WNA General meeting Wednesday, 11/18 at 7:15. Meetings take place in the Woodlawn Community Resource Center, 1465 NE Dekum St. – 2nd floor of Woodlawn Methodist Church (enter on the west side of the building and go up the stairs).

Highlights
* Election of Officers
* Guest speaker Shoshonna Cohen about Columbia River Crossing
* Neighbor with a request: Katrina’s McGann’s People to People Trip
* An opportunity to meet neighbors, celebrate Woodlawn, share concerns, get more information and stay connected to your neighborhood

Also, there is now a collection point at the meetings for the Backpack Lunch Program.

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The Woodlawn neighborhood was fortunate to be involved in a visioning process with the city. The result was the Woodlawn Triangle Master Plan [ read more here], a plan created by over 100 engaged neighbors to help guide our neighborhood’s growth.

I think the name of that plan is important, and it was a consciously chosen name. Lately I’ve been hearing our neighborhood’s retail district referred to as the Dekum Triangle, and while that’s an accurate description given that our retail is mainly on Dekum, our vision plan chose a different name. In the planning process, a neighbor (perhaps it was historian Anjala Ehjelebe) brought up the point that it would wonderful to choose a name that honors our neighborhood, more so than honoring only the street that runs through our neighborhood. We weighed the options, Dekum Triangle… Woodlawn Triangle… rolled those names around, had discussion, and collectively the people at that meeting (the two large meeting had around 100 and 50 people, respectively) decided to go with Woodlawn Triangle. Read the rest of this entry »

The old bakery and bar at the corner of NE Dekum and Durham is renovated and ready for a good tenant(s).  There is a total of 3400 sf that can be divided in a couple of different ways.  In addition, there are three studio apartments.

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We are having a potluck for Woodlawn neighbors in 13th and Holman Park on Wednesday August 26 from 6:30-8:30. Bring something healthy, or your favorite dish to pass, or something out of your garden. Bring your kids if you’ve got them and bring a neighbor. Bring your own plate, bowl, utensils, and cup. We do this the last Wednesday of the month.

There’s a new summer class schedule for yoga and pilates classes at
*/Believe Movement Studio/*.   Check out the website
www.believemovementstudio.com for class times as well as discounted packages.  There’s also one-on-one Pilates equipment sessions available for only $40.  Please contact Laura at laura// @  //believemovementstudio.com for more information and to set up an appointment time.

I’ll be selling and fitting bicycle helmets at the Aug 4th event (200 of them!) They retail for 22-54 bucks in the stores. I’ll have them for 5 bucks a pop, thanks to Trauma Nurses Talk Tough. Infant, Toddler, S, M, L, XL all available.
Bring your neighbors and get everyone helmeted. I’m also looking for 6 more volunteers to help fit helmets at the event for 1.5-2 hours. I’ve got 2 of us so far. I’m also looking for a trailer (I have a hitch on my Subaru) so I can pick the helmets up that day.

Contact me at woodlawntrees// @ // gmail.com if you might be interested in learning how to teach people to fit helmets correctly, and to help with the bicycle helmet event.

Peace, Gregg

PS Food vendors, volunteers, and sponsors are still being sought. Please contact Melinda Brummett: Telephone Number: 503-442-3632 Email address:sixbrummetts //at// gmail.com

See next post for the details of this fun upcoming event.  Food vendors, volunteers, and sponsors are still being sought. Please contact Melinda Brummett: Telephone Number: 503-442-3632 Email address:sixbrummetts //at// gmail.com Website: www.gowoodlawn.com

You are invited to a picnic general meeting of the WNA. No meeting business will be conducted; this is just for fun and
sociability.

This Wednesday, 7:15p.m., Dekum end of Woodlawn Park under the big trees with two park-provided tables. Bring your picnic
meal, your plates and utensils, plus an item (if homemade, please provide ingredients list) to share.

If your last name runs from A-K please bring DESSERT items and something to serve them with.

If your name runs from L-S please bring SALAD items and something to serve them with.

If your name runs from T-Z please bring NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Bring group games and checkers, dominoes, etc.

ps: This is also a celebration of long-time board member Thelma Diggs’ birthday, so good wishes and cards to her would be very nice.