Portland Community Fund Association PO Box 524, Portland MI  48875        Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Who We Are & What We Do

September 1, 2010

Dear Portland Resident,

 With over 20 years of serving the Portland community, we continue our mission to enhance the quality of life for all citizens, now and for generations to come.  We accomplish this goal by collecting funds and providing services to many of our community members who are in need of assistance.  Over the past year Portland Community Fund has accomplished the following:

• Christmas Giving Program: Our Christmas Giving program provided a Christmas dinner, socks, hats and gloves to 650 individuals in179 families in the Portland School District. In addition, 358 children received gifts and a shoebox filled with goodies. Residents of local nursing homes received personal care items. The remaining food was donated to the local food banks.
  
  
• Coat Drive: Every October a coat drive is held. In 2010, over 600 coats were collected. Over 115 people got coats on distribution day. All of the coats not given out in Portland were sent to Ionia for distribution by the Department of Human Services.
  
  
• Distributed $16,300 in funding to local and county nonprofit agencies that provide essential programs to Portland community members of all ages.
  
• Other Requests: Also when requested, assistance is provided for families in need due to fire or special circumstances. Limited funds are available for local emergencies.

Your gift to the Portland Community Fund directly impacts residents in the Portland School district and is tax deductible on the Federal level.  To allow the Portland Community Fund Association to continue its mission of caring, we have set our fundraising goal for the 2010-2011 at $15,000.  In order to reach our goal, we need to seek your assistance for financial support by doing the following:

Please make a donation by sending a check payable to the Portland Community Fund Association and mail to:

Your support is valuable.  Please consider making a gift towards a healthy future of our community.  Thank you for your generosity. 

If you have any questions regarding this solicitation or how the funds are used, please feel free to contact any Portland Community Fund board member listed on the back.

 Sincerely,