Sponsors

Our annual donations have grown immensely
each year with the help of our sponsors.

 

We have the highest respect for these organizations
and their efforts of helping others in need.

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Thank You!

 

Thank you generous sponsors who made it possible to matching last year’s donation of $50,000. Unions for Kids has raised $271,000 for the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

We are pleased to announce that the Independent Pilot's Association Foundation contributed an additional $18,000 for the purchase of Portable Endoscopy Equipment (upper airway) for Doernbecher Children's Hospital in conjunction with the Unions for Kids fund raising efforts. Again Columbia Motorcycle Harley-Davidson of Vancouver, Washington generously donated $3,500 cash and Pub 181 contributed thousands of dollars worth of raffle prizes.

$1,000 club sponsors were Carpenters Local 156 donating $1,560, Carpenters Local 146 donation $1,460, and ATU Local 757, NW Regional Council of Carpenters, IAM &AW Local Lodge 63, IBEW Local 280, IBEW Local 302, IBEW Local 48 all donating $1,000. Northwest Labor Press, IBEW & United Workers Federal Credit Union, Hollywood Impress and Markon Signs generously contributed advertising and printing services boosting the success of our fund raising efforts.

 

Top Site Referrals

 
IBEW Local 48
Motorcycle Monster
Facebook
SW Washington Central Labor Council
IBEW & United Worker FCU
The Ultimate Biker Website
Teamsters Local 324
Rubber Side Down Motorcycle Towing
Black Cats Motorcycling Events Forum
ILW Union Local 8

 

Vendors

 

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Unions for Kids Website Host

 

Rubber Side Down

Rubber Side Down Motorcycle Towing

 

Thunder Mountain Motorcycle Rescue

Thunder Mountain Motorcycle Rescue

 

Team OREGON Motorcycle Safety Program

Team Oregon Safety Program

Motor Whiskey

Motor Whiskey

 

 

2011 Unions

 

Title Sponsor

Independent Pilots Association 

Independent Pilots Association

Top Contributor Sponsor

Carpenters UBC Local 156

 

 

Exterior & Interior Systems Local 146

$1,000 Club Sponsor

ATU Division 757

IAM & AW Local Lodge 63

IAM & AW Local Lodge 63

IBEW Local Union 48

IBEW Local Union 280

IBEW Local Union 302

 

UBC - Pacific NW Regional Council

 

 

2011 Unions List

 

Independent Pilots Association, , 3607 Fern Valley Rd, Lousiville, KY 40218

UBC - Carpenters UBC Local 156, Wayne S Frazey, Financial Secretary/Treasurer, 276 Warner-Milne Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045

UBC - Exterior & Interior Systems Local 146, Norm Curry, Financial Secretary/Treasurer, 276 Warner-Milne Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045

ATU Local 757, Jon Hunt, President, 1801 NE Couch Street, Portland, OR 97232

IAM & AW Local Lodge 63, Steve Bergeron, President, 3645 SE 32nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97202

IBEW Local 280, Tim Frew, Business Manager/Financial Secretary, PO Box 404, Tangent, OR 97389

IBEW Local 302, Michael Yarbrough, Business Manager/Financial Secretary, 1875 Arnold Dr, Martinez, CA 94553

IBEW Local 48, Clif Davis, Business Manager/Financial Secretary, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97230

AFSCME Local 2505, Judy Langdon, President, PO Box 220170, Milwaukie, OR 97269

AFSCME Local 328, Jamie Sorenson, President, 20460 NW Keller Road, North Plains, OR 97133

Asbestos Workers Local 36, Stan Danielson, Business Manager, 11145 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97220

BCTW & GM 364, Cameron Taylor, Business Agent, 2205 N Lombard 104, Portland, OR 97217

BCTW & GM Local 114, Terry Lansing, Secretary Treasurer, 7931 NE Halsey Street #205, Portland, OR 97213

Central Oregon Labor Council, Jerry Fletcher, Secretary Treasurer, PO Box 384, Bend, OR 97709

GMP Local 0139-B, Robert Dockter, Business Representative, 2205 N Lombard #103, Portland, OR 97217

IAFF Local 1062, Joe Griffin, Secretary Treasurer, 1520 NE 192nd, Portland, OR 97230

IAFF Local 1159, Karl W. Koenig, President, PO Box 230104, Tigard, OR 97281-0104

IAM & AW Local Lodge 1005, Frank Rouse, President, 3645 SE 32nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97202

LIUNA Local 121, Larry R. Porter, Business Manager, 265 SE Scott Street, Bend, OR 97702

IBEW Local 46, Virgil Hamilton, Business Manager/Financial Secretary, 19802 - 62nd Avenue, South  Kent , WA 98032

IBEW Local 47, Patrick Lavin, Business Manager/Financial Secretary, 600 N Diamond Bar Blvd, Diamond Bar, CA 91765

