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Digest for September 21, 2010

Digest Contents:

Mortgage Default Intake Orientation
10/10/10 Event for 350.org in Portland!
Find your own edible mushrooms!
Finding Balance A Free therapy group for anyone over 40 living with HIV/AIDS
Mozart and Wagner - Portland Symphonic Choir and Oregon Symphony
FREE TICKETS TO CNRG - The Glass Menagerie from Bag&Baggage; Producitons
Executive Director
Development Coordinator for the WHO Program
Project Manager for Web/Interactive Projects
Invitation To Nonprofit, & Community Volunteer Programs
Seeking community volunteers to help out at Zenger Farm
Volunteer with the SHINE After School and Community Program

Events

Mortgage Default Intake Orientation

The Community Housing Resource Center will be holding a free Mortgage Default Intake Orientation on Tuesday, September 21st, from 5-6PM at the Center. This workshop is the required first step in learning how to work with your lender and how the Center can assist you in resolving your mortgage issue. You do not need to be in default to get help. No reservations are required. For information, contact 360-690-4496 X105. The Community Housing Resource Center is a HUD certified, non-profit counseling/education center.

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10/10/10 Event for 350.org in Portland!

Roll Against Coal! 10 October 2010 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm

 

Greenpeace, Climate Solutions, Transition PDX, Sierra Club and Youth Empowered Action (YEA) are joining together with the Portland bike community for this year's global day against climate change.

 

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Find your own edible mushrooms!

 

The Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies has a bunch of mushroom hikes coming up!  See our website at http://arctosschool.org for a complete listing of upcoming classes.

Mushrooms & Medicinals    with Missy Rohs

Saturday, September 25th, 9am-5pm

    The hunt is on!  Each autumn, a spectacular array of fungi unfolds before us.  Join us in a hunt for tasty edible mushrooms like Chicken-of-the-Woods and Chanterelles, as well as an exploration of the medicinal plants such as Oregon Grape and Salal that abound in the same habitat.  If we get lucky, you’ll come home with a basket of gourmet treats!

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Finding Balance A Free therapy group for anyone over 40 living with HIV/AIDS

FINDING BALANCE

A Free Group For Any Person Over 40 Living with HIV/AIDS

 

• Come to a deeper understanding of yourself

• Receive understanding, support & encouragement in the presence of trusted others

 

 

Please Join Us

Wednesday Afternoon 3 - 5

Sept. 29th - Dec. 15th - 2010

 

Please contact facilitators Athena Dorey or Ericka Rickman at 503.706.4302 for more information & to register before joining

 

 

Our House of Portland 2727 SE Alder Street

(between Stark and Belmont) Bus line: #15 Belmont, # 19 Glisan or # 20 Burnside

 

Our House of Portland

Inspiring People with HIV/AIDS to Live Well

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Mozart and Wagner - Portland Symphonic Choir and Oregon Symphony

Love. Betrayal. Redemption. Experience Mozart's Grand Mass and excerpts from Wagner's Lohengrin with the Portland Symphonic Choir. Inspired in a time of love, loss and at the heart of a bitter father and son feud lies Mozart's most ambitious sacred music. Wolfgang Mozart created this breathtaking work for his beloved wife, Constanze, a piece that that ultimately brought the family back together.

 

The Portland Symphonic Choir is proud to present the glorious Grand Mass in C Minor by Mozart. The concert also features Wagner's beloved Wedding March. The Portland Symphonic Choir is accompanied by the Oregon Symphony. The concert is Saturday, September 25 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall at 7:30. For tickets call 503-228-1353 or visit us at www.pschoir.org.

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FREE TICKETS TO CNRG - The Glass Menagerie from Bag&Baggage Producitons

Tennessee Williams' most popular play has been re-invisioned by Bag&Baggage. An emotionally atmospheric, hauntingly beautiful, and profoundly moving exploration of memory and of the powerful impact of the choices we make, and the choices we do not...

