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FUNDRAISERS
Boosters can collection goes on
While the Parkrose Boosters mourn the recent passing of longtime volunteer, Gary Cook, they want you to know they will be at Parkrose Middle School, 11800 N.E. Shaver St., on Saturday, Sept. 3 for its monthly can and bottle collection. Funds generated from your donation of refundable cans and bottles benefit Parkrose High School students.
For more information contact Gail Volk at 503-705-3057.
Columbia View Kiwanis fall yard sale
All kinds of merchandise from a multitude of families – ranging from toys, clothes, house wares, dishes, tools, sports equipment, and decorations – will be for sale at the Columbia View Kiwanis Fall Yard Sale on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Glenfair Elementary School, 15300 N.E. Glisan St.
Proceeds from the sale go to various helping agencies in our community, including SnowCap, Kiwanis Camp for Disabled Individuals, and DayBreak Family Shelter.
Men and women in the community who are interested in helping those in need are invited to attend a Kiwanis meeting and consider membership. The Columbia View Kiwanis meet Wednesdays at noon at Russellville Park Retirement Center at East Burnside Street and 103rd Avenue.
To find out more, contact Charlie Ross at 503-252-1570.
EVENTS
SnowCap to honor special volunteers and train new ones
SnowCap is having its annual volunteer training day Friday, Sept. 9. This is a great way to find out about volunteering and make new friends. The event starts at 9:30 a.m. at Rockwood United Methodist Church at 17805 S.E. Stark St. Please use the back door.
Speakers will address such topics as “Poverty in Gresham” and “Why Christians Volunteer.” In addition, three discussion groups will focus on the finer points of eligibility determinations, food safety and tutoring English As A Second Language.
Participants will be treated to a salad bar lunch followed by awards for outstanding volunteers and a “Grown-Up Dress-Up Party” to benefit SnowCap.
If you are interested in helping out, but cannot make the Sept. 9 event, contact volunteer coordinator Danni Mooney at 503-674-8785 ext. 19.
SnowCap currently has an urgent need for greeters, who welcome clients in the lobby, serve ice water and coffee, answer general questions, check ID, and help people get in the right line. This calls for a friendly person, not afraid of meeting people from different walks of life.
There is a position for clothing clerk available on Fridays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This volunteer helps mothers find and fit their children with clothing as well organizing and maintaining the clothing racks.
In this volunteer job, experience with children is helpful.
Drivers to deliver food boxes to low income seniors in East Portland and Mid-Multnomah County are needed on the last Wednesday of each month. Specific hours can be arranged at the volunteer’s convenience.
Be sure to check the SnowCap Web site, www.snowcap.org, frequently to learn of others ways to help.
Two community events planned at library
On Sunday, Sept. 11, Midland Park Library and Jane’s Park Group will sponsor the third annual Grandparent’s Day celebration in the park.
The event will take place between 2 and 4:30 p.m. and will feature live marimba music, free cookies and juice, and loads of activities.
Children can build a birdhouse from a free kit; make a pinecone bird feeder or a natural material necklace.
Meet Your Neighborhood Firefighter Day is Saturday, Oct. 1, also at the library, which will feature free food and activities for East Portland residents.
Midland Library and Jane’s Park Group sponsor various activities in the park and in the library during the year using donated and volunteer resources.
For more information, visit Midland Library at 805 S.E. 122nd Ave. and pick up a flyer.
Botanical garden tours to carry a theme
Public tours at Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave., will be featuring a monthly theme beginning this month. In September guides will help visitors rediscover plants identified by Lewis and Clark that are included in the Leach Botanical Garden collections.
In October, discover a rainbow of fall colors, which make autumn one of the Garden’s showiest seasons.
And finally in November explore the importance of tall trees and confers.
These free tours led by volunteers take place the second Saturday of every month beginning at 10 a.m.
Garden steward Scotty Fairchild will continue to lead the Gardener’s Tour on the first Saturday of each month.
To learn more, contact Nancy Williams at 503-823-1671.
Family groundwater adventure upcoming
It’s time to search for hidden treasure. Join the Columbia Slough Watershed Council and the Portland Water Bureau for a treasure hunt in the Columbia South Shore Groundwater Well Field, the home of Portland’s seasonal and back up drinking water supply.
Come prepared to walk, explore and canoe the Columbia Slough. Enjoy snacks, t-shirts, games and more. This free family event is appropriate for all ages.
The fun is set for Saturday, Oct. 1 from noon to 4 p.m. at 16650 N.E. Airport Way.
For more information contact Eric Kellon at eric.kellon@columbiaslough.org or 503-281-1132.
LIBRARIES
Installation of new catalog results in library closures
As the summer comes to a close, Multnomah County Library is preparing for the installation of a new library catalog, scheduled to go online Sept. 15. To ensure a smooth data migration, the library is planning several temporary service interruptions that library users will want to note. No holds can be placed from Sept. 10 through 21, and all Multnomah County libraries will be closed Sept. 12 through 14.
“Although the transition to the new catalog will cause some inconvenience, I’m confident that library users of all ages will appreciate the improved access to the library’s collection and resources that this new resource offers,” said Director of Libraries Molly Raphael.
During the three-day closure, all book drops will be locked and the library’s Web site, which is undergoing its own upgrade to accommodate the features of the new catalog, will also be unavailable. These interruptions are necessary because the catalog won’t be able to check in, check out or reserve books during the transition period.
The new catalog will include many dynamic new features, including simpler and easier ways to find what you need, detailed information about books in the library’s collection, including cover images, tables of contents and book reviews and e-mail alerts to remind you ahead of time when your items are due.
For more details about service interruptions as well as information about the new catalog, visit the library’s Web site at www.multcolib.org/newcatalog.
