Mardi Gras on Mississippi + Haiti benefit Saturday
February 12, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
Keep your tops on, people. This Saturday’s Mardi Gras on Mississippi event in North Portland is a decidedly more family affair than those raunchy Bourbon Street festivals down south. Plus, all proceeds from this Saturday’s Mardi Gras event will benefit relief work in Haiti.
Merchants on Mississippi will create a carnival-like atmosphere on Mississippi Avenue from [...]
Mmmm… Vegan bake sale for Haiti this Sunday
January 30, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat TREAT
Remember when the word “vegan” used to be kind of synonymous with “ick?” Well, those days are long gone, especially in Portland, where so many talented local chefs embrace local and natural ingredients, and are adept at whipping up scrumptious, sophisticated treats that also happen to be vegan and/or dairy- or gluten-free. More often than [...]
“Knee-Highs for Haiti” benefit roller skating party Saturday
January 27, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
Want to have a blasting helping Haiti? Portland sock stars Sock It To Me invite you to go bootin’ in your hottest tube socks, and skate on over to Oaks Park roller rink for a spontaneous “Knee-Highs for Haiti” roller skating benefit party, 10 p.m. to 12:30 am. this Saturday, Jan. 30.
Earlier this week, Sock [...]
Sock It To Me donates 100% of sales to Haiti earthquake relief
January 25, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Here’s a neat deal to warm your heart and your toes: Portland-based footwear fanatics Sock It To Me will donate 100 percent of proceeds from Web sales to benefit earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, starting today through Friday, Jan. 29.
Locally owned and operated by Carrie Atkinson, Sock It To Me socks are now carried by [...]
Portland Garment Factory Flea Market benefits Haiti
Another fun shopping event courtesy of Portland Garment Factory’s Britt Howard! The inventive Montavilla fashion and art space will organize a huge indoor PGF Flea Market, selling off vintage clothing, housewares, records and such, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Howard has amassed a stockpile of goodies from her studio, her basement, her friends [...]
Local Portland shops + businesses help you help Haiti
January 14, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Portlanders are rallying to help Haiti any way they can after Tuesday’s devastating 7.0 earthquake, which was centered about 16 miles from the capital city of Port-au-Prince. The International Red Cross stated that 3 million people have been affected by the quake, and new organizations are reporting the probability of more than 100,000 deaths.
As rescue workers [...]
