History Pub Features Don Malarkey of Band of Brothers

Monday, January 25, 7PM 

BUILD THE LOVE ~ FUNDRAISER

www.fencesforfido.org/

See heartwarming videos of FFF's un-chained dogs. 'Meet' the 20 dogs on our waitlist who are eager for their chance to run free!

SUNDAY JANUARY 31st 5-7 PM $35 per person

NOBLE ROT WINE BAR 1111 E. Burnside, Fourth Floor Portland, Oregon 97214

Tracy Barry KGW Anchor ~ Emcee

RSVP at [email protected] or 503.230.0270

Include: Number of people attending and Name, Email, Address for each person.

Please Pre-Purchase Tickets if possible to avoid wait at door.

Fences For Fido is changing lives…one fence, one family, one dog at a time.

The Pangaea Project, a leadership development and international service-learning program for Portland at-risk youth, is starting 2010 in style with an "all are welcome" party at Zaytoon Bar on Thursday, January 21 from 5:00-7:30 p.m.

The evening’s festivities will include free samples of Middle Eastern fusion cuisine, Latin music, door prizes, and an opportunity to win a free roundtrip plane ticket.

The Pangaea Project has much to celebrate this year. Another group of high school students, all of whom come from low-income families, graduated last November from Pangaea’s unique program, which took them into the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest and the rice paddies of Thailand to engage in hands-on projects and learn about grassroots social change.

Hats & Scarves Knitting Circle:  

Two Knitting Circles are being offered this week (crochet folks are welcome, too) – complete with knitting lessons or help if you need it – in support of Living Earth’s Hats & Scarves Winter Warming Project.  Hats & Scarves (www.hatsandscarves.org) generates wonderful home-crafted items for folks who need help staying warm in winter.

Wed. Jan. 20 7-9 pm

Sat. Jan. 23 2-4 pm

7 Corners New Seasons Community Room

SE 19th and Division

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Sharon Hasenjaeger Assistant Director Institute for Nonprofit Management Portland State University Tel: (503) 725-8221 Fax: (503) 725-8045 [email protected] www.inpm.pdx.edu for information on INPM’s nonprofit courses and events

Participants needed!

Are you taking any medication for your mental health?

Do you like to surf the internet?

Are you between the ages of 18-30?

If so, we invite you to participate in a paid focus group about how young adults with mental health conditions use the internet to find information and support for their mental health.

The activity will last 90 minutes. It will take place in early February and be held in the late afternoon/early evening. Participants will come to Portland State University.

You will be paid $30 and refresments will be served!

For more information please email me or call Kris Gowen at 503-725-9619.

Metro is looking for pre-schools and childcare centers interested in hosting our Take on Toxins (TOTS) Program. TOTS is a free, on-site, educational program that helps childcare staff and parents create healthy, non-toxic homes. We provide a certified health and safety training for your staff and one month of rotating table-top displays with free articles and information about green cleaning, chemical-free yard and garden care, and indoor air quality. In addition, your facility will earn $5 for each survey and healthy home pledge completed by parents and staff during the program-this can add up to $2000!

Qualifying childcare centers and pre-schools are those that serve 50+ diverse families, within the tri-county, metropolitan area.

Attend an informal, introductory session on how to become a mentor

Potential mentors always have a variety of questions when considering if, how and where to mentor. Join Oregon Mentors’ program manager, Celeste Janssen, for an informational session to learn what it means to mentor, how to take the first step toward becoming a mentor, and to get answers to all of your questions. Celeste will also talk about stages of a mentoring relationship and qualities that research shows makes mentoring effective. This session is meant to educate, but your attendance doesn’t require you to sign up for a program.

January 26th, 6 pm to 7:30 pm, North Portland Library’s Meeting Room (512 North Killingsworth Street)

Plant Trees and help restore the Beaver Creek watershed in Troutdale at SOLV’s Team Up For Watershed Health site on Saturday, February 6. Plantings start at 9 am, end by 12 pm and SOLV provides tools and gloves. By planting native trees and shrubs, volunteers will be lowering stream temperatures and creating an ecosystem that will filter polluted stormwater runoff, improve water quality in this popular recreation area, provide better habitat for wildlife, and be more resilient to climate change.

Please consider joining the Friends of Tryon Creek State Park and becoming a Nature Guide Volunteer. This is an exciting opportunity to teach small groups of children about nature while guiding the groups through the forest. Free training is provided and topics include: Sensational Senses, Watershed & Healthy Streams, Ethnobotany, Adaptable Animals, Invasive Species, and Forest Highs & Lows.

We ask that you commit 4-8 hours a month during the fall & spring. Training starts January 27th and there are morning, evening and Saturday times available.

Please contact Linda Koser at 503-636-4398 or email [email protected] to get started!