MEDIA ALERT:
CommuniCare Celebrates 20 Years of Student Philanthropy at May 22nd Event
20 YEARS | 1,500 STUDENT ACTIVISTS
$1 MILLION DOLLARS GRANTED | 230 NONPROFIT PARTNERS
CommuniCare is a year-long grantmaking program giving Oregon high school students an opportunity to learn more about issues that affect their communities and to develop a deeper commitment to social activism. The program channels The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation’s commitment to education and stewardship.
Funds raised by the students are matched 10:1 by the CARE Foundation. This year, eight student groups are presenting over $80,000 to nonprofit grantees at our annual event. Please join us to celebrate their hard work and leadership.
MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017
Kridel Grand Ballroom
Portland Art Museum
5:30 – 8:30pm
6:00 – Welcoming remarks by CARE Foundation Director, Jordan D. Schnitzer
Light dinner and refreshments will be served.
Participating Schools:
- Catlin Gabel School
- Corbett High School
- Franklin High School
- Girls Inc.
- Grant High School
- Lincoln High School
- Northwest Academy
- Tualatin High School
Nonprofit Grantees:
- Adelante Mujeres
- Audubon Society of Portland
- Basic Rights Education Fund Oregon
- Bradley Angle
- Care NW
- Community Transitional School
- Crag Law Center
- Disability Rights Oregon
- Ecology in the Classroom
- Impact NW
- Latino Network
- Medical Teams International
- Mercy Corps
- My Voice Music
- NAACP Portland
- New Avenues for Youth
- North by Northwest
- Oregon Innocence Project
- Outside In
- p:ear
- Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon
- Pathfinders
- Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette
- POIC – Community Healing Initiative
- Portland Youthbuilders
- Project Lemonade
- Raphael House
- The Shadow Project
- Volunteers of America
- Wheel to Walk Foundation
Media Inquiries:
Susanne Orton
VP, Marketing & Communications
(503) 973-0298
Email: susanneo@harsch.com
