Awesome Portland

05/31/2023

We are happy to present to you our May '23 recipient PackisHereDoc ! https://seedandspark.com !

05/31/2023

Thank you for being awesome, keepgrowingseeds! Please everyone, check them out http://www.keepgrowingseeds.org/

05/31/2023

We at Awesome Foundation Portland wish to congratulate Tiger, Tiger on tying for a bonus second place grant! We are stoked for some awesomeness!

03/28/2023

Got an idea? Got an AWESOME idea? Learn how we can help! We want to hear from you!

Got an idea? An awesome, $1000 idea? We at the Awesome Foundation in Portland would like to hear from you!

10/16/2022

Today's the day!

Awesome Portland's grant winner for September, the Grand Diwali Musical, is today at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts!

Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/grand-diwali-musical/1074724153182848/

10/14/2022

Awesome Portland Grant winner the Grand Diwali Musical is this weekend! Live singing, dancing, food stalls, crafts, and much more!

For more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/grand-diwali-musical/1074724153182848/

09/28/2022

Our second Awesome Portland grant for September 2022 goes to The Grand Diwali Musical. A community outreach celebrating the Festival of Lights, over 60 local artists will share their culture and community.

09/28/2022

Announcing one of our two winners for September 2022!

The BIPOC Book Fair is creating a book fair where kids and teens can find a book for themselves, written by a BIPOC author. Every kid will walk away with a book of their own!

09/26/2022

Normally we share happy/awesome news. Today's a little different. One of our Awesome Portland trustees recently passed away after a short illness. Alain Bally was our friend for several years—we'll miss his kindness and generosity. One of the volunteers that made Portland such a wonderful place to live.

Learn more about his volunteer work, particular in makerspaces:
https://issuu.com/nwboomerandseniornews/docs/p10249_nsn_01met_2019
https://www.multco.us/oci/2021-volunteer-award-honorees

07/27/2022

Announcing one of our two grant winners for July 2022!

Hygiene 4 All is a laundry, bathroom, shower, and storage facility, run for and by Portland's houseless community in SE Portland. Learn more at https://www.h4apdx.org/.

07/27/2022

Announcing one of our two grant winners this evening!

Petals and Thorns: A Spoken World Journey is a documentary project covering young Black women as they take an intensive week-long spoken word course.