Buying Healthy food on a budget!

Join us for a FREE "How to Buy Food on a Budget" Workshop

  Find out how to save money, feed your family, and eat healthy while shopping at the grocery store.   Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lent Elementary School, 5105 SE 97th Ave., Portland Includes: FREE Childcare, Light Dinner, and raffle for prizes. Agenda: Cooking demonstration, grocery shopping tips, eating, resources, and more. FREE and OPEN TO EVERYONE!  

  Please RSVP by Monday, Jan 26th by calling 503-916-6322. (Class limit: 25 adults + children) For a flyer in English or Spanish, visit www.rosecdc.org/Events.html

    Hosted by: ROSE Community Development, Lent SUN Community School, and Zenger Farms. (Lent SUN Community School is a collaboration of Multnomah County Office of School and Community Partnerships, the City of Portland Parks & Recreation, the Portland Public School District, Portland Impact and IRCO.)   Amie Diffenauer, Community Organizer ROSE Community Development Lents Homeownership Initiative 5215 SE Duke Street Portland, OR 97206 Tel: 503-788-8052 x105 Fax: 503-788-9197   Please remember to donate to ROSE at www.rosecdc.org  

From: Amie Diffenauer Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 2:20 PMSubject: Folks can save $ on Energy Bills!!

Please share this with everyone (Spanish and English flyer attached, Press release attached)   Press Release                                                   

For Immediate Release Date:             January 12, 2009 Contact:       Amie Diffenauer, Community Organizer, ROSE Community Development                         (503) 788-8052 x105 or [email protected]     Save Money on Energy Bills

  What:      Weatherization Workshop When:     Wednesday, January 21st from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Where:    Lent Elementary School, 5105 SE 97th Ave

Why:        To learn how to save money on your energy bills. Notable:  Income-qualified Portland residents can receive a free kit of weatherization materials ($150 value).   PORTLAND Members of the Lents Homeownership Initiative (LHI), Lent SUN Community School, ROSE Community Development and Community Energy Project are hosting the following free workshop for renters and homeowners.   Winters on its Way!  Find out how to save money on your energy bills, keep your home warmer and conserve energy.  This is a FREE event open to everyone.  Income-qualified Portland residents can receive a free kit of weatherization materials.  The free kit includes: Interior vinyl storm windows, door weatherstripping, digital switch plate thermometers, compact fluorescent light bulb and more.   This event will be held on January 21st, 2009, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Lent Elementary School, 5105 SE 97th Ave.  We would like to bring enough materials for everyone so sign up to reserve your spot.  Call to register: (503) 916-2000 x1860.  En Español: Carmen Flores at (503) 916-6322.   Sponsored by Community Energy Project and the Lents Homeownership Initiative Partners: ROSE Community Development, PDC, and Kelly SUN Community School (a collaborative effort of Portland Impact, Portland Public Schools, Multnomah County, and Portland Parks and Recreation).   The Lents Homeownership Initiative is comprised of more than 50 nonprofit, public and private sector organizations, and businesses working together to increase homeownership and improve the quality of life in the Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area.   ROSE Community Development is the organizer of LHI.  ROSE has provided affordable housing and other neighborhood improvements in outer southeast Portland since 1992.  ROSE gives families a secure place to build lives, raise children, and feel like part of the neighborhood.   ###   Amie Diffenauer, Community Organizer ROSE Community Development Lents Homeownership Initiative 5215 SE Duke Street Portland, OR 97206 Tel: 503-788-8052 x105 Fax: 503-788-9197   Please remember to donate to ROSE at www.rosecdc.org