As a child, Julie Phanton was intrigued by the process of filming. Now, as the outreach coordinator for Mt. Hood hospice, she gets to coordinate movie screening fundraisers for the cause and write the script for the nonprofit’s marketing — among many other things.  With a degree in communications and broadcasting from the University of Portland, Portland native Phanton has years of experience in different forms of media. She started out at her college radio station, then also

Imagine a global network of more than 1.2 million neighbors and friends, people who roll up their sleeves to make the world a better place. That’s Rotary. For over 110 years, Rotary members have united across communities and cultures to create lasting change, locally and globally. Rotary members are people of action. They’re problem-solvers who bring passion, energy, and intelligence to projects that make a real difference. From promoting literacy and peace to improving acces

Trajectory puts on the annual SICC Forest Festival in Sandy every June, but their second biggest event of the year comes on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Trajectory will host its third annual Forestry Fundraiser at the Carver Event Center, continuing a growing tradition of investing directly in local students, workers, and forestry education programs across the region. The evening opens at 4 p.m. with bar service and Timbersports on the lawn, followed by dinner and a live auction

When Olivia Solis heard about the youth development specialist position at AntFarm three years ago, she hadn’t been seeking it out. But it would seem that AntFarm was looking for someone like her.  A former manager from the nonprofit knew Solis and how she interacted so well with their grandson, and recommended Solis apply. Three years later, she’s worked her way up in the organization, taking on even more responsibility with the somewhat new Sandy YouthHub, with the org’s Nu

As winter settles into our area, AntFarm’s housing team is working with heightened awareness. The colder months bring additional stress for people already living close to the edge. Bills increase. Missed hours on a paycheck carry more weight. Transportation becomes more complicated. Firewood runs out sooner than expected. When maintaining basic necessities is already unstable, winter has a way of magnifying every vulnerability. Housing instability in smaller communities like

The holiday season is full of cheer, but for many, it includes harder times. The Sandy Community Action Center works to provide more opportunities for families and recently received a large donation to enact their goal. However, due to their limited space, they weren’t able to support the donation size, so the Sandy Historical Society provided them a solution: using their basement as storage.  The generous donation came from Clackamas County Disaster Relief after the Action C

The Hull Foundation and Learning Center in Sandy, Oregon is a retreat center for the blind, a place where our guests with sight loss and blindness can go to a home away from home to relax, renew, and enjoy many activities matched to the season or subject of the retreat or seminar.  Our Winter Holiday Getaway started on December 8 th  and ended on December 12 th . Our guests are spending their time at the foundation playing holiday games, listening to Christmas music, and visi

*sponsored by MAECO When a lot of people think of Sandy Community Action Center, they think of the woman at the helm: Kirsten Pitzer. Which makes sense, since she’s held the executive director position for the better part of a decade, succeeding Dawn Loomis about 8.5 years ago. Pitzer had a career in education before coming to the Center, and also volunteered in the food pantry for three years before the board encouraged her to apply for the leadership position.  “I liked the