Hands Across the Bridge

Rick Graff of Milwaukie, right, and Duane Vasquez of Beaverton, left, greet each other as they join thousands of people at the 10th annual Hands Across the Bridge celebration to cross the Interstate 5 bridge between Oregon and Washington. Participants gather  in honor of living a clean and sober life on Monday, September 5, 2011. Andrea J. Wright / The Wright Pictures Visit: http://www.safetyandjustice.org and http://www.handsacrossthebridge.org

International Day Festival

Visitors at the International Day Festival learn how to start a fire at the Boy Scout Troop 117 booth in the Roseway Park Blocks in Portland, Oregon on July 9, 2011. Andrea J. Wright / The Wright Pictures Visit: http://www.pdxibd.com

Partnership for Safety and Justice Lobby at State Capitol

Partnership for Safety and Justice employees and volunteers meet with Senator Chip Shields at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon on April 18, 2011. Andrea J. Wright / The Wright Pictures Visit: http://www.safetyandjustice.org

Governor Ted Kulongoski and Governor-Elect John Kitzhaber at Leadership Summit

Governor Ted Kulongoski, left, and Governor-Elect John Kitzhaber shake hands on stage during the Not Business As Usual 2010 Leadership Summit at the Oregon Convention Center on Monday, December 13, 2010. Andrea J. Wright / For The Portland Business Journal Visit: http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2010/12/13/kitzhaber-oregon-in-death-spiral.html Freelance Professional Photographer Andrea J. Wright : http://www.thewrightpictures.com

How a veteran reporter lost her job and found her calling helping animals

Ketzel Levine, with Zoe Mae and Starlet, celebrates her new advocacy role on August 2, 2010. Andrea J. Wright/The Wright Pictures/For The Humane Society of the United States Visit: http://www.humanesociety.org/news/magazines/2010/09-10/an_unfolding_storyline.html Freelance Professional Photographer Andrea J. Wright: http://www.thewrightpictures.com Photographs for sale: http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/thewrightpictures

St. Francis School Reunion

St. Francis of Assisi Grade School alumni, family and friends reunite for a reunion potluck at St. Francis Park on August 21, 2010. Andrea J. Wright / The Wright Pictures and The Portland Times http://www.thewrightpictures.com View and buy photographs: http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/thewrightpictures

Meeting Votes Electronic

Grace Teigen of Vancouver and her husband Gene Wigglesworth use electronic clickers that provide instant feedback, anonymously, to the city during a Vancouver community-wide Horizons input meeting on May 11, 2010. Andrea J. Wright/ For The Columbian Visit: http://www.thecolumbian.com

Business Owners Go Green In Portland

A streetcar passes by The Gerding Theater as business owners attending the GoGreen '09 all-day conference, look at a three wheel electric vehicle in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. The Obama administration wants to spend $280 million on mass transit projects, such as streetcars and bus facilities, to make more livable communities that reduce pollution. Andrea J. Wright / The Wright Pictures and Social Enterprises Freelance Professional Photographer Andrea J. Wright: http://www.thewrightpictures.com Buy Photographs: http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/thewrightpictures