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MONTHLY GROUP MEETINGS
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, June 29 at Tabor Heights Methodist Church, 6161 S.E. Stark St. Use back entrance. For more information, please call Charlotte Smith at 503-771-5762.
Join the community
Each month, Maywood Park residents have the uniquely American opportunity to participate in their government. The Maywood Park City Council meetings are open to the public. They provide the community with the chance to come together and affect their neighborhood. Come find out what is in the works for your area, or make your suggestions for improvements.
Maywood Park City Council meetings for June will be held on Tuesday, June 4 and Tuesday, June 18. The meetings will be held at 7 p.m. on the Maywood Park campus of Mt. Hood Community College, 10100 N.E. Prescott St. Meetings are usually located in room 223. Look for the sign in the front window.
For more information, call the Maywood Park City Council at 503-255-9805. Citizens are also encouraged to write in with their concerns, which will be discussed during the meeting. Address your concerns, comments, or potential solutions to the Maywood Park City Council, 10100 N.E. Prescott St., Maywood Park, OR, 97220.
Be part of the business community
The Parkrose Business Association (PBA) invites all area business owners and managers to join them in this month’s PBA meeting. Each meeting not only keeps you up-to-date on business and neighborhood news, but also includes a guest speaker discussing a topic of interest. In addition to this, each PBA meeting includes a “Member Moment”, allowing you to learn more about area businesses and available services. It also allows you to educate other business owners about your business when you have a “Member Moment”.
This month’s speaker will be Duke Shepard, talking about specially designed bus shelters for tri-met in Parkrose. This meeting also features the presentation of a check for $1000 to the recipient of the 2002 Parkrose Scholarship Award.
The “Member Moment” for June will focus on the Portland Tribune, represented by Jason Lesh. The meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, in Steamer’s Restaurant, 8303 N.E. Sandy Blvd. There will also be a board meeting at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20.
For more information about this organization, please contact Executive Director William Warren at 503-493-2215 or e-mail proseba@aol.com.
Defeat those butterflies
Does the thought of speaking in front of others make you break out in a cold sweat? Toastmasters International can help you defeat the swarms of butterflies that invade your stomach. Learn to give a presentation at work or a toast at a wedding with equal ease. Toastmasters International can help to learn to be a confident, strong speaker.
Toastmasters International meet every Monday at 12:05 p.m. at the Columbia Center, 17650 N.E. Sandy Blvd. For more information, please call David Hattery at 503-401-3777.
A group that makes a difference
The Gateway Area Business Association (GABA) will be having another exciting meeting on Thursday, June 13 and they invite all area business owners and managers to come join in. GABA is a great way to meet with other business owners and enjoy some of the many great events sponsored by GABA. Each month features interesting speakers, and an update on Gateway area events.
On Thursday, June 13 come and hear guest speakers Janine Dunphy, Health Service Coordinator for Life Line Screening, and Greg Buzzy, Director of Consumer Relations for Care Center East at 11:45 a.m. in JJ North’s Grand Buffet banquet room, 10520 N.E. Halsey St.
Janine Dunphy will do a brief presentation on the risk factors, symptoms and prevention of strokes, peripheral artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms and osteoporosis. Many times these diseases can be prevented with early detection. Life Line Screening, the nation’s leading vascular mobile screening company, will be conducting a screening at the Parkrose Community Center on Monday, June 17.
Greg Buzzy will give an introduction to Care Center East and will address the general impression that people have about nursing homes, how abuse issues are raised and how they are addressed, and what to look for when you visit or tour a facility when the need for a placement is necessary for a loved one. He will also briefly cover insurance, the cost of nursing care, and how one can pay for these services privately.
For more information about GABA or how to become a member, call President Fred Sanchez at 503-256-3910.
Good works and games
The Columbia View Kiwanis invites all civic-minded community members to visit their next meeting. The Kiwanis not only support charitable organizations such as Snow-CAP, Loaves and Fishes, and many others, but also enjoy a bingo game every week. Each meeting includes 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.
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