Portland, Ore., Aug 5, 2012 / 16:03 pm
The Portland, Oregon branch of an international charity that uses interpersonal relationships to serve people with developmental disabilities will celebrate its 25th year of service in the area.
"L'Arche is about creating a world where it is not just an act of charity to befriend a person with developmental disabilities but where it is an act of connecting with one's own humanity," Tamara Yates told CNA.
L'Arche Portland, which is just one of the 137 communities in 40 countries around the world, will commemorate over two decades in the community with a benefit concert and a new fund development campaign.
The Development and Communications Coordinator of L'Arche Portland said that by supporting the charity, she hopes that people will be opened up "to something more profound."