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| Memo Calender (continued) ... Put business meeting on your calendar Plan now to attend the Gateway Area Business Association general membership meeting on Thursday, Feb. 9. Network with area business leaders and hear from a guest speaker. The meeting begins at 11:45 a.m. at J J North’s Grand Buffet, 10520 N.E. Halsey. Learn about city drainage rules The topic for discussion at the monthly Bureau of Development Services brown bag session on Friday, Feb. 10 will be “Stormwater Design for Site Development.” Attendees will learn why good drainage is important, what the city’s drainage design requirements are, why landscape infiltration is important and how to design for drainage and meet requirements. All are welcome to attend this free event. Bring a lunch at noon to 1900 S.W. 4th Ave., Room 2500-A to take part. Emergency preparedness and financial planning on tap The Parkrose Business Association monthly luncheon is Thursday, Feb. 16, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Steamer’s Restaurant, 8301 N.E. Sandy Blvd. The guest speaker will be Edgar Rose from the City of Portland Office of Emergency Preparedness. Rob Katsumo of Ameriprise Financial will be featured during the Member Moment. It’s budget time for the city Mayor Tom Potter and the Portland City Council invite you to get informed and involved. You are invited to help city hall craft a budget that matches your needs and priorities. A Citywide Community Budget Forum will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization, 10301 N.E. Glisan St. Prepare yourself by visiting the www.portlandonline.com/communitybudget then attend the meeting and let your voice be heard. For more information, call 503-823-5288 or TDD: 823-6868. FUNDRAISERS Send a loved one a sweet treat Valentine-A-Grams allow people to give two gifts in one by sending someone special a tasty treat while also supporting seniors in need. Volunteers for Loaves & Fishes Centers, The Meals-On-Wheels People, will deliver Valentine-A-Grams on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 14 to benefit more than 4,000 Portland and Vancouver area seniors served by Loaves and& Fishes Centers daily. Each Valentine-A-Gram includes two delicious Cinnabons, a packet of fresh ground Seattle’s Best Coffee, orange juice from Sun Orchard, a jar of Cinnabon’s famous Makarra cinnamon and an insulated travel mug. The cost is $24.95. Cinnabon stores at Lloyd Center, Clackamas Town Center and Washington Square donate all of the cinnamon rolls and cinnamon, Seattle’s Best Coffee provides the coffee, and Sun Orchard contributes the juice free of charge for this annual fundraising event. With these generous donations, 100 percent of the money raised through the sale of Valentine-A-Grams goes to support the Meals-On-Wheels program. Hundreds of people who volunteer to deliver Valentine-A-Grams make the event possible each year. To order Valentine-A-Grams by Feb. 10, go to www.loavesandfishesonline.org or phone 503-736-6325. SnowCap dinner auction at new location The location for the yearly SnowCap Community Charities St. Valentine Dinner and Auction will be at a new location, but the cause continues to meet the needs of well-established programs. The fourth annual event is scheduled Saturday, Feb. 11 in the ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel at the Portland Airport, 8235 N.E. Airport Way. The silent auction item review gets underway at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. The oral auction will commence at 9 p.m. Seating for the event is by advance reservation only. Tickets are $50. The Auction Committee, headed by volunteer Carlene Weldon, is still accepting sponsorship and auction items. Additional information is available from SnowCap at 503-674-3695, ext. 38 or janice@snowcap.org. Several big-ticket items have been secured, according to SnowCap Executive Director Judy Alley. These include vacations at Mexico, Hawaii, Sun River, Arizona and the Oregon coast; casino visits in Oregon and Reno; wine country tours; gourmet dining; hot air balloon and river rides; lunch at a firehouse and a special meal in the Gresham City clink. Goal for the 2006 event is $50,000, according to Weldon. The funds are earmarked for SnowCap’s year-round food basket and Food-2-You programs and the seasonal winter energy assistance project. “The early onset of freezing temperatures in December and higher energy costs have combined to hit SnowCap hard. The success of the dinner/auction is more critical than ever,” Alley said. “Surf’s Up!” theme of St. Therese auction A night of fun and excitement awaits those who attend the “Surf’s Up!” annual benefit auction for St. Therese Catholic School to be held on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Holiday Inn Airport Hotel. Suburban East Portland’s only Catholic grade school will be hosting an action-packed evening that will feature a live auction, a silent auction, “fortune” cookies and a bottle booth. School parents, alumni, parishioners and friends of St. Therese School are invited to bid on hundreds of items, including fabulous trips, new merchandise and entertainment packages, all attractively priced. All net proceeds from this event are used to bridge the gap between the operating budget and tuition. According to Sister Kathy Cordes, SHCJ, school principal, last year’s auction raised more than $93,000 for the school. “This is an exciting time to be at St. Therese as we continue to grow,” said Sister Kathy. “This school community works hard to provide a wonderful education for their children, which includes an extensive music program, drama, Spanish, P.E., library and computers.” Cost to attend the auction is $40 per person and includes an extensive buffet dinner, including fine wines and an assortment of desserts. Back by popular request, a special pre-event Patron’s Party is being held one hour prior to the auction. Attendees will enjoy champagne, appetizers, a special drawing and early bidding on written auction items. The Patron Party runs from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., and the cost is $80 per person. Corporate Sponsor tables with seating for up to ten people are available for $1,000 and include preferred seating, two tickets to the patron party and sponsorship signage. St. Therese serves 224 children, K-8. The school was dedicated in 1955. Reservations for St. Therese’s “Surf’s Up!” auction are available by contacting the school at 503-253-9400. General admission will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the silent auction and buffet running from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., followed by the oral auction. Enjoy smooth jazz, silky dessert Shake off those rainy blues with some terrific jazz and decadent desserts. Parkrose High School A Cappella Choir is hosting an evening of music featuring Jazz Express and members of the A Cappella Choir. Proceeds will be used for continued development of the PHS choral program. The concert is Monday, Feb. 13 at Parkrose High School, 12003 N.E. Shaver St., beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7.50. To get yours, call 503-408-2718. Support fine arts at St. Therese Michael Allen Harrison, renowned concert pianist, composer, recording artist and Parkrose native, will headline a performance at St. Therese Catholic Church, 1260 N.E. 132nd Ave., on Thursday, Feb.16 at 7:30 p.m. to benefit the fine arts programs at St. Therese parish school. Harrison’s unique brand of music ranges from movie scores to passionate arrangements for piano, orchestra and ballet featuring jazz, fusion, new age and adult contemporary music. St. Therese is suburban East Portland’s only Catholic grade school, with 224. The curriculum at the school includes band and strings education along with an annual visiting artists program for fine arts study. Tickets for “An Evening with Michael Allen Harrison” must be purchased in advance. Cost per ticket is $10 for adults and $5 for students including a post-concert reception. Refreshments will be provided for a free-will offering. Thirty preferred-seating tickets are also available at $25 per ticket. To purchase tickets, call the school, at 503-253-9400. >>continued |
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