Hero Of The Day: Sondland-Durant Foundation Leads Effort To Save Washington Park Summer Festival

By Adrienne So, Willamette Week, May 8, 2009

Portland Parks and Recreation announced that the beloved Washington Park Summer Festival would have to be canceled due to lack of funding.

Gordon Sondland, CEO of Hotel deLuxe and Hotel Lucia, and co-principal of the Sondland Durant Foundation along with Katy Durant, has stepped forward to try and save the festival.