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Northeast Sunday Parkways: JULY 24

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NE Sunday Parkways 2016 RouteJoin in this annual traffic-free event put on by the City of Portland that brings people out to enjoy their neighborhoods and discover new ones. Ride your bike, walk, or dance and sing your way along the route! The Sunday Parkways courses open up between six to nine miles of city streets to the public once a month on Sunday, from May to October. The routes connect to a series of activity hubs with marketplaces that are usually stationed at parks. At these marketplaces find food, music, dancing, good conversation, city resources and more.

This month, the route is right here in our neighborhood, so join in the fun. The eight mile course is open on Sunday, July 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event will showcase the Northeast Neighborhood Greenways. While you make your way around the Northeast Portland route, stop by Woodlawn, Alberta, and Fernhill Parks where a collection of fun activities, festive music, and delicious food will be available. Look for the Concordia Neighborhood Association booth at Fernhill Park on the NE 37th Avenue side, too. They’ll have games for kids and association information.

This year, NE Sunday Parkways will return to Khunamokwst Park, at which there will be a Bi-lingual Bike Fair held in collaboration with the Andando en Bicicletas en Cully (ABC) Group.

Sunday Parkways provides a full day of play for anyone of any age. To get the most out of the day, stop by one of the Sunday Parkway hubs and pick up a Sunday Parkways brochure highlighting the hotbeds of activity along the route. Also find information on live performances and theatrical acts. During the event, visit Sunday Parkways on Facebook or Northeast Sunday Parkways JULY 24 Twitter for event insight into what’s going on throughout the day.

Don’t forget to eat and shop locally at the event! Sunday Parkways offers a chance to see and buy a range of products that Portland offers. Stop by the Sunday Parkways marketplaces located at each park. For more information visit www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/58929.

Alley Goat Walk – Saturday, June 25th

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Hello Concordia Neighbors!

Hope you are staying cool these past few days. Summer is here!

And with that said, we wanted to kick off our summer in the alleys with a goat walk on Saturday, June 25th, starting at 10am!

In order to do this, we will need some alleys to walk through for the day, which will be open to the public. Would anyone be interested in sharing their alleys for the walk? This will also be done in conjunction with an alley cleanup, so if you’re interested in having your alley cleaned, this would be a great way to have it done.

Description:

Pet some adult and baby goats and walk them on leashes as they munch their way along alleys to get rid of invasives like ivy, blackberry and other weeds. Great for kids! Goat cheese, blackberry jam, and crackers will be provided. Bring your own beverage. Use the opportunity to talk to neighbors about possibilities for cleanup and beautification. We’ll also be cutting down weeds as we go.

Please contact me promptly if you or someone else you know who lives on an alley would be interested in this project. We would love to show others the potential of our alley spaces!

Best,

Samuel Garcia

samuel26@pdx.edu

(415) 902-2245

Annual Concordia garage sale set for August 13

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Community member’s passing brings changes to the event

Many of you may already know that Concordia resident Donna Mae Carrier, age 58, passed away in December last year. She died after a short, fierce battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Donna was a wonderful mother to her three daughters, a caregiver to friends and family in need and a tireless volunteer in her community, including with Concordia Neighborhood Association where, for many years, she coordinated our neighborhood’s annual yard sale event.

Because of the huge void left where Donna’s energy once played a key role, the annual garage sale will be just a sliver of its former self this year. While CNA will advertise the event, scheduled for August 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., CNA will not be providing maps, signs, or post-sale charity donations.

So if you’re looking to clear out your overloaded garage, basement or closets burdened by items that still have a useful and potentially saleable life, CNA will do the advertising for the event. In that advertising we’ll encourage people to drive around Concordia for the best bargains to be found in town that day. Also consider posting your specific information and address on Nextdoor.com and craigslist to attract more customers.

For 2017, anyone interested in bringing the “full-meal-deal” event back to Concordia to carry on the annual garage sale with the vigor that respects Donna’s legacy, please contact CNA’s Social Committee at social@concordiapdx.org. Program aims to provide health & wellness for student, community success

CNA May General Membership Meeting – Tuesday May 10, 7-8:30pm, Kennedy School (Board Meeting 6pm)

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CNA May General Membership Meeting
Tuesday May 10, 2016, 7:00pm-8:30pm
CNA Community Room @ Kennedy School
The CNA Board of Directors will meet at 6pm immediately prior to the General Meeting. Public welcome!
2016 CNA BOARD: I. Quintero, Chair; C. Lopez, V. Chair: A. Novak, Sec.; R. Bowles, Treas.; J. Culhane; D. Dennis; S. Duffy; S. Elder; D. Greenstadt; I. Harris; T. Neal; G. Woodsong
Agenda (DRAFT)
7:00     Welcome & Introductions
7:05     Announcements
                1. CNews paid staff proposal
                2. CNA Spring Clean up – Saturday, May 14
                3. Treasurer’s Report – Need to recruit a new CNA Treasurer
                4. New CNA Facebook page
7:15     CNA Committee Reports
                — Media (5 mins)
                —  LUTC (5 mins)
                —  Social (5 mins)
                — Policies & Procedures
7:30     LUTC presentation
7:45     Earthquake Preparedness Presentation – Don Francis of Ecotech & Jeremy Van Keuren of NET
8:30     Adjournment

