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THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ARE DEDICATED TO MAKING OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON A BETTER PLACE FOR CHILDREN

AND FAMILIES WHERE THEY LIVE, LEARN, AND PLAY.

“YOU HAVE THE ABILITYTO HELP ANYONE.”

JEROME KERSEY 1962-2015

$662,583Sport for Health grants to get kids and their families active

Rip City 5050 Raffle in partnership with the Safeway Foundation

Take it to the Court for Education school grants sponsored by Wells Fargo

Trail Blazers Foundation make it better College Scholarships for high school seniors sponsored by Wells Fargo

Trail Blazers corporate giving to support staff serving on local nonprofit Boards and additional community events

GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS GIVEN THROUGH THE TRAIL BLAZERS AND TRAIL BLAZERS FOUNDATION THIS SEASON.

Moda Give & Go Assist Program to build an all-abilities play structure at Cully Park

Community 101 to support future philanthropists at Oregon high schools

Rose Quarter Employee Giving to support The Fit Project, Playworks, and the Right Brain Initiative

make it better Board of Professionals 5050 night for the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)

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RESPECT IN PARTNERSHIPWITH ADIDAS AND LES SCHWABNearly 800 youth were brought to Trail Blazers games to celebrate their efforts to show Respect

LEUPOLD HOMETOWN HEROES43 local heroes were celebrated and highlighted during Trail Blazers games in the Moda Center

TEAMING UP TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER WITH PAPA MURPHY’S6,910 pounds of food donated to kids and families through Urban Gleaners from Rose Quarter events

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READ BIG WITH KNOWLEDGE UNIVERSE AND CENTURYLINKHundreds of students from 46 schools earned tickets to Trail Blazers games and other events

3,801 DAIMLER THREES FOR TREES3,801 trees were planted in the Sandy River Delta

1,200FRED MEYER COAT DRIVENearly 1,200 coats collected for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland

$15,000GENENTECH BLOCK OUT CANCER$15,000 for Trail Blazers’ blocked shots given to the Children’s Cancer Association

MORE THAN $560,000 IN VALUE INCLUDING $150,000 IN CASH WAS DONATED TO THIS YEAR’S make it better PARTNERS

We partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest to support one-to-one mentoring relationships for children experiencing adversity in order to increase school performance and high school graduation rates.

We stand with the Urban League of Portland to help communities thrive by pushing towards equality in education, employment, and economic security.

We support the Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland to help communities thrive by providing educational and athletic opportunities for kids after school, on weekends, and over the summer.

We work with Playworks to make recess safe, fun, and active for all kids, which increases participation in activities and sports and kids’ abilities to focus in class, and decreases bullying.

We join with SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) in their goal to get every child reading at grade level by the end of third grade, which significantly improves educational outcomes including high school graduation.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

20118community events with

Trail Blazers players and coaches

events with Blaze the Trail Cat and Blazers alumni

and ambassadors

EVENTS

$3.89M$75,000

1,760

In in-kind donations

in free and reduced event space and catering

Employee volunteer hours

IN-KIND DONATIONS

564,104

youth basketball and fitness clinics

kids participated in Oregon and SW Washington

CAMP & CLINICS

THE MODA CENTER RECEIVED ITS LEED GOLD RE-CERTIFICATION IN 2015

WASTE

79% of our waste was diverted from landfills in 2014.

TRANSPORTATIONTransportation breakdown on event day:

ENERGY

Energy use has been cut in half since 2008 and all energy use is offset.

WATER

Water use per event has dropped by 29% since 2008.

5+59+5+25+6+PSINGLE PASSENGER VEHICLES

CARPOOL2+ PER VEHICLE

BUS

LIGHTRAIL

WALK/BIKE 5%

59%5%

25%

6%

ENVIRONMENT

THANK YOUCOMMUNITY PARTNERSCORPORATE PARTNERS

RIP CITYCORPORATE PARTNERS

PRINTED ON 100% RECYCLED PAPER USING 100% WIND POWER.

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