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Portland Financial Planning Day, Saturday, October 22, 2011

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City of Portland, CASH Oregon, and the Financial Planning Association of Portland invite you to attend Portland Financial Planning Day on Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Portland Building where you’ll be able to meet one-on-one with dozens of professional financial planners to discuss your personal finance questions, concerns and interests.

Information will be provided on a pro-bono basis by experts from the Financial Planning Association and highly qualified CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals. There are no strings attached – volunteering financial planners will not pass out business cards, marketing materials or sell products or services.

You may seek information and advice on a wide range of topics, including:

GENERAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
Buying a Home – Debt Management
Building a College Fund – Savings Goals

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Job Loss and Job Change – Foreclosure Assistance
Change in Marital Status

INVESTMENT PLANNING
Investment Strategies – Asset Accumulation
Generating Investment Income

RETIREMENT PLANNING
Building a Retirement Fund – 401(k) and 403(b) Plans
IRA Accounts – Social Security

INCOME TAX PLANNING
Tax Reduction Strategies
Charitable Contributions – Small Business Taxation

ESTATE PLANNING
Building an Inheritance – Wills and Trusts
Estate Tax Strategies

INSURANCE PLANNING
Life Insurance Coverage – Disability Insurance
Long-term Care Planning

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Managing Health Insurance – Health Savings Accounts
Pension Benefits

NECN Community Economic Development Council Speaker Series

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Where:
Curious Comedy
5225 NE MLK Blvd
Portland, OR 97211
Tues, Nov 1, 2011 6-8PM

“The Supreme purpose of history is a better world”
– Herbert Hoover

A panel discussion and Q&A for those interested in Learning more about grassroots economic development & how to expand current small business and economic endevors.

Panelists:

  • Carl Talton, former Co-chair of the N/NE Economic Development Allianc
  • Dr. Karen Gibson, Assoc. Professor, Urban studies & Planning,
  • Paul Knauls, Small Business Owner (Geneva’s Shears Barbershop)

RSVP – 503.823.4264 – imani at necoalition.org

Learn to make your energy savings grow, sign up for a free Be wattsmart Workshop.

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This is one class where the subject matter will save you plenty of money. Pacific Power is pleased to present Be wattsmart Workshops in your area. Please join us for an enlightening evening of tips, advice and some tasty refreshments. This workshop sold out last year, please register now at www.pacificpower.net/bewattsmart!

The smarter you are about energy, the lower your electric bill will be.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
6:15 – 7:45 pm
McMenamins – Kennedy School –  Gymnasium
5736 NE 33rd Ave
Portland, OR 97211

The workshop will put you on the path to greater energy efficiency and lower electric bills by teaching you how to:

  • Identify your household energy use and how it changes over time
  • Take a whole-home approach to energy efficiency
  • Recognize the most cost-efficient energy improvements for your home
  • Save energy and improve your home’s comfort, health and safety
  • Save money with Energy Trust incentives

During the workshop, we’ll also answer the following questions:

  • What uses the most energy at home: appliances, heating and cooling systems, lighting?
  • How can I use less energy at home?
  • Do I need to buy new energy-efficient equipment or just change my habits?
  • What cash incentives are available for new appliances, lighting or other energy efficient equipment?

Register now at www.pacificpower.net/bewattsmart!

Kari Greer
Community Relations
Oregon Energy Efficiency
Pacific Power
825 NE Multnomah, Ste 2000
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 813-5642 office
(503) 813-7274 fax
kari.greer at pacificorp.com

 

 

Enjoy the Ainsworth Arboretum by Bike, Sunday Parkways, Sunday 9/25

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Join Jim Gersbach, local tree steward, member of the Concordia Tree Team and creator of the Ainsworth Linear Arboretum for a bicycle tour of the Ainsworth Arboretum. The tour will be held during NE Sunday Parkways on September 25, 2011 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.  The tour will meet at the NW corner of Alberta Park (by the bleachers) at NE 19th Ave. & Ainsworth.

The tour will stop at various points along the route to discuss the natural history and interesting stories about trees planted along Ainsworth both before and after it was designated a Linear Arboretum by the City of Portland.  Get to know trees from Mexico, Asia, the Middle East, South America, Europe and the eastern U.S. as well as West Coast natives.  Learn which trees have attractive flowers, fruit or fall color, and discover which ones are thriving here and which are struggling.

The Linear Arboretum is a showcase of tree diversity, featuring many underused and promising urban street trees that deserve to be better known.  Many of the trees along Ainsworth are investigational plantings being monitored to see how well they do in Portland during the rapid climate change anticipated from higher concentrations planetwide of greenhouse gases.

The Concordia Tree Team and Friends of Trees Vernon and Concordia Neighborhood Coordinators will be at Fernhill Park all day to answer questions about trees and how to get involved.

NE 30th & Killingsworth Block Party, Monday, September 12th 6:00pm – 9:00pm

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Enjoy delicious FREE FOOD from your favorite Northeast Portland restaurants:

Yakuza / DOC / Autentica / Cocotte / Extracto

Plus special events at neighborhood shops including:

Studio Thirty Salon / Roots Salon / Hail Mary / Half Pint Vintage / Red Fox Vintage

New this year – outdoor LIVE MUSIC!
Food, drink, fun and good friends. Cash encouraged.

19th Annual Good in the Neighborhood Multicultural Music & Food Festival & Parade 2011

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All Activities are hosted at King School Park except where noted.

Monday, June 20 – Kick-off (6-10pm)
McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland

Friday, June 24 – Good Neighbor Night (6-9pm) 
King School Park, NE 6th & Humboldt Streets

Saturday, June 25 – Parade & Festival (11am)
Dawson Park

Saturday, June 25th and Sunday, June 26 – Festival (12-7:30pm)
King School Park
NE 6th & Humboldt Streets

All activities are FREE and open to the public.

For a complete list of activities and performances go to: http://www.goodintheneighborhood.org/