Our Referral Reward Program…

RestOfNewsletterYear after year, referrals from our existing clients are our greatest source of new clients, so we’ve tried hard to think of some way to appropriately reward people for their referrals.  Our solution is  our Referral Reward Program, where we make donations to the non-profit group of your choice to say ‘thanks’ for your generous referrals.  Here’s how it works…

  • For every new client you refer to us we’ll donate 20% (up to $50) of the qualifying purchases from their first invoice to the non-profit group of your choice.
  • At the end of the year we’ll gather the groups together from the year for our clients to vote on a Yearly Winner and make an additional donation of $1,000.00 to their cause.
  • We’ll be thankful for anyone you send us, but all their services might not qualify for their donation totals.  Oil changes, tires, and batteries won’t count toward their qualifying purchases.
  • The person you refer must have a 15-years-old-or-newer vehicle of a type we service.  Sorry, but our 15-years-old-or-newer policy still has to apply, and we can’t help with their Lamborghinis or semi trucks.  (We should remind you that the “15-years-old-or-newer” restriction applies ONLY to new clients.  If you’re an existing client and we’ve been servicing YOUR older vehicle, we’ll gladly continue to do so!)
  • Referrals don’t have to come singly; you can coordinate your group to come in as a whole.  In fact, we have a sample letter you might want to use to tell them about the program.

Here’s how it’s been going so far, and THANK YOU for your participation!

March-June 2020-

Apologies, but we’ve fallen off track because of the Covid Crisis.  We should have more Rewards in July!

February 2020-

We also made 7 donations for $243 since our last count; a total of 668 donations totaling $28,476 since the program began! Here’s who our clients chose to help in February…

Oregon Humane Society by Sean G. & Sara F.         Greater Than by Matt H.

Central City Concern by Diane P.         Oregon Food Bank by Miranda E.

Planned Parenthood by Ronald K.         Oregon Wild by Florence B.

January 2020- We were pretty busy during the Holidays and didn’t make any Referral Reward donations.  We’ll be back to it in February!

December 2019-

We announced the winner of our First $1000 Yearly Award… congratulations to The Pongo Fund not just for winning, but for running a spectacular campaign to do it!

We also made 10 donations for $339 since our last count; a total of 661 donations totaling $28,233 since the program began! Here’s who our clients chose to help in December…

Planned Parenthood of Col/Wil by Judith B.

Meals on Wheels by Rhoda E.     Raphael House by Karen B.

OPB by Michelle M. and TWICE by Mark T.        Shadow Project by Robert H.

Southern Poverty Law Center by Regina L.        Generation Serve by Charli K.

National End-of-Life Doula Alliance by Victoria Q.

November 2019-

Voting began for our First $1000 Yearly Award!

In other news, we’ve made 9 donations for $272 since our last count; a total of 651 donations totaling $27,894 since the program began! Here’s who our clients chose to help in November…

Planned Parenthood of Col/Wil by Jennifer P, Mary F., and Lindsay W.

Meals on Wheels by Rhoda E.     Friends of Tryon Creek by Zorwin M.

Hygiene 4 All by Sandra C. (see their article in this months newsletter!)

St. Mary’s Academy by Dena S.        Oregon Food Bank by Kim C.

Nature Conservancy by Ann K.

October 2019-

We’ve made 8 donations for $260 since our last count; a total of 642 donations totaling $27,622 since the program began!  Here’s who our clients chose to help in October…

Planned Parenthood of Col/Wil by Jennifer W.     Protect Our Winters by Ian D.

Fund for Portland Public Schools by Desi A.     Project Lemonade by Alexa J.

Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization by Lisa C.

Multiple Sclerosis Yoga Program by Nancy A.

Oregon Humane Society by Deannaly T.     Sam Day Foundation by Diane H.

September 2019-

We’ve made 0 donations for $0 since our last count; but we still have a total of 635 donations totaling $27,412 since the program began!

Here’s who our clients chose to help in September… no one!

But it was a good month anyway.  We’ve had lots of referrals and lots of people who qualified for Referral Rewards.  We’ve called them and left messages, but we can’t make a donation until they tell us who they want to donate to!  We’ll keep trying and hope to have a more interesting update for you next month.

August 2019-

This month we’re proud to announce a milestone for the Referral Reward Program… Thanks to you, we’ve donated over $27,000 to the non-profits you care about… THANK YOU!

We also made 10 donations for $414 since our last count; a total of 635 donations totaling $27,412 since the program began!  Here’s who our clients chose to help in August…

Planned Parenthood by Brian F.      Moms Demand Action by Kristin D.

Dove Lewis Animal Hospital by Bruce S.       XRAY-FM by Myron B.

Oregon Public Broadcasting by Mark T.      Meals On Wheels by Jim H.

Friends of Tryon Creek by Sarah B.      Oregon Food Bank by Craig G.

