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Spirit of Portland Awards
“The Spirit of Portland awards arePortland’s Oscars. They are a tribute to the many amazing community and neighborhood leaders who contribute to our thriving civic life inPortland,” Commissioner Amanda Fritz, Commissioner-in-charge of the Office of Neighborhood Involvement.
Spirit of Portland awardees to be recognized by City Council at DoubleTree Hotel on Monday, October 29 7 PM to 9 PM 1000 NE Multnomah St. Cascade Ballroom, 2nd Fl.
Commissioner Amanda Fritz and the Office of Neighborhood Involvement have announced the winners of the 2012 Spirit of Portland awards.
Awards are chosen from nominations submitted by Portlanders, by a selection committee of representatives from the Neighborhood District/Coalition offices, Business Associations, non-profit community organizations, the Mayor’s and City Commissioners’ offices, the Office of Neighborhood Involvement, and past award winners. In addition, the Mayor and each City Commissioner recognize individual and organizational leaders.
Nominees were evaluated in each of the following areas:
The 2012 Spirit of Portland Award winners are:
Community Stewardship Kathy Fuerstenau Bruce Murray
Outstanding Organization Bradley Angle Albina Head Start
Independent Spirit Charlene Williams
Emerging Community Leader Chabre Vickers
Community Harmony Gigi Lambert Linda Nguyen
Outstanding Partnership Arlene Kimura
Neighborhood Association of the Year Ashcreek Neighborhood Association
Sandy Diedrich Environmental Stewardship Friends of Mt.Tabor Park– Weed Warriors
Mayor Sam Adams Gwyneth Gamble Booth Dr. Preston Pulliams
Commissioner Nick Fish Grant High School Community Garden Team University of Portland Women’s Soccer Team
Commissioner Amanda Fritz Business Association of the Year: Northeast Broadway Business Association
Commissioner Randy Leonard Rodney Haven
Commissioner Dan Saltzman Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Miriam Green, Oregon DHS, Child Welfare Program Manager
Day of event info: The 2012 Spirit of Portland award winners will be recognized by the Portland City Council at the 27th annual awards event on Monday, October 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel at the Lloyd Center, 1000 N.E. Multnomah Street, Portland, Oregon.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend. A reception with refreshments will follow the awards presentation. The event will be broadcast live on Cable Channel 30, thanks to Portland Community Media.
Special accomodation requests for people with disabilities and/or language interpretation: The DoubleTree facility is fully ADA compliant. The Office of Neighborhood Involvement will make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities and/or language interpretation needs upon request. Please notify us no less than five business days prior to the event by phone 503-823-9970 City's TTY at 503-823-6868, or by the Oregon Relay Service at 800-735-2900.
Public transit: The DoubleTree at the Lloyd Center is near stops for Trimet service lines 70, and 77; Blue, Green and Red Max lines; and the Portland Streetcar CL line.
Co-sponsored by: DoubleTree by Hilton Portland is a co-sponsor of this year’s Spirit of Portland event, providing the venue at a significant discount to the City to support this community celebration.
For more information or questions: Nickole Cheron, Office of Neighborhood Involvement 503-823-9970 Nickole.Cheron@portlandoregon.gov
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