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Seattle Away Tickets Go On Sale Monday 6/9

All your questions should be answered here: Seattle Away

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Jefferson Groundbreaking Celebration 6/6 10:00 AM

Calling all Timbers Army. Join Portland Public School Community Sponsors, students, project funders and community leaders as we break ground on the Jefferson, Wilson and Madison athletic fields project. All are invited. WEAR YOUR TA SCARF! Jefferson High School athletic field. 5210 N Kerby Ave, Portland, OR 97217 June 6th 10:00 AM

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Rose City Futsal - Free Open Play and RSL away viewing 6/7

The 107ist has great partners, but few offer the chance to play footy on a real court onsite! Come to Rose City Futsal (5010 NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97213) for the away viewing this Saturday, June 7.

Enjoy FREE futsal open play for 107ist members on all three of their beautiful indoor courts from 5 - 7pm and then watch PTFC vs RSL on the huge 10’ X 20’ drop down screen. Clive’s Public House at RCF always offers $1.00 off beer purchases for all Timbers and Thorns matches to card-carrying 107ist members. Join the crew at Clive’s!

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Fanladen Office Hours

Saturday, 6/7 5:00-6:30pm for Thorns ticket exchange, Riveters merch, new member signups, membership renewals, and membership swag (mug) pickup. To donate tickets, email them to info@rosecityriveters.org, and all proceeds will go to the tifo fund.

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Featured Partner

Rose City Futsal and Clive’s Public House

It’s the site of this week’s big away viewing event and the home to 5 of the 7 current Timbers Army Futsal Teams. RCF is a top notch place and Clive always offers $1 off beers to 107ist members. Come check it out. Who knows, you may be inspired to sign up to play in the TAFC futsal tournament on 8/2 and 8/3 (see above events).

Other Partners

Looking for a good partner bar where you can catch the match? Try Hawthorne Hophouse (4111 SE Hawthorne Blvd. #7, 97214)! Show your 107ist card and get a 10% discount on all purchases. Valid any time with presentation of 107ist card, even during happy hour. Offer is only valid for the member presenting the card.

Up north, in the great state of Washington! That’s Timbers Country! Dublin Down (813 Main St. Vancouver, 98660) honors card-carrying 107ist members with $1.00 off all regularly priced, micro/import draught beers and appetizers. This special is available all day, every day!

Interested in becoming a 107ist partner? Join us by filling out the form or inquiring at Become a Partner.

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If you read to the bottom, please relive this tender moment from the match against Vancouver.

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—by Garrett Dittforth

Hey the Timbers have rolled off two wins on the road in a row. That's pretty awesome! Let's hope everything follows over into the weekend and we get some points in the race for the Cascadia Cup as well. Looks like we have 2 strikers who are in form. That is never a bad thing and a brace is always a good way to open one's account.

So the World Cup is happening in Brazil. What we can't forget is that Brazil, while not a poor country, isn't exactly rich and has a huge income problem. There have been massive protests against the country spending billions on stadiums while still having huge portions of their country living in shantytowns. The latest protest involved indigenous Brazilians and there were some pictures that can't be missed.

At this point we know a few things about the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 1) They're going to play it in winter because even a child knows playing in 120 degree heat is dangerous. Apparently Sepp Blatter and Co. didn't understand this when they made their original vote. 2) Jack Warner is total slime. 3) FIFA is ripe with bribery, which makes the whole tournament sort of feel gross.

To get off the FIFA hate. THE TIMBERS WON AGAIN!!! That's a pretty good swing. The backline still terrifies me all the time but Jose Villafana looked pretty awesome tonight. Might make for difficult decisions once Harrington is healthy.

It was a pretty simple win against Chivas. We beat a club we are supposed to beat. The recap here pretty much says that all in a nutshell.

OK this is pretty funny. I think I was wearing the same shirt as Robbie Keane today. I can't wait for the all-star game to be back in LA so we can photoshop a bunch of Timbers players in Ed Hardy douche-bro shirts. Sorry LA...the truth hurts sometimes. I'll take flannel and an axe over Kim Kardashian every day of the week.

The CCL draw happened today. We got the Group of Death. Meaning you might actually die if you go there. If you actually go here's a preview of your flight into Tegucigalpa.

David Villa to NYCFC. Why Not? Gotta admit I'd prefer they put the focus on young players who have a future. Hope he enjoys finishing his career in a baseball stadium. I'm sure he'll love it cashing those checks and not caring at all.

