Program News Archives - Store To Door of Oregon

Store to Door Welcomes Mark Fulop as New Executive Director

Store to Door is pleased to announce that Mark Fulop has been named as the organization’s new Executive Director effective December 16^th, 2019. Mark joins Store to Door with a wealth of senior management experience—having served in nonprofits, county health departments, and academic universities. His career has focused on supporting community-based health and social programs.

For the last decade, Mark has been a consultant to nonprofit, government, and philanthropic organizations. He helped dozens of Portland organizations create effective boards, develop strategic plans, and strengthen programs that serve the community. Mark’s education includes degrees in Public Health and Educational Technology.

“Mark is a strategic thinker and empowering leader who brings with him extensive experience in the nonprofit community and a rare combination of expertise in public health and technology,” says Store to Door Board President Mike Beaty. “We are excited to welcome him into our family.”

In addition to his extensive professional experience, Mark has served as a volunteer Board Member with several different organizations, including Reading Results, Community Music Center, and Resolutions Northwest. Mark volunteered with Social Venture Partners Portland and, with his two children, volunteered for over a year at the PACS Food Pantry.

“Store to Door builds community by connecting volunteers with seniors and people with disabilities. The program goes beyond delivering groceries and actively promotes the social health, equity, and well-being of those needing support. Store to Door is a unique approach to strengthening the social fabric of our neighborhoods,” Mark says. He continues, “I am honored to build on the legacy of this great organization and to work with the board to support our amazing staff and volunteers as we seek to make an even greater impact in the lives of those we serve.”

Board Member Becky Blumer Honored with Light-A-Fire Award!

Becky Blumer—Store to Door’s dynamic and dedicated Board Vice President—has always brought a deep commitment to our mission, caring for our clients, and a clear leadership vision to our work as an organization!

This month Portland Monthly Magazine is honoring Becky with a Light A Fire Award as an Extraordinary Board Member. Thank you Becky, Store to Door is lucky to have you!

Read the Portland Monthly’s full piece on Becky here: http://ow.ly/qgZO50wTrKB

This year’s Light A Fire Award winners will be honored at a gala event on November 21st, presented by Bank of America! More information about the event is available here: http://ow.ly/IgED50wTrKA

Congratulations, Becky!

First Annual Store to Door Giving Tree!

We are excited to announce our first annual Store to Door Giving Tree!

Beginning the first week of November we will have trees in our office and each store decorated with gift tags describing a gift for a specific Store to Door client.

Giving Tree gifts will be small—under $20 in value—but will be meaningful items requested by our clients themselves! We cant wait to share some holiday cheer with our clients, and we hope you’ll help us make our inaugural giving tree a roaring success!

Gift tags will be available beginning the week of November 4th in our office and both stores!

Welcome to our Newest Board Member, Magnus McDowell

I have a lot of respect for the staff, volunteers and supporters of Store to Door and the work being done to provide an important service to people in our community whose needs aren’t always apparent and whose thanks isn’t always conspicuous.”
Magnus McDowell

We are excited to announce Magnus McDowell as the newest member of the Store to Door Board of Directors! Currently Senior Vice President supporting middle market business lending activities for U.S. Bank, Magnus has a rich background in public accounting and banking.

While Magnus’ own relationship with Store to Door began with volunteer shopping earlier this year, his wife Kris has been a Volunteer Order Taker with Store to Door since 2014, and is a member of our LoVE League!

After transferring to the Portland area in 2010, Magnus served on the Board of Directors for the Friends of Multnomah County Library in addition to a number of other volunteer and board roles. Looking for new ways to get involved, Magnus was interested in Store to Door’s ongoing relationship with his current employer. “I was both surprised and delighted to learn that Store to Door has been supported by U.S. Bank in the past,” says Magnus. “Given my interest in the organization and the mission of Store to Door, my joining the board seems like a great fit.”

In addition to the ongoing process of hiring a new Executive Director, Magnus is excited about the prospect of supporting the implementation of our Equitable Outreach Plan (read more about our equity journey here): “I have a lot of respect for the staff, volunteers and supporters of Store to Door and the work being done to provide an important service to people in our community whose needs aren’t always apparent and whose thanks isn’t always conspicuous.”

Please help us extend a warm welcome to Magnus— we are confident that Magnus’ background and skillset will make him a valuable asset to our organization. We are happy to have him aboard!

Foundation presents Store to Door with $10,000 proceeds from Impact Partner program!

Foundation presented Store to Door with $10,000, the result of our quarter as a featured nonprofit partnership for this year! The partnership, which began in early March with an “Impact” kickoff event, continued for 3 months, during which time Foundation donated 100% of its profits to Store to Door!

