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 CNN e-newsletter
Central Northeast Neighbors
September 2008 |
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| Neighbors Connect with CNN Neighborhood Grant! |
Madison South neighbors enjoying one of five community events organized by neighborhood leaders this summer. Madison South Neighborhood was one of 5 recipients of CNN grants this year. The block parties and Base to Butte celebrations brought 500 neighbors out to rediscover and create community in a underrepresented area that has a lot to be proud of. Dawn Ramussen one of the organizers expressed "From this grant it is very clear that Madison South neighbors are hungry for community engagement and welcome an inclusive atmosphere and see all neighbors as part of the community fabric".
CNN is inviting Neighborhood Associations and Community Organizations in the CNN area to submit a project proposal for the 2009 Neighborhood Grants program. The goal is to provide neighborhood and community organizations an opportunity to build community, attract new and diverse members and sustain those already involved. Grant amounts may range from $500 to $5,000. Organizations interested in submitting proposals to CNN are strongly encouraged to attend the grant workshop held on September 25th. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 PM on November 3rd. For more information and how to apply click here or contact CNN Neighborhood Grants Program Sandra Lefrancois 503-823-2780. |
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| Participate in the CNN Recycling Fundraiser September 20th! |
 Recycle Electronics, Plastics and Metal on September 20th! Be good to the environment and dispose of your TV's, computers, DVD and VCR players, printers, electronics (basically anything that plugs in), microwaves, small and large appliances (no cooling units), power tools, cell phones, lamps, Styrofoam, car and household batteries, unbroken fluorescent bulbs, metal and plastic items at the Central NE Neighbors Coalition recycling event! Saturday, September 20, 2008, 9 am to 3 pm, Madison HS parking lot, NE 82nd & Siskiyou, enter off Siskiyou.
Fees
TV's and Microwaves -$15.00 each, TV's over 36"- $20.00 each,
Computer monitors - $10.00 each, Styrofoam- $2.00 a carload
Electronics and Bulbs - $2.00 each, Household batteries - $1.00/lb
All other electrical and recyclable metal and plastic items -FREE!
Check the Master Recycler Program web site at www.masterrecycler.org for a complete list of acceptable plastic items. Pickup arrangements available, fees apply. For more information or to volunteer contact Ronda at 503-823-3157. Proceeds will help purchase a new copy machine for Central NE Neighbors available to neighborhood leaders and community partners. |
| Keep Colwood Golf Course Green! |
 Neighborhood leaders and CNN are preparing for the City Council hearing on September 17th at 6p. The Keep Colwood Green Coalition, which includes neighbors and advocates from Cully and Concordia, is working on a two key things: 1) opposing the rezoning of Colwood Golf Course from open space to industrial; and 2) supporting acquisition of the property for a new regional park. Colwood is one of the last parts of the environmentally sensitive and diverse Columbia Slough area that has not been lost to development. Also the area surrounding Colwood is extremely deficient in parkland, natural areas, and other open space. The Cully neighborhood access rate is 2,780 people per park acre, compared with a citywide average of 40 people per park acre. Loss of this last significant open space in the neighborhood would mean that this deficiency could never be adequately addressed. |
| Town Hall about Prostitution on 82nd Avenue |
 First city-wide community meeting to discuss curbing prostitution on 82nd Avenue. The Save NE 82nd Avenue Coalition an non-profit organization created to improve livability along NE 82nd hosts a community-wide town hall to discuss the growing problem of prostitution along 82nd Avenue. The "Take Back 82nd" Town Hall meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 15th from 6-8:30pm at Vestal Elementary School located at 121 NE 82nd. The solution-based and outcome-oriented agenda will focus closely on educating community members on root causes of prostitution and how it operates, provide perspectives from people working to stop prostitution, and empowering residents to take safe action steps to discourage prostitution activities on their property, in their street and neighborhood. Invited speakers include Commissioner Randy Leonard, Lila Lee-Council for Prostitution Alternatives, Commander Mike Crebs, Bill Smith-Defenders USA Ken Turner-82nd Avenue of Roses, Jeri Williams and facilitated by Judith Mowry-both from the Office of Neighborhood Involvement. |
| Rose City Park History Book Benefits Neighborhood Efforts |
 What do Joe's (formerly G.I. Joe's), Oregon Governor T. T. Geer, Walker Cup golfer Dick Yost, and Machu Picchu have in common? All have a connection or two to Rose City Park, the Northeast Portland neighborhood founded in 1907, the same year as the Rose Festival. These tidbits of historical trivia and many, many more about the family-friendly 'streetcar suburb' are described in the recently published 100th anniversary edition of the Rose City Park Neighborhood Association's history book. The 208-page book will be a great addition to Portland history buffs. Proceeds benefit the Rose City Park Neighborhood Association. Copies will also be made available for borrowing from the Multnomah County Library. For more information, or to place a book order, contact Jay Griffith by phone at (503) 236-2314 or by email at jay@griffithpdx.com. |
| Nominations Now Open for 2008 Spirit of Portland Awards |
 Nominations are now open for the City of Portland's Spirit of Portland Awards 2008. We want to hear about the stars in our community who have worked to make the Spirit of Portland shine! The Spirit of Portland Awards are presented every year to those who have made positive contributions to our city and neighborhoods above and beyond the average volunteer or staff commitment. The Mayor and City Commissioners will present awards in late Fall. Nominations are due to the Office of Neighborhood Involvement by 4 pm Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. Click here for nomination forms. For more information, please contact Nell Wagenaar at 503-823-3997. The Awards Ceremony is on December 11th at 2p in Council Chambers. |
