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FUNDRAISERS
Softball boosters going to the birds
If you love birds, or have thought about adding a colorful, singing pet to your home, you will have a chance to learn about a wide variety of birds at a free Bird Festival on Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Quality Cage Co., 5942 S.E. 111th Ave.
You will meet the breeders. They will share knowledge of breeds and help you find the right bird. Deborah Velardi, affectionately known as the Bird Nerd, will be on hand to provide wing, nail and beak grooming, DNA testing and disease testing.
David Douglas High softball boosters will grill burgers and hotdogs for your enjoyment at this family event.
Visit www.birdfest.net or call 503-762-2607 for more information.
Pub proceeds to benefit students
The Celtic Heart, a charitable project at David Douglas High School, has arranged for a McMenamin’s half-night fundraiser on Monday, April 7. Between 5 and 10 p.m. on that evening, McMenamins Highland Pub and Brewery, 4225 S.E. 182nd Ave., will donate one half of all proceeds to the project. The Celtic Heart provides school supplies, emergency food backpacks, hygiene kits and clothing to students in need at the high school.
Rummage sale will benefit vets
The American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 1, 1830 S.E. 122nd, will hold its annual rummage sale on Friday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The group will offer household items, clothing, yard tools, dishes, bed linens and more. Proceeds support veteran programs.
Take a bike tour of Parkrose
The Parkrose Ride for Education bike tour will begin at Parkrose Middle School, 11800 N.E. Shaver St., at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 19. Entry fees are $15 per adult and $10 per child. This fundraiser benefits schools district wide. Distribution of funds will be based upon participation and volunteers, so sign up to help your school today.
Participants can choose to ride a two-, five-, 10- or 20-mile route through the district.
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance is making 50 bikes available for this event for those who do not own bicycles. All children must be accompanied by adults. All riders must wear helmets. New bicycle helmets will be available for $5 each through Legacy Health System. T-shirts emblazoned with the Ride for Education logo will be available for purchase.
To register, go to www.parkrosemshs.org/registerfortheride.html.
Spring plant sale scheduled
Unusual perennials and sedum container plantings will be featured at the Villa Garden Club spring plant sale. The sale will be on Saturday, April 19 at Tabor Heights United Methodist Church, 6160 S.E. Stark St., from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Expect to find a wide selection and affordable prices.
Sale to benefit garden
On Saturday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Leach Garden Friends will host its annual spring plant sale. Over 20 specialty nurseries will offer unusual shrubs, perennials and Northwest native plants as well as plants propagated from the Leach collection. You will also find garden art, books and items from the Leach Gift Shop.
The sale will take place at Floyd Light Middle School, Southeast 108th Avenue and Washington Street. Admission is free. The proceeds from the sale go toward the care and ongoing maintenance of Leach Botanical Garden. Leach Botanical is a public garden dedicated to the study of botany and horticulture with an emphasis on plants of the Pacific Northwest and an ecologically sensitive approach to gardening. The garden is committed to providing educational opportunities to members of the public and to maintaining and enhancing the legacy of the garden’s founders, Lilla and John Leach.
For more information contact Katie Goodwin at 503-761-4751.
Foundation auction upcoming
Tickets are still available for the David Douglas Educational Foundation annual dinner auction set for Saturday, April 19 at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, 8325 N.E. Airport Way. The theme for this fun event is All That Jazz, an Evening in Black and White. Go to www.ddouglas.k12.or.us/ ?q=node/818 to learn more.
Create a brighter future
That’s the theme for the fifth annual Parkrose Educational Foundation auction. Set for Saturday, April 26 at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-Airport, 8439 N.E. Columbia Blvd., the silent auction will feature items created and donated by district students as well as gift baskets loaded with useful items and a special wine auction. The spirited live auction during dinner will include vacation homes, golf packages, special dinner packages and much more.
This event is a great opportunity for alumni, community members and parents of current students to show support for Parkrose students.
Tickets for the auction, musical entertainment, appetizers, champagne, wine and dinner are only $45 per person. Buy them now at www.parkroseedfdn.org.
Economist to headline event
Portland Christian School is having its fourth annual dinner and silent auction on Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel at the Portland Airport.
The featured speaker will be world-renowned global economist Barry Asmus. The evening will also include dinner, entertainment and a very special silent auction. Invite your friends and business colleagues to share this evening. Proceeds will benefit the Portland Christian Annual Fund, which provides tuition assistance for Portland Christian families.
