Here’s a recap of the May 2010 online edition of the Mid-county Memo at www.midcountymemo.com:

This month’s front page story: snapshots of a day in east Portland’s life, Saturday, April 24.

Lee Perlman reports on East Portland Action Plan advocates’ testimony at a City Council meeting on the EPAP one-year-anniversary.

A story by Heather Hill about the 50th anniversary celebration of the David Douglas School District held at the Annual David Douglas Educational Foundation Auction/Dinner last month at Persimmon Country Club in Gresham.

We received a note from SnowCap Community Charities in outer east Portland with a special plea for volunteers on the upcoming holiday. SnowCap Community Charities is a philanthropic organization created to provide food, clothing, advocacy and other services to the poor in a large part of east and outer Portland, including Gresham, Wood Village, Troutdale and Fairview.

“Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an ideal occasion to volunteer for community service and SnowCap Community Charities is setting aside Monday, Jan. 18 for special helpers.

Memo readers and Mid-Multnomah County business owners will want to get involved in a holiday event that benefits everybody.

It’s “A Christmas Breakfast,” presented by the Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Gresham Baptist Church, set for Friday, Dec. 14, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. It’s to be at the Greater Gresham Baptist Church, 3848 N.E. Division St. in Gresham.

It’s a benefit for SnowCap Community Charities.

The cost is $12 per person, with sponsored tables available for $125 each.

Tickets are available by either calling Julie at the Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce at 503-665-1131 or by calling Rhea Rice at SnowCap at 503-674-8785, ext. 17.

Judy Alley, executive director of SnowCap Community Charities in outer east portland  sat down last month for an in-dept interview for Women in Portland Publishing.

WiPP is a group of young women involved in the publishing, writing and graphic arts business in Portland. It is a good read and we recommend it.

SnowCap Community Charities held its fourth annual fundraising dinner and auction Feb. 11 at the Airport Sheraton Hotel  in east Portland.

Over 300 people attended and over $44,000 was raised, according to SnowCap advisory board of directors member Charlie Ross.
Congratulations were given to Carlene Weldon, chair of the auction, for SnowCap’s most successful fundraising effort to date.
Some history would be appropriate.

In the mid 60s the basic life needs of many in the mid and eastern portions of Multnomah County were not being met by any agency or organization. Approximately 25 area churches stepped in to fill the void felt by so many residents, creating what was formerly known as SnowCAP. SnowCAP, an acronym for Suburban Neighborhoods Operation Witness Community Action Program, was born on Jan. 16, 1967.