The Reser Family Foundation

We are excited to announce that applications are now open for nonprofit organizations to become beneficiaries of the 2025 TPG Throwdown and 2025 TPG Paddle Palooza! If you know of organizations that align with the TPG Foundation's mission to make a difference by investing in the health, wellbeing, and education of the next generation, please encourage them to apply. ? Applications will remain open until November 1, 2024. Help us continue to impact the communities in which we live and work by sharing this opportunity with nonprofits that are driving positive change. Paddle Palooza | Renton, WA: https://lnkd.in/gBmms7D7 TPG Throwdown | Portland, OR: https://lnkd.in/gTVdDW2G

???Ready to Ignite Your Business Idea? Join the BLAZE Program!??? Are you between 18-24 and living in the Portland-Metro area? Do you have a brilliant business idea that you're passionate about? The BLAZE program is here to help you turn that idea into reality! What is BLAZE??BLAZE is a 12-month program designed to help young entrepreneurs bring their products or services to life. By the end of the program, you'll be ready to launch your business with confidence! What You Get:?? Monthly Business Development Workshops ? One-on-One Business Coaching ? Connections with Industry Professionals ? Marketing Strategies for Your Business ? Business Registration Assistance ? Access to MESO and BCMG Networks and Resources ? Empower Course Curriculum Access ? BLAZE Participant Mentor Support ? A $3,600 Business Grant to Kickstart Your Venture! How to Apply: - Click the link below to start your application. - Submit a 90-second video pitch explaining: Your business idea How you came up with it Why it’s important to you ???Deadline:?Friday, August 2nd, 2024 at 5pm ???Send?your video to:?[email protected] ?? Don't miss this chance to blaze a trail with your business! Apply now and take the first step toward making your entrepreneurial dreams come true! For more information visit:?https://lnkd.in/gQtfQUqA ?#BLAZEPDX2024 #MESO #BCMG820 #YoungEntrepreneurs #PortlandBusiness #BusinessGrant #StartupSupport?

?? Announcing our Pop-up Shop at the Free Geek Community Fair on Saturday July 27th! ???? Looking for an affordable laptop or a phone that won’t break the bank? Come by our pop-up shop at the Community Fair for a selection of refurbished computers, monitors, and components. Get your cables, power banks, and peripherals for less than the price of a cup of coffee. Browse through a nostalgic array of vintage tech, retro gaming consoles, and niche accessories that span generations of tech innovation. ????? Every purchase at Free Geek’s pop-up shop supports our mission to bridge the digital divide. Stay tuned for some more exciting Community Fair announcements including vendors, sponsors, activities, raffle prizes and more! ???? #Community #Fair #event #affordable #Technology #retro #vintage #gaming #Portland #summer

The talk of the show was the incredible IDDBA Chair Award event. By tradition, the chair of the board for IDDBA presents their award to an individual who inspires them. This year, IDDBA Chair Peter Sirgy presented this award to Pat Reser, Chair at Reser's Fine Foods, whom he called "a visionary, a luminary, a mentor, and my friend" - giving her the stage. As the speech began, she opened with a concept and then connected it to something tangible from a big question: WHAT DO IDEAS BECOME? "Ideas become big things, brave things, smart things, silly things, good things - like stories and artwork, journeys and communities, and inventions, products, and cures. Everything on the exhibit floor…everything we see around us was once an idea." From there she told the very personal story of her family, who had a vision of a small potato salad business but in the face of adversity - "a business on the verge of bankruptcy" moving to success, now in 14 major facilities in North America. In telling the personal details of the story of her life and her husband Al Reser's life, she wasn't just sharing any story, but an incredible example of an American Success Story. And like almost all powerful stories, it didn't go in a straight line. "Success was not a linear path. It required taking risks and experiencing failures, pushing limits, all of which helped us learn and grow [...] And, as we all have learned from experience ... the day the seed is planted is not the day one eats the fruit." She had a message for all of us as she began to end her speech: "I invite you to embrace the concept that true leadership is not measured by the heights we reach, but by the lives we touch and the legacy we leave behind. Gatherings like this, organized by the wonderful IDDBA team, highlight the importance of our collective work and being part of a community." Our community is so grateful to include among its ranks inspiring leaders like Pat Reser. Everyone at #IDDBA2024 who saw this speech is sure to remember it, and we hope that they were as touched by her words as many of us were.