On Thursday, February 11th Serendipity Center celebrated Valentine’s Day a few days early with school dance! Students of all ages were able to boogie and have fun dancing with their classmates. Thank you to the Serendipity student council for organizing the event and decorating our cafeteria. Also thank you to all the staff members who worked hard to make sure all students had a fun and safe afternoon before our mini-break.
Serendipity Center would like to thank our invaluable community partners for the outpouring of love and support we received this holiday season. Without your support Serendipity Center would be unable to fulfill the need of supplementing our families over the two week break. We would like to recognize a number of organizations and individuals who made in-kind donations of warm winter clothing, food bags, and classroom gifts for all of our students this year!
Thank you to Central East Portland Rotary and St. Joseph the Worker church for providing many food bags for our families over the holidays. Thank you Pricewaterhouse Coopers Tax Team, Glendoveer Golf and Tennis, and Nike for brightening our student’s holiday season by fulfilling classroom gift requests. Also thank you to our long list of individuals who made donations over the holiday season and wonderful board of directors for being so involved and invested in our student’s futures. Please read the list of December donors below.
2015 December Donors: Richard Abrahamson; Jeff & Bess Austin; Judith Baldwin; Jeff Benzinger; Bill & Margaret Bitar Foundation; Amy Blake; Mike & Lynn Buchanan; Anne Chamness; Norm & Cathy Dull; Employees Community Fund of Boeing; Bettianne & Al Goetz; Gresham Ford; Jenee & Jonathan Hilliard; Harriet Jackson; Bonnie Jepsen; Madeline Jepson; Mark Kummerer; Dr. Thuy-Trang Lam; Peter Mahoney; Mediaworks; OCF Josephn E. Weston Public Foundation; ONPOINT Community CU; Gail & Alan Pasternack; PEO Chapter DB; Melvyn & Margie Rieff; Ulysses & Narda Sherman; The Kinsman Foundation; Beverly Thomas; Dianne & Gary Wells; Mark Wharry; Ben & Elaine Whiteley; Debra Wright; Dale Farr; Greg Wolleck; Jane Potter; Robert Carus; Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign
Serendipity Center was recently awarded a $2500.00 grant from the Kinsman Foundation! The local Milwaukie, Oregon non-profit unexpectedly selected Serendipity as a recipient, and we are grateful for their generosity. Kinsman Foundation began awarding grants in 2003 in the areas of historic preservation, arts & culture, and health care policy, and have continued to be a beacon of philanthropy in Oregon. We thank them for their anonymous selection.
Click here for more information about the Kinsman Foundation.
On Saturday, Novemeber 21st Serendipity Center was named the benefit non-profit at the 525 Design Pop-Up Shop. The pop-up shop hosted and organized by Nike employees is an annual event that showcases the talents of Nike’s employees. Items for sale ranged from jewelry to screen printed posters to leather goods. As the benefiting non-profit, 10% of all vendor sales were donated to Serendipity Center! We would like to thank Cayle and Golanz of amrikaii for bringing this awesome opportunity to Serendipity (pictured below). At the event Serendipity sold prints made by our students and art therapist Arianna and hosted an informational booth explaining our mission and services. Thank you Nike, Team 525, Cayle & Golnaz, and Fanny Ho for supporting Serendipity Center.
