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Daily Digest

Digest for June 24, 2010

Digest Contents:

Janitorial Supervisors
Asset Building Project Coordinator
Adelante Mujeres selected as a finalist for a Green America Green Grant
Living Yoga Volunteer Teacher Training
Volunteer: Summer Camp at the Garden of Wonders
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Fantastic Event Benefiting Kids!
Event Volunteers Needed - Be a part of Portland Sunday Parkways!
Living Yoga Office Help Wanted

Events

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Jobs & Internships

Information

organization:PHC Northwest
position summary:

Portland Habilitation Center needs Janitorial Supervisors to direct work crews on federal, state, county and private service contracts during evening and overnight shifts. These are full-time positions with benefits; wage is $2200 to $2500 a month, depending on experience.

Salary / Pay Rate:$2200 to 2500/monthly + belenfits

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Information

organization:Community Housing Resource Center
position summary:

Purpose: To enhance culturally competent financial education and counseling services offered by the Community Housing Resource Center to underserved minority community members in SW Washington.

Supervisor: Executive Director

Major Responsibilities: • Perform community outreach to spread the word to underserved low- and moderate-income communities about the availability of financial education and counseling services at the Center. • Recruit and support professional financial services volunteers who will help teach financial education in both English and additional languages. • Assist financial counselors and volunteer instructors with appropriate translation services. • Represent the Center on the Clark County Asset Building Coalition.

Salary / Pay Rate:stipend plus education award

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Nonprofit News

Adelante Mujeres selected as a finalist for a Green America Green Grant

Forest Grove (June 23, 2010) Adelante Mujeres has been selected as a finalist for a Green Grant Award by the national nonprofit Green America. Adelante Mujeres is a nonprofit in Forest Grove, Oregon whose mission is to provide the holistic education and empowerment of low-income Latina women and their families.

Based on hundreds of nominations of projects across the country, Green America staff selected 10 top projects that benefit people and the planet in local communities and is asking people to vote for their favorites. Adelante Mujeres is the only project based on the West Coast that was nominated. People can vote at http://www.greenamericatoday.org/greengrants/index_voting.cfm through July 19.

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Q & A

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Trainings

Living Yoga Volunteer Teacher Training

Space is still available in the next Living Yoga Volunteer Training, Friday-Sunday July 9-11. If you are interested in volunteering for Living Yoga, or just want more skills for teaching yoga to marginalized populations, you are welcome to attend.

Living Yoga is a non-profit yoga outreach organization teaching yoga as a vehicle for personal transformation to people who would not otherwise have access to it. We offer class in prisons, drug & alcohol rehab centers and other transitional facilities.

This workshop qualifies for Yoga Alliance CEU's. The workshop will be held at amrita: a sanctuary for yoga 1001 SW Bancroft St in Portland. Tuition is $80. Please submit a volunteer application from www.living-yoga.org

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Volunteering

Volunteer: Summer Camp at the Garden of Wonders

Volunteer for the Garden of Wonders Summercamp! We will be hosting 4 weeks of hands-on garden and cooking camp this summer and we could really use some helping hands.

Please email Nicole Hoffman if you are interested in volunteering: [email protected] 

What does a volunteer do? We need help setting up our activities, cutting up veggies/fruit, helping keep the kids focused, doing some dishes or taking photograph and helping facilitate garden activities.

Please join us!  Garden Camp: July 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th 9am-1pm. Campers will get their hands dirty and plant, harvest and care for the gardens at Abernethy Elementary.  Participants will learn about local food, urban farming, and edible natives.  Ages 5-12 .  

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Fantastic Event Benefiting Kids!

Be a part of this fantastic event benefiting children's programming at Impact Northwest: Yoshida's Sand in the City (Presented by Pacific Power)!

Each July 16th, 17th, and 18th, over 60,000 attendees visit Portland's Pioneer Square to check out our awesome sand sculptures and to support a great cause.

Volunteers are needed to assist with face painting, kids crafts, merchandise sales, set-up/tear down, and general assistance.

Volunteers will receive a free event t-shirt, as well as food and beverages provided from gracious donors during your shift!

Contact Rana DeBey at [email protected] to find out how to sign up!

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Event Volunteers Needed - Be a part of Portland Sunday Parkways!

Portland Sunday Parkways is coming!

Thousands of families, cyclists, walkers, joggers and more will be taking to the streets this Sunday, June 27th for Sunday Parkways in North Portland.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED to ensure a successful event!

We have just over 50 Intersection Superhero volunteer positions left to fill (out of 200). Intersection Superhero volunteers are a vital part of this important community event.

Visit PortlandSundayParkways.com for more information and to register as a volunteer.

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Living Yoga Office Help Wanted

Do you have general office or event planning skills? Want to put your talents to use to support personal growth and transformation for marginalized populations? Living Yoga needs your help!

We are looking for computer/data entry help on either Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons on a regular basis. This will be in the Living Yoga office. You don't need to be a high tech wizard, just keyboard competent. Data entry experience would be helpful.

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