Warhouse Tour and Appeal for Milk

Shelf-stable milk is one of the items on our list of needs. Visit nwpm.org to learn more about our programs!

Food for kids Backpacks: Testimonial

Working mom, Tammy, is grateful for nutrition from NWPM's Food for Kids Backpack Program. She and her daughter agreed to share how the program benefits their family.

For more information, click here. To donate by check, click here, or call (503) 221-1224 ext. 103. To see our current opportunities here!

Events for Saturday, December 12

While you shop NW 23rd this Saturday, take a break with free coffee or hot chocolate! Or come in for a wine tasting! Listen to the sounds of the season while someone else wraps your gifts! Looking for a kid-friendly event in Portland this weekend? Come visit Santa Claus or enjoy story time at The Holiday Village and enjoy free hot chocolate and coffee all day!

It's all happening this Saturday, December 12th at The Holiday Village at 635 NW 23rd between Hoyt & Irving. See the schedule here.

Two tips to reduce holiday stress:
1. Let someone else do the gift wrapping! Stop by Holiday Village Saturday, Dec. 12th, and, for a donation, get your gifts wrapped by Northwest Portland Ministries!
2. Take Trimet to Holday Village this Saturday, Dec. 12th!

Food, Wine and Art to Benefit Kids

What: A 3 course dinner with wine pairings, music and a featured artist benefiting the Food for Kids Backpack Program, sponsored by Caplan Art Designs and the Daily Café in the Pearl.
The dinner is $70 and $10 of that goes to the Food for Kids Backpack Program, as well as 15% of the featured artists work sold for the month! People attending the event will have the opportunity to donate directly to the program as well.
When: Wednesday April 1st, from 6:30-8:45 PM.
Where: Daily Café, 902 NW 13th Ave., Portland, OR 97210
Reservations: (503) 706-8627. Please help make this fundraiser a big success. Share this notice with your friends and neighbors by clicking the little white envelope at the bottom of this post. See you April 1st! THANK YOU!

Volunteers Kick-off Community Share Program...

A huge "Thank You!" to the families from Springwater Environmental Charter School and other volunteers who came to NWPM's warehouse on November 18th!
With the energy and enthusiasm of these volunteers, we were able to sort, pack and distribute several boxes of food to many neighbors in need in our community. This effort represented the kick-off of our Community Share Program & Delivery of Community Share Food Boxes to ten locations. (More information about Community Share will be comming soon.)
Watch this quick video of the work "party!"

Please note! We will be doing another NWPM Food Pantry Workparty with service club volunteers from Lincoln High School!
When: Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13th, 2008.
Where: Two locations - (1) NWPM Warehouse at 2145 NW Overton, and (2) NWPM Food Pantry at 1808 NW Irving (First Immanuel Lutheran Church)
More Volunteers Welcome!
Contact:
Kelly Caldwell
Volunteer Manager, Northwest Portland Ministries
Kelly@nwpm.org
(503) 221-1224 ext.105

Thanks Everyone!

NWPM wishes to thank everyone who participated in the fundraiser event for our backpack program this past Monday - especially Cafe Reese! We've gotten some nice comments, including this one from our friend Larry at Easter Seals Oregon:

"My partner and I had dinner at Cafe Reese last night. We went at your invitation and to check out a new place that we have been wanting to experience... Your event motivated us to finally check it out. The staff, especially Glen, was delightful, the food was excellent, and the live accordion music was an added touch. Thank you for the invitation."

The owner's of Cafe Reese, Glenn and Delenee Brugman, wrote:

"We loved supporting Back Packs for Kids and met many new customers from NWPM. We also gained a new musician, as Gerson wants to play for us again on a regular basis... We would like to leave a check for you in the amount of $227.40. Also, we had several customers who donated cash directly to the little box near your sign, who happened to be in the restaurant that evening and wanted to give. Being newcomers to Portland, we find it's people and our Northwest neighborhood special. A real sense of community and support for each other is evident. We are proud to be a part of that."

Volunteer News & Opportunities

Happy autumn to all our NWPM volunteers & supporters!
This is the time of year when we tend to take stock of all the things we are grateful for. At least, I do. For example, the effort, time & resources you all give that help make miracles happen in our community! That is something I am very grateful for. Thank you so much for all you do!

With the leaves changing colors and the trees turning bare, now is a transformational season as well. Similarly, there are some exciting changes and transformations taking place in our community to talk about!

Please note the following three items below in particular!

• Backpack Fundraiser Monday, 11/17/2008!

• We've Moved into our New Office!

• The NWPM Food Pantry Program needs you!

All my appreciation & best wishes!
Kelly Caldwell,
NWPM Volunteer Manager
Kelly@nwpm.org
P.S. As always, you can call or email me anytime to plug into volunteering!