IBEW Local 6, John O'Rourke, Business Manager/Financial Secretary, 55 Filmore St., San Francisco, CA 94117

IBEW Local 659, Ronald W. Jones, Business Manager/Financial Secretary, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy #3, Cental Point, OR 97502

IBEW Local 73, Ken Brown, Business Manager/Financial Secretary, 1616 N Washington, Spokane, WA 99205

IBPAT Local 10, Anne Bowlden, Financial Secretary, 11105 NE Sandy Blvd #1, Portland, OR 97220

ILWU Local 8, Jeffrey Smith, President, 2435 NW Front Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

IUEC Local 23, Mike Casley, Business Representative, 3535 SE 86th Avenue, Portland, OR 97266

Labor's Community Service Agency, Vicki Burns, Executive Secretary, 1125 SW 12th , Portland, OR 97205

LIUNA Local 296, Kenneth Morgan, Business Manager, 4545 NE 102nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97220

LIUNA Local 320, David J. Tischer, Business Manager, PO Box 16790, Portland, OR 97292

Locomotive Engineers #236, Tom Preston, Division Secretary Treasurer, 8002 Ne Hwy 99 Pm411 , Vancouver, WA 98665

Longview-Kelso Building & Construction Trades, David Myers, President, PO Box 2393, Longview, WA 98632

Metal Trades Council of Portland & Vicinity, Gary Moore, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, 4545 NE 102nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97220

National Association of Letter Carriers Local 82, LC Hansen, President, 5265 NE 42nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97218-1507

Northwest Oregon Labor Council, Bob Tackett, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, 1125 SE Madison Street #100 D, Portland, OR 97214

OPEIU Local 11, Mike Richards, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, 7931 NE Halsey #103, Portland, OR 97213

PFTCE Local 111, Kathy Hornstein, President, 1110 SE Alder #205, Portland, OR 97214

Roofers Local 49, Russ Garnett, Business Manager, 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland, OR 97202

Sheet Metal Workers Local 16, Len Phillips, Business Manager, 2379 NE 178th Avenue #16, Portland, OR 97062

Teamsters Joint Council 37, Tony Andrews, President, 1872 NE 162nd Ave`, Portland, OR 97062

Teamsters Local 162, Bob Sleight, President, 1850 NE 162nd Ave, Portland, OR 97062

Teamsters Local 223, Clayton Banry, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, 1230 NE 106th, Portland, OR 97220

UBC Local 2750, David Blake, Financial Secretary/Treasurer, 1116 S A St, Springfield, OR 97477

UBC - Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, Doug Tweedy, 25120 Pacific Hwy, S. Ste 200, Kent, WA 97062

UFCW Local 555, Dan Clay, President, PO Box 23555, Tigard, OR 97062

Union Insurance, Alan Gervais, General Manager, 1125 SE Madison, Ste 103-C, Portland, OR 97214

United Steelworkers Local 1097, Mike Bouse, President, 91237 Old Mill Town Rd, Westport, OR 97016

USWA Local 330, Bob Tackett, President, 2225 N Lombard Street #204, Portland, OR 97217-5772

2011 Individuals List

 

John Candioto, Portland, OR 97230

Kathy Duncan, Damascus, OR 97089

Scott Friend, Hillsboro, OR 97123

Jenny & Anthony Gray, Vancouver, WA 98682

Lynn Lehrbach, Portland, OR 97230

Theresia Lloyd-Siemer, Vancouver, WA 98661

Tom & Donna Marshall, Happy Valley, OR 97086

Robert Maxwell, Canby, OR 97013

Ric Olander, Gresham, OR 97030

Tim Probst, Ridgefield, WA 98642

Hiram Reames, Boring, OR 97009

Jean Serio, Oregon City, OR 97045

Jerry Spinney, Vancouver, WA 98683

Ron & Jean Whitmer, Vancouver, WA 98682

Karen Zimmerman, Corvallis, OR 97333

   

2011 Businesses

 

Top Contributor Sponsor

Highest cash donation, $3,000

Columbia Motorcycle

A Ford Explorer full of goodies! 

Pub 181

$1,000 Club Sponsor

Donated printing 

Hollywood Impress

Made all signs since inception! 

