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The Sabin Triangle: a presentation!

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Architects Without Borders have been helping with the Sabin Community develop ideas for an under used portion of the right-of-way along NE Prescott Ave and 15thstreet. The design team and representatives from Sabin will be making a presentation on Wednesday, 10/26, at 6pm, and we’d like to invite you and neighborhood representatives to attend.  This project is one example of how our group, a 100% volunteer organization, can provide design assistance to our local community groups (absolutely free of charge).

The presentation will be at the Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue. We hope to see you there.

You can preview the project at http://www.awboregon.org/2011/08/sabin-neighborhood-pocket-park-portland/

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King NA hope to have someone from Sabin NA at our monthly meeting in December who can update us on the Triangle, Sabin’s work to change traffic on Fremont Street, and other projects. We hope we’ll see you there!

Resolutions Northwest’s Mediator Training is open for applicants.

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Want to help Portland residents effectively resolve conflicts?

Resolutions Northwest (RNW) is now accepting applications for our annual Volunteer Mediation Training.  This 38-hour basic mediation training is free in exchange for a one-year weekly ongoing training and volunteer commitment to help diverse neighbors and communities in Portland resolve conflicts with each other. Application deadline: November 18, 2011.  Training dates in Jan., 2011.  More information and application forms can be obtained at http://www.resolutionsnorthwest.org/become_volunteer_mediator or (503) 595-4890.  RNW is committed to the goals of equal opportunity and affirmative action in education and volunteerism. We encourage all interested to apply.

Candlelight vigil for domestic violence, at Dawson Park.

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Ally Brown writes us:

I work for the Portland Women’s Crisis Line and we have been organizing an awareness raising event in your community and wanted to send out an invitation to the neighborhood associations. We are holding a community vigil this Thursday, October 20th, to honor the lives of victims of domestic violence who were killed in the last year in Oregon. 26 lives were lost and in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month we wanted to hold a community event for people to come together, work towards healing and reach out to make others aware of this issue in our communities.

This event will be at Dawson Park from 6-8 pm, this Thursday. We will be holding a candlelight vigil, have music and speakers from the community. We will also hold space for people to speak about their loved ones or experiences. If you have any questions about this event, or want to be more involved, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks for your time,

Ally King, Volunteer Coordinator, Portland Women’s Crisis Line

503-232-4176, ally@pwcl.org, www.pwcl.org

Open House tomorrow eve at Community Warehouse!

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Friends of Community Warehouse and local community members:

Join co-founder Roz Babener and friends

for happy hour at the Warehouse!

The gathering will include a tour and a chance to meet folks and
learn more about Community Warehouse and what we do.

Beverages and hors d’ouevres provided.

Wednesday, October 19 2011

5-7pm, Open Warehouse*

*Drop in when you can

3969 MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland 97212

We simply want to welcome you and actually show you what
the Warehouse has to offer to our community. Feel free to bring a friend.
Please RSVP to Roz: roz755@aol.com so we know you’re coming.

This is not a fund raiser!

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KNA Note: Community Warehouse is an organization that raises money through an estate sale store, to be able to provide home furnishings for low-income folks. The estate store is at 3969 NE MLK, and CW has a truly fabulous blog for the store at http://estatestore.org/
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A sample partial entry from the blog:

“I’ve no idea what these figurines are for, or what they really represent. Maybe they’re instructive figurines for a series titled 101 way to flatten fauna? Right now I’m even too lazy to go figure it out so if you’ve got some insight please comment below.”

Portland Financial Planning Day – a free personal finance event

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City of Portland, CASH Oregon, and the Financial Planning Association of Portland invite you to attend Portland Financial Planning Day on Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Avenue, 2nd floor, where you’ll be able to meet one-on-one with dozens of professional financial planners to discuss your personal finance questions, concerns and interests.

Information will be provided on a pro-bono basis by experts from the Financial Planning Association and highly qualified CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals. There are no strings attached – volunteering financial planners will not pass out business cards, marketing materials or sell products or services.

You may seek information and advice on a wide range of topics, including:

GENERAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
Buying a Home – Debt Management
Building a College Fund – Savings Goals
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SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Job Loss and Job Change – Foreclosure Assistance
Change in Marital Status
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INVESTMENT PLANNING
Investment Strategies – Asset Accumulation
Generating Investment Income
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RETIREMENT PLANNING
Building a Retirement Fund – 401(k) and 403(b) Plans
IRA Accounts – Social Security
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INCOME TAX PLANNING
Tax Reduction Strategies
Charitable Contributions – Small Business Taxation
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ESTATE PLANNING
Building an Inheritance – Wills and Trusts
Estate Tax Strategies
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INSURANCE PLANNING
Life Insurance Coverage – Disability Insurance
Long-term Care Planning
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Managing Health Insurance – Health Savings Accounts
Pension Benefits
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In addition to personalized advice, Portland Financial Planning Day will also feature a series of classroom-style 50-minute Educational Workshops