“Teachers have affected my life more than anyone throughout my entire life. Specifically my English teachers because it’s always been my best class. They’ve been the biggest supports that I’ve had. I’ve had English teachers take me to their house for the holidays. I’ve had English teachers over the summer invite me over.”
If having the thought of having a holly jolly Christmas makes you want to go postal, then check out Another Grey Christmas Five from the Willamette Week. No Burl Ives, no silver bells, just awesome bands singing some sweet Christmas songs. Proceeds benefit p:ear so get out that Christmas sweater and rock on!
We would like to acknowledge and thank our 2011 community partners who are supporting p:ear youth and programs with in-kind gifts this year!
p:ear was fortunate enough to again work with photographer Charles Gullung for a portrait series. p:ear youth were asked to choose an object that gives them strength for their portrait, and the result is a deeply moving look at simple but sustaining objects that push us through the day and give us our humanity. Every thing from a cup of coffee to a photo of one's child show how the simple and complex help life keep moving. Charles' profound series gives a glimpse into the lives of p:ear youth. Enjoy!
View the portraits here.
Here we are again- fast approaching the busiest shopping weekend of the holiday season. Don't spend all day fighting the crowds at the mall or other mega shopping nightmares. Stop by Mississippi Studios and scoop up something for everyone on your list. The best part? It's all locally made by super cool people.
Need more?
All artists will be donating 10% of their sales to p:ear and Mississippi Studios will donate 100% of their food proceeds to p:ear Who doesn't want to help homeless kids? Especially around the holidays.
Still not enough?
Mississippi Studios will be serving up breakfast sandwiches and happy hour specials all day long. Grab a cocktail while you shop or just hang out on their newly covered patio and people watch.
Stay tuned for a list of participating artists and other amazing reasons you won't want to miss out.
More info: http://
giftbagandapeartree.wordpre ss.com/ Hope to see you there. Tell all of your friends!
p:ear is looking for local partners for our annual holiday Giving Tree.
Every winter, our youth are looking for basic needs such as socks, backpacks, bus tickets, gift cards, art supplies and other items that are around $25. The Giving Tree helps us supply our youth with the things they need throughout the year.
How you can help
p:ear youth hand-decorate ornaments for display at your business, school, or church. Employees, students, people from your congregation select an item to purchase and donate to p:ear. Collect all the items and bring to p:ear before p:ear's Christmas Brunch on December 25th. No wrapping required!
Your gifts make a difference
Last year, the Giving Tree brought in nearly $5,400 of gifts. Youth are able to use bus tickets to get to and from work, backpacks for carrying school books and art supplies, and socks and ponchos to stay warm and dry. A HUGE thank you to our 2010 participants: Portland Center Stage, Bridgeport United Church of Christ, OHSU, Floating World Comics, Anka Gallery, TwentyFourSeven, Cupcake Jones and Arabella Salon.
Participate in the Giving Tree
Want to participate? Have more questions? Contact stephanie@pearmentor.org
I realized yesterday that I've been so busy that I've forgotten to open the past ten days of my Advent calendar (which is good because that means I'm not eating the chocolate inside the calendar, which is the real reason I buy it). Time flies during the holidays, but our Giving Tree partners have been busy distributing our p:ear ornaments and we can't thank them enough!
When you don't have a tree, here's another idea for sprucing up the office. This is from the the creative minds at Twenty Four Seven, who are participating in p:ear's Giving Tree. Pretty cool!
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!
If you're in the Pearl District, stop by Portland Center Stage and see their Giving Tree full of p:ear ornaments!
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.
Just in time for the holidays, p:ear has joined Portland-based CafeGive to help with your holiday shopping AND giving! With retailers like REI, Powell's, Nordstrom's and Athleta, Chrome Bags, Ellington and Gaiam, you get your gifts and a certain percentage of your purchase will be donated to p:ear. It's easy: go to cafegive.com, and select "p:ear" as the cause you'd like to shop for. We're really excited to be part of this local company and hope you check it out!