Markon Signs & Decals

Promotions & Photos 

Northwest Labor Press

Sold 1,100 tickets, staff accounted for 90% of the volunteers who worked a full day 

IBEW & United Workers FCU

  

2011 Businesses List

 

Columbia Motorcycles, Jason Rodgers, 1314 NE 102nd Street, Vancouver, WA 98686

Pub 181, Bob, 18415 SE Division, Portland, OR 97030

Hollywood Impress, Jay Robinson, 4717 SE Division ST, Portland, OR 97206

IBEW & UW Federal Credit Union, Barbara Mathey, 9955 SE Washington, Portland, OR 97292

Markon Signs & Decals, Cliff Bond, 6524 NE 10th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98665

Northwest Labor Press, Mike Gutwig, PO Box 13150, Portland, OR 97214

Albertson's - Store 511, Jean Magana, 8300 NE 137th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98682

American Income Life, Lori Vaughn, 12 NE 198th Ave., Portland, OR 97230

Applebee's - Sunnyside, Omar , 15640 SE Happy Valley Town Center Center Dr, Happy Valley, OR 97086

Beacon Charters, Mike Cassinelli, PO Box 74, Ilwaco, WA 98624

Bimbo Bakeries/USA, Amber , 15009 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97230

Bob Lanphere's Beaverton Honda, Shari Aiello, 10380 SW Cascade Blvd, Tigard, OR 97223

Bounty Hunter Saloon, Tara Middleton, 11445 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard, OR 97223

Capitol Electric, Darrell McNeel, 11401 NE Marx, Portland, OR 97220

Carver Hangar, Liz Mitchell, 16196 SE Hwy 224, Damascus, OR 97089

Cascade Bar & Grill, John Laughlin, 15000 SE Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98684

Cash and Carry - Clackamas, S. Young, 15700 SE 82nd Dr., Clackamas, OR 97015

Charlie's Bar and Grill, 3315 NE 112th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98682

Christenson Electric, Sonja Rheaume, 111 SW Columbia, Ste 480, Portland, OR 97201

Clackamas Feed and Pet Supply, Kelle Howard, 15734 SE 130th, Clackamas, OR 97015

Creative Designs by Becky, Becky, 16105 SE VanZyl Dr., Damascus, OR 97089

Crescent Electric, Steve Sonk, 3322 NW 35th Ave, Portland, OR 97210

Custom Touch Collision Repair, Darryl Burkhardt, 1661 E Powell Blvd, Gresham, OR 97030

Cycle Gear - Vancouver, Brian Tallant, 11505 NE Fourth Plain Rd, Vancouver, WA 98662

Danner Boots, Elissa Behnke, 17634 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97230

Dean's Homestyle Café, 15730 SE 130th Ave, Clackamas, OR 97015

Durham and Bates Insurance, Bill Hurst, 720 SW Washington, Ste 250, Portland, OR 97205

Dynalectric, Randy Wagner, 5711 SW Hood Ave., Portland, OR 97239

EC Company, George Adams, PO Box 10286, Portland, OR 97296

Eoff Electric Supply, Bob Mumford, 3241 NW Industrial St., Portland, OR 97210

Estate of David Laughlin, Anonymous

Evergreen Home Loans, Neil Jensen, 11001 SE Main St., Oregon City, OR 97216

Financial Service Centers Cooperative, Sarah Bang, 9240 Overland Ct Suite 220, San Dimas, CA 91773

Fourth Plain Tavern, Bob Ford, 13206 NE 4th Plain Rd, Vancouver, WA 98682

Francis Xavier's, 1933 NE 181st Ave, Portland, OR 97230

Gateway Pub, Bob Collins, 39100 Pioneer Blvd, Sandy, OR 97055

Girl Scout Troop 147, Jenny Gray, 13808 NE 94th St, Vancouver, WA 98682

Giuseppe's, Joe Ponzi, 17937 SE Stark, Portland, OR 97233

Goldie's BBQ, Goliath Campbell, 15640 NE 4th Plain Rd, Ste 100, Vancouver, WA 98682

Grocery Outlet - Sandy, Tim Thompson, 36701 Hwy 26, Sandy, OR 97055

Hair M Men's Grooming, Michelle Bernard, 101 SW Main, Portland, OR 97204

HHclick Photography, Harold Hutchinson, 2943 NE 26th Ave, Portland, OR 97212

High Rocks, 915 E. Arlington, Gladstone, OR 97027

Home Depot - Tigard, McKaila , 14800 SW Sequoia Pkwy, Tigard, OR 97224

Howells' Restaurant, 508 7th St., Oregon City, OR 97045

Jerome McKay, CPA, 333 NE Third St., Gresham, OR 97030

Joseph Herrle & Associates, Joseph Herrle, 1800 SW 1st Ave., Ste 280, Portland, OR 97201

Juliano's Pizzeria, Kim Meadors, 15606 SE Mill Plain, Vancouver, WA 98684

Landmark Ford, Laura Barrera, PO Box 23970, Tigard, OR 97281

Latus Motors, Migon Fleming, 870 E Berkeley, Gladstone, OR 97027

MACPAC, Randy Feldman, 12310 NE Whitaker Way, Portland, OR 97230

Meeka Sushi Japanese Restaurant, 730 NE 181st Ave, Portland, OR 97030

Milwaukie Tire, Ron Saterlee, 8921 SE Herbert Ct, Clackamas, OR 97015

MIR Music, Jack Stern, 331 E Main, Hillsboro, OR 97123

Morrow Brothers Produce, Don, 2919 NE Division St, Gresham, OR 97030

Motor Whiskey, Glenn Rodriguez, 1410 Van Buren St., Oregon City, OR 97045-1733

New Great Espressions Coffee Shop , Larry & Penny Simonek, Owners, 37425 SE Hwy 26, Sandy, OR