Fernhill Summer Concerts line up is set; funds still needed

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Greetings fellow Concordians! Your friendly neighborhood Fernhill Summer Concert Committee here. It’s a particularly beautiful springtime in Concordia. Time to get your ‘seeds and starts’ in the ground. The same is true for your concert committee. Time for us to dust off our Rolodex, and get the old ‘Hat Passing’ hat out of mothballs! This year we need to raise just about $20,000 to fund this year’s Fernhill Concert Series & we are still $9000 short! So, if you have the desire and/or the means, PLEASE DONATE!

We have a fantastic NW All-Star lineup lined up for you this year, and here’s who we have tapped:

  • We get off to a rollicking start on FRI, JULY 8TH with THE TONY STARLIGHT SHOW!
  • FRI, JULY 15TH with THE QUICK & EASY BOYS.
  • This year’s tent pole show on FRI, JULY 22ND will feature the ever fabulous LaRHONDA STEELE!
  • Join us South of the border on FRI, JULY 29TH with the world renowned MARIACHI VIVA MEXICO!
  • And as always, finish out the season with us on TUES, AUGUST 2ND when Your Concordia Neighborhood Association presents WANDERLUST ORKESTRA for National Night Out 2016!

This is a really wonderful concert season that we are extremely excited about. However, we need the support of ALL CONCORDIANS (and any other F.O.C.) to make it happen! If you are a family or individual and would like to contribute to this Spectacular Summer Series at Fernhill Park please click here to donate!

  • Choose SFFA Summer Concerts in the Parkfrom the Pull Down Menu under “I would like to give to:”
  • Type in Fernhill Park when asked “Is there a specific park you’d prefer to support”
  • Donate Now & Get an Immediate Tax Receipt

If paying by check, please make checks payable to Portland Parks & Recreation/Fernhill Concerts and mail to: Lynn Shisler / Neighborhood Concerts in Portland Parks 6437 SE Division St.
Portland, OR 97206

Any contribution (e.g. $5 or $10) is greatly appreciated!!

WE STILL NEED BUSINESS SPONSORS!

If you are a business or institution and want to be a Fernhill Concert Series Sponsor by contributing $300 or more, you will receive these awesome benefits of sponsorship:

  • Opportunity to have promotional table at all 5 concerts to display, give or sell items.
  • A chance to give to your neighborhood.
  • A tax deductible contribution staying “close to home.”
  • Your business name recognized.

If you own or manage a business, please let us know how you would like to participate as a sponsor by contacting Lynn Shisler; Coordinator, Neighborhood Concerts in Portland Parks at (503)317-2062 or via email.

Please help support the power of live music to bring communities together and thank you!

Alberta Street’s “Operation Clean Sweep” April 23

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The sixth annual Alberta Earth Day Clean Up, presented by Pacific Power and organized by Alberta Main Street, takes place on April 23, 2016. Operation Clean Sweep 2016 provides an opportunity for friends and neighbors to getinvolved with their community.

Rain or shine, neighborhood volunteers will focus on cleaning up litter and removing graffiti along NE Alberta Street between MLK Jr. Boulevard and NE 33rd Avenue and finish with a post-cleanup celebration featuring food and prizes.

New this year, through a partnership with Pacific Power, volunteers and anyone that signs up for paperless billing will receive a $5.00 coupon valid for any purchase at participating Alberta Street businesses.

Volunteers are expected from all over Portland, from student groups and youth organizations, to neighbors and local businesses. Sara Wittenberg, Alberta Main Street executive director, promises another year of camaraderie.

The Golden Garbage Awards and post-cleanup festivities will take place immediately following the clean up with pizza for lunch, Salt & Straw Ice Cream, and a raffle featuring prizes from local businesses including a gift certificate good for 2 nights at Vacasa’s Hidden Villa Cottages at Cannon Beach!! The celebration will end around 1:30 p.m.

Volunteer check-in is at 10a.m. at Alberta Central (NE 18th and Alberta) and clean up starts at 10:30 a.m. Volunteers are asked to bring their own water bottle, gloves and any tools like screwdrivers, pliers and razor blade scrapers. Volunteers should pre-register online.

Alberta Main Street advances efforts to develop Alberta Street as a vibrant, creative, equitable, and sustainable commercial district serving residents and visitors to our community. Learn more about Alberta Main Street here.

