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Media Kit

May 13, 2008 - Media Release
U-Haul Gives SOLV a New Set of Keys!

May 8, 2008 - Media Release
SOLV Offers New Resources in Eastern Oregon

May 8, 2008 - Featured Issue
Making a Difference in Your Community

May 6, 2008 - Media Release
Still Time to Help SOLV's Down by the Riverside

April 29, 2008 - Media Release
SOLV Requests Citizenship Award Nominations

April 22, 2008 - Media Release
Governor to Present SOLV Awards Volunteers from Around Oregon to Be Honored at the Capitol

April 19, 2008 - Media Release
Thousands "SOLV IT" With SOLV and PGE for Earth Day

April 17, 2008 - Featured Story
Whole Foods Market Celebrates Earth Day by Supporting SOLV!

April 15, 2008 - Media Release
SOLV Welcomes New Executive Director

April 15, 2008 - Media Release
SOLV Connects Volunteers to Opportunities Down By The Riverside

April 10, 2008 - Featured Story
Celebrate Earth Day with SOLV!

April 8, 2008 - Media Release
Oregon Launches "Stop The Invasion" Statewide Campaign Against Invasive Species

March 31, 2008 - Media Release
Volunteers Prove Weather No Match For the Oregon Spirit!

March 19, 2008 - Featured Story
Small Change for SOLV = Big Change for Oregon

February 28, 2008 - Featured Story
Celebrate Earth Day by Volunteering at SOLV IT

February 14, 2008 - Featured Story
Protect Oregon With Your Own Project!

February 7, 2008 - Featured Story
Stop The Invasion!

January 31, 2008 - Featured Story
Celebrate the Earth with Your Own Project!

January 24, 2008 - Featured Story
Learn How to Be a Leader!

January 24, 2008 - Media Release
SOLV Appoints New Associate Director

January 10, 2008 - Featured Story
Celebrate the Earth!

December 20, 2007 - Featured Story
Finding A Solution for Others

December 13, 2007 - Featured Story
Ring in the New Year with an Incredible Learning Experience

November 29, 2007 - Featured Story
Be a Part of the Year of the Invasives!

November 15, 2007 - Featured Story
Members Make It Happen!

November 8, 2007 - Featured Story
Oregon Students Get Green

November 1, 2007 - Featured Story
Oregon Students Lead the Way

October 20, 2007 - Media Release
INTEL-SOLV Clean & Green Project Brings Neighbors Together In Washington County and East Multnomah County

October 11, 2007 - Featured Story
Boats In, Garbage Out, River Clean – Thanks to You!!

September 27, 2007 - Featured Story
Team Up, To Preserve Our Watersheds

September 19, 2007 - Media Release
SOLV Announces Leadership Transition

September 17, 2007 - Media Release
INTEL-SOLV Clean and Green Project Needs Volunteers

September 15, 2007 - Media Release
Calm Weather Brings Crowds to Clean Oregon's Beaches

September 6, 2007 - Featured Story
When Employees are Empowered to Get Involved: a look at Yahoo!

September 5, 2007 - Media Release
Come One and All to Join SOLV in Showing the Beach You Care!

August 30, 2007 - Featured Story
Adopt Your Favorite Oregon Waterway!

August 30, 2007 - Media Release
3rd Annual RiverFest Celebration in Maupin

August 29, 2007 - Media Release
See the Classic Greek Theatre of Oregon's Production of Aristophanes' PEACE with a SOLV Discount!

August 22, 2007 - Featured Story
Take a Role In YOUR Watershed!

August 13, 2007 - Media Release
Help Make the SOLV Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup a Success!

August 2, 2007 - Featured Story
Make A Difference in Your Neigborhood!

August 1, 2007 - Media Release
Wells Fargo Donates $1,000 to SOLV on Behalf of Employee Volunteer

July 19, 2007 - Featured Issue
What is Service-Learning?

July 19, 2007 - Featured Story
Making Real World Connections

July 19, 2007 - Media Release
Volunteers Needed For Biggest Relay In The World

July 16, 2007 - Media Release
INTEL-SOLV Clean & Green Project Applications Requested

July 6, 2007 - Featured Story
Helping SOLV One Day At A Time

June 29, 2007 - Featured Story
Take Charge Today! Order Your Free SOLV Cleanup Kit!

June 21, 2007 - Featured Story
Learn to Lead with Volunteer Action Training

June 19, 2007 - Media Release
SOLV and PGE Invite Customers to Support Oregon's Livability

June 14, 2007 - Featured Story
SOLV Links with Latino Students

June 5, 2007 - Featured Story
Congratulations to Our Project Oregon's 2006 Award Winners!

