December 13th, 2023, King Neighborhood Association Meeting

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Due to some issues getting access to the KNA blog restored, we will not be meeting on our normal first Tuesday of the month in December, but will be meeting instead on Wednesday, December 13th. Also the January meeting will be pushed off for one week in January, to January 9th, due to proximity to the New Years Day holiday.

Please join us for the December meeting of the King Neighborhood Association. Find out what’s going on in King Neighborhood, meet your neighbors, talk about current issues, and find out about volunteer opportunities. — This will be a virtual-only meeting. We will not be meeting at the NECN offices in December. There were some access issues for the November meeting; so agenda items from November will be pushed to December 13th.

Time: December 13th, 2023 6:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (US and Canada)
Where: Online Virtual Meeting
Virtual via Google Meet: meet.google.com/dzt-jhcj-uog

Planned Agenda Items:

  • Featured Speaker: Daisy Pesak of Boys & Girls Aid will be speaking about their efforts to improve the foster care experience for youth and families in Oregon, along with the need for new foster parents
  • KNA will report on the recent town hall with Commissioner Mingus Mapps
  • Need for volunteers with the KNA and suggestions for future upcoming projects
  • Open Forum for neighbors to bring concerns and ideas forward

Thank You Martina!

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Martina Steinkusz is moving on from her role as Acting Chair of the KNA, a role she took on when the previous chair retried prior to the pandemic. Martina has been a steadfast advocate of the King Neighborhood and green energy projects, and was a fantastic chair; she will be missed. However, Martina and her family are leaving Portland for her new home in Washington County. It’s not so far that she will be a total stranger to us, and we hope to see her again on occasion. Let’s everyone thank Martina for her hard work in organizing, administration, grant writing, and running the KNA, both in front and behind the scenes.

November 14th, 2023, King Neighborhood Association Meeting

Please join us for the November meeting of the King Neighborhood Association. Find out what’s going on in King Neighborhood, meet your neighbors, talk about current issues, and find out about volunteer opportunities. — This will be a virtual-only meeting. We will not be meeting at the NECN offices in November. Also the meeting will be held one week later, on the second Tuesday of the month, due to a conflict with holding the meeting on the 7th.

Time: November 14th, 2023 6:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (US and Canada)
Where: Online Virtual Meeting
Virtual via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/prr-gyzb-ryi

Planned Agenda Items:

  • Featured Speaker: Daisy Pesak of Boys & Girls Aid will be speaking about their efforts to improve the foster care experience for youth and families in Oregon, along with the need for new foster parents
  • KNA will report on the recent town hall with Commissioner Mingus Mapps
  • Need for volunteers with the KNA and suggestions for future upcoming projects
  • Open Forum for neighbors to bring concerns and ideas forward

A Town Hall With Commissioner Mingus Mapps, October 22nd

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Save the date: October 22nd, at 4:00 PM, the King Neighborhood Association and the Alberta Abbey Foundation are co-hosting a town hall at the Alberta Abbey, 126 NE Alberta Street. Commissioner Mapps will be speaking and taking questions from the audience, as well as answering questions submitted beforehand.

Portland is facing a number of serious issues right now. This town hall will give neighbors an opportunity to bring questions and concerns directly to city government.

Admission is free; there will be free parking available in the lot across the street.

If you are intending to go, please sign up on Eventbrite at the link below. This helps Alberta Abbey track the number of attendees.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alberta-abbey-presents-a-town-hall-with-commissioner-mingus-mapps-tickets-733990815287?aff=oddtdtcreator&mc_eid=15fc4a104b&mc_cid=3f4922d179

October 3rd, 2023, King Neighborhood Association Meeting

Please join us for the October meeting of the King Neighborhood Association. Find out what’s going on in King Neighborhood, meet your neighbors, talk about current issues, and find out about volunteer opportunities.

Time: October 3rd, 2023 06:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (US and Canada)
Where: NECN Building, 4815 NE 7th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
Virtual via Google Meet: meet.google.com/qds-wskd-hqz

For those that haven’t been there before, the NECN building is adjacent to Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School, and the entrance is on the 7th Avenue side. Parking is in the school parking lot, where the King’s Farmers Market is held. Or you can park in the 6th Avenue cul-de-sac on the other side of the parking lot, next to King School Park.