Slide Show: The 2009 Wheelies
On Monday, October 5, an enthusiastic crowd filled the Gerding Theater lobby for the 2009 Wheelies. The biannual awards ceremony is put on by the Bus Project to give the star treatment to people doing good work in
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Former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber emceed the award show. For the first time this year, several Wheelies were awarded based on public vote. Over 2,000 people voted online to award honors for: Campaign for the Public Good, High-Road Bus-iness, Coura
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As the evening neared its close, Jefferson Smith, Bus Project Executive Director and Representative for Oregon District 47, took to the stage. With a fundraising prowess and showman’s flair that bordered on alchemical—the man performed mul
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Love is in the air Two Bus Project employees, Garrett Downen, Director of Special Projects and Lucy Palmersheim, Development Director, get awards and thanks from colleagues, Ian Greenfield and Caitlin Baggott. The two are engaged and
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The Bus Project balanced an evening of activities geared for their younger, new-to-the-charity-circuit crowd with more traditional touches for established supporters, such as the pre-show auction for VIP attendees. For the ch
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Rose Shatkin (left) was beaming over her nomination as Best Supporting Activist for her work as a legislative Aid to Rep. Arnie Roblan. Brynne Sapp, came in from the coast. She just opened Poppy, a vintage clothing store in Florence—which explai
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"These are good people, doing good things, for no good reason," said Rep. Smith, who described Bus Project supporters and volunteers as benevolently irrational. That spirit was visible onstage throughout the evening. The VoteBot Robot danced
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Posters from the show make good souvenirs.
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