There are three dancing events coming up this weekend.

Friday night is the first ceili of the season, saturday afternoon Alicia Guinn will be teaching a sean-nos dance workshop and starting this Sunday there will be a weekly sean-nos dance class and set dance class.

CEILI Friday Sept. 19 8-12:30pm PPAA, 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR

Music by: Django Amerson, Eliot Grasso & Dave Cory

Lesson by: Alicia Guinn

WEEKLY CLASSES Sundays 6pm Sean-nos Dance    Sundays 7pm Set dancing, Shannon's House, 2421 SE Ash street, Portland, OR

Mondays  8 pm Sean-nos dance (intermediate)     Performance Works NorthWest, 4625 SE 67th ave, Portland, OR

A new tradition:  

3rd Thursdays: Friends and Family Night at Umoja - September 17th at 6 pm. 4941 NE 17th, Portland, OR.

Come join the staff at the Umoja Community Center formerly Portland House of Umoja. Every month we invite the community, friends, and family to come meet others. This event welcomes all to share:

- Helpful information - Family activities - Food - A venue to share concerns about our community

Sponsored by LifeWorks NW Culturally Specific Youth Prevention Services. For more information call: 503-282-3296.

Join LifeWorks NW for coffee, tea, information about our residential addiction services for women and their children and a tour of our Mountaindale facility on Thursday, September 24 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. For more information and to RSVP (required) contact Nike at [email protected] or call 503-645-3581, ext 2344.

At LifeWorks NW, we believe life works when you get the support you need. We are here to provide that support.

Cuba AyUUda is hosting a Salsa Night this month! We would like to invite you to come and bring your friends. An independent program of the First Unitarian Church - Cuba AyUUda's mission is to connect US travelers to Cubans and Cuban life resulting in transformation and friendships through service,

What: Cuba AyUUda's September Salsa Night, Featuring DJ Armando When: Friday, September 25th at 7:30pm Where: The First Unitarian Church in Fuller Hall 1011 SW 12th Ave. Portland, 97205

Cost: $7 in advance, $8 at the door

There will be delicious tamales, a salsa lesson, live dance performances, and dancing until after midnight. We hope you can come!

Join the Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation and Health Center for the Ambassadors of Hope breakfast next Thursday!

Please join us as we honor healthcare heroes Ant Hill Marketing; Lynn Baker; Laura Byerly, MD; Ruth Dallas and Kaiser Permanente for their inspiring work in support of Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center and its patients. Doors open and breakfast is served at 7am with a program to follow from 7:30am to 8:30am.

Join the World Affairs Council of Oregon to welcome eight Department of State International Visitors to Portland looking at Current Social, Political, and Economic Issues on Sept. 29 from 6-8pm.

Location:937 NW Glisan, Unit 1630 Portland, OR 97209

$15 for Members, $20 for nonmembers

Light refreshments and wine provided

Project Sponsor: Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/tualatinriver/ http://www.friendsoftualatinrefuge.org/

NWSA Mission: This position is in partnership with the Northwest Service Academy (NWSA), an AmeriCorps program of ESD112. NWSA's mission is to preserve and restore the natural environment, and to develop community leaders through service and community partnerships. www.nwserviceacademy.org

Project Location: 19255 SW Pacific Hwy, Sherwood, OR 97140

Project Sponsor: Stewardship Partners http://stewardshippartners.org/

NWSA Mission: This position is in partnership with the Northwest Service Academy (NWSA), an AmeriCorps program of ESD112. NWSA's mission is to preserve and restore the natural environment, and to develop community leaders through service and community partnerships. www.nwserviceacademy.org

Project Location: 1411 4th Avenue Suite 1425, Seattle, WA 98101

Project Sponsor: Snohomish Conservation District http://snohomishcd.org

NWSA Mission: This position is in partnership with the Northwest Service Academy (NWSA), an AmeriCorps program of ESD112. NWSA's mission is to preserve and restore the natural environment, and to develop community leaders through service and community partnerships. www.nwserviceacademy.org, http://mtadamscenter.org/open-positions.cfm

Project Location: 528 91st Ave NE Suite A, Lake Stevens, WA 98258

POSITION TITLE: Organic Farming Latino Outreach and Marketing Coordinator ORGANIZATION: Adelante Mujeres (www.adelantemujeres.org)