For more information visit www.pcschools.org. To make a reservation, please contact the Portland Christian Schools development department at 503-256-3060, ext. 271.
Craft fair to raise funds
The David Douglas High School Parent Teacher Student Association has planned a spring craft fair for Saturday April 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Think holiday bazaar with spring and summer crafts and you get the idea. Proceeds will support the PTSA reader board project, scholarship fund and student activities. For more information, contact Karin Britton at 503-254-7702 or kjbpta@excite.com.
Clean out your garage
The Parkrose Bronco Boosters will help. Drop off refundable cans and bottles the first Saturday of each month. The Boosters will turn your empties into funds to benefit Parkrose High students. Volunteers will be at Parkrose Middle School, 11800 N.E. Shaver St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 3 to accept your donation.
If you have a large quantity, call Dave Luce at 503-255-3745 to arrange a pickup.
Special event at art museum
The Serendipity Center eighth annual benefit dinner and auction will be in the Fields sunken ballroom at the Portland Art Museum, 1119 S.W. Park Ave., on Thursday, May 1. A special exhibit of French masters will be open for viewing at 5:30 p.m. The hosted wine reception, dinner and auction begin at 6:15 p.m.
Serendipity Center is a private, therapeutic school serving special needs students ages 6 to 21. Tickets for this special event are $100 per person. Call the school at 503-761-7139 to learn more.
Dinner and wine auction to benefit program
Wine and dine your senses at the Portland to Province dinner and silent auction presented by the hospitality and tourism students of Mt. Hood Community College.
This year's gourmet dinner will feature exquisite French dishes prepared by Executive Chef Lisa Lanxon of Cana's Feast Winery and Chef Kathryn Bliss of Rendezvous Grill. These local chefs are well known for their mastery of French cuisine.
The reception will feature a Northwest wine tasting with a selection of special hors d'oeuvres. The dinner will include sweet garlic soup with toasted crouton, poached quail egg and chive oil. The entrée will be pan-roasted pork tenderloin with fennel-leek gratin, pastis cream and pork jus. Dessert will be French cheese with fig preserve, toasted walnuts and Mount Hood honey. The silent auction will include hotel packages, airline tickets, restaurant gift certificates and bottles of wine from a number of wine shops and wineries from around the Northwest.
As the only hospitality and tourism program fundraiser of the year, the purpose of this event is to raise funds for scholarships, program materials and off-campus educational activities.
Reception, dinner, auction, all beverages and service cost $70 per person. The dinner is set for Saturday, May 3. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and will be held on the Gresham campus of MHCC, 26000 S.E. Stark St., in the Town and Gown Room.
To make reservations call 503-351-6383 or e-mail galadinner08@gmail.com.
EVENTS
Tips on becoming a homeowner
The Lents Homeownership Initiative, partnering with ROSE Community Development and Kelly SUN Community School will present a Lents Home Buying Fair on Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kelly Elementary School, 9030 S.E. Cooper St.
There will be workshops regarding preparation for home purchase and down payment assistance programs, information on community organizations and resources, and a free raffle for a $4,000 down payment assistance grant. Realtors, lenders, home buying counselors and businesses will be on hand to share advice and explain products and services. Vietnamese, Russian, Spanish and Mandarin translators will be available.
Kids will find fun activities to keep them busy, and Burgerville will serve a free lunch.
To learn more, call Amie Diffenauer, community organizer, at 503-788-8052, ext. 105.
Prevent lead poisoning
The Community Energy Project, Inc. will sponsor a free lead prevention workshop on Thursday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E. 106th Ave. Learn about the effects of lead, testing methods and how to protect your family from lead poisoning. Participants receive a free kit of testing and cleaning materials worth $30. Please call 503-284-6827 or e-mail lead@communityenergyproject.org to register.
Learn to stop drafts
Winter isn't over yet! Or so say the folks at Community Energy Project, Inc. A family-friendly workshop focusing on simple, do-it-yourself draft-stopping techniques to lower your energy bill and make your home more comfortable is scheduled for Thursday, April 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E. 106th Ave. Learn how to install materials such as internally mounted vinyl storm window kits, door weatherstripping and more. Income-qualified participants receive a free kit of materials worth $150. Please call 503-284-6827 or e-mail energy@communityenergyproject.org to register.
