SOLVE was founded in 1969 by Oregon Governor Tom McCall with the goal of reducing and cleaning up litter and vandalism throughout Oregon. [4] In 1976, SOLVE hired Blanche Schroeder, Portland Chamber of Commerce lobbyist, to act as Executive Director of SOLVE on a part-time basis.[5] The first statewide citizen volunteer Beach Cleanup in the nation was organized by SOLVE in 1984.[4] Since then, annual beach cleanups have spread to every state in the U.S.,[4] all U.S. territories, and more than 100 countries around the world.
Jack McGowan became the director of the group in 1990, and continued as its leader until 2008.[4] Over time, SOLVE has expanded its work to include education efforts, removal of invasive species, and planting of native species.[6] In April 2008, Dianna Smiley took over as director after McGowan retired,[7] and she was replaced in January 2010 by Melisa McDonald. The current Chief Executive Officer is Kris Carico. [8][9] As of 2019, the organization had a $1.5 million budget.[10]
^Duin, Steve (September 7, 2003). "Overcoming division with a vision". The Oregonian. p. B1.
^ Mortenson, Eric (January 15, 2010). "SOLV, known for its volunteer beach and river cleanups, appoints new director". The Oregonian. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
^ abcdHill, Gail (March 26, 2008). "SOLV director hopes for record Oregon beach cleanup". The Oregonian. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
solve, other, uses, solve, disambiguation, formerly, solv, sustaining, oregon, legacy, volunteering, originally, acronym, stop, oregon, litter, vandalism, environmental, profit, organization, working, throughout, state, oregon, group, based, portland, formatio. For other uses see Solve disambiguation SOLVE formerly SOLV Sustaining Oregon s Legacy by Volunteering 1 originally an acronym for Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism is an environmental non profit organization working throughout the U S state of Oregon The group is based in Portland 2 3 SOLVEFormation1969 54 years ago 1969 TypeNonprofitTax ID no 93 0579286Legal status501 c 3 HeadquartersPortland OregonBoard ChairDoug MorrisChief Executive OfficerKris CaricoWebsitehttps www solveoregon org Formerly calledSOLV Sustaining Oregon s Legacy by Volunteering Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editSOLVE was founded in 1969 by Oregon Governor Tom McCall with the goal of reducing and cleaning up litter and vandalism throughout Oregon 4 In 1976 SOLVE hired Blanche Schroeder Portland Chamber of Commerce lobbyist to act as Executive Director of SOLVE on a part time basis 5 The first statewide citizen volunteer Beach Cleanup in the nation was organized by SOLVE in 1984 4 Since then annual beach cleanups have spread to every state in the U S 4 all U S territories and more than 100 countries around the world Jack McGowan became the director of the group in 1990 and continued as its leader until 2008 4 Over time SOLVE has expanded its work to include education efforts removal of invasive species and planting of native species 6 In April 2008 Dianna Smiley took over as director after McGowan retired 7 and she was replaced in January 2010 by Melisa McDonald The current Chief Executive Officer is Kris Carico 8 9 As of 2019 the organization had a 1 5 million budget 10 See also editOregon Bottle Bill Earth DayReferences edit SOLVE FAQ Duin Steve September 7 2003 Overcoming division with a vision The Oregonian p B1 Mortenson Eric January 15 2010 SOLV known for its volunteer beach and river cleanups appoints new director The Oregonian Retrieved 17 March 2010 a b c d Hill Gail March 26 2008 SOLV director hopes for record Oregon beach cleanup The Oregonian Retrieved 17 March 2010 The Oregonian September 27 1976 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Missing or empty title help Bringing Oregonians together to build a legacy of stewardship SOLV March 22 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 05 20 Wood Shelby April 16 2008 SOLV gets new leader Dianna Smiley The Oregonian Retrieved 17 March 2010 City bets on volunteer effort to cleanup Portland KATU May 4 2021 Retrieved June 23 2021 SOLVE Staff SOLVE Oregon Retrieved June 23 2021 View SOLVE s 2019 Audited Financial Statements SOLVE Oregon April 29 2020 Retrieved June 23 2021 External links editSOLVE official website SOLV recognized for sustainability work The Oregonian nbsp This Oregon volunteer or nonprofit organization related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SOLVE amp oldid 1176993554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
