Save the Date for an Awesome Evening Summer Gathering, August 15, 2020
The annual Skyline Ridge Neighbors (SRN) Gathering and Auction is coming up on August 15th starting late afternoon. It will be at the Plumper Pumpkin Patch and Tree Farm again this year at 11435 NW Old Cornelius Pass Road, Portland OR 97231.
We will have a potluck, music, children and adult games, silent and oral auctions and a raffle of a handmade quilt by Tracy Waters and Cindi Cramer. We will have garden produce and fresh garden flowers available by the stem. Skyline gardeners should start thinking about what interesting vegetables and flowers to plant now to be available to donate on August 15.
Please note the time change to start in late afternoon for a dinner potluck. We have decided to have a fun early evening event this year for families and friends. The evening temperature will be cooler during the hot days of August. Event times and full details will be announced in the July Ridge Runner.
Come meet with neighbors (new and old), support your community and the SRN Organization. This is our only fundraiser all year, so we rely on your support. SRN spends approximately $5000 a year to support the Skyline Ridge Runner, SRNPDX.ORG website and the SRN Newsline email updates. Also, money is spent to support neighborhood activities that keep us connected and informed of community, school and government events and activities within SRN boundaries as well as surrounding communities.
SRN is a nonprofit 501c3, 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. Consider putting together a themed gift basket (specialty foods, pickles and jams, honey, soaps), hosting a dinner party or donating a service for the auction.
Business donors get a thank you mention in the October Skyline Ridge Runner. Also, businesses that donating item(s) over a $300 value are offered a table area at the gathering to display their products and talk to neighbors. Feel free to donate an item or gift certificate for your business or contact your contractors such as window washers, painters, weeders, HVAC maintenance, landscapers, etc. to ask if they will contribute gift certificates.
The Gathering will be coordinated this year by Suzanne Perra and Brad Graff. Cindy Lou Banks and her band Brooks Hill will entertain us again this year. Thank you to the following neighbors for leading major Summer Gathering activities. We couldn’t do this without you: Auction – Suzanne Perra, Music – Brad Graff, Children’s Games – Laura Watts, Food – Sen Speroff and Valerie Driscoll, Greeters, Registration and Sign out – Rachael Brake, Table Setup and Cleanup – George Sowder, Flowers – Lisa Graff, and Community Relations & Vendor Coordinator – Alex Rose.
Please contact Brad Graff at bradgraff@gmail.com or 503-292-1614 or Suzanne Perra at suzanne@perrafamiy.com or 503-866-9289 to volunteer for the Gathering. You can volunteer some time to prepare for the event, during the event or for cleanup. There are some slots that require just an hour of your time. It’s a great way to make new friends.
Contact Suzanne Perra to make donations for the silent and oral auctions. To make cash donations, please make checks payable to SRN and send them to Rachael Brake, SRN Treasurer, 15109 NW Rock Creek Rd., Portland, OR 97231.
We will have a potluck, music, children and adult games, silent and oral auctions and a raffle of a handmade quilt by Tracy Waters and Cindi Cramer. We will have garden produce and fresh garden flowers available by the stem. Skyline gardeners should start thinking about what interesting vegetables and flowers to plant now to be available to donate on August 15.
Please note the time change to start in late afternoon for a dinner potluck. We have decided to have a fun early evening event this year for families and friends. The evening temperature will be cooler during the hot days of August. Event times and full details will be announced in the July Ridge Runner.
Come meet with neighbors (new and old), support your community and the SRN Organization. This is our only fundraiser all year, so we rely on your support. SRN spends approximately $5000 a year to support the Skyline Ridge Runner, SRNPDX.ORG website and the SRN Newsline email updates. Also, money is spent to support neighborhood activities that keep us connected and informed of community, school and government events and activities within SRN boundaries as well as surrounding communities.
SRN is a nonprofit 501c3, 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. Consider putting together a themed gift basket (specialty foods, pickles and jams, honey, soaps), hosting a dinner party or donating a service for the auction.
Business donors get a thank you mention in the October Skyline Ridge Runner. Also, businesses that donating item(s) over a $300 value are offered a table area at the gathering to display their products and talk to neighbors. Feel free to donate an item or gift certificate for your business or contact your contractors such as window washers, painters, weeders, HVAC maintenance, landscapers, etc. to ask if they will contribute gift certificates.
The Gathering will be coordinated this year by Suzanne Perra and Brad Graff. Cindy Lou Banks and her band Brooks Hill will entertain us again this year. Thank you to the following neighbors for leading major Summer Gathering activities. We couldn’t do this without you: Auction – Suzanne Perra, Music – Brad Graff, Children’s Games – Laura Watts, Food – Sen Speroff and Valerie Driscoll, Greeters, Registration and Sign out – Rachael Brake, Table Setup and Cleanup – George Sowder, Flowers – Lisa Graff, and Community Relations & Vendor Coordinator – Alex Rose.
Please contact Brad Graff at bradgraff@gmail.com or 503-292-1614 or Suzanne Perra at suzanne@perrafamiy.com or 503-866-9289 to volunteer for the Gathering. You can volunteer some time to prepare for the event, during the event or for cleanup. There are some slots that require just an hour of your time. It’s a great way to make new friends.
Contact Suzanne Perra to make donations for the silent and oral auctions. To make cash donations, please make checks payable to SRN and send them to Rachael Brake, SRN Treasurer, 15109 NW Rock Creek Rd., Portland, OR 97231.