Chamber Chat September 10, 2014

Here is an interview that I did with the Monmouth-Independence Chamber. I am the third one in right about 20 minutes into the video.

It's Time to Vote for Your Favorite Superhero!

The People's Choice Award is up to you!

The winner of the People's Choice Award goes to the photograph that earns the largest monetary donations to Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Choose your favorite photograph and make a donation!

How it works:

1. Pick your favorite image and write down the number.
2. Click Here to make a donation directly to Doernbecher Children's Hospital
3. Follow the directions to make your donation. 
4. Display Name: type your name here (or you can stay anonymous, if you want)
5. In the "Leave a Comment" box, put the number of the image you are voting for. Super Important! This is how we will keep track of the winner!
6. Enter your payment information and click the green "Submit" button. Voila!

Voting ends June 15

1."There She Goes, Miss America"

2. "I'm feeling the Superpower today!"

3. "Be Brave, Little One"

4. "Never Outgrow your Inner Superhero"

5. "She Flies with her own Wings"

6. "Sister Superhero!"

7. "She is clothed in strength and dignity"

8. "Be your own Superhero"

9. "Even superhero's need extra kisses!"

10. "The Force is Strong with this One"

11. "Superhero Powers!"

12. "What's your Superpower?"

13. "Super Lincoln!!!"

14. "Super Captain Jack!"

15. "Superhero Mia!!!"

Participating Photographers

Miriam Haugen
Haugen's Galleri Portrait Studio
275. E. Main St.
Monmouth, OR 97361
503-838-5416
miriam@haugensgalleri.com

Miriam has been a portrait photographer for over 30 years specializing in children's portraiture and designing heirloom portrait art for the wall. She is artful, kind and always striving to take her art to the highest level. Like Nancy, she is a C.P.P. and has a heart for nonprofit work, most notably for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.



Nancy Steele
Picture This Photography
22731 Kobuck Ct.
West Linn, OR
503-656-6127
ptpnancy@comcast.net

Nancy is a C.P.P. and has been in business in West Linn for 17 years. She specializes in High School Seniors and Family portraits.  She has a heart to give back to her community, and does charitable work each year. She volunteers with several nonprofit groups,  The F.I.L.M. Project and   photographing people with terminal illnesses. Several of the fighters she photographed are now done with therapy and are on the way to health! This, in part, inspired our Superhero theme. She was a stem cell donor for her older brother, Doug, 19 years ago. He is alive and well today but it is  a process one never forgets and understands what some of these Superhero's go through.
Who's superhero will you be?

Superheroes

Superhero image created by Haugen's Galleri

What is a Superhero?

A dream? A fantasy?

Just getting up every day and fighting impossible odds?

Our superheroes are the children and their families that are facing the impossible task of fighting the scariest of villains: cancer, tumors, genetic disorders. Doernbecher Children's Hospital helps these families...

Turn pain into power and learn to fly like a superhero.

You can be a superhero, too, by having your child's portrait done during the month of April at one of our participating studios: Haugen's Galleri in Monmouth or Picture This Photography in West Linn. (You can read the bios of these outstanding photographers by clicking here. )

The $49 entry fee is donated in its entirety to Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Miriam Haugen and Nancy Steele are passionate about giving sick children a fighting chance and are donating their time to this cause.

When you call your photographer to schedule your session, we will brainstorm with you about ideas. Since the theme is superheroes, we will want to talk about costuming (what we have and what you might bring), the background, best time of day and more. There will also be an opportunity to have portraits done in clothing of your choosing. This will be a fun and relaxed session with lots of images to choose from. In most cases, we will schedule a selection appointment a week after the session. 

A 5x7 portrait is our gift to you.

We also have special packages that you can choose in addition to the 5x7 starting at $99.

This portrait event is for everyone (not just patients)!

The sick kids at Doernbecher will benefit from you bringing YOUR children to be photographed. The bonus is that you will get amazing images of your child (or children) by one of the best portrait photographers in Oregon.

Here is What You Do:

1. Select the photographer that you would like to work with. 
2. Schedule a portrait session by contacting the photographer via email or phone .
3. Make the $49 donation by one of two ways: a)Write a check made out to Doernbecher (please note "children's cancer research" on the memo line) and give it to your photographer OR  b) Go to our special "Superheroes Children's Contest" page and make an online donation that will go straight to Doernbecher.
4. Do your portrait session
5. Select an image to go into the contest (your photographer will help). You will also have an opportunity to purchase additional portraits for yourself.
6. Encourage your friends and relatives to vote for your child for the People's Choice. Voting will take place online from May 15-31. (We will send you a link that you can pass onto everyone.)

"Can I help even if I don't have a child to enter into the contest?"

Yes, you can...

Sponsor a Child by gifting a session to a patient at Doernbecher. We have a list of families that would love to have meaningful, beautiful portraits at this difficult time but medical bills are taking their toll and they just can't.  So here is the deal, you can choose a sponsorship level for one child or more than one:

·         Green Lantern - $49 entry fee only

·         Batgirl/Batman - entry fee plus a basic package of portraits $249.

·         Superman/woman - entry fee plus a standard package of portraits - $499.

These photographers are donating their time and talent to bring smiles to the faces of Superhero kids.

Be a Superhero!

Superhero Image Created by Picture This Photography