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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