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18th Annual Maurice Lucas Celebrity Golf Invitational – Sponsorship & Team Opportunities
Maurice Lucas Foundation opens scholarship drive in honor of Black History Month
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Read MoreNov/Dec 2021 – Sylvie
How has the Maurice Lucas Foundation had an impact on your ability to persevere? It helps me focus on my homework during academic support days. What do you do in your free time? I listen to Taylor Swift and FaceTime my friends or hang out with them. What are your favorite academic interests? My favorite…
Read MoreNov/Dec 2021 – Lola
Foundation celebrates Maurice Lucas’ 70th birthday with scholarship drive
PORTLAND, Ore. – As the nation marks Black History Month in February, the Maurice Lucas Foundation is celebrating what would have been its namesake’s 70th birthday on Feb. 18 with a scholarship drive. “The funds donated will go to our Howard Hedinger Memorial Scholarship Fund to support Portland students’ post-secondary schooling,” said David Lucas, son…
Read MoreHelp Us Build Our Classroom Library!
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., we would like to honor his life and dream by building a culturally diverse classroom library for our Maurice Lucas Foundation students at Parkrose Middle School. Reading is so important for our youth, and having the opportunity for our students to read books about social justice and diversity…
Read MoreAnnual Toy Drive Delivery is a Joyful Event
Maurice Lucas Foundation partners annually with FOX 12 Les Schwab Toy Drive, KGW Toy Drive and Toys for Tots to provide holiday gifts to students and their siblings who are in our programs. Each family receives multiple age-appropriate gifts, along with a board game perfect for family game night. Thank you to our donors and partners who…
Read MoreA Living Legacy – Maurice Lucas Foundation gives back
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Read MoreMaurice Lucas Foundation raises more than $750,000 at 11th Annual Gala
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Maurice Lucas Foundation’s 11th annual gala held virtually Dec. 9, 2021, raised more than $750,000 to support free academic and athletic programs for Portland youths. The total was more than $100,000 above last year’s gala. KOIN-TV news anchor Ken Boddie and auctioneer Johnna Lee Wells again co-hosted the event. Foundation Executive…
Read More2021 Enforcer Award Recipient – Monty Williams
The Maurice Lucas Foundation Enforcer Award is presented every year to a person who best embodies many of the characteristics that Maurice Lucas displayed both on and off the basketball court, including how he motivated and empowered kids. The Maurice Lucas Foundation is proud to present this year’s Enforcer Award to Monty Williams. Monty Williams…
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