PCC Postcardsfrom where opportunity happens

The PCC FoundaTion’s vision is To ensure ThaT all sTudenTs who desire a College eduCaTion Can

aTTend sChool wiThouT regard To Their abiliTy To Pay.

visiT PCC.edu/FoundaTion To learn more.

To our donors

donor list inside

Dear Friends,

Opportunity can happen anywhere, but it especially happens at PCC.

We wondered what it would be like to get a postcard from “where opportunity happened.” Thanks to supporters like you, the people featured in this annual report have all found an opportunity on their journey toward an education. These postcards are what they might have written, from the place where opportunity happened for them.

In 2009-10, the PCC Foundation revenues supported $1.6 million in scholarships, program support and related distributions. We were able to distribute more than 500 scholarships, which is almost 50 percent more than last year. With your sustained giving, this number will continue to increase as we successfully participate in the third year of the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation challenge, which will match up to $320,000 in new and increased scholarship donations.

With student financial aid requests up 22 percent over last year, there has never been a more important time to support students. Please enjoy these postcards and when you’re done, tear out the perforated card in the back and help us spread our message of accessible education and opportunity by mailing it to a friend.

Your support makes all the difference. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Preston Pulliams Betty DuvallPCC District President PCC Foundation Board President

ScholarShip recipientS tera robertS (’07) and Gavin robertS

from oUr commUnity

pcc alumna and former ScholarShip recipient tera robertS (‘07)

waS a SinGle mother with eiGht children when She decided

to Go back to School and make a better life for her family.

the firSt colleGe Graduate in her family, tera iS now at ohSu

earninG a doctorate in nurSinG. her Son, Gavin, waS awarded

the oreGon community foundation north coaSt education

StimuluS ScholarShip and the jameS f. and marion l. miller

foundation ScholarShip thiS year.

Dear donor,You knew your gift was helping me, but

what you didn,t know was that I,m not alone. Now my eight children are on the path to college, and a once-unemployed, single mom is earning her doctorate degree. And it doesn,t stop there. One day, my family will open a clinic in Vernonia to help the people of our medically underserved community. We couldn,t have done it without you.

With gratitude, Tera Roberts

The donor who believed in us and wrote a check that day

To:

having a wonderfUl

Future!

ScholarShip recipient adrian thompSon (’10)

Dear younger Adrian, That,s right, I,m talking to you! You may not think there,s much hope for the future, but let me tell you what - the scholarship announcement letter you hold in your hands is about to turn into the path to the future you always dreamed about. In just a few short years, you will be on the other side of the country finishing your bachelor,s degree at one of the most prestig ious universities in the country. And your dream of becoming a dentist in your own community is just around the corner. Your future self, Adrian

raSk family memorial fund ScholarShip recipient adrian

thompSon (‘10) moved around a lot aS a kid. after attendinG

ten different SchoolS and fallinG behind, he never

thouGht colleGe waS in hiS future. but hiS dreamS were

Suddenly within reach when he beGan takinG claSSeS at

pcc throuGh hiS hiGh School. now he iS at howard univerSity

in waShinGton, d.c. workinG toward a career in dentiStry.

My high school self, the day I heard the scholarship news

To:

Dreams

ScholarShip recipient karla Sánchez (’10)

achieving my edUcational

karla Sánchez (‘10) waS 13 when her family moved to the united

StateS from peru. deSpite the challenGeS of a new lanGuaGe

and culture, karla worked hard, knowinG the SacrificeS

her parentS made for her. thiS paSt year, the pcc foundation

awarded karla the j & j inc. ScholarShip, and She became the

firSt in her family to Graduate from colleGe.

To:

Dear Mom and Dad,

You were right. Words can’t express my

gratitude for how much you’ve given me

over the years. You believed in me when

I didn’t believe in myself and gave me

the strength to follow my goals. I may

be the first in our family to graduate from

college, but because of your support and

the scholarship funded by Ms. Jeri Janowsky

and Mr. John Crabbe, I won’t be the last.

Your daughter, Karla

Mom and Dad, who said I could do it

welcome to beaUtifUl, sUnny

SolarWorldGordon brinSer, preSident of Solarworld induStrieS america inc. (center), with pcc foundation Solarworld uSa ScholarShip recipientS jorGe caStillo (left) and lucy Gorman (riGht)

the pcc microelectronicS technoloGy proGram worked

with Solarworld to create an aSSociate’S deGree in Solar

voltaic manufacturinG technoloGy. Solarworld alSo

fundS pcc foundation ScholarShipS for StudentS who

are workinG toward careerS in the Solar induStry.

Let me introduce you to Lucy Gorman and Jorge Castillo, two students who won the PCC Foundation SolarWorld USA scholarship this year.Lucy is a single mom with two small children who works at Costco while earning her degree. After a long career in construction management, Jorge is following his wife’s advice to pursue his passion and return to school.As you know, people are our greatest assets. At SolarWorld, we can’t think of a better investment than improving the lives of people who make up our community’s workforce.

