The Portland Winterhawks understand the importance of giving back to the community and strive to be as active in it as possible. We look for new ways get involved with our community partners and love spending time with fans new and old. We focus on three key pillars for community service and projects, but are always looking for more ways to serve others.  Below are our three pillars along with organizations we serve.

• Serving Kids in the Community
  • Kid’s Day game
  • Reading Programs at various elementary schools in the greater Portland/Vancouver area
  • Adopting a School in the Beaverton School District for a mentorship program
  • Working with the Sunshine Divisions, Portland Winterhawks Booster Club and Fred Meyer for Shop with a Hawk, giving kids an opportunity to purchase toys and clothes for the holiday season
  • Empower youth through the Winterhawks Amateur Hockey Association initiatives like the Tom’s Tykes program (see below)
• Hawkey For All
• The Winterhawks are committed to growing our great game of hockey while promoting inclusivity, diversity, and accessibility to help build a foundation for the future. The Winterhawks have special game nights throughout the season to celebrate our wonderful groups in the greater Portland area from Pride Night to Women of the Rose City to Black Hockey History Night to Kid’s Day and many more.
  • First Tee
  • Pride Northwest
  • Blackstar PDX
  • El Grito Portland
  • WISE
  • Sport Oregon
  • PDX Women’s Ice Hockey
  • Sunshine Division in their donations area
• Environment
  • Friends of Trees
  • Hoyt Arboretum
  • Oregon Food Bank
• Other Organizations we work with
  • Salvation Army
  • Easter Seals
  • Oregon Department of Human Services
  • The Oregon Zoo
  • Boys and Girls Club
  • Skyhawk Sports Academy
  • Portland Fire
  • Feed the Mass
  • … and many more!

Other initiatives

WAHA

The Winterhawks Amateur Hockey Association (WAHA) is an independent 501(c)3 organization partnered with the Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club to promote the growth of ice sports and provide post-secondary scholarships to elite hockey players in Oregon and Southwest Washington.  In an effort the reduce WAHA’s operating expenses, the Portland Winterhawks provide web space for WAHA’s online activities.  All content on the WAHA page is created by WAHA and posted on their behalf.  Learn more about WAHA.

Tom’s Tykes

Tom’s Tykes program allows children the amazing opportunity to try hockey for FREE for the first time. Tom’s Tykes will provide all the hockey gear and equipment so kids can get involved with this amazing sport without all the initial stress. This hockey experience provides 8-and-under kids seven (7), one-hour half-ice sessions, jerseys, gear, and the opportunity to work with Winterhawks players and staff. These sessions include on-ice drills, scrimmages, games, and much more. 

Donation Requests

The goal of all Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club and Winterhawks Skating Center charitable activities is to promote active and healthy lifestyles among the youth of Oregon and Southwest Washington. The primary focus of these efforts is to introduce local youth to ice sports and related activities as life-long options for fitness and recreation, but requests that seek to bolster educational achievement, in addition to healthy lifestyles, will also be considered.

Click here to submit a donation request.

Winterhawks Charity Weekend

The Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club host their annual Winterhawks Golf Tournament with an added feature of Charity Dinner and Silent Auction to kick off the start of the fall hockey season.

The Winterhawks Charity Weekend will be donating all proceeds to Tom’s Tykes, the Junior Winterhawks, and the Winterhawks Amateur Hockey Association. Not only is this an opportunity to mix and mingle with hockey’s finest, but it’s a chance to raise money and awareness for the hockey community.