Enjoy the sounds of the season with the Portland Symphonic Choir in Wintersong!, a celebration of Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and Solstice, featuring Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols. Opera luminary Richard Zeller will perform a solo of O Holy Night. Join the 120-voice Choir in singing your favorite carols, including the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah.

Tickets $25 GA, $35 Reserved and half price Student Rush (must have Student ID, Rush tickets available only at the door.)

Please visit www.pschoir.org for tickets.

Please join us as we celebrate and give thanks for the vision and work of Genny Nelson, co-founder of Sisters Of The Road, and honor her retirement. We are celebrating Saturday, December 12th from 3pm - 6pm in the Cafe and Personalist Center, 133 NW 6th Ave, Portland.

Genny has won numerous awards, including the 2005 National Caring Award, which honors and promotes the values of caring, integrity, and public service inspired by Mother Teresa. More importantly, Genny has been a personal friend and mentor to thousands, including public leaders, school children and Sisters’ staff, volunteers & customers, encouraging us to use nonviolence as a guiding light in our lives and our work to change the broken world.

Please join The Sierra Club Columbia Group at the annual Holiday Party. Thursday, December 17th 6PM Refreshments 7PM Program: featuring Attorney General John Kroger, the presentation of Sierra Club 2009 awards, and an update from the Oregon Beyond Coal campaign. Location: Lucky Lab Public House 7675 SW Capitol Hwy

The Sierra Club has had many successes this year in our work to protect Oregon’s air, water, and special places. The work over the last year has been due to Sierra Club members and volunteers. We want to thank you for your support and engagement in the Sierra Club. Please come out to the Lucky Lab, meet some new Sierra Club members and volunteers, and have a great time. See you there!

Questions? Please contact [email protected]

Join us in a peaceful candlelight vigil on the Hawthorne Bridge from 6-7 PM on Friday, December 11th. Together we will express our concern of the threat of climate change. Bring candles, LED lights or flashlights, menorahs, lighters, or whatever you can find, to show your support. Better yet, bring one for yourself and one to share with someone else.

We will stand on as much of Hawthorne Bridge as we can (given that it is a drawbridge!), and, depending on the number of people attending, will drift down Naito Parkway along the Waterfront Park on the west side of the bridge, and down Hawthorne Blvd. on the east side. Please be courteous and stay on the sidewalks so that we do not block traffic. Also, let's set a good example and clean up any litter after the event.

NWSA Mission: This position is in partnership with the Northwest Service Academy (NWSA), an AmeriCorps program of ESD112. NWSA's mission is to preserve and restore the natural environment, and to develop community leaders through service and community partnerships. www.northwestserviceacademy.org

Project Location: 2453 Hwy 141, Trout Lake, WA 98650

Hello-

We are hiring three Client Facilitators for the 2010 tax season and are seeking qualified applicants. This position is part time, temporary and will assist our tax site efforts. The position closes Sunday, December 13th and incomplete applications will not be accepted, so please be sure to submit all required materials. This is a great entry level position, but it could also be perfect for a person with previous tax experience.

Visit www.nayapdx.org to apply today.  

Thank you,

Deanne Grant Community Economic Development Coordinator NAYA Family Center 5135 NE Columbia Blvd. Portland, OR 97218 503-288-8177 ext. 214

POSITION: Volunteer Coordinator

PROGRAM: HomePlate

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

FLSA STATUS: Hourly, Approx. 15 hrs/wk, 10 months (longer with pending grant funding)

HIRING RANGE: $14.00-$15.00 per hour

START DATE: January, 2010

CLOSE DATE: December 28, 2009

Metropolitan Family Service is always looking for qualified and dedicated employees committed to helping us strengthen the community. If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your skills and enthusiasm to help people in the Portland area, we would love to talk with you about our current openings listed below.

Because together, we can do more.

Program Assistant – Financial Coaching – Part-time –  Ways to Work program - Bi-literate in Spanish required

OLCV Seeks New-media Internship

Position: Unpaid web intern at the Oregon League of Conservation Voters, approximately 20 hours/week

Start date: January 4, 2010 or soon thereafter End date: Flexible—to coincide with the end of the Spring term, toward the end of March.

24th annual Taste of the Nation Portland, the region's premiere culinary event, hosts 50 restaurants, 25 wineries, breweries and mixologists all coming together to raise money for local and national hunger relief efforts. Seeking to fill Auction Chair and Web Manager Committee Positions.

Auction Chair

The 2010 event will host a standard silent auction with various food/wine as well as other package items. In addition, TOTN is adding an online auction component to host special items. Chair responsibilities will include: follow up with previous auction donors, brainstorm and build new request list; follow up phone calls, e-mails & letters; secure physical donations; package items; online set up; silent auction set up and close out-follow up.

Stewardship Saturdays

Every second and fourth Saturday of the month 9:00am to 12:00pm

Second Saturdays are always ivy pulls and fourth Saturdays may be trail maintenance during the fall and winter.

Ivy pulls: 

Pull together to remove invasive English ivy and to protect our forest.  Ivy out-competes our native plants, takes over the forest floor, shades out trees and ruins precious habitat.

Trail Maintenance:

Work with other volunteers to maintain trails and keep them safe and clean. Projects may include digging out paths for rain water, spreading gravel and clearing culverts.

Dates:

December 12th  Ivy pull

December 26th  Ivy pull

Where: Nature Center at Tryon Creek State Park

During the day on Saturdays 12/12 and 12/19, Surfrider Foundation, PDX Chapter and Leave No Plastic Behind/Create Plenty are working collaboratively to demonstrate the Japanese art of furoshiki and the art of making a bag from an under-used t-shirt...IN MALLS. This will support the Surfrider Ban the Bag outreach campaign. It will also spread awareness about the issue of plastic in our environment and how becoming less dependent on the material can contribute to well-being. Shifts available are 11:30-3 and 3-6:30 p.m. on 12/12 at Westfield Mall in Vancouver and 11:30-4 p.m. on 12/19 at Jantzen Beach Mall.

Due to the inclement weather expected, all Friends of Trees planting events scheduled for tomorrow – Saturday, December 12th – have been POSTPONED.

This is the first time in three years that a Friends of Trees planting has been postponed, but concern for the safety of our volunteers must take priority. We apologize for any inconvenience and truly appreciate your understanding.

Here are the specific details for each planting:

- NT Beaverton Planting: has been rescheduled for next Saturday, December 19th at 9am

- NT Brentwood-Darlington, Mt. Scott-Arleta, Woodstock Planting: the public event has been cancelled, but Friends of Trees staff, volunteer crew leaders, and contractors will plant all trees no later than January 23rd