King Neighborhood Association – Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:30pm
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
4815 NE 7th Avenue, Portland, OR

Agenda

6:30 Introductions, approval of agenda and minutes

6:40 Discussion and Vote on Sherriff’s letter regarding immigration enforcement

6:50 Two Plum Park Kickstarter update

7:00 Open discussion of potential projects/initiatives for 2013

7:30 Community outreach strategy

• Discussion around how to gain more participation from the community
• Paper Newsletter

8:00 Adjourn

The Northeast Backpack Lunch Program, which serves needy students at Northeast Portland’s King, Harvey Scott, and Woodlawn schools, is seeking donations to provide families with turkeys and hams for the holidays.

The program, in its fifth year of operation, puts two lunches in the backpacks of needy children every week of the year to ensure they will have something to eat on Saturdays and Sundays. Volunteers have collected donations and packed lunchsacks to provide to children who are on the free or reduced price school lunch program; for some, the weekday school lunch is the only substantial meal they normally receive.

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Later this month, the Backpack Lunch Program hopes to provide each family that is part of the program with a ham or turkey. If you are interested in donating a turkey or ham, or would like to make a cash contribution to cover the cost of a turkey ham, please contact Alan at Fremont United Methodist Church, the sponsoring organization for the program. Donations are tax deductible; the church’s telephone number is 503-284-4647.

Hi neighbors, we are working to have a bench installed in Two Plum Park to make it easier for everyone to enjoy the Park. Two Plum is in the King Neighborhood, between NE Shaver and Mason, NE 6th and 7th Ave, in Portland, Oregon.

Two Plum Park already has a lot to offer: a swing set, a play structure, a streetlamp, a mural… but no place to sit.

Maybe you want a place to sit and watch the kids while they play. Maybe you would like a place to sit and chat with a friend. Maybe you’d like a place to sit and read, enjoy your lunch, or just relax outside. You can help us make this a reality in the Park.

Our project team has approached Portland Parks about a bench for Two Plum Park and they recommended we use their Commemorative Bench Program to get a bench installed.

A Commemorative Bench with a plaque costs $5,200 and we are raising $6,000 to cover all our fees.

We’ve already raised most of the funds for a Bench, we want to raise the last bit with your help!

In the late 1990’s Two Plum Park was a vacant lot overgrown with weeds. Neighbor Joe Martin lived at the end of the block and decided to start mowing the grass. Soon other neighbors were helping to cut the grass and clean up the lot. As they continued their improvements they decided to work with the City to make the space an official Park. In 2001 the garden became Two Plum Park.

We plan to dedicate the bench to all the neighbors who cared for the space and worked to create Two Plum Park.

Please visit our Kickstarter campaign to raise the remaining funds needed, at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/818065431/a-bench-for-two-plum-park. Many thanks to all of our contributors and supporters!