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2018 Rip City Rally
On this year’s Rip City Rally presented by Moda Health we visited Klamath Falls, Bend, Prineville, Madras & Hood River to get Rip City fans ready for the season!
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Rip City At the 2018 Portland Pride Parade
A look back at the Trail Blazers day at the 2018 Portland Pride Parade.
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Nike Physical Education Takeover
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Our Rip City
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Trail Blazers and Nautilus Take Over Clark County Youth Basketball Tournament
Earlier this season, Maurice Harkless, Pat Connaughton, and the Trail Blazers game night crew joined Nautilus Cares for a surprise takeover during the championship game of the Clark County Activities League youth tournament.
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2018 Daimler Tree Planting
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Black History Month Recap
A look back at the Black History Month celebration at Moda Center.
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Nike Play Grant Benefits Kukatonon Dance Troupe
Recipients of the Trail Blazers Foundation Nike Play Grant, Kukatonon provides tuition-free, after-school programming in West African dance, drumming, and ballet to primarily African and African American children from low-income households.
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Holiday Hoops Clinic
Over the holidays, the Trail Blazers teamed up with local nonprofit Girls Inc. to provide a clinic to young athletes in the Portland area, teaching them teamwork and leadership skills to help them be successful on and off the court.
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Players Coaching Rip City Academy
Pat Connaughton and Jake Layman recently took part in a Rip City Academy training day to work with youth basketball players from the Portland area and give them a tour of the Trail Blazers practice facility.
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National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration
On February 8 we celebrated our inaugural Rip City Strong event and partnered with Girls Inc., a non-profit whose mission is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.
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Pile Of Puppies Party At Ronald McDonald House
Jusuf Nurkić, Jake Layman, Zach Collins teamed up with Maurice Chew-cas, Sidney Licks, Arvydas Sa-bone-is and the rest of the Pile of Puppies roster for a party at the Ronald McDonald House
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Country Financial LEARN Event
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2018 Rip City Academy Launch
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2017 Pride Night
We celebrated this year’s second annual Rip City Pride Night on November 18 as the Trail Blazers defeated the Sacramento Kings. The night’s 5050 raffle, silent auction and retail sales benefited the Q Center, raising more than $5,000 for the non-profit organization.
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Trail Blazers Visit Doernbecher Children's Hospital
The Portland Trail Blazers took some time off to visit Portland's Doernbecher Children's Hospital to lift the spirits of kids there during the holiday season.
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2016-17 Community Impact Recap
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2017 Latino Network Night
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2017-18 Daimler Threes for Trees
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Blazers Boys & Girls Club Unveil
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2017 Rip City Relay
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2017 Summer Hoops Camp
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Programs
Our programs unite our efforts with those of our corporate partners to raise awareness and address important issues in our community.
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Funding is available for nonprofit organizations, schools, and students in Oregon and SW Washington via various Foundation grants throughout the year.
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Thousands of in-kind donations are given to 501c3 organizations annually to support fundraising efforts, events, and special experiences.
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Nonprofit organizations can volunteer to sell concessions at Rose Quarter games and events to receive a percentage of their sales to support their work.
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