Bloom
Bloom
Every spring, Bloom brings people together to celebrate our community’s strength and commitment to ending hunger.
This year’s event
Saturday, May 17, 2025
The Redd on Salmon, Portland, OR - Cocktail hour begins at 5:00 pm
Virtual program to be streamed statewide at 6:30 pm
Bloom is no typical gala. Bloom is more. Bloom is a free, interactive evening of action and gratitude for our movement to end hunger.
Hundreds of donors, partners, advocates and community leaders will gather in person: thousands more will be invited to live-stream Bloom online. OFB’s new President, Andrea Williams will share her vision for the future. Through the full-sensory immersion into our mission that Bloom affords, we will move collectively toward that future free from hunger.
Bloom also extends appreciation to our community for your past contributions. Together, in 2024, we increased access to fresh fruits and vegetables for communities facing hunger — because we all deserve nutritious, healthy food. We provided startup funding for native and BIPOC growers, strengthening Oregon’s economy and building new generations of wealth rooted in land and food sovereignty. And we won key policy victories, like free school meals, to change the local landscape on childhood hunger.
We have a lot to celebrate and an expansive community to thank — including you!
Photos from past events
Event sponsors
We thank our sponsors for their generous contributions. Together, we are building community power to end hunger for good.
As a Bloom sponsor, you can demonstrate your organization’s commitment to ending hunger in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Contact us to learn more about sponsoring this year’s event.