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July 2010
Central
Northeast Neighbors
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| CNN Community Garden Tour 8/30 |
 Want to learn more about how your neighbors are promoting healthy, affordable food?
Join the tour on Monday, August 30th from 6-8p! The informational group tour begins at 6pm at the Rigler Community Garden at NE 52nd and Prescott and will include stops such as a proposed neighborhood garden, a yard sharing example and an affordable housing complex garden. It will be a 2 hour tour that can be easily done by bicycle. We will also offer shared transportation. Please let us know if you will be bicycling or if you need space in a vehicle.
This is an opportunity for you to learn more about the future of food access and community gardening in your neighborhood. To RSVP with your transportation preference please send an e-mail to billb@cnncoalition.org or call 503-823-2883.
Check out CNN's GardenNet forum, map and useful community garden resources. |
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| NE 42nd: Learning from the Past Engaging the Future |
 For the past several months, our friends and neighbors have been hard at work to ensure that the future of NE 42nd Ave fosters a complete community and a diversity of opportunities for all area residents. Though work remains, it's important to celebrate the great distance we've come toward building a neighborhood we can all enjoy. Please join us as we celebrate the rich history and promising future of Northeast 42nd Avenue! Tuesday, July 20th 6:30p, St. Charles Community Room, 5310 NE 42nd
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| Meet your Neighbors Host a Block Party & Register for National Night Out! |
 Summer is right around the corner, and with summer comes neighborhood block parties! These parties vary in size and activities such as BBQ, live music, face painting, raffle, parade, pot-luck, ice-cream social, so you can count on having fun! Neighbors renew old friendships and make new ones creating community and breaking down barriers. For more information on block parties and online forms click here. Block party packets with permit and street closure forms are available at CNN, 4415 NE 87th (by Sandy Blvd) in the box to the left of the entrance (available anytime). Please bring your completed application to Ronda at CNN rondaj@cnncoalition.org 503-823-3156.
Register your party for National Night by July 27th! a community event celebrated annually on the first Tuesday in August with a focus on strengthening neighborhoods and preventing crime. Portland Neighbors participate by throwing block parties, cookouts, ice cream socials, musical concerts, parades or whatever else might bring neighbors outdoors to network. Join your neighbors and celebrate this year. |
| The Cully Collective Market is Open! |
 Every week we will be creating a family-friendly neighborhood community gathering space.
Visit the market for local produce and food, enjoy music and community performances, meet your neighbors!
Saturdays through September 18th
9:30-1:30p at Trinity Lutheran Church & School, 5520 NE Killingsworth
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| Share your Input on Equity |
 The Regional Equity Atlas maps equity conditions in the greater metropolitan region. By measuring access to opportunities like affordable housing, transit, parks, and grocery stores, the Atlas illustrates which people and places have the best access and which ones have the worst access to these important assets.
The Coalition for a Livable Future is beginning work to develop the next phase of the Regional Equity Atlas with the new 2010 Census data, and we need your input now to identify what equity indicators should be included. Please click here to share your input. |
| Sharing Ideas: Grassroots Projects Started by Neighbors |
 You are invited to this free panel presentation and discussion on Saturday, July 24th from 1-3:00pm at Ecotrust, 721 NW 9th Ave. Come learn about inspiring grassroots community building projects from a panel of local organizers. Ask questions and learn from their experiences. See possibilities for replicating similar projects in your own neighborhood. The Near Gardens project will be part of the panel. Open to anyone interested. Hosted by Community Outreach of Our United Villages. Snacks provided. Child care, interpretation, and transportation provided upon request. RSVP requested by Monday, July 17th to outreach@ourunitedvillages.org or 503.546.7499. |
| Nominations Open for the 2010 Spirit of Portland Awards |
 Nominations for the 2010 Spirit of Portland Awards are now open! This year a new category has been added: The Sandy Diedrich Award for environmental stewardship. If you know an individual or group who has helped make our city a better place to live, consider nominating them for one of the 2010 awards. Nominations are due in the Office of Neighborhood Involvement by Monday, August 16. Nomination forms can be downloaded from the web at Spirit of Portland 2010 www.portlandonline.com/oni.
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| Summer Events! |
 Calendar of Events
Columbia Slough Watershed Council event calendar
Block Party Organizing meeting
July 14 6-7:15p Legacy Good Samaritan, North/South Conf. Rm., 1040 NW 22nd Ave
Summer Concert in Rose City Park July 17, 6:30p
National Night Out August 3
Fremont Fest August 7
Grotto to Rocky Butte Trail Walk August 12 6p NE 88th/Sandy (Grotto parking lot)
Citywide Leadership Workshop Series: Building leaders, building your board! Best practices for effective neighborhood associations September 23, 6p
photos portlandground.com
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Sandra Lefrancois, Community Program Director
sandral@cnncoalition.org |
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