Here’s a clip taken from Pastor Elbert Mondaine’s cell phone of a KOIN6 news broadcast from last year on the Thanksgiving Feast. It will give you even more of a feel for this awesome event.
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Thank You
Big thank you to Linda of FINO – Bistro Bar Pizzeria, Foster Farms, Ken from Shamrock, United Salad Co. and Green Zebra Grocery for helping handle several items off of our Thanksgiving needs list! You guys know you rock! We couldn’t do this without you
We need meat
Hey Friends, Green Zebra Grocery, United Salad Co., Fred Meyers, and other awesome people have helped to knock off many of our needs list items for the Community Thanksgiving Feast! Thank you guys sooo much. Make sure to show your support at these fine places. Now, we are mostly in need of meat! we need 16 Turkeys, 10 hams and 200 pounds of fish (preferably salmon). I you can handle parts of this get in touch with me immediately at [email protected]. Thank you.We still need your help in knocking off needs list items
Hey Friends, we’re making progress in handling the items on the needs list for this awesome event. Thanks to Green Zebra Grocery, Fred Meyers, and other partners, we are on our way to providing everything we need. However, there’s still gaps of course.
We’d love your help! Email me at [email protected] or call me at 503-890-5393 to let me know what items you’d like to take care of. Turkey and other meats are the biggest priority, but there are many other items you can knock off. Don’t be afraid to contact me even if the only thing you can provide is a few rolls of toilet paper!
Here’s the needs list Link proper-thanksgiving-2016-needs.
Thanks in advance for your help
Link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card with PROPER, and donate for FREE while you shop!
To sign up, visit: www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards and Search for #94239 or “Proper” when it asks you to link your rewards card to a non profit organization.
You will still receive your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates! Donations are automatic, with no cost to you.
The Proper Kenton Thanksgiving Feastival is almost here!!
Kenton’s favorite Thanksgiving event is back! Join us for the 2016 Proper Thanksgiving Feast-ival this Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2015, 12:00-4:00 pm. This FREE Thanksgiving community dinner is open to everyone. This event takes the coordinated effort the businesses of the Kenton Community, without which, this would be impossible.
We’re pleased to partner with Po’Shines Cafe de la Soul to offer a fresh, high-quality menu featuring traditional Thanksgiving favorites and innovative new dishes. Join us this Thanksgiving, and we think you’ll want to make Proper part of your Thanksgiving tradition, too. All are welcome.
The Proper Thanksgiving Feast-ival features music, entertainment, kids’ activities, an inclusive community experience, and great food. We offer vegetarian options, too. Hosted in a wheelchair-accessible space.
The Thanksgiving feast is held at Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N Denver Ave. (at Kilpatrick St.), Portland, OR, 97217. Join us anytime between noon and 4:00 pm.
We still have room for more entertainers and volunteers! Please contact us if you are interested in performing or volunteering with us.
The mission of Proper USA is to unite community across all lines. That means the Proper Thanksgiving Feast-ival is a safe space for all community members, regardless of race, class, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, ability, nation of origin, age, or religion.
GENERAL CONTACT: Robin Gordon 503-890-5393, [email protected]
TALENT: Robin Gordon 503-890-5393, [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS: Kehli Bradley, signup go to http://signup.com/go/az6puM
FOOD, donations: Robin Gordon 503-890-5393, [email protected]
Here’s the new PROPER Thanksgiving Flyer
Feel free to click this link to download the flyer. proper-thanksgiving-flyer-2016
Please also send the flyer out to your networks as well so you can bring more people to the table than ever before!
We look forward to seeing you at the Kenton Park Festival on August 20th
FREE Thanksgiving Day Communtity Feast 2014!
North Portland Cooperative Thanksgiving Effort to Feed the Community
North Portland community enhancement organization, PROPER, and non-profit soul food cafe, Po’Shines, and the Kenton community are teaming up to host a free Thanksgiving Feed on Thursday, November 27th, from noon to 4pm. The dinner is open to the greater community and encourages volunteer participation and community contributions.
The event marks the 14th annual Kenton Thanksgiving dinner that PROPER has hosted for the North Portland Community. Over the years the event has gained continual support from the community, through food donations – with previous dinners serving as over 500 people. The PROPER organization also puts on an annual community festival. The festival is comprised of and ultimately organized by local artists, associations, businesses and invested residents. In all of the community events that they host, PROPER strives to gather maximum community involvement and support. For instance, this marks the 7th year that PROPER has chosen Po’Shines Cafe as the partnering organization for the Thanksgiving Feed.
“We jump at opportunities like this,” says Chef James Bradley, “The more we can get people working together, talking together…and even eating together, the stronger we are as a community. The PROPER Thanksgiving Feed is a great example of how to build community.”
We have 2 goals for this event:
* Treat 1000 people to a home away from home experience! Meaning delicious dinners made with skill and love, live music from the community, and a welcoming attitude of humble service!
* Provide the the absolute finest Thanksgiving dinner experience of its kind!
This year, the organizations hope to reach more community members than ever before. This year will feature a full Thanksgiving dinner with vegetarian options and live music.
Address is 8131 N. Denver Portland, OR 97217
You can help! Donations of goods, as well as monetary donations, are welcome – please contact Robin at 503.890-5393 – [email protected].
It’s PROPER Time! August 16th, Noon to 4PM Kenton Park
We’ve been providing grassroots celebrations of global, community and personal restoration since 1990: PROPER’s popular “good” FREE FOOD | Music & Performing Arts ENTERTAINMENT | “PROPER” Resources and Engaging Kid’s and Family Activities with prizes: COMMUNITY. As usual, expect a fun time by all from 12-4pm Saturday, August 16th at Kenton Park.
This is our 23nd annual PROPER Festival with live music and performing arts entertainment (poets, dancers, African drummers, Native drummers, jazz, soul and Gospel music), Live Paint Show, PROPER (People Reaching Other People Expecting Restoration) One-on-Ones (financial, entrepreneurial, health/wellness, relational, ecological, and more resources) with Health screenings including Hepatitis, Note: Diabetes requires 3 hour pre-fast, Children’s area, Family relays, games and prizes, Free Food! It’s all in the name of “uniting community across all lines.”
See you there!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Reach out to your community while strengthening your natural talents Various pre, during, post festival positions– Flyer Distribution | Set up/Tear down | Children’s Activities & Prizes | Family Activities, Relays & Prizes | Stage Performers | Live Paint Artists | Live Art Coordinator | Office | Resource Booths | Health Screening booth | Free Food Booth -donations
GENERAL CONTACT: Robin Gordon 503-890-5393, [email protected]
CULTURAL, PERFORMANCE ARTISTS: Robin Gordon 503-890-5393, [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS: Kehli Bradley (503) 488-0391, [email protected]
BOOTHS: Robin Gordon 503-890-5393, [email protected]
FOOD, donations: Robin Gordon 503-890-5393, [email protected]