Finn's Five. It's a new website. Surprisingly has some very good insights post match.

During the month of May, current 107ist members will be entered into a drawing for FREE Timbers Army Section Tickets for the 8/24 home match against Seattle when they refer a new or returning member to join the 107ist.

To be entered in the drawing, simply have a friend or family member sign up or renew and have them enter your name in the "referred by" field when they sign up. The winning draws will receive one GA ticket for the new or returning member and one for the member who referred them. NOTE: Renewing members will need to go to their profile page and update the referrer there as it will not show on the form

In addition, those who persuade 3 or more new or returning members to sign up during the month will be entered in the GRAND PRIZE DRAWING of a single reserved seat ticket in the FRONT ROW of South Deck section SD3. You can't get any closer if you want to give goalkeeper Stefan Frei some "advice" during the match.

One new or returning member = one entry. So, the more members you get to sign up, the more entries you get and the more chances to win for you and the people you refer.

TWO pairs of tickets (4 total) will be given away in this manner. So, you'll have minimum of two chances to win.

This is a great way to spread the word on the 107ist, and to have your friends and family introduced to the benefits of membership and all that it does for Timbers/Thorns Supporters, Youth and Adult Soccer in Portland, and for the community at large.

PLEASE NOTE:

• IMPORTANT: Renewing members will need to go to their profile page and update the referrer there as it will not show on the form during signup. There is a link to the profile page on the renewal confirmation screen you are returned to after completing payment.
• If you join in May you can then recruit other members and increase your chances to win, but you may not refer yourself for membership.
• You MUST have the people that are signing up enter your full name (first and last) AS IT APPEARS on your 107ist profile page for us to match you up for the drawing.
• The Contest will be valid for signups between 12am on 5/1 and 12am on 6/1.
• Drawing will be held the week following the close of the contest and the winners will be notified by email.
• All questions can be directed to memberinfo@107ist.org

Good luck!

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5/28 Thorns viewing party

We’ll be back at Blitz 99 (10935 SW 68th Pkwy Tigard, OR) to watch the Thorns take on Boston at 4:30pm. If you’re on the east side, Bazi Bierbrasserie will have the match on the big screen (please call ahead or check the Bazi website for reservations). If you need a scarf, t-shirt, patch, sticker, bandana, we’ll have those available at Blitz 99.

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5/30 - Call for Volunteers: Book Return Days at Madison HS

Linda, the library assistant at Madison HS, will be faced with 1100 students returning as many as 50 pounds worth of textbooks each. So she can use your help getting them sorted, stacked, and packed away for next year. Note that while you don't have to be Superman to do this gig it will definitely involve more book lifting than the usual library shelving experience.

Sign up to help here

While book returns will be going on all day, if you can only come for part of the day then do so, if that's when you're available. Please just send a note to sherrilynn.rawson@107ist.org so she knows when to tell Linda to expect you.

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5/30 - Join AC Portland for RAISE 2014

RAISE 2014: A Celebration of Sport, Creativity, and Youth!

Join AC Portland on May 30th for RAISE 2014, their second annual fundraiser auction at Kells Irish Pub. There’ll be Great Food. There’ll be some poetry. There’ll be a bunch of sports collectibles to bid on. Oh, and did we mention there’ll be Portland Timber players? Tickets are limited, so please purchase today!

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5/30 & 5/31 - Cheers to Belgian Beers Beer Festival

Visit the No Pity Van, pick up some of the new merch, and enjoy 56 Belgian-style beers from 50 brewing companies at the Cheers to Belgian Beers Beer Festival.

Admission is free and 107ist members who show their cards can get a glass and 10 drink tickets for $15. Additional tastes are $1. 21+ only. Additional information is available here.

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6/3 - TAFC Sponsored Evening Open Play at Buckman Field 8:00pm

Free open play next Tuesday at Buckman field. It’s open to all who are interested in learning more about joining the TAFC. Lace up your cleats and come out and join us for our informal kick around under the lights from 8pm to 10pm on the far field (next to VooDoo Donuts).

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6/6 - Call for Volunteers: Book Return Days at Madison HS

Linda, the library assistant at Madison HS, will be faced with 1100 students returning as many as 50 pounds worth of textbooks each. So she can use your help getting them sorted, stacked, and packed away for next year. Note that while you don't have to be Superman to do this gig it will definitely involve more book lifting than the usual library shelving experience.

