Kids Bike Contest Winners

Thrive believes that everyone deserves safe places to bike and play. Thanks to the generosity of the community, including everyone who purchased raffle tickets, we are giving out another 6 kids bikes this summer in partnership with Latinos en Acción!
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Kids Bike Giveaway

Great news! We're excited to announce that in partnership with Latinos en Acción, and Streets Alive! HR, Thrive has received a grant from Walmart Giving to support getting free bikes to kids who need them in our community.
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Primary Election Forum

For the last four years Thrive and Livable Hood River have partnered to host candidate forums for local elections. Since we can't do an in-person event this year, we posed questions to the candidates to give the public an opportunity to learn more about where they stand on important issues.
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Thrive Welcomes Sandi Scheinberg

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We're thrilled to introduce Sandi Scheinberg, the newest member of our board of directors. Sandi is a non-profit consultant who has more than 20 years of experience supporting organizations working in the areas of environment, health, education, arts, social service, housing, and disaster preparedness. She has worn many non-profit hats, serving as an executive director, board member, and grant maker—and brings this wide range of perspectives to Thrive.
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City of Hood River Takes Action on Climate

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In November, Hood River became the first city in Oregon to pass a resolution recognizing a Climate Crisis and committing Hood River to go carbon free in its own operations by 2035. The City doesn't just talk the talk, it walks the walk. Hood River has a long history of leadership on climate and sustainability issues.
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Legal Defense Fund Launch

Thrive is here to ensure that Oregon’s land use laws are respected, and our communities and wild places protected. Legal action is never our first step, but when the stakes are high, it can be an effective tool. The Legal Defense Fund will ensure we never have to back down because of a lack of resources.
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Community Engagement Director Silvan Shawe

We're delighted to introduce Silvan Shawe, our new Community Engagement Director. Born and raised in the Hood River Valley, Silvan’s deep and personal experience with community building and farming made her ideal to spearhead our outreach to a wider Hood River audience.
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H is for Harvest October 19

Golden Tickets at H is for Harvest

We're pretty excited about the goodies that we will be auctioning at H is for Harvest, our big fall fundraiser, Saturday October 19. If you've got your eyes on an item but can't make the event, contact us to place an absentee bid. Or buy a golden ticket for $50. The winning golden ticket will be drawn at the beginning of the auction and will entitle the winner to any lot in the live auction (except for the Silcox Hut and Italy vacations).
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H is for Harvest October 19

H is for Harvest October 19

Please join us at our 5th Annual H is for Harvest fundraiser on Saturday, October 19th from 6-9 pm at The Ruins in downtown Hood River for a harvest inspired evening of delicious food, local wine, and exciting auction items that celebrate our beautiful county and its bounty–and support our work. Tickets available online here
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