May 21, 2007 - Featured Story
Help Sustain SOLV With Just One Click!

May 19, 2007 - Media Release
Thousands of Oregonians Gather Down By The Riverside

May 9, 2007 - Featured Story
Beautify And Enhance Down By The Riverside

April 28, 2007 - Media Release
Thousands "SOLV IT" With SOLV & PGE On Earth Day

April 19, 2007 - Featured Story
Calling All Volunteers - Urgent Help Needed by May 18!

April 12, 2007 - Featured Story
Volunteer Now for Earth Day and Take the SOLV Challenge!

April 5, 2007 - Featured Story
Students at Santiam High School Take the Lead!

April 4, 2007 - Media Release
PGE & SOLV Seek Volunteers For 18th Annual SOLV IT Event

March 30, 2007 - Featured Story
Thousands Take to the Beach and Set a New Record!

March 24, 2007 - Media Release
Thousands Turn Out Saturday for Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup

March 23, 2007 - Featured Story
Build Your Own SOLV Solution for Your Company!

March 15, 2007 - Media Release
Oregon Distributors Toast Beaches with SOLV Contribution

March 14, 2007 - Media Release
SIP FOR SOLV Wine Promotion

March 14, 2007 - Media Release
SOLV Helps Young Girls Explore the Sciences and the Outdoors

March 9, 2007 - Featured Story
Help Tackle Marine Debris by Joining Us For a Day at the Beach!

February 28, 2007 - Featured Story
SOLV IT Volunteer Registration Open; SOLV Challenge Issued

February 27, 2007 - Media Release
Volunteers Needed for Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup

February 23, 2007 - Featured Story
Northeast Oregonians, Making History with the First SOLV Steering Committee

February 14, 2007 - Featured Story
Get In on the Ground Floor of Volunteerism; Become a SOLV Ambassador!

February 2, 2007 - Media Release
Volunteer Projects Needed for SOLV IT!

January 31, 2007 - Featured Story
Calling all Oregonians to Come Together for Clean Water!

January 25, 2007 - Featured Story
Volunteer Action Training - Be the Change!

January 4, 2007 - Featured Story
Get Involved with one of Oregon’s Most Admired Non-Profits

December 30, 2006 - Media Release
SOLV Announces New Board Members

December 4, 2006 - Featured Story
Register Your Favorite Riverside or Community Site for Down By The Riverside!

December 1, 2006 - Media Release
SOLV Community Meeting Supports Community Project Visioning

November 21, 2006 - Featured Story
Celebrate the season with a gift membership to SOLV!

November 10, 2006 - Media Release
Thirteenth Annual SOLV Citizenship Awards Banquet
Honors Volunteers From Across Oregon

October 21, 2006 - Media Release
INTEL-SOLV Washington County Clean & Green Project Brings Neighbors Together in Washington County

October 11, 2006 - Media Release
Bill Thorndike Receives SOLV 2006 Tom McCall Leadership Award

September 16, 2006 - Media Release
Oregonians Hit the Beach and Find Godzilla
at the Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup

July 21, 2006 - Media Release
INTEL and SOLV Announce Education Grant

July 17, 2006 - Media Release
Bill Thorndike To Receive SOLV 2006 Tom McCall Leadership Award

July 12, 2006 - Media Release
SOLV Gives Free Volunteer Leadership Training At Mahonia Vineyards and Nursery

July 7, 2006 - Featured Story
Summer and Fall Opportunities for Youth Volunteers

July 6, 2006 - Featured Story
Charitable Checkoff

June 29, 2006 - Media Release
SOLV Helps Hillsboro Students Transition to Adulthood

June 26, 2006 - Featured Story
Join SOLV and Your Seaside Neighbors to "Treasure the Beach," July 4th and 5th

June 21, 2006 - Featured Story
SOLV’s Project Oregon Program Supports Volunteer Leaders

June 19, 2006 - Media Release
Call for Volunteers to Become "Friends of the Forest" at Clackamas Lake Ranger Station, Saturday, July 22nd

May 26, 2006 - Media Release
Governor to Present SOLV Awards to Volunteers from around Oregon on Steps of Capitol

May 25, 2006 - Featured Story
Volunteers Make a Big Splash Down By The Riverside

May 5, 2006 - Media Release
SOLV to Offer Free Volunteer Leadership Training in Port Orford

April 28, 2006 - Media Release
SOLV to Offer Free Volunteer Leadership Training in Tillamook

April 27, 2006 - Media Release
SOLV Connects Oregonians Down By The Riverside

April 25, 2006 - Featured Story
Strengthening community bonds and protecting the environment

April 22, 2006 - Media Release
Thousands "SOLV IT" with SOLV and PGE on Earth Day

April 19, 2006 - Media Release
Dianna Weston is Newly Appointed SOLV Marketing Manager

April 18, 2006 - Featured Story
Volunteer In Your Community This Earth Day

April 5, 2006 - Media Release
SOLV Community Meeting to Connect Volunteers With Local Improvement Projects

March 31, 2006 - Media Release
Celebrate Earth Day with PGE and SOLV Volunteer for SOLV IT!