Sign up to help here.

While book returns will be going on all day, if you can only come for part of the day then do so, if that's when you're available. Please just send a note to sherrilynn.rawson@107ist.org so she knows when to tell Linda to expect you.

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6/8 - Portland Barefoot Soccer, 8:00am-4:00pm

Come to Concordia University's field to volunteer with Portland Barefoot Soccer to help raise money for Grassroot Soccer. NOTE: Passes to the Nike Employee Store will be given to volunteers.

Sign-up to help here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EADAD2CA75-barefoot

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6/15 - Timbers Army / Rose City Riveters March in the Pride Parade

Sign up to march with the Timbers Army/Rose City Riveters in the 2014 Pride NW Parade! Close on the heels of the overturn of the ban of same sex marriage, this year’s parade promises to be bigger and better than last year’s! Don’t miss out! Register here

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6/21 & 6/22 - Save the date for our Stand Together Week project

We are currently working out the details for our involvement in this year’s Stand Together Week. Save the date for Saturday, June 21st to beautify Harrison Park SUN School at 9:00am (ages 6+) and/or, Sunday, June 22nd at 9:00am to help restore Baltimore Woods in Saint Johns (all ages). We’ll have signups ready soon and we look forward to seeing you out there.

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7/27 - Thorns Away vs. Seattle Reign

The first bus is sold out, but tickets for the second bus as well as individual match tickets are on sale for July 27th’s #SpaceNeedleAway. Info on pricing, schedule and everything else can be found on the Rose City Riveters’ website.

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8/2 & 8/3 - TAFC Futsal Tourney/TA-CPR Fundraiser

Register for a great weekend of futsal and fun with the TAFC at Rose City Futsal. Enjoy BBQ, CPR demonstrations, and a few surprises.

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CONCACAF Champions League Draw This Afternoon

The Portland Timbers qualified for the 2014-15 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League as a result of being the top seed out of the Western Conference in 2013. The draw for the group stage of the tournament is being conducted this afternoon at 4pm in Doral Miami but will also be streamed live on concacaf.com.

Go here to see the full list of potential opponents the Timbers can host and the possible destinations we can travel in order to support the boys.

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Last Chance - Special Fringe No Pity Sets

We just put the remaining sets of red, white and blue special fringe No Pity scarves online in the 107ist Member Store. All proceeds from these scarves go towards the Jefferson High School field project. Get the sets before they are gone!

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Get Ready for Stand Together Week

We are currently working out the details for our involvement in this year’s Stand Together Week. Save the date for Saturday, June 21st to beautify Harrison Park SUN School at 9:00am (ages 6+) and/or, Sunday, June 22nd at 9:00am to help restore Baltimore Woods in Saint Johns (all ages). We’ll have signups ready soon and we look forward to seeing you out there.

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Call for Volunteers: Book Return Days at Madison HS

Friday, 5/30 (seniors) and Friday, 6/6 (all students) are locker clean out days at Madison High School. This means that Linda, the library assistant, will be faced with 1100 students returning as many as 50 pounds worth of textbooks each.

She can use your help getting them sorted, stacked, and packed away for next year. Note that while you don't have to be Superman to do this gig it will definitely involve more book lifting than the usual library shelving experience.

Sign up to help on May 30 or June 6.

While book returns will be going on all day, if you can only come for part of the day then do so, if that's when you're available. Please just send a note to sherrilynn.rawson@107ist.org so she knows when to tell Linda to expect you.

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Last Chance - Win Seattle Home TA & Reserved Front Row Tickets

Just 4 days left to get in on the 107ist membership referral contest. Have a friend or family member sign up or renew their membership online during the month of May and both of you can be entered to win. Read the contest details carefully--the more referrals you make, the greater your chances of winning.

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Fanladen Office Hours

Sunday, 6/1 2:30pm - 5:30pm - before the Timbers match for member services, pickup of pre-orders of special fringe scarf sets, face-to-face ticket exchange, and ticket donations. No merch sales at this time--visit the van or hit up the website.

You may also donate tickets online by forwarding them to ticketdonation@107ist.org for Timbers matches and info@rosecityriveters.org for Thorns matches. Proceeds will go to the respective tifo funds.