Childrens’ Cancer Association by Rene Z.       ACLU by Joyce L.

July 2019- We’ve made 11 donations for $425 since our last count; a total of 625 donations totaling $26,998 since the program began!  Here’s who our clients chose to help in July…

Susan G. Komen Foundation by Ken P.      OPB by Shannon K.

Oregon Humane Society by Kristin L.      Growing Gardens by Grace B.

Oregon Food Bank by Deanna D.      Clay Street Table by Andrew M.

Planned Parenthood of Col/Wil by Stacey S.      Camp Tamarack by Laura O.

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Portland by Sara D.

Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence by Gretchen D.

June 2019– We’ve made 13 donations for $553 since our last count; a total of 614 donations totaling $26,573 since the program began!  Here’s who our clients chose to help in June…

Oregon Humane Society by Michael O.     Family Dogs New Life Shelter by Dennis L.

Multnomah County Library by Diane T.     Doernbecher Childrens Hospital by Leslie V.

Friends of Columbia River Gorge by Maureen S.     REAP, Inc., by Jeremy R.

Natural Resources Defense Council by Elizabeth L.     GreenPeace by Katie M.

Planned Parenthood of Columbia/Willamette by Paula C.     Outside In by Geo K.

Oregon League of Conservation Voters by Rocco J.     Pixie Project by Karrie R.

Dzogchen Shri Singha of Portland by Brian L.

May 2019- We’ve made 10 donations for $335 since our last count; a total of 601 donations totaling $26,020 since the program began!  Here’s who our clients chose to help in May…

Oregon Humane Society by Mimi H.     Central City Concern by Lisa C.

Childrens Cancer Association by Rene Z.       CASA by Christopher N.

Cat Adoption Team by Eric H.       Paying It Forward Store by Deb M.

Doernbecher Childrens Hospital by David N.       ACLU by Kirk L.

Children’s Book Bank by Julie W.       Pixie Project by Jordan N.

April, 2019- We’ve made 10 donations for $421 since our last count; a total of 591 donations totaling $25,685 since the program began!  Here’s who our clients chose to help in April…

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by Jennifer B.      Mercy Corps by Rustin N.

Junior League Portland by Emily C.      St. Jude Children’s Hospital by Jane N.

Open Adoption & Family Services by Sari P.      New Avenues for Youth by David S.

Self Enhancement Inc. by Margaret C.      Shriners Hospital by Tina S.

Oregon Food Bank and Sisters of the Road Café by Marge L.

March 2019-  We’ve got a big Referral Reward announcement to make this month!  As you may know, our clients vote for Quarterly and Yearly awards from the groups who’ve been picked each month.  That was getting a little overwhelming; it seems we were just getting out of one voting period and we were already into the next!  So we’re simplifying.  We are DROPPING THE QUARTERLY AWARDS for the program and making a YEARLY AWARD ONLY.  But to make up for it, we are INCREASING THE YEARLY AWARD TO $1,000!  That’s a lot of money on the line for any non-profit, and it will be UP TO YOU TO DETERMINE WHO GETS IT!  We’ll start voting in the Fall, and announce the winner in our Jan 2020 newsletter… don’t worry, we’ll let you know when voting starts!

We’ve made 9 donations for $345 since our last count; a total of 581 donations totaling $25,264 since the program began! Here’s who our clients chose to help in March…

CYO Camp Howard by Jim B.        Pixie Project by Kimo S.

Pongo Fund by Dylan H.        Our House of Portland by Daryl S.

Center for Biological Diversity by Jay O.        XRAY.FM by Paul D.

Oregon Humane Society by Ben H.        Write Around Portland by Glenda L.

Children’s Cancer Association by Keaunna B.

February, 2019- We’ve made 12 donations for $514 since our last count; a total of 572 donations totaling $24,919 since the program began!  Here’s who our clients chose to help in February…

NW Sarcoma Foundation by Lynn G.          ACLU Oregon by Bill S.

World Wildlife Fund by Amy H.          Multnomah County CASA by Elizabeth A.

Blanchet House by Liska M.          Dove Lewis Animal Hospital by Kim S.

Portland Playhouse by Kimberly H.          Urban Gleaners by Linda C.

Friends of Menucha by Laura M.          Pongo Fund by Twila M.

Union Gospel Mission by Shannon L. and Mark F.

January 2019- We’ve made 23 donations for $1,006 since our last count; a total of 560 donations totaling $24,405 since the program began!  Here’s who our clients chose to help in November and December…

Portland Animal Welfare Team by Tawnya C.        RoseHaven Women’s Shelter by Billie L

Rotary Club Foundation by Mike P.        American Diabetes Association by Shirley W.

Union Gospel Mission by Marge L.        Planned Parenthood by Tom B. and Janice C.

ACLU by Lauren U.        Oregon Food Bank by Marge L.

Volunteers of America by Sue B.        Portland Rescue Mission by Joe N.

