What: Healing movie Series - "Three Seasons"

When: Sunday, May 10, 7 pm (arrive by 6:50)

Where: 4225 NE Tillamook (NE Hollywood District) **please e-RSVP at [email protected]** Admission: free (donations accepted).

Second Sunday (monthly) movie series presented by Meyer Counseling (www.meyercounseling.com). Movies are followed by a 30-ish minute discussion related to emotional/mental/spiritual/relational health and tea and snacks are provided. Capacity is limited in a warm comfortable space (bring pillows for floor space) please RSVP early. 4225 NE Tillamook St. This month's movie May 10: Three Seasons. See description below,

Mike Meyer, MSW, CADC I, QMHP

Citywide Parks Team Meeting Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Portland Building Forest Park Conference Room (13th Floor) 1120 SW 5th Ave

Topic:  People, Places, and Experiences: The PP&R System Plan

Guest:  Brett Horner, Strategic Planning Manager              Sue Donaldson, Senior Planner              Portland Parks and Recreation

The Directors of Volunteer Programs Association (DVPA) would like to invite you to our upcoming workshop, Managing and Marketing Your Volunteer Program in a New Economy, on Thursday, June 4th from 12:30pm to 5:00pm.

The workshop will include a plenary session with a nationally known presenter on: volunteer assessment, policy violations, volunteer contracts, defensible process and volunteer dismissal.  Attendees will leave with resources and a better understanding of a necessary evil: risk management. Each participant will attend a session on Effective Electronic Outreach and Creating a Strong Marketing Campaign.  The workshop is a great opportunity to network while learning new skills to effectively and efficiently improve your volunteer program!

Community Cycling Center and the Russell Street Bar-B-Que team up to celebrate community at the Bikes 'n' BBQ Bash on June 27th, 11am-2pm.

You’re invited to join us this Saturday, when the Community Cycling Center and the Russell Street Bar-B-Que will join forces to promote a healthy community by combining their two favorite things: bicycles and barbecue. Add a dash of live music, free bike repair, valet bike parking, bike photography, and a bunch of neighbors and the result will be unforgettable.

Saturday, May 16

8:45 am to 1 pm

Gresham City Hall, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway

Curious about your local wetlands and the creatures that live in them?  Come to Wetlands 101, a free workshop, to learn about these disappearing habitats in the greater Portland area.  Learn about wetland mitigation, wetland functions, and threatened animals who rely on wetlands to survive, like Western Painted Turtles and Red-Legged Frogs.  This hands-on workshop includes field visits to two wetlands in Gresham. Offered free by the Columbia Slough Watershed Council; required pre-registration is available online at www.columbiaslough.org.

Melissa Sandoz

Outreach Director

Columbia Slough Watershed Council

7040 NE 47th Ave

Portland, OR 97218

Here are the May offerings from the Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies. Classes are all sliding-scale for non-profit workers, low-income folks, and others to enjoy the benefits of healking herbs. Hope to see you soon!

Neighborhood Plant Walk with Missy Rohs Tuesday, May 12th, 7pm-8:30pm Portland neighborhoods are brimming with amazing medicinal plants! Join us for a stroll as we encounter flowering garden herbs and sidewalk-crack plants that can help us stay healthy. Plantain, Rose, and Lemon balm are sure to make an appearance, as will many, many others. We’ll meet rain or shine. All ages and walking speeds welcome! Meet at Awakenings (1016 SE 12th Ave., just south of Belmont) Cost: $5-$15, sliding scale.

Nice, affordable office space available for the right non-profit organization. The office is 100 square feet, It's on the second floor, and is light & bright with fresh paint and 2 windows. Great for small organizations with one or 2 staff people. $157 per month includes all utilities and wireless internet! Plus shared kitchen/meeting space and shared bathrooms. Larger workshop/conference space available on-site. Neighboring offices are occupied by other non-profit organizations and artists. The space is clean, friendly, and low-maintenance. $20 common area maintenance fee covers eco-friendly cleaning service. This office is upstairs from SCRAP at NE MLK Blvd and Stanton - couldn't ask for a better neighbor/landlord! On bus-line. Bike parking on-site. Available June 1st.

Your Mother’s Day gift is only a click away. Friends of Trees’ personalized Gift Trees cost $35 each and support Friends of Trees’ natural area restoration in the Portland-Vancouver area. Order at www.FriendsofTrees.org by 3 p.m. on Friday, May 8, and we’ll send a digital card to be sure your gift arrives on time.

City trees and green spaces draw people outside to walk, talk and recreate. They also clean our air and water, slow climate change, secure stream banks, and provide habitat for endangered fish, migratory birds and other wildlife.

Join 3 other non-profits in a unique and affordable site in NE Portland!The Portland Fruit Tree Project is seeking 1 more non-profit partner to share a house and garden on NE Killingsworth & 19th! In partnership with the NE Portland Tool Library and SolTrekker Organization, we are moving into this wonderful site on June 1st. We plan to turn this into a blossoming hub for community resource-sharing and urban sustainability. There's a lot of potential here!