Events

SOLV Down By the Riverside
at Butler Creek Invasive Removal Project

When: Saturday May 17th, 2008 9:00AM - 1:00PM
Where: Butler Creek Greenway
SW Binford Ave and SW Binford Lake Pkwy
(Meet at trailhead)
Hold it weeds! It's time to go! Volunteer to help restore Butler Creek's native landscape by volunteering at this upcoming restoration event. Volunteers will be removing ivy, holly, and blackberry from a section of the Butler Creek Trail to help ensure the preservation of future native species in Butler Creek Greenway.

Join Your Neighbors,
Be A Part Of Your Community,
Plan To Attend

When: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Where: St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church
17405 NE Glisan Street

Be sure to save Wednesday, May 21st at 7:00 PM for WENA’s Quarterly Meeting. This meeting will be held at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan Street, Portland, Oregon.

Guest Speaker

• Donna Edgley, Board Member
  Reynolds School District
  www.reynolds.k12.or.us
• Brighton West , Program Director
  Friends of Trees
  www.friendsoftrees.org

Meeting Topics

• Neighborhood Update
• Annual Neighborhood Clean-Up
• Nadaka Park- Grant Proposal, & Clean-Up
• Neighborhood Watch Groups in your neighborhood
• Election of Secretary/Treasurer

Mark your calendar and plan to attend your neighborhood meeting.

Bring Your Gloves And Join Us At Nadaka Park. Volunteers Needed Thursday & Friday

When: Thursday & Friday, May 22-23 2008 9:00AM - 12:30PM
Where: Nadaka Park
NE 176th Ave & NE Pacific St

HB Lee students adopt Nadaka Park; you should too!

The City of Gresham Parks & Recreation will be working with our HB Lee Middle School students this Thursday and Friday from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm at Nadaka Park. They will be doing some invasive plant removal and general cleanup.

We hope you can join them for one or two hours or anytime you might have to improve Nadaka Park. Just give Rachel Zarfas a call at (503) 618-2789 or email Rachel.Zarfas@ci.gresham.or.us to let her know. The students at HB Lee Middle School have adopted Nadaka Park and you should too.

Your Wilkes East Neighborhood Association has applied for a grant to make improvements at Nadaka Park and as part of that grant application the residents of our community must make a volunteer contribution

Join us for the
Johnson Creek Watershed Council's
3rd Annual Meeting Luncheon
with Bill Bradbury

When: Thursday, May 22, 11:30am luncheon,
1:30pm tour of Reed Canyon
Where: Reed College, Kaul Auditorium
Cost: Tickets are $25 per person
Host a table of 8 for $200

Johnson Creek Watershed Council's 3rd Annual Meeting luncheon will take place on the beautiful Reed College campus once again. Our special guest will be Bill Bradbury, Oregon's Secretary of State. The luncheon will include the release of our first State of the Watershed Report, presenting information from a wide array of sources on many aspects of watershed health

Bring Your Gloves And Join Us At Nadaka Park. Volunteers Needed Thursday & Friday

When: Thursday & Friday, May 22-23 2008 9:00AM - 12:30PM
Where: Nadaka Park
NE 176th Ave & NE Pacific St

HB Lee students adopt Nadaka Park; you should too!

The City of Gresham Parks & Recreation will be working with our HB Lee Middle School students this Thursday and Friday from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm at Nadaka Park. They will be doing some invasive plant removal and general cleanup.

We hope you can join them for one or two hours or anytime you might have to improve Nadaka Park. Just give Rachel Zarfas a call at (503) 618-2789 or email Rachel.Zarfas@ci.gresham.or.us to let her know. The students at HB Lee Middle School have adopted Nadaka Park and you should too.

Your Wilkes East Neighborhood Association has applied for a grant to make improvements at Nadaka Park and as part of that grant application the residents of our community must make a volunteer contribution

May2008 Board Meeting
Monday May 26, 2008
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Board meetings are scheduled for the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30pm

For more information please contact: info@WilkesEastNA.org

Yamhill Community Garden Workshop: Composting

When: Wednesday May 28th, 2008 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Where: Yamhill Community Garden
19309 SE Yamhill St.
What is the importance of compost and how do you make it? This informational workshop will cover the benefits of composting for your home or community garden and how do to it. (English/Spanish presentation.) Volunteers are needed to help set up, children's activities, and take down.
Refreshments and snacks will be provided!

Planning Commission to discuss Development Code Improvement Project

When: Monday June 9, 2008 6:30PM
Where: Springwater Trail Room
City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, OR

The Development Code Improvement Project will be discussed at the June 9 Planning Commission work session. The work session begins at 6:30 in the Springwater Trail Room at the City Hall Conference Center, City Hall, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway.

When: Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 7:00PM

Where: Gresham City Hall, Springwater Trail Room

The Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations next meeting will be Wednesday, Jun 11th, 7:00PM in the Springwater Trail Room, Gresham City Hall, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, OR 97030.

It is open to the public to attend. See you there!

Multi-Family Garage Sale
Friday June 13, 2008
8:30AM - 4:30PM

When: Friday, June 13, 2008 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Where: 601 NE 167th Place
Gresham, Oregon

• Household items
• Mens/Womens clothes
• Toys and more!

Multi-Family Garage Sale
Saturday June 14, 2008
8:30AM - 4:30PM

When: Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Where: 601 NE 167th Place
Gresham, Oregon

• Household items
• Mens/Womens clothes
• Toys and more!

Let's Get Dirty At The Zimmerman House!

When: Jun 14, 2008 9:00AM - 2:00PM
WHere: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd

Take a step back into history by volunteering at the Zimmermann House. This 1874 farmhouse is a perfect reflection of typical Columbia River dairy farm life in the late 1800s. Volunteers are needed to weed and prune in the garden, which will contribute to the historical site's overall beauty.
Location: Zimmerman Park, 17111 NE Sandy Blvd.