March 31, 2006 - Media Release
SOLV Youth Leadership for Community Action Pilot in Full Swing in Mill City

March 29, 2006 - Media Release
SOLV Helps Young Girls Explore the Sciences and the Outdoors

March 25, 2006 - Media Release
Thousands Turn Out for Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup

March 24, 2006 - Media Release
Volunteers Become Friends of the Forest at Multnomah Falls Call for Volunteers Saturday, April 8th

March 22, 2006 - Featured Story
A Personal Commitment to Keeping Oregon Beaches Clean

March 10, 2006 - Featured Story
Without You, There is no SOLV

March 4, 2006 - Media Release
Volunteers Join Together in the Tualatin Basin

March 2, 2006 - Featured Story
Local Businesses Learn to Engage Workplace Volunteers

February 28, 2006 - Media Release
Sip for SOLV Switches to April

February 24, 2006 - Featured Story
SOLV Volunteers! Attend the Portland Dealers Boat Show Free and Support SOLV!

February 23, 2006 - Media Release
Jack McGowan to be Honored as 2006 Portland First Citizen

February 20, 2006 - Featured Story
Tree for All—Community Stream Planting ChallengeVolunteers needed Saturday, March 4, 9 am to 1 pm

February 13, 2006 - Featured Story
Program Trains Future Volunteer Leaders

February 6, 2006 - Featured Story
Site Nominations Requested for SOLV IT, April 22nd Earth Day Event

January 23, 2006 - Featured Story
Down By The Riverside meets challenge of wet weather

January 16, 2006 - Featured Story
Site Nominations Requested for SOLV IT, April 22nd Earth Day Event

January 12, 2006 - Featured Story
Apply for a small grant today!

July 26, 2005 - Media Release
INTEL-SOLV Washington County Clean & Green Project Site Nominations Requested

July 25, 2005 - Featured Story
Apply for Project Oregon Assistance today!

July 6, 2005 - Featured Story
Evolution Luau Celebrates New Wine Release and Benefits SOLV

June 28, 2005 - Featured Story
A Salute to SOLV Sponsors: Finding the Right Fit is Key to Success

June 13, 2005 - Featured Story
Governor Presents SOLV Awards - Volunteers from Around Oregon Honored on Steps of Capitol

May 21, 2005 - Featured Story
Nearly 19,000 Volunteer Down By The Riverside

May 16, 2005 - Featured Story
Portland Fundraising Breakfast a Huge Success!

May 12, 2005 - Featured Story
Volunteer for Down by the Riverside May 21!

April 25, 2005 - Media Release
SOLV IT Earth Day a Huge Success

April 21, 2005 - Featured Story
Governor Kulongoski Awards Volunteer Coordinators!

April 6, 2005 - Featured Story
SOLV Helps Young Girls Explore the Sciences and the Outdoors

April 6, 2005 - Media Release
PGE, SOLV Seek Volunteers for 16th Annual SOLV IT Event

April 4, 2005 - Featured Story
Join Your Neighbors on Saturday, April 23rd, from 9am-1pm to SOLV IT!

March 19, 2005 - Featured Story
Spring Beach Cleanup Draws Thousands on March 19, 2005

March 19, 2005 - Media Release
Thousands Turn Out Saturday for the 20th Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup

March 10, 2005 - Media Release
Volunteers Needed to Help Clean Up Oregon's Beaches During Annual Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup

March 7, 2005 - Featured Story
Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup March 19, 2005

February 23, 2005 - Media Release
Announcing the SOLV Campaign for Volunteer Action: When People Get Together, Things Get Done

February 23, 2005 - Opinion/Editorial
When People Get Together, Things Get Done.

February 15, 2005 - Media Release
Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup March 19, 2005

February 14, 2005 - Featured Story
Students and SOLV Make It Right

January 31, 2005 - Featured Story
SOLV Gaining International Attention

January 19, 2005 - Media Release
Apply for Project Oregon Assistance today!

