Bless Field—a long-time Operation Pitch Invasion dream—is now open for play. On June 14, OPI was joined by young footballers from the New Columbia neighborhood and our biggest donors and fans to officially open Bless Field.
Among many other highlights, Portland Timbers President of Business Operations Mike Golub and 107 Independent Supporters Trust president Scott Swearingen announced their committment to help OPI realize similar projects in coming years, along with restated commitments for future support by Providence Health and Services and the Portland Development Commission.
Learn more about the event in the following articles and videos:
Timbers, Timbers Army help fund new children's soccer field in North Portland (Oregonian)
A New Place To Kick It (Portland Mercury)
New field is a blessing in North Portland (Portland Tribune)
Timbers and Operation Pitch Invasion open Bless Field (Portland Timbers – video)
Bless Field Ribbon Cutting Recap (Timbers Army)
Bless Field opens in North Portland (Providence)
None of this could have been possible without the financial and community support of the following:
107ist
Portland Timbers Football Club
Providence Health & Services
Widmer Bros.
Portland Development Commission
FieldTurf
Adidas
LifeWise
Daimler
Factory North
Oregon Premier League
TripWire
Knowledge Universe
105 Howitzers
The Duane Graf Family
Underdog Sports
Eleventy Ones
Pitch Invasion
And all the other many generous donors like you!
Our shared vision of spreading the love of the beautiful game across the Portland Metro area is now firmly in action. To help us keep the momentum going, volunteer, donate or help spread the word.
- Sign Up. If you aren't already on our mailing list, please sign up. We won’t spam you and you can unsubscribe at any time, but we will keep you informed of our progress, volunteer opportunities and ideas on how you can help on this and other OPI projects.
- Share. Love soccer? Want to support Portland’s youth? Then grab the link to this page and email your friends, post on Facebook, share on Twitter…whatever works for you. Help us get the word out to people about this and other OPI projects.
- Follow. Give us a follow on Twitter @OPIPDX and keep an eye on our blog to stay up on OPI news.
- Donate. Bless Field may be complete, but we have more projects in the hopper, as well as ongoing fundraising needs. The most direct way you can help is to send a few bucks our way. Every little bit makes a difference. Head on over to our donation form or contact us directly to make a donation.