MLS Portland Timbers

Timbers, Thorns FC Team up with Local Partners for 11th Annual Stand Together Week July 11-17

Published on June 21, 2022 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Portland Timbers News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns FC will team up with local partners for the 11th annual Stand Together Week from July 11-17. The comprehensive, week-long community initiative supports dozens of nonprofit projects and provides in-person volunteer opportunities across the city.

Each year, the State of Oregon and City of Portland officially proclaim the week as the Portland Timbers & Thorns FC Stand Together Week. Fans are invited to volunteer and team up with mascot Timber Joey, Timbers, Timbers2 and Thorns FC players and club staff on the various projects.

With the help of partners Alaska Airlines, Coca-Cola, Danner, KeyBank, NW Natural, Providence Sports Medicine, Safeway, TikTok and Umpqua Bank, 28 volunteer projects benefiting organizations focused on youth, the environment, and social equity are offered across the Portland metro area.

Since 2012, Stand Together Week has mobilized 6,575 volunteers to provide the Portland metro area with 22,244 hours of service at more than 276 events benefiting youth and the environment. Nonprofits served include The Sunshine Division, the Children's Book Bank, Friends of Trees, Habitat for Humanity Portland, Zenger Farm, among many others.

Stand Together, the Timbers and Thorns' community outreach platform, represents the relationship between the teams and their fans, and signifies the strong commitment the club has to supporting and standing by the community both on and off the field. The mission of Stand Together is to harness the power of sport to improve the lives of children and families in the region through targeted programs, deep partnerships and philanthropic giving.

To sign up as a volunteer for one of the Stand Together Week in-person projects and for more information on the overall initiative, please visit https://www.timbers.com/stand-together/stand-together-week. A complete schedule of in-person activities and events is listed below.

2022 Stand Together Week Schedule (subject to change)

Monday, July 11 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Bradley Angle Clean and clear up existing vegetable beds and the surrounding grounds at the shelter.

12 noon - 3 p.m. Open School Inc Volunteers will help set up classrooms for the school year and organize school supplies.

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Howard's Heart Volunteers will help set up the backpack stock and inventory.

1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Portland Homeless Family Solutions Volunteers will help out at Family Village with emergent needs like weeding and outdoor chores; organizing the shed, supply room, library, or kid play area; deep cleaning an apartment unit to prepare for an incoming family; or sanding and refinishing outdoor furniture.

Tuesday, July 12 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Children's Book Bank Volunteers will spruce up community donated books which will later be distributed to low-income preschool children in the Portland area.

12 noon - 3 p.m. Open School Inc Volunteers will help set up classrooms for the school year and organize supplies.

9 a.m. - 12 noon Hoyt Arboretum Volunteers will help care for Hoyt Arboretum's trees and trails with a variety of hands-on stewardship projects. Projects vary for each crew depending on the needs of the season, but often include invasive species removal, weeding and mulching, trail maintenance, and more.

4 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and SW Washington Volunteers will help support the Meals from the Heart program by making a meal at the Ronald McDonald House in Portland.

Wednesday, July 13 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Friends of Trees This will be a tree care event where volunteers will be removing invasive English Ivy and Himalayan blackberry, cleaning up trash, and mulching native plants.

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Children's Book Bank Volunteers will spruce up community donated books which will later be distributed to low-income preschool children in the Portland area.

1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Rose Haven Volunteers will create goodie bags to give out to Rose Haven guests on Friday, July 15.

4 .m. - 7:15 p.m. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and SW Washington Volunteers will help support the Meals from the Heart program by making a meal at the Ronald McDonald House in Portland.

Thursday, July 14 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Zenger Farm Volunteers will help in maintaining the gardens and natural spaces.

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Grow Portland Volunteers will help in maintaining the school gardens and harvest vegetables.

11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Habitat for Humanity Portland Volunteers will help paint and revitalize the exterior of our Portland ReStore. Some volunteers may also assist with organizing the store, processing donations, and repairing donated items.

11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Chelsea Hicks Foundation Volunteers will sort, organize, and process costumes, craft projects, accessories, and toys.

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Sunshine Division Volunteers can help with a variety of projects, such as packing food boxes, sorting donated items, and taping boxes.

3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Blessing in a Backpack Volunteers will pack sacks of kid-friendly, nutritious, ready-to-eat, shelf stable food items that will go home with kids over the weekends this fall.

Friday, July 15 9 a.m. - 12 noon Lower Columbia Estuary Volunteers will help to maintain plantings that consist of native species of trees and shrubs. Volunteers will help remove Himalayan blackberry, invasive grass and other invasive species around the base of native plants and within the planting area.

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Habitat for Humanity Portland Volunteers will work with Habitat's construction staff to build a home.

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. SOLVE Cleanup Volunteers will work in teams to clean up litter along the Esplanade to the Hawthorne Bridge.

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Rose Haven Volunteers will help with Rose Haven's Summer Picnic event by helping set up, handing out goodie bags, running a raffle, serving meals, and helping clean up.

1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Blanchet House - Shift 1 Volunteer jobs include plating food in the kitchen, serving meals to guests, light cleaning and busing, preparing food in the kitchen, organizing and handing out clothing, and rolling forks or spoons.

4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Blanchet House - Shift 2 Volunteer jobs include plating food in the kitchen, serving meals to guests, light cleaning and busing, preparing food in the kitchen, organizing and handing out clothing, and rolling forks or spoons.

Saturday, July 16 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Harper's Playground Volunteers will help clean up Arbor Lodge playground.

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Project Lemonade Volunteers will check in foster youth shoppers, work the retail floor helping youth find sizes, and assist with check out once a shopper is done shopping.

Sunday, July 17 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Positive Charge PDX Volunteers will help weed, cut flowers, harvest vegetables, remove invasive species and more at Sunflower Farms.

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