Annual “Dining Out For Life” event April 28th funds local HIV/AIDS programs

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It’s easy –step out to eat breakfast, lunch, dinner or enjoy a cocktail hour and you’ll help people in need! The 8th annual Dining Out for Life event takes place on April 28 this year. Dining at a participating restaurant on that date will result in a donation of between 20 to 30 percent of your dinner tab directly to the Partnership Project and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s HIV Day Center in the Concordia Neighborhood. These two organizations work closely together to provide vital programs and services to thousands of individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

EMO’s HIV Day Center, located on NE 30th & Ainsworth, celebrated its 26th anniversary this year. It is the oldest multi-service drop in center for low income individuals infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in the United States. The Center serves approximately 300 people yearly, providing them with two hot meals a day, information and referral services, computer and internet access, phones, shower and laundry facilities and recovery support as well as volunteer professionals who provide services such as massage therapy, acupuncture and haircuts. The Daily Bread Express program delivers weekly meals and supplemental groceries to more than 60 homebound individuals.

Partnership Project is entering its 20th year of providing critical services to HIV positive individuals in the Portland Metro area. Last year 900 people living with HIV/AIDS were served through its Medical and Nursing Case Management services. Partnership Project helps individuals get into medical care, maintain insurance, take their medications and connect to essential supportive services. The organization also provides risk reduction counseling.

For more information visit www.emoregon.org/HIV-day_center and www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/partnership-project.

On April 28th, walk on over to Concordia Neighborhood’s McMenamins Kennedy School Courtyard Restaurant or Red Sauce Pizza, two participating restaurants that are donating 20 percent of their dinner proceeds to this cause. Or click here to find other participating restaurants in Portland.

CNA Board Meeting April 12, 7pm – Public Welcome

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The regular monthly meeting of Concordia Neighborhood Association Board of Directors will by Tuesday, April 12th from 7pm to 8:30pm in the Community Room of McMenamin’s Kennedy School. Open to the public as usual.

 

Agenda

7:00 – 7:05 pm Roll Call, Establish Quorum

 
  7:05 – 7:10 pm

  

   

     7:11 – 7:15 pm

 

 CONSENT AGENDA Approval/Amend Prior Board Meetings Minutes

(Please  review board minutes sent to you previously via CNA Board email by recording secretary prior to meeting)

Treasurer’s Report

(Please  review report sent to you previously via CNA Board email by Treasurer prior to meeting)

 
7:16 – 7:35 pm Public Comment (limited to 3 min per speaker)
 

 

7:36 – 8:00 pm

  

 

Old Business

Egg Hunt Status

Yard Sale Event

Recruitment of Board Member to fill vacant seats

 
 
8:01 – 8:30 pm New Business

1.      Concordia News update by Susan Trabucco, others.

2.      Review and Acceptance of Code of Conduct for Board of Directors (Document will be provided via CNA Email prior to meeting please review prior to meeting)

3.      Summer Concert Update

 
  Community and Committee Reports (Each Committee to please provide written Summary for each board member, prefer report submitted prior to meeting with discussion reserved for meeting)

1.  Media Committee   2.  Land Use Committee   3.  Social Committee

4. Clean-Up Committee   5.  Roles & responsibilities Committee 6. Policies and Procedures Committee

 
  Meeting Guidelines

1.      Stay within agreed time (Option: Decision to add time)

2.      Stay on topic (Option: Parking lot)

3.      Voice a solution if you voice a concern (Upgrade: Seek solutions to address ALL concerns)

4.      Avoid personal attacks (Upgrade: Notice and care about the effect your words have on others)

 

 

 

CNA SPRING CLEAN-UP – Saturday, May 14 from 8am to 12:30pm

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Saturday, May 14th from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM
PCC Workforce Training Center on NE 42nd Ave & Killingsworth!

Tired of seeing all the clutter & junk in your closet, basement & garage?
Drop it all off at the PCC Workforce Training Center on May 14th for
CNA’s BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR!

Spring Cleaning has come to Concordia and the CNA will dump, recycle
and find a new home for your household items! Your trash, may just be your neighbor’s treasure!

WE WILL TAKE: Household Waste, Metal, Furniture, Electronics, Lamps, Batteries, Mattresses, Clothes, Bicycles and other Household Stuff.

WE WON’T TAKE: Light Bulbs, Refrigerators & Freezers, Large Appliances/White Goods, Tires, Rocks, Concrete, Paint, Oil, Kitchen Garbage, Residential Yard Debris & Trimmings, Styrofoam (Block & Peanuts), Waste & Recyclables Collected Curbside (including Plastics), & Hazardous Waste.

Also, METRO is prohibiting the disposal of construction, remodeling or demolition materials (see examples below) suspected of containing asbestos at all Neighborhood Clean-Ups in 2016!