Event will showcase Rocky Butte, Madison South
New residents and increased neighborhood participation have recently fired up the Madison South neighborhood, located near Northeast 82nd Avenue just west of the I-205 freeway and just north of I-84. With several recent issues in the neighborhood, including successfully defeating a poorly planned big box store seeking to locate right across from Madison High School, residents have taken their community involvement to the next level and are launching a new neighborhood celebration slated to take place on Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Base to the Butte, as the event is being called, will begin at Hancock Park, Northeast 90th Avenue and Tillamook Street, where residents and interested citizens will gather to participate in a community fair staffed with community, business and government exhibit booths. Participants will then head up to the top of nearby Rocky Butte. This monolith, located close to the Portland airport, is one of the most underutilized historic and scenic resources in the city, boasting a spectacular 360-degree view of the Rose City.
There is a $10 entrance fee. Proceeds go directly to providing free summer block parties. The overall funding to kick off Base to the Butte is the result of a small neighborhood grant awarded to Madison South from Central Northeast Neighbors, Inc., the district coalition serving this part of Portland.
Madison South Neighborhood Association board Vice President Azmat Hussain, a recent neighborhood home buyer and committed citizen volunteer, sees this community-building event as a positive sign that the neighborhood is changing and coming into its own.
"When I first moved here, a lot of residents were not even aware that the Madison South Neighborhood Association exists. We're aiming to change that, and building a sense of community and pride. With the new energy going on in the area, we're taking delight in our part of Portland. In fact, we see this event as integral to putting the bloom back on the Northeast 82nd Avenue of Roses and building the next great Portland neighborhood!"
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS
Heights board to meet
While you are scurrying around on Tuesday, April 15 to meet the income tax-filing deadline, it will be business as usual for Parkrose Heights Association of Neighbors. Its monthly board meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Parkrose United Methodist Church, 11111 N.E. Knott St.
LIBRARIES
Gregory Heights Library, 7921 N.E. Sandy Blvd., www.multcolib.org/agcy/grh.html, 503-988-5386
Space at programs is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, except as noted.
Pajama Time: Put on your pajamas, grab a bedtime buddy and join library staff for stories, songs and fun. For children 6 years and younger with adult. Wednesdays from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
Tiny Tots: Storytime for children 12 to 24 months with adult. Thursdays from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., except April 3.
Book Babies: Storytime for children newborn to 12 months with adult. Thursdays from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., except April 3.
Toddler Storytime: Storytime for children 24 to 36 months with adult. Fridays from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
Preschool Storytime: Storytime for children 3 to 6 years with adult. Fridays from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.
The Speakin' Beacon: Bruce Orr and Penny Walter have joined forces to create an all-ages puppet show with aliens, forest creatures, and even a Yeti! Get a closer look at the puppets, made entirely from reused materials, after the show. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program. Tuesday, April 1 from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.
Papier Mâché Piñatas: Craft your own piñata from newspaper and recycled materials and explore the cultural meaning of the piñata. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program. Sunday, April 13 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Día de los Niños y Día de los Libros: Celebrate the power and magic that books bring to children. Join librarians for music and performances as well as arts and crafts workshops. Saturday, April 19, 2 to 5 p.m.
Teen Lounge and Homework Center: Use library computers, get homework help or just do your homework and listen to music. For teens in grades 6-12. Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., except April 3 and 24.
Tuesday Arts & Crafts: Come after school and go home with a new creation. Join staff for Finger Frenzy. Make creepy crawlies and glamour rings. Recommended for kids aged 5 to 12 years. Tuesday, April 22 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Teen Lounge Unplugged -- Dance Dance Revolution: Anyone in grades 6-12 is invited to jump around like a fool to DDR. Compete with a friend or just try it out yourself. No experience necessary. Or just hang out and eat snacks. Bring your friends. Thursday, April 24 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Language Exchange: Engage in conversation with native English speakers who want to practice their Spanish and with native Spanish speakers who want to practice their English. There will be time for conversation in both languages. Saturdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Pageturners: Engage in stimulating conversation about books, exchange perspectives about characters and plot, and get to know your neighbors. Read "Status Anxiety" by Alain de Botton. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Tuesday, April 15 from 7 to 8 p.m.
