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Virtual Community Event APRIL 24, 2020 From the comfort of your home SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR Sponsors CHAMPION SPONSOR PRESENTING SPONSORS SUPPORTING SPONSORS PATRON TABLE SPONSORS DR. KNUTE & DR. PATRICIA BUEHLER JOHN & SERENA HART ANGELI LAW FIRM ONEA MICHELE & STEVE EMERY TABLE SPONSORS Bidding and Payment All persons who bid in the auction agree to pay the amount bid if they are determined to be the successful bidder by the online auction software, Greater Giving. The winning bidders’ registered credit cards will be charged. Payment will be due in full at the close of the auction. ALL SALES ARE FINAL Packages are purchased as written with no substitutions. All auction items and services must be used within one year of April 24, 2021 unless otherwise specified. Cash refunds are not available on any unused portion of gift certificates. Lines for Life has endeavored to catalog and describe items correctly. However, Lines for Life neither warrants nor represents and in no event shall be responsible for the correctness of description, genuineness, authorship, provenance or condition of the property. No statement contained in the catalog, made orally at the online event or elsewhere shall be deemed to be such a warranty, representation or assumption of liability. Thank You FOR JOINING US Lines for Life wants to express our sincere appreciation for the volunteers who give their time to serve families in need: Lines for Life Board of Directors, Crisis Lines Volunteers, YouthLine Volunteers, and our staff who passionately pursue our mission every day. AUCTIONEER BIOS Host Bios Auctionneer Johnna Lee Wells Guided by sixteen years of experience as a professional fundraising consultant, auctioneer, and advocate, Johnna Lee Wells has utilized her internationally acclaimed style of event-based fundraising to raise more than 250 million dollars at thousand of events for Non-profit Organizations and Foundations throughout the world. As the 2005 International Auctioneer Champion, and a graduate of the Certified Auctioneers Institute at Indiana University and the Benefit Auctioneer Specialist Designation course, Johnna Lee Wells channels a wealth of experience into each and every partnership. Through her signature storytelling, public speaking platform, creative call to action, and acclaimed art of fundraising model, Johnna crafts moments that inspire a sense of place and purpose, generating community engagement and propelling philanthropic support. Host Amy Faust Portland Radio Personality For 20 years, Amy was best known in Portland as one half of “Mike and Amy in the Morning,” her popular, CMA Award-winning morning radio show. Post-radio, she devotes her time and skills (writing, emceeing, auctioneering) to nonprofits whose missions align with her passions. Amy is also the manager of an acerbic foul-mouthed feline micro- influencer on Instagram – you can follow their work @ted.talking. Raise Your Paddle High! and their parents to ensure their safety as they continue this important work nationally. Welcome to our first ever Virtual Always Hope Gala! Youth Suicide is now the number one cause of death for youth in Oregon and the Thank you for joining us this evening to second cause of death for youth in the U.S. honor and celebrate the work our crisis line Our youth volunteers receive over 60 hours and prevention teams do 24 hours a day, of mental health training to address issues 7 days a week, 365 days a year. like bullying and suicide ideation and to break the stigma around mental health for During these uncertain days and months, a new generation. the staff at Lines for Life has not missed a beat. A week before Oregon Governor Kate Our crisis line teams are there for Brown’s, Shelter in Place Order, 50% of our individuals who can’t attend their AA team transitioned safely to home offices meeting or see their therapist and for those and stepped into the mental health gap at who are experiencing anxiety in their a crucial time during this global pandemic. isolation because of the events in the world. We even took on additional work from the Last year, Lines for Life took over 128,000 Veterans’ Crisis Line and from our hospital crisis calls. That’s a crisis call every 4 partners across the state of Oregon, minutes. And the numbers are rising every effectively becoming the front line of the day in 2020. current and continued mental health crisis in the U.S. During the last two weeks These are uncertain economic times and we’ve expanded our Senior Loneliness line we understand it is not a small thing to ask to reach older Oregonians statewide with a you to raise your paddle to support our compassionate, helpful voice to help mission tonight! Please consider joining as navigate the isolation of the pandemic. we raise our paddles to help provide hope to vulnerable individuals who need us most As of today, almost 100% of our staff at during this critical moment in history. Lines for Life is working full-time at home to meet the needs of individuals suffering from substance abuse and mental health All taxpayers can deduct up to $300 issues and tremendous anxiety due to paid to charity on their federal tax current events. returns, whether or not they itemize their deductions. Our YouthLine volunteers continue to take calls and texts at the Lines for Life head- For taxpayers who itemize their tax quarters, under the supervision of master’s deductions, for 2020, they can deduct level clinicians. (Their call stations 10 feet charitable donations up to 100% of the apart.) We’ve worked carefully with them adjusted gross income. 