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Oregon Convention Center Exterior Renovation MLK Entrance

Sep. 10, 2020 | community stories

Metro working to open the doors of the Oregon Convention Center as evacuee shelter

Clackamas County, Metro and the Oregon Convention Center are working to set up the center as an evacuee shelter for community members displaced by the Oregon wildfires.

The Red Cross managed shelter will accommodate community members displaced by the fires with sleeping arrangements and other services offered in the temporary space, with COVID-19 physically distanced protocols. The Joint Office of Homeless Services will also be expanding the capacity of the shelter set up earlier this year.

Jun. 02, 2020 | community stories

OCC's spires will be shining in yellow as a beacon of hope for our suffering and silenced communities of color

Oregonians are demanding change to dismantle racist systems and address racial inequities in our region and throughout our country. For far too long, communities of color have been unheard. In the words of Martin Luther King Jr. “A riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear? …it has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. …And so in a real sense our nation’s summer of riots are caused by our nation’s winters of delay.”

Ryan Harvey Nancy Nordman Craig Stroud sustainability community OCC renovation

Oct. 17, 2019 | community stories

Oregon Convention Center donates thousands of chairs to local nonprofit organizations

Part of the recently completed $40M renovation at the Oregon Convention Center (OCC) involved replacing all our old furniture with new, more modern and more comfortable furniture. Better seating, and more of it, has long been a request of our clients and visitors alike.

Meals on Wheels People Lindsay Pearson pacificwild OCC staff

Oct. 01, 2019 | community stories

Pacificwild and Oregon Convention Center staff team up to support Meals on Wheels People

Every other Friday for the past year, pacificwild's assistant general manager Lindsay Pearson has made meal deliveries to residents in Portland’s Belmont neighborhood on behalf of Meals on Wheels People. She has also recruited a good number of pacificwild and OCC teammates to join her in this great cause!

Portland-Sapporo Sister City Association Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto Craig Stroud

Jun. 10, 2019 | community stories

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto Rededicate Sapporo Bell at the Oregon Convention Center

Celebrating the Portland-Sapporo Sister City Association’s 60 years of prosperity and peace

Mayor Wheeler from the City of Portland and Mayor Akimoto from Sapporo, Japan solidified their continued commitment to the Portland-Sapporo Sister City relationship by rededicating the Japanese bell gifted by business leaders in Sapporo to Portland as a 30th Anniversary gift at the Oregon Convention Center.

National Night Out Crime Prevention Program GoLloyd Lloyd District Community Association OCC Sales Team

Aug. 02, 2017 | community stories

Oregon Convention Center joins hundreds of Portland neighbors for the 34th Annual National Night Out

Staff members of the Oregon Convention Center (OCC) joined hundreds of Portland residents and regional leaders, enjoying tasty treats, kid-friendly activities, free bike repairs, and engaging in community outreach during the National Night Out event on August 1st at Holladay Park in the Lloyd District.

Blanchet House community service food donations Cindy Wallace OCC staff

Oct. 04, 2016 | community stories

OCC sales team members volunteer at Portland’s Blanchet House

In July, the Oregon Convention Center Sales Team, headed by OCC Director of Sales Cindy Wallace, paid a visit to Blanchet House in Portland to tour the facilities and volunteer their service. They started in the Founders Café, where team members took assignments to plate and serve free, hot meals to each individual in need who came through the door.

BIKETOWN PBOT Nike bike share TriMet

Jul. 20, 2016 | community stories

OCC site of one of 100 new BIKETOWN bike share stations

BIKETOWN, Portland’s next generation bike share system, launched on July 19. Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and its partners unveiled a map of the first 100 BIKETOWN station locations. The map is available at BIKETOWNPDX.com. The stations house 1,000 "smart bikes" with the latest technology.

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