Groceries & More. A Friend at the Door
On October 26th, Store to Door staff had a second chance to attend an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training held at Portland’s Center for Equity and Inclusion. Our second CEI session was both challenging and rewarding—a great chance for staff to engage with an important facet of our work!
We are committed to improving our ability to serve our clients equitably, and to working to serve those clients who need us most!
You can read our Equity Statement here!
We got to catch up with Carol Haertline, who has been volunteering in the Store to Door office this fall, and get to know her a little bit better!
How long have you volunteered with Store to Door? What have you been helping us with?
I started as a shopper earlier this year. Then when Store to Door was looking for office support this fall, I stepped in to help in the office.
What do you enjoy most about volunteering with Store to Door?
I really enjoyed getting my steps in while shopping. And also the scavenger hunt aspect of it. In the office, it’s great to be so busy, to know I’m helping both the customers and staff. Always something new to learn.
What is the most beautiful place you’ve ever been?
Oh my so many choices. I think northern Arizona in the mountains in an aspen grove with a light breeze so the leaves quake. The sky is just incredibly blue.
What’s Your Favorite Childhood Book?
Harold and the purple crayon. What an imagination.
If You Could Have Dinner With Anyone From History, Who Would It Be?
I would actually love to have one more dinner with my dad. He was a fascinating, thoughtful, introspective man and I’d give a lot to hear his thoughts on the current state of the country.
Do you have a hidden talent or a special skill? A good party trick?
My weekends are spent teaching people to ride motorcycles. I learned 20 years ago, started teaching 15 years ago. Love of my life.
Thanks Carol!
Daimler Trucks North America sponsored a week of grocery delivery costs for approximately 230 homebound seniors and adults with disabilities from October 15th to October 18th through Store to Door’s Support-A-Week program. Several teams of Daimler employees also celebrated the week by volunteering to grocery shop for Store to Door clients, along with 60-75 other Portland-area volunteers.
Other companies who have participated in Store to Door’s Support-A programs this year include Bank of America, AWS Elemental, Genentech, Dave’s Killer Bread, First Tech Federal Credit Union, and Wells Fargo. Store to Door’s program is made possible by a close partnership with Fred Meyer.
A big thanks to Daimler for their continued support, we are happy to be working together in our shared communities!
AWS Elemental sponsored a day of grocery delivery costs for over 115 homebound seniors and adults with disabilities on September 26th, 2018 through Store to Door’s Support-A-Day program. Employees of AWS Elemental doubled down on their support by volunteering to grocery shop for Store to Door clients, along with 50-60 other Portland-area volunteers.
The day marked AWS Elemental‘s second Support-A-Day of 2018, and teams of Elemental volunteers have become a welcome fixture in the Store to Door Community!
We would like to thank AWS Elemental for their continued support, and we are excited to continue working together!
Bank of America sponsored a week of grocery delivery costs for 228 homebound seniors and adults with disabilities during the week of September 17th through Store to Door’s Support-A-Week program. Employees of Bank of America celebrated the week by volunteering to grocery shop for Store to Door clients as well.
Other companies who have sponsored a day or week of grocery deliveries this year include Genentech, Dave’s Killer Bread, First Tech Federal Credit Union, and Wells Fargo. Store to Door’s program is made possible by a close partnership with Fred Meyer.
Thank you to Bank of America for their continued support, we can’t wait to keep working together!
What a night! Store to Door’s 3rd annual Nourish to Flourish Gala raised $145,000 on Thursday, September 13th.
The Elysian Ballroom filled to the brim with more than 200 friends, who enjoyed a lively evening of Golden Tickets, Blinky Rings, a Store to Door version of ‘The Price is Right,’ and a dazzling array of amazing auction packages!
Genentech sponsored a week of grocery delivery costs for approximately 220 homebound seniors and adults with disabilities during the week of July 30th through Store to Door’s Support-A-Week program. Employees of Genentech celebrated the week by volunteering to grocery shop for Store to Door clients, along with 50-60 other Portland-area volunteers, two times in the month of August.
Genentech first sponsored a week of grocery deliveries in 2015, and continued their support through 2016 and 2017. Other companies who have sponsored a day or week of grocery deliveries this year include Dave’s Killer Bread, First Tech Federal Credit Union, and Wells Fargo. Store to Door’s program is made possible by a close partnership with Fred Meyer.
We would like to thank Genentech for their continued support, and we are excited to continue working together!
Last Thursday, we had the chance to shop with Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum at Hollywood Fred Meyer! We were so happy to have Ellen join us to shop orders for several of our clients!
The Attorney General’s Office has made the fight against elder abuse a spotlight issue, and it directly affects our own clients as well. To that end, the Attorney General also supplied us with some great literature to share with our clients and drivers, in order to help spread awareness about some common telephone scam prevention techniques.
We appreciate the Attorney General’s commitment to protecting Oregon’s most vulnerable- particularly older adults, and welcome her support when it comes to serving seniors in our community!
(Also pictured are Kristina Edmunson, Communications Director for The Attorney General’s Office, and Ellen Klem, Director of Consumer Outreach & Education)
Last month Store to Door hosted an all-staff training on equity, led by the Center for Equity and Inclusion. This half day session allowed us an opportunity have challenging conversations about race and privilege as a complete staff, and examine how both impact our work with clients.
As an organization, Store to Door is committed to reforming our recruitment practices and service delivery to be more responsive to diverse client and volunteer needs. Our Equity Team, established in 2017, is leading this work and our staff training is a crucial piece of our Equitable Outreach Plan. We look forward to our follow up session in the fall.
What a wonderful evening! Store to Door hosted its annual donor appreciation event on June 27, 2018 held at the Artists Repertory Theatre. Eighty individual donors, community partners and corporate sponsors attended a fun evening with drinks and appetizers provided by Fred Meyer. We enjoyed connecting with friends who sustain our program and honoring those who exemplify who we are as an organization.
During the event, we announced Store to Door’s 2018 Extraordinary Award winners:
We also presented Fred Meyer with the Grocery Partner of Choice Award!
We finished the night off by raffling off $500 worth of door prizes for our lucky guests.
We are so grateful to have such a dedicated (and fun!) community of supporters to further our mission to bring nourishment, connection and dignity to Portland’s homebound seniors and adults living with disabilities.
