PDG principals Brian Lessler and Hiroshi Morihara strongly feel that Persimmon Development Group should be an important contributor to the community, both locally and statewide. PDG regularly contributes to education, sustainable business, affordable housing and the arts. For more information on Brian and Hiroshi’s personal contributions to the community, including leadership roles on the boards of non-profit organizations, click here.
Persimmon Development Group supports these non-profit organizations, among others:
Mt. Hood Community College Foundation
The Mt. Hood Community College Foundation is a non-profit organization to raise, receive, and distribute contributions from private sources in support of the students and educational programs at the college.
www.mhcc.edu
East Metro Economic Alliance
This alliance is shaping the future of East Metro through economic advocay. By bringing together business and goernment leaders from East Portland, Fairview, Gersham, Troutdale and Wood Village, EMEA builds consensus and promotes action on issues vital to the eocnomic development and livability of the region.
www.eastmetro-alliance.org
Oregon Business Association
Engages Oregon businesses -- large and small, urban and rural -- to find collaborative solutiosn that make our staet a great place to live and work.
www.oba-online.org
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival
This non-profit organization produces the annual Mt. Hood Jazz Festival, now in its 28th year. The Festival also promotes greater awareness of this unique American art form through year round educational workshops and jazz performances in the greater Portland area. PDG is a sponsor of the 2009 festival, taking place August. 14-16.
www.mthoodjazz.org
Human Solutions
This East Metro non-profit helps low-income and homeless families gain self-sufficiency by providing affordable housing, skill development and family support services.
www.humansolutions.org