2026 Maybelle Center Family Reunion
May 7, 2026 • 5:30 PM • Avenue Portland
Our future depends on bold action to ensure everyone has a place to belong – and it starts on May 7, 2026.
Join us for an energizing evening as we come together to champion social health and celebrate the vibrant spirit of Portlanders. Get ready to shout “Bingo!” as you reunite with Maybelle Center friends over a family-style meal to support our mission to address the root causes of social isolation.
Raise your paddle and bid on thrilling auction items, knowing that every dollar you contribute will directly support programs in affordable housing and assisted living—lifelines for many Portlanders facing stigma from mental health and financial poverty.
The stakes have never been higher. In a time of growing division and uncertainty, we must stand up for the values that make Portland thrive. Let’s come together to build a city where we all truly belong.
Coming Soon: get tickets & reserve your seat
We’ll have single tickets for the 2026 Maybelle Center Family Reunion available soon. You can also consider hosting a table of friends, family, or colleagues!
We’ll update this site once ticket sales are live. Stay tuned!
Sponsorship Opportunities
For over 30 years, Maybelle Center has collaborated with businesses and organizations to raise awareness of the crucial role social health plays in our overall well-being – especially for Portlanders living with mental illness or economic poverty.
As a supporting partner, you’ll be spreading awareness of your brand in alignment with the emerging field of social health and investing in a Portland where we all belong:
- Position your brand with an established Community Health Organization in Portland, focusing on authentic relationships (est. 1991 as Macdonald Center).
- Get in front of attendees, who consist primarily of mid-career and recent retirees from professional fields, including health, finance, law, and education.
- Be a leader in reinvigorating Portland by helping to raise $250,000 to invest in a healthier, more connected, and thriving Portland.
Learn more about how you can partner with Maybelle Center by sponsoring the 2026 Maybelle Center Family Reunion. We’ll have our sponsorship packet full of details to download soon: stay tuned!
What to expect
Bingo
Bingo is a crowd favorite and an honored tradition that kicks off our annual Family Reunion! We are often lucky to have the luminary Brayden calling Bingo for us. Brayden is always exquisitely dressed from head to toe and brings the energy for a crowd! We can’t wait to share this tradition with you on May 7th , 2026.
Dinner & Cocktails
Savor a delicious 3-course meal by Grand Cru served family-style. If you’re not familiar with your dinner companions before the event, you’ll surely know them by the end of the night!
Mainstage Events
Through powerful stories and a bold vision for the future, you’ll see how we’re driving change to dismantle social isolation and discover how you can contribute to creating a Portland where everyone feels a sense of belonging.
Auction & Paddle Raise
If you were fortunate to join us at the 2025 Family Reunion, you might remember our brilliant auctioneer, Christine DeCastro. We are thrilled to announce that we have once more joined forces with Christine and her exceptional team at Marquam to light the way with fast-talking and bright bidding during this year’s auction.
About Maybelle Center
We’re on a mission to build a Portland where everyone belongs. And we need your help. With Maybelle Center, you’ll be joining forces with a community health organization with proven success in bridging gaps in social health with neighbors facing stigmas from mental illness or financial poverty. Your gift today will help build the scaffolding—gathering spaces, highly-trained staff, housing, and engaging programming—where profound belonging can bloom.
Give
Your monetary contribution to Maybelle Center directly funds our operations and ensures the accessibility to belonging for every Member and Resident.
Partner
Only when we join forces with businesses and individuals committed to investing in our community can we truly deliver outsized impact in the fight against social isolation.
Volunteer
The contribution of your time is vital in the effort to empower change and reverse the root causes of isolation in downtown Portland, and where we live, work, and play.