Friends of Trees will span the fun spectrum this weekend. On Saturday we’re serving jambalaya at Martin Luther King Jr. Loaves & Fishes’ fifth annual Authentic Creole Jambalaya Dinner. And on Sunday we’re greeting people at the summer’s fourth Sunday Parkways in Southeast Portland from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday’s jambalaya dinner is from noon [...]
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Don’t miss the Friends of Trees Haiku Hotties at the live show of Live Wire on August 21 at The Gerding Theater at the Armory.
In addition to watching Friends of Trees collect the audience’s haikus, the evening will feature performances by musician Reggie Watts and experimental stage artist Dayna Hanson, with guest musicians 3 Leg [...]
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On August 7, from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., sun-powered music will transform Fernhill Park into Ecopalooza, an Environmental Awareness Concert. All eight bands at the free concert will perform from a solar-powered stage.
What happens if the day is cloudy? According to Sustainable Waves, the company providing the solar-powered stage, enough energy can be stored [...]
Friends of Trees is teaming up with Jack Johnson on his 2010 “To The Sea” Tour and at “All At Once,” a social action network connecting nonprofits with people who want to become active in their local and world community.
“All At Once” comes to life online at www.AllAtOnce.org and at every Jack Johnson concert in [...]
By Melissa Barber
As we wrap up another planting season, all of us here at Friends of Trees can take a moment to look back, celebrate our successes, and be thankful for all of our supporters. This slide show features the many plantings that local businesses sponsored this year.
We are fortunate to have so many great [...]
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By Paul Garrahan
I bought my old Volvo used, five years old, around the same age as many of the trees we plant. I subsequently drove it for 19 years.
It took me hiking, camping, biking and running. I slid through snowstorms in it. I prevailed through law school with it. I worked on political campaigns with [...]
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Individual members gave us a great boost into the new year. Even in this down economy, more of our generous volunteers became contributing members, more contributing members renewed their support, and many new members found us for the first time through Willamette Week’s 2009 Give!Guide.
We are deeply grateful for all this support as we reach [...]
Willamette Week gives a bottle of wine, we give an original piece of art from a ‘trees’ series by Arch Diack.
For the first 70 donors, that is.
Only those who give $500 or more to Friends of Trees via Willamette Week’s Give!Guide are eligible for an ink on paper print, ranging from post card to calendar [...]
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Just as there are many species of trees, there are countless ways to give.
If anybody understands that, Friends of Trees does. This is how we break down our giving options:
1) Cash: most want it; some have it; we need it. Whether one dollar or $1,000, individual giving allows us to act out our mission statement.
2) [...]
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The giving season is here and Willamette Week’s Give!Guide 2009 is highlighting dozens of charities worthy of donations and providing prizes for added incentive.
Donations are accepted until the end of the year and tracked in nonprofit categories. Currently, Friends of Trees accounts for less than $500 in donations, out of $7,100 made to eight different [...]
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