Ride Connection

💙 Leave a legacy that keeps our community moving. 🚗

For many older adults and people with disabilities, transportation is a barrier to the outside world. For many people across Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties, it’s a lifeline to healthcare, groceries, social connections, and independence. By including Ride Connection in your estate plans, you can help ensure future generations continue to have access to the transportation they need to thrive.

A legacy gift is a meaningful way to create lasting impact and support mobility, dignity, and connection for years to come. 🤝

To learn more about planned giving and creating your legacy with Ride Connection, email [email protected] today!

🚐💙 Help keep our community moving month after month!

At Ride Connection, transportation means more than getting from one place to another. It means access to healthcare, groceries, social connections, and the independence so many of us value. By becoming a monthly donor, you help ensure older adults and people with disabilities can continue getting where they need to go, no matter the destination. Your recurring gift creates lasting impact, one ride at a time.

Join us in helping keep the wheels turning. 🛞

Sign up today! ➡ https://rideconnection.org/get-involved/online-donation/

What an incredible evening! ✨

Thank you to our generous donors, community members, partners, and friends for showing up, celebrating, and supporting Ride Connection. Because of your generosity, we raised $78,000 to directly fund our life-changing programs! 🚗💙

Your support helps us continue providing accessible, community-centered transportation that keeps people connected to the places, people, and services that matter most. And a very special thank you to Marsh McLennan Agency, our presenting sponsor, for helping make this event possible through their partnership and support!

We’re also so grateful to the incredible vendors and individuals who helped bring the evening to life:
📸 Dodge & Burn Studios
🍽️ Vibrant Table
💐 Geranium Lake
🎤 Patrick Siver - gEvents
🎶 Jason Okamoto
✨ AVENUE

Thank you for helping create such a memorable celebration. We are so grateful to be part of such a caring and committed community!

🎉 And the winner is… Mitchell T.! 🎉

A huge congratulations to our raffle winner from An Evening in Support of Ride Connection, Presented by Marsh McLennan Agency! 💙

Mitchell is taking off with TWO free airline tickets through Alaska Airlines or Hawaiian Airlines - talk about a first-class win! 🌺☀️

Thank you to everyone who joined us, entered our raffle, supported our mission, and helped make the evening so special. Your generosity helps keep our community connected and moving forward every day.

Safe travels, Mitchell! 🧳✈️

🚨 LAST CHANCE 🚨

Today is your final opportunity to grab tickets for An Evening in Support of Ride Connection presented by Marsh McLennan Agency! 🎟️✨

Join us for an unforgettable night celebrating connection, community, and the power of accessible transportation. Every ticket helps provide rides to neighbors getting to medical appointments, grocery stores, and the people they love most. ❤️

🎉 Don’t miss:
✨ A meaningful evening with fellow supporters
🎶 Entertainment, drinks & bites
🎁 A chance to win incredible travel prizes

Your night out = someone else’s ride to essential care.

Don't wait! 👉 https://rideconn.ejoinme.org/RC2026

💙 Huge thank you to our amazing Silver Sponsors, CareOregon , Columbia Bank, and Heritage Bank, for supporting An Evening in Support of Ride Connection, presented by Marsh McLennan Agency on May 6th!

We’re so grateful for partners who truly get what we’re about - helping people stay connected, independent, and able to get where they need to go. Your support helps make that happen in real, meaningful ways every day.

It means so much to have you alongside us, sharing in this mission and showing up for our community. 🛣️

Want to join our community sponsors in supporting our work? Purchase your ticket today through this link! https://rideconn.ejoinme.org/RC2026

We’re wrapping up Global Volunteer Month with so much gratitude 💙

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible volunteers who joined us at our Volunteer Recognition Events. Your time, care, and dedication keep our community moving - literally. We couldn’t do this work without you.

And a special shoutout to the amazing local businesses who helped us celebrate:
Washman, Burgerville, Migration Brewing, and Fire on the Mountain. Your support made these events extra meaningful for our volunteers!

Here’s to the people who show up, give back, and make a difference every day 🙌

⏰ Get your tickets for An Evening in Support of Ride Connection, presented by Marsh McLennan Agency - we don’t want you to miss it! 💛

Join us for a special night celebrating connection, community, and the impact we can make together. Every ticket helps keep people moving, independent, and connected to what matters most.

Secure your spot now before it’s too late: https://rideconn.ejoinme.org/RC2026

We can’t wait to see you there! ✨

✈️ Your next adventure could change someone else’s journey. 💙

Imagine booking your dream getaway and knowing that same moment helps a neighbor get to a doctor’s appointment, pick up groceries, or visit someone they love. That’s the power of Ride Connection.

We’re excited to offer a ✨RAFFLE✨ for TWO round-trip main cabin tickets (North/Central America or Hawaii) on Alaska Airlines or Hawaiian Airlines! Enter for your chance to win and make a real impact right here in our community.

The winner will be announced on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at An Evening in Support of Ride Connection, presented by MarshMcLennan Agency, held at AVENUE (631 NE Grand Ave, Portland, OR).

Can’t attend? No problem! We’ll contact the winner by phone on May 7! Your trip of a lifetime can help someone else get where they need to go. ❤️

👉 Enter now and ride with purpose: https://rideconn.ejoinme.org/2026raffle

2025 was a powerful year of connection, and it’s all thanks to our volunteers 💙

Our community showed up in incredible ways:
🚗 13,342 Door-to-Door trips covering more than 84,000 miles
🚌 41 Ride Ambassador trips supporting 217 riders across 21 transit lines
🤝 10,551 Ride Together trips covering 70,810 miles

That adds up to more than 10,800 volunteer hours spent helping people stay connected to their lives, their health, and their communities!

Together, these efforts also helped offset an estimated 62+ metric tons of carbon emissions 🌱 - the equivalent of taking about 14 cars off the road for a full year 🚙

To every volunteer who gave their time, energy, and care: thank you. 💙 Your kindness and commitment make independence possible for so many people. We are deeply grateful for the role you play in strengthening our community every single day.

Ready to join the movement? Sign up to volunteer today! https://rideconnection.org/get-involved/