Dinner & A Movie

Spring Fundraiser

Bob — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:25:02 +0000

Showcase our Child & Family Development Program.

3pm~4:30pm, Saturday May 8th, 2010

Reedwood Friends Church

2901 SE Steele ST, Portland OR

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SE Steele at SE 29th, North of Reed College

RSVP to Jen Lawrence

It is time for “A Christmas Story”!

Bob — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:01:56 +0000

Please join us for a fun holiday event and help the homeless!

Saturday November 28th

Film Screening and Silent Auction

See the classic film “A Christmas Story”

The Bagdad Theater

3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Doors 1:00 pm

Show 2:00 pm

Tickets available tonight $5 for adults/ $1 for kids

Auction Items Include:

* Dinner for 4 at Veritable Quandary

* One nights stay at The Hilton Inn Executive Tower Including room service breakfast

* A family fun (4) pack of ice skating passes to Lloyd Center

* Six months of free service from Clear

* Jewelry

* Gift Certificates for Massages

All proceeds benefit Dinner & A Movie, homeless youth outreach organization. The program is designed to show each individual their unique value. We aim to help them conquer any addictions they have, get off the streets and become contributing citizens.

Annual Event

Bob — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:00:22 +0000

We held our Annual Event last night at Sunset Presbyterian Church. Thank you to everyone to was able to make the evening a success!

There were over 250 people who came and heard from from several speakers, including: Wil Sharp, Dinner & A Movie Executive Director, and Bill Russell, Union Gospel Mission. Thanks also to our two friends Kevin and Carly, formerly homeless, who spoke about how D&M impacted their lives.

The monies raised and pledged help support the ongoing work of D&M.

We Need Back to School Supplies

Dave — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:47:27 +0000

We will have 12 children entering school in September. They range in grade from pre-school to 8th grade. We want to make sure that each of these children starts the year with exactly the supplies that they are supposed to have including backpacks. With the cuts the schools are facing supply lists are growing to include things like ziploc bags, band aids, and kleenex. To the families we serve all these items are out of their extremely tight budgets. We plan to acquire each child’s list and purchase the needed items. Donations will make this possible, helping ensure that each of these students gets off to a great start of their school year. Please bring the supplies to a Tuesday night dinner at First Baptist or give to a volunteer who can take the donation.

July Update

Dave — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:47:46 +0000

Portland ended the month on a hot streak–more than a week of weather in the 90 – 100+ degree range. It’s much hotter than normal, for a longer time than normal–in fact, this is the longest period of time in recorded meteorology that it’s been this hot. A single mom was in a car wreck, endangering her health and her job.

In July we experienced a broad range of events for with our young families. Baby born to a homeless family. A young man who has stayed clean for more than a decade struggles with maintaining his sobriety. A long-time guest at our dinners is missing. Another was beaten up.

We fed around 150 people a week in July. We handed out stacks of diapers, wipes, and toys to the kids. The need is great. What can you do to help us?

Stay cool–

Dinner & A Movie now a Facebook Cause

Dave — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:34:02 +0000

We’ve added a Cause page to Facebook–friend us and we’ll keep you updated with the latest.

BBQ Fund Raiser

Jen — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:19:58 +0000

BBQ Fund Raiser

Come join us for a BBQ at NewSeasons! D&M gets to keep all proceeds!

When: May 30th & 31st, 12:00to 4:00pm

Where: At Seven Corner’s NewSeasons at 1954 SE Division Street, Portland

Menu: Hot dogs or veggie dogs and fresh lemonade. $3 hot dogs, $3 fresh lemonade.

Spring Dessert & Tea

Bob — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:43:05 +0000

You are invited to our

Spring Dessert & Tea

Showcase our Child & Family Development Program.

3pm~4:30pm, Saturday May 2^nd, 2009

Reedwood Friends Church

2901 SE Steele ST, Portland OR

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SE Steele at SE 29^th, North of Reed College

RSVP to Jen Lawrence

http://bit.ly/Dessert-Banquet-Invite

Update

Jen — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:10:18 +0000

Last Tuesday night we had Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn and dessert. The movie was Talladega Nights.

* We had one young man share with a mentor last week that he had a small gideon bible and wanted a bigger one. He is a smoker and decided to buy less cigarettes to set money aside for a new bible. He succeeded and was showing him his new bible.

* We had two families that have only been coming down recently. They have gotten out of shelter and into apartments. They still are in a great deal of need for food, diapers and other essentials.

* We had a young woman deliver a baby last week. She is not in stable housing just staying with friends.

* Another mom had DHS close her case this week. This is great news because she has been working very hard to get her life on track and takes very good care of her 18 month old.

* We recently celebrated two of the kids 2nd birthdays. In both situations this was the only party that the kids got.

Week of 1/11

Jen — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:09:04 +0000

Last week was a very busy week. Tuesday was a fun night because we got to do our Christmas in January. We handed out about 80 band new wrapped sweatshirts. Also, everyone that attended received socks, hat, gloves, and hand warmers. We were able to catch up with the two families that missed our Christmas party in December and get them their gifts as well. We also had three field trips, an outreach walk were we handed out socks and granola bars to about half a dozen people, and our play group had four families in attendance. Two more of our families shared their appreciation for their Christmas gifts. One mother was teary eyed as she shared with us how much it meant to her family. Another mother told us that it was the best Christmas she could remember.