Author Archives: King Neighborhood Association

Barnes and Noble Bookfair for King School

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books-pileThe King School Bookfair fundraiser is coming the Saturday after Thanksgiving at the Lloyd Center Barnes and Noble store. All purchases by King School supporters from noon to 5pm will benefit King School. The choir will perform, students will read their stories, and there will be activities for the kids! There will be lists of books that can be purchased for classrooms at King School.
For more information contact the King PTA at: info@kingpta.org or call 503-916-6456.

Remember, you must either bring a voucher or tell the cashier that you want your purchase to benefit King. Click the link and print out the flyer with voucher:

flyer-with-voucher

Sharing Ideas: Grassroots Projects Started by Neighbors

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OurUnitedVillagesCommunity Outreach of Our United Villages is hosting a Sharing Ideas Panel Presentation and Discussion on December 5th. If you have any questions please contact:
Vanessa Patterson, Community Outreach Office Coordinator, outreach@ourunitedvillages.org, 503.546.7499.

What:
Sharing Ideas: Grassroots Projects Started by Neighbors
Panel Presentation & Discussion

When:
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
12:30pm-3:30pm

Where:
New Columbia Community Education Center
4625 N Trenton St.
Portland, OR 97203
Trimet Bus #4

Come learn about inspiring grass-roots community building projects from a panel of local organizers. Ask questions and learn from their experiences. See possibilities for replicating similar projects in your own neighborhood.

Hosted by Community Outreach of Our United Villages. Free and open to all. Light meal provided. Please let us know if you plan to attend by Monday, November 30th to 503.546.7499 or outreach@ourunitedvillages.org. Child care, transportation, and interpretation provided upon request.

Future of Covered Structure in King School Park to be Determined

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kingschoolparkPeggy Glascock of the Parks Bureau will present plans regarding the deteriorating structure at King School Park at our next meeting. Other possible topics of conversation could include: maintenance issues at the park, how the long term plan can better serve the needs of residents and farmer’s market attendees, and how the school district’s desire for a covered play area influences the decision making process of the parks bureau.

Columbia River Crossing Forum

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CRCOn Saturday, November 21st NECN will be hosting a Columbia River Crossing Impact Forum. We hope that each neighborhood can send at least 1 or 2 representatives, however all are welcome! We will hear from three students of the Sustainability Clinic at Willamette University College of Law about their research into the impacts the Columbia River Crossing project will have on the east side of Portland and the region as a whole. They will share research on health and environmental impacts as well as the laws that govern the project and how the process for the project moves forward.

During the forum we will also hear from Jeri Williams from the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (and former Executive Director of the Environmental Justice Action Group), on her involvement and advocacy on the various stages of this bridge expansion project. She can provide personal insights into how to get involved and what has worked and what has not.

Finally, we will have short, small group discussions to gain feedback from all of you on your concerns and suggestions for how we can all work to make sure that east side residents are best served by this project.

Here are the specifics:

What: NE Community Forum: Columbia River Crossing
When: Saturday, November 21st 10am – 12:30pm; 9:45am Coffee and Continental Breakfast
Where: Redeemer Lutheran Church, 5431 NE 20th Ave.
RSVP: By November 19th to Regina Williams at 503-823-4575 or admin@necoalition.org.

A flyer with the information is also attached. Please spread this information to your neighbors! The forum is open to all!

CRC forum final draft

JumpTown–A New Vision for the Rose Quarter

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memorial coliseumCharlie Burr of public relations firm Edelman, will present the new JumpTown concept for revitalizing the Rose Quarter at our next meeting on November 18th. The November meeting was delayed a week due to the Veterans Day holiday. Edelman represents the Trail Blazers and Portland Arena Management on development plans for the Memorial Coliseum and vicinity. The JumpTown name conjures the jazz history of the area prior to its bulldozing in the wake of urban renewal. Once a thriving neighborhood and now a sea of concrete, much attention has been paid as of late as to how to breathe life back into the district.

Jumptown Rose Quarter

Come next Wednesday and see if this is the right idea and if it can benefit the residents of NE Portland.

http://vimeo.com/6304174
http://www.imaginejumptown.com/