Once again, we have been chosen by the
Willamette Week to participate in their awesome end of year fundraising
campaign. Please show your support and make your end of year
donation through the Give! Guide.
Elena
Steuber Scholarship Fund General financial aid support in the
name of Elena Steuber.
For Elena
Steuber, art was life and life was art - and both included a lot of music.
From Austin, TX to Portland and Seattle, she experimented with different
forms of performance, taught herself to play every instrument she had
access to, sang with a voice that was powerful even when it was
whisper-soft, and populated her life with talented musicians, edgy
artists, and staunchly brilliant women.
When in 2001, Elena got wind of Rock 'n'
Roll Camp for Girls, she called her mom and told her that they needed to
send her nieces there. Nevermind that it would be years before the girls
were old enough, or that they lived in Arizona. When Elena had an idea -
especially about women and their art and her community - she was
enthusiastic and immediate about making it happen In her magical way,
Elena is now making sure that Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls happens for all
kinds of deserving young women. After her accidental death in the summer of
2006, her loved ones began gathering funds for what would become the Elena
Steuber Memorial Fund. With the generous donations of friends, family, and
Sub Pop Records, the fund has allowed girls to experience the thrill of
stepping on an effects pedal, stomping on a kick drum, and finding their
voices. In June 2009, Elena's nieces became RnRC4G campers, too. (Tribute
written by Amy Sabin-Mero).
Sandy
West Memorial Drum Scholarship Financial aid assistance for
drummers in memory of the Runaways drummer, Sandy West
Sandy
got her first drum set as a gift from our Grandfather when she was 9 years
old. From the very first minute she touched them, she had a passion for
playing the drums. Her childhood dream was to play drums in a Rock 'n'
Roll band. She started playing in neighborhood bands for junior high
parties, and when she was 15, she met Joan Jett and formed the Runaways.
Sandy always felt a bit out of synch at school due to some early childhood
illnesses and learning disabilities. She always excelled at athletics and
that ability carried over in developing her enormous talent and also in
her style of playing the drums.
In the year before Sandy died of cancer at
age 47, she was starting to make plans to do motivational speaking to young
people, incorporating her life experiences and music. My parents, 2 older
sisters and I felt we wanted to carry on her dream by helping girls learn
to play drums and feel good about themselves in the process. We are
committed to contributing the royalties Sandy earns each year from the
Runaways. We hope that others will be inspired to do the same. Rock ON!!!
(Tribute contributed by Lori Pesaventos, Sandy's sister).
Postal
Send checks/money orders to
Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls P.O. Box
11324 Portland, OR 97211
Drop Off/Shipping*
Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls 8900 'A'
NE Vancouver Way Portland, Oregon 97211
*Please do not send mail via USPS to this
address
Oregon Cultural Trust
Did you know that if you make a
matching donation to the Oregon Cultural Trust when you donate to the Rock
'n' Roll Camp for Girls, you can receive a tax credit, not just a tax
write-off? We are a Cultural Trust partner non-profit. Click
here for more information.
Email donations@girlsrockcamp.org or call
503.445.4991.
Photo by Shayla Hayson
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Wish List
Year round donation drop off at Mississippi
Records 4007 N Mississippi Ave Portland, OR 97227 (503) 282-2990
• We love it here but we need a free/reduced rent centrally
located building folks. Anyone got an enormous building to spare? • Catering, restaurant, and food/beverage donations •
handheld mp3 recording devices • condensor mics for handheld mp3
recording devices • DJ headphones • electric stove/oven
range • Firewire audio interface • Guitars, basses,
keyboards • Drums, cymbals and hardware • Percussion
mallets, brushes, hotrods • Patch cords • Guitar and
bass effect pedals • RCA cables • PA head and cabinet
• Studio monitors • Headphone junction •
Microphones (vocal and recording) • Digital camera •
Snare drum • Kick pedal • Snare stand •
Hi hat stand • Folding chairs • Office supplies • Vinyl records and CDs • Art Supplies • Mini
DV camcorder • Macintosh computers, programs, printers, etc,
including: --Thermal CD printer (ink jet printer than can print on
CDs)
--Serrato
--Sibelius --Final Cut Pro --Reason --Mini Mac
computer --Macbook laptop • Gift certificates and gift
cards for raffle, volunteer gifts or camp purchases: Everyday
Music Trade Up Music Powell's Books Rhythm
Traders Office Depot Home Depot Fred Meyer's
Art Media Target The Mac Store
For Elena
Steuber, art was life and life was art - and both included a lot of music.
From Austin, TX to Portland and Seattle, she experimented with different
forms of performance, taught herself to play every instrument she had
access to, sang with a voice that was powerful even when it was
whisper-soft, and populated her life with talented musicians, edgy
artists, and staunchly brilliant women.
Sandy
got her first drum set as a gift from our Grandfather when she was 9 years
old. From the very first minute she touched them, she had a passion for
playing the drums. Her childhood dream was to play drums in a Rock 'n'
Roll band. She started playing in neighborhood bands for junior high
parties, and when she was 15, she met Joan Jett and formed the Runaways.
Sandy always felt a bit out of synch at school due to some early childhood
illnesses and learning disabilities. She always excelled at athletics and
that ability carried over in developing her enormous talent and also in
her style of playing the drums.