Category Archives: Community Involvement

Second Saturday Chat–June 11th

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From Representative Lew Frederick:

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

June’s Second Saturday Chat is this Saturday. The Session should be over by the time of the July gathering, but as I write this there is much still under way. Hope to see you at Reflections Coffee Shop, 446 NE Killingsworth, on Saturday, June 11 at 9:00 AM. As always, THANKS to Gloria for letting us, and other community groups, use this space. Please show her some love by buying coffee and goodies while you’re there.

As the session winds down…
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FoLT Seeks Volunteers

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From Friends of Last Thursday:

Friends of Last Thursday (FoLT) is seeking more Friends!

In our effort to lift much of the responsibility for Last Thursday from city shoulders, we need friendly volunteers to help manage the event.

FoLT has several Ambassador positions available now. Ambassadors are the face of LT. They will promote awareness and outreach to artists and visitors during the event and provide a buffer between participants and outside city and county agencies. Roaming the streets in colorful hats and vests, Ambassadors play a vibrant role in ensuring a fun & safe LT.
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KNA Cleanup a Success

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So here’s the wrap-up:

  • Total proceeds = $666.44 ($750 collected less total expenses $83.56)
  • 3 dumpsters of mixed waste = 6.73 tons
  • 460 lbs or approx a quarter ton of scrap metal
  • approx a half ton of electronics
  • 10 linear feet of Styrofoam
  • approx. a quarter ton of donated clothing and household items

17 volunteers helped out and approximately 60 households were served

A special thanks to: Loaves and Fishes, Metro, Cloudburst, Metro Metals, Far West Fibers, Total Reclaim, Reflections Coffee (donated coffee for volunteers) Goodwill, Portland Police Bureau, North Precinct and all who donated their time on Saturday!

Urban Farm Collective Seeks Donations

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From Kickstarter.com:

The Urban Farm Collective began in 2009, educating, growing and sharing food in inner NE Portland, Oregon and exchanging produce exclusively via a barter system. The first year we grew on just one lot; by the next year we’d grown to four sites.

This year, we have been accepted as a project of Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust and have the opportunity to take on five new plots, bringing our total garden space up to more than 1/2 acre.

If we are able to transform these new lots into gardens, this would create something that as far as we know exists nowhere else in the country: a non-profit urban farm, exchanging produce to participants via barter and donating significant amounts of fresh, local produce to the community at large.

Volunteer gardeners and land owners are already on board; all we need is the money to transform the lots. The money will go toward purchasing irrigation systems, tools, greenhouse supplies, path and fence building materials, water catchment systems and harvesting supplies.

Urban Farm Collective video/contribution website
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Community Cycling Center Announces “I Ride” Bicycling Campaign

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From the Community Cycling Center:

The Community Cycling Center is excited to announce the debut of the “I ride” campaign, a celebration of all who ride bicycles in our community, made possible through a grant from Kaiser Permanente’s Special Initiative Fund. The campaign features many of Community Cycling Center’s program participants who are champions and role models that have been working hard to promote bicycling in their neighborhoods. The “I ride” campaign will be displayed on bus benches located at 15 intersections in north and northeast Portland from May to October.
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