MAY 16, 2008
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Pixie Project Serves Pet Lovers
Nate, a 1 1/2-year-old black domestic short
hair cat, was abandoned by his owner and taken
to a shelter. Now, Nate hangs out in the cat room
at the Pixie Project, 510 N.E. Martin Luther King
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Frontrunners Makes Splash
at Pride
The Portland Frontrunners gay running team
springs to mind around Pride season because of
the group’s annual Fun Run.
With more than 100 members, Portland
Frontrunners has become a healthy staple in the
sexual minorities community.
Since 2001, when the organization became a
nonprofit division of International Frontrunners,
the club has continued to grow. Its mission is to
promote good health and provide positive social
interaction through running, walking and events
in a supportive queer running community.
“I absolutely love this organization because it is
Karli Covington (left with Malcolm) and Amy
Sacks (right with Sadie) are helping animals get great for runners at any level. When I started with
fixed and adopted through the Pixie Project.
Frontrunners I was out of shape and had never
been a runner, but people were so supportive and
Jr. Blvd. Like Nate, many other cats and dogs at
stayed with my pace to motivate and support me,”
the Pixie Project are ready to go home with lov
said CM Hall, spokeswoman for the organization.
ing families.
The organization’s weekly runs have gained
The Pixie Project is a nonprofit, no-kill
popularity. Monday night’s Ladies Run has had a
adoption agency that raises awareness about
major impact for runners’ bodies and minds. “Not
spaying and neutering pets. With profits from
only did I meet my partner of over three years dur
its pet supply store, the Pixie Project puts
ing the ladies run, but I also have been able to
animals into the inner-city spotlight. Anyone
serve as a mentor to younger female runners and
passing the Oregon Convention Center can
have developed great relationships in the proc
see the cat room in the front window, com ess,” said Frontrunners member Liz Kellogg.
plete with ladders, scratching posts and several
Like many local groups, Portland Frontrunners
cats waiting for permanent homes.
is gearing up for Pride weekend. Frontrunners is
Amy Sacks, founder and executive
director of the Pixie Project, said: “I’ve
always been an animal lover, and so
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has my family. I saw the unbelievable
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need for education and resources—
people buy dogs and cats at pet shops
when there are hundreds of great fam
ily animals waiting at shelters.”
The organization has taken tern-
perament-tested rescued dogs into
high sch(X)l classnxims to teach stu-
dents about “chrxising the adoption
option" and spaying or neutering pets.
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ship with Outside In, a nonprofit or-
gamzation providing low-cost health
care for homeless and at-risk youth,
of which many are queer-identified.
Clockwise from left, Portland Frontrunners Denise
Virginia Woof Dog Daycare, Outside
Bredesen, Kamm Prongay, Gary Chappel, Kathy Chang,
In’s employment training program,
Ken Brashier and CM Hall participate in the 2005 Red-
helps at-risk youth gain job skills and
Nosed Rundeer.
training while caring for and playing
with dogs.
At-risk youth benefit from the partnership
with the Pixie Project’s job training component,
including four weeks of animal training and eight
weeks of direct retail experience.
“We have three employees, and one identifies
as gay. Same-sex couples are wonderful adopters;
they have a great, nurturing focus on family, and the
animals get so much love and attention,” said Sacks.
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“We get excited when same-sex couples adopt!"
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