Foundation, founded in August 2018, works to champion a wide variety of social movements through a combination of fashion, philanthropy and community dialogue. Each quarter the women of Foundation research and carefully select a non-profit organization whose mission they strongly believe in. Foundation kicks off each partnership with an Impact event, an evening of fashion, philanthropy, food and drinks, that it hopes brings awareness to each organization’s mission. The community is invited to learn about Foundation’s non-profit partners, celebrate their great work and contribute to the cause by shopping the season’s best styles. Foundation donates 100 percent of profits and features ethical and socially conscious brands in its store.

Spirit Mountain Community Find Supports Store to Door with $16,000 Grant

Board President Mike Beaty and Interim Executive Director Paul Lipscomb visited Grand Ronde, OR in early September to receive a grant from Spirit Mountain Community Fund. SMCF awarded Store to Door with $16,000 dollars, which will be invaluable in our work supporting homebound seniors and people with disabilities!

We appreciate SMCF’s commitment to supporting independent living for Store to Door clients, and we are grateful for their support!

Store to Door’s 4th annual Nourish to Flourish Gala raised over $148,000!

On Thursday, September 12th, The Exchange Ballroom filled to the brim with more than 200 friends, who enjoyed a lively evening of Golden Tickets, Blinky Rings, our Store to Door version of ‘The Price is Right,’ scrumptious bites and beverages, and a spectacular array of amazing auction packages!

Not only did our generous sponsors of Nourish to Flourish make this event possible, but they also help carry out our service through our corporate volunteer program, as well as our grocery service partnerships!

We are eternally thankful for such a committed and selfless community of supporters who allow us to further our mission to bring nourishment, connection, and dignity to Portland’s homebound seniors and adults living with disabilities.

We also deeply appreciate our clients, who are unable to attend events like this. In addition to inviting us into their homes every week, they let us into their hearts as well, and bring so much meaning to the work that we do.

If you missed joining us for Nourish to Flourish, be sure to check out this video featuring one of our wonderful clients, Joey, and her dedicated delivery driver, Sandy.

Eager to see more? You can see all the fantastic photos from the night below!

Thank you to everyone who attended or volunteered at the event! We hope you’ll join us next year for our 30th anniversary celebration! Stay tuned for details!

Store to Door’s Newest Board Member!

We are delighted to welcome Ana Colombia Munoz Romero as the newest member of Store to Door’s Board of Directors! Ana joins Store to Door with an extensive background in healthcare and education. A Registered Nurse, Ana also has her Master Science Nursing in Education, beginning as an Emergency Room Nurse before becoming an educator.

Ana was born in El Salvador, and moved to Los Angeles California at the age of six before relocating to Portland nearly 2 years ago. She is the proud mother of 3 boys and now 3 grandsons, and has been enjoying the beautiful outdoors in the Pacific Northwest, including kayaking, river floating, and excursions to Mount Hood: “In my spare time I enjoy exploring new areas of Portland, I have recently discovered Estacada, OR. Beautiful open spaces and peacefulness. I am grateful to be here and wish to be part of everything Oregon has to offer.”

We are excited to have Ana’s contribution as a member of our Board of Directors, and want to extend a warm welcome to the Store to Door community!

Store to Door’s 2019 Donor Appreciation Event!

On Thursday June 20th, Store to Door hosted its annual donor appreciation event for donors, community partners, and corporate sponsors. More than 46 guests filled a beautiful gathering space at Stoel Rives in Southwest Portland, enjoying light refreshments and great company.

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.

Store to Door Earns 2019 Oregon Ethics in Business Award from Rotary Club of Portland

On May 22nd, Store to Door was awarded with an Oregon Ethics in Business Award at a banquet held at the Sentinel Hotel. For 16 years, businesses and nonprofit organizations have been spotlighted to showcase organizations doing the right thing for their customers, employers, and clients through all aspects of their operations.

Store to Door was one of three nonprofit organizations selected for the award, along with Free Geek and New Avenues for Youth. The event also featured keynote speaker Nigel Jaquiss, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter from Willamette Week.

“Store to Door has a strong nearly 30-year track record of providing an efficient, affordable, and ethical service that is critical to the health and well-being of seniors and adults with disabilities. Not only do we continue to provide exceptional service to our clients, but as we’ve continued to grow and meet the demand of services, we have upheld our ethical practices and stayed true to our values of Nourishment, Connection, and Dignity, “ said Michael Beaty, Board President of Store to Door. “We are extremely proud to accept the Oregon Ethics in Business Award and invite the community to join us in helping seniors and adults with disabilities stay nourished and connected.”

“There are many businesses and nonprofits in Oregon and SW Washington that put business ethics as a top priority,” said Mike Rosenberg, Chairman, Oregon Ethics in Business Committee. “We are excited to hear from the 2019 recipients that have really gone above and beyond to lead our community.”

Oregon Ethics in Business Award honors those organizations and individuals who have demonstrated ethical business practice in its broadest interpretation: in the workplace, the marketplace, the environment, and the community. The award is hosted by The Rotary Club of Portland and presented by KGW Media Group.

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