From left: April and Steve Messinetti, Barbara Woodruff, Kari Easton, Tom Kelly, and Tom Koehler were among the 300 guests at Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s Hard Hat & Black Tie Dinner and Auction held at the Governor Hotel on Oc
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From left: April and Steve Messinetti, Barbara Woodruff, Kari Easton, Tom Kelly, and Tom Koehler were among the 300 guests at Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s Hard Hat & Black Tie Dinner and Auction held at the Governor Hotel on Oc
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Beverly Batchelder and Don Pearson pause for a photo op during the Hard Hat & Black Tie Dinner and Auction, which raised more than $200,000 to go toward building homes for struggling families.
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Beverly Batchelder and Don Pearson pause for a photo op during the Hard Hat & Black Tie Dinner and Auction, which raised more than $200,000 to go toward building homes for struggling families.
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You don’t say! Stephen Levesque, Ryan Deckert, and Mark Waller swap stories over glasses of excellent regional vino.
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You don’t say! Stephen Levesque, Ryan Deckert, and Mark Waller swap stories over glasses of excellent regional vino.
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Megan Nelson and Gary Combs mingle before dinner at the Habitat for Humanity anniversary party.
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Megan Nelson and Gary Combs mingle before dinner at the Habitat for Humanity anniversary party.
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Traci Manning, and Becky and Len Magnuson confer about the auction items, which included trips to Ireland, Cabo, and Palm Springs.
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Traci Manning, and Becky and Len Magnuson confer about the auction items, which included trips to Ireland, Cabo, and Palm Springs.
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Former Portland forward Jerome Kersey introduces the next auction item, a Trail Blazer suite for 16 guests, including an appearance by Kersey himself.
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Former Portland forward Jerome Kersey introduces the next auction item, a Trail Blazer suite for 16 guests, including an appearance by Kersey himself.
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Bidding at the Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s Hard Hat & Black Tie Dinner and Auction go fast and furious!
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Bidding at the Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s Hard Hat & Black Tie Dinner and Auction go fast and furious!
More than 300 guests turned up for Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s first annual Hard Hat & Black Tie Dinner and Auction, which took place Friday, October 21, at the Governor Hotel. The evening’s theme was "the Swinging 30s" so named in honor of Habitat Portland’s 30th anniversary. By all accounts the soiree was a great success, bringing the community’s best together to celebrate the anniversary and to raise money to build more homes in our…
