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SMART Newsroom Archives
2009
Dec 18 | SMART Recognized as Sixth Most Admired Nonprofit in Oregon
Dec 8 | Four Community Leaders Join SMART Board of Directors
Oct 9 | SMART Serving 9,000 Children in Need, Adding Online Tools for Volunteers
Oct 8 | KGW NEWSCHANNEL 8 KICKS OFF KGW MAKING READERS CAMPAIGN
2008
Nov 10 | 237 Schools Throughout Oregon Participating in SMART
May 16 | PGE Park and the Portland Beavers Host SMART Appreciation Night
April 28 | Bark, George Wins the Vote of Young Oregonians
April 15 | Young Readers Score Big with Wells Fargo, Trail Blazers
April 4 | SMART Restructures Organization, Reduces Budget by $1 Million
January 22 | SMART Selects Five Nominees for Ninth Annual Book Award
January 17 | SMART Adds Two New Board Members

2007

  • »November 8 |U.S. Bank Recognizes SMART as Cost-Effective Early Literacy Nonprofit
  • »October 30 |SMART Introduces New Board Members
  • »September 27 |The Safeway Foundation Ensures Literacy Support for 166 SMART Children
  • »August 23 |Hanes Chiropractic Wellness Center Supports SMART in Central Oregon
  • »August 16 |SMART Announces New CEO Terry Shanley
  • »July 11 |SMART Readathon Contest In Central Oregon
  • »April 4 |The Votes Are In!
  • »March 15|SMART Leadership Change
  • »February 22|And The Nominees Are...
2006
  • » December 8 |SMART One of Oregon's Most Admired Nonprofits
  • » December 1 |Give the Gift of Reading
  • » October 18 |Back to School for SMART Volunteer Readers
  • »March 22 | SMART Hires New Leadership
  • »March 7 |2006 SMART Book Award Winner
  • »February 15 |SMART Hires Victoria Fridley
  • »February 15 |SMART Hires Rich Rozic
  • »February 1 |JELD-WEN Tradition Foundation Gift
  • »January 27 |Support SMART With Tax Donation
  • »January 10 |SMART Business Challenge

  • 2005
  • »December 15 |Resolutions For The New Year
  • »December 5 |CHIF & Gates Support SMART
  • »November 18 |Verizon Literacy Champions & SMART
  • »June 7 |Year End Release & Chalkboard Project
  • »May 23 |Summer Season SMARTS
  • »March 9 |2005 SMART Book Award Winner
  • »February 3 |JELD-WEN Awards Major Grant
  • »January 1 |SMART Returns for Oregon's Children

  • 2004
  • »November 16 |SMART Seeks Help to Reach $1M Goal
  • »September 27 |Oregon Businesses Meet Challenge
  • »August 18 |Back to School, Back to SMART
  • »June 29 |State Principals Grade SMART
  • »February 2 |New SMART Board of Directors
  • »January 29 |Governor Highlights SMART Book Club
  • »January 23 |PGE Honors Volunteer SMART Readers

  • 2003
  • »November 7 |Governor Kulongoski Calls On SMART
  • »July 8 |Leading Oregon Businesses Pledge $1.1M
  • »April 8 |SMART Book Award Winner In Portland
  • »March 3 |U.S. Bancorp Commits $500K to SMART

 

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