Our new partner Sparrow Club believes in leading through compassion! Their program pairs a family struggling with a childhood medical issue with a middle or high school class that adopts and unlocks funds for them through community service. We are a proud sponsor of the 21-22 school year and upcoming 22-23 school year.

Home Plate provides drop in services and so much more to youths experiencing homelessness and their new facility in Beaverton is set to help even more young people in our communities. We were honored to donate the fencing for this new facility, opened in October 2022!

A team from Rick’s joined the angels at Portland Rescue Mission that provide daily meals, services, and smiles to the vulnerable population of homeless in Portland. We contributed $3,400 which covers a day of meals and services across their locations.

For the 3rd year, Rick’s ran their Impact Drive on behalf of Impact NW. We collected donated items from our employees, customers, and the community, of household and food items to be turned into Impact Kits to help the families supported by Impact NW. We created almost 100 kits this year, built some needed fencing for their Dancing Tree facility, and provided almost 80 volunteer hours.

MLF is doing amazing work with kids in our communities, creating learning opportunities, providing technology to those in need, and teaching through mentorship! It is a highlight of our year to come together at their annual fundraiser tournament.

In 2021, we partnered with Community Action of Washington County to hold a Book Drive and donated funds. This year, they identified a much-needed fencing upgrade at one of their Hillsboro properties. We donated the fencing and labor to get this done in continuing with our partnership to support Community Action’s mission.

In continuing our partnership with Second Harvest, beyond our normal twice-yearly volunteer get togethers, we have now joined a program they have to give students with food insecurities take home weekend meals. We deliver meals every two weeks that can be discreetly distributed to students in need.

Rick’s has partnered with the Home Builder’s Foundation on several projects now. We believe in their mission of supporting those fighting homelessness in the Portland area by connecting builders and community organizations in need. Their annual Trap Shoot is a fun fundraiser that we have supported for the last two years.

We are so excited to continue our partnership with Make-A-Wish in granting at least one Backyard Wish a year.  These projects have been incredibly impactful for the employees involved and the families that benefit. Stay tuned for video, photos, and more projects!

It was a fantastic year for the Rick’s Community Support Drive. In addition to the projects shown on this timeline we had many more donations and partnerships this year. Thank you to all that participated and followed along with our projects!