Last Thursday marked the seventeenth annual Elliott, Powell, Baden, and Baker Industry Open House, raising a record $50,000 for Portland Area non profits, Angels in the Outfield and Michelle’s Love. Traditionally, our open house is held in November to kick off the holiday season. This year however, we took advantage of the beautiful Oregon fall weather and partnered with OMSI, holding our event in their beautiful outdoor arboretum.
Our Industry Open House has a dual purpose: To express our gratitude to our industry professional partners for their collaboration and partnership over the past year, and to raise funds for Portland area nonprofits.
Although the venue was different, our guests still enjoyed their favorite games, fun cuisine including treats from St. Cupcake , Blue Star donuts and Hubers Spanish coffee, along with a silent auction filled with an array of items from vacation getaways to autographed sports memorabilia and creative gift baskets, all in efforts to raise money for this year’s selected recipients: Angels in the Outfield an organization providing hope to children suffering from Abuse and neglect and Michelle’s Love, a nonprofit helping single parents undergoing cancer treatment.
This is all made possible due to the support of this year’s sponsors, who generously stepped in to support our mission of giving back to those in need.
“What started as a small gathering of key insurance company partners and vendors sixteen years ago at our home office has grown to an event that this year raised over $50,000 for two amazing local charities in the OMSI Arboretum., “explains EPB&B President Marc Baker. “From discovering new grassroots nonprofits each year to building a growing sponsorship foundation to having the opportunity to say “thanks” to so many wonderful professional partners, I am grateful for the support that we receive each year and in turn, the financial results that we can pay forward to passionate visionaries working to make the Portland area a better place.”
Thank you to the generosity of this year’s sponsors. Many of these companies show up year after year to support EPB&B and the Baker Family Foundation in our mission of giving her and hope to those in need in our community.
PLATINUM: The ISU Group, Umpqua Bank, Ryan Turner Specialty, First Insurance Funding, Portland Business Journal, ISG, Echelon Protective Services
GOLD SPONSORS: The Standard, Rothertinsurance, Crum & Forster Insurance, Western National Insurance
SILVER SPONSORS: Liberty Mutual, Safeco Insurance, IPFS: Insurance Premium Financing Solutions, NW Preferred. CRC Group: Wholesale & Specialty Insurance, UFG
BRONZE- Paul Davis Restoration, Philadelphia Insurance, Paul Davis Restoration, Mutual of Enumclaw, Oregon Mutual, Travelers Insurance, EMC, Berkley North Pacific, Cincinnati Insurance, Red Sheild Insurance, CHUBB, The Hanover, Compression Air Mecial Services
