Hands Across the Bridge 2011

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: www.safetyandjustice.org and www.handsacrossthebridge.org

International Day Festival 2011

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: 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: www.safetyandjustice.org

Operation Helping Hands

Carson Kelso, 10, of Vancouver, delivers lunches and blankets to homeless people on West Burnside Street in Portland, Oregon on December 19, 2009. Andrea J. Wright / For The Columbian Visit: http://tiny.cc/54zMQ Freelance Professional Photographer Andrea J. Wright: www.thewrightpictures.com View and buy photographs: http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/thewrightpictures

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: www.thewrightpictures.com Buy Photographs: http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/thewrightpictures

Carrot Harvest For The Clark County Food Bank

Brilan Rohan, 5, of Vancouver, from left, Justin Flintoff, 9, of Vancouver, and Luke Pipkin, 10, of Camas harvest carrots at the Washington State University Vancouver Research and Extension Unit for the Clark County Food Bank in Vancouver, Washington on September 13, 2009. Andrea J. Wright / For The Columbian Visit: www.columbian.com Freelance Professional Photographer Andrea J. Wright: www.thewrightpictures.com Buy Photographs: http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/thewrightpictures