Concordia Neighborhood Association | Portland, Oregon

Category Archives: Volunteer Opportunities

Neighborhood Emergency Team Training

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Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) training is starting soon. This basic training will give you the skills to work with your neighbors to save lives and property during the first 72 hours of any citywide emergency. The skills you’ll learn in the free NET training will also help you manage emergencies that you may encounter in daily life. Past attendees from Concordia found the sessions interesting and fun – not to mention a great way to get important information and contribute to the neighborhood at the same time.

For more information, check out the NET website.

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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30th & Killingsworth Intersection Project

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The finishing touches to the NE 30th & Killingsworth intersection project will be put in place during a community work/play day on Saturday, July 7. Everyone is invited to come out and pick up a paintbrush to put a fresh coat of paint on the corner designs we did last year. We’ll add some sand to the paint to create more traction for pedestrians’ safety. All the paint and brushes will be provided.

Three new mosaic planters will be installed and filled with drought tolerant plants. The mosaic panels are being created by neighborhood residents and by Mary Tapogna of Hail Mary. If you want to be a part of the mosaic crew, give Ansula a call at 503-281-0959; see the end of this post for more information.

Gardeners, put on your gloves, bring shovels and trowels and help clean up the tree wells. We’ll prune the trees that need attention and weed and thin out the undergrowth.

Don’t want to get your hands dirty? Create a delectable dish in your kitchen and bring it to the intersection to feed the hardworking volunteers. There’s something to do for everyone to make this a fun placemaking event. You’ll even make some new friends – guaranteed!

We’ll play from 10am to 4pm. Watch your the bulletin board on Grolla’s wall for updates.

Mosaic planter dates and location

    Wednesday, June 13
    Friday, June 15
    Saturday June 16
    Monday, June 18

We’ll be in the garage off the alley behind 5611 NE 30th from 11 am to 4 pm on those days!