Thank You!

To our incredible heroes, our amazing sponsors, fabulous volunteers and all the wonderful people who attended and made this year's Breakfast of Champions a huge success.

“This is our largest charitable event of the year,” said Maree Wacker, Regional Executive of the Oregon Red Cross. “We celebrate the mission of the American Red Cross; the idea that we can all be a part of something bigger than ourselves. We also honor hometown heroes and we put together an amazing interactive experience for everyone that attends.”

Following the devastating tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri on May 22, Team Captain Jack Jewsbury, the Portland Timbers, and their legion of fans helped to raise over $11,000 for the American Red Cross’s disaster relief efforts.

David Douglas High School responded to a call for blood donations by bringing their entire football team into the Portland Blood Donation Center during the summer of 2011.

DeOna Bridgeman of Canby witnessed a teenage boy being struck by a car.  She rushed to the boy and performed citizen CPR until paramedics arrived.

When a rare, but incredibly damaging tornado struck Aumsville in December 2010, Dean and Marcia Howell and their family mobilized to respond to the immediate needs of their community.

Chelsea Carpenter used her CPR training to aid a woman who had collapsed in a parking lot.  After EMTs arrived, she offered assistance and emotional support to the woman’s daughter.

Each year, the Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions, in addition to honoring local heroes, features an interactive exhibit with a disaster theme. This year, the walk-through exhibit will highlight the awesome power of 4 different natural disasters and the role the Red Cross plays in responding to them.

Contact Tracy Madsen at 503-528-5692 for information regarding attending this charitable event.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 7:30 A.M.

Oregon Convention Center, Hall E,

777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Portland, Oregon

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