Community

Earth Day Everyday - Recycle When: Sat, Apr 20, 2019 9AM-2PM Where: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

The City will hold its annual recycling event in celebration of Earth Day. This event is free to Gresham and Wood Village residents (businesses may only participate in recycling fluorescents).

Items that can be recycled or donated

Volunteer

We are also looking for volunteers for this year's event. Tasks may include directing traffic, handing out flyers, unloading materials from automobiles and sorting materials.

Sign up to volunteer.

More information

• Recycle@GreshamOregon.gov
• 503-618-2818

Free household hazardous waste collection events:

Metro 2019 Neighborhood Collection Schedule

• May 04 - Gresham City Hall, 9AM-2PM
• May 18 - Mt Hood Community College, Lot N, 9AM-2PM
• Jun 15 - Gresham City Hall, 9AM-2PM

Free Low-Cost Gardening Course When: Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:30PM-8:30PM Where: St Aidan's Episcopol Church 17405 NE Glisan St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Healthy gardening on a budget
Seed to Supper is a free, 5-week course offered by the Oregon Food Bank and hosted by Friends of Nadaka Nature Park that teaches participants how-to garden on a budget. In this interactive class, participants gain new knowledge and skills to be able to start a garden and grow some of their own food. Participants receive free instructional booklets and seeds with the course to help them get started, as well as some hands-on practice in Nadaka's Community Garden. Topics include:

• Garden site and soil development
• Garden planning
• Planting a garden
• Caring for a growing garden
• Harvesting and using garden bounty

Learn low-cost ways to build healthy soil, plan you growing space, care for your growing garden and harvest your bounty!

** Registration is required for this event. Please sign up using this Seed to Supper Registration Form. Contact info@friendsofnadaka.org with any questions. Participants are expected to attend all five classes. Please sign up, and share with friends!

This course will be taught in English. If you are interested in attending a Russian- or Spanish-led course, please contact info@friendsofnadaka.org

Get your shopping done early! When: Sat, Dec 01, 2018 9AM-4PM Where: Wilkes Elementary 17020 NE Wilkes Rd Portland, OR Get Map!

Join us at the 11th Annual Wilkes Elementary Holiday Gift Bazaar, open to shoppers from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, on Saturday, December 1st.

Featuring over 35 local vendors selling their crafts and gifts, including but not limited to Native American and Mexican artifacts, natural soaps and lotions, essential oils, jewelry, children’s books, Tupperware, pottery, candles, hand-knitted items, Scentsy, Thirty One, Paparrazi accessories, and more!

We will be raffling a Wilkes Wildcat one-of-a-kind vintage t-shirt fleece blanket and other fun items!

You don’t want to miss this one!

Meeting Notice When: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7PM-9PM (New date! 2nd Monday) Where: Albertina Kerr Gresham Campus, Training Building (small bldg, center north on campus) 722 NE 162nd Av Gresham, OR Get Map!

Neighborhood Meeting, Everyone's Invited

Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!

Save the date
Be sure to save Monday, November 13th at 7PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood 2018 Spring Meeting. The meeting will be held at Albertina Kerr, 722 NE 162nd Av, Training Building (small bldg, center north on property), Gresham OR. Get map!

Guests & Topics
Speakers for the March 12th meeting include: What are you most concerned about? (audience survey), Gresham Police Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET), Mario Palmero,City of Gresham Council, Rockwood update & homeless, Waterside Apartment project update, Zimmerman House update.

Who should attend?
This meeting is open to all residents and businesses in the Wilkes East Neighborhood!

Be Part Of Your Community. Plan To Attend.

Agenda

• What are you most concerned about? (audience survey)
• Gresham Police Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET)
• Mario Palmero,City of Gresham Council, Rockwood update & homeless
• Waterside Apartment project update
• Zimmerman House update

Watch for these red & white Meeting Signs the week before our meeting. The signs were purchased with assistance of the City of Gresham Neighborhood Grant Program, and with volunteer hours to set them out and retrieve them. Signs Now NW also made a generous contribution to this project.

Mark your calendar. See you there!

