Bank of America Supports Community Relief Fund

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded $100,000 for the four-county Community Relief Fund campaign to provide emergency food, rent and utilities assistance for people in need.

“Many of our neighbors and nonprofit organizations are challenged like never before and Bank of America’s strategy of providing meaningful and relevant support to the communities we serve has never been more important,” Bank of America Oregon and Southwest Washington market president Roger Hinshaw said.

“United Way’s leadership in creating the Community Relief Fund is exactly the right partnership to help deliver much-needed support in the four-county area. We’re especially pleased 100 % of all donations will go to local agencies on the front lines of helping some of our communities’ most impacted citizens.”

The Community Relief Fund is an alliance that includes the United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, Oregon Food Bank, and Community Action Programs in all four metro-area counties to boost an already strained community safety net. The appeal for emergency funds will help support families who have been hardest hit in the economic crisis with basic needs like food, rent, and utilities.

Have you seen our ads?

Special thanks to Magneto Brand Advertising and other creatives who contributed their time and talent to launch radio, television and newspaper ads for the Community Relief Fund.

Community Relief Fund creative geniuses:

Magneto Brand Advertising

Matt Barbee

Andy Batt Studio

Casey Boyd & Joey

Jim Davis

Digital One: Eric Stolberg, Guy Baker

Gearhead Grip: Joel Stirnkorb

Gypsy TV - Brian Grubb

Rizal Hosek

Leslie Kobyluck

Koerner Camera: Michael Koerner

Todd Korgan

Lana Veenker Casting: Lori Lewis and Eryn Goodman

Limbo Films: Gary Nolton, Deanna Rizzo

Mission Control - George Mitchell, Mike Quinn, Slater Dixon

Phresh Catering

Portland Center Stage: Joe Visnic

Steve Settle

Gabe Smith

Meyer Memorial Trust Awards $100K Grant to Community Relief Fund

Meyer Memorial Trust announced a matching grant of $100,000 to support the Community Relief Fund to provide rent and utilities assistance for people in need.

“We are eager to support the Community Relief Fund to assist people struggling through these uncertain and challenging times. We commend the coalition for responding to increasing demand for critical human services,” says Doug Stamm, CEO, Meyer Memorial Trust.

Meyer Memorial Trust joins other grantmakers like the Oregon Community Foundation, Providence Health & Services, and Enterprise Rent-a-Car Foundation in responding to the community-wide effort to raise dollars for local front-line agencies.

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Community Relief Fund In the News

Thanks to local print and broadcast media for their coverage of the Community Relief Fund.

Marc Levy, CEO and President of the United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, has been interviewed on Metroscope radio station, KGW Live at the Square, and KEX radio. We very much appreciate the editorials published in The Oregonian and The Jewish Review, as well as coverage in The Columbian.

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