January 13, 2005 - Media Release
Student Artists Make History with SOLV

July 21, 2004 - Featured Story
Beyond Beach Cleanups: Come Get to Know SOLV

June 29, 2004 - Featured Story
SOLV Banquet Honors Volunteers in November

June 8, 2004 - Featured Story
Governor Kulongoski Awards Volunteer Coordinators; Calling for Nominations for Citizenship Awards

June 1, 2004 - Media Release
Governor to Present SOLV Awards - Volunteers from Around Oregon to Be Honored on Steps of Capitol

May 22, 2004 - Media Release
Statewide Volunteer Event Shows 15,000 Oregonians Care!

May 11, 2004 - Featured Story
Our Biggest Event Ever; SOLV Receives Recognition

April 30, 2004 - Featured Story
SOLV IT Volunteers Clean Up for Earth Day; Down By The Riverside Planned

April 24, 2004 - Media Release
SOLV IT a Huge Success!

April 13, 2004 - Media Release
Volunteers Needed for 15th Annual SOLV IT Event

March 15, 2004 - Featured Story
Welcome to Our New Website

March 1, 2004 - Media Release
Volunteers Needed to Help Clean Up Oregon's Beaches During Annual Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup



SOLV in the News

A sample of news clippings from around the state.

CCMS youth beautify, clean the Humane Society
December 17, 2004 – Central Oregonian – Prineville
Students in the Crook County Middle School’s Crossroads class planted five hybrid poplar trees in front of the Humane Society of the Ochocos. The trees were purchased with a $125 grant form SOLV.

OMI receives prestigious award
December 16, 2004 – World – Coos Bay
Operations Management International, Coos Bay’s wastewater treatment system operator, was issued the 2004 SOLV Citizenship Award in the business category.

Lea Adler Group Lists 2004 Grant Recipients
December 1, 2004 – Hells Canyon Journal – Halfway

SOLV will help Gaston with improvement work
November25, 2004 – Oregonian – Portland
Gaston has been selected to the next SOLV Best of Oregon Community. Gaston joins 17 other rural communities severed through the Best of Oregon program since 1998.

3rd Annual Give Green Holiday Food & Gift Fair
November11, 2004 –Asian Link – Portland
It’s a two-day event featuring ecologically wise, socially responsible and health-oriented gifts and foods for the holiday season. Admission is a $3 suggested nomination that goes directly to benefit SOLV.

Students asked to submit writings for anthology
November11, 2004 – Dayton Tribune – Dayton
Publishers of an upcoming anthology that is focused upon the Willamette River Basin are asking students of all ages to submit literature for publication in this unique book. Writings should focus on the relationship between people and the Willamette Watershed – the waters, weather, land, plants, animals and habitats that make up the beautiful and fragile river system.

Hardy volunteers
November3, 2004 – South County News – Waldport
Despite the wintry weather, including rain, hail, lightening, wind and cold temperatures, 2,700 volunteers turned out to participate in the 21st anniversary of the Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup. Volunteers removed and estimated 21 tons of trash from Oregon’s 362 miles of beaches.

Monopoly playoff to raise money for charity
October 18, 2004 – Daily Journal of Commerce – Portland
As part of a benefit to raise money for the Bradley-angle House and SOLV, Commercial Real Estate Women Portland will host “Portland For Sale…Are you A Player?”, at Montgomery Park on November 13th.

Wine sales will aid cleanup group
October 13, 2004 – The Statesman Journal – Salem
Sip for SOLV is an annual celebration of salmon-safe wine and sustainable agriculture. Throughout October, $1 from the purchase price of salmon-safe wine goes to SOLV.

SOLVing the litter problem
October 8, 2004 – Central Oregonian – Prineville
Each year in the spring, the Crook County High School Rotational Work Crew dedicates a full day to cleaning up the county’s waterways and campgrounds. In recognition of the crew’s efforts, SOLV will present the SOLV Citizenship award in the community/group category.

Hardy volunteers brave weather to clean Oregon’s
September 30, 2004 – Seaside Signal – Seaside
Despite wintry weather, including rain, hail, wind, lightening and cold temperatures, 2,700 volunteers turned out to participate in the 21st anniversary of the Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup. Volunteers removed an estimated 21 tons of trash off the 362 miles of Oregon coastline.

Cans, hubcaps, shotgun shells among trash removed at North Fork
September 29, 2004 – Stayton Mail – Stayton
Almost 20 volunteers turned out to participate in the first annual Little North Fork Fall Clean-Up. The entire Little North Fork Road, more 15 miles, was cleaned of debris that had accumulated during the busy 2004 recreation season. Volunteers removed nearly three truckloads of trash from the roadside and popular recreation sites.



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