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Sharing Ideas for Community

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From Our United Villages:

Celebrate the positive things happening in community!

Community Outreach of Our United Villages invites you to the sixth presentation of Sharing Ideas on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at the June Key Delta Center (5940 North Albina Street) from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Sharing Ideas showcases the positive efforts of neighbors, groups and organizations throughout Portland.

Three projects will be invited to share the spark that ignited their idea, the tools and strategies used to turn their ideas into action and their hopes for the future of their project. Make connections, build support for positive efforts in the community and discover possibilities for creating similar projects in your neighborhood. Featured projects include:

• Founded by a group of Northeast Portland neighbors, Kitchen Commons works to support the development of “a network of community kitchens in every neighborhood.”

• Entering its second year, Village Market is a community-led, nonprofit grocery store in New Columbia providing healthy food, local jobs and education.

• Slated to open in June, Kitchen Share Southeast will be Portland’s first community kitchen tool library.

Register to attend online at www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org or call 503.546.7499. FREE and open to the community. Free food! Child care (9 and under), transportation, and interpretation provided upon request. To read about past Sharing Ideas events and for more information, visit our website at www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org.

ABOUT COMMUNITY OUTREACH OF OUR UNITED VILLAGES
Our United Villages (OUV) is a local non-profit organization. As a program of OUV, Community Outreach serves as a free resource for those who see value in connecting with each other. Working from the roots, we bring people together to share their ideas that inspire practices to strengthen community.

REGISTER TO ATTEND

Presentation & Dialogue – Grassroots Participation in Designing Community

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Community Outreach of Our United Villages is hosting a free community-building presentation and dialogue entitled “Grassroots Participation in Designing Community.” The flyer is attached below. This event is free and open to the community. Child care (9 and under), transportation, and interpretation will be provided upon request. RSVP is appreciated by October 22nd.

Community Outreach of Our United Villages provides opportunities and resources for neighbors to get to know one another. We believe that everyone has something positive to contribute to their community. We lift up the stories of everyday people doing extraordinary things throughout Portland.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Thank you!

Linda F. Hunter & Emily A. Burruel
Community Outreach Team
Our United Villages
3625 N. Mississippi Avenue
Portland, OR 97227
503.546.7499
outreach@ourunitedvillages.org
www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org

Designing Community Flyer
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Make a Friend of Your Neighbor Workshop

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The community is invited to a free interactive workshop, Make a Friend of Your Neighbor, sponsored by Community Outreach of Our United Villages. Through dialogue and interactive exercises, we will explore ways to meet neighbors and create positive and peaceful relationships with your neighbors.

WHAT: Make a Friend of Your Neighbor Workshop
WHEN: Wednesday, March 23 from 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
WHERE: Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Avenue
FREE and open to anyone interested. Light snacks provided. Sponsored by Community Outreach of Our United Villages. Please RSVP by Friday, March 18th to outreach@ourunitedvillages.org or 503.546.7499. Child care (9 and under), transportation, and interpretation provided upon request.

For more information, visit www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org.

Community History Storytelling Event

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Community Outreach of Our United Villages is hosting a free Community History Storytelling focusing on the stories of Northeast Portland history as told by the people who have lived and worked within them. The flyer is attached. This event is free and open to anyone interested. RSVP required.

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Featured storytellers include Minnie Bell Johnson, Trustee Emeritus and member of Bethel AME for the past 67 years and Paul Knauls, “Mayor” of Northeast Portland and resident since 1963. Others include:

• Bernadette Scott, history of Coast Janitorial Service
• O.B. Hill, history of the Knott St. Community Center
• James E. O’Connor, history of the Oregon Park site
• Polo Catalani, N/NE Portland Refugee resettlement history
• Michael Roth, Rose City Park History Project

In addition, there will be an open forum for anyone to share their artifacts, photographs, or stories of Northeast Portland history! This event will be held Saturday, January 29th at Redeemer Lutheran Church (5431 NE 20th Avenue) from 12:00 – 3:00 PM.

FREE and open to anyone interested. Hosted by Community Outreach of Our United Villages. Light lunch provided. Please RSVP by Monday, January 24th to outreach@ourunitedvillages.org or 503.546.7499. Child care (9 and under), transportation, and interpretation provided upon request.

For more info, visit www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org.

If you have questions, please contact:
Community Outreach, Our United Villages
503.546.7499|outreach@ourunitedvillages.org
www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org

Community History Storytelling Event Flyer

Our United Villages to Sponsor Community Safety Conversation

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From Our United Villages:

Hello Northeast Neighbors! Please extend the following invitation to your networks, friends, family, and neighbors. This event is free and open to anyone interested. We would appreciate if you would post this event in community calendars, newsletters, websites, or on bulletin boards you may have (PDF and JPG attached). Thank you, in advance, for helping us get the word out!
Community Safety Conversation
Thursday, October 21st from 6:00pm-8:00pm
St. Andrew Church 806 NE Alberta Street Portland, OR 97211

You are invited to a Community Conversation sponsored by Community Outreach of Our United Villages. What does community safety mean to you? Come share your ideas for preventing violence and brainstorm ways we can work together to build safe neighborhoods for everyone. FREE. Open to anyone interested. Space is limited. Please RSVP by Monday, October 18th to outreach@ourunitedvillages.org or by calling 503.546.7499.

Light meal provided. Child care, transportation, and interpretation provided upon request. Community Outreach of Our United Villages is a local non-profit organization. For more information, go to www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org.