Learn How to Build an
Accessory Dwelling Unit
Saturday, November 8th
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Living Room Realty (1402 NE Alberta)
King Neighborhood Association is pleased to sponsor a free, one-hour class on ADU basics, followed by 30 minutes of Q & A with presenter Kol Peterson.
Questions? Contact info@kingneighborhood.org
Join Kitchen Share NE and our partners at the Salt and Light Lutheran Church for an afternoon of all-ages activities, live music, potluck food, and more! Featuring Kitchen Share NE, the Northeast Portland Tool Library, the Portland Fruit Tree Project, Critical Bath Soap Co-op, Wilderness Way, and the Inconvenience Store, this open-house type event will give you the opportunity to celebrate summer with your favorite community-building non-profits. Get to know us and your neighbors better through fun, hands-on demonstrations for both kids and adults.
From NECN:
If you haven’t already, please consider signing up for a home energy performance audit with Energize Northeast. This collaboration between NECN, Neil Kelly and Umpqua Bank will make it easy for you to enjoy greater home energy efficiency and save money. Registration only take a few minutes at Energize.necoalition.org/registration. After you register, you will receive a call from Neil Kelly to schedule a home energy audit. This comprehensive audit takes several hours and is valued at $500. However, with a $150 rebate from the Energy Trust of Oregon, Neil Kelly is offering the home energy audit free to the homeowner. Additionally, for every home energy audit completed through Energize Northeast, Neil Kelly has generously agreed to donate $150 to NECN to help further community programs such as Neighborhood Small Grants.
Not sure you are ready for a home energy audit? Attend a free workshop to learn more first.
Energize Northeast workshops:
Saturday, October 13th, 11:00am at Umpqua Bank Alberta
Tuesday, October 16th, 6:30pm at NECN
Saturday, October 27th, 11:00am at NECN
More workshops listed at http://energize.necoalition.org/energize-ne-cal
From Alberta Main Street:
Alberta Main Street Demonstrates Results
We are pleased to report some of the accomplishments we’ve achieved working together with our businesses, commercial property owners, community partners and local residents over the past fiscal year. We have many reasons to celebrate but still have more work to do. As we launch our annual fundraising campaign, we hope you will support our efforts!
July 2011 – June 2012 Accomplishment Highlights
-New Jobs: Net increase of 75.5 new jobs created on NE Alberta Street.
-New Business: Net increase of 8 new businesses between NE 10th – 31st Ave.
-Increased Revenue: 80% of Alberta Street businesses with comparison data reported increased revenue from 2010 to 2011.
-Low Vacancy Rate: Alberta Street’s commercial vacancy rate is 4.6%, well below the Portland regional average of 7%.
-Community Investment: Volunteers contributed over 2400 hours of their time and talent. Based on the Independent Sector’s value of volunteer time this equates to a cash equivalent investment of $53,832.
Alberta Main Street provides the organizational infrastructure to lead Alberta Street. As an independent non-profit organization, the majority of our funding is generated from contributions from people like you; people with a stake in developing and maintaining a healthy and vibrant Alberta Street.
Please help us start this year strong and invest in Alberta Main Street. Your contribution to Alberta Main Street is tax deductible and we thank you in advance for your support!
Support Alberta Main Street Today!
Trick or Treat Alberta Street!
Come trick or treat with us this Halloween from 3 – 6PM on Halloween. Look for the “Trick or Treat Here” sign in the window at participating Alberta Street businesses.
The first 100 kids to visit Umpqua Bank Alberta will receive a reusable trick or treat bag. More info….
Dig into Fall: Workshops are Open!
Looking for some fresh garden ideas? Want to bring more color and beauty to your yard all throughout the year? There’s still plenty of time to attend our FREE workshops!
You’ll learn how to create a low-maintenance (& low-cost!) landscape that conserves water, prevents pollution, and is safe for children, pets and streams. Tell your friends and register today while space is still available!
Click Here to Register
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Workshop Offerings
Rain Gardens 101: Learn how to create a sunken garden bed that captures stormwater runoff and also benefits urban streams and wildlife.
Naturescaping Basics: Design your landscape to conserve water, decrease stormwater runoff and minimize pollution while saving you time, money and energy!
Site Planning 1: An extension of Naturescaping Basics, this workshop covers how to prepare a site plan utilizing naturescaping techniques.
Site Planning 2: Share your landscape site plan and receive personalized advice from our landscape specialists in this feedback session.
Fall Schedule
You can view the full workshop schedule, start times, location details and register online here.
Rain Gardens 101
10/7 – Hollywood Senior Center
10/13 – Pilgrim Lutheran Church
10/20 – People’s Food Co-op
11/4 – Historic Kenton Firehouse
11/11 – SMILE Station
Naturescaping Basics
10/7 – Historic Kenton Firehouse
10/14 – Loaves & Fishes
10/20 – Pilgrim Lutheran Church
10/27 – Smith Memorial Presbyterian
11/17 – Leach Botanical Garden
Site Planning 1
10/21 – Historic Kenton Firehouse
10/28 – Whitaker Ponds Nature Park
11/10 – Pilgrim Lutheran Church
Site Planning 2
11/14 – EMSWCD Office
Click here to register.
Information:
503-222-7645