Fall 2022

Giving back to the community

Moda programs help build healthier communities all year long.

One of Moda Health’s pillars of corporate giving is building healthier communities across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. We partner with local organizations to promote the benefits of healthy, active lifestyles and support communities in need. These programs also allow us to get out of the office and meet the people and communities we proudly serve.

This year, three major programs had many of us volunteering and traveling across Oregon and Washington to inspire healthy lifestyles and celebrate the places we all share and call home, including:

Moda Assist Program

Each year, we work with the Portland Trail Blazers to raise money to build all-abilities playgrounds across Oregon. This year’s winning city of the Moda Assist Program funds was Dallas, Oregon. While it can take upwards of a year or more to complete a new playground, in July we took part in the grand opening ceremony of a new inclusive playground at Violet LaPlante Park in Astoria, the 2021 Moda Assist Program winner.

Back-to-School Backpack Giveaways

Our longtime partnership with Schoolhouse Supplies helps students in deserving Portland communities get free school supplies before every school year. This year, Moda Health volunteers prepacked backpacks filled with much-needed school supplies for every student at Glenfair and Rigler elementary schools. The backpacks were delivered to the kids on the first day of school, along with a special message from our Moda Health Be Better ambassador, Trail Blazer Damian Lillard.

Rip City Rally

After a two-year hiatus, the 8th Rip City Rally hit the road to visit five communities, including McMinnville, Tillamook, Astoria, St. Helens and Vancouver, Washington, to celebrate the Trail Blazers 2022-23 season. Reps from Moda and the Blazers, including the always-entertaining Blaze The Trail Cat, filled their days with school assemblies, PE takeovers and City Fairs for some free family fun, exciting raffles and other giveaways.