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Afoot and lighthearted, I take to the open road...
Henceforth, I ask not good fortune,
I myself am good fortune.
--Walt Whitman
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission & Vision
    • Our Story
    • Our Community
  • Events
  • PROJECTS
    • A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Prison
    • The Salon Project
    • Open Road Press
    • Open Road Prison Education Project
    • Mom Foundation Nepal
  • Contact
  • DONATE
  • THANK YOU!!!
It’s been my good fortune to live in Oregon the past fifty years, raising a family and working in non-profit administration (mostly mental health and affordable housing).  In my retirement I devote as much time as possible to the ancient art of doing nothing.                                             

Bill Faricy

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