November SUV Drive

This SUV drive is a leisurely late fall drive from Scappoose on the Columbia River to Astoria for Lunch. All roads are paved. We pass two coastal mountain ranges on curvy roads. The total driving distance is 126 miles, drive time is about 3 hours. We start in Scappoose and follow the Scappoose -Vernonia Highway […]

Free

POSTPONED & RESCHEDULED! 2024 Annual Meeting and Volunteer Awards Banquet

Spaghetti Factory 0715 SW Bancroft Street, Portland, Oregon

BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24.    Zoom and in-person available.   See registration below. You can join the Annual Meeting via Zoom. Please […]

Free – $27.50

ORPCA Board of Directors Meeting – February

The February 2024 Board Meeting will be held on February 13, 2024 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.  If you are interested in attending, please RSVP after February 1 and you will […]

Free

RESCHEDULED: Tech Session: Dry Ice Cleaning – New Date is February 17

Sauber Northwest Dry Ice Cleaning Facility 9700 SW Harvest Court, #140, Beaverton, Oregon

This Event is closed for registration. Join us for a Tech session on Dry Ice Cleaning at the Sauber Northwest Dry Ice Cleaning Facility from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - now rescheduled to Saturday, February 17.  This is a new offering from 503 Motoring, the Sauber NW Dry Ice Cleaning facility is located at […]

Free

Oregon PCA Tours Class: Full

Heckmann & Thiemann Motors 3220 SE 19th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

This class is full. The Waitlist is closed.  This class is recommended for any member who wants to lead a 2024 drive or tour and has never attended this class or led a drive. The class is also open to all members who want to learn about designing an Arrive & Drive, a Midweek Casual […]

Free

February Dinner Gathering Full

Lil' Cooperstown Bar & Grill 1817 Willamette Falls Dr, West Linn, OR, United States

We're back again to Lil’ Cooperstown in the Willamette neighborhood of West Linn, located just off exit 10 on 1-205 at 1817 Willamette Falls Dr West Linn, OR 97068 for our Dinner Gathering on February 21 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.   Lil Cooperstown serves a variety of “pub” dishes and some surprises, too! Mike and […]

Free

February SUV Drive – Closed

This event is full and the waitlist is closed.  Please arrive by 9:30 am at a Dub’s Tavern (formerly Wanker’s from 1931) in Tualatin. For those who want to arrive earlier, they open for breakfast at 7:00 am where you can load up on some food, coffee and use the bathroom if needed. As our […]

Free

A Visit to The Brothers Collection

This event is full with a full waitlist. If someone cancels, we will fill from the waitlist.  We’ll be visiting one of the largest private automobile museums in the world. It’s located about an hour south of Portland. We’ll be viewing 350 cars on display from a private collection of over 600 cars. We’ve arranged […]

Free – $30.00

WERKS REUNION AMELIA ISLAND

WERKS REUNION AMELIA ISLAND Friday March 01, 2024 to Friday March 01, 2024 | Event Type: Social 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. (EST) Save the date for Werks Reunion Amelia Island 2024! Porsche […]

New Member Orientation

Mi Cava & Cocina 9722 SE Washington St, Portland, OR, United States

The New Member Orientation will be held on March 10, 2024 from 1pm to 2:30pm. Please email [email protected] if you want to join this event. All new members are invited. […]

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President's Message

Carol Hedstrom

Wheels are rolling! 2025 is under way and we are off to a great start. This year marks the Oregon Region’s 65th Anniversary. As with most groups or organizations that have matured to such a ripe age, decisions made along the way have shaped the organization into what it is today. I am fortunate to inherit a well-run and well-managed club as I take on the role of President. I am thankful for those who have gone before me and who are now guiding me even as they themselves have stepped away from day-to-day club governance.

For the last nine years, the Club has been funding scholarships for automotive technician students at three local community colleges. The necessary cash to fund these scholarships is generated through the proceeds of an investment account that has grown over the last 20+ years. The Scholarship Program was set up years ago and requires Board approval on an annual basis. For the past several years, there have been numerous Board and strategy discussions as to whether scholarships are the “best” way to disburse $6,000 each year. Although the Scholarship Committee always provided a positive argument for maintaining the funding, the Board continued to struggle with the question of whether scholarships are the best use of the money we have. Once again, the Board found itself at budget approval time facing the same question. At February’s Board of Director’s meeting, the Board voted unanimously to suspend the funding of local community college scholarships indefinitely.

While we don’t have an answer to the question of “best” use of the funds that have previously been set aside, we agreed that scholarships are currently not the best fit. Although automotive technicians are people every Porsche owner needs in their lives and on their list of resources, there is no direct way to track the scholarship recipients and know for sure
if the Club investment of those scholarship dollars will ever come to the benefit of Porsche Club members. The tricky part of the conversation at the board level has been that while scholarships are benefitting a few students each year, what is the benefit to the Club? We would like to support and endorse programs that create a win-win scenario. We give some money, the recipients benefit, and the Club benefits through either goodwill or some other direct benefit.

In addition, and ideally, the Board would like Club members to feel more directly part of this giving pattern. Perhaps we can find a charity we can all agree is a good cause and set up a matching program. Perhaps we fund or support communities in some way. These are all deep, good conversations and decisions to be made. To that end, we will form a new committee to explore charitable or community focused opportunities that we may fund or support in the future. We welcome your input, ideas, and comments. If you would like to be a part of the so-far unnamed new committee, please let me or any Board member know. A couple of people have already stepped forward to spearhead the committee, but we hope to recruit three to five additional members. If you have an interest in community enhancement or thoughts about charitable giving, please get in touch with me or any board member.

I’m looking forward to getting some of the administration work of the Club completed before sunny spring days beckon for driving. There are already several events on the calendar that have me excited. Some are for the experience of driving, some for the chance to hang out with members and feel the passion you have for your cars, and others just to experience something new. I know 2025 is going to be a great year and I can’t wait to see how it all unfolds.

Let’s Drive!