[OMS_MANAGERS] Nifty idea for a year-end fundraising effort!

Tue Dec 6 13:56:38 PST 2016

Nifty idea for a year-end fundraising effort. Click on the link:  our end of year campaign fundraising page<http://stjohnsopportunity.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6204c8ae9d118904c25e7d02c&id=fa16907269&e=58cca755aa>
This holiday season, invest in opportunity in St. Johns!

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Building a Stronger Community Together

For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community.
-Joe Biden

St. Johns Center for Opportunity is working with community members and small business owners to build a stronger St. Johns. Here is some of the great work we are doing in the neighborhood.

Community Events:

  *   St. Johns Farmers Market
  *   The Art Constitutional
  *   Annual St.Johns Volunteer Fair
  *   Hosting Conversation Projects
  *   St. Johns Speaks: Community Storytelling Events
  *   Monthly Biz Mobs
Community Building Initiatives:

  *   Placemaking in the downtown plaza
  *   Coordinating the St. Johns Leadership Forum
  *   Offering fiscal sponsorship to groups who align with our mission
  *   Supporting community clean-up efforts
  *   Organizing interactive public art installations
To learn more, visit our website<http://stjohnsopportunity.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6204c8ae9d118904c25e7d02c&id=66baa24901&e=58cca755aa>.

Become a Community Investor
We need community investors like you to help ensure that all of this great work continues to happen! You can make a contribution on our end of year campaign fundraising page<http://stjohnsopportunity.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6204c8ae9d118904c25e7d02c&id=fa16907269&e=58cca755aa> OR you can send a check made payable to St. Johns Center for Opportunity to:

8250 N Lombard Street
Portland, OR 97203

Have an idea for a great event or program? We want to hear about it! Community members drive our work, so we love hearing from you with new ideas or issues in the community you'd like to see addressed. Email us at info at stjohnsopportunity.org<mailto:info at stjohnsopportunity.org>, call the office at 503-841-5522, or stop in and say hello. We're here Tues-Fri from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Opportunity Update
Thank you to everyone who has invested in our end of year campaign to date! We have raised over $1,800 and are closing in our goal of raising $5,000.

A special shout out to Porch Light Realty Group<http://stjohnsopportunity.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6204c8ae9d118904c25e7d02c&id=f9870f8a9e&e=58cca755aa> for being our first business sponsor!

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Make your contribution today<http://stjohnsopportunity.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6204c8ae9d118904c25e7d02c&id=0dcb7df115&e=58cca755aa>!

Other Ways to Give
Here's another way you can support the St. Johns Center for Opportunity this holiday season.

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Drink Beer!
That's right, drinking beer for a good cause! Come out to the St. Johns Beer Fest where a portion of the proceeds will be donated back to the St. Johns Center for Opportunity.

Friday, December 9th: 12pm-12am
Saturday, December 10th: 12pm-12am
Sunday, December 11th: 12pm-6pm

Volunteer!
We are always looking for more volunteers to help with one of our work groups, at the Farmers Market, or by serving on our Board of Directors. Check out our website<http://stjohnsopportunity.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=6204c8ae9d118904c25e7d02c&id=6bb79a9988&e=58cca755aa> for volunteer opportunities or email us at info at stjohnsopportunity.org<mailto:info at stjohnsopportunity.org> to inquire more!

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Our mailing address is:
St. Johns Center for Opportunity
8250 N. Lombard Street
Portland, OR 97203

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