The Portland Volunteer Vixens

08/01/2016

Are you looking for ways to get you and the little ones to volunteer together for a good cause? Look no further, spend a morning at the Children s Book Bank. Holiday books donated to the Children s Book Bank throughout the year are distributed to young readers in the Portland area around Christmas t...

07/18/2016

Thank you so much to these seven wonderful Portland Volunteer Vixens who took some time out of their Sunday morning to volunteer at Wildwood Farm Sanctuary! They truly appreciated all of your help!

05/31/2016

Thanks so much to these wonderful Portland Volunteer Vixens who volunteered last weekend at Wildwood Farm Sanctuary!

We are so grateful for this awesome group of ladies who call themselves the Volunteer Vixen for coming out and cleaning up the farm today. They got everything done and beat the rain! Nice work ladies. We enjoyed meeting you all!

04/12/2016

Right now, babies need all the help they can get. Premature birth affects about 380,000 babies here in the United States. We’re walking in March for Babies to get the message out about this terrible problem and you can help. Please make a secure donation to help us reach our goal. Together we can help the March of Dimes fight prematurity so more babies can get the strongest start possible.

07/10/2015

Sand in the City is an all volunteer, non-profit organization committed to furthering the well-being of children in the greater Portland Metro area through proceeds generated by an awesome annual sand castle building event and competition in downtown Portland. This year the event is on Friday, July 17, Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20th. They have a huge need for volunteers for the afternoon and evening shifts. All volunteers get to help out youth in Portland, hear wonderful live music, watch as teams construct huge sand sculptures, and get a fun free t-shirt! All proceeds go to benefit non-profits that serve youth in Portland including: The White Shield Center, Impact NW's Communities for Safe Kids, Open Meadows Community School, and more! Watch teams sculpt amazing sand structures in the middle of Pioneer Courthouse Square and help support Communities for Safe Kids at the same time! They need alcohol monitors, face painters, greeters, and more! If you have some free time next Friday, Saturday, or Sunday please consider signing up for a shift at: (http://sandinthecitypdx.org/volunteer-sandpdx/. Check out the website (http://sandinthecitypdx.org/) for more information, plus a cool time-lapse video of last years sculptures! Volunteers must be at least 16 years old to volunteer alone, there is no age limit for accompanied volunteers, so feel free to volunteer as a family!

Volunteering for Sand in the City 2015 We need more evening volunteers! If you are available please select an evening shift. Thank You! Thanks for your

06/23/2015

Friendly House is in need of some much needed help this Thursday with berry picking at Rowell Bros. Berry Farm (https://www.facebook.com/RowellBrosBerryFarm), located in the Scholls area between Hillsboro and Newberg. Rowell Bros. has generously promised them 300 lbs of blackberries for FREE - if they can get enough volunteers to pick them all this Thursday, June 25th! If you are even available for a short while they would love to have your help with picking. They need volunteers anytime between 8:30 am - 3:00 pm on Thursday. Friendly House will make jam with the berries this coming weekend, and the proceeds go to helping their wonderful nonprofit preschool program. You may also pick berries for yourself @ $1.35/lb. You can sign-up to volunteer for this project at Sign-Up on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/ivntCy. For more info go to http://www.friendlyhouseinc.org/friendly-fruit/.

Our Preschool is one of the many Friendly House programs that relies on outside funding to remain accessible to children of all income levels. For the past two years, a major source of fundraising has come from selling our jam. Our jam is a true community effort. The berries are all picked by volun…

05/01/2015

Girls on the Run is in need of 20 more Runny Buddies by next Thursday! This is an awesome organization that "inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running". If you're interested and want to help, please consider signing up! http://www.girlsontherunpdx.org/become-a-running-buddy.html

20. More. Buddies.

That's all we need to have one for every girl. The practice 5k is next Thursday at 4:30 pm at your buddy's practice location, and then our GOTR 5k is Saturday, May 30th, is at 9 am at Greenway Park in Beaverton. If you're available and you want to help, please sign up! http://www.girlsontherunpdx.org/become-a-running-buddy.html

We're so close. Please help spread the word.

And if you're free tomorrow night, we still have auction tickets! We'd love to see you there.

04/09/2015

This sounds like an awesome event to check-out!

On Thursday, April 23rd from 6 pm - 9 pm, Portland Monthly and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon host Generocity, their first-ever volunteer fair/cocktail party. The event will showcase 30+ local nonprofits making a difference in our community and around the world.

Admission is FREE and attendees are invited to connect with an organization whose mission inspires their passion.

RSVP via the below link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/generocity-presented-by-regence-bluecross-blueshield-of-oregon-tickets-16188948581

Portland Monthly and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon host Generocity, their first-ever volunteer fair/cocktail party. The event will showcase 30+ local nonprofits making a difference in our community and around the world. Attendees will be invited to sample delicious hors d’oeuvres, sip speci…

11/19/2014

Meals on Wheels People needs your help with Donate Dinner, November 22nd – 26th. Donate Dinner is an annual fundraising campaign that provides grocery shoppers at 28 stores the opportunity to “donate dinner to a homebound senior” when they shop for their Thanksgiving meals. Customers simply add the cost of one or more meals to their grocery bill when they check out at the register. It’s easy!

Volunteer on your own or with a friend: Sign up for a two hour shift by yourself or with a friend or family member at one of 28 locations. Greet customers and hand them a Donate Dinner card that explains how their donation will help Meals on Wheels People provide meals for seniors. http://donatedinner.org/index.cfm

Donate Dinner is one of the largest volunteer events in the Portland metropolitan area. Last year, 1,500 people volunteered for 2-hour shifts and the outcome was incredible – they raised more than $245,000 to support Meals on Wheels People. Thats 62,000 meals for seniors in our community!

11/07/2014

Learn how you can support families staying at the Ronald McDonald House this holiday seasons! Consider donating to their Holiday Store.

Thank you for your generous offer to brighten the holiday season for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House®.

04/09/2014

One of our Volunteer Vixens is in a competition and the championship is today. Please help her out by voting for Portland in the following link. She plans to donate the winnings to Oregon Humane Society and Fences for Fido. Thank you!

http://gopetfriendlyblog.com/portland-or-cape-san-blas-best-city-for-pet-travelers-2014/

This is for all the cookies, baby! We have a legendary battle of East vs. West in the Best City for Pet Travelers tournament ... and YOUR votes will decide which city claims this year's title! Po...

12/26/2013

Portland Volunteer Vixens, you've made such a positive difference in our community! In 2013, Portland Volunteer Vixens coordinated 489 volunteers for 48 projects with nonprofits in our community. We send you all wishes for peace, love, and joy this season and throughout the coming year!