Greetings Cascadia!This is Crystal, with the KBOO Community Calendar for Wednesday, December Ninth, 2009 ---------------------------------------------- The League of Women Voters present: Inside the Front Door: Portland's Remodeled Housing Bureau, at 12 noon today in the Board Room of the Multnomah County Building. Margaret Van Vliet, Director of the Portland Housing Bureau, will discuss the newly organized agency and the challenges it faces.
It's your KBOO Community Calendar Girl here for Monday, December 14th, 2009! ***************** The Portland Police Sunshine Division is looking for volunteers for 45 hundred Holiday Food Box packing and delivery this week and next from Monday to Wednesday. The shifts are from 6 to 9pm and include packing boxes, checking in clients and giving them their holiday boxes. Packing will be in the warehouse, so dress warmly. Please RSVP. ***************** sara AT sunshinedivision DOT org 503-823-2116 *****************
The Portland Police Sunshine Division is looking for volunteers for 45 hundred Holiday Food Box packing and delivery this week and next from Monday to Wednesday. The shifts are from 6 to 9pm and include packing boxes, checking in clients and giving them their holiday boxes. Packing will be in the warehouse, so dress warmly. Please RSVP to... ***************** sara [at] sunshinedivision [dot] org 503-823-2116 **************************************************************************************************************
Beginning at 9am make an appointment for STROKE AND OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING at the Mt. Scott Community Center! Residents living in and around the Portland community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. The Mt. Scott Community Center is located south of Foster Rd at 5530 SE 72nd Ave. ------------------------
In Eugene at 8pm on Saturday, there's a Girls Aloud Dance Party Social featuring DJ heshe taking place at Cozmic Pizza at 8pm. Cozmic Pizza is located at 8th & Charnelton. There is a small donation fee if you bring two of more food items for Food for Lane County. For more information, email <itsgirlsaloud@gmail.com>, spelled i-t-s-g-i-r-l-s-a-l-o-u-d ===================================================== Every SATURDAY at 2pm at Portland's Q Center is Ambiente Bilingual, a queer-friendly Spanish-English bilingual discussion group. Q Center's new location is 4115 N Mississippi. all levels welcome.
There's a Kwanzaa celebration at 4pm today in the North Portland Library branch. Learn about the seven principles of Kwanzaa at an event celebrating the third principle of Ujima (collective work and responsibility). For more information, call (503)988-5394 ***************** North Portland Library branch, 512 N Killingsworth 503-988-5394 ************************************************************************************************************** The Monday night Interpersonal Violence Support Group at Portland's Q center has been relocated because of the holidays. Please call 503-384-8790 for more details
Food Not Bombs serves free vegan communal food every Wednesday at 5.30pm at Col Summer's Park (SE 17th and Taylor). For the latest updates on the winter hotline for assistance in shelter, food and clothing dial 211. ------------------------ From 2.30 to 4.30pm Play Pokemon Diamond or Pearl at the Pokemon Free Play at the Hillsdale Public Library sponsored by the Hillsdale Library Teen Council. Free tickets for seating are available 30 minutes prior to the event. Participants are encouraged to bring their Pokemon cards or Nintendo DS system; those without cards or a system are able to utilize the house Pokemon system, For info, call (503) 988-5388 2.30-4.30pm
Celebrate safely on TriMet. On New Year’s Eve, all bus and MAX rides are free after 8 p.m., and there will be extra late night service for MAX riders. Call 238RIDE or visit www.trimet.org
As announced yesterday, there are two New Year's countdown events at noon for children. The New Year's sock hop with fun costumes for tiny tots 6 and younger takes place at the Fairview-Columbia Library at 1520 NE Village St. Call 503.988.5655. The Children's Museum at 4015 SW Canyon Rd offers noisemakers and greasy kids stuff. That number is 233.6500
On SATURDAYThe Vancouver Folk Singers will have a potluck and sing-along on Saturday, January 2, at the Genealogical Society annex, located at 715 Grand Blvd in Vancouver. The potluck will start at 6:15 PM and singing will commence around 7 PM. For further info call Bob at 360-253-9715 or Ted at 360-883-3030. =====================================================
On SUNDAY mornings, 11am, don't miss "homorobics" led by Sarah Shapiro and Nicole J. Georges at In Other Words Women's Books and Resources at 8 NE Killingsworth. There is a small sliding scale fee and please bring a towel and hand weights. For more information, view their website at <www.inotherwords.org>