- Gordon Brinser President, SolarWorld Industries America Inc.

To:Other companies deciding where to invest this year

pcc alumna and faculty retiree betty kendall (’75); automotive Service

department chair ruSS joneS; and pcc automotive Service

adviSor robin burwell

Studentscome first

visit a place where

every year, pcc’S fineSt – Such aS memberS of the

automotive Service technoloGy department pictured

here – band toGether aS part of an annual faculty, Staff

and retiree campaiGn to Support StudentS by GivinG to the

pcc foundation. laSt year, 769 participantS contributed

$226,000 to Support Student SucceSS.

Dear students,

You’ll make it. We believe in you. And if you need help along the way, that’s what we’re here for. Because even though we’re sometimes hard on you and we expect a lot and maybe we don’t always say how proud we are, we want you to know: every day, you make our jobs worthwhile. So, hang in there. You’re going to make it.

-Russ Jones, Automotive Service Technology Instructor

-Robin Burwell, Automotive Service Technology Advisor

-Betty Kendall, Retired Automotive Service Technology Instructor

To:Our students who are wondering if they’re going to make it

ScholarShip recipient vaneSSa calderón (’10)

Findingmyself in a second career

vaneSSa calderón (‘10) had reached a profeSSional

croSSroad. with the help of a bonneville power adminiStration

ScholarShip, a pelinka electronic enGineerinG technoloGy

ScholarShip, and a workSyStemS, inc. finiSh up ScholarShip

– which provided Support for low-income StudentS in

manufacturinG, Science, technoloGy enGineerinG and

mathematicS – calderón Graduated from pcc with an

aSSociate’S deGree in electronic enGineerinG technoloGy.

You haven’t hit a dead end. You just have to take the first step in a new direction . Like you, I’d reached a point in my job where I couldn’t go further without a college degree . Starting was the hardest part, but once I did, the rest fell into place .

And remember to use the resources PCC offers, including applying for Foundation scholarships. They help with your finances, of course. But also, knowing that someone has that kind of faith in you helps you make it through when times are tough .

-Vanessa Calderón

To:Professionals who think they’ve hit a dead end

donorS virGinia Spurkland and nancy & ron deGroot

Legacyleaving a family

bob and betty (evelyn) fiSk came from humble

beGinninGS. after a full life of work aS an educator

and nurSe, reSpectively, they wanted to help younG people

StruGGlinG to Go to colleGe. their family SuGGeSted the

pcc foundation. throuGh their eState, the fiSkS made planS

to endow two ScholarShipS in their nameS – the robert

and evelyn fiSk General endowed ScholarShip and the

robert and evelyn fiSk endowed nurSinG ScholarShip –

before they paSSed away.

Do you know what it means to leave a legacy? We know what it means to be a part of one. Our Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty were truly kind, gentle people who spent their lives giving to others. We are so glad to know that by endowing these scholarships, their legacy will continue to give over time, helping countless students go out into the world and make a difference. - Virginia Spurkland Ron and Nancy DeGroot

To:People who are considering an estate gift

damon hickok, middle colleGe coordinator; tania arreGuin, middle colleGe Student mentor (left); meitta denniS, pcc Student and former middle colleGe participant (riGht)

Sightsat middle college!

see the

middle colleGe, a partnerShip between pcc and portland

public SchoolS, ServeS aS a bridGe between talented

StudentS from jefferSon and rooSevelt hiGh SchoolS

and the world of hiGher education. the proGram enableS

hiGh School StudentS to earn colleGe creditS alonGSide

pcc StudentS. the pcc foundation received fundS from the

oreGon community foundation to Start the middle colleGe

mentorinG proGram and provideS ScholarShip opportunitieS

for GraduatinG middle colleGe StudentS.

Believe me, I know what it,s like. I,m here to tell you there,s another

way: PCC,s Middle College.

Middle College showed me that college is something I really can do. Not only did I graduate from high school, I earned college credit. Now I,m a student in PCC's EMT program

with plans of earning a four-year degree and eventually becoming a doctor. If I can do it, so can you.

- Meitta Dennis PCC's Emergency Medical Technology Program

To:High school students struggling to make it to graduation

Helping HigH scHool students succeed • program pcc prep – youth empowered to Succeed (yeS) and multicultural academic program (map) • award $2,000 • coordinator jana daugherty • project peer modeling videos • description yeS and map produced videos featuring program graduates who describe their experiences and path to success at pcc. current students – youth completing a Ged or high school diploma and getting started in college – view the videos and participate in guided discussions to learn strategies that helped peers succeed at pcc.

navigating college just got easier • program english for Speakers of other languages (eSol) • award $2,000 • coordinator luciana diniz and elizabeth cole • project orientation video • description Short videos in several languages help new eSol students learn how to navigate pcc (registering, paying, getting parking permits, progressing through eSol levels, etc.). the videos are posted on the pcc website and accessible to all in the pcc community, supporting student access and retention.

