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Tourney to raise funds for free youth programs in Portland ALOHA, Ore. – Forty-three teams of four have already registered for the 18th annual Maurice Lucas Celebrity Golf Invitational tournament. The event will take place Wednesday, July 20, on two courses at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha. The Maurice Lucas Foundation will…

Formerly the Northwest Shootout, WAVOR showcases the top Washington and Oregon players on April 3 with a new look, fresh approach This year, net proceeds raised from the event will benefit the Maurice Lucas Foundation, whose mission is to teach life lessons through education and sport, and the Sport Oregon Foundation, which will dedicate funds…

Team’s Annual Recognition Given to Player Who Best Exemplifies the Spirit of Lucas PORTLAND, Ore. (March 28, 2022) – The Portland Trail Blazers have named guard Anfernee Simons as the recipient of the 2021-22 Maurice Lucas Award, the team announced today.   The annual award was created in 2010-11 to honor the Trail Blazers player who…

We are looking for a Donor Relations and Fundraising Specialist who believes in the Maurice Lucas Foundation mission and will demonstrate exceptional drive to further our existing fundraising efforts and help strategize and deliver new ones.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…