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Find out what is being done to stop hunger in Concordia, Tuesday, June 5th

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Kennedy School Community Room
5736 NE 33rd Avenue 
Tuesday June 5th
7:00-9:00 pm 

Unfortunately hunger is a very real thing for too many people in Concordia.  Currently 22% of Oregonians are on food stamps.

It is widely acknowledged that Northeast Portland is pioneering some of the most innovative food security and sustainability projects in the state including the Portland Fruit Tree Project, Urban Farm Collective, a strong network of churches that distribute food, education, and skills, as well as progressive businesses like New Seasons and Alberta Coop that give enormous amounts of food to the hungry every day.

  • Learn about neighborhood organizations and churches that are pioneering food security and sustainability in and near the Concordia neighborhood
  • Participate in a panel discussion and forum on what we can do to lead the region in food security and sustainability
  • Learn where to find free and low-cost food
  • Learn how to garden for food better
  • Simple things we can do to sustainably end hunger in our neighborhood and establish real food security for all

 The Event is FREE please consider contributing two cans of food for the Oregon Food Bank

If you have specific questions that you would like addressed, leave a comment below and it will be included on the agenda.

Sponsored by Concordia Neighborhood Association 

Ambassadors & Street Ops Volunteers sought for Last Thursdays

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Ambassadors: A pair of Ambassadors are assigned a 2 block area during the street closure (6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.) to help in the education of vendors, musicians, and participants. They keep doorways free and clear and aid in moving vendors along at the close of the event, among other tasks. They are a link to city agencies if needed or they can step in to help mediate. duties include: check food vendors for licenses, address public safety concerns/wheelchair access/clear sidewalks, communicate LT expectations, mediate disputes, put friendly reminder notes on cars for parking problems, encourage break down at 9:45 and at 10:00 join in walking the street to re-open

Ambassador Training is May 25, 6:00-7:30, St. Francis Community Center, 806 NE Alberta St.

Street Operations: the group that places/removes bins for trash/recycling, trash and recycling, bathrooms, and looks at the basic infrastructure of our temporary fair. duties include: set and take down street barriers, placement of port-a-potties, placement of trash/recycling, disposal of trash, assist in clearing the streets at 10:00p.m. Street Ops meets at the Fuel Cafe, 1452 NE Alberta St., at 4:00 on Last Thursdays.

SHIFTS:
2-5 pm Help direct and assist vendors with how to set up
4-6 pm Street Ops set out garbage and recycling cans
6-8 pm Event begins, general education to attendees to keep the peace & respect neighborhoods
8-10 pm Ditto
9:30-11 pm Help vendors break down, Street Ops collect bins

Help make Last Thursday great!

Last Things First, A fundraiser faire for Last Thursday, Sunday April 29

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Sunday April 29 at Alberta Rose Theater

Silent art auction open to all

ACT I
3-4p.m. FREE
Music by Uncle Yascha juggling by Rhys Thomas!
balloon tying, caricature artist, kids crafts

ACT II
4-6p.m. $5 kids, $7 adults, $20 family deal
Plum Sutra-alternative jazz
Miriam’s Well rock
Slam poets

ACT III
7-9p.m. $15 presale $20 at the door
Wanderlust Circus and Friends
rope tricks by Leapin’ Louie, acrobatics by Kazum, comedy by Tommy Twimble, juggling by JPeace the Clown

http://www.albertarosetheatre.com/tickets.html Get your tickets now

Solarize Northeast deadline nears – March 21, 2012

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Do you live in Northeast Portland and are you thinking about adding a solar electric system to your home? Now is your chance! Northeast Coalition of Neighbors is running its second Solarize NE group purchase campaign. Workshops are going on now and registration is open until May 15.

This effort is designed to simplify the process of residential solar installation and bring cost reductions through volume purchasing to local area neighbors.
Free workshops make the process easy to understand by covering topics such as: deciding on system size, explaining the costs, providing financing opportunities, and explaining net metering through the utility. Sign up today, or attend a local workshop to learn how to get started.

Three free workshops
Thursday, March 22, 6 p.m. – 7:30p.m. NECN, 4815 NE 7th Avenue
Saturday April 14, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Umpqua Bank, 1745 NE Alberta Street
Thursday April 19, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. NECN, 4815 NE 7th Avenue
www.solarize.necoalition.org

Annual Spring Egg Hunt at Fernhill Park

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Saturday, April 7th
The Hunt begins at 10:00 AM SHARP
Rain or Shine! (Near the Playground along NE 37th Avenue)

Please Join Us for Free Family-Friendly Fun!
Sponsored by The Concordia Neighborhood Association & American Legion Post 134

We will be Accepting Donations to Help Fund the Summer Concerts in Fernhill Park at the Hunt. Any Size Donation Will Be Greatly Appreciated!

Register Today for the Winter Tree Identification Workshop

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Register Today for the Winter Tree Identification Workshop
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Take your tree identification skills to the next level and learn to identify trees without their leaves. Learn to recognize up to twenty different genera of trees by clues in bud and leaf scars, lenticels, terminal buds, bark color and texture, and more. The workshop will includes a presentation, manual, and field session with Hoyt Arboretum Curator Martin Nicholson.

Winter Tree Identification is FREE and open to the public.

To register, call 503-823-2525 or Click Here and enter the course number 366821.  For information on the workshop or if you are having trouble registering contact Autumn Montegna, Urban Forest Outreach Coordinator, at 503-701-7622 or autumn.montegna@portlandoregon.gov.

Concordia University, NE Coalition of Neighborhoods Host Mayoral and City Council Candidates Forums

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Please join NECN and Concordia University for two forums with the 2012 Mayoral and City Council candidates. The first forum will be held on:

Tuesday, February 28th at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30p.m.
Concordia University on the 2nd floor of the Hagen Campus Center.

This forum will focus on community and neighborhood livability issues such as transportation, safety, jobs, and more.

The second forum will take place on Thursday, March 22nd at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. at Concordia University in the lobby of the George R. White Library & Learning Center. This second forum will focus strictly on education, from Pre-K through to higher education.

Mayoral candidates: Eileen Brady, Jefferson Smith, Charlie Hales

Council candidates: Amanda Fritz, Mary Nolan, Steve Novick, Jeri Williams, Teressa Raiford, Mark White

What questions would you like to ask the candidates?

NECN is currently soliciting community feedback on questions and topics for the candidates to address. Please send questions to: info@necoalition.org or 503.823.4575.

We will be collecting and grouping all question and topic ideas and working with the event moderator to ask the candidates a wide range of questions about how they will work to promote thriving, livable communities for all.