PORTLAND, OR (November 6, 2013) — Tiki Kon, the Pacific Northwest's Polynesian pop festival, has made donation of $1,160 to the Autism Society of Oregon at a special reception at Hale Pele, the nuevo tiki bar in Northeast Portland. The big check was presented by Tiki Kon producers Greg Clapp and Justin DuPré to representatives from the ASO, including Jeff Cox, President, and Tobi Burch Rates, Executive Director. The Tiki Kon donation was boosted an additional $320 by Hale Pele and guests at the reception.
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Representatives from the Autism Society of Oregon with Tiki Kon
producers Greg Clapp and Justin DuPré (Credit: David Bales)
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The celebration party brought out fans and guests of Tiki Kon and supporters of the Autism Society and packed the house with a standing-room-only crowd. Opened in 2012, Hale Pele is considered the new pillar of the Portland tiki community and is nationally recognized for both its elaborate, interactive decor and outstanding food and drink. Blair Reynolds, proprietor of Hale Pele and owner of the B.G. Reynolds cocktail syrup company, boosted the donation to the Autism Society by pledging the night's profits from food and beverage sales.
In his remarks during the presentation, Clapp told the audience that he selected the Autism Society because of the number of Tiki Kon volunteers, guests and friends whose lives are touched by autism. "I knew I had to find a way to share in our success and give back to the volunteers that support and inspire us year after year," he said. "These are the people who make Tiki Kon happen, and these are the people I knew we needed to support."
Tiki Kon's contribution to the ASO represents a portion of proceeds from the 2013 event, which was held in July at the Red Lion at the Quay, a historic hotel and restaurant on the Vancouver, WA, waterfront. It returns to the Quay again in July of 2014.
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