

Ware, Greg and Sharon

Kelley, Michael and Joy

Graham, Jesse

Avio-Augee, Hal and Diane

Berman, Greg

Clark-Plowman, Dawn

Miller, Mike

Columbus, David

Cook, Linda

Cusumano, Julie

Davis, William

Ellis, Judith

Estrada, Bernadette

Feuerle, Lois

Fong, Lawrence and Christine

Gaskill, Jessica

Geddes, Donald

Geraldo, Bryan

Geraty, Kara

Hasty, Susan

Henkles, Tracey

Hristic, Filip

Jarman, Casey

Kell, Anthony

Keller, Peter

Kennedy, Charis

Khan, Arif

Kiva, Frances

Labbe, Ted

McCormick, Lawrence

McHenry, David

McKean, Kelly

Meyer, William and Victoria

Miller, Marilyn

Mooney, Mary

Parsons, Tim

Popkin, Wendy

Relin, David

Robertson, Christina

Scherr, Steven and Kathleen

Schiager, Sheldon

Schwab, Thomas

Shea, Michael

Snell, Tricia and Dave Clingan

Solmon, Joanna

Sweet, Tracie

Theibauld, Twinka

Tracy, Lauren

Persinger, Lynn

Mowe, Will

Jerde, Jim

McBride, Heidi

PDX Green Team

Meakin, James

Curcio, Nicole

Laubenthal, Dave

Steele, Meredith

DeVault, Marilyn

Londinski, Moses

Dougher, Sarah

St. Mary's Academy

Stein, Heather

Bergman-Gamblin, Martha

Blunt, Kelly

Carter, Cari

Cullen, Althea and Dougal

Gandolfi, Bob

Golubitsky, Alex

Gronke, Thomas

Hay, Susan

Hull, Joseph

Kilchenstein, Kirsten and Chris

Lyons, Mary

Pikarski, Daniel

Poehner, Rusty

Schwartz, Marcy

Stockwell, Laura

Toth, Christine

Young, Elliott

Aha! Inc.

Peteet, Julia

Fresh Pot

Erickson, Lara

Mitchell, Anna

Syrcle, Diane

Allison, Kathleen

Ayres, Katrina and Keith

Beaudoin, Stephen

Lewis, Trevor

Bigelow, Christy

Federuik, Naomi

Gillilan, John

Goodell, Teresa

Gray Gregory, Alice

Haines, John

Jaffe, Matt

Keizer, Ted

Lee, Perry

Perry, Steve

Ridings, Aaron

Torres, Reveca

Weddell, Margaret

Woolley, Angelina

Mera, Cseba

Polito, Albert

Atkinson, Laura

Raymond, Sander

Scott, Kim

Sterns, Laura

D'Amore Law Group P.C.

