Enjoy a Night of Wine Tasting, Silent Auction, and Live Music Annual Russell Street Counseling Center (RSCC) Fundraising Event for Community Counseling December 12th from 6-9pm at Hip Chicks Do Wine Winery

4510 SE 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97202

503-234-3790 Follow A-frame signs from SE Holgate & 26th

www.hipchicksdowine.com

Come join us for wine tastings, food, silent auction & raffles, and live music by local singer/guitarist, Galynne Davis, previously performing with Sony signed Jazz guitarist, Dale VanWormer, and with Carlyle and The Hidden Few. She has been solo for a few years and is releasing her first solo self titled CD!

For more information on Galynne, go to: www.galynnedavis.com

Margaret Van Vliet, Director of the Portland Housing Bureau, will discuss the newly organized bureau and the challenges it faces on December 9th at noon. The event will be held in the Board Room of the Multnomah County Building, 501 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland. The event is free, and the public is invited to attend and bring a brownbag lunch.

About the Community Cycling Center

The Community Cycling Center is a 501(c)(3) organization that broadens access to bicycling and its benefits through our hands-on programs, volunteer projects, and neighborhood shop.

About the Holiday Bike Drive

In mid-December, we are holding our annual Holiday Bike Drive, a wonderful event that provides helmets, bikes and bike safety education to over 500 children from low-income families.

How You Can Help

Please join us for a festive evening of music and meaning, as local artists share their gifts to raise funds for our friends in Malawi, Africa!

A BOLA MOYO BENEFIT SHOW! Featuring an eclectic mix of folk, Americana, and soul music with:

::: Leonard Mynx ::: Sean Flinn (of Y La Bamba) ::: Amy Seeley ::: DJ Doctor Funk

WEDNESDAY, DEC 9TH Show at 8 PM, Doors at 7. At Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR (on Max line).

TICKETS: $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Advanced tickets are highly recommended as space is limited. Available at brownpapertickets.com.

We also have some great prizes up for grabs on the night, including accommodation at Hotel Max in Seattle and wines by Arcane Cellars!

700 North Killingsworth Street, Portland, Oregon 97217, USA | (503) 287-4117 | www.interculturalorganizing.org

Attention IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

The Center for Intercultural Organizing, with the support of the Oregon chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, will be hosting a Consultation Day in observance of the Bill of Rights Day. If you have a question related to an immigration legal matter, this event is for you. You will receive one-on-one professional consultation from an immigration attorney participating in the Consultation Day. You will have up to 30 minutes to consult with a lawyer.

Come join us! Learn about what it takes to be a therapeutic foster parent and how to become one...

When: 2nd Wednesday of every month December 9, 2009 from 7 to 8:30pm

Where: Trillium Family Services Parry Center Campus Boardroom 3415 SE Powell Blvd. Portland, OR 97202

call to register at 503-813-7780

Life presents us with one chance to be a child! Children need a safe, caring, and supportive home to build successful social and coping skills, excel in school, and just be a kid.

Trillium's Therapeutic Foster Parents give kids that chance!

OUTSIDE IN - MULTIPLE OPEN POSITIONS - 11/25/09

HOUSING SPECIALIST – 10/20/09 – until filled

Be part of an energetic and innovative team that provides a Transitional Housing Program for culturally diverse youth, ages 16-21. The position is 34 hours a week, two swing and two overnight shifts, might also include some week-ends. Team members take on lead responsibilities and are engaged in continuing to develop and improve the program. We are looking for someone who has two years experience working in the areas of at-risk youth, homeless youth or shelter/housing programs; BA/BS in a related field is a plus.  Spanish language ability valued, diversity highly valued.  $11/hr+ full benefits.

OPB Seeks a Coordinator for the Rural Economy Project

OPB seeks a Coordinator to manage the day-to-day activities of implementing the Rural Economy project grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This approximately 30 hour a week, non-exempt, temporary position will last for about six months starting in mid to late January. For more information and instructions on how to apply, go to http://www.opb.org/insideopb/careers/jobs/.

$12.50/hour to $15.38/hour, depending on qualifications

This holiday season, your gifts can give more as they grow. A Gift Tree from Friends of Trees costs $35, and a Gift Grove of six young native trees costs $100. All Gift Trees will be planted in the Collins Sanctuary in Forest Park.

When you place your order at www.FriendsofTrees.org/GiftTrees, Friends of Trees will print your name and the name of the person being honored on a gift acknowledgment card and mail your card within three business days of your order. Please place your order by Dec. 10 to make sure your gift is received by the holidays.

Come spread the holiday cheer for Santa Claws, an annual fundraiser, for the Cat Adoption Team! This popular event gives PetSmart customers and their pets the chance to pose for a photo with "Santa Claws." For every "Santa Claws" photo package purchased during a CAT shift, PetSmart donates $5 directly to CAT.

No suit or beard is needed, all of these items are provided by PetSmart Charities for this annual fundraising event.

Santas are needed on Saturday, December 5th from 11am-4pm at our Tigard, Tanasbourne, and Tualatin PetSmart stores.

We are also looking for Santa's on Sunday, December 6th from 11am-4pm at our Hillsboro and Washington Square PetSmart stores.