Come Lend a Hand! When: Sat Feb 10, 2018 9AM-12PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park (Meet at the picnic structure) 17615 NE Glisan St Get Map!

Let's Get Dirty
Looking for a way to get outside and make a difference in your community? Join Friends of Nadaka for our Community Planting Event to restore a healthy habitat at Nadaka Nature Park. Volunteers will be planting native shrubs like Oregon Grape and Thimbleberry!

Register Here: https://www.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0C1I000005PrHBUA0M call at 503-956-8558.

Tools, plants, gloves, and light refreshments will be provided. Dress to work in natural areas: long pants, warm cloths, and closed-toe sturdy shoes. Please bring a water bottle and a friend!

Native plantings help filter pollutants, provide shade, and improve fish and wildlife habitat. This is a great way to meet other community members dedicated to improving local green spaces and nature!

Portland Holiday Tree Lighting. Click to enlarge

Pioneer Courthouse Square Annual Holiday Tree Lighting When: Fri Nov 24, 2016 5:30PM-6:30PM Where: Pioneer Courthouse Square 701 SW 6th Ave Portland OR Get Map!

Join the Celebration & Sing-A-Long!
The day after Thanksgiving, thousands of Portlanders will gather at the Square to celebrate the lighting of the spectacular 75ft Tree provided by Stimson Lumber Company. This beloved community tradition will feature a holiday sing-a-long with Thomas Lauderdale and members of Pink Martini, the NW Community Gospel Choir, and friends! With a big tree, over 14,000 colorful lights and Portland’s largest community sing-a-long this is an event you won’t want to miss! Download a copy of last year’s songbook here!. Arrive early for best viewing.

Come and Join the Fun! When: Sat, Nov 25, 2017 5PM-6:30PM Where: Arts Plaza 401 NE Second St. Get Map!

The 26th Annual Spirit of Christmas tree lighting one of the communitys most popular events rings in Greshams holiday season with a family-friendly program that includes music, photos with Santa, refreshments and the lighting of the 60-foot Ponderosa pine on the Arts Plaza.

This free, jolly holiday event is on Saturday, Nov. 25. Watch for fun activities beforehand in Historic Downtown in the afternoon leading up to the tree lighting festivities on the Arts Plaza from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. The tree is lit at 6:00 pm.

For more information, contact Event Coordinator Shannon Chisom at Shannon.Chisom@gmail.com or 503-750-3785.

Read more about the Spirit of Christmas event.

Saturday's thru October When: Sat, Oct 28, 2017 8:30AM-2PM Where: Downtown Gresham at NW 3rd Street and NW Miller Avenue Get Map!

The Gresham Farmers Market is a community gathering place where you can stroll, shop and listen to live music. The market offers shoppers fresh, local produce, meats, cheeses, flowers, crafts, fresh food and live music.

Dont forget to bring your bag or basket from home.

For more information about the Gresham Farmers' Market contact us at 971-303-2248 or info@greshamfarmersmarket.com, or visit the Gresham Farmers' Market website.

When: Sat, Oct 28, 2017 10AM-12PM Where: Rockwood Library 17917 SE Stark St. Get Map!

Do you have clothes and other fabrics that need mending? Bring them to this workshop and learn how to repair them. Volunteers experienced in sewing will demonstrate how to repair items and then provide guidance while you repair your own. Sewing machines and hand-sewing supplies will be available, but if you want something specific for your repair (like matching thread, button, zipper, etc.), please try to bring those supplies.

For more information about this event, contact Lyndsey Runyan at lyndseyr@multco.us or 503-988-5123.

Saturday's thru October When: Sat, Sep 30, 2017 8:30AM-2PM Where: Downtown Gresham at NW 3rd Street and NW Miller Avenue Get Map!

The Gresham Farmers Market is a community gathering place where you can stroll, shop and listen to live music. The market offers shoppers fresh, local produce, meats, cheeses, flowers, crafts, fresh food and live music.

Dont forget to bring your bag or basket from home.

For more information about the Gresham Farmers' Market contact us at 971-303-2248 or info@greshamfarmersmarket.com, or visit the Gresham Farmers' Market website.