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Woodlawn Neighborhood Association October 1, 2024 Agenda

Nancy Flynn 2024-09-20

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association General Meeting Agenda Tuesday,October 1st, 2024 at 7:00 pm Please make every effort to join us In Person at Classic Foods: 817 NE Madrona Or join the meeting online via Zoom (now with improved audio): https://zoom.us/j/3014662210?pwd=d3VKbXkzVldqYzNWU2RwVm9OUkZyZz09 Meeting ID: 301 466 2210 , Passcode: WNA Streamed/recorded on our Youtube channel: youtube.com/@woodlawnneighborhoodassoci5818 This is the WNA Annual meeting. We will share a Potluck and social time followed by elections

Minutes for September 2024 WNA General Meeting

Nancy Flynn 2024-09-12

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association General Meeting Agenda Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024, at 7:00 pm Please make every effort to join us In Person at Classic Foods: 817 NE Madrona Or join the meeting online via Zoom (now with improved audio): https://zoom.us/j/3014662210?pwd=d3VKbXkzVldqYzNWU2RwVm9OUkZyZz09 Meeting ID: 301 466 2210 , Passcode: WNA Streamed/recorded on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@woodlawnneighborhoodassoci5818 Welcome and Vision: “In the future, Woodlawn will be a place where people live harmoniously, respectfully,

Woodlawn Farmers Market Celebrates 10th Anniversary!

Nancy Flynn 2024-09-05

For ten years, the Woodlawn Farmers Market (WFM) has hosted an independent outdoor market on NE Durham Avenue between NE Dekum and NE Madrona Street on every Saturday between June and October from 10 am to 2 pm. An anniversary celebration is happening on Saturday, September 7th! The event will have twenty vendors including a bakery, a soap maker and an urban winery. There will be face-painting artists, balloons, raffles,

MLK Dream Run 2025 & Celebration Weekend: September 21 & 22, 2024

Nancy Flynn 2024-09-04

MLK Dream Run 2025 & Celebration Weekend: September 21 & 22, 2024 Public domain image above is of Robert Delaunay’s 1926 painting, The Runners.

Adopt an Ainsworth Linear Arboretum Tree for Summer Watering!

Nancy Flynn 2024-09-04

The Concordia Tree Team works to keep the many trees that grace the Ainsworth Linear Arboretum healthy and thriving. In the summer, volunteers help water young trees that have recently been planted. More volunteers are needed! Woodlawn neighbors are encouraged to adopt a tree from NE 15th to NE MLK Blvd and tend to its watering needs throughout the summer and even into the warm days of early fall. Help

Woodlawn Elementary School Is in the Back-to-School News!

Nancy Flynn 2024-08-29

First day of back-to-school, a visit to the classroom of Lionel Clegg and more here at Oregon Public Broadcasting. A visit to Woodlawn Elementary from the new superintendent of Portland Public Schools showcased on KATU here. And KTW8 gets in on the action, too. Go Woodlawn Wildcats!

Consider Getting Involved with the Woodlawn Neighborhood Association

Nancy Flynn 2024-08-27

We hope you were able to join us this summer for some of the recent events sponsored by the Woodlawn Neighborhood Association. These included an outdoor showing of Encanto, our July Movie in the Park(ing)lot, the August N and NE Portland Pedalpalooza complete with Woodlawn history talk, and our annual National Night Out in Woodlawn Park, a part of Party on Portland, early August. Many thanks to the wonderful volunteers

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association September 3, 2024 Agenda

Nancy Flynn 2024-08-23

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association General Meeting Agenda Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 at 7:00 pm Please make every effort to join us In Person at Classic Foods: 817 NE Madrona Or join the meeting online via Zoom (now with improved audio): https://zoom.us/j/3014662210?pwd=d3VKbXkzVldqYzNWU2RwVm9OUkZyZz09 Meeting ID: 301 466 2210 , Passcode: WNA Streamed/recorded on our Youtube channel: youtube.com/@woodlawnneighborhoodassoci5818 Welcome and Vision: “In the future, Woodlawn will be a place where people live harmoniously, respectfully,

Adopt One Block to Help Keep Woodlawn Clean!

Nancy Flynn 2024-08-23

We do not have to wait for our annual neighborhood cleanup to keep Woodlawn spic and span the rest of the year. Some members of the Woodlawn Neighborhood Association already help out every week emptying the small trash receptacles at Woodlawn bus stops. The folks at the AdoptOneBlock website help us all re-imagine the way we make our city cleaner and happier. They enable us to care for the blocks

Take a Stroll along the Ainsworth Linear Arboretum

Nancy Flynn 2024-08-10

NE Ainsworth Street boasts a living tree library, the Ainsworth Linear Arboretum. You can explore it right from the sidewalk in the Woodlawn, Vernon, and Concordia neighborhoods of northeast Portland, Oregon. And you can help out in the summer by volunteering to adopt a young tree between NE 15th Avenue and NE MLK Blvd for summer watering. From their website: “When the Ainsworth Linear Arboretum started in 2005, there were