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Family Dance Party, August 5th

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Need to shake your booty with your little cutie this summer? Mark your calendars and get ready to dance while supporting a wonderful organization.
As a celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, La Leche League of Portland is hosting a Family Dance Party:

Sunday August 5th from 2pm-5pm
at the North Star Ballroom, 635 N. Killingsworth Ct, Portland, OR

The Family Dance Party is a family event and will feature a DJ, bubbles floating over the dance floor, face painting, and healthy snacks and drinks for kids and adults. Adults must be accompanied by a child! Advance tickets are only $7 each for dancers 12 and over (kids under 12 accompanied by an adult are FREE! ). Purchase your tickets on-line at www.llldanceparty.com.

Police & Fire Teams to Step Up Fireworks Enforcement

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With Fourth of July holiday festivities on the immediate horizon, Portland Fire & Rescue has announced that beginning this year, they will be partnering with Portland Police Bureau in an active illegal fireworks confiscation and citation program.

They have distributed a flyer with additional safety information, and there is also a video available online.

Read on for some excerpts from PF&R press release.
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Greener Homes and Gardens Expo, May 19-20

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The Greener Homes and Gardens Expo is a benefit for the Rebuilding Center, a non-profit, community enhancement organization that maintains livable neighborhoods, preserves natural resources & reduces designated landfill waste. The expo is produced by the ReDirect Guide, whose staff provided the event details below:

When: Sat May 19, 10AM-6PM, Sun May 20, 11AM-5PM.
Where: Portland Expo Center
Cost: $3 suggested donation to The ReBuilding Center

The 5th annual Greener Homes & Gardens Expo, a community-inspired event, focuses on sustainable homes, gardens, and renewable energy/fuels and resources. The expo will feature workshops, interactive exhibits, sustainable product and service showcases, seminars, and lots of family entertainment.

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Concordia Neighborhood Yard Sale – July 20-22

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Gather all those items you no longer want or need and join us to have a yard sale at your home. We do the advertising and supply you with the sign for your location. All participants are included on the map.

Just download and return the registration coupon and include a $5 fee (make checks payable to Concordia Neighborhood Association). Mail or deliver to:

Concordia Neighborhood Association, c/o Donna Carrier

5520 NE 35th Place

Portland, OR 97211

Yard sale packets may be picked up on designated dates (times and place wil be announced later). The yard sale packets can be mailed for an additional fee of $2.

The deadline to be on the map is Wednesday, July 11 at 6 PM. After this date and time, you can still be in the sale, but will not show on the map.

Questions? Contact the yard sale coordinator Donna Carrier at (503) 288-9826 or e-mail her at dmc@teleport.com.

Neighborhood Clean-Up: Saturday, May 12

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Who’s got a pile of junk in the basement/attic/side yard/alley that is always buried on your to-do list? Who has the time to load it up and haul it off to the transfer station on Highway 30 or in Oregon City? Well, now’s the time to get that done!

The annual Concordia neighborhood Clean-up will take place Saturday, May 12, from 8 AM to 12:30 PM. Due to the demolition of our usual location, Whitaker School, we are moving across 42nd Street to PCC’s workforce training center at 5600 NE 42nd Ave.

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