Adams, Sam

Anderson, Erik

Arychuk, Steven

Athens, Kristy

Barton, Monique

Beck, Byron

Belanger, Beverly

Bianco, Diana

Birch, Steven

Bradford, Arthur

Brooks, Rachel

Bryer, Tori

Burlingham, Kathryn

Byrne, Tom

Callahan, Robert

Carlton, Trevor

Carr, Karen

Cartwright, James

Case, James and Nance

Childs, Joan

Clackmas Autobody

Coleman, Heather

Cooper, Lauren

Cota, Marc

de Goede, Maryanne

de Morgan, Paul

DeMars, Chris

Depper, Linda

Doughty, Jill

Elrod, John

Elsen, Lura

Eraut, Allan

Fulop-Laing, Byron

Falk, Ben

Feldhousen, Edward

Forbes, Lynae

Forman, David

Frank, Ed

Gardener, Emily

Griffith, Shelley

Harnisch, Esther and David

Harris, Courtney

Hayes, John

Healing Resouces

Heilbrunn, Leslie

Heilman, Martha

Helgerson, Bryce

Helton, Holly

Hennrich, Mary Lou

Higgins, Wes and MacKenzie

Holm, Joe

Holmes, Stephen

Hooker, Steve and Linda

Hurliman, Theodore

Hutchins, Linda

Hyder, Nathan

Ice-Gipson, Eric and Amy

Irajpanah, Yassi

Jakovina, Gregori

Jamison, Candace and Eric

Jarvis, Holly

Johnson, Mary

Kahl, Nick

Kaiser, Pierre

Kalberer, Janice

Kaltman, Gillian

Kaufman, Keith

Kennedy, Penny

Kersley, Carol

Kline, Robert

Knights of Pythias

Knorr, Uwe and Birgit

Krenek, Holly

Leveen, Lois

Lewis, Scott

Lin, Wendy

Linton, Anne

Livingston, Lori

Locher-Stein, Carolina

Lurie, Rebecca

Martin, Linda and Victor

May, Rebecca

McCulloch, Sue-Del

McDougal, Mark

McGee, Kate

McLaughlin, Zoe

Mehren, Laura

Mlynski, Linda

Moorad, Ben

Moore, Sheila

Morgan, Gregory

Mueller, Gail

Munger, Burke

Nelson, Richard

Newcomb, Jean and Verne

Oleson, Mark

Omweg, Katie

O'Neal, Timothy

Petrjanos, Mary

Petty, Ruth

Plyley, Amanda

Porter, Vince and Sarah

Price, Patricia

Price, Patricia

Ptacek, Mark and Patricia

Rait, Mary and Ken

Rapaport, Randy

Rosenblum, Ellen

Rosevear, Christopher

Ross, Michael and Bronwen

Schmitt, Mary

Seibert, Mark

Sellers, Jerry

Sheagley, Eric

Shelby, Shawn and Beth

Shields, Courtney

Shipley, Tom and Megan

Smith, Clarissa

Smith, Molly

Smith, Toni

Smitke, Judith

Snyder, Stephanie

Sorek, David

Stoll, Jean

Stuhr, Jeff

Tannenbaum, Margaret

The Green Microgym

The Henry Condominium

Thompson, Sarah

Toft-Vizzini, Gail

Trim, Leslie

Vernier, Christine

Wagenbach, Paula

Weatherford, Stephanie

Wesson, Frank

Williams, Garth

Williams, Jeff

Wines, Aaron

Wobbrock, Lawrence

Wolf, Robert

Woodley, Rodney

Zander, Christopher

Jackson Aho, Monica

Bonaparte, Robert

Daly, Meg

Scurlock, Diane

Stoll, Jean

Kaplan, Jason

Smock, Kristina

Anderson, Katherine

Kelly, Matia

Greenough, Noah

Anderson, Molly

Blair, Suzanne

Kaiel, Mike and Sherrie

Mueller, Sandra

Niedergang, Paul

Rasmussen, Gail

Smith Kingen, Rita

Vrilakas, Susan

DuRoche, Tim

Molstead, Michele

Armentrout, Robin

Becker, Nancy

Bonner, Candace

Cameron Winery

Engel, Linda and Thomas

Liebman, Richard

Parazette, Beth

Tucker, Margaret

Steger Ink LLC

Conlon-Mcivor, Maura

MindEase Billing LLC

Andrews, Arthur

Banyas, Susan

Brasser, Fineke

Burton, Evan and Rebecca

Caplis, Patrick

Carter, Julie

Cody, Rachel and Thomas

Comnes, Leslie

Craig, Ronald

Darr, Leah

Davis, Jane

Deumling, Katherine

Dugan, Patricia

Dulken, Diane

Dwork, John

Edmonson, Zachary

Eichen, Rich

Fairchild, Pamela

Fulwiler, Fran

