The deadline for the 2010 Woodlawn Friends of Trees planting is now Monday January 4th. Sign up to get trees for your parking strip, or your yard. Tell your Woodlawn neighbors about this wonderful event!

Go to friendsoftrees.org to register. It only takes a couple of minutes.

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Tonight is the neighborhood association board meeting at 7:15pm. The meeting takes place in the Woodlawn Community Resource Center on the second floor of Woodlawn Methodist Church (15th and Dekum). Enter on the WEST side of the building and head up the stairs.

This month’s board meeting will feature a discussion of future plans for the use of the space currently occupied by Rumpspankers.  Space is limited but the meeting is open to the public. The board will be discussing taking an official stance on the use of that space. Future information will be presented at the general meeting.

Board meetings cover board planning, the budget, future planning and large projects. They are open to all neighborhood residents and people who work in the neighborhood.  General meetings take place on the third Wednesdays, same location, at 7:00pm.

Huge thanks goes to our neighborhood board, elected neighbors who give of their time to offer guidance and direction to our neighborhood.  Elections happen annually, so if you have an interest in joining the board, talk to the current board members.

A group of Woodlawn neighbors has come together to discuss plans to revitalize the underused “pocket park” at the corner of Holman, 13th, and Durham. There’s been some good work done and some great ideas generated but now…..WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! This project will only be successful if we get help, ideas, and creativity from a wide range of our neighbors in Woodlawn. Please join us in creating a fun and beautiful park that we can all be proud of.

WHERE: The park at Holman, 13th and Durham
WHEN: Saturday, April 25th, 11am to 1pm

Sunday Parkways is a day when the city opens a loop of streets so people may freely spend the day walking, skateboarding, rollerblading, wheelchairing, biking and strolling along.   Though there won’t be a Sunday Parkways coming through Woodlawn, it will pass right near us along Ainsworth and we have been encouraged to get involved.  Below is a note from one of the coordinators:
I wanted to invite you and any of your interested neighborhood residents to our brainstorming cafe.  Vernon neighborhood is hosting a Sunday Parkways Cafe on Saturday, March 21st, 9-11 am, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church (5431 NE 20th @Killingsworth). We would love for you to help us brainstorm ideas for activities in the parks and along the route, music, food vendors and anything else that would make this a great event.

The Northeast Portland route will link Alberta, Fernhill and Wilshire Parks. The date of the actual event is July 19th, 9am – 4pm. We will be sending out an invitation to register as a volunteer as the event gets closer – we need about 400 people!

Hope to see you on March 21st. Please feel free to pass this email along.
Cheers,

Janis McDonald
Transportation Options, Project Manager
City of Portland, Bureau of Transportation
ph: 503-823-5358
janis.mcdonald@pdxtrans.org

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Tonight, February 18th, is our monthly General Meeting in the Woodlawn Community Resource Center at the Woodlawn Methodist Church, 7pm. The building is on Dekum at 15th. Enter the WEST entrance and head up the stairs.

General Meetings are a great time to meet your neighbors, present ideas/concerns and hear about upcoming projects in your neighborhood, like the monthly square dances at the Village Ballroom or the Friends of Trees tree planting. These are casual, social get-togethers.

General Meetings happen every third Wednesday, same time and same place.

We hope to see you there!
The Woodlawn Neighborhood Association

The January general meeting was packed with people excited to be engaged in the neighborhood. If you missed the meeting, you can read the notes here.  General meetings are a get-together to share neighborhood ideas and hear about neighborhood news.  They are held at the Woodlawn Methodist Church on 15th and Dekum at 7pm.

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It’s budget time again at the City of Portland!  How would you like to see your taxpayer dollars spent?  What is important to you?  Read on to find out how you can be involved and make a difference.
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The snowstorm was an interesting time in our neighborhood, and really showcased how, in times of need, neighbors come together to help neighbors. Woodlawn neighbors did a great job!

So let’s get together to share our “snowstorm stories” and plan for new projects in Woodlawn.

The next General Meeting is this Wednesday, Jan 21st at the Woodlawn Methodist Church, 7pm. The building is on Dekum at 15th. Enter the WEST entrance and head up the stairs.

General meetings are a great time to meet your neighbors, present ideas/concerns and hear about upcoming projects in your neighborhood, like the monthly square dances at the Village Ballroom or the Friends of Trees Tree planting.

We hope to see you there!

You may also view these as a pdf here.
12/5/08
Woodlawn Neighborhood Association Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting at the WCRC

Present: Ethan Jewett, Shirley Minor, Andrée Culpepper, Anjala Ehelebe, Ayleen Crotty, Willie Ranson, Thelma Diggs, Ross Danielson

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The board meetings now take place at 7:15.  This decision was made when we voted in the new board at the last General Meeting.  We apologize for the short notice and we’ll get a full board list posted very soon.

Board meetings are open to the general public.  We discuss budgeting and overall direction for neighborhood projects to bring cohesion to the neighborhood.  But if you’re looking to get invovled, you’ll get more out of your time attending a committee meeting (such as Land Use) and a General Meeting.