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Away Viewing Partners

Want to see the Timbers slay the Goats and save some green? Check out the Timbers at one of our 107ist partner bars! The Sellwood Public House (8132 SE 13th Avenue, Portland) offers all card-carrying 107ist members $1 off their first pint all day everyday and extend happy hour offerings of $1 off the entire menu during Timber games. Great spot to watch a match!

Not in SE Portland? Paddy’s (65 SW Yamhill Street, Portland) offers 107ist members who show their card happy hour prices on food and drink all day on both home and away game days. Additionally, the first 20 members who show their card on game days will receive their first draught beer for $1.07 in honor of the section that started it all. Woot!

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Featured Partnership: Cider Riot!

Don’t forget our non-pub sponsors, including one of our newest, Cider Riot! Show your 107ist membership card to Abe and get $5 off scarves and t-shirts, $1 off bar towels, as well as $5 off kegs at dock sales.

Interested in becoming a partner? Want to know more about the ones we have? Visit Official partners.

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This is a little something special for those of you who made it to the end of this post.

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—by Chris Rifer

The Portland Timbers didn’t do a whole lot right in the first half against New York on Saturday.  Without their first choice central midfield, the Red Bulls repeatedly had their way in feeding the ball to the left wing and creating two-on-one situations with the Timbers’ fullbacks.

The result was a series of near misses in which Portland was only spared by poor Red Bull finishing, some last-gasp defending, and the linesman’s flag.  The pressure applied by New York would have been a handful for the best defenses, and was simply too much for a sub-stellar Timbers backline.

It was no surprise, then, when Pa Modou Kah was caught with his right arm wrapped around Lloyd Sam in the box and whistled for a soft penalty.[1]  It simply would have been nearly impossible for the Timbers backline to weather that much pressure without conceding.

But as shaky as the centerbacks looked in the first half, the responsibility for New York’s first half danger wasn’t primarily theirs.  Rather, the Timbers slipped back into the six-man defending scheme that has broken down so many times in 2014.  The Timbers attacking four, Maxi Urruti, Darlington Nagbe, Diego Valeri, and Steve Zakuani, had zero – zero – recoveries in the first half.

That’s the same number I had sitting on my couch in Portland.  And you.  And your goldfish.

So the Timbers couldn’t have been more charmed to walk into the locker room at halftime level with New York after Maxi Urruti’s dangerous shot deflected past Luis Robles just before the break.

But to the extent the first half exposed one of the biggest reasons why the Timbers have struggled in 2014, the second half showed why there is still considerable reason to believe in the Rose City.

Whereas the Timbers had slipped into the fragile six-man shell in the first half, in the second stanza Portland came out to press with every field player.  And that changed the game.

In the first half, New York was able to devote considerable resources to creating matchup advantages on their left wing.  Jonny Steele, Bobby Convey, Eric Alexander, Thierry Henry, and Bradley Wright-Phillips all took turns flooding the attacking left with numbers before halftime.  In the second half, however, New York couldn’t do so because those resources were occupied either trying to break the Timbers press or isolated and starved for service.

In the first half, Henry completed 16 passes, 14 of which found their destination in the attacking half and four of which went to areas in and immediately around the box.  In the second half, Henry completed three passes, all around midfield, and two of which were retreating back into New York’s defending end.

The Red Bull attack that had been so successful in creating advantageous matchups down their left side in the first half was effectively reduced to thumping the ball to Bradley Wright Phillips, who had slid wide to the right, and hoping he would make a play with a secondary runner.

And those Timbers attackers who were utterly useless on defense in the first half?  They combined for 13 second half recoveries, all but one of which were around midfield or higher.

Thus, while Maxi Urruti’s stellar form and brace will get the buzz between now and Wednesday’s midweek match, the story from Red Bull Arena was the Timbers’ midfield’s second half silencing of New York’s attack.

And in doing so, the Timbers showed what they’re capable of when the attacking core is defensively engaged and pressing high.  In that second half, then, we saw the Timbers’ blueprint for salvaging 2014 with a run into the playoffs.

And that’s the value of the press.

Onward, Rose City.

—by Chris Rifer

Will Johnson was wrong.

Contrary to Johnson’s postgame quip, this Timbers team isn’t a hybrid lion-goldfish, taking the field with a foolish courage that generates plenty of drama but a paucity of points.

The Timbers are all lion – heart, brain, and belly.

Without a doubt Johnson was correct about the Timbers’ heart.  Five times in 2013, constituting results that have earned the Timbers seven of their ten points, the Portland has scored in the 79^th minute or later to earn a result.  The team’s willingness and ability to scratch a result out of a game gone sour is unquestionable.  As Johnson put it, they play with the heart of a lion.

