PPF's Spring Friends & Allies Summit 2026

Friends and partners of Portland’s parks, gardens and natural spaces are gathering to build volunteerism, advocacy and programming.

Join us for an inspirational evening at the Laurelhurst Club to celebrate volunteerism and emerging leaders in our parks, and to toast to another season of parks partnerships.

As the weather warms and skies clear, it’s time to gather and celebrate the neighbors and community organizations who are working hard to make Portland’s parks and green spaces special, accessible, and more equitable season after season. This is an opportunity for you to meet your fellow parks leaders, local park volunteers, community builders, advocates, and simply the people who are making parks better and more inclusive!

The Portland Parks Foundation is bringing Portland's parks communities together on Thursday, May 14, 5:00-7:30 PM at the Laurelhurst Club to recognize your impact, share your stories, and connect with each other. At the summit, we’ll also introduce you to all the nominees for the PGE Parks Champion Award and the Joey Pope Award for Parks Leadership and announce the 2026 honorees.

We'll hear from civic leaders about the value of our volunteers and our creative community. Stay tuned for more info on our speaker lineup!

This is a free event, open to anyone who supports Portland’s parks. If you’d like, you may select to contribute financial support for the event, or simply reserve your free ticket upon checkout.

We will provide food, wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks. Masks are optional. Street Parking is available near the Laurelhurst Club located at 3721 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214. Take the 15, 20, or 75 for the nearest bus stop.

Accessibility Notes: The building is ADA accessible, and one restroom stall is accessible.

We recognize that financial costs are a barrier for some to participate. As a result we offer our friends and partner programming without a registration fee. 100% of your donations go towards future program development and are fully tax deductible.

Questions? Contact Jason Brown at jason.brown@portlandpf.org.

Thank you to our sponsors:

The Friends & Allies Spring Summit is presented in partnership with

Want to become a community-level sponsor? We have a special way for your small business or community initiative to show up at Summit. Please select the add-on "become a community-level sponsor" during registration checkout. Want to become a corporate sponsor for this or future events? Please reach out to Ashley Jamison, Development Manager at ashley.jamison@portlandpf.org. Your generous contributions keep our events low-barrier to all.