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Follow on Google News | Portland Citizens Help Anvil Media Select Charity of ChoiceSEM agency donates $1,250 to local charities based on popular vote
By: Anvil Media Inc. “The voter response to select a charity was overwhelming,” The recipient of the $1,000 donation is HOMEpdx, whose mission is to love people face-to-face. The organization serves a community of people that find their homes outdoors in Portland by offering two weekly meals as a time to gather as a community to share food, supplies and most importantly hope. The runner-up and recipient of $250 is The Shadow Project, who partners with special education teachers to help close the achievement gap for students with complex learning challenges. The Shadow Project serves 28 schools in Portland, Yamhill County and Hillsboro. “The donation from Anvil Media will put more than 100 new books into the hands of children in our program, helping them to become confident, engaged readers,” said Christy Scattarella, Executive Director of The Shadow Project. “When local businesses such as Anvil come forward to help local nonprofits, everybody wins.” Anvil is dedicated to continuing its commitment to organizations looking out for others by offering pro bono services, volunteering time outside of work and making charitable donations to those in need. Anvil added a quarterly cash contribution element to their annual Charity of Choice at the beginning of 2011 as a way to do more for the community. Past recipients include Mercy Corps, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Oregon Humane Society and The Pixie Project. About Anvil Media Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Anvil Media, Inc. is a digital marketing agency specializing in search engine marketing (SEM) and related services, including website analytics, search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) management, social media marketing and mobile marketing auditing, planning and training. Anvil helps Fortune 2000 clients generate a return-on-investment (ROI) on their digital marketing strategies by auditing and optimizing existing agency or in-house programs as well as providing ongoing management and consulting services. Current clients include Advantis Credit Union, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Lucy, Oregon State University, Provenance Hotels, Right Management, SEMA, TEKsystems, The Nature Conservancy and Travel Portland. For more information about Anvil's commitment to community, visit www.anvilmediainc.com/ About HOMEpdx The mission of HOMEpdx is to love people face-to-face, which it does by serving a community of people that find their home outdoors in Portland. HOMEpdx offers two weekly meals as a time to gather as a community to share food, supplies and most importantly hope. For more information, visit homepdx.net. About The Shadow Project The Shadow Project partners with special education teachers to help close the achievement gap for students with complex learning challenges. They envision a day when all youngsters with disabilities recognize themselves as capable and courageous, and when no more children give up on school because they feel they can’t learn. The Shadow Project serves 28 schools in Portland, Yamhill County and Hillsboro. For more information, visit shadow-project.org. End
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