{"id":1486,"date":"2009-11-11T15:36:57","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T22:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2014-12-04T13:21:02","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T20:21:02","slug":"poker-in-las-vegas-for-charity-in-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/general-interest\/poker-in-las-vegas-for-charity-in-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Poker in Las Vegas for Charity in Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m attending Pubcon in Las Vegas this week, and there is a poker tournament taking place Thursday night that I want to attend. Interestingly, the organizer chose to tie attendance in with a charity, so I thought I’d tsake this opportunity to write a little bit about a local Portland organization called Snow-Cap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last Wednesday, I attended an East Portland Chamber of Commerce<\/a> meeting that was hosted by Snow-Cap, and I had a chance to hear more about them.<\/p>\n

As they did their short 10 minute presentation, I could hear the passion in their voices, and I also witnessed the nodding heads in the crowd, as many of us were already very familiar with them.<\/p>\n

Snowcap has been providing food, clothing and advocacy for needy people in East Multnomah County since 1967.<\/p>\n

In the mid 1960’s, the basic needs of many in East Multnomah County were not being met by any agency or organization.<\/p>\n

The original purpose of Snow-CAP was to discover the actual needs of area residents, then communicate those needs and help organize local church and community leaders to meet those needs.<\/p>\n

Snow-CAP was bordered by East 82nd Street and the Columbia River, stretching south to the Clackamas County line, and including Troutdale, Fairview, and Wood Village.<\/p>\n

Originally three centers were set up, and in 1968 they merged and were headquartered at Savage Memorial Presbyterian.\u00a0 A Gresham office was opened in 1967, and by 1980 there were 39 actively participating churches.<\/p>\n

By 1983 Snow-CAP was serving 36,000 people, and by 1987, their 20th anniversary, they had 145 volunteers. All this was done with just one-full-time worker and 7 part-time employees.<\/p>\n

By their 25th anniversary in 1992, more than one-half million people had been served, and in 2007, their 40th, over 1.4 million people had been served<\/strong>. Wow.<\/p>\n

If you’ve had any experience with Snow-Cap, you can leave them a review here<\/a> and if you’re able, you can make a donation of food or\u00a0 your time here<\/a>, or you can donate moneydirectly\u00a0 online
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Again, I admit that I was prompted to write this post by dk<\/a>, of Purpose Inc.\u00a0 but don’t let that sway you. Snow-Pac is a great organization, and I’m proud to live in their community.<\/p>\n

If I play, and if I happen to win anything, I’m declaring here that I’ll donate 1\/2 of my winnings to Snow-Cap.<\/p>\n

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