Gearing Up for MAF Week

Multnomah Athletic Foundation’s MAF Week is coming up. The weeklong event, which includes the annual Spin-A-Thon, is an opportunity for Multnomah Athletic Club members to actively connect with the club’s community partner. MAF Week is when MAC members can combine their passion for fitness with their passion to help others.

each connects with MAF differently, they all share a common desire to give back to the community.

Tom Usher, MAC Member and Donor

Party: Saturday, March 18

Free, registration is required

Come together and celebrate the community’s impact on the foundation’s grant and scholarship outreach. A gathering for friends, sponsors, and guests. With celebration of longtime event sponsors and announcements of auction winners, it’s sure to be a blast.

Visit MultnomahAthleticFoundation. com for the Eventbrite registration link for all the events and information how to access the online auction.

During MAF Week, members can choose from various activities and levels of engagement. Along with the Spin-A-Thon, MAC members can take a “Join the Move” fitness class to earn raffle tickets for wellness prizes; attend a Listen and Learn conversation about Title IX and the Oregon leader who helped write the landmark legislation in 1972; come to the party to celebrate the MAF community; and partake in an auction to bid on special experiences.

MAF continues to expand its reach into the community, powered by members and grant partners whose life experiences and diverse points of view help inform MAF’s mission — including the MAC members and grant partner featured below. Although

As a longtime club member and past MAC trustee, Tom Usher has been deeply involved in the Development Committee and fundraising for MAF. Tom’s entire family is active at the club, and he participates in the annual Spin-A-Thon as a rider and a sponsor.

Tom strongly believes in the importance of supporting young people in sports. He feels it’s not so much the sport that matters, but the life lessons one learns through sport, and that sport encourages discipline, teamwork, and health.

Tom also believes that community support and philanthropy are vital. “With the rich history that we have at the club, we have an obligation to give back to the community, and the perfect way to do this is through supporting the foundation.”

Anna Friedhoff, MAC Member and MAC Scholar Athlete

Anna Friedhoff has a strong personal connection to both the club and the foundation: she is a MAC member and a past MAC Scholar Athlete.

Anna is an attorney and shareholder at Stahancyk, Kent & Hook P.C., and she shares her experience opened many doors professionally and personally.

“Being recognized as a MAC Scholar Athlete provided me with extraordinary opportunities, including athletic facilities at the club, a college scholarship, and the chance to connect with a class of peers who had ambitions similar to mine.”

Anna continues to support MAF and she sees it as a way to give back. And as a person who has helped MAF select future Scholar Athletes, she truly believes in the process of identifying the next generation of leaders and MAC members. “Community involvement is critical to development of the entire person and helps form purpose, understanding, and empathy,” says Anna.

Aaron Dickson, Executive Director of Friends of Baseball

Aaron is the Executive Director of Friends of Baseball, a nonprofit that provides youths with equitable access to baseball.

MAF and Friends of Baseball share a common goal of providing young people with the opportunity to enhance their lives through the power of sports.

MAF is one of the nonprofit’s earliest funding partners.

Community involvement is important to Aaron on both a personal and professional level, and his passion for positively impacting Portland youth runs deep. Aaron explains that as someone who grew up here, the Portland community has had a huge impact on who he is. “I feel it’s my responsibility to pay it forward because the community has taught me so many invaluable lessons,” says Aaron. “I am passionate about impacting youth in this city, and believe continuing to stay involved in the community will only help create more effective solutions.”

Fun for a Good Cause

MAF provides many points of entry for MAC members to engage with the foundation, and MAF Week is one of those ways. When MAC members participate in MAF Week activities — whether it’s getting a workout during the Spin-A-Thon or bidding on a unique experience at the auction — they are helping to fund youth participation in athletics and education.

— Laurie Harquail

Sponsors

Big Wheels

Derailleurs Handlebars

Spokes

O + I Develop

Providence Health Plan

Rose City Awning and Flag

Vision Capital Management

Pedals

Alloro Winery

Columbia Grain

Crowley Wines

Cycle Oregon Gravel Ride

Hillsboro Hops

Jenny & Sam Kim

Nossa Familia Coffee

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Orange Torpedo Trips

Evan & Rebecca Roberts

Rose City Futsal

Rose City Rollers

Multnomah Athletic Club