The Timbers have also shown the brain of a lion at times.  Just as the lion looks to prey on the weak and young in a pack of impala, the Timbers have at times in 2014 effectively found tactical and matchup weaknesses in their opponents to exploit.

At home against Seattle, the Timbers exploited a deep-dropping Sounders backline to fill the nets with uncontested Diego Chara strikes from outside the box.  Against D.C. the Timbers identified and preyed upon Chris Rolfe and Cristian on the United left side as the their metaphorical fawns.

But the Timbers have also shows the belly of a lion.  While patient, tactical, and ultimately ruthless hunters, lions are notorious for resting on their laurels after a successful hunt.

That’s a perfectly fine luxury atop the food chain.

The Timbers, however, are far from the top of the MLS food chain.  And they’ve paid dearly for their post-hunt satisfaction.

Against D.C., the Timbers grabbed an early goal by way of Gaston Fernandez before immediately being pinned in their own end by D.C. and eventually conceding a goal on a Davy Arnaud deflected shot from distance in the not-too-distant future.

In the first half against Columbus, the Timbers again struck early only to give up an equalizer within ten minutes.  And again in the waning moments, immediately after the Timbers fought their way back from a man-down and goal-down disadvantage, Portland lollygagged their way to another concession.

But these plays have more in common than just their timing after a concession.  They all involved at best nominal defensive efforts from the Timbers’ attacking players.

While Arnaud’s shot was a bolt out of the blue, it’s notable that Diego Valeri – the closest player to Arnaud when the ball was sent to him – barely moved to apply pressure while Diego Chara – who ultimately got the deflection – had to come from much farther away to apply pressure.

The Timbers were tipping their cap again when Federico Higuain answered Maxi Urruti’s opening goal a week ago, but Higuain’s excellence never would have happened had Steve Zakuani showed any interest in routinely closing Higuain down.

And finally, just after Will Johnson equalized against Columbus, it was Darlington Nagbe’s lack of urgency in either covering an overlapping run from Josh Williams or communicating with Jorge Villafana to pick up the on-ball Ethan Finlay that froze Villafana and allowed Finaly to get his shot off from the top of the box.[1]

Three concessions shortly after goals, three big goals negated, three indifferent defensive performances from the Timbers attack.

In four of the last five home matches, the Timbers have taken early leads that they subsequently coughed up.  While defensive misdeeds by the Timbers attacking midfield hasn’t been exclusive to post-goal comas, the lapses from the attacking midfield unit have been especially damning for the Timbers when opponents throw numbers forward trying all-too-successfully to negate their recent concession.

The Timbers have six points out of twelve in those four games in which they took early leads at home.  Six points dropped from four games they should have won.

That’s the price of having the belly of a lion.

Onward, Rose City!

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5/24 - Viewing Party & Youth Soccer Fundraiser at Lompoc

Join John Bain and Timber Jim at Lompoc’s Fifth Quadrant patio and brewery, 3901 N Williams Ave on May 24 from 3pm to 6pm for a Timbers viewing party (vs. NYRB) and silent auction. The auction will raise funds for the West Side Timbers Premier Soccer Club U13 Copa to travel to New Mexico to participate in the US Youth Soccer Far West Regional League. It will feature soccer memorabilia, MLS items, Adidas merchandise and brewery packages.

Also at this event, Lompoc will present the 107ist with a donation from the 2013 season sales of Kick Axe Dry Hopped Pale Ale. Lompoc donates $5 from every keg sold. We will direct this year’s funds to a new field at Jefferson High School. For more information, visit the Lompoc brewing website.

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5/27 - TAFC Sponsored Evening Open Play at Buckman Field 8:00pm

We will once again host open play next Tuesday at Buckman field. It’s open to all who are interested in learning more about joining the TAFC. Lace up your cleats and come out and join us for our informal kick around under the lights from 8pm to 10pm on the far field (next to Voodoo Donuts).

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5/30 - Join AC Portland for RAISE 2014

RAISE 2014: A Celebration of Sport, Creativity, and Youth!

Join AC Portland on May 30th for RAISE 2014, their second annual fundraiser auction at Kells Irish Pub. There’ll be Great Food. There’ll be some poetry. There’ll be a bunch of sports collectibles to bid on. Oh, and did we mention there’ll be Portland Timber players? Tickets are limited, so please purchase today!

