donor list inside

To our donors

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.
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 Duvall

PCC District President PCC Foundation Board President
 from OUR community

Scholarship recipients
Tera Roberts (’07) and Gavin Roberts
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, To: The donor who
single mom is earning her doctorate
degree. And it doesn,t stop there. believed in us and wrote
One day, my family will open a clinic in a check that day
Vernonia to help the people of our
medically underserved community. We
couldn,t have done it without you.
With gratitude,
Tera Roberts
having a wonderful

Future!

Scholarship recipient
Adrian Thompson (’10)
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.

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 To:
you always dreamed about. In just a few My high school self,
short years, you will be on the other side of the day I heard the
the country finishing your bachelor,s degree scholarship news
at one of the most prestigious universities in
the country. And your dream of becoming a
dentist in your own community is just around
the corner.
Your future self,
Adrian
Achieving my educational

Dreams

Scholarship recipient
Karla Sánchez (’10)
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.

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 To:
the strength to follow my goals. I may Mom and Dad,
be the first in our family to graduate from who said I could do it
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
 Welcome to
beautiful, sunny
Gordon Brinser, president of SolarWorld
Industries America Inc. (center), with PCC
Foundation SolarWorld USA scholarship recipients
Jorge Castillo (left) and Lucy Gorman (right) SolarWorld
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 To:
in construction management, Jorge is Other companies
following his wife’s advice to pursue
his passion and return to school.
deciding where to
As you know, people are our greatest
invest this year
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.
 visit a
place where

Students come first

PCC alumna and faculty retiree
Betty Kendall (’75); Automotive Service
Department Chair Russ Jones;
and PCC Automotive Service
Advisor Robin Burwell
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
To:
are, we want you to know: every day, Our students who are
you make our jobs worthwhile. So, wondering if they’re
hang in there. You’re going to make it. going to make it
-Russ Jones, Automotive Service
Technology Instructor
-Robin Burwell, Automotive Service
Technology Advisor
-Betty Kendall, Retired Automotive
Service Technology Instructor
 Finding
myself in a second career

Scholarship recipient Vanessa Calderón (’10)

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
To:
without a college degree . Starting was
Professionals who
the hardest part, but once I did , the
think they’ve hit a
rest fell into place .
dead end
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
Leaving a family

Legacy Donors Virginia Spurkland

and Nancy & Ron DeGroot
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 To:
were truly kind, gentle people People who are
who spent their lives giving considering an
to others. We are so glad to estate gift
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
 see the

Damon Hickok, Middle College

coordinator; Tania Arreguin,
Middle College student mentor
(left); Meitta Dennis, PCC student
and former Middle College
Sights
at middle college!
participant (right)
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 To:
college is something I really can do.
Not only did I graduate from high High school students
school,
, Iearned college credit. Now struggling to make it
I m a student in PCC's EMT program to graduation
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
PCC Foundation Mini-Grants
the 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.
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.
financial report
Statement of Activities
During fiscal year (FY) 2009-10, the PCC Foundation
Support and Revenues FY2009-10 FY2004-05
raised close to $2.3 million in cash contributions.
Total revenues, which include cash, in-kind support, Grants and contributions $2,202,457 $757,579
Special events net revenue $85,271 $55,923
and investment activities, were a record $3.5 million in
Subtotal cash contributions $2,287,728 $813,502
FY2009-10. This included close to $0.4 million in revenue
College in-kind support $663,555 $345,448
from investment activities, which rebounded well from
Other in-kind contributions $203,817 $50,886
the prior year’s losses. Foundation revenues supported
Investment activities $381,514 $135,531
a record $1.6 million in scholarship, program and related
Total support and revenues $3,536,614 $1,345,367
distributions during FY2009-10. Total expenses, which
Expenses
include these distributions along with supporting services
Scholarships $855,000 $226,955
and investment fees, were $2.6 million for the year.
Programs $781,169 $334,275
By the close of FY2009-10, the Foundation’s net assets
Subtotal distributions $1,634,502 $561,230
reached $6.2 million, of which $3.4 million (54 percent)
Program expense - depreciation $1,667 $154,389
was in endowed funds.
Supporting services:
College in-kind supporting services $663,555 $345,448
During recent years, the PCC Foundation has invested Administration $220,218 $44,539
in capacity building in order to increase private contributions Fundraising $37,440 --
and our support of PCC students and programs. During Investment fees $28,340 $10,635
the past five years (from FY2004-05 through FY2009-10), Total expenses $2,585,722 $1,116,241
the growth in contributions has helped boost the Foundation’s Change in net assets $950,892 $229,126
net assets, which more than doubled. During that same Net Assets
timeframe, the Foundation’s distributions to scholarships Beginning of year $5,299,083 $2,798,871

and PCC programs have increased almost three-fold. End of year $6,249,975 $3,027,997
Greetings!
from a pcc foundation supporter
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What you’re holding looks like a postcard, 44¢ stamp
but it’s really an opportunity. here

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

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distributed more than 500 scholarships. As record numbers
of students are applying for financial aid, there has never
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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

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I think you should check them out!

Pcc.edu/foundation

Sincerely,

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To our donors
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.
 donor list inside

To our donors

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.