When: Thursday, June 17th - 6-7:30pm. 

Where:  The Green Dragon  928 SE 9th Ave  (SE Belmont & 9th)

Join us at the fabulous Green Dragon restaurant for an evening of introductions and opportunities. Meet folks from other non-profits, discover who’s looking for partners to build coalitions with, what new volunteer opportunities are available and when internship and employment positions maybe opening up. Have fun and a fantastic dinner.

If you have questions, please e-mail to [email protected]

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The Alberta Coop's June Event: Field Trip to King Farmers Market!

Sunday, June 20th, 12 noon - 2 pm King Farmers Market at NE 7th Ave and Wygant

Farmers Market season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than a visit to the Sunday King Farmers Market with other members of the Co-op community? We'll meet at the market (at NE 7th and Wygant, in the parking lot of the King School Park), and explore the market's offerings together. We'll learn about their SNAP/EBT (food stamp) matching program, Foodshare Fund Northeast, in which anyone on SNAP benefits can receive up to $10 extra every week to spend at the market. And then we'll cap it all off with a picnic in the park! So come on out and enjoy an afternoon of locally-grown food and community!

Stroll around the Edgefield gardens and benefit the non-profit Friends of Family Farmers!  Join us for a tour of the edible gardens at Edgefield McMenamins on Sunday, June 27th, at 2:00 pm. Space is limited and tickets are only $10 with all proceeds going to benefit FoFF. 
  Our delightful friends and McMenamins farmers, Leah Rodgers and Ryan Miller, have volunteered their time to lead a tour of the gardens that they tend at Edgefield. The tour will include the veggie garden, the herb garden and the orchard.  Leah and Ryan will share their farming expertise as well as some interesting tidbits on the history of Edgefield. You won’t want to miss this experience ~ a tour limited to 40 people led by some fabulous folks.

Morrison Child and Family Services continues its noteworthy Cooking for Kids series of fundraisers June 17, at Thirst Wine Bar & Bistro, 0315 Southwest Montgomery Street.

The 6 p.m. dinner, titled “A Thirst for Strawberries,” features a three-course meal showcasing local produce and celebrating Oregon’s quintessential strawberries. Each course is skillfully matched to stunning wines from the Willamette Valley’s Anne Amie Vineyards. Pinot reigns supreme at Anne Amie, with Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc forming the heart of their production.

Bring your lunch and come listen to the Black United Fund of Oregon's featured speaker, Valerie Otani, discuss the history of Japanese Americans in Oregon. Valerie is an artist and member of the Oregon Nikkei Endowment & Portland Taiko.

You will learn about the Japanese-Americans' expulsion from Portland in WWII, re-establishment in Vanport, and draw connections to the racially discriminatory elements in law and housing that link the Japanese-American and African-American experience.

FREE community event. Please RSVP by June 25th, 2010 to [email protected] or 503-282-7973.

June 29th, 2010 (12pm-1pm) Concordia University Library Room 314 2828 NE Holman St., Portland, OR 97211

Heritage Home Tour

Saturday, July 31, 2010        

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

AHC Members: $35 General Public: $50  

Tickets on sale now!  Pre-registration is strongly recommended, 503 231-7264 or go online to http://www.visitahc.org/content/heritage-home-tour-2010  

Six fabulous homes on this new tour cover a century of residential construction in Portland and represent a variety of styles and notable architects.  The homes are spread around the Portland region including Northwest, Southwest, Mount Tabor, and Laurelhurst. 

Mid-Century Modern and the Recent Past: Documentation and Presentation Saturday June 19, 2010 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets: $20 - Includes Lunch

Northwest VEG, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, is seeking an enthusiastic, creative and outgoing independent contractor or employee to serve as our Volunteer Coordinator and VegFest Co-coordinator. The job will require between 15 and 25 hours per week. Northwest VEG does not have an office, so the applicant must be able to work from his/her own office/home. Applications are due by Wednesday, July 7, 2010.  The complete job description and information for applying is available for download at www.nwveg.org/files/NWVEGVolunteerCoordinatorJobDescription.pdf.

Greetings Community Organizations,

Are you interested in finding school-year volunteers for your non-profit organization while at the same time sharing the amazing things you do with interested students and possible summer interns?

Ever year, Career Services and SEEDS (the Community Service Program) at Reed College hold a Non-Profit Expo in order to expose Reed students to organizations in the Portland area.

Join PSU Toastmasters and improve your public speaking and listening skills!  Do you give presentations for class or for work?  Would you like to express your ideas coherently, ace that job interview, or speak more effectively before an audience?  Toastmasters can help!

Toastmasters International, a non-profit educational organization, provides a proven way to gain necessary speaking and leadership skills and to build your confidence in a safe, positive environment.  Get in on the ground floor of our new Toastmasters club! 

ALL ARE WELCOME.  

Date: every Wednesday evening

Time: 6pm, for 1 hour

POSITION SUMMARY: The data collection volunteer conducts surveys in English, and if possible, Spanish, (we are especially interested in Spanish speaking volunteers!), to learn more about guests’ impressions of their OMSI visit(s). The data collection volunteer also collects data on the location of guests throughout the museum. Data is used to inform improvements to OMSI's guest experience with the goal of increasing repeat visitation to OMSI.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Conduct surveys and mapping in a timely and precise manner. • Interact with guests in a respectful and engaging way. • Collect reliable data.

Portland's newest arts and culture festival is looking for volunteers to help with the inaugural 2010 festival, which offers two weeks of programming this summer on, around, and about the bridges that connect us all, July 23rd through August 8th 2010. PDX Bridge Festival provides educational, artistic, historic, and cultural programming celebrating the Willamette River Bridges. The centerpiece of this year's festival is the Hawthorne Bridge, which celebrates it's centennial in 2010. For more information on the scheduled events and art installations, please visit http://pdxbridgefestival.org.

Looking for something creative to do this Saturday?

Come down to the Learning Gardens Laboratory and help paint our new mural! Painting will be taking place from 11am-3pm at LGL and snacks will be provided.

WHERE: 6700 SE 60th Ave, Portland

Meet in Greenhouse #5

WHEN: Saturday June 19th, 11am-3pm (rain or shine)

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Caroline at (503)916-2000 ext. 72714 or email [email protected]

This project is funded in part by the SE Uplift neighborhood grants program.