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So, What Were You Doing When Your Home Got Demolished? Event on 2/19/2023 at 2pm

barbarac 2023-02-13

EDPA2 (Emanuel Displaced Persons Association 2) Presents So, What Were You Wearing When Your Home Got Demolished? When: Sunday February 19, 2023 Time: 2 pm Location: Eliot Center Downtown at 1226 SW Salmon Parking: Free– located in the parking lot across the street from the venue on the east side of 12th Menu: Fried Fish, Greens, Macaroni and Cheese, Yams and Cornbread Please RSVP to contactedpa2@gmail.com if you plan

Minutes from February 2023 WNA General Meeting

barbarac 2023-02-09

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association General Meeting Minutes February 7th, 2023 7pm Online at Zoom ID: 301 466 2210 and Facebook Live In Person at Classic Foods 817 NE Madrona Notes are in draft form until approved at the next meeting. Welcome and Land Acknowledgement Woodlawn Neighborhood Association would like to acknowledge that the land we live and meet on is unceded territory, originally home to indigenous peoples such as the

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association February 7, 2023 Meeting Agenda

barbarac 2023-02-09

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association General Meeting February 7th, 2023 7pm Online at Zoom ID: 301 466 2210 and Facebook Live In Person at Classic Foods 817 NE Madrona Meeting will stream on FB live and be posted to YouTube Welcome and Land Acknowledgement Woodlawn Neighborhood Association would like to acknowledge that the land we live and meet on is unceded territory, originally home to indigenous peoples such as the Cayuse, Umtilla,

Hollywood Star features Woodlawn BEECN and NET volunteers!

barbarac 2023-02-06

Woodlawn residents Erin Cooper, Beth Heins, and Anjala Ehelebe are part of a citywide network of volunteers to help neighbors during emergency situations. What are BEECN and NET? BEECN stands for “basic earthquake emergency communication nodes.” BEECNs have been established to move information during a disaster. According to Nancy Varekamp, writer for the Hollywood Star, “About two-thirds of the BEECNs also volunteer for their neighborhood emergency teams (NET), currently boasting

Call for Artists: Celebrating Diversity TriMet Bus Wrap Design – Deadline Jan. 27th

barbarac 2023-01-08

Recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month TriMet invites local artists to submit their qualifications to design a full-color digital image(s)for printing on vinyl to be applied on a bus in recognition of Asian American and PacificIslander Heritage Month. This is part of a series of bus wraps celebrating the diversity of ourcommunity and highlighting the creativity of local artists. The selected artist will be paid$4,000 for the completed

Minutes from December 2022 WNA General Meeting

barbarac 2023-01-03

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association General Meeting Notes December 6th, 2022 Streamed on Zoom In Person at Classic Foods 817 NE Madrona Find the recording of the meeting here. Notes are in draft form until approved at the next meeting. 7:00 – 7:10 Welcome and Land Acknowledgement: Woodlawn Neighborhood Association would like to acknowledge that the land we live and meet on is unceded territory, originally home to indigenous peoples such as

January WNA General Meeting Canceled

barbarac 2023-01-03

Due to illness the WNA board meeting will not take place today, Tuesday, January 3rd. Please stay safe out there, and best wishes for a happy 2023! We hope to see you at our February meeting. The WNA Board

Woodlawn Community Garden History and Fun Facts

Nancy Flynn 2023-01-02

Did you know that the Woodlawn Community Garden, located next to Woodlawn Elementary School on NE 11th Avenue, was originally a project of the Woodlawn Neighborhood Association (WNA)? And that it has been operating as a community garden for twenty-five years? A Brief History of the Woodlawn Community Garden In 1996, a committee involving Woodlawn Neighborhood Association (WNA) members and Woodlawn Elementary School teachers began meeting to plan the creation

Woodlawn Park Pop-Up Arboretum

Nancy Flynn 2023-01-01

In August 2021, a welcome diversion from all of our pandemic blues and blahs was strolling through the pop-up arboretum that appeared in Woodlawn Park. Maps were provided and there was a scavenger hunt as well—what better way to get to know the trees that make our little corner of nature here in Woodlawn so shady and beautiful? Every one of Portland’s parks has its own unique assortment of trees,

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association December 6, 2022 Meeting Agenda

barbarac 2022-12-05

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association General Meeting Agenda December 6th, 2022 In Person at Classic Foods 817 NE Madrona Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3014662210?pwd=d3VKbXkzVldqYzNWU2RwVm9OUkZyZz09 Online at Zoom ID: 301 466 2210 and Facebook Live Meeting will stream on FB live and be posted to YouTube 7:00 – 7:10 Welcome and Land Acknowledgement: Woodlawn Neighborhood Association would like to acknowledge that the land we live and meet on is unceded territory, originally home to indigenous