Please see below for examples of High Risk Materials Suspected of Containing Asbestos that will be prohibited at the CNA Clean-Up this Year:

Flooring: vinyl tiles, vinyl sheet, mastic
Walls: plaster, decorative plaster
Siding: cement siding shingles “Transite”
Ceilings: acoustical tiles, “popcorn” and spray-on texture
Insulation: spray-applied, blown-in, vermiculite, pipe, HVAC and lagging
Electrical: wire insulation, panel partitions
Other: fire doors, fire brick, fire proofing

SPECIAL FEATURES in 2016

• “You Price It” Yard Sale for reusable household goods! You see something you like, tell us what it’s worth to you, and it’s yours!

• Collecting household items for Community Warehouse, a nonprofit organization that provides essential household furnishings to low-income people. Their high-priority items are as follows: 1) Pots & Pans 2) Dish sets & Silverware 3) Microwaves 4) Cooking Utensils & Chopping Knives 5) Pillows, Blankets & Towels 6) Glasses/Cups 7) Blenders 8) Toasters 9) Coffee Makers 10) Lamps
⁃ ** Items for Community Warehouse must be clean & in useable condition, & free of stains or tears.

• Professional Tool Sharpening (8 AM – 1 PM): Bring in your Knives and Garden Tools and have them professionally sharpened by 1 SharpTool Edge Service (see flier for details). 25% of tool-sharpening profits go to the CNA

SUGGESTED DONATION FOR CLEAN-UP VEHICLE LOADS:

$10/car $15/truck, van, & SUV $20/large truck $30/oversized load

Extra $5 Donation for Electronics & Batteries

ALL PROCEEDS HELP YOUR CNA!

CONTACT:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help organize event, & unload vehicles and direct traffic the day of the event. If interested, please email
Katie Ugolini at ktugolini@gmail.com or call 503-449-9690!

THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS:

 

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Summer Concerts in the Park (Update)

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Greetings fellow Concordians!

Your friendly neighborhood Fernhill Summer Concert Committee here. It’s a particularly beautiful springtime in Concordia. Time to get your ‘seeds and starts’ in the ground. The same is true for your concert committee. Time for us to dust off our Rolodex, and get the old ‘Hat Passing’ hat out of mothballs!

This year we need to raise just about $20,000 to fund this year’s Fernhill Concert Series & we are still $9000 short!  So, if you have the desire and/or the means, PLEASE DONATE!

This summer the Kristan Knapp Foundation will match your individual donations to Fernhill Summer Concerts up to $500! So please do consider donating to the Fernhill fund. Your dollars will go twice as far! We have a fantastic, NW All-Star lineup lined up for you this year, and here’s who we have tapped;

We get off to a rollicking start on FRI, July 8th with THE TONY STARLIGHT SHOW!

Follow it up on FRI, July 15th with THE QUICK & EASY BOYS.

This year’s tent pole show on FRI, July 22nd will feature the ever fabulous LaRHONDA STEELE!

Join us South of the border on FRI, July 29th with the world renowned MARIACHI VIVA MEXICO!

And as always, finish out the season with us on TUES, August 2nd when Your Concordia Neighborhood Association presents WANDERLUST ORKESTRA for National Night Out 2016!

This is a really wonderful concert season that we are extremely excited about. However, we need the support of ALL CONCORDIANS (and any other F.O.F.P.) to make it happen!

If you are a family or individual and would like to contribute to this Spectacular Summer Series at Fernhill Park please visit:  parklandia.org/give-concerts to donate!

    • Choose SFFA Summer Concerts in the Park from the Pull Down Menu under “I would like to give to:”
    • Type in Fernhill Park when asked “Is there a specific park you’d prefer to support”
    • Donate Now & Get an Immediate Tax Receipt

If paying by check, please make checks payable to Portland Parks & Recreation/Fernhill Concerts and mail to;
Lynn Shisler / Neighborhood Concerts in Portland Parks
6437 SE Division St.
Portland, OR 97206.

And remember up to $500 in individual donations will be MATCHED by the Kristan Knapp Foundation!

Any contribution (e.g. $5 or $10) is greatly appreciated!!

WE STILL NEED BUSINESS SPONSORS!

If you are a business or institution and want to be a Fernhill Concert Series Sponsor by contributing $300 or more, you will receive these awesome benefits of sponsorship:

•Opportunity to have promotional table at all 5 concerts to display, give or sell items.
•A chance to give to your neighborhood
•A tax deductible contribution staying “close to home”

•Your Business Name Recognized

If you are a business, please let us know how you would like to participate as a sponsor by contacting Lynn Shisler; Coordinator, Neighborhood Concerts in Portland Parks at 503-317-2062 or via email at lynn.shisler@portlandoregon.gov. 

PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THE POWER OF LIVE MUSIC TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND THANK YOU!