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 CNNe-newsletter
CentralNortheastNeighbors
June/July 2009 |
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| Links to Get Involved! |
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Eastside MAX Project
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Next Polarized or Powerful? June 25th |
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 How can we make good decisions in a climate of uncertainty? How can the community come together to support each other? How can we know that what we think is our best interest is good for our neighbors? What do we need to change about our relationship with each other to not only weather the change, but create the community of our dreams together? Thursday, June 25 from 6:30-8:30 PM at the King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 NE 7th. Dinner provided!
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| Third Annual International Day Festival |
 The Portland International District is pleased to announce the 3rd annual International Day Festival July 11th, 10am-6p at NE 72nd Park Blocks off Sandy Blvd. Join a day of celebration of local business, diversity, and friendship! Enjoy food, dancing, and music from around the world.
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| Meet your Neighbors host a Block Party this Summer! |
 Every year, there are many block party events in Central NE neighborhoods! 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 permit and street closure forms are also available at CNN, 4415 NE 87th. For more information please call Ronda at CNN, 503-823-3156.
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| NNO and New Assignments for Crime Prevention |
 Looking for a fun way to connect with your neighbors? Consider hosting a National Night Out (NNO) party on Tuesday, August 4. National Night Out is an annual event that focuses on strengthening community and preventing crime. More information and NNO registration are available online. NNO party registration deadline is July 21.
Effective June 11, the Portland Police Bureau reallocated resources to form three precincts: East, North and Central. As a result of this reallocation, the Office of Neighborhood Involvement's (ONI) Crime Prevention Coordinators will shift to accommodate neighborhood needs effectively. The new neighborhood assignments for Crime Prevention Coordinators within Central Northeast Neighbors are: Mary Tompkins mary.tompkins@ci.portland.or.us, 503-823-4763 for Beaumont-Wilshire, Hollywood, Rose City Park, and Roseway; Mark Wells mark.wells@ci.portland.or.us, 503-823-4098 for Cully, Sumner and Sunderland. Angela Wagnon angela.wagnon@ci.portland.or.us 503-823-2779 is still assigned Madison South Neighborhood. For more information about ONI's Crime Prevention Program click here. |
| Get to Know Neighbors: Madison Base to Butte Block Parties |
 Madison South Neighborhood Association was awarded a grant from Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN) to continue the Base to Butte and Neighborhood Block Party Events again this year! This year's Base to Butte Walking Event kick Off is Saturday June 13th. The event will start with a community cultural fair at the Asian American Plaza, NE 82nd Avenue at Siskiyou. Music, dancing, artisans and other vendors will be featured. The Neighborhood Block Parties will engage new neighbors in celebration getting to know one and other. |
| 2009 Vision into Action Community Action Grant Awards |
 The Vision into Action (VIA) Coalition has chosen eight dynamic community groups to receive Community Action Grants of up to $20,000. Recipients were chosen based on their ability to help advance the community's vision articulated through visionPDX, the largest city-wide visioning process in Portland and the nation. 2009 Vision into Action Award Recipients:
- Tabor Commons/Café Au Play: Tabor Commons Renovation
- Incight:Youth Oregon Disabilities Association (YODA) Project
- Community Energy Project: Community Marketing and Jobs Skills Development -
- Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon: Environmental Policy Project
- Buckman Community Association: Buckman Community Composting Project
- Friends of Portland Community Gardens: Vestal Community and Learning Garden
- The Iraqi Society of Oregon: Iraqi Social Adjustment and Integration
- Street Yoga: The Mindful Caregiver Program
For more information about the VIA Coalition and the Community Action click here. |
| Special Events |
 Calendar of Events
Columbia Slough Watershed Councilevent calendar Explorando June 20 1-5p
82nd Ave. Pedestrian Safety Open House June 24 6:30-8p Milepost 5, 900 NE 81st
Oregon DisabilityMegaConference June 25-27, Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
Public Forum for liquor Licensing Concerns
June 29th 5:30-7:30p Portland Building Auditorium (2nd Floor) Teresa Solano 503-823-4064 or tsolano@ci.portland.or.us
Free concert at Rose City Park July 18 6:30-8p NE 63th and Tillamook: Quartette Barbette
NE Sunday Parkways July 19 9-4p pedestrian and bicycle friendly route that is connected by Alberta, Fernhill, and Wilshire parks
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Sandra Lefrancois, Community Program Director
sandral@cnncoalition.org |
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