Saturday July 19th – 4:30 to 7:30 pm
The Plumper Pumpkin Patch and Tree Farm
11435 NW Old Cornelius Pass Road
Let’s celebrate summer with food, music, kid’s activities and good friends at SRN's Summer Gathering!
We expect approximately 300 neighbors again this year. Back by popular demand, we will have live music by the Dryland Band. THANK YOU to Plumper Pumpkin and Tree Farm and the Kessinger Family for providing our venue again in 2025. We will start in the early evening again this year. Bring your favorite side dish for the potluck. Please leave your pets at home for this event.
Schedule
Join us in the evening for a fun filled family event at Plumper Pumpkin including great food, music and neighbors.
4:30-7:30 Summer Gathering
4:30-6:30 Children’s Activities
4:30-6:30 Silent Auction (closing at 6:30)
4:30-7:00 Dinner is served
4:30-7:30 Live Music
7:00 Oral Auction
7:30 Event Ends
It’s a Fundraiser
The Summer Gathering Auction is our primary annual fundraiser. Over 80% of our revenue comes from this event. SRN depends entirely on support from the neighborhood to publish the Ridge Runner and Newsline, and to organize community events such as the SOLVE clean-up. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, so your donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please consider donating your time or an item for the silent or oral auctions, making a cash donation or purchasing some of the wonderful auction items. A successful auction needs donors and bidders.
Business donors will get a thank-you mention in the October Skyline Ridge Runner, a mention on the SRN Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SRNPDX) and items will be featured in the SRN Newsline emails.
It’s a Potluck
Thank you so much to the Meating Place for providing us with their delicious pulled pork and buns. Skyline Grange members will provide some side dishes along with water, lemonade, plates, silverware and glasses. Please bring a dish to share with your neighbors. If you prefer beer or wine, please bring your own (and include glasses to minimize late evening cleanup).
Creative Auction Donations
Check the auction items in the SRN Newsline emails and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SRNPDX) often as new items are frequently added.
We are seeking more items for our auction! Do you have a vacation home at the Coast / Gorge / Central Oregon etc that you could donate for a long weekend? Getaway stays are a huge hit at our auction! Reach out if you have a place you'd be willing to donate.
Neighbors, do you have a special skill or hobby that you could offer as a donation? Here are some ideas:
Kids and Teens
Our Children’s Event Coordinators have all kinds of fun activities planned for the kids. There will be farm animals to visit and outside play structures.
Ideas for teens: Make cookies for the potluck, make or buy an auction item to donate, volunteer to help serve food, be on the setup or teardown team, etc. Or just come and kick back and enjoy your summer!
Join the Team
The Gathering will be coordinated this year by Brad Graff. Thank you to the following neighbors for leading the main Summer Gathering activities. We couldn’t do it without you: Auction – Candice McBeth; Music – Brad Graff; Children’s Games – TBD; Food – Skyline Grange; Greeters, Registration and Sign out – Rachael Brake; Table Setup and Cleanup – George Sowder; Flowers – Lisa Graff; and Community Relations – Alex Rose.
There will be information specific to our neighborhood from organizations. These organizations may include SRN, Skyline Grange, the Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET), Portland Fire and Rescue (Firewise), and Oregon State Fire Marshal (Firewise). We will keep you informed in the Newsline of participating organizations as they are confirmed. You will have the opportunity to talk about your latest neighborhood interests, be it traffic, Skyline internet, CEI Hub, or Firewise. Or, you can just introduce yourself and get to know those who serve our community.
Please contact Brad Graff at [email protected] or 253.219.3420 to volunteer for the Gathering. You can volunteer some time to help prepare for the event, work during the event, or help with cleanup. There are some slots that require just an hour of your time. It’s a great way to make new friends. We’d also love to have some teens involved!
Contact Candice McBeth at [email protected] to make donations for the silent and oral auctions. Cash donations are welcome as well. To make a cash donation, please make checks payable to SRN and mail to Rachael Brake, SRN Treasurer, 14109 NW Rock Creek Rd., Portland, OR 97231. Online donations to SRN can be made using Venmo (“@Rachael-Brake” or https:// account.venmo.com/u/Rachael-Brake). Please be sure to indicate it is a donation to SRN. Donations received that surpass essential Ridge Runner funding help SRN provide educational and safety programming for our entire community.
Summer Gathering Updates
Please sign up for the SRN Newsline emails at https://srnpdx.org to keep track of any changes to the Summer Gathering. Also, please “Like” Skyline Ridge Neighbors on the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SRNPDX) and check out the Summer Gathering web page periodically for updates.
Come make your Skyline Ridge Summer Gathering memories! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Questions? Reply to this email or email Candice with auction questions or Brad with Volunteer or Event questions.
