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Monthly Group Meetings (continued)
Fun and prizes
If you want to do something for the community and also enjoy a weekly bingo game, the Columbia View Kiwanis is the club for you. Each weekly meeting includes both discussion on how to help local charities and a special program with guest speakers on topics of interest.
The Columbia View Kiwanis meet every Wednesday at noon in the Refectory Restaurant, 1618 N.E. 122nd Ave. For more information, please call Charlie Ross at 503-252-1570.
Redecorate a whole new way
The Indoor Gardening Club provides a new way to brighten up your home - with beautiful, fragrant plants and flowers. Liven up your living space by adding some of nature’s beauty. Whether you have had a green thumb for years, or if you are just starting out, the Indoor Gardening Club can help you.
Each meeting includes a special program, often with field trips, guest speakers, and plant exchanges. Every meeting also includes a potluck dinner provided by all those who attend. The next meeting will be held at noon on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 15893 N.E. Holladay St. For more information, please call Charlotte Smith at 503-771-5762.
Help a local family have a home
The local mid-county rotary clubs help provide housing for local families through Habitat for Humanity. These service clubs also support many other valuable community services, provide numerous Rotary scholarships, and contribute to International Polio Plus - a Rotary project aimed at eradicating polio. Attend one of the local meetings listed below to find out how you can be of service to the community:
The Central East Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday in the Ringside East Restaurant, 14021 N.E. Glisan St. For more information, please call Teresa Platts at 503-253-7569.
The Northeast Portland Rotary Club meets at 12:15 p.m. every Tuesday in the Refectory Restaurant Banquet Room, 1618 N.E. 122nd Ave. at Halsey St. For more information, please call Tom Lobingier at 503-252-4036.
Old fashioned fun
The Gateway Elks offer the chance to help out others in the community, such as youth and veterans, as well as an opportunity to improve the Gateway area. Get results you can see reflected in the improvement of the community. Be a part of something bigger than yourself.
Elk membership also opens up new social doors. The Lodge is constantly having functions of all sorts. From a Crusin’ Car Show to a Valentine Sweetheart Ball, the Elks have it all. Events for August include the annual Hot August Daze celebration and a Hawaiian luau with a Hawaiian Elvis show on Sunday, Aug. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. The regular lodge meetings will continue on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. held at the Gateway Elks Lodge, 711 N.E. 100th Ave.
The Elks will be holding Hot August Daze on Saturday, Aug. 24 at the lodge. Don’t miss this all day neighborhood funfest, open to the public. The morning will begin with a car wash to get the classic cars, custom machines and street rods sparkling like new. Registration for the car show is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Cruise In will be from noon to 5 p.m. The day will also include a dance contest, wheel race, Nuts-to-You contest, live stage performances by rock and roll bands, an era fashion show, and 50’s and 60’s variety acts. And to give you the energy for all of this, there will be a picnic in the park all afternoon. Hamburgers with all the fixings, soda, beer and more will be available.
The Elks offer the public the chance to support groups through recycling. Donate to the paper recycling drop-box in the Lodge parking lot to help the Youth Activities Fund, supporting groups such as our area Boy Scout troops. Donate colored glass and cardboard at the recycle donation area on the north side of the Lodge in the RV parking lot to help support veterans in hospitals. Do your part to ensure a strong community.
If you are interested in being a part of charitable projects and having a lot of fun, consider joining the Elks - the club welcomes both men and women. For more information about the Elks or Hot August Daze, please call 503-255-6535. You can also email secretary@gatewayelks.org or visit www.gatewayelks.org.
Dance for free
The American Legion, Post #1, would like to invite the community to visit the Legion and enjoy the music of The Pranksters. This band plays a wide variety of music to suit every taste. The Pranksters will be playing at the American Legion Post, 1830 S.E. 122nd Ave. on Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. There’s no charge for the entertainment, so come and dance your heart out. For more information, please call 503-252-2201.
Indulge your passion for flowers
Learn all you could want to know about African Violets. If this lovely flower is your passion, Portland has just the club for you. The African Violet Society can teach you everything you need to grow beautiful, healthy African Violets, as well as other exotic flowers. Meetings often include guest speakers, workshops, or slideshows featuring different types of violets.
The African Violet Society will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 at Tabor Heights Methodist Church, 6161 S.E. Stark St. Please use the back entrance. For more information, please call Charlotte Smith at 503-771-5762.
Guide Gateway
The Opportunity Gateway Program Advisory Committee (PAC) helps to guide projects in the Gateway area, such as the planned conversion of the Mall 205 area. PAC is also in charge of public funds dedicated to parks, landscaping, transportation, and many other projects. Help shape the area’s future or just discover plans for your neighborhood by attending a meeting. All meetings are open to the public, and each meeting includes a public comment period. Come with your idea for Gateway’s improvement.
The Design & Development subcommittee will meet on Thursday, Aug. 1 in the Garden Room of the Portland Adventist Medical Center, 10123 S.E. Market St. They will meet again on Thursday, Aug. 15 in room 143 of the Maywood Park Mt. Hood College campus, 10100 N.E. Prescott. Both meetings will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Housing subcommittee will meet on Monday, Aug. 5 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Garden Room of the Portland Adventist Medical Center, 10123 S.E. Market St.
For more information, please call John Conner at 503-823-3376.
Protect Oregon’s health
Oregon gets more from a clean water supply than just the famed lush greenery and bountiful fish population. Oregon’s water also provides everything from hydroelectric power to out-of-state revenues. Find out what you can do to protect this valuable natural resource.
The East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, August 12 in the District Office Conference Room 207, at 2115 S.E. Morrison St. After 4:30, ring the bell at the southeast corner of the building for admission. For more information or to arrange handicap access, please call 503-231-2270, ext. 104.
The Local Advisory Committee for the Lower Willamette Agricultural Water Quality Management Area will be meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Multnomah Building 501 S.E. Hawthorne St in room BCC Conf 112. For more information, please call Julie DiLeone at 503-231-2270 ext. 105.
Women working together
Soroptimist International is the world’s largest classified organization for executive and professional women. The Soroptimist organization gives back not only to their members, but also to the community. This organization blends talents, strengths, and ideas to form a strong network of professionals to imagine and implement projects. These projects support victims of domestic violence and improve the status of women and children. Typical projects include participating in literacy programs; supporting shelters for battered women; participating in environmental clean-up projects; giving funds for scholarships; and other projects as dictated by community need.
A major source of funds for the Soroptimist of Portland East is the All-Star Bingo Hall, located on the corner of S.E. 146th Ave. and Stark St. Come play bingo - maybe even win a little cash - and support local women and children at the same time.
If you are a professional woman who would like to make a difference, call Lisa Ortquist at 503-261-9608, e-mail soroptimistpdxe@hotmail.com, or write to P.O. Box 30657, Portland, OR 97294-3657.
First timers get treated to lunch, so come learn about this group and enjoy a meal. The Soroptimists meet every Wednesday at noon in the banquet room of the New Copper Penny Restaurant, located on the corner of S.E. 92nd Ave. and Foster Rd.
Montavilla Kiwanis Club meetings
The Montavilla Kiwanis is a service organization, part of the International Kiwanis Club. They also help to support local non-profit organizations. The Montavilla chapter meets at 12:10 p.m. every Tuesday in the Chinese Village Restaurant and Lounge, 520 S.E. 82nd Ave. For more information, please call Diane Lawrence at 503-289-6427.
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