extra support for career training • program english for Speakers of other languages (eSol) • award $2,000 • coordinator Sara treadway and Sarah barrett • project vocational eSol • description curriculum is being developed for a new eSol course focused on technical terms and concepts in english that are necessary for earning certificates and qualifying for jobs. this will provide targeted support to students who likely would not have participated in a career or technical program because of a language barrier.

one-on-one mentoring for better skills • program dental department • award $1,733 • coordinator josette beach, cara kao-young, Sandra curren, Ginny jorgensen, ray ridgley and Gary Smith • project improving clinical and lab skills • description this grant allows part-time faculty to work one-on-one with dental assisting and dental hygiene students who are at-risk of dropping out due to insufficient clinical skills. this additional instruction is needed to support retention and success.

taking notes for future medical assistants • program medical assisting department • award $835 • coordinator lucy Sheehey • project note-taking in the sciences • description a note-taking guide was developed for students in the medical assisting program studying human biology and human anatomy and physiology. this guide helps students develop needed skills to succeed in these challenging courses.

pcc foundation mini-grantsthe pcc foundation, in partnerShip with pcc’S office of Staff and

orGanizational development, iS pleaSed to announce the award

of five pcc foundation mini-GrantS, totalinG $8,568. pcc foundation

mini-GrantS Give financial Support to faculty and Staff projectS

that improve the quality of inStruction, proGramS, and ServiceS

at pcc. mini-GrantS are Given for projectS that fall outSide the

colleGe’S General fund budGet and Support the pcc miSSion.

for 2009-10, the mini-Grant proGram waS tarGeted to projectS

SupportinG Student retention.

financial report

during fiscal year (fy) 2009-10, the pcc foundation raised close to $2.3 million in cash contributions. total revenues, which include cash, in-kind support, and investment activities, were a record $3.5 million in fy2009-10. this included close to $0.4 million in revenue from investment activities, which rebounded well from the prior year’s losses. foundation revenues supported a record $1.6 million in scholarship, program and related distributions during fy2009-10. total expenses, which include these distributions along with supporting services and investment fees, were $2.6 million for the year. by the close of fy2009-10, the foundation’s net assets reached $6.2 million, of which $3.4 million (54 percent) was in endowed funds.

during recent years, the pcc foundation has invested in capacity building in order to increase private contributions and our support of pcc students and programs. during the past five years (from fy2004-05 through fy2009-10), the growth in contributions has helped boost the foundation’s net assets, which more than doubled. during that same timeframe, the foundation’s distributions to scholarships and pcc programs have increased almost three-fold.

statement of activities

support and revenues fY2009-10 fY2004-05

Grants and contributions $2,202,457 $757,579

Special events net revenue $85,271 $55,923

Subtotal cash contributions $2,287,728 $813,502

college in-kind support $663,555 $345,448

other in-kind contributions $203,817 $50,886

investment activities $381,514 $135,531

total support and revenues $3,536,614 $1,345,367

expenses

Scholarships $855,000 $226,955

programs $781,169 $334,275

Subtotal distributions $1,634,502 $561,230

program expense - depreciation $1,667 $154,389

Supporting services:

college in-kind supporting services $663,555 $345,448

administration $220,218 $44,539

fundraising $37,440 --

investment fees $28,340 $10,635

total expenses $2,585,722 $1,116,241

change in net assets $950,892 $229,126

net assets

beginning of year $5,299,083 $2,798,871

end of year $6,249,975 $3,027,997

Greetings!from a pcc foUndation sUpporter

What you’re holding looks like a postcard,

but it’s really an opportunity.

the pcc Foundation makes opportunity happen For students

by aWarding scholarships and building the capacity oF

portland community college to provide vital educational

services to our community. in 2009-10, the pcc Foundation

distributed more than 500 scholarships. as record numbers

oF students are applying For Financial aid, there has never

been a more important time to invest in a pcc education!

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plus, this year the James F. and marion l. miller Foundation

is matching neW and increased scholarship donations up

to $320,000. your participation Will make a diFFerence For

hundreds oF students Who need Financial support to

pursue their education.

i think you should check them out!

pcc.edu/Foundation

sincerely,

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PCC Postcards from where opportunity happens

The PCC FoundaTion’s vision is To ensure ThaT all sTudenTs who desire a College eduCaTion Can

aTTend sChool wiThouT regard To Their abiliTy To Pay.

visiT PCC.edu/FoundaTion To learn more.

To our donors

donor list inside

PCC Postcardsfrom where opportunity happens

The PCC FoundaTion’s vision is To ensure ThaT all sTudenTs who desire a College eduCaTion Can

aTTend sChool wiThouT regard To Their abiliTy To Pay.

visiT PCC.edu/FoundaTion To learn more.

To our donors

donor list inside