Bowl-a-Thon Classic Wines Auction The Friend Raiser Holidays with the Trail Band Women's Golf Classic September 11, 2008, 5:00 p.m. The Children’s Course Spend a late summer evening golfing and laughing with friends at the Second Annual Women’s Golf Classic to support the Friends of the Children program. Our Children's Store September-December 2008 Friends of the Children is one of the nearly 40 children's charities that Our Children's Store supports. Thousands of children in need in the Portland metro area are helped by this wonderful organization. Shopping at Our Children's Store is a wonderful way to demonstrate your support of Friends of the Children. Holidays with the Trail Band The Aladdin Theater December 11-14, 2008 2009 Friends of the Children Bowlathon February 2009 Classic Wines Auction Oregon Convention Center March 7, 2009 What began as a small group of friends exchanging wine from personal collections to raise funds for one organization has evolved into one of the top ten charity wine auctions in the United States. Friends of the Children is pleased to have been selected again as one of the four benefiting charities from the 2008 Classic Wines Auction. The 10th Annual Friend Raiser Friends of the Children Offices May 2009 Friend Raiser is a unique evening of philanthropy where almost 700 of the communities business and social leaders come together, while also enjoying gourmet foods from Portland’s top restaurants. The evening begins with a silent auction and wraps up in the “big tent” with a live program that highlights the many talents of our program youth followed by a brief live auction.