Brrr, it’s cold out there, and winter is coming fast! Do you feel the cold breeze cutting through your house or apartment? Are your curtains or blinds moving? Is your furnace kicking on every 30 minutes? Then we can help!

Community Energy Project is offering free weatherization workshops, great for homeowners and renters alike. Participants learn how to install basic draft-stopping weatherization materials in this hands-on dynamic workshop. From internally mounted vinyl window kits to door weatherstripping, you don’t have to be tool savvy to benefit from this class.

A Night at the Theater to Benefit Virginia Garcia!

Please join us for a special theatrical presentation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, benefiting Virginia Garcia, on December 10th at 7:30pm at the historic Venetian Theatre in downtown Hillsboro!

What: A Christmas Carol, Dickens’ holiday classic, an interactive theater experience complete with sing-a-long Christmas caroling. Great for the whole family!

Where: The Venetian Theatre, 253 E. Main St. Hillsboro, OR

When: December 10, 2009, show begins at 7:30pm

Tickets: All tickets for this special showing are $12, with $5 of each ticket going back to Virginia Garcia! Visit www.bagnbaggage.org or call (503) 516-4840 to reserve your tickets today.

A printable pdf is available on our webpage at http://preview.tinyurl.com/psucupawtbiPerkins

“What's the Big Idea?” A lecture series sponsored by the College of Urban & Public Affairs Presents John Perkins Transforming Turmoil into a New Economy

Tuesday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m. Smith Memorial Student Center Ballroom, 3rd floor Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway

It's our 11th anniversary! Please help us celebrate. Join us for our annual Holiday Sale and Open House.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

10 am - 3 pm

Trillium Artisans

9119 SE Foster Road, Portland, OR 97266

http://trilliumartisans.org

Meet the artisans. Enjoy wine and goodies. Shop for locally handmade, eco-friendly, fair trade gifts, made from recycled and reclaimed materials.

Giving recycled is twice as nice!

Take 20% off your ENTIRE purchase during this event.

Named "Best Crafty Collective" in Willamette Week's 2009 Best of Portland issue!

The Neighborhood House Winter Wishes Gift Drive benefits low-income children, families, and seniors in our community, and you can help! This Thursday Nov 12th, we are assembling the paper mittens that hang in participating store windows. Join when you can from 5:00pm-9:00pm for this mitten extraveganza. Volunteers are also needed to help with the intake and sorting of gifts on Dec 10th, 11th, and 14th. Family friendly volunteer opportunity! Please contact Brean at 503-246-1663 x117 or [email protected] if you can help. More Winter Wishes info at www.nhweb.org

When: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Where:  St. Francis Dining Hall - 1182 SE Pine St.

Link: http://www.thedirt.org/node/4331

At Multnomah County we are asking the question “what is next for the local food movement?”  There’s no doubt that Mult Co and Portland region are at the epicenter of a growing national interest in local food.  Currently, we have over 20 farmers’ markets, approximately 65 community-supported agriculture farms, and a plethora of restaurants and grocery stores that feature local food.

So the question is:  have we arrived or have we just started? Multnomah County believes that we have just started. That is why Multnomah County has launched the Multnomah Food Initiative – a public engagement process that will bring the community together to create a shared vision, shared goals, and the first comprehensive community food action plan in the nation. 

Early next year, Mult Co will be hosting a Food Summit to bring together business interests, the health industry, local governments, and the community to create a 15 year roadmap that will do two things: (1) relocalize our food system and (2) make the healthy choice the easy choice for all of us.  Multnomah County would like to hear your thoughts on the Food Summit and Food Action Plan.

We have a position for a Development Intern for NAMI Multnomah. This position is unpaid and reports to the Executive Director.

Duties and responsibilities include: • Research potential community partners • Outreach to potential community partners • Research grant opportunities • Assist with preparation of grant proposals • Attend meetings and be a member of the Grant writing committee

Requirements: • Interest in nonprofit development • MS Office proficiency • Strong internet research skills • Excellent written and verbal communication • Professional phone presence

We have a position for a Fundraising Intern. This position is unpaid and reports to the Executive Director.

Duties and responsibilities include: • Attend weekly meetings of the fundraising committee • Help with fundraising for special events • Solicit donations • Help develop a strategic plan for NAMI Walk 2010 • Help with annual appeal and membership drive

Requirements: • Interest in nonprofit fundraising • Prior fundraising experience • Understands the fundamentals of fundraising • Prefer student who has completed Advanced Fundraising • Excellent written and verbal communication • MS Office proficiency • Strong internet research skills

Workshop HighlightsJanuary 9th - 25th, 2010 Dogon Country, MaliWe will be surrounded by learning opportunities throughout our stay. The workshop will be a muti-lingual event with translation between French, English, and Dogon. Lectures and instruction will include:Dome construction Rubble trench foundations Earth Bag construction Cob construction Stone masonryDogon culture and societyDrylands permacultureDogon graineriesDogon Adobe constructionSign-up today atwww.earthenhand.com

Life presents us with one chance to be a child. Children need a safe, caring, and supportive home to build successful social and coping skills, excel in school, and just be a kid.

Trillium's Therapeutic Foster Parents give kids that chance!

At Trillium Family Services, we believe that every foster parent has an integral role in the lifesaving treatment we provide for children and families, and we value them for their unique contribution to our agency’s work. Our foster parents are among the most dedicated members of our community, and we are committed to the development and retention of such individuals through training and ongoing support.

The Re:Vision Gallery at SCRAP is a 300 sqft fine-art gallery space dedicated to exhibiting fine art from local and regional artist. All work is 75% reuse materials, which makes our space very unique. We've had 6 months of high quality exhibitions, and have the next 6 months planned with exceptional Artists such as Jud Turner, Mar Goman and Carolyn Campbell.

Our space lacks one very important thing, a wood floor. The space is currently carpeted.

We need a wood floor and installation services to complete our space and help showcase the quality work we are displaying.

Please email [email protected] to help. Many thanks!

In Other Words Bookstore is looking for some winter help!  We need volunteers who can commit to 3 hours a week (or every other week) to work on some upcoming projects.  We are looking for people interested in working on projects in the following areas: -Increasing the reach of our resources in our Resource Center.  Involves seeking out resources in Portland that would benefit women and others in the community with basic needs, health, and social services.