Incight Announces Fundraising Dinner, the Harvest Gala

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Scott Hatley
Incight
P: 971.244.0305
F: 971.244.0304
scott@incight.org
www.incight.org


Incight Announces Fundraising Dinner, the Harvest Gala
Second Annual Event to Feature Keynote Speaker April Holmes, US Paralympic Champ

Portland, OR, September 23, 2008 – Incight announces its second annual fundraising celebration, the Harvest Gala, Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 6:30 pm. The benefit dinner and awards ceremony, featuring keynote speaker Nike athlete April Holmes, will be held at the Governor Hotel’s Heritage ballroom.

A record-holding paralympic athlete who lost her left leg in 2001, Holmes is a Nike “First Woman of Jordan Brand” athlete and MBA graduate. She is also founder of the April Holmes Foundation, which assists people with physical and developmental disabilities as they affect their everyday lives.

Incight, founded in 2002 by Scott Hatley and Vail Horton, CEO of Portland-based KEEN Mobility, seeks to provide the tools and skills for those with disabilities to advance their education, seek and obtain employment, and become active participants in their communities. The benefit dinner is the primary source of funding to provide educational opportunities for disable citizens to become active members of the community.

“The harvest gala is a magical event for Incight. It helps us bring a message of hope, inspiration and success from our clients to the community. This support has been life changing.”

Incight began as a dream between Hatley, a classmate to Horton during graduate school at the University of Portland. Recognizing that only 16% of disabled Americans possess advanced degrees and 1 in 5 have a full time job, they collaborated on the creation of a program that would, ultimately, affect this statistic. Since its inception, Incight has provided more than $1,200,000 in
scholarships and program support.

Some of the biggest challenges facing those with disabilities, especially high school youth, involve being prone to self-limitation through feelings of social isolation, attitudes lacking self confidence and self-esteem, and by believing their fullest potential is not possible because of disability. Incight exists to abolish this mentality by opening doors to opportunity.

For additional information on Incight, or to attend the benefit, contact Scott Hatley or visit www.incight.org.

ABOUT INCIGHT: The name Incight is a hybrid of the word Incite, to spark a passion, and Insight, to possess intimate knowledge of a topic or situation. Through self-empowerment Incight seeks to continuously provide the tools and skills for those with disabilities to advance their education, seek and obtain employment, and become active participants in their communities. Through all this, Incight’s main goal is achieved; to create contributing members of society who view life without any thought of limitations.

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October 2nd Student Central and Career Fair

National Job Fair & Career Exploration Day

Meet Employers, Find Job Openings & Fill Out Applications

Registration Required (see bottom for instructions)

Date: Monday October 6th

Time: 10:30am to 11:30am OR 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Where: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront

1401 SW Naito Parkway, Portland, Oregon 97201

Open to all youth 16 – 21 with a disability who are interested in college or gaining employment!

Sessions Include:

• Employer Panel (Hear about their industry and the skills needed. Ask questions and learn about opportunities with their companies.)
• Learn about Job Etiquette and how to approach a potential an Employer
• Students can participate in the Job Fair before and after Student Central.
  
• Mock Interviews.

Employers with booths & hiring at the fair:

• Walgreens

• Mcdonald’s

• IBM

• Walmart

• SunTrust

• Bank of America

• Nordstrom’s

• Manpower

• Motorola

• Starbucks

• TecAccess

• 3M

• Affiliated Computer Services

• U.S. Department of State

• Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

• Kaiser Permanente

• Fred Myer

• Precision Castparts/PCC Structurals

And many more local and national businesses!

To Register please call Incight at 971-244-0305

Registration Deadline is September 30th – SPACE IS LIMITED!

Feel free to print and distribute the flyer

Rob Pollock

rob@incight.org

971-244-0305

Incight Scholar Marneet Lewis goes to Washington

Marneet Lewis is serving as an intern in U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy's (Mass.) office for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) in Washington, D.C.

Lewis' selection as a community college student is rare – she is one of only eight students selected for the summer congressional internship program and the only community college student in a very competitive field of candidates.

See the entire profile

Free Ice Cream Social on August 16th

When: August 16th
Time: 1-4pm
Where: Creston Park (site C)
Why: Come get some free ice cream and learn about Incight's great programs for South East.
Cost: FREE!!!

Download and print the flyer!!!!!

2008/2009 Incight Scholars Announced

We are pleased to announce the 2008/2009 Incight Scholars

80 scholars were chosen out of over 900 applications.
The scholarships are worth $750 each.

Here are the Scholars:

Alexandria Watkins
Alison Ecker
Aliza Greenblatt
Alysha Jeans
Amanda Goyne
Amanda Hughes
Amelia Wallrich
Amy Litzinger
Andrew Arthur
Andrew Lyon
Andrew Webber
Angella Mentez
Ann Motl
Anne Huguelet
An-ni Chang
Anthony Franco
Anthony Zanolini
Ashley Sawyer
Austin Angelus
Blaire Stady
Brandi Van Anne
Brent Henjeveld
Candy Mott
Charles Ive
Charlie Cheney
Christina Davidson
Christine Getman
Christopher Bruinenberg
Cyndi Obasi
Daniel Ciccarone
Daniel Guenther
Daniel Lower
David Singer
Dillon Schrader
Dominique Howard
Dustin Hunter
Dylan Nunley
Eli Ettinger
Elizaberth Woods
Elizabeth Underwood
Eric Nooker
Eric Rissler
Francisco Hernandez
Giacomo Vitko
Glen Kagan

Grant Miller
Gus Townson
Hillary Campbell
Ian Joslyn
Jared Gardner
Jeff Hutton
Jessica Herzler
Jessica Jenkins
Joanne Johnson
Kathrine Hunt
Keith Medina
Kelly Matula
Kenneth Heggem
Logan Wirkuty
Margaret Drew
Marneet Lewis
Matt Liberty
Megan Clancy
Michelle Koplitz
Mira Shah
Mitchell Owens
Natalie Russo
Nicholas Nunley
Oscar Pena
Paul Faghan
Richard Mason
Robert Phillips
Robert Thompson
Robyn Varner
Ryan DeLuca
Ryan Garrett
Ryan Hodgson
Samuel Muwanguzi
Sandra Baroni
Shannon Coe
Shavone Flores
Steven Lynch
Susan Crane
Thomas Circle
Tim Bush
Timothy Huang
Tingting Gao
Victor Sanders
Wesley Studer

Wheelchair Basketball at PSU

PSU Campus Recreation, in partnership with the PSU Disability Advocacy Cultural Association and Oregon Disability Sports (ODS) will be bringing Wheelchair Basketball on campus for eight weeks this summer; May 31 through August 2. Sessions will run from 9:30-11:00am at the Peter Stott Center on PSU's campus. Players can culminate their experience in a two-day competition at Hoops-on-the-River August 16 and 17, 2008. The goal is to involve students with disabilities on the PSU campus with a sport and to create an environment where students of all abilities can be engaged in recreational activities.

If you are a student interested in playing, please contact Waddah Sofan at 503 209 6263 or email wsofan@pdx.edu. If you are a non-student, please contact Trish Suhr @ 503-241-0850 or trisha@oregondisabilitysports.net

Incight 2008/2009 Scholarship Closed

Incight’s 2008/2009 Scholarship Application is now closed.

Awards will be announced in May.

Thank you for the many applications.

Any questions can be emailed to questions@incight.org
or call 971-244-0304