TASTE for Equity

831 SE Salmon St,Portland OR 97214

11 September, 2021

Description

An evening focused on celebrating Oregon’s food and beverage industry, as well as the important equity work taking place in our community. We welcome you to join us for our second TASTE for Equity event featuring an evening of Oregon premier food, beverage and equity heroes. Our collective mission is to celebrate our diverse community and support equity work in Greater Portland. This event showcases the Oregon Wine, Beer, and Food industry with local chefs such as Chris Cha, Luna Contreras, Alexandria Guevarra, Nikeisah Newton, Thuy Pham, and Jaime Soltero, and winemakers from Abbey Creek to Shiba Wichern; all while honoring and celebrating important equity work taking place in the community. All proceeds generated from the event sponsors will support local culturally-specific and equity based non-profits. The event program will also honor local equity heroes across sectors spotlighting how the Portland Metro region is leaning into love and equity. TASTE Beneficiaries this year include: KairosPDX, Latino Network, NAYA (NativeAmerican Youth and Family Center) and Seeding Justice (formally MRG). Special THANK YOU's to our amazing Sponsors helping to bring this event to life! Dutch Brothers, Portland Trail Blazers, Tillamook Creamery, Onpoint Community Credit Union, Chase Regence, Providence, Raymond Family Foundation, Proser Portland, Care Oregon, First Tech Federal Credit Union PGE, Thesis, Oregon Community Foundation, Lease Crutcher Lewis, fully, Melvin Mark, NW Natural cdbaby, Country Financial, Ecotrust, Happy Lucky, Heritage Bank, Sparkloft, Kaiser Permanente, Village Family Capital, Acme Construction Learn more about the event and help call out and celebrate the equity champions in our community by nominating one for a TASTE for Equity honor in one of three categories: INSPIRE, INNOVATE, or IMPACT, by visiting: https://www.pdxtaste.org/ COVID-19 Protocol Due to the prevalence and risks associated with the delta variant we are requiring all guests to be fully vaccinated. The event is entirely outdoors but we ask that all attendees wear masks when not eating or drinking. Masks will be required to go inside to use the restrooms. We will have masks available onsite as well if you happen to forget one. For your safety and ours, all TASTE staff and volunteers will be fully vaccinated and masked at all times. Sanitation stations will be available throughout the event. COVID-19 WARNING: An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any place where people gather. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. You assume all risks, hazards, and dangers arising from or relating in any way to the risk of contracting COVID-19 or any other communicable disease or illness, or a bacteria, virus or other pathogen capable of causing a communicable disease or illness, whether occurring before, during, or after the event, however caused or contracted, and voluntarily waive all claims and potential claims against TASTE for Equity, and its affiliated companies relating to such risks. You expressly agree to comply with all Federal, State, and Local laws, ordinances, and regulations when attending TASTE for Equity.