MISSION COMPLETE 05.04.24: Portland Take Steps - Portland, OR - SE

[jj49]

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EVENT TYPE: 501/RL Formal
WHAT: Portland Take Steps
WHERE: Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, OR - SE
DATE: Saturday, May 4th
TIME: In Costume: 9am-11am
CAUSE:
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation - Northwest Chapter
he mission of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation is to cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases.

The Foundation sponsors basic and clinical research of the highest quality. We also offer a wide range of educational programs for patients and healthcare professionals, while providing supportive services to help people cope with these chronic intestinal diseases.


PARKING: Abundant parking is available at the amusement park for volunteers
CHANGING AND STORAGE:
There are storage spaces at Oaks Amusement Park. However, we will have to discuss changing spaces with the venue staff.
COSTUME REQUESTS:
We would love storm troopers and characters from the most recent Star Wars shows! The Mandalorian and Ahsoka would be fantastic. Anyone would be great though.
BLASTER POLICY: Blaster and lightsabers are fine.
MEMBERS' CHILDREN IN COSTUME: Yes, children in costume are welcome to attend
OTHER DETAILS:
Portland Take Steps brings communities together in a fun, family-friendly and supportive atmosphere that lets patients know they’re not alone. The Foundation’s largest fundraising campaign, Take Steps helps to accelerate the progress of breakthrough research and supports critical patient programs.


EVENT WEBSITE:
https://takesteps.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=620 (please note that this website will be updated to reflect 2024 details)

ROSTER:
Heather - Jedi

[hlmcgee]

Please roster me as resistance pilot

[ccand8]

Sign me Up - TBD

[1nfern0]

Would they be ok with us showing up a little later for this one if we can't get there to start getting changed until around 9am?

[jj49]

Would they be ok with us showing up a little later for this one if we can't get there to start getting changed until around 9am?

That's fine Garrett


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[1nfern0]

Would they be ok with us showing up a little later for this one if we can't get there to start getting changed until around 9am?

That's fine Garrett


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Excellent! Please put Tee and I down as Bo Katan and Captain Rex, arriving around 9, in costume 9:30ish.

[jj49]

A message from the host regarding waivers and parking codes:

We do have a volunteer waiver again this year (which we’ll have copies of on site so no stress about filling it out ahead of time), and have attached it here in case folks want to bring a copy with them/email it to me ahead of time.

For the volunteers joining us, they can use our parking code CURES2024 as we’ll prepay their parking for them. They are more than welcome to bring their family and friends as it’s a family friendly event. If they choose to stick around and enjoy the amusement park rides, they can use our code TAKESTEPS24 to get 40% off the ride bracelets if they purchase them online.

If folks have any questions, they can reach out to me anytime. On event day, the best way to reach me will be by phone/text at 253-290-9162 or my colleague, Ryan, at 646-753-2377.

[hlmcgee]

Changing costume to Jedi

[ccand8]

I am going to need to drop out on this one. Sorry. Plans got rearranged.

[1nfern0]

Our friends Jeremy and Kelsey are going to come help spot for us.

[1nfern0]

Looks like it’s going to be raining tomorrow morning. Are there covered areas?

[jj49]

Looks like it’s going to be raining tomorrow morning. Are there covered areas?

There are some intermittently around, but you'll have places to/from/during that are not.

Definitely a bummer to have it rain buckets for May 4th


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[1nfern0]

Looks like it’s going to be raining tomorrow morning. Are there covered areas?

There are some intermittently around, but you'll have places to/from/during that are not.

Definitely a bummer to have it rain buckets for May 4th


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Yeah, it’s a shame. Since it’s a long day of troops, I’m thinking we might have to pull out unless there’s there’s definitely a covered area we can spend most of the time in.

[hlmcgee]

I will gauge whether Garrett and Tee are going. I rather not troop it by myself in the rain.

Update: Garrett and Tee are not going to attend so I am going to switch to another morning troop.

[1nfern0]

Tee and I (and Jeremy and Kelsey) are going to pull out. I feel bad about this, but not having trooped Oaks Park before I don’t want to get caught out.