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5/30 & 5/31 - Cheers to Belgian Beers Beer Festival

Visit the No Pity Van, pick up some of the new merch, and enjoy 56 Belgian-style beers from 50 brewing companies at the Cheers to Belgian Beers Beer Festival. The festivities will take place at Metalcraft Fabrication, 723 N. Tillamook.

Admission is free and 107ist members who show their cards can get a glass and 10 drink tickets for $15. Additional tastes are $1. This is a 21 and over only event-sorry parents with minors. Additional information is available here.

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6/8 - Portland Barefoot Soccer, 8:00am-4:00pm

Come to Concordia University's field to volunteer with Portland Barefoot Soccer to help raise money for Grassroot Soccer.

Grassroot Soccer is an organization that works to raise awareness and help prevent the spread of HIV using the power of soccer. In 2013, Portland Barefoot Soccer became the highest-earning Grassroot Soccer-sponsored event in the world. Help beat last year's earnings of over $25,000 by volunteering in any of the many roles the tournament folks need filled. NOTE: Passes to the Nike Employee Store will be given to volunteers.

Sign-up to help here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EADAD2CA75-barefoot

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6/15 - Timbers Army / Rose City Riveters March in the Pride Parade

Sign up to march with the Timbers Army/Rose City Riveters in the 2014 Pride NW Parade! Close on the heels of the overturn of the ban of same sex marriage, this year’s parade promises to be bigger and better than last year’s! Don’t miss out! Register here

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7/27 - Thorns Away vs. Seattle Reign

The first bus is sold out, but tickets for the second bus as well as individual match tickets are on sale for July 27th’s #SpaceNeedleAway. Info on pricing, schedule and everything else can be found on the Rose City Riveters’ website.

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8/2 & 8/3 - TAFC Futsal Tourney/TA-CPR Fundraiser

Get together a team of 8 (for $40 a player) or 9 (for $35 each) and register for a great weekend of futsal and fun with the TAFC at Rose City Futsal. Enjoy BBQ, CPR demonstrations, and a few surprises. Be able to say you were part of the first EVER full on Timbers Army Tournament and raise funds for the TA-CPR initiative at the same time.

All skill levels are welcomed from complete novice to seasoned expert.

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2014 Pride NW Parade - June 15

Sign up to march with the Timbers Army / Rose City Riveters in the 2014 Pride NW Parade! Close on the heels of the overturn of the ban of same sex marriage, this year’s parade promises to be bigger and better than last year’s! Don’t miss out! Register here

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TAFC Futsal Tourney/TA-CPR Fundraiser – Aug 2-3

Get together a team of 8 (for $40 a player) or 9 (for $35 each) and register for a great weekend of futsal and fun with the TAFC at Rose City Futsal. Enjoy BBQ, CPR demonstrations, and a few surprises. Be able to say you were part of the first EVER full on Timbers Army Tournament and raise funds for the TA-CPR initiative at the same time. All skill levels are welcomed from complete novice to seasoned expert.

An exclusive registration window will soon be open for 107ist members, but you gotta be quick. It's first come first served, and the 32-side field with a minimum guaranteed play of 4 games over the two days will fill up fast. Don't miss this one. Who will lift the trophy? Be a part of history and find out.

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Viewing Party & Youth Soccer Fundraiser at Lompoc - May 24

Join John Bain and Timber Jim at Lompoc’s Fifth Quadrant patio and brewery, 3901 N Williams Ave on May 24 from 3pm to 6pm for a Timbers viewing party (vs. NYRB) and silent auction. The auction will raise funds for the West Side Timbers Premier Soccer Club U13 Copa to travel to New Mexico to participate in the US Youth Soccer Far West Regional League. It will feature soccer memorabilia, MLS items, Adidas merchandise and brewery packages.

Also at this event, Lompoc will present the 107ist with a donation from the 2013 season sales of Kick Axe Dry Hopped Pale Ale. Lompoc donates $5 from every keg sold. We will direct this year’s funds to a new field at Jefferson High School. For more information, visit the Lompoc Brewing website.

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Cheers to Belgian Beers Beer Festival - May 30 & 31 at Metalcraft Fabrication

Visit the No Pity Van, pick up some of the new merch, and enjoy 56 Belgian-style beers from 50 brewing companies at the Cheers to Belgian Beers Beer Festival. The festival will feature a single yeast strain for the beers entered, determined by a dart throw to diversify the color and strength of the beers.

