May 03, 2023
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Foster Love Gala!
Congratulating
2023 Gerlinger
Award Honoree
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Boys & Girls Aid is excited
to announce that Sandy Leong
will be honored as the recipient
of the 2023 Gerlinger Award
for Service and Philanthropy
at the Boys & Girls Aid Foster
Love Gala, taking place May 5
at The Oregon Golf Club.
The Irene H. Gerlinger Fam-
ily Philanthropy Award is de-
signed to recognize and honor
individuals and families who
have made a positive impact
on their local community, and
specifically Boys & Girls Aid,
through their dedication to
philanthropy and leadership.
Sandy joins past Gerlinger
Award honorees including Mi-
chael Balter, Jeff Gianola, the
Reser family, and The Standard.
Sandy Leong serves on the
Boys & Girls Aid Board of Di-
rectors and offers her time and
leadership to six organizations
across five states. Together
with her husband Bob, Sandy
supports and volunteers with
Sandy Leong will be recipient of the Gerlinger Award
a dozen organizations serving
communities across the globe.
In addition, Sandy has a special
connection with our agency:
both she and her brother, Al-
lan, were adopted from Boys &
Girls Aid.
Please join us in congrat-
ulating Sandy Leong when
she accepts her award at the
Foster Love Gala on May 5,
2023, taking place at The Or-
egon Golf Club. Tickets are
still available!
Do You Know Oregon’s
First Peoples?
Lecture on the
Confederated Tribes
Clackamas Community Col-
lege (CCC) is partnering with
the Clackamas County Indige-
nous Taskforce to host the lecture
“Do You Know Oregon’s First
Peoples? A History of the Grand
Ronde Tribe,” featuring The
Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde Tribal Council Chairwom-
an Cheryle A. Kennedy.
Kennedy will discuss the his-
tory of the Indigenous commu-
nities in Clackamas County, and
how we can work together to
honor their strengths and contri-
butions and celebrate the diver-
sity of contemporary Indigenous
lives and experiences.
The lecture will be Tuesday,
May 9, 5:30-7 p.m. in the Niemey-
er Osterman Theatre on the Or-
egon City campus. This event is
free and open to the public.
The Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde Tribal Council
Chairwoman Cheryle A.
Kennedy
“We are honored to have Trib-
al Council Chairwoman Kennedy
share with us the history of The
Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde,” Casey Layton, CCC
diversity, equity and inclusion
officer, said. “It is important for
CCC to offer opportunities for
our community to learn about
the Indigenous communities of
the Willamette Valley and their
history, including culture and tra-
ditions, but also the harmful gov-
ernment policies that affected the
peoples who lived on the lands
where CCC now resides. This
event is intended to amplify the
voices of Indigenous peoples, and
move us forward together.”
Kennedy is serving her eighth
term on Tribal Council for a to-
tal of 12 years. She has served
16 years as the chairwoman. She
comes from a family of weavers,
beaders, carvers, gatherers, fish-
ers and hunters. Prior to serving
on the Tribal Council, she had
a 30-year career as a health ad-
ministrator and served as the
executive director of the North-
west Portland Area Indian Health
Board. For questions, email di-
versity@clackamas.edu.