City Club's members are grateful for the support the Club receives from the community, individuals, philanthropic foundations and corporate sponsors who support the Club's mission to inform its members and the community in public matters and to arouse in them a realization of the obligations of citizenship.

Donors are listed in City Club's 2008-2009 annual report. If you would like to make a donation or become a City Club sponsor, please contact Charity Fain at (503) 228-7231 x 101.

2008-09 Friday Forum sponsors (as of June 6, 2008)

	AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50+ that is dedicated to enhancing quality of life for ALL as we age. AARP leads positive social change and delivers value to our 40 million members nationwide —530,000 in Oregon — through information, advocacy and service. Learn more about us and our work at www.aarp.org or www.aarp.org/or.
	Barran Liebman LLP, a leader in labor and employment law, is proud to support the City Club of Portland. At Barran Liebman we are committed to our community and value the City Club’s Friday Forums as an informative program that enlightens, educates and involves our citizens, making Portland “The city that works.” Barran Liebman offers legal advice and expertise to employers and assists businesses throughout Oregon in creating and maintaining knowledgeable and professional workplaces. Supporting the City Club of Portland allows Barran Liebman the ability to illustrate the firm’s core values of integrity, leadership and community commitment. We are honored to be a sponsor for the Friday Forums and appreciate the opportunities that City Club provides to the greater Portland community.
Comcast
	Gerding Edlen Development exists to do one simple thing: to create vibrant and inspiring places where people can work, learn and live. We develop sustainable, mixed-use urban projects, and we spend a great deal of time learning about peoples’ needs and the neighborhoods in which we build. We study modes of transportation, demographics and municipal objectives, and immerse ourselves in the physical, social and economic aspects of the community. We evaluate how we can serve people who will live and work in our buildings as well as the community at large. Communication and involvement are key components to a livable city and we are proud sponsors of City Club’s Friday Forums, as they consistently strive to strengthen our community.
	Neil Kelly Company, a Portland-based residential design-build general contractor was founded in 1947. Originally based on Neil’s personal values of integrity, quality, and corporate citizenship; the firm continues to strive to serve our clients, our community, and our industry to the best of our ability. Our mission, “Creating exemplary living and working environments for generations to come,” defines our goals of quality, leadership, and environmental sustainability both in the work we do for others, and in our workplace. We are honored to be a sponsor for the Friday Forums as City Club informs, educates, and improves the livability of Portland.
	Pacific Power is an active community leader, serving more than 540,000 Oregonians with safe, reliable electricity. We care about the health of the region, championing smart growth and vitality in the communities where we live and work. We are investing in the future of the Northwest, by developing renewable resources and a new transmission super-highway to ensure reliable and clean power well into the future and by building local capacity for strategic economic and community development. We proudly contribute to City Club's legacy of "achievement through collaboration," tackling the tough issues facing Portland, our region and our planet.
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
	Now in its 101st year in Portland, Stoel Rives’ values of excellence, professionalism, integrity, superior service and community involvement are reflected in our reputation. In 2007, Stoel Rives was voted Most Admired Professional Services Firm by Oregon CEOs and recognized by the Oregon State Bar for the highest level of pro bono services of any large law firm. We are proud that four Stoel Rives lawyers have served as City Club President. Stoel Rives gratefully supports City Club’s effort to keep Oregonians informed on public matters and inspired to meet their obligations as citizens.
Threemile Canyon Farms LLP
	West Coast Bank served its first customer more than eighty years ago. Now it’s the largest community bank in the Portland area. There’s a good reason for that found in the company’s core values: • Integrity • Respect • Quality • Communication • Commitment Throughout the years West Coast Bank has strengthened its commitment to relationship-based banking and support of the communities it serves. Interacting with the Portland community through City Club Friday Forums helps the bank and local citizens learn what is happening in the city and how it may affect them.