Category Archives: volunteer opportunity

Loaves and Fishes Jambalaya Dinner Benefit August 14th

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Loaves & Fishes Center is hosting its fifth annual Authentic Creole Jambalaya Dinner on Saturday, August 14, from noon to 5 p.m.

The culinary team for this event is headed by Loaves & Fishes Centers Board Member Teletha Benjamin and Loaves & Fishes Centers Executive Director Joan Smith, both of whom have connections to Southern Louisiana. The pair will be using a traditional Creole-style recipe passed down in Teletha’s family. This is the fifth year for the Creole Jambalaya event, which raises needed funds to help serve hot meals to in Northeast Portland.

“The daily menu at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center has evolved to include a variety of soul food entrées,” said Center Manager David Lomax. “The food has received such good reviews that we decided to make it available to the general public for one special night. We guarantee a sumptuous feast to delight the tastebuds!”

The menu includes authentic Creole-style jambalaya (a non-seafood version is available), along with bread, salad, beverage and dessert. Cost is $10 for adults, $7 for children and $25 for a family ticket for four. Tickets are available from the center. Meals are available for take-out.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Loaves & Fishes is located at 5325 NE MLK Blvd. in Portland. For more information, call David Lomax at 503.953.8207.

About Loaves & Fishes Centers: Since 1970 Loaves & Fishes Centers has provided a nutritional and social lifeline for seniors through 33 meal sites in Multnomah, Washington and Clark counties and Meals-On-Wheels delivery to homebound seniors. With the help of more than 7,500 volunteers, the nonprofit, nonsectarian agency now serves 5,000 meals daily and more than 1.4 million meals each year. The agency celebrates 40 years of service to seniors in 2010. Visit: www.LoavesAndFishesOnline.org

Spiffin’ Up Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. April 17th

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Spiffin’ Up Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Saturday, April 17, 2010
9:00am-Noon Neighborhoods Work-Party
Noon-3pm Community Celebration

Every year on SOLV-It Day, the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and North/Northeast Business Association organize over 300 local volunteers to gather together on the Boulevard for a neighborhoods work-party to remove trash and debris along MLK Jr Blvd., from Broadway to Lombard and give back to the community in the spirit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This is the fourth annual 3 mile-long project to clean up trash and debris along MLK Jr Blvd. This year, there will be a community celebration with music, entertainment and food!

Join the support for Spiffin’ Up Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, a working partnership and collaboration between dozens of government agencies, business associations, community non-profits, neighborhood associations and faith-based groups.

Among our past accomplishments:
• More than ¼ ton of trash and debris was picked up along a 3-miles of NE MLK Blvd., Garfield St. and Grand Ave.
• Graffiti removed from buildings, poles, posts and benches.
• Spiffin volunteers provide 1500 volunteer hours.
• More than $25,000 in positive local media exposure for the MLK Blvd corridor

Click here to volunteer!

King Spring Clean-Up April 24th

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King’s Spring Clean-Up will be April 24th this year at it’s usual location behind the police precinct at 449 NE Emerson. The Clean-up will run from 9 am to 1pm. The fees will be $5 per carload and $10 per truckload. Volunteers get to dump a load for free! You will be able to dump household junk, scrap metal, building materials, old furniture. NOT ACCEPTED: kitchen garbage, yard debris, hazardous waste. There will be recycling for scrap metal and electronics.

To volunteer contact Irek at: panirek@yahoo.com or 503-793-2114

Emerson Working Group Meeting

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Tuesday, March 16th 4:00 – 6:00 pm
NE Coalition Office, 4815 NE 7th Ave
Groundwork Portland invites you to help come up with a community outreach and engagement strategy for Emerson Street Garden, a property on NE 8th and Emerson St. that has been sitting, vacant, with lead and other toxins in the soil since the 1950s.
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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