—by Sherrilynn "Sheba" Rawson

Jelly Helm Studio, the Timbers ad agency responsible for so many awesome displays of love for the Timbers around town, recently sold a run of limited edition T-shirts as a benefit for local soccer. The T-shirt was a tribute to the early days of soccer, or "association football, " including a match that was played at the site that is now JELD-WEN Field back in 1893. The black "MULTNOMAH XI / 1893" T-shirt was sold as a fundraiser, with all profits going to both Operation Pitch Invasion and the Gisele Currier Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Thanks to T-shirt sales, Jelly Helm Studio has donated $185 to the Gisele Currier Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund was established last year in memory of beloved, long-time TA member Gisele Currier, who passed away suddenly last April. In her honor, moneys from the fund support soccer projects in the Portland region, including last year's scholarship recipients. Thanks to everyone who purchased the T-shirts to help raise the money for the fund.

Huge thanks to Jelly Helm Studio for their generous support.

Learn more about the Gisele Currier Memorial Fund, and make a donation to support local soccer.