| Sullivan's Gulch Corridor Trail Walk and MAX Tour |
 Join Metro Parks & Greenspaces, the Sullivan's Gulch Corridor Trail Committee, Gateway Green, and TriMet for the summer's 5th and final regional trail tour. Community partners and agency staff will lead this hour-and-a-half lunchtime walk along this proposed linkage in our trail network. The City of Portland and Metro will soon begin a feasibility study for the trail alignment. Tour participants will ride MAX free-of-charge to Gateway, where we will walk along the I-205 Trail to the site of the Gateway Green vision-an effort to utilize 35 acres of undeveloped land at the confluence of I-84 and I-205 for outdoor recreation. Wednesday, September 17. Meet at 11:30 am at Metro Regional Center South Entrance, on the corner of Lloyd Blvd and Grand Ave. The tour will return to Metro by 1 pm. RSVP to robert.spurlock@oregonmetro.gov or (503) 813-7560. |
| ParkFest: Come Play and Have Your Say! |
 How do we plan parks? How do we determine what the needs for parks are in your neighborhood? What is Portland's next "great park?" This fall Portland Parks & Recreation is hosting a new event to ask the public these questions and more. ParkFest: Come Play and Have Your Say, a fun and innovative new approach to engaging the public in PP&R's future planning, will debut from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 25 at University Park Community Center, located at 9009 N Foss Avenue in north Portland. The event will also feature an array of fun recreational opportunities from climbing walls and tae kwon do to indoor skateboarding and craft classes. There will also be door prizes, entertainment, and complimentary food and refreshments.
"We want to find a fresh, new way to have a dialogue and discussion with the public about the future of their park system," says Public Involvement Manager Elizabeth Kennedy-Wong. "Do they want active recreational opportunities, like playgrounds and basketball courts, or do they want more natural areas, trails and walking paths? We want the public to tell us how we determine what goes where, especially when we're looking at limited funding resources."
The event and all recreational opportunities are free of charge, but registration is required. Participants can pre-register for the event beginning September 15 online at portlandparks.org or by calling 503.823.PLAY. Childcare and translation services are available when you register.
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| Portland Traffic and Transportation Class |
 Calling all neighborhood activists-Learn how the city that works, works! And how you can affect change in your community.
The Portland Traffic and Transportation Class offers Portlanders the opportunity to learn about the city's transportation system while working on actual neighborhood projects that affect your community. Work with decision and policy-makers, planners, scholars and engineers to get your neighborhood transportation project moving. This interactive Portland State University class is open to all Portland citizens and full scholarships are available to qualified applicants. Learn more on the website please go to www.GettingAroundPortland.org and look under the "What's New" section.
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| Party for Parks on National Park(ing) Day |
 The Trust for Public Land invites you to show your support for urban parks by joining in PARK(ing) Day 2008 on September 19. PARK(ing) Day is a one-day global event during which artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform parking spots into "PARK(ing)" spaces: temporary public parks. Choose your parking spot, feed the meter, add a few more square feet of green space to our "green friendly" city, and invite passers-by to enjoy nature instead of asphalt for a few hours. Please contact Daryn White, Daryn.White@kimptonhotels.com, to confirm that you want to create a park and join the party, and we'll include your park spot on the Portland Park(ing) Day map. |
| Cully-Concordia Schools, Families, Housing Assessment |
 The Cully-Concordia Assessment is a City of Portland Schools, Families, Housing Initiative focusing on improving the lives of children, youth and their families in portions of the Cully and Concordia neighborhoods. Key questions being addressed are: how can schools become the center of community life? What are the priority programs/services/infrastructure that is needed to support children, youth and families? What are the partnerships and strategies that can address these priorities? The project will continue until the end of the summer. Extensive data collection including the interviewing of over 75 people from parents with children, to school principals, to service providers has occurred. A draft assessment report includes interview results can be viewed here. The next meeting is September 24th, 5:30p at H. Scott School, 6700 NE Prescott. The project involves diverse organizations in the area including NAYA, Hacienda CDC, Cully neighborhood, 42nd Business Assoc, Rigler SUN, CNN and many more. For more information contact Debbie Bischoff of BOP at 503-823-6946 or dbischoff@ci.portland.or.us. |
| Special Events |
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for a calendar of neighborhood events!
Big Look Task Force Portland Public Workshop September 18th 6:30-8:30p
Roseway Heights School Community Picnic September 20th 12-4p at Roseway Heights School, 7334 NE Siskiyou Street
Rose City Park NA Ballot Measure Debate September 23rd 7:30-9p Measures 56, 58, 61, 63 & 65 Rose City United Methodist Church Basement, NE 58th & Alameda
Exploring a Portland Main Street September 23rd 8 to 11 a.m.
Kaiser Permanente's Town Hall 3704 N Interstate Avenue
2009 CNN Neighborhood Grants Information Session September 25th, 6:30-8p, CNN 4415 NE 87th RSVP required to sandral@cnncoalition.org
Portland Traffic Safety Summit October 6th, 2-5p in the Portland building
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| Sandra Lefrancois, Community Program Director
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