Clear Fund (Givewell) by Alex N.        Cancer Society of Oregon by Dave B.

Salvation Army by Nicolette D.        Shriners Hospital by Peter Z.

Oregon Tradeswomen by Sarah H.        Friends of Columbia Gorge by Suzanne B.

Autism Service Dogs of America by Jeremy B.        Oregon Humane Society by Andrew J.

Northstar Civic Foundation by Brooke H.        JOIN by Cathy P.

Animal Rescue Care Fund by Anne F.        Doctors Without Borders by Susan E.

Our 2018 Yearly Winner was Immigration and Refugee Community OrganizationClick here for all the details!

December 2018- We’ve made 18 donations for $601 since our last count; a total of 537 donations for $23,399. Here’s who our clients chose to help in September and October…

Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization by Francesca L. and Diane M.

Oregon Outdoor School by Rob N.     Raphael House by Jay S.

Oregon Food Bank by Shari N. and Alain M.     Oregon Wild by Rob C.

Planned Parenthood of Columbia/Willamette by Rikki S.     Bravo Oregon by Judy M.

Wireless Education Action by Rodrigue D.     Doctors Without Borders by Nicky S.

Sisters of the Road Café by June K.     Union Gospel Mission by Heather C.

Greater Portland Bible Church by Mitch L.     Friends of Trees by Tricia S.

Oregon Zoo by Jennifer S.     PFLAG by Rebecca S.     RAINN.org by Jason M.

August 2015- Here are the groups that our clients have chosen to support since we started the Referral Reward program in January 2014.  We’ll keep adding to the list as the program goes on, and we hope to see your group on it next month!

ACLU Foundation of Oregon (three)        Act Blue        Alex Rovello Memorial Fund

All Classical Public Media, Inc.        American Heart Association

American Red Cross (two)        Amnesty International        App Camp For Girls

Aris D. Bishop Memorial Scholarship Fund        Artichoke Community Music (four)

Audobon Society       Bark (two)        Basic Rights Oregon        Bernie Sanders 2016

Best Friends Animal Society (two)        Bicycle Transportation Alliance (two)

Bonneville Environmental Foundation        Boys and Girls Aid Society

Breast Cancer Society, Inc.        Catholic Charities        Center for Appropriate Transport

Clackamas County Children’s Commission Head Start

Clackamas Women’s Services (two)        Clear Fund (Givewell)

Cleveland High School Foundation        Community Music Center

Equine Outreach (two)        Eugene Waldorf School        FACT Oregon

Family Dogs New Life (three)        Fences For Fido        Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon

First Book        Friends of Trees        Future Educational Films

Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington        Grout Elementary School

GROW Healthy Kids and Communities        Growing Gardens

Habitat For Humanity (two)        HHH Memorial Foundation, Notes Of Hope

It Gets Better        Janus Youth Programs (two)        JOIN PDX

KBOO Radio (five)        KMHD Radio        Lake Oswego School Foundation

Lewis Elementary PTA (two)        Lifewater International

Little Sisters of the Poor        Living Stages        Llewellyn Elementary School

Madison High School        Make-A-Wish Oregon        Matunda Orphans Community Center

Medical Teams International        Menucha Retreat and Conference Center

Mercy Corps (three)        MoveOn.org Civic Action        Multnomah Animal Control (two)

Multnomah County Animal Shelter        Native American Youth Association

Natural Resources Defense Council        Nature Conservancy

Northwest Pilot Project        OHSU and Doernbecher Foundations

OHSU Partnership Project        Operation Nightwatch        Oregon Buddhist Temple

Oregon Cultural Trust        Oregon Food Bank (twenty-three)

Oregon Humane Society (fourteen)        Oregon League of Conservation Voters

Oregon Public Broadcasting (two)        OSPIRG

Peninsula Children’s Learning Center        PETA        PetPartners.org

PHAME Academy (two)        PKD Foundation        Planned Parenthood (five)

Pongo Fund Pet Food Bank        Portland Animal Welfare Team

Portland Community College Foundation        Portland Rescue Mission (two)

Portland Waldorf School (three)        Portland Women’s Crisis Line

Protect Our Winters        Q Center        Randall Children’s Hospital (two)

Raphael House of Portland (two)        Red Cross of Portland (two)

Ride Connections        Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation        Rose Haven

Salvation Army        Sisters of the Road Café (two)        SMART

SOLV Oregon (two)        Special Olympics Oregon        St. Andrew’s Nativity School

Street Roots        Surfrider Foundation        Tucker-Maxon Oral School        TVW Inc.

Underdog Railroad Rescue (two)        Urban Excursions’ IndieGoGo program

Wallace Medical Concern        Well Arts Institute        Wendy Davis for Governor

Wild Salmon Center        Willamette Riverkeeper        Wireless Education Action

Work For Art        Wounded Warrior Project        XRAY-FM (two)        Zenger Farm

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