Champions Barbershop, a business owned and operated by men who value the importance of building community, is currently sponsoring a toy drive for the holiday. Bring your unwrapped toys to the shop at 3827 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Photo by Faith Cathcart, The Oregonian
Read about Champions in the Oregonian story by clicking here.
To contact the shop, call 971-255-1288 or visit their website: http://championsbarbershop.biz
Community 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.
Peggy 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.
On 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!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwepUaH3ZaI&feature=related]The Portland Development Commission’s North/Northeast Economic Development Initiative, which is intended to make urban renewal in these areas benefit the residents and businesses already here, has posted videos of its input gathering efforts.
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The initiative has its own Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pdxNNEDI