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November 14th, 2023, King Neighborhood Association Meeting

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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

The Right to Read — Free Documentary Film Showing October 5th

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The Right to Read shares the stories of an activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.” 

The I Am Learning Foundation is hosting a screening of The Right to Read documentary film at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School on Oct. 5th. This film seeks to spread awareness about the literacy crisis happening in our country. Following the viewing there will be a panel discussion with local educators addressing this issue here in Portland Public Schools.

Event Time: Doors open at 5:30pm, film starts at 6:00pm. 
Location: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, 4906 NE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97211 (Please enter at the doors on 6th, next to the playground.) 

This is a free event and childcare as well as snacks will be provided. 

Please contact info@iamlearningfoundation.org for special accommodations. For more information about The I Am Learning Foundation, please visit our website at: https://www.iamlearningfoundation.org/  

October 3rd, 2023, King Neighborhood Association Meeting

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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.

September 5th, 2023, King Neighborhood Association Meeting

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Please join us for the September 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: September 5th, 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/hrb-fptv-nft

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.