FABA Holiday Party
We had a great time at the Holiday party Tuesday night! Thanks to everybody that came out, and our wonderful host, Kelsey of Pieper Cafe! We were lucky to have Rebecca Webb from the Portland Radio Project share about the work PRP is doing and opportunities for businesses to get involved in the podcast medium. Jeanne … Continued
WinterFest Fun
We had a great time celebrating WinterFest with you! Thanks especially to businesses that created our winter magic activities. Danielle Deschenes and Pieper Cafe helped participants decorate 40 gingerbread houses. Hammer + Jacks threw a super fun scavenger hunt, and we’re lucky to have Red Castle Games, who hosted a wonderful holiday board game open play event. Portland Circle of Friends & Family … Continued
What is Foster Forward?
This holiday season, when you visit any participating Foster Area business and spend more than $5, you’ll earn a Foster Forward Ticket to unlock special prizes, discounts and specials at other participating businesses. All Foster Forward businesses will post exclusive in-store flash sales, discounts and food and drink specials available only to Ticketholders. Want to … Continued
The Taste of Success
The 3rd Annual Foster Tasting Tour was a blast, and a success! Our 43 participating businesses generated 1,100 Tasting Tour transactions! That’s an average of 25 Tasting Tour transactions and 15 first-time customers each. The Tasting Tour made cash registers ring, generating $10,000 in revenue, 165% more than last year. We received 110 completed passports (86% more than last year) … Continued
Support Foster! Be a Tasting Tour Ambassador on Saturday July 14
YOUR DUTIES AS AMBASSADOR Wear your shirt Welcome patrons and award stickers Network with other Foster area residents Have fun! YOUR EQUIPMENT Official ambassador shirt Stickers for the tour passport Passports Good attitude
The Future of Foster: Please Take 5 Minutes and Help FABA Grow
We Want to Hear From You! Summer is finally here and it’s time to start planning the Foster Area Business Association benefits and programs for the next year. Please take 5 minutes out of your day to fill out a brief survey; let us know what benefits you like the best, what you like the least and … Continued
What Does Demographic Data Say About Foster?
In spite of an unexpected power outage halfway through, we had a great time at our mixer last night! In case you couldn’t make it, here’s a look at some of the data we dug up about the Foster Area Business District. Who Are We? There are 228 businesses in the Foster Area, providing some … Continued
New Streetscape update
We had Rich Newlands from PBOT at our last meeting along with representatives from Fixing Our Streets and Prosper Portland to bring us up to date on the Streetscape project. Looks like they’re on schedule to begin construction this summer! Rich also gave us copies of the informational brochure they’ve produced, which has details about the … Continued
Shelter Advocacy Win! Details and Next Steps
In the 60 days since the City released their surprise announcement of a shelter at 6144 SE Foster Rd., your all volunteer Foster Area Business Association (FABA) board took quick action on your behalf and secured significant victories for Foster Area businesses. Background On December 8th the Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS) announced a … Continued
New! Pay Your Member Dues Online
We’re pleased to announce that members can now pay their member fees online! Here’s how. Go to https://fosterarea.com/join/ and submit a membership form Select “Make a Payment” and choose your business type (brick and mortar vs. home-based or nonprofit) and your preferred sponsorship level. Enter your payment information into our 100% PCI compliant payment system You’re done! … Continued
Shelter discussion at the 1/9 board meeting
At our January 9th board meeting we hosted several representatives from the city as well as business owners and neighborhood representatives to discuss the proposed homeless shelter at 6144 SE Foster Road. We would like to thank everyone that attended for engaging in a constructive conversation. We recorded the shelter discussion for those that couldn’t … Continued
Recap: 12/18 Proposed Shelter Meeting
Thanks to all that attended Monday night’s passionate community meeting regarding the Foster Shelter Plan. Clearly this is a divisive issue, and we are lucky to have so many people with deep commitments to the success of Foster road. We counted 200 people inside, with reports of up to another 200 people waiting outside. Several … Continued
Proposed Foster Road Shelter Plan
On Friday, 12/8 the City and County Joint Office of Homeless Services announced a community meeting to discuss a proposed low-barrier shelter for Foster Road. The Foster Area Business Association (FABA) was just as surprised by this announcement as you were. Despite the last-minute nature of this meeting, we are on top of it! Community … Continued
Congratulations on a great tree lighting!
Get Ready for Foster Holiday Tree Lighting Nov. 28
It’s almost that time of year again, and Foster is getting ready for the 3rd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting. The Foster Tree Lighting is a non-denominational tree lighting ceremony featuring Foster’s beloved mascot, Twiggy. The tree lighting this year will serve as a benefit for Southeast Community Food Pantry, so please bring non-perishable food … Continued
The numbers are in for the Tasting Tour!
The Tasting Tour was a rousing success again this year, and saw a steep increase in participation and revenue! Check out the details below.
Be A Part of the Foster Tasting Tour!
Get ready for the second annual Foster Tasting Tour (formerly the Spirit of Foster Tasting Tour and Pub Crawl, which was far too long and didn’t fit on the posters). Foster members are encouraged to sign up as a tasting stop before the deadline on Sunday, June 18. Home Based Businesses and professional members are … Continued
Cyber Security with Gray Dog Digital
Allen Rowand, Vice-President of the Foster Area Business Association and owner of Gray Dog Digital gave a talk on Cyber Security Basics at the Portland Mercado on May 9. In addition to the in-person audience, more than 70 people checked in live on Facebook to follow the highlights of the talk. Watch this page for … Continued
Recovering from the Freeze at the January 2017 Meeting
Due to horrific snow and ice storms, the January 10 board meeting was rescheduled to the 17th and the rescheduled again to the 19th. We kicked off the meeting with a bylaws discussion. Neil from Venture Portland presented our proposed changes. The 2 term limit will become 3 terms and allow the board to vote … Continued
Southeast Portland Stands Together
THESE ARE OUR VALUES Due to recent events, your local business and neighborhood associations feel it is important to state that: We value DIVERSITY and TOLERANCE. Our community is made of ALL KINDS of people. We have different beliefs and different family structures. We come from all over the world, but we all call Southeast … Continued