Thursday, April 25, 2013, everyone will have an opportunity to make a contribution just by having breakfast, lunch, dinner or cocktail with friends, at participating restaurants:

In N/NE:  McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Chapel Pub, White Eagle, as well as McMenamin’s on Broadway, Lincoln Restaurant, Saravesa, Bridges Cafe, Sidecar 11

or visit www.diningoutforlife.com/portland

In Portland, approximately 30 participating restaurants will donate between 20 to 30 percent of that day’s profits to the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) HIV Day Center (2941 NE Ainsworth St) and OHSU Partnership Project.

A simply delicious way to support a worthy cause!
Dining Out for Life® hosted by Subaru

Do you want to help direct the course of the City and of the future of our neighborhood? Citizens are meeting now to decide what direction we should go in the next 20 years (periodic updates of the plan are mandated by the State of Oregon) Northeast Portland will get its first chance to weigh-in.  Meeting details:

When: Saturday, March 9th, 10 am – 1pm

Where: Beaumont Middle School (42nd and Fremont) .

This will not be just a discussion of general “feel good” ideas but actually getting down to brass tacks – the policies that govern what we can do and not do with our streets, parking, home construction, etc, etc. This will be a chance for you to talk with planners to learn more and to determine what issues you would like to affect. We have 10,000 folks in Concordia – now is the chance for 10,000 voices to be heard. Stay tune for future updates.

Comprehensive Plan Working Draft: www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/pdxcompplan
For info, call George Bruender 287-4787, gbruender@comcast.net

Spring is right around the corner and that means spring cleaning may be taking place in your home, basement or garage.  Volunteers from Concordia  coordinate the annual   “Spring Clean-up” event where residents can drop-off unwanted items for  reuse and recycling.   Last year we held an auction allowing neighbors to take, swap or buy items immediately.

We are looking for volunteers to make this year’s cleanup a success.  Our first meeting is:
March 6th at 7pm
Please Contact Katie Ugolini at 503-449-9690 for location.

We have two viable candidates for the position and the CNA will be accepting nominations for the Chair position from the floor at the general meeting March 5th.  To qualify, you must be a resident, own property, or a business within the boundaries of the Concordia Neighborhood Association. You will be asked to sign in at the meeting and confirm your membership in the neighborhood association. The term for Chair will begin immediately and be a two-year term, ending in December 2014.

So if you have any experience as a member on a neighborhood board, or maybe as an officer on another kind of board, or just feeling moved to run,  please send an email to contactcnaboard@yahoo.com and let us know of your interest!!!

February 26th , Tuesday, Deadline to order a tree for the Friends of Trees planting. Go to www.friendsoftrees.org and click Order Street and Yard Trees.   Concordia neighbors get FREE street trees this year only, courtesy of Friends of Trees and the Bureau of Environmental Services. There are a wide variety of flowering and fall color trees available for the street, and nice shade and fruiting yard trees available.

There will be a General Neighborhood Meeting of Concordia Neighborhood Association on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 …. 7:00 pm to 9 pm, at the Kennedy School’s Community Room.

The first half hour with be allotted for Neighborhood announcements and concerns.

Guest Speakers: Red Cross will be giving us a “Together We Prepare” presentation, which is interactive and focuses on individual emergency and disaster preparedness. They will outline the three primary principles to get prepared: Making a Plan, Building a Kit, and Being Informed.

Additionally, Jeremy Van Keuren from the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) will talk about the Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) and the Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Node (BEECN) program. The NET training and the BEECN program empower neighbors to help themselves, their families, and their community if a major disaster strikes.