Author ArchiveAs an update to this post, I wanted to share that over $1000 was raised for Sports4Kids at this event. Way to go! How can you go wrong with delicious food and a great cause? The Firehouse Restaurant in Dekum Triangle will host an open house and fundraiser for Woodlawn Elementary School Sports4Kids this Sunday, June 28th from 4-8 pm. There will be a raffle and bluegrass music from the Josh Cole Band.
A few months ago I was planting seeds in the front of my house, hoping they would grow into something tasty. Neighbor Gina was walking by and stopped to chat with me and ask about the piles of wood chips in my yard, and some gardening methods… Read the rest of this entry » Henry V, located at 6360 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, has some large containters ready to be turned into edible wonderlands, and is offering Woodlawn neighbors the opportunity to grow food in them on site (and take it home and eat it!). Give Steve a call at (503) 232-6666 and go buy yourself some kale seeds. Yum.
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Volunteers Needed!Posted by Editorial Team in Calendar, Events, Family / Kids, Gardening, Get Involved!Do you have skills to share and a few hours to give to your community? Woodlawn is bursting with opportunities for our neighbors to get involved and help make events and programs that benefit everyone in our neighborhood even better than they already are! Interested in organizing a raffle to benefit programs helping schoolkids? Have a green thumb but no garden of your own? Enjoy helping organize fun events for the whole neighborhood to enjoy? There’s no reason to sit home when you can… Read the rest of this entry »
On Saturday June 27, at 3:30 pm, will Hermandad Mexicana will hold a Forum Meeting at 1425 NE Dekum Street in the Woodlawn Community Resource Center. Information will be available on immigration and labor rights. All are welcome. Call 503-935-6141 for more information.
Community Outreach of Our United Villages is hosting an Intercultural Community Gathering on Saturday, August 15th at Overlook Park from 11:00am-5:00pm. “Our hope is that this event will inspire people to celebrate and learn more about the richness of cultural diversity in our community,” says Linda Hunter, Community Outreach Manager. This free and family-friendly event will feature Interactive Villages, Cultural Sharing Conversations, music, food, raffle prizes, and opportunities to meet neighbors. 20 Villages will provide hands-on activities for community participation. Play an instrument, take a dance lesson, listen to a story, try on traditional clothing, and learn about cultural practices. Share your culture with others. At 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm community will gather for show and tell about one another’s cultural customs, family traditions and way of life. Read the rest of this entry »
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Learn Cool Skills at ReBuilding Center Youth CampPosted by Editorial Team in Art, Calendar, Events, Family / Kids
SCHEDULE: July 6-9, 1-4pm (Sliding scale $55-$135 or $15-$35 per day) Workshop topics include learning basic woodworking skills; create one of a kind curio cabinet; transforming salvaged materials into works of art; designing and creating a coat rack and a clock from recycled wood and hooks, knobs and all kinds of miscellaneous objects; crafting a racecar and other mobiles; learning to make curves on the bandsaw and how to shape wood by hand; and much more. The workshops focus on using found and salvaged objects available at the ReBuilding center To register and for more information, see the ReBuilding Center website.
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Bicycle Helmets Sale for SafetyPosted by Editorial Team in Family / Kids, Health and Wellness, NET/SafetyDiscounted helmets provided by grants from Legacy Foundation, Legacy Portland Hospitals Medical Staff and Trauma Nurses Talk Tough through this annual sale. Helmets are $5.00 each, helmet fitting & adjustments available, sizes for toddlers to adults. Legacy Emanuel Hospital (Atrium) If you can’t make this event, check out other dates and locations by continuing to read this story. Keep yourself and your kids safe on bikes! Stay tuned to GoWoodlawn for continual biking safety and fun updates. Read the rest of this entry »
A message from Tom Peavey, Policy Manager – Office of Youth Violence Prevention Presented by: Event Location: Youth Employment Institute !!! FREE, FREE, FREE and ROOM IS STILL AVAILABLE…. This is just an FYI about an exciting end of school year event that’s open and free to community youth. Call to reserve your spot. This event is perfect for the middle and high school student looking to jump-start their summer. MORE INFO
From Concerned Parents for Clean Air and the DEQ. There will be a meeting to talk about Industrial Emissions, the impact on our neighborhoods and schools, and the monitoring of these emissions (or lack thereof). This issue is of particular importance in our neighborhoods because during the winter months our air shed flows from the west to the east. This brings the bad air toxins and heavy metals from the NW Portland Industrial District to our N/NE neighborhoods. (Not to mention that our neighborhoods contain and border major corridors like MLK, I-5, I-84, and the Portland Highway!). Please attend this meeting if you want to hear more about the state of our air, connect with our neighbors in NW who are doing work around this issue (particularly with the schools), and to hear from the DEQ. Read the rest of this entry »
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The ReBuilding Center—North America’s largest non-profit center for used building materials—is offering four hands-on workshops this summer for youth ages 11-17.