Have you ever participated in a Northwest Earth Institute discussion course? Was it ten years ago? Last year? Last month? Have you been thinking about organizing a discussion course, but haven’t gotten around to it? Are you a volunteer, or did you work with us in the past? Are you just interested in learning more about the Northwest Earth Institute’s small-group discussion guides about sustainable lifestyles and our relationship with the Earth?

ROSE’s Residents Services program is hosting a fundraising car wash event to raise money for field trips and other programming.

Where: Les Schwab Tires on 82nd near Flavel

When: FRIDAY, August 14th 10:00am – 2:30pm (if you’re interested in volunteering, please be there by 9:30am)

Summer’s almost over and it’s only rained once thus far, so your car may be looking pretty grimy! Get a car wash and support ROSE at the same time!

Tell your friends and neighbors to drive on over tomorrow!

Vivian Satterfield

ROSE Community Development

5215 SE Duke

Portland, OR 97206

t: 503-788-8052 x 104

f: 503-788-9197

www.rosecdc.org

Live Wire Radio at Radio Room 1101 NE Alberta St. More Info: www.portlandartspark.com

Join Live Wire! for your 23.7 Seconds of Radio Show Fame! Do you harbor a secret dream of being on Oprah? Are you just dying to have someone ask, "So, (fascinating individual), what makes YOU tick?" Join the cast of Live Wire and host Courtenay Hameister for your 23.7 seconds of radio fame!

Take part in a sketch; read your haiku, answer a probing and overly personal question in front of a room filled with complete strangers! Then tune in to the Live Wire website for an exclusive podcast featuring YOU YOU YOU. Special appearance by a certain dapper politico who may or may not have just returned from Taiwan.

2nd Annual Ventura Park Concerts

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location:  Ventura Park, SE Stark St, at 114th Ave, Portland, OR

This is the first of two free concerts in 2009 at Ventura Park, hosted by Portland Parks & Recreation.  Bring your family & your friends to enjoy some music in the park.  I'm told the music, by Krebsic Orchestra, is lively -- and very good.  It's been described as a gypsy brass explosion!

Portland Ice Cream Company will be there as a Vendor/Sponsor. And there may even be a visit by the Gateway Area Business Assn's Keystone Kops!

It's the third Saturday of the month, which means...

Community Potluck 5:30 PM at Redeemer Lutheran Church 5431 NE 20th Ave. (@ Killingsworth)

This Saturday we will be watching Ten Trillion and Counting, a PBS Frontline documentary, which will be followed by discussion and yummy food!

We will start promptly at 5:30pm with viewing and then have an hour discussion. This should be great fodder for going deeper into our own stories and the stories of our communities.

We hope to see you there!

Director of Community Outreach and Volunteer Services

Part Time – 15 Hours per week

First United Methodist Church of Portland is seeking applications for the position of Director of Community Outreach and Volunteer Services. This part-time (15 hour per week) position will be responsible for developing and facilitating the outreach ministries of FUMC and coordinating First Church volunteer engagement in the community. A full job description can be found at our website:  www.fumcpdx.org 

To apply:  Please send cover letter, resume and references to:

First United Methodist Church

Outreach Director Search

1838 SW Jefferson

Portland, OR  97201

Community Outreach of Our United Villages is in need of 1 additional 10x10 canopy/pop-up tent for our Intercultural Community Gathering this Saturday, August 15. Do you or your organization have a tent that we can borrow this weekend? Please call 503.546.7499 or email [email protected] so that we can work out the details. Thank you! www.ourunitedvillages.org

Lend a Hand - Get Involved - We need you!

Earn Store Credit for every hour you volunteer!

Whether you are interested in a one time event or long term placement, we’d like to hear from you. Last year SCRAP Volunteers contributed nearly 5000 hours of their time & energy to help us fulfill our mission.

Current Opportunities:

Retail Store Assistants: Work with staff to receive, track, sort and stock donated materials; Provide customer service including individual problem solving, project planning and resource acquisition. Various 3 hour shifts available.

For more information contact: Bethany Moore Arts & Volunteer Program Manager [email protected] 503-294-0769

Do you Google Earth?

Oregon Food Bank is looking for a Google Earth virtual map builder!

This volunteer will have the chance to use their Google Earth prowess to create an online map for individuals looking for emergency food sources in their area. We’d love someone with the initiative and computer skills to enhance the way our system works to help streamline operations. Minimum commitment is 3-4 hours for initial update.

Help people get better access to food resources they need and Google Earth for a good cause! Contact Bonnie Sailer, Metro Services Coordinator at Oregon Food Bank, for more info or to sign up ([email protected] or 503-282-0555 ext 253).

POSITION SUMMARY: The Water Avenue Visitor Experience Study (WAVES project) is an ongoing project to learn more about the OMSI guest experience by directly speaking with and observing visitors. Information gathered from the study helps inform OMSI staff on how to enhance visitors’ experience and develop business practices that benefit the community.

The Data Analyst Volunteer helps to develop study hypotheses and research methods, and takes the lead on entering, analyzing, and reporting data. The Data Analyst Volunteer is expected to volunteer four hours a week, on an ongoing basis.

Schoolhouse Supplies is in search of volunteer photographers to help capture the fun during our Tools for Schools backpack giveaway program! This program partners high-need Portland elementary schools with corporate sponsors, by providing every child in each sponsored school with a backpack full of school supplies. For two weeks in August, the companies come to Schoolhouse Supplies to pack the backpacks and then hand out the bags to students during the first week of school.