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Volunteers needed for Sunday Parkways 9/25

seiko — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:57:51 +0000

Want to get involved with WNA and this great event? All it takes is two hours of your time on Sunday, 9/25! We need a couple of members to volunteer for the second (1:30 – 3:30) and third (3:30 – 5:45) shifts to sit at our WNA table during Sunday Parkways. Contact Sheila to sign up!

More info about 9/25 Sunday Parkways!

seiko — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:48:34 +0000

Here is the Sunday Parkways brochure! It shows the route, times, and event highlights.

For a map showing Woodland Park activities and vendor locations, go here.

And for Durham Street vendors, click here.

Hope to see you there!

Historic Woodlawn Celebrates National Night Out with Fun, Music, and The Wiz

Bethany — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:41:23 +0000

From Woodlawn resident Jennifer Coughlin:

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association and Woodlawn Elementary School are slated to celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, starting at 4pm, in Woodlawn Park. An all-ages event, it will feature fun activities, local music, and educational programs. The grand finale of the event will be a screening of the 1970’s classic, “The Wiz” starring Diana Ross and the late Michael Jackson in the park’s amphitheater, courtesy of Portland Parks and Recreations Movies in the Park program.

“The event promises to be a great time, and a wonderful opportunity for Woodlawn residents to get to know each other and the local artists, musicians, and businesses in the area,” states one of the event’s organizers, Melinda Brummett.

National Night Out is a campaign from the non-profit organization The National Association of Town Watch (NATW) that brings people together to build crime prevention awareness, support local anti-crime programs, strengthen positive spirit in the neighborhood, and create partnerships between law enforcement and members of the community. Most of all, National Night Out sends the strong message to criminals – “this community is organized and fighting back!” 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

Star Trek in the Park

Editorial Team — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:17:05 +0000

Atomic Arts is presenting a LIVE free performance of the classic Star Trek episode “Amok Time” at the Woodlawn Park amphitheater. Witness Mr. Spock undergo the bizarre and brutal Vulcan marriage ritual of PON FARR as the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise attempt to save him before it’s too late!!

Portland actors, accompanied by live music and effects, will bring this classic piece of television to life! Spend a day in the park, bring a picnic and BOLDLY GO!!

Dates are July 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 5 pm (note time change!). For more info contact AdamRosko //at// Gmail.com.

Harvest Party!

Admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:34:12 +0000

We’re fortunate to have a community garden in our neighborhood, and having it situated next to the park and school is even better. This summer our community garden saw a lot of exciting use, with a visit from Bill and Chelsea Clinton, dinners in the garden and many youth and school programs, not to mention the people who actually rent plots to grow their food in the garden! Portland Parks and Recs says all of that adds up to a time to celebrate, and we agree! So we hope you’ll join your neighbors, Portland Parks and Rec and others who enjoy the garden at this harvest party.

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Woodlawn Summer Fest – A Great Success!

Editorial Team — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:01:52 +0000

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.

Woodlawn Summer Fest!

Admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:28:31 +0000

Gather your friends and family, pack a lawn chair or blanket and come enjoy a lovely summer night out in Woodlawn!

Volunteers are still needed. To volunteer, please contact Ayleen Crotty, Volunteer //at// GoWoodlawn.com or call Nikki Kress at 503-382-7352.

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Garden Dinners!

Editorial Team — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:05:20 +0000

These classes are FREE, but you must register in advance. These garden dinners are sure to delight you with fresh produce and yummy treats.

Crooked History Tour of Portland

Editorial Team — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:27:09 +0000

Pedalpalooza is a 2-week bicycle with over 200 mostly free events happening all over Portland and Vancouver. You don’t need to be a hardcore rider to enjoy these welcoming, fun events. In fact, one of the events is a leisurely ride is honoring the history of Woodlawn! This ride is organized by Gregg Lavender, who also coordinated our Friends of Trees planting.

June 23rd – 5:30pm – 7:30pm – Ladd Circle
Why are the Woodlawn neighborhood and the Ladd’s neighborhood strees crooked? Why is Couch Street not pronounced “Couch Street”? Where were the streetcar tracks before they were torn out? How did the parks get named?

Come ride on an historic tour of Portland with a local historian leaving from one crooked neighborhood (Ladd’s Addition) headed to another (Woodlawn). We will make little stops for discussion several times along the way. The trip will end at Woodlawn Park which is very near Good Neighbor Pizzaria on NE Dekum and 8th.

For more info, contact WoodlawnTrees //at// gmail.com
// Pedalpalooza website

Former First Daughter and her Dad work in Woodlawn Community Garden

Historian — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:24:53 +0000

Sunday the 18th, Former President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea Clinton stood atop the teacher’s mound in the Woodlawn Community Garden and challenged the children, volunteers and onlookers to get involved and take action. Invited by the “I Have A Dream Foundation”, they came, they saw, and they dug it, the garden that is.

Introduced by Karen Hill, Executive Director of the foundation, Chelsea spoke first briefly about the joy of being able to spend time with her dad as both have been campaigning for Hillary Clinton, then she mentioned that she grew up doing service projects like this. Then she introduced her dad. Bill said he enjoyed supporting such great organizations as were involved in today’s event, the I Have A Dream Foundation, Hands On Greater Portland, YouthBuild, America Forward and the Experience Corps, and that he did service projects with such groups whenever he wasn’t being a campaign volunteer. He also said his family has known for 20 years or more and has adored Eugene Lang, who helped create the first I have A Dream Foundation.

He proudly mentioned the Americorps volunteers who have been a part of the success of the garden, and said that their full-time efforts formed a nucleus around which other volunteers could coalesce. He urged the audience (Hillary and Obama supporters sporting badges and tee-shirts and multi-lingual signs, curious neighbors and some with their leashed dogs) to become activists and support their community.

Other candidates walked among the crowd seeking the votes of those who hadn’t yet mailed in their ballots. John Kroger, candidate for State Attorney General is shown here talking to Woodlawn Neighborhood (and NE Coalition) Board member, Democratic District leader and gal who likes to have fun, Shirley Minor. You can see she’s quite adept at multi-tasking.

Portland police had blocked off some popular park paths with security tape, obvious secret service folks flanked the dignitaries, and Port of Portland Officer Mike Oester and his bomb-sniffing dog Linda were on dignitary protection duty.

Then they stepped down off the hill and joined Dream kids, Experience Corps volunteers Portland Community Garden staff, and others in planting and tending the garden. (Different parts of the garden are assigned for the students to have classes in, to plant, and harvest and for neighbors and their friends to plant, use and share with community food banks.)

The WNA periodically calls for volunteers to help weed and tend the community parts of the garden. The available plots in this organic garden are spoken for this year, but you can get on the waiting list.