Event Schedule
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Guests arrive at The Foundry
Registration
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Happy Hour with complimentary wine, beer and heavy appetizers
Silent Auction (Final bidding at 6:20PM)
Golden Ticket Raffle
Wine & Whiskey Wall
6:30 PM - 7:10 PM
Inspiring Program
Golden Ticket Drawing
7:10 PM - 8:00 PM
Guest Reception
Time for dessert!
Bar remains open till 7:45 PM
8:00 PM
Guests Depart the Foundry

What do I wear? We recommend cocktail attire.
How’s the parking? It’s great! There is a large lot with free off-street parking.
Do I need a ticket? Yes! Advance ticket purchase is required to attend. Tickets are non-refundable and are not considered tax-deductible donations. You will not receive an actual paper ticket.
Is my donation tax-deductible? Donations made at the event are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Boys & Girls Aid is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, EIN 93-0386791
Can Children Attend? Children ages 10 and older are welcome to attend with an adult 21 and older. Children also need a ticket to attend.

The Silent Auction will be open from 5:30 PM - 6:20 PM and will include 12 AMAZING packages including: Trip to Cancun Mexico, Weekend in Wine Country, Sandy Leong Necklace, 100 level Blazer tickets, Golf Lessons, Private Pony Party, Timbers & Thorns Tickets, Family Adventure Basket and more!

The Golden Ticket Raffle will include a chance to win a $1,000 Airbnb gift certificate. A limited amount of raffle tickets will be for sale during the Happy Hour and the winner will be announced at the end of the program.

We seek lifelong connections for children growing up without families.

In 1885, Boys & Girls Aid was founded in response to a crisis. Children were being abandoned on the streets of Portland with nowhere to go. The agency created a home for these children to go to and connection in the community to find families for them.

Over 135 years later and Oregon is facing a new crisis.

More than 8,000 children are living in Oregon’s foster care system. This morning, these children woke up in a bed that is not theirs, they are living without their parents, their siblings, their family pet, their teachers and friends. They are living in limbo, unsure about their future.

Their struggles are tied to instability in the foster care system. Children entering foster care will move more than four times during their first year. If a permanent solution is not found, this process is repeated over and over again with more moves. Children in foster care enter a tailspin where they no longer trust adults and live in a fight or flight mentality. They get frustrated. They get aggressive. And then they lose hope.

At Boys & Girls Aid, we see children in foster care for who they really are – kids. They are young people who have done nothing to deserve their situation and we believe that in the right family, they can thrive. It is our mission to make sure every child in foster care grows up in a family.

This is Boys & Girls Aid’s solution. Children in foster care need families who know their history and are invested in their future. The cycle of foster care is a brutal one that ends with children struggling as adults. To avoid this, we need to ensure their future safety and resolve their past traumas by connecting them with a forever family.

Our journey to end the cycle of foster care is not one we want to go at alone. Join us in building a better future for children in Oregon.