HOURS: 40-45hrs/wk

LOCATION: Forest Grove, OR (45 minutes from downtown Portland)

REPORTS TO: Program Director

Application due date: October 14

Anticipated start date: November 2

BROADARTS THEATRE CALL FOR INTERNS & VOLUNTEERS Fall & Winter 2009

BROADARTS THEATRE, Portland’s original, progressive, comedy, & music touring theatre company, is gearing up for our upcoming production: FAT & SASSY II: One Size Fits! This upgraded edition of FAT & SASSY includes most of the hit songs from the first stage version plus additional new material. The show opens Oct 22 and runs until Nov 22. WE INVITE YOU to come and play with us! BroadArts offers internships and volunteer positions. Join us while we CHANGE THE WORLD, ONE JOKE AT A TIME.

The Portland chapter of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development is accepting applications for our Fall Economic Development Local Grants cycle. You can find information at our new website: www.archdpdx.org/jprespect.

The application deadline is October 15th.

CCHD Local Grants fund or support economic development institutions that are smaller in scope or are in the early stage of development. Economic development projects assist poor and low-income people to develop new businesses and create new jobs.

Presenter: Rick Levine, Grant Writer, Trainer, and Consultant

Dates: October 22 and October 23, 2009

Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm both days

Learn:

Signature Hospice invites you to join our team to support patients and families in your Portland community. Our volunteer training will prepare you to provide the companionship and support so many patients and families need when faced with a terminal illness. It may be that you walk with someone in a garden at their home or care facility. It may be that you hear stories of a lifetime of relationships and adventure, or listen to current worries and concerns. Hospice is about quality of life. Your compassionate and loving presence is all that is required to make a tremendous difference in someone’s life.

Request for Project Proposals: NWSA Make a Difference Day

The Northwest Service Academy is looking for a variety of rewarding service opportunities in the Portland Metro Area for groups of five to ten AmeriCorps volunteers on October 24th, 2009—National Make a Difference Day.

Make a Difference Day is an opportunity for NWSA members to collaborate with new organizations and engage their communities in novel and exciting ways. Creative and nonstandard proposals are encouraged, but all projects should be aligned with at least one of NWSA’s core missions to build community, address human needs, and work for the betterment of the environment.

Fall is a wonderful time of year in Portland. We get to enjoy changing leaves, pumpkin spiced lattes, cool crisp mornings, and cozy sweaters. For kids however, fall means back to school. Help make back to school time more exciting for a youth…become a mentor! 

Volunteer to Teach English to Adult Refugees and Immigrants! Hello! Mount Hood Community College (MHCC) runs a volunteer-based English as a Second Language (ESL) program at several satellite sites in Gresham and we need you! We need volunteers to teach beginning and intermediate English classes. Students are international young adults to seniors, and class size runs from 5 to about 15. Volunteer teachers usually commit to twice a week for at least one term, but once a week is also welcome! The majority of our students are Spanish speaking, but we also have students from all over the globe. Students are enthusiastic and eager to learn, very appreciative and welcoming! Our volunteers often return term after term because the work is very rewarding.

Make a difference in the lives of underserved children in Tanzania by teaching at Orkeeswa Secondary School. Experience life in a traditional Maasai community and explore Tanzania.

Lake Oswego-based Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania (IEFT) operates Orkeeswa Secondary School in the rural village of Lashaine in northern Tanzania. The school is located in a predominantly indigenous Maasai community and strives to preserve the cultural traditions and beliefs, while providing its students with affordable, accessible education.

When: Saturday, October 10th, 2009, from 9am-1pm

What: Join SOLV and roughly 1,000 volunteers at over 20 project sites in Washington County and East Multnomah County on Saturday, October 10th from 9 am to 1 pm. Volunteers will plant thousands of native plants, remove litter and graffiti, enhance school grounds, and work to restore wetlands and streams in an effort to restore their communities.

RNW is accepting applications for a limited number of volunteers at our annual volunteer mediation training, free in exchange for a one-year weekly volunteer commitment.        

We are recruiting volunteers who want to:            

* Gain confidence and skills to mediate challenging conflicts           

* Help us serve Portland's diverse and underserved communities