When: April 25th, 2009; 6:30p.m.

Where: Camas High School 26900 SE 15th St Camas, WA 98607

SCRAP Puppet Factory with the Mudeye Puppet Company Saturday, March 28th 1-2:30PM

Dragons, monsters, superheroes and more! One part plastic, one part rubber and lots of imagination bring talking, walking and flying puppets to life. Join Portland’s masters of reuse puppetry, The Mudeye Puppet Company, in creating creatures of all shapes and sizes. All ages. Fee $20.

Held at SCRAP 2915 NE MLK Jr. Blvd (at Stanton) Portland, OR 97212

Papermaking Magic Saturday, April 4th 2-4:00PM

With just a few odd scraps and a bit of glitz you can create something wonderful! Papermaking teaches you to think twice before you throw your stuff away. Be sure to bring an apron or an old shirt because the process can be messy. Ages 12+ Fee $15

Held at SCRAP 2915 NE MLK Jr. Blvd (at Stanton) Portland, OR 97212

Handmade Dolls Sunday, April 26th 1-4:00PM

Utilizing SCRAP materials and simple hand sewing techniques, Christa Margo will guide the process of making fun scrap dolls. Come and make a new friend out of old stuff! Ages: 5+ Fee: $18

Held at SCRAP 2915 NE MLK Jr. Blvd (at Stanton) Portland, OR 97212

Educator Open House at SCRAP’s new location

Wednesday, April 8

Hands-on take away activities: math with Scrappy stuff, organize a creative reuse center in your classroom, book making, art history projects, and much more! Refreshments, prizes and special membership offers.

Teachers of students of all ages are welcome. Come join us if you work in a public/private school, preschool, after school program, Sunday School class, or summer camp. The School and Community Reuse Action Project’s mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community.

Watch www.scrapaction.org for updates!

Party For Your Rights! March 28th, 6pm to 11pm, Liberty Hall, 311 N Ivy. Live music from the Golden Greats, The Taxpayers, and Drats!!!.   Come have fun with great music, good friends, drinks and food, raffle prizes all to help CAT (the Community Alliance of Tenants)!

Join Tarik and Julie Banzi with Grammy winning Charlie Bisharat (violinist for phenoms Yanni, Alanis Morissette, The Rolling Stones...) and Ranjani Krishnan (vocals).      Further the advancement of international understanding, goodwill & peace by supporting a group that reflects a place and time where Christians, Jews  & Muslims lived together for a cultural flourishing: Al-Andalus.  

When:  03/24/2009 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The City of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability will be presenting on the current status of the Portland Plan and how to get involved.   After the presentation we will breaking into action groups ( Water, Zoning/Portland Plan, ATAC), afterward the groups will report back to the full group.

Personal Agent(s) 

“Offering people resources and education to direct their lives.” 

Inclusion Inc, a nonprofit support services brokerage, is accepting résumés for Personal Agents to complete our team. 

Currently, we are looking at add to our growing team while decreasing the current caseload numbers for all Personal Agents.  We are organized in a team – based structure, moving from two teams of Personal Agents to three in the next three months.  

The Tryon Creek Watershed Council is currently recruiting for a new Watershed Coordinator.

The Coordinator oversees a variety of stewardship activities throughout the Tryon Creek Watershed, including on-the-ground restoration, outreach and education to the public, and assessment of environmental conditions. The Coordinator recruits and supervises volunteers and represents the Council at events and meetings.

This is a 15-hour per week position. It will be opened until filled.

Please see the complete job description at http://tcwc.tryonfriends.org (link on right sidebar).

Also please forward this announcement to anyone you know that may be interested.

Send applications to: Terri Preeg Riggsby, TCWC Chair, [email protected]

De Paul Treatment Centers serves the greater Portland community by providing drug and alcohol addiction treatment services. We currently have a full-time opening for a Family Therapist in our downtown adult facility. This position provides education, treatment and support to clients and their families/significant others. Duties include assessment of family history/functioning, family-focused therapy with individuals, couples, families and multi-family group. The role works with both residential and outpatient clients and requires a minimum of two evenings per week. Masters degree in relevant field required with at least one year of paid experience doing family therapy. Experience working with addiction is preferred. Bilingual and bicultural applicants are encouraged to apply.

Store Manager Needed SCRAP’s Creative Reuse Center

32-40 hours/week Pay commensurate with experience

We are looking for a super star with understanding of mission-driven work, a volunteer workforce, importance of reporting statistics and sales data. Our ideal candidate will be super-crafty, love reused materials, be attentive to detail, flexible, mature, reliable, team-oriented and have a positive, engaging personality on and off the floor.

