Plans for the 2010 Connoiseurs of the Vine benefit - set for Saturday, September 11 - are well under way.

This benefit provides essential funding for William Temple House's mental health counseling, social services and pastoral care programs.

Your support is critical.

Please click here for more information about the event which this year moves to Cheatham Hall at the World Forest Center.

Volunteer opportunities open in social services and at William Temple House Thrift Store

William Temple House volunteers are integral to the continued success of the agency which has helped the working poor in Portland since 1965. More than 200 volunteers each year selflessly commit their time, energy and skills.

CLICK HERE for a list of typical volunteer openings.

Outpouring of turkeys, holiday gifts bring
joy to 60 families in need

Thank you for the wonderful response to our plea highlighting the need this year for turkeys and toys to fill our holiday food and gift boxes for families in need.

Your response was heartening with more than 30 turkeys arriving at our door Monday along with gift cards, apples, oranges, canned goods, new childrens coats and clothing, new toys and cash donations.

Christmas elves busied themselves Monday and Tuesday to ready food baskets and gifts for the families.

Because of your generous outpouring, we will be able to help more than 60 families with the fixings for a special holiday meal and toys and gifts for the more than 100 children in these families.