2026 Maybelle Center Family Reunion
May 7, 2026 • 5:30 PM • Avenue Portland
Where everyone’s invited, and no one’s stuck at the kids’ table.
At Maybelle Center, we know ‘family’ isn’t always defined by bloodlines—it’s built by people who show up, care, and share life together. That’s why we call our annual fundraiser the Maybelle Center Family Reunion. It’s the one night each year when Members, staff, and supporters like you gather to laugh, reconnect, and remember why this big, quirky, love-filled family matters so much.
Most family reunions come with road trips and potato salad. Ours comes with joy around a family-style meal, a round of bingo, opportunities to support Maybelle Center’s mission, and the thrill of bidding on auction items—all while helping us move closer to our vision of a Portland where everyone belongs.
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 a proven Community Health Organization with decades of experience in social health (est. 1991 as Macdonald Center)
- Getting 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 with our 2026 Sponsorship Packet.
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.