 

Bag&Baggage Productions is proud to open our new season with Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie".

 

We would like to extend a special offer of 2 FREE tickets per person for members of the CNRG community to either of our preview performances, this Wed 9/22, and Thu 9/23 at 7:30pm.

 

To obtain your free tickets, just input the following code when selecting your tickets on our website.

 

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Jobs & Internships

Executive Director

Digest topic: Jobs & Internships

Information

organization:AmeriCorps Alums
position summary:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AmeriCorps Alums seeks a passionate, dynamic and committed Executive Director to guide the national organization as it expands its mission to inspire, support and mobilize alums to serve their communities in line with a projected expansion of national service over the next 10 years. The Executive Director’s responsibilities will include providing the vision for AmeriCorps Alums in partnership with a National Advisory Council, raising resources and awareness, leading the team and forging and growing collaborations with community leaders, alumni charters and organizational partners across the country.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Salary / Pay Rate:Commensurate with experience
more info...

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Development Coordinator for the WHO Program

Ever wish you could do something meaningful to help those who are homeless? And to do it as part of a diverse, dynamic and creative team? Share of Vancouver, WA, is seeking a motivated, dynamic person to serve as an AmeriCorps*VISTA member in a Development Coordinator role for the collaborative Winter Hospitality Overflow (WHO) Program which provides up to 74 shelter beds nightly in the winter months when residential shelters are full.

 

The priority of the Share AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteer will be increasing the sustainability of the WHO Program so that guests may continue to find safety and warmth in the winter months. The VISTA will focus on outreach and development through the building and maintaining of partnerships in the community.

 

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Project Manager for Web/Interactive Projects

Digest topic: Jobs & Internships

Information

organization:Blue Mouse Monkey
position summary:

Experienced PROJECT MANAGER wanted for small branding and web design company. Our company creates brands and websites primarily for changemakers such as non-profit organizations and grant foundations.

Please see full description at: http://www.bluemousemonkey.com/PROJECT-MANAGER_BlueMM.pdf

Salary / Pay Rate:TBD
more info...

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Nonprofit News

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Trainings

Invitation To Nonprofit, & Community Volunteer Programs

> > To Nonprofit, Volunteer Leaders & Program Managers: > > Volunteers are integral to the success of your work. Whether you work > in a nonprofit, government, civic, community or business setting, you > likely already appreciate the value of excellent leadership and > management of volunteers in the success of what you do. The Portland > State University Institute for Nonprofit Management course > "Voluntarism and Volunteer Management" taught by Instructor Claudia > Moorad since 1998 is once again offering your Volunteer Program the > opportunity to be considered for a professional, confidential, student > directed *Volunteer Program Strategic Assessment, Review and > Recommendations© *small group project.

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Volunteering

Seeking community volunteers to help out at Zenger Farm

Hands On Greater Portland and Walmart invite volunteers to get their hands dirty and fight hunger and homelessness in Oregon during a work party at Zenger Farm on Saturday, Sept. 25.

 

More than 100 Walmart employees and community volunteers will volunteer from 8:30am to 12:30pm at Zenger Farm 11741 SE Foster Rd Portland, OR 97266. Volunteers will be working on a variety of projects including; planting flower beds, gleaning fruit, creating pathways, mulching orchards, and removing invasive species.

 

To sign up for this project, please go to www.handsonportland.org or call 503-200-6655. This is a family friendly project, open to all ages. Volunteers must sign up in advance.

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Volunteer with the SHINE After School and Community Program

Volunteer with SHINE & brighten the future of youth at Barnes Elementary School.

 

The SHINE program is a partnership of 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Barnes Elementary School, and Impact NW Community Schools. This partnership aims to extend the school day and develop local schools as “community centers.” SHINE staff, Barnes teachers and volunteers work together to meet the needs of the students and their families.

 

At SHINE we prioritize the enrichment and empowerment of our children, families and community, and we honor diversity, inclusion, relationships, and sustainability.

 

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