POOCH in the Pub - A Benefit for Project POOCH • 16 Years Helping Youths and Dogs • Food & Fun • Presented by MacTarnahan’s Taproom

Date & Time: September 26th, 2009 6:00 pm—10:00 pm

Where: NEW LOCATION! Staver Locomotive, 2537 NW 29th Avenue in Portland, Oregon.

This new location gives us plenty of seating and room to mingle in a big open space in NW Portland.

Cause: Support the youth and the dogs at Project POOCH, a non-profit organization. 100% of the money raised will enable Project POOCH to continue to change the lives of unwanted shelter dogs and troubled youth.

Goal: To raise $60,000 at POOCH in the Pub.

"Three Together," a guitar trio featuring Doug Smith, will be playing a benefit concert at St. Paul Lutheran Church (13th and Franklin) in Vancouver, WA, for the Winter Hospitality Overflow (WHO) program.

Sunday, September 27th 4pm St. Paul Lutheran Church, Vancouver, WA

The WHO program is a collaboration between Share, Council for the Homeless, St. Paul Lutheran Church, St. Andrew Lutheran Church and over 40 area churches and community organizations to meet the increased need for shelter in Clark County. For more information or to volunteer with your church or organization, see www.whoprogram.org or contact Pearl at 360-699-5106.

Many boys conform to a strict “boy code” that does not allow them to express emotions (except anger). Boys have higher rates of learning difficulties, school failure and violence. How can we, as individuals and as a caring community, connect with out boys and support them?

Howard Hiton, MS, LPC, school consultant and Kathy Masarie, MD, parent-life coach will discuss the tumultuous world boys live in today, and the unique ways to communicate and connect with them.

Discussion will include, developmental perspectives, current problems facing boys today, and sharing ideas that work for boys!

Preregistration required. 503-335-3500.

$5.00 at the door.

Emanuel Hospital: Thursday, October 8, 7-8:30 p.m.

www.earthenhand.com  for details and sign-up

Construction, materials, soils, plants, and care of roofs.

This is a one-day workshop that will provide hands-on experience creating a living "eco-roof", on a new earthen cabin. Learn the advantages of living roofs, how to construct an eco-roof, how to plant your roof, and how to care for your roof-top garden. Have fun learning in this practical workshop that includes good camaraderie and great lunches.

WHEN : October 17, 2009, 10am-6pm

WHERE: 14845 NW Newberry Rd.

COST: $100 if you register by Oct. 10, $125 after.

Register & more information at: http://earthenhand.com

Email: [email protected]  Phone: 503-287-2442

This one-day event will take participants through every step of building our earthen cabin. 

www.earthenhand.com for details and sign-up  

What:  Tour the actual structure as it is being completed.  Earthbag, Cob, Living roof, Earthen plasters.  Detailed slide show and lecture sessions provide interested audiences with all the how-to answers, while saving the hard physical work for another day.  

When:  October 18th, 12pm - 4pm  

Where:  14845 NW Newberry Rd - the site of our earthen cabin workshops  

Cost:  $50 before Oct. 10th, and $65 after that  

Register and Details at:  www.earthenhand.com  

Come on baby, light your fire!

According to Amy Henderson, co-founder of the Geezer Gallery, "art can 'light fires' in us and art’s messages can result in new conditions or motivations for thinking about being alive in this present world." She and her co-founder, Michael Johnson, will join Jim Corcoran of the Aging Artfully Initiative to lead an exciting discussion about creativity.

This is a great opportunity to network with other creative types and get in touch with your creative side.

When: Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Location: 1626 SE Water Ave. Portland, OR 97214 (across from OMSI); please check white board at main door entrance for room location.

$3.00 fee to park in the PCC Parking Lot. Off-street parking is Free.

Found Object Printmaking

Exploration of fundamental, non-traditional and invented printmaking techniques to create prints from found materials. Print from the inventory of found objects available at The ReBuilding Center.  Students will seek out existing patterns, fabricated textures, interesting shapes or materials and learn how to pull a print by hand.  For all skill levels.

Wed Sept 30, 6-9pm & Sat Oct 3 10am-3:30pm

$65 Tuition + $10 material fee made payable to the instructor

Instructed by Ken Walker

Registration closes tomorrow, Friday September 24 at 10AM. Register at www.rebuildingcenter.org/classes.htm or call 503-445-1756 for additional class information.

Now more than ever we need swift, powerful grassroots leadership. We must continue to develop the knowledge and perfect the skills necessary to re-frame this debate!

On October 16th, 2009 please join us for the second annual Archimedes Movement Conference: Putting the HEALTH Back in Health Reform. We have an amazing lineup of keynote speakers, public leaders, and experienced professionals who will share their wealth of knowledge and expertise, so that we can show others the kind of transformational change we keep talking about.

Scholarships available at https://wecandobetter.org/2009-conference-scholarships

Keynote Speakers, Workshops and Agenda:

Portland Center Stage's IDEAS in PLAY series asks: What do shared stories tell us about who we are and what we believe? Come explore theater, culture and community interconnectedness through conversation-driven programs that ask "what’s the big idea?"

IDEAS in PLAY North Portland: from Ragtime to Our Time Tuesday, September 29, 6 pm North Portland Library (512 N Killingsworth St)

Miracle Theatre closes out its two-week festival of Hispanic arts and culture with an evening of cuban jazz featuring Jessie Marquez and friends, a night they have titled "Get the feeling".

Just wanted to invite you to an SOS Outreach orientation on Tuesday, October 20th from 6-8pm at the REI in Clackamas (12160 SE 82nd Avenue).

Please let me know if you can make it or if you know of anyone who is interested in SOS Outreach this season.

We'd love to see you there! We're looking for awesome volunteers & new youth organizations to work with this season!

About SOS

SOS Outreach was founded in 1993 in Colorado’s Vail Valley. As a nonprofit organization, our programs build character and self-esteem in youth through outdoor activities and the SOS curriculum. SOS is on pace to serve more than 4,500 youth across the nation in 2009-2010.

Organization:  Central Lutheran Church

Position Summary:

Under general direction of the Pastor, the custodian is responsible for opening, securing, and cleaning the facility; setting up for events; and providing building users with basic orientation as needed.  Part-time position, approximately 20 hours per week with additional work during busy seasons of church year (Christmas, Easter, and back-to-school in September).

Compensation/benefits:

·         The Custodian receives the use of a 1 bedroom apartment (utilities included) on upper level of the church building as the principal compensation for performing custodial duties.

POSITION TITLE: Administrative Assistant

REPORTS TO: Program Director

Adelante Chicas is a youth program of Adelante Mujeres. Adelante Chicas was developed in response to an expressed need for a safe and fun environment in which young Latinas can learn from each other and about their heritage; express themselves freely about their experience as Latinas living in the U.S.; and take leadership within the wider community. The program provides a support network for Latina girls, to enhance their self-esteem and promote options for a positive future.

HUMAN SOLUTIONS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Job Title:                                Anti Poverty Family Advocate – Bilingual Spanish

Department:                           Social Services

Reports to:                             Gresham Lead Staff and Director of Programs

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