Nordstrom Lloyd Center Day of Caring

Special thanks go out to employees of Nordstrom Lloyd Center who came out to help with at a Portland Impact cleanup project. Exemplifying corporate social responsibility, Nordstrom provides opportunities for employees to participate in volunteer projects through annual Days of Caring.

Nordstrom volunteers helped clean walkways and common areas of Richmond Place, transitional housing units located in southeast Portland. Portland Impact operates the drug- and alcohol-free transitional housing facil­ity where families receive on-site family support, employment training, parenting and other skill-building services.

Becca Johnson scrubbing the walkway on the third floor of Richmond Place

Volunteers Jaime Friswold, Stacy Reilly and Janae Coffman spent their afternoon helping out. Portland Impact staff say that this was the first time a volunteer group has been organized to clean the facility.

Glenn Medack cleaning the walls at the transitional housing facility. Portland Impact's goal is to provide basic needs, while offering linkages to programs and services that are designed to support independence and economic self-sufficiency.

Nordstrom volunteers Anne Hass and Beth Whitton.

United Way of the Columbia Willamette's Volunteer Engagement partnership with Hands On Greater Portland makes it easy for volunteers to lend talent and energy to local nonprofit organizations and get directly involved in improving the community by connecting individuals and employee teams to year-round, flexible volunteer opportunities throughout the Portland/Vancouver metro.

Learn more about planning a volunteer event or project. You may also contact Colin McCormack, Community Investment Manager, or call 503-226-9543.

Photos by Maileen Hamto, United Way Communications Manager