FUNDRAISERS
Boosters can collection goes on
While the Parkrose Boosters mourn the recent passing of longtime volunteer, Gary Cook, they want you to know they will be at Parkrose Middle School, 11800 N.E. Shaver St., on Saturday, Sept. 3 for its monthly can and bottle collection. Funds generated from your donation of refundable cans and bottles benefit Parkrose High School students.
For more information contact Gail Volk at 503-705-3057.
Columbia View Kiwanis fall yard sale
All kinds of merchandise from a multitude of families – ranging from toys, clothes, house wares, dishes, tools, sports equipment, and decorations – will be for sale at the Columbia View Kiwanis Fall Yard Sale on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Glenfair Elementary School, 15300 N.E. Glisan St.
Proceeds from the sale go to various helping agencies in our community, including SnowCap, Kiwanis Camp for Disabled Individuals, and DayBreak Family Shelter.
Men and women in the community who are interested in helping those in need are invited to attend a Kiwanis meeting and consider membership. The Columbia View Kiwanis meet Wednesdays at noon at Russellville Park Retirement Center at East Burnside Street and 103rd Avenue.
To find out more, contact Charlie Ross at 503-252-1570.
EVENTS
SnowCap to honor special volunteers and train new ones
SnowCap is having its annual volunteer training day Friday, Sept. 9. This is a great way to find out about volunteering and make new friends. The event starts at 9:30 a.m. at Rockwood United Methodist Church at 17805 S.E. Stark St. Please use the back door.
Speakers will address such topics as “Poverty in Gresham” and “Why Christians Volunteer.” In addition, three discussion groups will focus on the finer points of eligibility determinations, food safety and tutoring English As A Second Language.
Participants will be treated to a salad bar lunch followed by awards for outstanding volunteers and a “Grown-Up Dress-Up Party” to benefit SnowCap.
If you are interested in helping out, but cannot make the Sept. 9 event, contact volunteer coordinator Danni Mooney at 503-674-8785 ext. 19.
SnowCap currently has an urgent need for greeters, who welcome clients in the lobby, serve ice water and coffee, answer general questions, check ID, and help people get in the right line. This calls for a friendly person, not afraid of meeting people from different walks of life.
There is a position for clothing clerk available on Fridays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This volunteer helps mothers find and fit their children with clothing as well organizing and maintaining the clothing racks.
In this volunteer job, experience with children is helpful.
Drivers to deliver food boxes to low income seniors in East Portland and Mid-Multnomah County are needed on the last Wednesday of each month. Specific hours can be arranged at the volunteer’s convenience.
Be sure to check the SnowCap Web site, www.snowcap.org, frequently to learn of others ways to help.
Two community events planned at library
On Sunday, Sept. 11, Midland Park Library and Jane’s Park Group will sponsor the third annual Grandparent’s Day celebration in the park.
The event will take place between 2 and 4:30 p.m. and will feature live marimba music, free cookies and juice, and loads of activities.
Children can build a birdhouse from a free kit; make a pinecone bird feeder or a natural material necklace.
Meet Your Neighborhood Firefighter Day is Saturday, Oct. 1, also at the library, which will feature free food and activities for East Portland residents.
Midland Library and Jane’s Park Group sponsor various activities in the park and in the library during the year using donated and volunteer resources.
For more information, visit Midland Library at 805 S.E. 122nd Ave. and pick up a flyer.
Botanical garden tours to carry a theme
Public tours at Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave., will be featuring a monthly theme beginning this month. In September guides will help visitors rediscover plants identified by Lewis and Clark that are included in the Leach Botanical Garden collections.
In October, discover a rainbow of fall colors, which make autumn one of the Garden’s showiest seasons.
And finally in November explore the importance of tall trees and confers.
These free tours led by volunteers take place the second Saturday of every month beginning at 10 a.m.
Garden steward Scotty Fairchild will continue to lead the Gardener’s Tour on the first Saturday of each month.
To learn more, contact Nancy Williams at 503-823-1671.
Family groundwater adventure upcoming
It’s time to search for hidden treasure. Join the Columbia Slough Watershed Council and the Portland Water Bureau for a treasure hunt in the Columbia South Shore Groundwater Well Field, the home of Portland’s seasonal and back up drinking water supply.
Come prepared to walk, explore and canoe the Columbia Slough. Enjoy snacks, t-shirts, games and more. This free family event is appropriate for all ages.
The fun is set for Saturday, Oct. 1 from noon to 4 p.m. at 16650 N.E. Airport Way.
For more information contact Eric Kellon at eric.kellon@columbiaslough.org or 503-281-1132.
LIBRARIES
Installation of new catalog results in library closures
As the summer comes to a close, Multnomah County Library is preparing for the installation of a new library catalog, scheduled to go online Sept. 15. To ensure a smooth data migration, the library is planning several temporary service interruptions that library users will want to note. No holds can be placed from Sept. 10 through 21, and all Multnomah County libraries will be closed Sept. 12 through 14.
“Although the transition to the new catalog will cause some inconvenience, I’m confident that library users of all ages will appreciate the improved access to the library’s collection and resources that this new resource offers,” said Director of Libraries Molly Raphael.
During the three-day closure, all book drops will be locked and the library’s Web site, which is undergoing its own upgrade to accommodate the features of the new catalog, will also be unavailable. These interruptions are necessary because the catalog won’t be able to check in, check out or reserve books during the transition period.
The new catalog will include many dynamic new features, including simpler and easier ways to find what you need, detailed information about books in the library’s collection, including cover images, tables of contents and book reviews and e-mail alerts to remind you ahead of time when your items are due.
For more details about service interruptions as well as information about the new catalog, visit the library’s Web site at www.multcolib.org/newcatalog.
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