Православни икониOn Saturday, Aug. 27  from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the annual Parkrose Community Clean Up event at every Parkrose School District school takes place.

District staff will be stationed at each of the six schools so volunteers can have access to bathrooms and water.

Volunteers from Concordia University will be on hand other community groups have offered their help too.

If you’d like to volunteer, contact the district office at 503-408-2100 or show up at any of the six—Prescott, Shaver, Sacramento and Russell Academy elementary schools, Parkrose Middle and High Schools—and get to work.

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.