June 5th, 2009 by Allison George
Are you going to the Grand Floral Parade on Saturday, or watching it on television perhaps? If so, look very, very carefully for the green trim along the bottom of the St. Mary’s Academy float. It will surely be some of the finest tree branch artistry you’ll ever see- especially the front corner on the passenger side which- ahem- just so happened to be the section I worked on. O.k., o.k., it was a very small section and some of my coworker friends from the WCVA stayed longer volunteering as float decorators than I did. I’m sure their branch work is top-notch too.
Heft those tree trimmings Heather!
Make sure to cheer loudly for any Washington County representation in the parade: Tualatin High School Dance Team, Sunset High School, Washington County Fair & Rodeo Queen Melissa Weimar, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Posse. Speaking of posses and horses- cheer even louder for the volunteers on scooper duty!
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May 8th, 2009 by Sunyi
Writing personalized inspiration cards
Yesterday a few of us went to Washington Square to volunteer for the ‘Dress for Success’ organization of Oregon. For those of you who haven’t been keeping up, ‘Dress for Success’ is an international non-profit promoting the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
(Learn more.)
It was a big day, all 67 shopping centers owned by Macerich (they own Washington Square Mall), had a coordinated effort for Dress for Success. The goal was to bag 500+ ‘personal interview kits’ at each location to help a woman get primped and otherwise prepared for that job interview. And thanks to volunteers and all the donations, they achieved the goal. These efforts will reach a lot of women in need in our state. A worthy cause to support and promote!
- Allison & Heather of WCVA filling kit bags
While we were there we also had to check out the Titanic mobile museum. Warning: this museum is larger then meets the eye. We walked up to find a line had formed in the little break of sunshine we had and were treated to a VIP tour. Something to occupy your time while doing some shopping at Washington Square. It’s here and then gone on Sunday. It is headed down to Salem next week and then its off to another state. Tell your friends and family! 
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