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Grant money available
Portland Parks & Recreation is accepting applications for Youth Trust Fund grants from agencies that benefit Portland area youth. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000. Organizations may apply for a grant if they serve youth ages 4 to 18 within Portland.
Interested applicants should visit www.PortlandParks.org for an application and instruction. Applications must include an overview of your organization, a proposal and project budget. Application deadline is Thursday, April 28.
Seeking women artists
The McKenzie River Gathering Foundation has applications for the 2005 Lilla Jewel Award for Women Artists in the categories of Literary Arts and Music. The deadline for application is Wednesday, May 11. There is no application fee; applicants must reside in Oregon and identify as women. The award will be up to $2,500 in each of the two categories and will be made in June.
The Lilla Jewel award is given in honor of the vital role that arts play in enlivening movements for social justice. The McKenzie River Gathering Foundation recognizes that women artists have traditionally been under funded. MRG particularly encourages artists to apply who have been further marginalized due to race, sexual orientation or gender identity. While the Lilla Jewel Award is not based on financial need, the intent is to support a woman artist who has less access to traditional funding.
The Lilla Jewel Award for Women Artists is MRG’s only award available to individuals. The categories rotate each year.
The McKenzie River Gathering Foundation nurtures the efforts of Oregonians working for a better world. MRG funds grassroots groups that bring people together to address issues in the areas of human and civil rights, racial justice, environmental protection, economic justice, peace, and international solidarity. For more information or to receive an application call 503-289-1517 or visit the Web site at www.mrgfoundation.org.
Research study on headaches
Determining an effective treatment for chronic headaches and neck pain is the purpose of a study being conducted at Western States Chiropractic College, 2900 N.E. 132nd Ave. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, is a randomized clinical trial that will examine the number and type of treatments needed to reduce headache pain and disability without the use of drugs. Eighty adults with headaches and neck pain will receive free treatment from a licensed chiropractor, with costs covered by the grant. Recruitment is now underway for participants who are at least 18 years old and able to read and write English. A smaller trial, completed last year at WSCC, found a relationship of pain reduction, disability, and number of headaches with the frequency and type of treatment.
To ask about enrolling in this study or for more information, call 800-678-9072 or e-mail bganger@wschiro.edu.
Opportunity for vendors and talented folks
The 2005 Parkrose Community Fair is set for Saturday, June 4 at Parkrose High School Community Center, 12003 N.E. Shaver St. It is a day of family fun. As always, admission, entertainment and parking are free.
Vendor booths are available for as little as $30. Church and community groups are encouraged to sign up early, as space is limited. Entertainment applications are available. Contact Alesia Reese, fair coordinator, for registration forms or more information at 503-253-4414 or e-mail alesiajmr@yahoo.com.
Property tax exemption application deadline nears
The Oregon Department of Revenue reminds disabled war veterans and surviving spouses of war veterans that April 1 is the application deadline for the veterans’ property tax exemption.
Qualified veterans or their surviving spouses may be entitled to exempt either $10,460 or $13,930 of their property’s assessed value from property taxes. Applications and information are available by calling your county assessor’s office. In Multnomah County the number is 503-988-3326.
Portland traffic and transportation class
Neighborhood traffic, alternative transportation and how to get things done in your neighborhood are the focus for this 10-week university course. Hundreds of Portland residents have taken this popular class and learned how to negotiate the maze of traffic and transportation agencies and issues. Here’s your chance to hear about how you can make a difference even in these times of budget cuts and shrinking gas tax revenue. Speakers include policy and decision-makers, planners and engineers from TriMet, Metro and Portland’s Office of Transportation. Rick Gustafson, transportation planning consultant and a former Metro executive officer, facilitates it.
City of Portland Bureau of Transportation System Management and Portland State University Urban Studies Program sponsor the course. Classes will be held on Thursdays, March 31 through June 16 from 6:40 to 8:40 p.m. at Portland State University.
This course is designed for the neighborhood activist, new or experienced, who wants to make a difference on traffic and transportation issues in their neighborhood. Limited space is available for the class during the spring term. Full scholarships are available to qualified city of Portland residents for the non-credit course. To be eligible for a scholarship applicants must live in the city of Portland and not be a transportation or law enforcement professional. Deadline for scholarship application is Wednesday, March 16.
To register or get more information on this popular course, contact Dan Bower at 503-823-5667 or Dan.Bower@pdxtrans.org. To register online go to www.PortlandTransportation.org and click on Current News.
Garden tours
With spring come weekly tours of Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave. Volunteers guide visitors through special collections of alpines, medicinal herbs, rock garden plants, camellia species and much more. Available Wednesdays at 2 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m., call 503-823-9503 to make a reservation.
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