Portland Monthly's 14th Annual Light a Fire Awards presented by Bank of America

The Legacy Continues

Presented by Portland Monthly's Light a Fire Awards What’s This? January 1, 2019

Bank of America’s Jessica Hewitt, Monique Barton and Jimmy Godard enjoy the party with Shari Dunn, Executive Director, Dress for Success Oregon.

Antoinette Edwards, 2017 Award Winner, returns to present the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award (and bring down the house with her inspiring words).

Anna Swanson and Joey Whiting of Outside the Frame, winners of Light a Fire’s 2018 Award for Inspiring Creativity.

Adam Little, Resident Director at Merrill Lynch, speaks about the power of volunteering.

Opera Theater Oregon performs its original opera Two Yosemites.

Nicole Vogel, founder and CEO of Sagacity Media, shares the history behind the first Light a Fire Awards.

Dan Ryan, Extraordinary Executive Director winner, accepts his award from Portland Monthly’s style editor, Eden Dawn.

The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), our 2018 Exceptional Community Contribution recipient, received the event proceeds.

Light a Fire gala hosts Poison Waters and Portland Monthly Editor in Chief Kelly Clarke

Celebrity Cruises lit up the pre-party lounge with their signature cocktail and Alaska Cruise drawing.

Rick Mahler of Packouz Jewelers, our long-standing raffle sponsor, celebrates onstage with Poison Waters and raffle winner Gabrielle Rossi.

On November 2nd, the city’s hard-working nonprofits, volunteers, and some of its most philanthropic citizens came together to celebrate Portland Monthly’s 14th annual Light a Fire Awards, presented by Bank of America. Held at the Portland Art Museum, guests celebrated the inspiration, dedication, and generosity of this year’s honorees.

A huge thank-you to our 2018 partners for their continued commitment to supporting the Light a Fire Awards!

Bank of America, The Standard, AWS Elemental, Celebrity Cruises, Cambia, The Oregon Cultural Trust, Nike, Packouz Jewelers, Lagunitas Brewing Co., SakeOne, Winter’s Hill Estate, Little Bean, and Nineteen27 S’Mores.