We are nearing the successful completion of the invasive species removal and replanting project at the King Neighborhood Facility. Thank to the tireless advocacy of neighbor Diego Gioseffi, this Earth Day will be another opportunity for the community to come together and plant the slope by the site of the farmers market with native plantings. Spread the word to all your friends!
Next PTA meeting: Thursday, April 12th, 5:00pm in the school library. Dinner, childcare, and Spanish interpretation included.
Hello everyone! A lot is going on at King and the pace is picking up. Here’s a glimpse of what we’re up to:
Courtyard Garden
A volunteer youth group led by kindergarten parents Duke and Caroline Revard gave the garden program a big boost by building planter boxes in the courtyard by the cafeteria. If you haven’t seen the progress, check it out. As spring gets going, the kids will soon be planting. Do you have gardening skills, expertise, or supplies to donate? If so, contact us at: info@kingpta.org.
Whole Foods Tasting Fair—April 4th
Support the King School garden program and sample each course of a full meal for only $5 at the Whole Foods at 15th/Fremont starting at 5:00pm.
Papa Murphy’s Fundraiser—April 11th
Our monthly fundraiser at Papa Murphy’s at 15th/Fremont runs from 4:00-8:00pm
¿Por Que No? Profit Share—April 18th
To fund the costs associated with putting on the Mother’s Day event ¿Por Que No? taqueria at 3524 N Mississippi Ave. will be donated a portion of proceeds from all King supporters on this night. The 18th is a no-school Wednesday.
Enzo’s Profit Share—April 19th
Support our King Parents Linh and Enzo Lanzadoro and the PTA at the same time by enjoying great hand-made Italian food in a comfortable atmosphere. This final profit share of the year begins at 5:00 pm at Enzo’s Caffe Italiano, 2529 NE Alberta next to Halibut’s.
First Annual King School 5K Fun Run and Health Fair—April 28th
Join us for the 5K (3.1 mile) fun run/walk through the neighborhood and/or the health fair in the King Facility parking lot. There will be a lot of good information about healthy food, gardening, cooking, child safety, and more. Registration forms for the run/walk will be coming home soon.
First Annual King School Auction—May 4th
Tickets are on sale now for the first King School Auction. Individual tickets are $35 and a table for seven is $300. Get your tickets at www.kingpta.org or drop by the PTA office. The scramble to have everything all lined up is beginning and we need to find volunteers to work the night of the event to handle all of the logistics from taking coats and giving directions to collecting the bids and getting the items to the purchasers to cleaning out the hall after it is all over. Drop by the PTA office/parent room or email info@kingpta.org.
To keep up with all these events, check the King School Calendar regularly at: www.kingpta.org/calendar
King Neighborhood Association General Meeting
King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 NE 7th Avenue
http://kingneighborhood.org
February 8, 2012 – 6:30 to 8:45 pm
KNA General Meeting Agenda
6:30 Welcome and introductions; approval of minutes and agenda; announcements.
6:40 Recent crime on Alberta Street: a discussion with the Portland Police, neighbors, business owners, and Celeste Carey of City of Portland’s Crime Prevention.
7:15 Katy Kanfer: From Soil to Soul: food security and the King Neighborhood.
7:20 Alan Silver: The Portland Playhouse, and its application for a conditional use permit to use the building at 6th & Prescott: an update.
7:30 Scott Cohen: Neighborhood Greenways.
7:40 Brian Weaver: the 2012 King Neighborhood Clean-up.
7:50 Irek Wielgosz: King Neighborhood Land Use/Economic Development study and action. N. Williams development. Developing a land use study team.
8:00 Safety and livability update, and quick thoughts on how we can address youth violence in our neighborhood in upcoming discussions.
8:05 Katy Kanfer: Movie in the Park 2012: is KNA ready to commit to putting this event on, and fundraising for it? Are there ideas for other summer events we’d like to see?
8:10 Katy Asher updates us on the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhood’s work in the larger inner N/NE neighborhoods.
8:20 Jeff Scott: Jackson’s convenience store, alcohol sales, and a good neighbor agreement.
8:25 Tree Inventory Project: an update? A possibility for King this year?
8:30 Alan Silver: a proposal for KNA’s 2012 board elections.
8:32 Neighborhood garage sale: will we organize this again?
8:36 Communications: a KNA brochure! Other ideas for outreach?
8:45 Closing thoughts.
The King Neighborhood Association meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 in the King Neighborhood Facility at 4815 NE 7th Avenue, unless another location has been designated ahead of time. Our next meeting will be held on March 14, 2012. You can subscribe to our electronic newsletter and check out our community calendar at www.kingneighborhood.org. You can send us an email at info@kingneighborhood.org. Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/kingneighborhood.
It’s a new year, and the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is gearing up for its 2012 series of Urban Growth Bounty classes. We hope that you can help spread the word in your neighborhood — it’s a terrific lineup of courses, with plenty of old favorites to go along with some fresh new subjects.
You should register now to ensure a place in these limited-size classes. They’re the perfect way to explore urban homesteading and connect with the community. Feel free to email food@portlandoregon.gov with any questions, or by telephone at 503-823-6947.
The community turned out on Monday, January 16th on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service to make a dent in the weeds and trash at King School Park. English ivy had taken over the south side of the parking lot at the King Neighborhood Facility and was hiding all manner of things thereunder. A robust group of neighbors, King School PTA members, and invasive species foes dug, hacked snipped and pulled all day. The result is that the strip of land is now nearly completely cleared and several truck loads were hauled away.
Thanks to a grant from NECN and the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, the area will be re-landscaped with native plants that are not invasive and that will thrive in the location while providing an easily maintained habitat. There are tentative plans to finish the clearing on President’s Day, February 20th.
Special thanks go to all the volunteers, Portland Farmers Market, Whole Foods, Starbucks, and Metro.