Category Archives: Proper

It’s PROPER Time!
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 31 at Kenton Park.

This is our 22nd 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 Van | Free Food Booth -donations

GENERAL CONTACT: Robin Gordon 503-890-5393, [email protected]
CULTURAL, PERFORMANCE ARTISTS: Deborah Sampson 503-286-1488, Deborah at properusa.net
VOLUNTEERS, et al: Kim Higley 1-303-918-3432, Kim.higley at gmail.com
BOOTHS: Deborah Sampson 503-286-1488, Deborah at properusa.net
FOOD, donations: Michael Hunter 503-936-3704, mhunter at ctoregon.org

Thank You

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Hands On Portland, Wells Fargo and Albina Community Bank, we thank you for your commitment to community that extends to serving!  Because of you, we are now full to capacity on volunteers.  We couldn’t do this without you.  And you guys rock!!

We need meat

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We still need your help in knocking off needs list items

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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

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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!!

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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]