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Portland Monthly's Light a Fire

The legacy continues at Portland Monthly's 13th Annual Light a Fire awards dinner and celebration.

January 24, 2018

Antoinette Edwards was awarded the Lifetime Achievement honor for her 40+ years at Office of Youth Violence Prevention

Rick Mahler of Packouz Jewelers, our long- standing raffle sponsor, congratulating this year’s winner

Jessica Hewitt, Cortlandt Cuffee and Monique Barton enjoy the after-party

Zach Dundas and Marty Patail, of Portland Monthly, kick off the evening with our winners' incredible stories

The Leftbank Annex was transformed into an enchanted forest for this year’s event

Performers from the Pendulum Aerial Arts troupe entertained guests throughout the evening

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, the recipient of our Keeping Us Healthy award, received the event proceeds

Jessica Hewitt and Monique Barton from Bank of America enjoy the evening

As a continued supporter of Light a Fire, Bob Speltz and team at The Standard partnered with us and Bank of America as presenting sponsors

Craig Christenson, who heads up Small Business Banking at Bank of America, talks about the power of volunteering

Celebrity Cruises Garden of Eden VIP Lounge

On November 2nd, the city's most philanthropic citizens came together to celebrate our 13th Annual Light a Fire award winners, presented by Bank of America and The Standard. Held at the Leftbank Annex, guests celebrated the dedication and generosity of this year's honorees and selected Virgina Garcia Memorial Health Center, our 2017 Keeping Us Healthy award recipient, as the beneficiary for this year's event profits.

A huge thank you to our 2017 partners for their continued commitment to supporting our annual Light A Fire Awards!

Bank of America, The Standard, Packouz Jewelers, Celebrity Cruises, Coca Cola, Delta Air Lines, Lagunitas Brewing Co., Nike, and The Oregon Cultural Trust