When:

Monday, January 21

10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

More than 350 KPNW and community volunteers will work to beautify Harold Oliver and Parklane Elementary schools in the Rosewood neighborhood, on the boundary of Portland and Gresham.

Timeline:

• 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Capture broll of volunteers painting and doing other projects. Interview lead volunteer coordinator.
• 12:00 p.m.: Ruth Williams-Brinkley (President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of the Northwest) will arrive and be available for interviews.
• 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.: Volunteers will gather for a brief program*, during which Ruth Williams-Brinkley will announce a grant to the Rosewood Initiative, a nonprofit leading a neighborhood revitalization effort focused on education, affordable housing and community wellness.

Centennial School District Superintendent Dr. Paul Coakley will speak as well.

*Audio connection will be available

Where:

Visuals:

Harold Oliver Elementary School Cafeteria

15840 SE Taylor
Portland, OR 97233

(Note: Harold Oliver and Parklane are adjacent to one another, and volunteers will be working at both locations)

• KP employees and Rosewood community members painting, sorting books, and participating in other beautification activities
• “Big check” grant to The Rosewood Initiative during the noon program

What:

Harold Oliver and Parklane schools each serve 390 kids from Kindergarten through 6th grade. Volunteers will participate in a variety of building beautification projects.

Background:

For the 15th consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente physicians, dentists and staff are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. day by making it a “day on” rather than a day off, and rolling up their sleeves in remembrance of Dr. King’s commitment to community service.

From January 15th through January 25, more than 1200 Kaiser Permanente employees, friends, and family members will volunteer at a total of 50 service projects across the Northwest region.