History

In 1993, Mark Wisnovsky and Chris Borovansky conceived a plan to raise funds for a local domestic violence shelter and focus attention on the growing wine industry of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Their idea to create an auction centered on wine, travel, food and art quickly gained support and momentum to become the Hearts & Vines Auction.
That idea became reality the first year by the efforts of Sharlene Peters, Mark Wisnovsky, Chris Borovansky, Karen Long, 13 active committees, and more than 50 key volunteers. A Hearts & Vines Advisory Committee was subsequently formed in 1995. By 1997, the Hearts & Vines Foundation became a separate non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with the following mission statement:
The Hearts & Vines Foundation is committed to funding community-based youth and family programs with a focus on the elimination of domestic violence through education, prevention and intervention.

Since 1993, over $2 Million Dollars has been disbursed as grants to the fine organizations listed on the following pages. These organizations have been actively working to serve, educate and help prevent domestic violence in our Valley. We look forward to seeing our efforts grow as we raise funds and help those organizations who work so hard in preventing, and eliminating domestic violence.