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Promoting healthier food options and physical activity Open House Wednesday April 6th 5:30PM

When: Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 5:30PM-7:30PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Room 2A & 2B
1333 NW Eastman Pky
Gresham, OR
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Share Your Experience

Join us as the City hosts a Healthy Eating Active Living Open House for you to share your thoughts on how the built environment helps and/or hinders the ability to have access to healthy foods and active living opportunities

What is Healthy Eating Active Living?

Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) promotes equitable access and opportunities to healthy, affordable food and to active living. It examines how health may be affected by the built environment by promoting healthier food options and physical activity through daily routines.

Gradin Sports Park Arboretum, Gresham OR

Join the Arbor Day Celebration! Gradin Sports Park Arboretum Saturday, April 9th 9AM-12PM

When: Saturday, Apr 9, 2011 9AM-12PM
Where: Gradin Sports Park
2303 SE Palmquist Road
(Between Hogan Road and Hwy 26)
Gresham, OR
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Celebrate Arbor Day

Join us for a ceremony to celebrate Gresham’s annual Arbor Day Tree City USA award and a dedication of the first phase of planting at the Arboretum at Gradin Sports Park. This arboretum has been planned for four seasons so that in any season there will be foliage, flowers and forms that stand out. This first phase planting included 150 trees and over 350 shrubs along the north and south sides of the Gradin Sports Park. The first phase planting includes a Street Tree Demonstration feature and Native Conifer and Deciduous Buffer feature.

Events will include:

• Dedication Ceremony
• Tree City USA Ceremony
• Guided Tours of the trees along the Palmquist Road sidewalk, Gradin Sports Park pathway, Native Trees and historic Significant Trees on-site
• Informational handouts on the newly planted Street Trees and Buffer Trees and Shrubs
• Street tree pruning demonstrations

When: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9AM-2PM Where: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy Gresham, OR Get Map!

Annual Earth Day Event. Bring your recyclables. Rain or Shine!

Clean up your world

Bring your recyclable items for collection to Gresham City Hall on Saturday, April 23, from 9AM to 2PM. This recycling event is free to Gresham and Wood Village residents and will be held in the Gresham City Hall parking lots, 1333 NW Eastman Pky. Rain or shine!

Below is a list of this years acceptable items. Click each link for details about what qualifies.

Collection Items

• Rigid Plastics
• Block Styrofoam
• Paper Shredding
• Fluorescent Tubes and Lights
• Cell Phones

Electronics and Batteries

We are not accepting electronics or batteries at the Earth Day event. There are options for recycling these items.

TVs, computers and monitors can be recycled for free year-round at two recycling sites in Gresham.

When: Sat, Apr 30, 2011 10AM-2PM Where: Troutdale Police Department 141 SE Dora St Troutdale OR Get map!

Safely Dispose Of Unwanted Drugs

On Saturday, April 30, the DEA and its partners will hold the second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Daynationwide. Gresham and East County residents can drop off prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Troutdale Police Department, 141 S.E. Dora St., Troutdale.

The take-back service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Commissioner Diane McKeel, District 4 Click for Multnomah County website

Join Commissioner McKeel as she talks about recent changes in East Multnomah County Monday evening 7PM St Aidan's Episcopal Church

When: Monday, Mar 28, 2011 7PM
Where: St. Aidan's Episcopal Church
17405 NE Glisan St
Gresham, OR
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Multnomah County Diane McKeel will be the featured speaker at the Wilkes East Neighborhood public meeting on March 28th at 7PM, St Aidan's Episcopal Church, 174th & NE Glisan, Gresham.

Commissioner McKeel will discuss the recent changes in East Multnomah County including improvements in Rockwood, construction of the East County courthouse and the new Rockwood Building.

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to hear and speak first-hand with your County Commissioner.

Max rider, 162nd & Burnside

Music takes calming influence to the MAX Human Solutions brings eight services under one roof

When: Tuesday, Mar 22, 2011 7PM-9PM
Where: Rockwood Station Apartments
Community Center
19100 East Burnside St
Gresham, OR
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Plan to Attend

The Rockwood Neighborhood Association will hold their next regular meeting Tuesday, March 22nd from 7-9PM at the Rockwood Station Apartments Community Center. The public is invited to attend.