Citizenship Classes: Learn about the process of becoming a citizen. Prepare for your citizenship interview. Study United States history and government for the examination. Classes are in English and are taught by library volunteers. To become a citizen, you must be at least 18 years old; have lived legally in the United States for at least 5 years; be able to read, write and speak basic English; know basic United States history and government; and be of good moral character. For more information, please call 503-988-4081. Registration is required. Call 503-988-5386. Saturdays, April 19-May 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Button Bracelets: Masses of buttons make for fun springtime jewelry. In this class, we'll attach buttons to a stretchy base, while learning a few simple hand-sewing techniques. You can make your button bracelet wildly colorful, neutral, pastel, monochromatic -- whatever your wardrobe needs. Registration is required. Register online, in the library or by calling 503-988-5234. Sunday, April 27 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Computer Lab: Lab assistants are available to help beginners practice their computer skills. Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m.
TechnoHosts: Volunteers help you search the Web, use e-mail and look up materials with the library's online catalog. Assistance in Vietnamese is available. Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m.
Midland Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave., www.multcolib.org/agcy/mid.html, 503-988-5392
Space at programs is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, except as noted.
Bilingual Story Stop: Stories presented in Spanish and English for children newborn to 6 years. Sunday, April 6 from 3 to 3:15 p.m.
Story Stop: Stories for children newborn to 6 years with adult. Mondays through Saturdays from 1:30 to 1:45 p.m., except April 3.
Book Babies: Storytime for children newborn to 12 months with adult. Tuesdays from 10:15 to 11 a.m.
Pajama Time: Put on your pajamas and join us for stories, songs and fun. For children 6 years and younger with adult.
Tuesdays from 7 to 7:45 p.m.
Tiny Tots: Storytime for children 12 to 24 months with adult. Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:15 to 11 a.m.
Toddler Storytime: Storytime for children 24 to 36 months with adult. Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:15 a.m. to noon.
Preschool Storytime: Storytime for children 3 to 6 years with adult. Thursdays from 10:15 to 11 a.m., except April 3.
Vietnamese/English Storytime: Bilingual storytime for children ages newborn to 6 with adult. Saturdays from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
Día de los Niños y Día de los Libros: Celebrate the power and magic that books bring to children. Meet Pat Mora, featured author of the 2008 Every Family Reads program. Listen to live music, make unique crafts, sample yummy foods and much more. Saturday, April 12 from 1 to 5 p.m.
Nature Prints: Create prints on paper and fabric using leaves, feathers, flowers and other objects from nature.
Thursday, April 17 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Yum! Delicious Artworks with Kathy Karbo and Blanca Vazquez: Familiarize your family with the foods in this year's Every Family Reads book, "¡Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico!" by Pat Mora. Use potatoes, carrots, artichokes and other foods to stamp wonderful designs. A bilingual Spanish and English presentation. Saturday, April 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Read to the Dogs SM: Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog from the DoveLewis Animal Assisted Therapy and Education Program. Registration is required. Call 503-988-5392. Mondays from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Teen Lounge and Homework Center: Use library computers, get homework help, or just do your homework and listen to music. For teens in grades 6-12. Tuesdays, April 1, 22 and 29 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Teen Council: Meet new friends, learn new skills, help the library, eat snacks and have fun. Wednesdays, April 2 and 16 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Guitar Hero: Channel your inner rock star by playing Guitar Hero at the library. For teens in grades 6-12. Tuesday, April 8 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Teen Lounge Unplugged -- Board Games: Anyone in grades 6-12 is invited to come play board games or just hang out. Bring your friends. Tuesday, April 15 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Ink and Watercolor -- Chinese Brush Painting: Even an absolute beginner can create a simple and beautiful painting. Use rice paper, sumi ink and watercolor to explore traditional subjects. For teens in grades 6-12. Registration is required. Call 503-988-5392. Thursday, April 24 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Talk Time: Talk Time is an informal conversation circle for non-native speakers to practice speaking English. Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Health Equity Initiative Community Dialogues: View Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick in a series of public screenings. Then join in community dialogues to discuss the root causes of health inequities and long-term solutions. Mondays, April 7, 14 and 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Pageturners: Engage in stimulating conversation about books, exchange perspectives about characters and plot, and get to know your neighbors. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Read "Water for
Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen for the meeting on Tuesday, April 8 from 6:45 to 8 p.m. Read "Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise" by Ruth Reichl for the meeting on Wednesday, April 16 from 1 to 2:15 p.m.
Computer Lab: Lab assistants are available to help beginners practice their computer skills. Assistance in Russian is available. Mondays from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and Fridays from 2:30 to 5 p.m.
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