Garrett, Valerie

German, Dave

Goldstein, Debora

Gollay, Elinor

Grove, Sonja

Gulick, Marsha

Guntli, Stephen

Hammar, Donna

Hanson, Gregory

Harding, Allison

Hardman, Heidi and Joseph

Harris, Mary

Hecht, Miriam

HFO Investment Real Estate

Hicks, Emily

Horwitz, Sheryl

Jake Greenberg Classic Foods

Jarvis, Anne and Peter

Katz, Lori

Kavanagh, Maureen

Kendrick, Kirby

Kennedy, Kristan

Kincaid, Brian

Koopman Ostbo

Kramer, Molly

Kuhn, Hannah

Lev, Esther

Long, Magdelaine

Lund, Patricia

Malango, Christina

Marmon, Barbara

McElroy, Doug

McLaughlin, Kathryn

McWilliams, Sally

Mendenhall, Dave

Menze, Ed

Miller, Joseph

Minowski, Sherry

Moore, Neil

Mosher, Brad

Nagy, Ellerie

Nelson, Linda

Ogloire, Mia

Percival, Elspeth

Pettis, Krista

Reitenauer, Vicki

Robinson, Linda

Rotert, Joel

Sadowsky, Dan

Sanderson, Charles

Sankari, Samir

Schlesinger, Joanna

Schuberg, John

Shibley, Jeremy and Romalia

Singleton, Katharine

Spencer, Stephanie

Steele, Bryan

Stein, Patti

Stienecker, Sandy

Stryker, Jill

Tenenbaum, Robyn

Thomas, Michael

Tisson, Carole

Trebnick, Suzanne

Tye, Christine

Villano, Erin

Weber, Tracy

Weich, David

Welton-Miller, Beth

White, Joyce

Williams, Karen

Wos, Matt

Mitchell, Erik

Key, Jennifer

Rommelmann, Nancy

Bruml, Jennifer

Halvorson, Jonathan

Hutchinson, Kay

Lee, Jeni

Nisenfeld, Reuben

Schwartz, Richard

Wilk, Dara and Andrew

Arganbright, Marcia

Beckett, Manda

Bogue, Emerald

Duell, Kathy

Fulop, Mark

Flores, Leslie

Hansen, Judith

Jerrick, Nancy

Kjelstrom, Becky

Kleinstein, Judith

Knouff, Alice

Lipton, Jane

Marmor, Rosanne

Mendez, Rebecca

Morton, Matt

Ream, Amy

Tait, Letti

The Whole Bowl

Tippens, Louise

Tucker, Megan

Witcosky, Keith

Anderson, Sheri

Bennett, Logan

Brunberg, James

Burke, Kelley Ann

Carpentier, David

Clark, Benjamin

Custard, Katherine

D'Annibale, Sarah

Davis, Kari

DeCoursey, Dora

Drever, Amy

Fidino, Candace

Heath, Jeremy and RaeAnn

Johnson, Wade and Elizabeth

Kratzner, Gesine

Lee, Ellisha

Longmore, Kim

McCollum, Debbie

Nativ, Maia

Smith, Ola

Sofich, Kathryn

Supplitt, Debora

Tindall-McOmie, Hayley

Wilson, Jennifer

Woolley, Mark and Angelina

Art Hub

Bernet, Ken and Christina

Bigelow, Christy

Boyda, James

Clark, Alison

Comandich, Rick

Covert, Rose

Ditmar, William

Donley, Erin

Doolittle, Daniel

Dougher, Jim

Erickson, Andrew

Faricy, Catherine

Fiestal, Judy

Filice, Casey

Flegal, Sharon

Flory, Wendy

Froembling, Crystal

Gaddy, Autumn

Gelles, Erna

Genszler, Mark

Giraud, Matt

Hansen, Kendal

Hard, Amelia

Harrington, Chris

Haver, Kohel

Hein, Christina

Hekker, Amy

Heron, Ann

Hill, Margaret

Holt, Kathleen

Howard, Terri

Joy, Kathleen

June, Jamie

Kaplan, Sasha

Kavan, Penny

Koerner, Rochelle

Kraemer, Henry

Lichtenbaum, Wendy

Long, Susan

Manchee, Jane

McGrath, Michael

McIntosh, Alison

McKinsey, Katherine

McLaughlin, Anne

Means, John

Miller, Rose

Morell, Frank

Mouser, Ian

Murnen, Emily

Murphy, Caitlin

Murphy, Judy

Norwood, Ashley

Nowatzki, Amy and Christopher

Owen, Kelly

Pierce, Paul

Poresky, Aaron

Rauer, Kelly

Saker, Anne

Seal, Chloe

Selvaggio, Michael

Sept, Natalie

Shaw, Bianca

Shimoda, Marion

Sokoloff, Kate

Sparling, Scott

Speerschneider, Rudolf

Thompson, Robin

Trost, Dave

Weber, Elizabeth