2020 LINES FOR LIFE Board of Directors KRISTEN TRANETZKI, ESQ. PRESIDENT JUDGE ANN AIKEN DWIGHT HOLTON U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DISTRICT OF OREGON LINES FOR LIFE TODD JOHNSTON KERRY BENDEL VICE PRESIDENT, CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE & SHARED SERVICES STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY GREG BRETZING CHARLES LOVELL GREENBRIER COMPANIES PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU PATRICIA BUEHLER, MD BRENDA MARTINEK OPHTHALMOLOGY PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS INFOCUS EYECARE NAIYANA CHANTARABUNCHORN, PHD DAN MCMILLAN PSYCHOTHERAPIST/OWNER VICE PRESIDENT, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOOM THERAPY, LLC STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY JIM FERRARIS ANNE NAITO-CAMPBELL CHIEF OF POLICE TREASURER - BILL NAITO COMPANY WOODBURN POLICE DEPARTMENT CHRIS GIBSON MUSSE OLOL DIRECTOR, OREGON- CHAIRMAN IDAHO HIDTA PROGRAM SOMALI AMERICAN COUNCIL OF OREGON TODD GUREN SHERI SUNDSTROM DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS MANAGER REGENCE BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD HOFFMAN CORPORATION JOHN HART MEGAN TELLERIA PARTNER LEGAL OPERATIONS COORDINATOR, HART WAGNER LLP COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR TOM HOLT JUDGE NAN WALLER PAST PRESIDENT - MANAGING PARTNER MULTNOMAH COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT THE HOLT COMPANY SPECIAL THANKS TO Our In-Kind Donors AL AMIR RESTAURANT LE PIGEON ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. MARYHILL WINERY ARTISTS REPERTORY THEATRE MAX NAILS BASEBALLISM MCMENAMINS PUBS AND BREWERIES BENSON HOTEL MOTHER’S BISTRO DREW BLEDSOE OREGON BALLET THEATRE JUSTIN BOGGS OREGON CHILDREN’S THEATRE ALEX BRINK OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL BRUCE LLC PALOMA CLOTHING PATTY & KNUTE BUEHLER PARR LUMBER CO. NAIYANA CHANTARABUNCHORN PINE TAVERN CHINA FORBES ANGELA POLIN CLACKAMAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PORTLAND CULINARY WORKSHOP COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR PORTLAND CENTER STAGE TOM & JENNIFER COOK PORTLAND OPERA JOHN BLADHOM, GREEN BARN EVENTS PRONGHORN RESORT JORDAN KENT JULIEANN AND JIN PARK JUDY AND DOUG CUSHING THE RESERVE VINEYARDS AND GOLF CLUB TERESA DELANEY RIVERHOUSE ON THE DESCHUTES DRAKE RIVERPLACE HOTEL LISA GLICKMAN SMITH TEAMAKER MARGIE GOLDSCHMIDT STAGLIN FAMILY VINEYARD SHEILA HAMILTON THE BAREFOOT SAGE HAND & STONE THE PARAMOUNT HOTEL HENRY V WASHINGTON DINING + COCKTAILS HIGGINS RESTAURANT & BAR HILTON PORTLAND & LES YOUNGBAR EXECUTIVE TOWER YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD KIVA TEA BAR & SPA RESTAURANT GROUP DEBI & BILL LARSSON MIKE ZUPAN LE BISTRO MONTAGE ZUPAN’S MARKETS - BURNSIDE Special Thanks TO THE 2020 GALA COMMITEE ALLISON FREDETTE, CHAIR ANNE NAITO-CAMPBELL, CHAIR EMERITUS MELANIE ALTARAS PATTY BUEHLER NAIYANA CHANTARBUNCHORN JUDY CUSHING TERESA DELANEY MICHELE EMERY MARGIE GOLDSCHMIDT DONNA HARRELL LOIS HAYS ANN HIGHET GABE LAVALY JEAN MCGOWAN MAGGIE O’CONNOR JULIEANN PARK MIKE ROACH BAILEY SIMPSON BREANNA SOKOLOFF MEGAN TELLERIA SHARLENE VANCE CONNIE VERA LES YOUNGBAR Schedule of events: 6:00 – 6:30 P.M. REGISTRATION AND QUESTIONS REGARDING VIRTUAL AUCTION 6:30 P.M. – LIVE PROGRAM CEO, LINES FOR LIFE DWIGHT HOLTON MASTER OF CEREMONIES AMY FAUST LIVE AUCTION JOHNNA WELLS, BENEFIT AUCTIONS 360 LINES FOR LIFE BY DNA STUDIOS/PDX THIS EVENING’S SPECIAL GUESTS: UNITED STATES SENATOR, RON WYDEN CHINA FORBES Special Guest CHINA FORBES was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts where she graduated cum laude from Harvard and was awarded the Jonathan Levy Prize for “most promising actor”. She earned her Equity card appearing in New York regional theatre and off-Broadway productions, while fronting her NYC rock band. Her first album “Love Handle” was released in 1995 and she was chosen to sing “Ordinary Girl,” the theme song to the TV show Clueless. It was that same year Harvard classmate Thomas Lauderdale invited her to sing with Pink Martini, and she has since written many of the band’s most beloved songs with Lauderdale, including “Sympathique,” “Lilly,” “Clementine,” “Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love,” and “Over the Valley” to name a few. China’s original song “Hey Eugene” is the title track of Pink Martini’s third album and many of her songs can also be heard on television and film. She sang “Qué Será Será” over the credits of Jane Campion’s film “In the Cut” and her original song “The Northern Line” appears at the end of sister Maya Forbes’ directorial debut “Infinitely Polar Bear” (Sony Pictures Classics). Both films star Mark Ruffalo by coincidence. With Pink Martini, China has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Later with Jools Holland. She has performed songs in over 20 languages and has sung duets with Rufus Wainwright, Michael Feinstein, Carol Channing and many other wonderful artists.