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Team’s Annual Recognition Given to Player Who Best Exemplifies the Spirit of Lucas PORTLAND, Ore. (May 28, 2021) – Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter has won the team’s Maurice Lucas Award for 2020-21. Inaugurated in 2010-11, the award honors “the Trail Blazers player who best represents the indomitable spirit of Maurice Lucas through his contributions […]

By Tom Unger, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA PORTLAND – Participating in the Maurice Lucas Foundation (MLF) Academy since Grade Six has led Jada Manns, now age 20, to a solid path of career success. Her latest step along that path: landing a full-time, paid internship with Multnomah County. “I’m really excited to work with them,” […]

Please join us in celebrating MLF High School Program student Marie Abino who was selected to receive a Wings Scholarship. Marie will join the Jordan Brand Wings Scholars Class of 2025. Marie is a Senior at Benson High School in Portland who has been a part of the Maurice Lucas Foundation program since middle school.  […]

“Throughout my educational life history, my experience has shown me that no performance model or approach is the gold standard, rather a collection and blend of many to improve and enhance the performance of our youth. The Maurice Lucas Foundation program and its success are a direct reflection of this philosophy. We all have individuals […]

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All seven of these exclusive wines are now available for sale at https://www.onebarrelchallenge.com/ or on each participating winery’s site and/or tasting room. Quantities are limited! Only 300 bottles of each and will be sold until they sell out. Special Thanks to the Participating Wineries: Granville Wine Co. 2020 Rosé: $35 McCollum Heritage 91 2019 Chardonnay: $45 Hazelfern 2019 […]

Senior Beatriz Santiago-Perez will represent Grant High School on the 2021 Portland Rose Festival Court.   In middle school, I participated in a program called the Maurice Lucas Foundation which was a great opportunity where I was provided with tutors to help out with homework, making sure that I felt prepared for high school. Before […]

Mission Of Making Oregon’s Wine Industry More Accessible and Inclusive Rooted in unity and empowerment, unique collaboration will donate 100 percent of proceeds to breaking down barriers in wine industry Newberg, Ore. (April 1, 2021) – Seven like-minded wineries have joined forces to launch the One Barrel Challenge, a collective dream of making Oregon’s wine […]