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Donation Drop Off Day

Thursday, May 17 | 4PM - 7PM
Sunnyside Centenary United Methodist
3520 SE Yamhill St. Portland, OR 97214

Donation Drop Off is held the First Thursday of each month from 11AM-2PM and on the Third Thursday from 4-7PM at Sunnyside Centenary United Methodist Church. Donors should enter the building on 35th Ave.

The generous support of community donations makes our programs possible. The current state of the economy means that costs for providing food and clothing to the survivors and their children living in our shelter have risen dramatically. If you’re interested in making a donation or hosting a donation drive at your school, office or place of worship, please check our wish lists to see what we need most!

Urgent Shelter Needs:
African-American hair products (i.e. Motions, Soft sheen Carson, and Luster brand products - activating hair gel, hair relaxer, and hair grease)
Coffee Mugs
Cereal Bowls
Tampons - all sizes
Can Openers
Forks and Butter Knives
Laundry Baskets

Donation Drive Ideas:
Mother’s Day Gift Drive - bath and body items, chocolate, journals, candy, nail polish, etc. We have approximately 48 mothers to honor this year!
Mugs, Bowls and Silverware
Sheets, Pillows and Blankets (twin size sheets and standard size pillows)
Hair Care - full size shampoo and conditioner and/or African-American hair products (i.e. Motions, Soft sheen Carson, and Luster brand products - activating hair gel, hair relaxer, and hair grease)

Please note:  due to space restrictions, we do not accept any used clothing, used toys or large furniture items.

13th Annual Golf for Hope Tournament

Golf for Hope Tournament
Thursday | September 13, 2012
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
12930 Old Pumpkin Ridge Road
North Plains, Oregon

Please join us for Raphael House of Portland’s
13th Annual Golf for Hope Tournament

To play: $750 / foursome
(Includes green fees, cart, lunch, beverages & awards reception)

Sponsorships also available!
Benefits:  logo on all collateral, opportunity to speak briefly to golfers, banner/signage at awards reception, opportunity to staff a hole with signage and giveaways

Sponsorship Levels:
Platinum - $10,000
Gold - $5,000
Silver - $2,500
Hole or Bar Cart - $500

To register or for sponsorship info, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at (503) 222-6507 x308.

Many thanks to the generous companies who have already committed to sponsoring this year’s tournament:
Hamilton Construction, Enterprise, Titus Planning, Beecher Carlson, Far West Fibers, Morel Ink, Deschutes Brewery, Ninkasi Brewing & Earth2o

Raphael House in Top 100 Nonprofits!

We are thrilled to announce that for the 2nd year in a row, Raphael House of Portland made Oregon Business Magazine’s annual list of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon! The rankings were based on the confidential input of employees who answered 60 questions about workplace satisfaction on topics such as benefits, management, trust, work environment and development. The survey was voluntary and free of charge, and independently calculated by research partners Davis, Hibbitts and Midghall. More than 200 nonprofits participated and 6,700 employees completed the survey. Rankings within the top 100 list will be announced in late September and published in the October issue of Oregon Business Magazine.

As we all know, a happy workplace leads to a staff doing the highest quality work. This news just confirms what we already knew - that Raphael House is an outstanding organization in so many different ways!

Hosting a Community Event

Are you interested in hosting an event to benefit Raphael House or raise awareness of our programs and services? 

Each year generous community members donate their time and energy to our cause by hosting House Parties, benefit runs, swap meets, bake sales, barbecues and every other kind of event you can think of - the thing they all have in common?  They all either raise money to support Raphael House financially or help us distribute life-saving information on domestic violence and healthy relationships.

If you’d like to host your own event, please take time to download our official Policy for Community Fundraising Activities and contact us for a quick chat before you start planning. You can .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 503.222.6507 x308.

For tips and suggestions on how you can get involved in the movement to end violence and support Raphael House by hosting a House Party, please download our house party kit, which also includes important information on how to have a representative from Raphael House come talk to your guests about the cause.

Other Past Events

2010 Advocate for Change Event

Friends and supporters gathered at Twist Gallery for conversation, wine and light hors d’oeuvres as we honored Renee Spears of Rose City Mortgage with the 2010 Advocate for Change Award. Many thanks to Renee for her years of support and to Twist, New Deal Distillery and Moonstruck Chocolates for making the event a smashing success!

Strawberry Shortcake Days

If you visited your local New Seasons Market on Mother’s Day Weekend, you may have been lucky enough to taste the delicious strawberry shortcake being sold outside. Every year local Soroptimist groups volunteer to serve up shortcakes donated by New Seasons - all proceeds go to local domestic violence programs. Thank you to New Seasons and to all the wonderful volunteers who made this event such a success!