A powerful night of community, strength & supporting racial justice
State Sen. Khanh Pham sharing meaningful remarks as our featured speaker. Watch the full speech on our YouTube!
“Building community is what gets us through these times,” shared State Senator Khanh Pham to a packed room at this year’s Summer Soirée on June 13.
“It’s being in relationship with people who share our vision and our values – that is what helps us move out of fear and into collective action.”
At the Coalition of Communities of Color, this belief is at the heart of our mission. Our theme Rooted in Resilience was an important reminder that our strength is most powerful when shared, and grows when we’re together – even in the hard times, like the one we’re facing now.
We are so grateful to everyone who joined and supported our 2025 fundraising gala. We filled the night with a festive and meaningful atmosphere, with tunes by DJ Just Jeff, and folks enjoyed bites from our diverse selection of vendors that were both culturally rich and delicious.
A special thank you to our featured speaker, State Senator Khanh Pham, and our guest speakers, Mayor of Portland Keith Wilson and Oregon Community Foundation’s (OCF) Michael McIntosh, for their powerful and inspiring remarks.
Watch State Sen. Pham’s full speech at CCC’s Summer Soirée here!
A Successful Summer SoirÉe
We extend a heartfelt thank you to OCF for being our presenting sponsor and for their support in helping make this night a success.
Together, with the power of community, we raised over $270,000 to sustain our work of transforming systems so that every Oregonian – across race, gender, or zip code – can thrive. At a time when our values are being attacked, your support means more than ever. Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who joined our CCC team at the Summer Soirée!
Because of these generous donations, we will be able to continue our efforts to provide research grounded in lived experience, solutions shaped by community voices, and policies that build a more just and resilient environment for those facing the first and worst of the climate crisis. See our work in action: watch our MADE for Health Justice video.
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We hope you will join us next year as we celebrate our 25th anniversary! Details will be shared as they become available. Subscribe to our email list to stay in the loop.
Take a look at our event details:
Our special night took place at the OHSU Robertson Life Sciences Building. We are so grateful to OHSU for being our venue sponsor and for generously supporting our event.
A special shoutout to our host and vendors:
Poison Waters as our Emcee and Auctioneer
Devil’s Food Catering
Plant Based Papi
Annam VL
DJ Just Jeff
And a special thank you to those who donated items for our raffle prizes and auction packages!
Thank you to our Summer Soirée sponsors!
