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	<title>Mid-county Memo &#187; Volunteer opportunity</title>
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	<description>Established in 1985 — Gateway and Parkrose — east Portland, Oregon</description>
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		<title>Business association all in with Parkrose NPI</title>
		<link>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/parkrose_npi-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Curran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[east Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mid-county]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outer east portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose Neighborhood Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Blvd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABC Sustainable Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Salvador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryan Ableidinger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colleen Gifford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dana DeKlyen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Rossi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luke Shepard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marcy Emerson-Peters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Walker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakrose Business Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Development Commission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#1057;&#1042;&#1045;&#1058;&#1048; &#1043;&#1045;&#1054;&#1056;&#1043;&#1048;The Parkrose Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative wrapped up its three organizational meetings last month with creation of a seven-person steering committee for the next step: a formal commitment to the Portland Development Commission and city, then formation of an &#8220;urban renewal light&#8221; district bringing physical, permanent improvements along Sandy Boulevard, from Northeast 99th to 120th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>East Portland prominent in Portland Plan</title>
		<link>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/portland_plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Perlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[east Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hazelwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose High School Community Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andre Baugh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Hampsten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Hanson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Portland in Motion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard Shapiro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Zehnder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Fischer Gray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parkrose school district]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Comprehensive Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission continued their review of the draft document last month, Mid-Multnomah County had a prominent place in the draft Portland Plan. At their January 24 meeting, after praising Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and other bureaus&#8217; staff work, they approved the Plan unanimously and forwarded it to City Council. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parkrose Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative meeting tonight</title>
		<link>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/parkrose_npi/</link>
		<comments>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/parkrose_npi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Curran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dana DeKlyen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Development Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rey Espana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sokhom Tauch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Rita Catholic Church]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The second of the three meetings for the Portland Development Commission&#8217;s Parkrose Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative is tonight, at 7 p.m. in the Religious Education Building behind St. Rita Catholic Church, 10029 N.E. Prescott St. An article in the Mid-county Memo on the formation of the six new mini urban renewal areas was published in December [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faces of our homeless</title>
		<link>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/homeless_faces/</link>
		<comments>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/homeless_faces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Curran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Churches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[east Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gateway news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell neighborhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastminster Presbyterian Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Lodge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter Family Shelter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To meet the emergency needs of homeless families in the community this winter, 60 shelter beds were opened for homeless families with children in November by the Family Shelter-to-Housing Partnership, a group of faith-based and non-profit agencies. However, before November was over, the Homeless Family Winter Shelter exceeded its 60-person capacity. Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 12505 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Festival of Lights: Bringing Joy to the World</title>
		<link>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/the_grottos_festival-of-lights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Mott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mid-county]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Grotto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Father Jack Topper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festival of Lights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Mott]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the 18th century, author, poet and philosopher David Everett wrote &#8220;&#8230; Large streams from little mountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow.&#8221; The tall oak that is the annual Festival of Lights at The Grotto began as a small, 10-day, acorn of an event that has grown into the largest Christmas choral festival [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community grows inside a garden fence</title>
		<link>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/parkrose_heights_garden/</link>
		<comments>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/parkrose_heights_garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Hill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Churches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[east Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mid-county]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose Heights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SnowCap news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[east portland action plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethiopian Oromo Seventh-Day Adventist church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iglesia De Jesucristo Vida Abundante]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katrina Kellmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parkrose community united church of christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose Heights Community Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose United Methodist Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SnowCap Community Charities]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now in its third season, the Parkrose Heights Community Garden, in addition to growing flowers, fruits and vegetables, has seeded the growth of community in its soil. The once empty 5,400 square foot plot houses 22 raised beds farmed by neighbors both within the church’s many faith communities and beyond. Gardeners have grown squash, peppers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Festival of Lights needs you</title>
		<link>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/fol_volunteer/</link>
		<comments>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/fol_volunteer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Vinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[east Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas Festival of Lights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Grotto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 24th annual Christmas Festival of Lights at The Grotto begins this month. It runs 35 nights from Nov. 25 through Dec. 30, excluding Christmas Day. Up to 70 volunteers are needed each night to make the event a success.  A variety of volunteer positions are needed, including greeters, gift shop helpers, petting zoo attendants, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rossi immigrant statue dedicated</title>
		<link>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/perlmans_potpourri/</link>
		<comments>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/perlmans_potpourri/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Perlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[east Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mid-county]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outer east portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outer Southeast Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose High School Community Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkrose School District news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Powellhurst-Gilbert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gordon Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Immigrant Statue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: Welcome to Perlman’s Potpourri, news items from across the Gateway and Parkrose neighborhoods of mid-Multnomah County from veteran Beat Reporter Lee Perlman. Portland Immigrant Statue dedication As Joe Rossi and friends dedicated the long-anticipated Portland Immigrant Statue at the traffic island at the intersection of Northeast 99th Avenue, Sandy Boulevard and Killingsworth Street [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Services marks first year in east Portland</title>
		<link>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/gcdvs_first_year/</link>
		<comments>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/gcdvs_first_year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Perlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[east Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gateway news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[east portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martha Strawn Morris]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was not just Parkrose celebrating a birthday last month. The Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Services marked a year of operations at East Burnside Street and 102nd Avenue. In a report to the Multnomah County Commission last month, Executive Director Martha Strawn Morris reported that more than 2,000 adults and 750 children had paid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portland Memory Garden work party tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/memory_garden/</link>
		<comments>http://midcountymemo.com/memlog/memory_garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Curran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Outer east portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Powellhurst-Gilbert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Benedict Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hands on Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melia Tichenor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outer southeast Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Memory Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow morning, in the Southeast corner of Ed Benedict Park, help prepare the Portland Memory Garden for another season of meaningful outdoor experience for individuals and caregivers coping with memory loss disorders, and make your own memories, too. This is a great family friendly project. Garden tasks include weeding, grooming, sweeping and general cleanup. Most [...]]]></description>
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