Hi Overlook, it looks like this week is the one to catch your breath in before throwing yourselves into the busy month of December. Happy Thanksgiving!
1) OKNA Potluck Dinner – Save the Date! (12/9)
2) Adopt an Overlook Family for the Holidays (now)
3) Holiday Bazaars Galore! (12/3 & 12/4)
4) Help Troubled Homeowners (12/3)
5) North Portland Tree Fest & Auction (12/10)
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1) OKNA Potluck Dinner – Save the Date! (12/9)
Please join your OKNA neighbors for our annual Holiday Potluck Dinner and socializing! In lieu of our December general meeting, we will gather at Daybreak CoHousing and break bread together while we take a holiday themed break.
OKNA Holiday Potluck
Friday December 9th, 6:30—9:00 PM
Daybreak Cohousing
2525 N. Killingsworth Street
Please make something to share (and bring a serving utensil!) and join us for merry company! OKNA & Daybreak will provide dishes, flatware and cups.
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2) Adopt an Overlook Family for the Holidays (now)
Each year, families living with low income are often left out of gift-giving and receiving. Whether by donating a new toy or needed food box, as Overlook residents you will have an opportunity to share the holiday spirit within your own community this year.
REACH Community Development's Patton Park Apartments (5272 N. Interstate) is home to over 40 children living below median income. REACH Resident Services is seeking Overlook residents who are interested in adopting a family for the holidays. To adopt or for more information, contact Erica Tucker, MSW- Resident Services Coordinator at (503)546-1662 etucker@reachcdc.org.
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3) Holiday Bazaars Galore! (12/3 & 12/4)
I'll post more details next week if I get them, but for now, plan a weekend full of craft and handmade item shopping at 3 area bazaars:
The Historic Overlook House – 3839 N Melrose Drive. Two days of shopping your neighbors' wares and baked goods in this annual event to support community programming at your neighborhood community center. 503-823-3188 for more info. Saturday, December 3rd : 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, December 4th : 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Overlook Village Holiday Bazaar – Podkrepa Hall, 2116 N Killingsworth Street. A new event, so Saturday December 3 only, 10am -6pm. Local crafters, artists and Interesting People will offer gifts for sale for you & yours. Rumors of music and assorted good times.
8th Annual Kenton Firehouse Holiday Sale – Saturday, December 3 + Sunday December 4, 11am-4pm 8105 N. Brandon, concurrent raffle of participant treasures benefits North Portland Tool Library, Oregon Food Bank and the Japanese Magnet program at Richmond School.
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4) Help Troubled H
omeowners (12/3)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as part of the Obama Administration’s Making Home Affordable Program, are partnering with the HOPE NOW Alliance and NeighborWorks America® to bring a free homeowner event to the area. These events are designed to help bring together homeowners in financial distress for a face-to-face meeting with a representative from their mortgage lender and/or local housing counselor.
We are looking for volunteers to participate in our upcoming event:
Saturday, December 3, 2011, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM The Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) Blvd.
Parking is free with voucher
We are hopeful that you will volunteer, provide volunteers from your agency and/or provide us with leads to other potential volunteers. Volunteers are critical to the success of the day. We need at least 50 volunteers per shift to help us with registration, exit surveys, directional guidance, translation and additional assistance that will help the day run smoothly for the homeowner.
Volunteer shifts are (feel free to sign up for more than one!):
8:00 AM-12:30 PM
12:00 Noon-4:30 PM
Volunteers will be provided with an event t-shirt, be fed, and receive free parking. Onsite parking is complimentary (with voucher received upon departure). We are expecting approximately 20 mortgage lender companies and approximately 750-1,000 homeowners to attend.
If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering for this Foreclosure Prevention effort, please contact Bonnie Wolferd ASAP at bonnie@wolferdconsulting.com ASAP. In submitting your RSVP, please specify the following information:
1) Agency Name (if applicable)
2) Volunteer Name(s)
3) Volunteer Email Address
4) Languages spoken other than English
5) Shift(s) you can attend
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5) North Portland Tree Fest & Auction (12/10)
Saturday, December 10, 2011, the 2nd Annual North Portland Tree Fest & Auction will be held at Albina Christian Life Center located at 2149 N. Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR 97217. This is a wonderful event for the entire family which features live music, live performances and much much more.
Local Charities and Charitable Auxiliaries decorate Christmas Trees which will be on display and auctioned off at the end of the event. All proceeds from each auctioned tree go directly to that charity or charitable auxiliary. Feel free to just enjoy the wonderfully decorated trees or bring one home and support local organizations.
Admission is free and donations will be accepted by each organization involved. If you have any questions, please contact Jarvez Hall at halljar21@yahoo.com or 503-358-2914.