Wendel, Sue and Peter

Barber, Mike

Bellman, Ann

Chen, Jem

Dangaran, Kelsey

Diaz, Maria

Douglas, Jillian and Raymond

Erickson, Amanda

Erickson, Matthew

Frost, Isaac

Martin, Russell

McClanan, Anne

Morris, Anna

O'Shea, Mary

Rana, Ajay and Jennifer

Saunders, Tricia

Schmitt, Michael

Schmitz, Rebecca

Wheatley, Carolyn

Worden, Heidi

Wrobel, Francesa

Guggenheim, Jennifer

Delzio, Melissa

Dibs, Barbara

Healy, Sean

Ipsen, Erik

Kikuchi, Shigeyo

Lindley, Nicholas

Meskel, Judith

Minor, Mary

Morris, Janet

Sancomb, Holly

Sept, Natalie

Shattuck, Gayle

Beck, Judith

Clarke, Cary

Crowe, Mary

Daudistel, Laura

Dilg, Janice

Eck, Sally

Erde, Karen

Finlay, Trent

Fonseca, Marilyn

Freeman, Esther

Gilchrist, David

Grow, Luanna

Haber, Gabrielle

Hawke, Whitney

Hering, Cammie

Holbrook, Dorothy

Hummel, John

Janowski, Pat

Kandel, Marianne

Knoche, Rhonda

Kuehnert, Kim

Laser, Linda

Link, Robert

Martinez, Joseph

Miglavs, Ryan

Mollo, Mario

Neely, Barbara

Ott-Cooper, Ann

Robinson, Julie

Rosen, Suzanne

Rowland, Amber

Simon, Mary

Sin, Nitiya

Smith, Allie

Stillman, Sheila

Walker, Irene

Wexler, Amie

Bradford, Beth

Gifts of hope

A card came in the mail today. Simple words full of both grief and hope, it touched all of us. I've taken out names to ensure privacy but the message is still strong and inspiring.

Dear Pear, My daughter passed away during birth last year. I want to give her a better world for Christmas. I believe you are doing work to create a better world. I asked my community to make a donation in my daughter's name. Thank you for the work you do.

Dine at the Original and 10% goes to p:ear

Enjoy dinner at the Original: A Dinerant through Decemeber 15th and 10% of your bill will be donated to p:ear! Print off this coupon to bring to your server and sit back, relax and enjoy the Original's mod-American cuisine. Thanks to our friends at the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Portland for this delicious donation!

Cha donates 10% of December proceeds to p:ear

We love good Mexican food and so we're super excited that Cha is donating 10% of all their December dinner proceeds to p:ear (though we don't really need the excuse to try their Winter Mojito with the Enchiladas De Rajas Poblanas). Prepare yourself for hunger with Cha's menu. A big thanks to Cha's Javier for making this happen!

Need a place for a holiday party? Call Cha for reservations: 503-29504077

Calling all Amex members

Did you know that you can donate to p:ear through your American Express card? The Members Give program allows Amex users to donate in a variety of ways:

• Give to one or more charities and nonprofit organizations
• Donate dollars with your American Express Card
• Redeem Membership Rewards^® points to make a donation
• Set up recurring donations
• Spread your donation out over the year

Setting your donation is easy. Click here to get started.

Art Media Framing donates % of sales to p:ear

Art Media Framing is offering a winter special on 10x10 artworks by 15o local artists from their show at Gallery@902. Artists were challenged to design a piece based on their frame. David Mosher is a p:ear supporter and will be donating 10% of sales from the show to p:ear. Thank you, David for the wonderful gift! The show runs until December 23rd.