The festivities will take place at Metalcraft Fabrication, 723 N. Tillamook. The outside area will be tented and food from Philadelphia's Steaks & Hoagies and Urban German will be available on Friday and Saturday. Food from the Bunk Truck will be available after noon on Saturday.

Admission is free and 107ist members who show their cards can get a glass and 10 drink tickets for $15. Additional tastes are $1. This is a 21 and over only event-sorry parents with minors. Additional information is available here.

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Win Seattle Home TA & Reserved Front Row Tickets

There is just over one week left to get in on the 107ist membership referral contest. Have a friend or family member sign up or renew their membership online during the month of May and both of you can be entered to win. Read the contest details carefully--the more referrals you make, the greater your chances of winning.

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Fanladen Office Hours

Wednesday, 5/21 5:00pm - 6:30pm, and Saturday, 5/24 5:00pm - 6:30pm - Before and briefly after the Thorns matches for Riveters merchandise sales, member services, pickup of 107ist mugs and pre-orders of special fringe scarf sets, face-to-face ticket exchange, and ticket donations.

** You may also donate Thorns tickets online by forwarding them to info@rosecityriveters.org. Proceeds will go to the tifo fund.

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Away Viewing Partners, Barlow Tavern and Caps ‘n Taps

107ist partners are a great place to watch the Timbers on the road and to save some serious coin. As the Timbers take on New York on Saturday at New York, consider taking the match in at Barlow Tavern, located at 6008 North Greeley Avenue in Portland, OR 97217. Card-carrying 107ist members are entitled to Happy Hour drink prices all day, every day. Barlow Tavern televises the Timbers games as well as football played worldwide. If you don’t see the game you want, just ask your friendly bartender to change the channel!

Further afield, consider Caps n’ Taps, located at 337 NE 4th Avenue in Camas, WA. 107ist members enjoy $1 off any pint! Great value during match day!

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Featured Partnership: Brunch Box

Like saving money with your 107ist card? Our featured partner this week is Brunch Box (Restaurant location at 620 SW 9th Ave. Portland, OR 97205). Show your 107ist card and enjoy $1.00 off the Lumberjack breakfast sandwich. So good!

Interested in becoming a partner? Want to know more about the ones we have? Visit Official partners.

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The following information was originally emailed out to all members. If you are a paid-up member but not receiving our emails please first check your spam folder, if it's not there email us at memberinfo@107ist.org and we'll look into it.

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5/14 - Thorns vs. Dash Away Viewing 5:00pm

Today’s Thorns away viewing is at Blitz 99 in Tigard (10935 SW 68th Pkwy Tigard, OR 97223). Leave work a few minutes early and come join the Riveters as we watch our NWSL Champion Thorns take on the Houston Dash. Game starts at 5:00pm, 21 and over.

If you’re looking for an all-ages venue to catch the game, Bazi Bierbrasserie will have it on the big screen in SE Portland (1522 SE 32nd).

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5/18 - Timbers Army and Rose City Riveters NAMI Walk Team

Join fellow supporters walking in support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Support Team Timbers Army & Rose City Riveters today with either a cash donation or join them on the walk.

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5/20 - TAFC Sponsored Evening Open Play at Buckman Field 8:00pm

Our weekly open play resumes next Tuesday 5/20. Open to all who are interested in learning more about joining the TAFC. Lace up your cleats and come out and join us for our informal kick around under the lights from 8pm to 10pm on the far field (next to VooDoo Donuts).

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6/8 - Portland Barefoot Soccer, 8:00am-4:00pm

Come to Concordia University's field to volunteer with Portland Barefoot Soccer to help raise money for Grassroot Soccer.

Grassroot Soccer is an organization that works to raise awareness and help prevent the spread of HIV using the power of soccer. In 2013, Portland Barefoot Soccer became the highest-earning Grassroot Soccer-sponsored event in the world. Help beat last year's earnings of over $25,000 by volunteering in any of the many roles the tournament folks need filled. NOTE: Passes to the Nike Employee Store will be given to volunteers.

Sign-up to help here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EADAD2CA75-barefoot

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6/15 - Timbers Army / Rose City Riveters March in the Pride Parade

More details to follow, but save the date for our participation in this years Portland Pride Parade on the morning of June 15th.

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