Woodlawn Summer Fest, our neighborhood’s summertime party in the park, was a great success! Special thanks goes to Jan Clutter for her amazing work organizing the event once again this year. Yummy food was available from the food vendors, including fare from Project Hope, an micro-loan program working to financially empower women who are in situations of isolation or abuse. The women have banded together to form a catering company and they will each eventually break off into their own businesses specializing in the foods of their Latin American native countries. The Kids Zone was hoppin’ and many exhibitors were on site to share information about their projects and programs. After the sun went down, the field by the community garden was filled with hundreds of people watching a free movie, provided by Portland Parks & Rec.

The Woodlawn Neighborhood Association helped make the event possible, and is already looking forward to the event for next year.

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