Bridgeport Village Hosts Sip & Shop Fundraising Event

Bridgeport Village Hosts Sip & Shop Fundraising Event on November 7th

Community invited to sip, shop, raise funds to bring joy to children fighting life-threatening illnesses

WHAT:        
Bridgeport Village celebrates the completion of its multi-year refresh with a new Sip & Shop fundraising event on Thursday, November 7, from 5-8 p.m. Community members are invited to sip local wines at participating Bridgeport Village retailers all while giving back to JoyRx, a nonprofit dedicated to helping every child feel joy during their health journey. All ticket proceeds will help JoyRx to transform the pediatric healthcare experience through laughter, song and connection, all at no cost to families.

Attendees will receive a Sip & Shop passport that may be stamped in return for wine tastings at eight participating Bridgeport Village retailers. Additionally, guests will enjoy live music, photo opportunities and a charity raffle in the center’s new park-like setting, the Village Green.

WHO:         
Participating retailers include Anthropologie, Crate & Barrel, Evereve, Glow Gifts + Candles, Johnny Was, MiaDonna, Parachute and Sundance

Participating wineries include Adelsheim Vineyard, Arborbrook Vineyards, Cliff Creek Cellars, Cougar Crest Estate Winery, Domaine Serene, Dusky Goose, Yamhill Valley Vineyards and Zerba Cellars

WHEN:        Thursday, November 7, 5-8 p.m.                    

WHERE:     Bridgeport Village, 7455 SW Bridgeport Rd., Tigard, OR 97224

WHY:          
Bridgeport Village strives to be a place where individuals can meet friends, spend quality time with family and feel part of something bigger than themselves. This vision of bringing joy to its guests through experience and community is perfectly in line with JoyRx, and it is why the center is thrilled to team up with an inspiring organization that is dedicated to infusing joy into the lives of those facing life’s toughest battles.

Since 1995, JoyRx has been transforming the pediatric healthcare experience by delivering customized, no-cost, joy-based programs to kids and teens to improve emotional health, elevate mood and increase resiliency. JoyRx Music, JoyRx Mentorship and JoyRx Nature programs empower seriously ill youth to positively shift their emotional state during the stressful and painful experiences related to fighting life-threatening illness and extended hospitalizations. See JoyRx in action at JoyRx.org.

HOW:          
Guests (21 and older) may purchase $40 tickets to the Sip & Shop fundraising event for at bridgeport-village.com/events. Community members are encouraged to purchase their tickets now before the event sells out.

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