Happy Graduation to ALF Oregon Class 47

ALF Oregon celebrated the graduation of Class 47 on May 15th at the Matt Dishman Community Center in Portland, OR. Thank you to class speakers Abelio Carrillo Chales of Cottage Grove, OR and Amari Fauna of Halfway, OR for sharing their insights about the year together. And a BIG thank you to the families, partners, colleagues, and friends who supported these Fellows during their year together.

This past year Class 47 visited a host of vibrant and varied communities across the state of Oregon: Klamath County, Woodburn, Sisters, Medford, Hood River, Grand Ronde, Newport, Baker City, and Portland.

Here is Class 47 on graduation day:

PICTURED ABOVE: Class 47 after their graduation on May 15th. Back row, left to right: Katie Hutchinson, Amari Fauna, Casey Layton, Shea Flaherty Betin, Beth Englander, Nora Leibowitz, Hau Hagedorn, Elyse Meardon, Maria Elena Guerra, Nicole Cunningham, LeeAnn O’Neill, Jason Trombley, and Pleschette Fontenet. Front row, left to right: Abelio Chales, Aimee Smith, Juhi Aggarwal, Jayden Ruff, Kaig Lightner, Kassie Rippee, Campbell Clarey Larson, and Heather Chao. Not pictured: Caleb Coder and Yohannes Wolday.

PICTURED ABOVE: Class 47 at Community Building Week in Klamath County at Camp DeBoer.

PICTURED ABOVE: Class 47 in Woodburn at the Farmworker Housing Development Coorporation.

PICTURED ABOVE: Class 47 in Sisters at Caldera Arts.

PICTURED ABOVE: Class 47 in Grand Ronde at Chachalu Museum.

PICTURED ABOVE: Class 47 in Newport at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

PICTURED ABOVE: Class 47 in Baker City at the Churchill School Community Center.

PICTURED ABOVE: Class 47 in Portland at Albina Vision Trust.