Rotary Club of Tigard and Tigard Masonic Lodge team up for Operation Warm

Thanks to the generosity of the Rotary Club of Tigard and the Tigard Masonic Lodge, nearly 200 young residents served by Community Partners for Affordable Housing, (CPAH) will receive warm coats this winter.
Working through a nationwide program called Operation Warm, The Rotarians and Masons will provide new winter coats to local children in need through a community partnership with CPAH.

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Operation Warm’s vision is that every child wearing a winter coat will be healthy, be able to attend school regularly and develop strong self esteem.
CPAH will distribute the new coats to children from several CPAH properties on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 1-2:30 PM at the Greenburg Oaks Apartments Community.
“We chose CPAH because of the fact that there is a huge need for our children in the community and economy,” said Bill Phillps, President of the Rotary Club of Tigard. “CPAH has already identified the kids in need and we find that very comforting.”
CPAH’s Resident Services Director, Shannon Wilson, confirmed the need for the project. “These children are from some of the poorest families in our community, with an average annual income close to $20,000. To see these children receive new coats that will keep them snug all winter really warms my heart.”
Operation Warm has distributed more than 600,000 new coats across the country at the discounted rate of $15 per coat, plus shipping and handling.
The coats are of especially high quality, suitable for Oregon’s rainy (and often snowy) winter weather.
They come in a variety of colors and have a label where the child’s name can be written inside the coat.
This local project is collaboration between the Rotary Club of Tigard and the Tigard Masonic Lodge, whose members have contributed $3,500 to the coat distribution.
Founded in 1993, Community Partners for Affordable Housing is a nonprofit community development coporation serving Washington County and Southwest Portland. It provides safe and healthy affordable housing along with support and skill-building activities to low-income individuals and families.
CPAH currently owns six multi-family and senior apartment communities and four single-family homes in Washington County (with a focus on Tigard) and southwest Portland (277 units).
For more information, call CPAH, 503-293-4038, or visit www.cpahinc.org.