Donation/Volunteer Form
We expect approximately 300 neighbors again this year. Back by popular demand, we will have live music by the Dryland Band. THANK YOU to Plumper Pumpkin and Tree Farm and the Kessinger Family for providing our venue again in 2025. We will start in the early evening again this year. Bring your favorite side dish for the potluck. Please leave your pets at home for this event.
Schedule
Join us in the evening for a fun filled family event at Plumper Pumpkin including great food, music and neighbors.
4:30-7:30 Summer Gathering
4:30-6:30 Children’s Activities
4:30-6:30 Silent Auction (closing at 6:30)
4:30-7:00 Dinner is served
4:30-7:30 Live Music
7:00 Oral Auction
7:30 Event Ends
It’s a Fundraiser
The Summer Gathering Auction is our primary annual fundraiser. Over 80% of our revenue comes from this event. SRN depends entirely on support from the neighborhood to publish the Ridge Runner and Newsline, and to organize community events such as the SOLVE clean-up. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, so your donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please consider donating your time or an item for the silent or oral auctions, making a cash donation or purchasing some of the wonderful auction items. A successful auction needs donors and bidders.
Business donors will get a thank-you mention in the October Skyline Ridge Runner, a mention on the SRN Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SRNPDX) and items will be featured in the SRN Newsline emails.
It’s a Potluck
Thank you so much to the Meating Place for providing us with their delicious pulled pork and buns. Skyline Grange members will provide some side dishes along with water, lemonade, plates, silverware and glasses. Please bring a dish to share with your neighbors. If you prefer beer or wine, please bring your own (and include glasses to minimize late evening cleanup).
Creative Auction Donations
Check the auction items in the SRN Newsline emails and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SRNPDX) often as new items are frequently added.
We are seeking more items for our auction! Do you have a vacation home at the Coast / Gorge / Central Oregon etc that you could donate for a long weekend? Getaway stays are a huge hit at our auction! Reach out if you have a place you'd be willing to donate.
Neighbors, do you have a special skill or hobby that you could offer as a donation? Here are some ideas:
- Window, gutter and/or roof washing
- Home visit from an indoor plant expert
- Complimentary appointment with a home organizer
- Car tune up from a mechanic
- Processed partial animal from local farmer
- Service time from a home handyperson
- A couple hours of landscaping work
- Crafting lessons - knitting, crochet, pottery, any creative outlet
Kids and Teens
Our Children’s Event Coordinators have all kinds of fun activities planned for the kids. There will be farm animals to visit and outside play structures.
Ideas for teens: Make cookies for the potluck, make or buy an auction item to donate, volunteer to help serve food, be on the setup or teardown team, etc. Or just come and kick back and enjoy your summer!
Join the Team
The Gathering will be coordinated this year by Brad Graff. Thank you to the following neighbors for leading the main Summer Gathering activities. We couldn’t do it without you: Auction – Candice McBeth; Music – Brad Graff; Children’s Games – TBD; Food – Skyline Grange; Greeters, Registration and Sign out – Rachael Brake; Table Setup and Cleanup – George Sowder; Flowers – Lisa Graff; and Community Relations – Alex Rose.
There will be information specific to our neighborhood from organizations. These organizations may include SRN, Skyline Grange, the Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET), Portland Fire and Rescue (Firewise), and Oregon State Fire Marshal (Firewise). We will keep you informed in the Newsline of participating organizations as they are confirmed. You will have the opportunity to talk about your latest neighborhood interests, be it traffic, Skyline internet, CEI Hub, or Firewise. Or, you can just introduce yourself and get to know those who serve our community.
Please contact Brad Graff at [email protected] or 253.219.3420 to volunteer for the Gathering. You can volunteer some time to help prepare for the event, work during the event, or help with cleanup. There are some slots that require just an hour of your time. It’s a great way to make new friends. We’d also love to have some teens involved!
Contact Candice McBeth at [email protected] to make donations for the silent and oral auctions. Cash donations are welcome as well. To make a cash donation, please make checks payable to SRN and mail to Rachael Brake, SRN Treasurer, 14109 NW Rock Creek Rd., Portland, OR 97231. Online donations to SRN can be made using Venmo (“@Rachael-Brake” or https:// account.venmo.com/u/Rachael-Brake). Please be sure to indicate it is a donation to SRN. Donations received that surpass essential Ridge Runner funding help SRN provide educational and safety programming for our entire community.
Summer Gathering Updates
Please sign up for the SRN Newsline emails at https://srnpdx.org to keep track of any changes to the Summer Gathering. Also, please “Like” Skyline Ridge Neighbors on the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SRNPDX) and check out the Summer Gathering web page periodically for updates.
Come make your Skyline Ridge Summer Gathering memories! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Questions? Reply to this email or email Candice with auction questions or Brad with Volunteer or Event questions.
Donation/Volunteer Form