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Candlelight vigil for domestic violence, at Dawson Park.

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Ally Brown writes us:

I work for the Portland Women’s Crisis Line and we have been organizing an awareness raising event in your community and wanted to send out an invitation to the neighborhood associations. We are holding a community vigil this Thursday, October 20th, to honor the lives of victims of domestic violence who were killed in the last year in Oregon. 26 lives were lost and in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month we wanted to hold a community event for people to come together, work towards healing and reach out to make others aware of this issue in our communities.

This event will be at Dawson Park from 6-8 pm, this Thursday. We will be holding a candlelight vigil, have music and speakers from the community. We will also hold space for people to speak about their loved ones or experiences. If you have any questions about this event, or want to be more involved, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks for your time,

Ally King, Volunteer Coordinator, Portland Women’s Crisis Line

503-232-4176, ally@pwcl.org, www.pwcl.org

Open House tomorrow eve at Community Warehouse!

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Friends of Community Warehouse and local community members:

Join co-founder Roz Babener and friends

for happy hour at the Warehouse!

The gathering will include a tour and a chance to meet folks and
learn more about Community Warehouse and what we do.

Beverages and hors d’ouevres provided.

Wednesday, October 19 2011

5-7pm, Open Warehouse*

*Drop in when you can

3969 MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland 97212

We simply want to welcome you and actually show you what
the Warehouse has to offer to our community. Feel free to bring a friend.
Please RSVP to Roz: roz755@aol.com so we know you’re coming.

This is not a fund raiser!

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KNA Note: Community Warehouse is an organization that raises money through an estate sale store, to be able to provide home furnishings for low-income folks. The estate store is at 3969 NE MLK, and CW has a truly fabulous blog for the store at http://estatestore.org/
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A sample partial entry from the blog:

“I’ve no idea what these figurines are for, or what they really represent. Maybe they’re instructive figurines for a series titled 101 way to flatten fauna? Right now I’m even too lazy to go figure it out so if you’ve got some insight please comment below.”

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.

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“During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we recognize the significant achievements we have made in reducing domestic violence in America, and we recommit ourselves to the important work still before us.  Despite tremendous progress, an average of three women in America die as a result of domestic violence each day.  One in four women and one in thirteen men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.  These statistics are even more sobering when we consider that domestic violence often goes unreported.”  — from President Obama’s presidential proclamation declaring October 2011 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

To raise awareness, the YWCA of Greater Portland has organized several events in the area, including those listed below:

 

“The Untouchable Girls” Screening

Tuesday October 18, 7:30pm (YWCA, 1111 SW 10th Ave, 3rd floor Conference Center)

Watch this fun, informative biopic about a lesbian twin sisters folk music duo from Australia! In partnership with Raphael House and Bradley Angle. More information on the film here: http://topptwins.com/tv-and-film/untouchable-girls

 

Candlelight Vigil

Thursday October 20th (time and location TBA)

PWCL’s vigil honoring people from our community who have been killed by family or loved ones in domestic violence situationsduring the past year; visit www.pwcl.org for more information.

 

Dine4DV

Thursday October 27 – All Day, multiple locations:

Dine at participating restaurants on this day and a percentage of the cost of your meal will benefit services to survivors at YWCA Yolanda House, Listen to Kids, Portland Women’s Crisis Line, and the West Women’s and Children’s Shelter! View list of restaurants and plan your meals at www.ywca-pdx.org/dine4dv.html.

 

Purple Light Nights™

Throughout October, honor DV survivors and victims by shining a purple light bulb inyour window, porch or office. The YWCA is selling light bulbs ($3 each or 2 for $5).Proceeds benefit YWCA Yolanda House.

For more information: (503) 294-7480, choyaa@ywcapdx.org or visit www.ywca-pdx.org.

Join Donate Dinner & help raise funds for MLK Loaves & Fishes Center!

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It’s early notice, but we’re going to let you know about a volunteer opportunity that will be coming up next month. We invite you to join the MLK Loaves & Fishes staff and volunteers in helping to raise money for the center. It’s easy – all that’s required is a friendly face, a smile, and the chance to say hello to some of your neighbors who are heading into the Concordia (NE 33rd) New Seasons store!

Food security issues have really come into the forefront of public discussion in the past couple of years, as study after study has documented hunger in our community.  Loaves & Fishes is an excellent example of one of the many ways community efforts are being drawn together to relieve hunger and help us to help each other be well-fed.

I, hedda, will be signing up to volunteer. I hope you will to! Details on the event are below…

Got two hours? Join my Donate Dinner team!

I’m helping Loaves & Fishes Centers, The Meals-On-Wheels People, provide meals to local seniors by leading up a Donate Dinner team. I hope you’ll consider donating two hours to help us greet customers at the New Seasons Market – Concordia store on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.

Donate Dinner is one of the largest fundraising events in the Portland metropolitan area, held the five days before Thanksgiving. Last year, more than 1,500 people volunteered for 2-hour shifts and the outcome was incredible – they raised more than $220,000 to support the Meals-On-Wheels program. That’s 60,000 meals!

We’ll greet customers as they come in to the store to shop for their Thanksgiving dinner, offer them a Donate Dinner card, and let them know they can buy dinner for a senior just by telling the cashier when they check out. It is that simple!

Please join my team for a 2-hour shift. Having volunteer greeters more than triples the amount of money that’s donated each hour. Last year, each volunteer raised an average of $225 per shift – That’s enough to feed 61 seniors!

Together, we can make sure that no senior in our community goes hungry or experiences social isolation. Click here to see my team’s current schedule and pick a shift that works best for you.

If you are not available on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 to volunteer for my team, please go to www.donatedinner.org and see if another date and store are available. It takes a village to feed our seniors!

–David Lomax, MLK Loaves & Fishes Senior Center Manager
Loaves & Fishes Centers, The Meals-On-Wheels People is a secular nonprofit corporation that prepares 5,000 meals each weekday for seniors in Multnomah, Washington and Clark counties. Unlike most other Meals-On-Wheels programs, our local Loaves & Fishes has never had a waiting list for meal services. Why? Because of the generous community support from volunteers and donors, a meal can be delivered within 24 hours of notification.

Step It Up’s Teen Art Festival this weekend, at Lloyd Center!

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Join Step It Up, Inc. for “It’s a Scream!” Teen Art Festival on October 15, 2011, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Step It Up’s office in Lloyd Center Mall. Join us for an expert pumpkin sculpting demonstration and decorate your own, amazing art for sale, treats, face painting, and more fun!

When: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Where: Step It Up, Inc., 2203 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR

“It’s a Scream!” is free if you wear a costume, or there is a suggested $5 donation for adults, $1 for teens, and kids ages 12 and under are free!

All proceeds from the event will benefit Step It Up, Inc. and our youth development programs.

See http://www.stepitupinc.org/ for more information on Step It Up’s youth programming!