08/02/2025
🌺AUGUST VOLUNTEER EVENT🌺
Embrace Compassion is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization recognized since 2011, thriving through community support and volunteer efforts. Initially funded by personal sacrifices, we now receive support from business sponsorships, individual donors, grants, and local groups like the Tualatin Rotary. Our Farm Experience program serves children in cancer treatment and their families on 2.5 acres in Sherwood, where we grow food, offer gardening education, art projects, and create a safe community for children with low counts from chemotherapy.
With over 100 volunteers, we have cultivated a vibrant farm featuring 500+ dahlias, grapevines, blueberry shrubs, veggie garden boxes, and various animals, including goats and chickens.
Each month, we host 80-100 people for our Farm Experience Saturdays, helping families affected by cancer find respite and connection. We provide a nurturing environment for young children and support for parents navigating treatment and recovery.
To maintain our grounds sustainably, we depend on volunteers who help with various tasks. We also welcome individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to build pre-employment skills. Together, we give away over 3,000 pounds of organically grown food each year, including our signature dahlia bouquets.
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We invite everyone in this group to join Social Club PDX for a volunteer event on August 31 from 10 AM to 2 PM. We understand that mobility varies among individuals, so we will have jobs available, such as pulling weeds, that can be done while seated, along with other light duties that can also be performed sitting down. This is a wonderful opportunity for our female community to support local families affected by cancer.
There is a participation fee of $15, which will be collectively donated to the organization on that Sunday. Each volunteer will have the chance to create and take home a quart-sized jar filled with 10 to 15 beautiful dahlias. These stunning flowers will make a lovely centerpiece for your home or a thoughtful gift for someone special.
We need to park in the field on the right as we come down the driveway. We are not to drive inside the gate.
For more information about the organization, please visit their website. A liability form will also need to be filled out and signed by all participants.
https://embracecompassion.org
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If you have any questions, feel free to comment or send a message!
