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Tennis Shoe Rally to Aid Food Bank

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The Allen Temple C.M.E. Church is hosting a Tennis Shoe Rally, to raise funds for the Allen Temple Emergency Aide Food Bank. As of November 1st, our allotment of food from the food distribution center will be cut in half due to budget cutbacks. The purpose of the rally is to offset the cuts so we can continue to serve the community as we have faithfully done over the last 15 years or more.

We’re asking a donation of $1.00 per shoe size. Example, if your shoe size is 8 then your donation would be $8.00 (not bad huh?). If you prefer to donate food, we gladly accept it also. Two of the shortages that will be felt most is the lack of peanut butter and chili.

If there are monetary donations please make checks or money orders payable to: Allen Temple Emergency Aide Food Bank. If you wish to make food donations please contact Diane Lamberth @ 503-284-3098 (home phone) or 503-449-9747 (cell). She will be available to answer questions pertaining to delivery or pick-up of food donations as well as hours of the food bank. We thank you in advance for your generous support in our endeavor.

KNA Meeting, Wednesday Oct 12th

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What a great meeting we have planned! We’re so sorry that this agenda is being released so late… Columbus Day preparations had us running around all of last week, and we’re just catching our breath.

This week’s King NA meeting will feature our last visit with Officer Ryan Bren, who has served our neighborhood as District Officer for the last couple of years and has been a pleasure to work and communicate with.

We’ll be hearing from Emily Wilson, who has worked tirelessly to put together a project to improve Two Plum Park, in particular by raising money to install a bench. Two Plum Park is one of four neighborhood parks in King, and we’re happy to help out folks who are looking to take a hand in the care and improvement of them!

Speaking of, neighbor Diego Gioseffi and his neighbors have developed a project to remove invasive species from part of the King School lot, and replace them with native plants in the ground. We have struggled to get permission from the City to go ahead with the project, but progress is being made; also, the folks who run the King Farmers Market have offered to help. Once we have a date set, all are invited to come pull weeds and help us clean up part of the King School grounds! Please join us to get an update on the planning of this project.

We’ll be getting an update on the Portland Playhouse, & its efforts towards getting a Conditional User Permit from the City, in order to resume using their building at 602 NE Prescott. In addition, King NA has had discussions with the Playhouse and nearby neighbors about parking issues ~ we’ll have a short update on this.

The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods is looking for feedback about Last Thursday. In addition to a survey of residents living near Alberta Street, NECN is reaching out to the nearby neighborhood associations to get feedback, ideas, compliments, and criticisms about how Last Thursday operates. Please join us and share your experience with us.

There will be other short presentations on topics of community interest, as well as a bit of time to bat around ideas, projects, questions, and thoughts. Please join us for Wednesday evening’s meeting – all are welcome at our Neighborhood Association!

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Noise Review Board Seeks Volunteers

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Portland’s volunteer Noise Review Board currently has two positions the City is looking to fill. One seat is a “Citizen at Large” community representative on the board. The other position is the Board’s representative from the field of professionals in the Acoustical Sciences.

The Board is comprised of five members including: three citizen at large positions, a representative from the construction industry, and a professional in the field of acoustics. Appointments to the volunteer Noise Review Board are made for a three-year period.

The Noise Review Board normally meets once a month on the second Wednesday of the month. The Board is charged with making decisions on Noise Variances for projects that range from nighttime construction projects to large outdoor concerts. The Board also works to develop long term objectives for achieving reduction of sound levels in the community.

If you have further questions regarding the Noise Review Board, contact the City’s Noise Control Officer, Paul van Orden at (503) 823-5829. Interested parties are encouraged to file an official application for the City of Portland Noise Review Board. Applications can be acquired from the City’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement. Completed applications should be filed by no later than Friday October 7, 2011 .

For applications please see the web at:
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=38616Or contact:
Patrick Philpott, Office of Neighborhood Involvement, 1221 SW 4th Ave Suite 110 Portland, Oregon 97204. Phone: (503)-823-3881/ E-mail: Patrick.philpott@portlandOregon.gov

KNA September Meeting 09-14

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Draft Agenda

6:30 Welcome and introductions. Approval of minutes and agenda.

6:40 Officer Ryan Bren, Portland Police Bureau.

6:50 Shoshana Cohen, Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods.

7:00 Marilyn Mauch, Northeast Portland Backpack Lunch Program

7:15 Emily Wilson, Bench for Two Plum Park

7:35 Aiyana Cunningham, Portland Playhouse

7:45 Trace Salmon, KNA communications

7:50 Updates from committee members.

8:10 Final thoughts.

King Graffiti Cleanup Saturday Morning, 7/23

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The time is here! Meet us at 9:00 am for coffee and doughnuts at 4815 NE 7th and let’s put a dent in the surfeit of graffiti in our neighborhood. If we have enough volunteers, we can cover all of our surveyed areas on MLK, Alberta, and Killingsworth. The cleanup runs until 1:00 but feel free to take part for as long as you can. If you come a little late, that’s okay too.