p:ear + OCT = double your gift

Did you know that p:ear is a Oregon Cultural Trust partner? By making a matching gift to the OCT after donating to p:ear, you can get the whole amount back on your taxes! Get ready to sing along and learn how to do it:

Make your donation to p:ear through the Willamette Week's Give!Guide and earn some fabulous incentives.

Wow! Young donors help p:ear win the "youth" category for the 2010 Willamette Week Give Guide

Pippa's way of saying thanks - smooches!

Just when we thought 2010 couldn't have ended on a better note, we found out that p:ear finished at the top of the "youth" category for having the most under 35 year old donors! Thanks again for all your support (especially to the young'uns!) xoxo, p:ear

End of year, end of the Give!Guide

The Willamette Week is making a last push to reach $900,000 for the 2010 Give!Guide. Anyone who donates from 12/30 until the last day will be entered to win a bottle of Rogue Spirits Spiced Rum, perfect for the chilly winter weather (or any weather, for that matter).

Help p:ear reach $20,000 and the Willamette Week reach $900,000 by donating here.

Over at the Willamette Week...

In case you missed it, the lovely (and somewhat graceful) Pippa, p:ear program director extraordinaire is featured on the Willamette Week's Give!Guide page, and no, it's not the kind of video that would take her out of running for public office. Though you've probably already seen it, take another look and donate to p:ear through the Give!Guide.

Twofer! p:ear and Oregon Cultural Trust

Name flakes on the Christmas tree at p:ear. Can you tell whose name this is?

Did you know that p:ear is one of the Oregon Cultural Trust's non-profit partners? That means that any donation you make through p:ear AND match with a donation OCT is a tax credit. It's an easy way to help two great organizations and save some money! For more information on the Oregon Cultural Trust, the tax credit and how to donate, visit their website. You can donate to p:ear both through our website and through the Willamette Week Give!Guide.

WWeek Give Guide brings in nearly $4000 for p:ear

It isn't even Thanksgiving and the 2010 Give!Guide has raised almost $4000 for p:ear. Thank you to all our donors, old and new, for helping us kick off the holiday season! We're offering up some enticing incentives to show our appreciation for your generosity. Click on the postcard above to see what you can receive through p:ear. And donate to the Give!Guide here.

If you're looking for other ways to give this season, the cold weather has been a bitter reminder of our kids' need for warm clothes (hoodies, socks, gloves, hats). We're more than happy to take any donations.

Stay warm!

The Give Guide Competition: give early, win prizes

The Willamette Week Give!Guide has already kicked off and to get things rolling, they've got a little competition for early donors. Donate to the Give!Guide before November 22nd (pick p:ear pretty please!) and you'll be entered to win some swell and local treats. So for all the people that do their holiday shopping in June, you can get your holiday giving taken care of before Thanksgiving. Pretty nifty, eh? 

Here's the details: Make a donation through the G!G between 12:01 am Monday, November 22, 2010, and 12:00 midnight later the same day, and you'll be entered to win either: (1) a full case of Rogue Spirits' Spruce Gin — artisan distilled in Oregon, this gin won a Double Gold at the 2008 World Spirits competition; OR (2) 10 10-packs of 2-zone TriMet tickets — a $205 value, they don't expire. 

The only requirement is that the winner of the booze be 21.