In return, we will provide a competitive wage, great working environment, passionate team and opportunities for growth.

The Community Alliance of Tenants is seeking one ¾ time tenant coordinator. There is the possibility of increasing to full-time. $13-$15 to start. Visit www.oregoncat.org for full description. What is the Community Alliance of Tenants? The Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT) is a social justice, tenant-membership organization focused on building renters’ rights in Oregon.  CAT organizes renters to demand and achieve safe, stable and affordable housing.  CAT organizes tenants in diverse communities and runs a hotline and education program for renters.  We are committed to building a strong member-led organization that reflects the diversity of low-income tenants in our communities. What will the Coordinator be doing?

MARK YOUR CALENDARS.  Portland and Vancouver Pride Celebrations are on the way!  ERA and SHARE will be teaming up, sharing a booth for both events, and will have a Pride Parade contingent for Portland Pride.YOU are invited to be part of it all!  We'll also host a decorating party on a weekday evening or weekend prior to Portland Pride, will let you know when date is firmed up.  ***Please reply to this email for more details about volunteering at decorating party, and/or to set up, take down booth, and/or take a shift in the booth at either celebration, march or ride for any part of the Portland Pride parade.  Portland Pride:  Please note the date for Portland Pride 2009 is the weekend of June 13th and 14th.

Please share this with anyone you think might benefit - Did you know you can earn a Certificate in Nonprofit Management, Development, or Volunteer Program Management at Portland State University? Interest piqued? See http://www.inpm.pdx.edu/inpm-certificates or contact me for more info. Spring courses are listed at http://www.inpm.pdx.edu/spring-2009.  You may begin the program in any term. Spring term begins the week of March 30. Cordially, Sharon --

Sharon Hasenjaeger Assistant Director Institute for Nonprofit Management Portland State University Tel: (503) 725-8221 Fax: (503) 725-8045 [email protected] www.inpm.pdx.edu for information on INPM’s nonprofit courses and events

Happy Equinox!

The Arctos School for Herbal and Botanical Studies has a number of learning opportunities coming up, just in time for Spring:

Our first- and second-year herbalism programs have a couple more openings, and we're looking to fill them /in the next seven days/! Need an excuse to get into the forest every month? Want to learn skills that can keep you out of the doctor's office? Yearning to get to know the plants in your back yard better? Call us at 503.234.8996 or email info -at- arctosschool.org to set up a last-minute interview. We love plants, we love people, and we want to share that with you.

If you are interested in  women's development & microfinance, and especially as these are practiced in India, consider taking our spring term "Women's Development & Microfinance" course and following it with an International Field Experience this summer.

More information on the India field study is at  http://oia.pdx.edu/ea/programs/search.php?pid=240.  

Sharon Hasenjaeger Assistant Director Institute for Nonprofit Management Portland State University Tel: (503) 725-8221 Fax: (503) 725-8045 [email protected] www.inpm.pdx.edu for information on INPM’s nonprofit courses and events

You're invited to participate in some of our FREE upcoming spring trainings. Throughout early April we’ll be hosting trainings to help you promote walking and biking at your school easily and effectively. In these interactive trainings, you’ll learn about our Stop + Walk, Walking School Bus, and Bike Train campaigns and develop a custom action plan for your school. Dates and locations are listed below. Food will be provided and childcare is available upon request. Please RSVP to [email protected] or 503-823-1189.

Volunteer for SOLV IT on Earth Day!

Volunteer on Saturday April 18th with SOLV for one of the largest Earth Day Events in the nation. Join thousands of other volunteers across the Portland Area from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday, April 18 for SOLV IT. This year we have over 100 project sites in Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Yamhill counties. Activities include illegal dumpsite cleanup, watershed restoration, invasive plant removal, litter removal, and neighborhood beautification.

SafeHaven Shelter for Families is Portland's only shelter that provides a place for families to stay as a unit, rather than separating them by gender. It is an integral part of the community and needs your help! After a full winter season, the shelter will be closing at the end of March. We still have a great need for volunteers in April and May, and throughout the summer! Here are some unique volunteer opportunities available to you! Thank you!

Our Ocean is a coalition of conservationists, scientists, ocean users, local leaders and business people from around the state working to preserve Oregon's coastal legacy. We need some volunteer assistance with data entry and other in-office projects- times are flexible to fit your schedule. Find out more about the coalition: visit www.OurOregonOcean.org.

Please e-mail [email protected] if you are interested!