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

Portland’s Best Community Thanksgiving Feast Needs 3 Chefs!

The Proper Community Thanksgiving Feast-ival is looking for 3 chefs to to help oversee the preparing and cooking from 4PM Wednesday November 22nd, to 2am Thursday November 23rd. You’ll have about 40 volunteers to help oversee during this time so you’ll have plenty of help. We do have 2 chefs that oversee this event that you’ll be assisting, but they need your leadership, expertise and experience to do this.

If I’m speaking to you, email me immediately at [email protected]

The Press Release I Just Sent Out

Here’s what I sent for your reading pleasure.  Thank you Mackenzie Doyle for writing it!

17th ANNUAL FREE COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER IN NORTH PORTLAND

PROPER organization partners with Po’Shines Café De La Soul in hopes to feed 1,000 people in it’s 17th year

PORTLAND, Or. – On Thursday, November 23rd, the 17th annual Thanksgiving Feast-ival will take place in the Kenton neighborhood from 12-4pm at Celebration Tabernacle Church.  The event offers a free full thanksgiving dinner as well as music, entertainment and kids’ activities.  The meal also includes vegetarian options and is held in a wheelchair accessible space. 

The Thanksgiving Feast-ival is a result of a successful collaboration of a number of north Portland businesses, spearheaded by the PROPER organization.  For the past 16 years, PROPER has gathered the help of neighbors, community restaurants, local grocery stores and vendors, and neighborhood organizations to create one the longest running Thanksgiving dinners. 

For the past 10 years, Po’Shines Cafe De La Soul has been responsible for cooking the Thanksgiving meal.  Chef James Bradley and his crew, with the help of eager community volunteers, cherish the annual event. 

“We jump at opportunities like this,” says 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.”

This year PROPER hopes to feed over 1,000 people.  They are still accepting food donations as well as people hoping to volunteer.  PROPER also has a GoFundMe account set up for financial contributions. 

The dinner will be held from 12-4pm on Thanksgiving day at 8131 N. Denver Ave.  For more information visit properusa.org.