Northwest Coffee Services, Randy , 3801 NE 109th Ave, Ste D, Vancouver, WA 98682

Oak Grove Choppers, Sue Weiler, 11925 SE 22nd Ave., Portland, OR 97222

Old Spaghetti Factory, Chris Hein, 0715 SW Bancroft St, Portland, OR 97239

Olive Garden - Burnside, Mimi , 2330 SE Burnside Rd, Gresham, OR 97080

Olive Garden - Mall 205, Ivan Fabian, 9830 SE Washington, Portland, OR 97216

Original Roadhouse, Kevin , 2370 E Burnside, Gresham, OR 97080

Platt Electric, Harvey Platt, 10605 SW Allen Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005

Play It Again Sports, Jackie Bauter, 8101 NE Parkway Dr., Vancouver, WA 98662

Portland Motorcycle, Paul Long, 10652 NE Holman St., Portland, OR 97220

Portland Trailblazers, One Center Ct., Portland, OR 97227

Pro Caliber - Vancouver, Steve Schnitzer, 10703 NE Fourth Plain Rd, Vancouver, WA 98682

RagMan, Jim Whitaker, 14676 SE 82nd Dr., Clackamas, OR 97015

Ringside East, Scott Peterson, 14021 NE Glisan, Portland, OR 97250

Rogue Ales, Denise Baker , 1339 NW Flanders, Portland, OR 97209

Rose City Scale Racing, Mike Ellis, 20450 SW York Pl., Aloha, OR 97006

Rubber Side Down Towing, Chris Lee, 7032 Van Houten Ave., Portland, OR 97203

Sam's Hideaway, Jason, 545 SE 162nd, Portland, OR 97233

Springdale Tavern, Christie Dillard, 32302 Hist. Col. River Hwy., Corbett, OR 97019

Stoner Electric, Mike Falconer, 1904 SE Ochoco, Portland, OR 97222

Suburban Auto Group, Lynne Fischer, PO Box 636, Sandy, OR 97055

Sysco Foods, Van Hooper, PO Box 2210, Wilsonville, OR 97070

Team Oregon, Bob Reichenberg, 213 Strand Ag Hall, OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331

Teamsters Federal Credit Union, Mark Freels, PO Box 20849, Portland, OR 97294

The Observatory, Todd Duncan, 8115 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215

Thunder Mountain Motorcycle Rescue, Lisa Bridegan, 7315 NE 143rd Ct, Vancouver, WA 98682

Tice Electric, Doug Johnson, 5404 N Lagoon Ave, Portland, OR 97217

Total Merchant Concepts, Sherri Perry, 12300 NE 4th Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98682

Union Yes Web Services, Dooley Merrick, PO Box 25528, Seattle, WA 98165

United States Senator Patty Murray, Patty Murray, 171 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510

West Side Electric, Karl Jensen, 1834 SE 8th St., Portland, OR 97214

Widmer Brothers, Gaelynn Holzgrafe, 929 N Russell, Portland, OR 97227

Wooden Chicken Pub, Darin Penner, 12500 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97230

Yamaha Sports Plaza, Dan McVeigh, 22455 NE Halsey St., Fairview, OR 97024

   

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2012 Sponsors

The Unions for Kids committee welcomes you to join this great cause and participate in our 10th annual Poker Run and Chili Cook-off on June 9, 2012. Would you or your organization like to donate cash or raffle prizes? Simply go to our Contact Us page to let us know you are ready to get started helping the kids!

2012 Vendor Spaces

Would you like to setup your own vendor space in our 10th annual Poker Run and Chili Cook-off on June 9, 2012. Just go to our Contact Us page to let us know you would like to participate in our next annual event day!

   

Checkpoint Hosts

 

Poker Run Checkpoint Hosts for the 9th Annual Motorcycle Poker Run

Hosts at checkpoints provided hot coffee, great food and a friendly atmosphere. We hope you'll visit them and thank them with your continued patronage.

Springdale Pub, 32302 Historic Columbia River Hwy, Corbett, OR 97019

Gateway Pub, 39100 Pioneer Blvd, Sandy, OR 97055, 503-701-6237

Carver Hanger, 16196 SE Highway 224, Damascus, OR 97089, 503-658-2576

Pub 181, 18415 SE Division, Portland, OR 97030 503-666-4457