Sunday, Jan. 17 (6:30PM - 7:30 PM) Elementary school teacher Lisa Morgan will give a demonstration, with food samples, from "Food is Elementary," a curriculum for young students through adults on food from around the world. Come get a taste of the results and hear how her students, their families, and the other teachers have responded.

The presentation will be preceded by a Northwest VEG potluck dinner at 5 p.m. For full details about the event, and to learn more about Northwest VEG, visit http://nwveg.org/events.php.

"Food is Elementary" was created by Dr. Antonia Demas and is administered through the Food Studies Institute. http://www.foodstudies.org/Curriculum/index.htm

BroadArts’ newest original musical production, A/Broad for All Seasons is the story of seven extraordinary women leaders throughout the world.

Please join us this Saturday, January 16th for a morning of service planting trees in honor of the legacy of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Early diagnosis is key in preventing in preventing glaucoma, a serious and permanent eye disease. Major risk groups are: African-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians; people with diabetes; and those aged 60 and older.

Legacy Good Samaritan Devers Eye Institute, internationally recognized for its glaucoma work, invites you to a free visual field screening. It is painless and takes only a few minutes.

Register: 503-335-3500 (from Oregon) or 360-487-3500 (from Washington)

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, Vancouver: Wednesday, January 20, or Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, Gresham: Wednesday, January 27

All screenings are held from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Other locations and dates may still be available. www.legacyhealth.org/classes

Dear CNRG Members,

For those who would like to know how best to contribute to the disaster relief effort in Haiti.

The White House has posted a statement, and CNN has a page with information about well-established international relief efforts with the operational expertise to deliver aid.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/HaitiEarthquake

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/01/13/haiti.earthquake.how.to.help/index.html

Best regards,

Bill Leissner

CNRG Moderator

Yoga Calm for Children - Teacher Training an Integrated Approach to Wellness 1

Workshop with Lynea Gillen, MS and Jim Gillen, RYT January 30-31, 2010 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Lewis & Clark College, SW Portland $245 Course Fee (Includes textbook) $55 PSU Graduate credit option ($100 scholarships available for CNRG members!) Info/Register: www.yogacalm.org

Farm your yard with Oregon Tilth! In partnership with the City of Portland's Urban Growth Bounty Initiative 2010, the Organic Education Center is offering hands-on classes to help you learn new gardening skills to apply in your urban garden. Beginners can find out how to Plan, Sow, and Plant their gardens in the Tilth Toolshed Series! For intermediate gardeners, discover new cultivars of tomatoes, leafy greens, and storage crops in the Four-Season Gardening series!

For more details, or to register for classes, visit:

http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=50648&a=276892

For more Organic Education Center Classes, visit:

http://www.tilth.org/education-research/organic-education-center/organic-education-center-classes

We need your help!We are a non-profit, faith based, shelf shopping emergency food pantry. As soon as we get more volunteers, we can open on Sundays.

Volunteers allow us to serve those who need emergency food, including the working poor. The civil rights rules we follow are rigid and training is ongoing.

We need responsible, polite, kind, and non-judgmental volunteers, daily, weekly or monthly.We need volunteers Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 12:00, 12:00 to 3:00 as Intake volunteers, Shelf Stockers and Pantry Client Helpers. 

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Pantry,7704 N. Hereford Avenue,Portland, OR. 97203

Kathleen Greene, Site Manager, [email protected]

Do you believe in the power of democracy? Want to know how you can help ensure that the next generation feels the same way?

For more than twenty-five years, Classroom Law Project has been bringing education, legal and business communities together by providing innovative, timely, practical, and fun programs for students K-12. Programs include Mock Trials, We the People, Project Citizen, Law Day, Youth Summit, and more.  Our office is located in downtown Portland.  Learn more on our website: www.classroomlaw.org.

Projects vary between data entry, event prep, research, mailings, and more!

For more information on either opportunity or to sign up, contact Classroom Law Project at: [email protected] or 503-224-4424.