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King Farmers Market Reopens May 2nd

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Photo by Kenneth Aaron

The King Farmers Market will open its second season on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 10:00 am at NE 7th and Wygant (a block south of Alberta, adjacent to King School Park.) The market will continue every Sunday, 10 am to 2 pm, through October 31.

After a highly successful first season, the King Farmers Market is back, bigger and better than before with more produce vendors, more special events, music, meat, cheese, cut flowers, plant starts, hot food, cooking demonstrations, and an adjacent children’s playground. This year, Oregon Trail Card (food stamp) users can receive up to $10 in matching tokens for use at the King Farmers Market.

Join your neighbors on May 2 and every Sunday to celebrate a new season of the freshest local food.

King Tree Planting Needs Volunteers

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Sixty-five new trees will get planted in King neighborhood this coming Saturday. Together with volunteers win Boise, Eliot and Humboldt neighborhoods, over 175 trees will make our part of town even greener. You can get involved–we are looking for pickup truck drivers (with their own trucks) as well as help with the planting. A pot of soup or two would also be a great help to feed the volunteers after the planting. If you wish to volunteer please come to the Friends of Trees office at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd on Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at 9 am.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact King Neighborhood Coordinator Irek Wielgosz at (503) 793-2114 or panirek@yahoo.com

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

NE Swap and Play Finds a Home

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Northeast Family CooperativeKing resident Maggie Bermingham has secured a space for her new swap-and-play near NE Alberta Street in part of the former Victory Outreach Church building. The non-profit will provide a play space and an exchange for children’s clothes and other items. Parents will purchase memberships and will be able to drop in during open hours. The organization is officially known as the Northeast Family Cooperative (or NE Family Co-op is fine) and the space will be referred to as the Swap and Play Cafe, 4932 NE 30th, 97211 (half block from Alberta).

The Co-op will start enrolling members starting Sept. 15th and the cafe will be open Oct. 1st. There will be open house hours in October so people can stop by and check it out. The open house hours will be listed on the website which should go live very soon. Website address is www.nefamilycoop.wordpress.com
Until that time, people can email questions or comments to nefamilycoop@gmail.com

Free Dance Classes for Children

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Introduction to African Dance and Hip-Hop Basics
Host: Bobby Fouther
Price: FREE

NORTH PORTLAND LIBRARY
Street: 512 N. KILLINGSWORTH, Portland, OR

Phone: 971-678-3300 KING SUN PROGRAM
Email: bobbyfouther@yahoo.com

Description:
A SERIES OF DANCE CLASSES TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE CONNECTION OF HIP HOP DANCE TO TRADITIONS OF AFRICA.

KIDS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO “MAKE IT FUNKY” AND GET THEIR HISTORICAL GROOVE ON AT THE SAME TIME.

THURSDAY – AUGUST 20
11:00 12:30 AGES 7 – 9
1:00 2:30 AGES 10 14

SATURDAY – AUGUST 22
11:00 12:30 ALL AGES

THURSDAY – AUGUST 27
11:00 12:30 AGES 7 – 9
1:00 2:30 AGES 10 14

TO REGISTER CONTACT
KING SUN PROGRAM 971-678-3300
OR bobbyfouther@yahoo.com