Former PCRI Board Member Barbara B. Smith presented Ernest Warren Jr. with her namesake Community Support award in thanks to Mr. Warren for his exceptional service during PCRI’s first 20 years. Mr. Warren has gone above and beyond his obligations as PCRI’s legal counsel, said Mrs. Smith, acting not only as legal counsel, but also…
PCRI’s Premiere Gala Benefit was an exceptional—and exceptionally successful—evening, raising over $80,000 to enrich the affordable housing and resident service programs PCRI provides. These are invaluable tools to help lower-income families achieve stability and self sufficiency. Check out these photos of our featured guests and dancers, First Lady Cylvia Hayes and Governor John Kitzhaber (and…
PCRI’s Premiere Gala Benefit was an exceptional—and exceptionally successful—evening, raising over $80,000 to enrich the affordable housing and resident service programs PCRI provides. These are invaluable tools to help lower-income families achieve stability and self sufficiency. Check out these photos from the gala’s red carpet reception for a glimpse at what a great time the…
What an amazing evening! Thank you to all the dancers, judges and other participants, as well as sponsors, guests and volunteers for making it such a special and successful evening! More photos are on the way – including on our Facebook page. Be sure to check back to see them all!
Dancing with the Stars Portland will be a dazzling evening gala presented by PCRI to celebrate two decades of service to the Portland community. This gala event, to be held March 31, 2012, promises to be a fun and festive evening, connecting and engaging community members and featuring a ballroom dancing competition pairing Portland stars…
When he’s not participating as a Judge for PCRI’s Gala, Reggie Aqui anchors Your Four O’clock News weekdays on KGW NewsChannel 8. Reggie came to KGW from CNN in Atlanta, where he worked for CNN International anchoring breaking news from the Japan Tsunami to the “Arab Spring” uprising. He also anchored CNN’s online network including…
Our dance competitor Melvin Oden-Orr, has embarked on a marketing campaign, building excitement and support for his role in PCRI’s Dancing with the Stars gala. We just got an excerpt of his self-promotion: Many of you may recall that before I became a lawyer, I had a career as a dancer (go with me here…
“Dancing couldn’t be better,” Stephanie Torres said earlier this week. “Trying on the dresses is definitely making it more ‘real,’” she added. “I’m really doing this … and people are going to be watching!” Fellow dancing competitor, Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury, also tried on her dresses recently, saying simply: “Wow!” After last week’s test…
“Yes! I am putting in my blood, sweat, and tears,” says dancer Deborah Kafoury. Along with the comments, she sent a photo of her bruised and bandaged toes (you can thank us later for not sharing that…). Ms. Kafoury, along with the other competing dancers, was sure to let us know that it looks much…
“I am happy to report that I have only taken out a couple of toes … her toes, unfortunately,” says dancer Melvin Oden-Orr. “But that was last week. This week I am a waltzing god!” Mr. Oden-Orr indicated that his work toward dancing stardom continues, echoing a sentiment of the other dancers: this isn’t as…
This premiere gala will be a “don’t miss” evening!
Glide across the red carpet at the Portland Doubletree for a cocktail reception.
Feast on a gourmet plated dinner.
And then … enjoy the dramatic and graceful moves of the ballroom dance competition pairing Portland stars with top dancers from the Fred Astaire Portland Dance Studio.
Dancing with the Stars Portland aims to connect and engage community members as well as raise funds and expand PCRI’s efforts to meet Portland’s affordable housing needs. Your support of the gala helps preserve existing rental homes, develop new homes for first-time homebuyers and expand PCRI’s award-winning resident services programs.
