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

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 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

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 : www.thewrightpictures.com

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: www.thewrightpictures.com Photographs for sale: http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/thewrightpictures

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 www.thewrightpictures.com View and buy photographs: http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/thewrightpictures

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: www.thecolumbian.com

Brad and Stephanie Vos, here with 15-week-old adopted daughter, Anika, started a support group called Club Hope for couples who have impaired fertility in Vancouver, Washington. March 2, 2010. Andrea J. Wright/ For The Columbian Visit: www.columbian.com Freelance Professional Photographer Andrea J. Wright: www.thewrightpictures.com View and buy photographs: http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/thewrightpictures

Triathletes learn training skills and techniques at the Fast Track Triathlon Camp, sponsored by the Brian Thomas Wright Creative Group in Portland, Oregon on January 10, 2010. Andrea J. Wright / The Wright Pictures Visit: www.fasttracktriathloncamp.com and http://btwcg.com Buy prints: http://www.photoshelter.com/c/thewrightpictures/gallery-list

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