Pacific Power Foundation awards grants to Portland civic and ...

Contact: Sheila Holden Nov. 25, 2008
Pacific Power, 503-813-6232
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News Release
Pacific Power Foundation awards grants to
Portland civic and environmental groups
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Pacific Power Foundation has awarded $48,000 to civic and environmental
efforts in Portland, including $17,500 toward environmental education programs for Portland-area
youth.
Friends of Trees, The Nature Conservancy in Oregon, World Forestry Center, and Oregon Trout
each received funds to teach young people about the importance of nature and the value of preservation.
“As an energy company, we’re working to develop new, renewable energy resources and to
preserve our environment as much as possible,” said Lilisa Hall, director of communications,
PacifiCorp, and executive director of the Pacific Power Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Pacific
Power. “We’re happy to support organizations that are teaching kids the value of resource conservation
and about their natural surroundings.”
“We have some terrific organizations in the Portland area helping to educate our kids, rebuild
rundown neighborhoods and promote volunteerism,” said Sheila Holden, Pacific Power regional
community manager. “It’s a privilege to be a part of these efforts.”
The Portland-area organizations receiving funds from the Pacific Power Foundation include:
• Oregon 150 project (www.oregon150.org) – $10,000 for a statewide effort to get Oregonians
involved in sprucing up the state for Oregon’s sesquicentennial celebration in 2009.
• Oregon Zoo Foundation (www.oregonzoo.org) – $8,000 for its Urban Nature Overnight program,
which provides hands-on experiences with wildlife for disadvantaged youth and for those who have
not had access to nature-based experiences.
• Rebuilding Together Portland (www.rebuildingtogetherportland.org) – $7,500 toward repairing
the homes of those who cannot do the work due to financial hardship, age or disability.
• Friends of Trees (www.friendsoftrees.org) – $6,000 to train and organize more than 2,400
volunteers during the 2008-2009 planting season. Volunteers will plant 22,000 trees in the Portland
metropolitan area.

• The Nature Conservancy in Oregon (www.nature.org) – $5,000 for its Youth for Conservation
environmental education program, which provides high school kids and young adults with
invaluable experience addressing real-world conservation problems.
• World Forestry Center (www.worldforestry.org) – $2,500 for the Forestry Leadership Youth
Summer Camp, held at Magness Memorial Tree Farm, for teens to learn about sustainable forest
management and related environmental, social and economic issues.
• Oregon Trout (www.oregontrout.com) – $4,000 to The Healthy Waters Institute, which unites
education, community and stewardship to ensure the long-term health of Oregon’s rivers and
streams.
• Classroom Law Project (www.classroomlaw.org) – $2,500 to help teach youth participation in
democracy by promoting understanding of the law and the role of the citizen so that students become
empowered and active in their government.
• Host Development Inc. (www.hostdevelopment.com) – $2,500 to help create affordable home
ownership opportunities for low-to-moderate income families and individuals.
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About the Pacific Power Foundation
The Pacific Power Foundation is part of the PacifiCorp Foundation, one of the largest utility-endowed foundations
in the United States. The foundation was created in 1988 by PacifiCorp, an electric utility serving 1.7 million
customers in six Western states as Pacific Power (Oregon, Washington and California) and Rocky Mountain
Power (Utah, Wyoming and Idaho). The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the
growth and vitality of the communities served by Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power. For more information,
visit www.pacificpower.net/ppfoundation.