Following the conduct of business, they will have two presentations that should occupy the balance of the evening.

Presentations

• Rosewood Initiative
  The first presentation will be by the Gresham Police Department officer spearheading the Rosewood Initiative, a project designed to address issues related to public safety concerns at and around the MAX stop at 162nd and Burnside, our first "gateway to Rockwood" light rail stop.
  See "Rosewood Initiative seeks to build community pride" link below, especially the readers comments on page two for a look into the problems facing this area on the border of Gresham and Portland. Ed
• Community Health Providers
  The second presentation will be by a panel of community health providers
  describing the services of each of their clinics: the new Multnomah County Community Health Clinic on SE 182nd and its plans for expansion; and Wallace Medical Concern, soon to be located at the Human Solutions Rockwood Center building currently under construction at Couch and NE 181st. Dr. Bob Sayson, Medical Director of the Good News Clinic across from the Rockwood branch of the Multnomah County Library will also share news of his clinic's services and future expansion.

Serving our seniors since 1970

"No senior will go hungry or experience social isolation" Loaves & Fishes Centers

When: Tues, Mar 8, 2011 11AM - 1PM
Where: Gresham Salvation Army
473 SE 194th Ave
Gresham, OR
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Source: blog.oregonlive.com

You're Invited

Loaves & Fishes Centers "The Meals-On-Wheels People" will open a new senior nutrition site in the Rockwood neighborhood this summer and is seeking input from the community at a meeting. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gresham Salvation Army, 473 SE 194th. Lunch will be provided.

Project Partners

The Rockwood Loaves & Fishes Center will be located in the new Rockwood Community Building now under construction at 124 NE 181st in Gresham (Get Map). Community partners involved in the project include El Programa Hispano, Mt. Hood Community College Head Start, LifeWorks Northwest, Metropolitan Family Service, Wallace Medical Concern and Human Solutions.

RSVP Requested

For more information about the community meeting, contact Carolyn Williams at 503.953.8201.

Second community forum Tuesday Jan 18th 6:30PM Public is invited to examine and comment on the project

When: Tuesday Jan 18, 2011 6:30PM-8:30PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
Oregon Trail Room
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy
Gresham, OR
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Plan to Attend

The second community forum on the Development Code Improvement Project is coming up next week. This is an opportunity to examine and comment on the work to create a Land Use Classification system and to integrate Community Service Uses into this system.

The Community Forum will be on January 18, 6:30-8:30 PM, in the Oregon Trail Room of Gresham City Hall, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway. The meeting will begin with a presentation and will follow-up with discussion groups. The materials that will be used at the forum may be found on the project webpage. Copies will be provided at the meeting.

Family Winter Festival Saturday Dec 11th 2PM-5PM Tree Lighting 4:30PM Free Admission

When: Saturday Dec 11, 2010 2PM-5PM
Where: Plaza Del Sol
18709 SE Stark Street
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Free Admission!

Bring the whole family and celebrate the Season on the Plaza Del Sol in Rockwood on Saturday Dec 11th from 2PM-5PM.

• Live Music
• Crafts for the Kids
• Visit from Santa
• Prizes

Tree Lighting Ceremony 4:30PM!

Help A Neighbor In Need

Help us reach our goal of 20,000 lbs of canned food to benefit SnowCap Community Charities on SE Stark Street. We will be collecting donations at the Festival - so bring your bag of canned food and help a neighbor in need this holiday season.

Serving warm food, warm smiles

Happy Thanksgiving! For most families, Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on everything you’ve been given, and be grateful for all that you have.

This year may be tough for many of us. But no matter how bad things are looking for you this year, there’s always someone who has it worse. So this year, take the time to give thanks for all that’s good in your own life -- and to give to others who may not share the same good fortune this Thanksgiving.

Give from the heart

Help brighten the holiday for someone in need.

• Donate time or money to a local charity or food pantry
• Donate a Thanksgiving basket to a neighbor in need
• Volunteer at a local soup kitchen or homeless shelter
• Deliver Thanksgiving meals to housebound seniors

Volunteer this holiday, and share the season!

Have a great Thanksgiving!