Summertime Play Gets a Helping Hand for Portland's Children
Portland's neighborhood parks received a gigantic boost when Portland Parks Foundation was selected by NBC Today show to receive more than $385,000 of recreational goods from local and national businesses. As the sun rose in the eastern sky, box after box emerged from three large trucks revealing sports gear, clothing, books, electronic equipment, art supplies, and other useful and fun items, all to be used in summer playground programs throughout the city of Portland.