ESOL Program

$5,675
Donated
113% of $5,000 goal
36
Donors
This campaign ended on October 10, 2024, but you can still make a gift to Portland Community College by clicking here!
About

The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Fund assists immigrants and refugees who cannot afford English classes or textbooks. Our students come from every continent and speak nearly a hundred different languages. They come from countries wracked by war, famine, and poverty. They have often spent years in refugee camps and suffered horrors we can barely imagine. Our community is stronger when all of its members are equipped to be self-sufficient. This starts with education and education starts with English. Our students need to improve their language skills in order to more easily support their families, help their children in school, protect themselves from exploitation, participate fully in society, or work towards becoming citizens.

Your contribution will help our ESOL students take English classes and achieve their goals. Thank you for joining us this Big Give Day!

Join us as we work to raise $5,000 for the ESOL program on Big Give Day by making a gift now!

Be sure to encourage your friends to do the same by sharing Big Give Day on social media using the hashtag #PCCBigGiveDay.

Gifts to ESOL Program contribute to...
Big Give Day 2024
402 Donors - $148,799 Donated
148%

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Donor Affiliations
Suitcase icon56%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon37%Friends
Suitcase icon9%Retirees
Gradhat icon6%Alumni
Most Recent Donors
Annie Karas
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David Sparks
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Donna B. Bennett
Eric Dodson
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Advocates

Jan Coulton, Elizabeth Field, Laurel Dickie, and anonymous donors

Offered a $13,750 match

PCC Foundation, District and Emeritus Boards, and Leadership

Offered a $9,000 match

David Stout and anonymous donors

Offered a $5,900 match

Jenn Cook-Buman, Shelby Davis, Jim Mott

Offered a $4,500 match

Michael & Kiki Dembrow and Joan Ambrose

Offered a $4,000 match

Chiquita Rollins, Mary Ryan-Hotchkiss, John & Kathryn Stephens, and Ann Dudley

Offered a $4,000 match

Wynne Furth & Don Brenneis

Offered a $3,500 match

Cherie Chevalier, Mark & Claudia Sanzone, Joanie Lunsford, Ann Dudley, and an anonymous donor

Offered a $3,500 match

Ann Petroliunas, Amy & David Ciolek, Summer Carter, and Nathan Schiavo

Offered a $2,550 match

Eileen Kravetz, Terri Debolock, Elizabeth Field, and Joan Ambrose

Offered a $2,500 match
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