Life by Design NW and Ann Williams

Date: November 15, 2009 - 10:30am - 2:30pm

Event Location: The Healing Hour, 12555 SW 1st Street, Beaverton, OR 97005, 503.746.4305

Class fee:$25

This visual journaling class offers a sampler of visual tools and journaling techniques to help you use your creative mind to literally visualize your goals for work, health, personal growth, family, community and more. Give yourself the gift of creativity. No artistic skill or prerequisites are necessary.

Instructor Ann Rogers-Williams draws from her training as a SoulCollage® Facilitator and 2Young2Retire® Facilitator as well as her experience as an artist, writer, and Professional Coach.

In February, 2009 Congress passed a $787 billion economic stimulus measure that prevented America’s collapse from recession into depression. Having averted this economic catastrophe, the United States must rebuild its path to economic stability and prosperity — but how?

Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show Contest - THIS SATURDAY! Saturday November 14th, 2009 Crystal Ballroom - Portland OR

Doors open at 7/Show at 8

All Ages

Junk to Funk features amazing works of wearable art and couture fashion created from trash!  

Tickets: $17 advance/$20 at door

Tickets available at Scrap, Crystal Ballroom and Ticket Master www.junktofunk.org 

The popular roving ASTD-Cascadia luncheon event Taste of ASTD visits the Jantzen Beach area on Thursday, Nov. 19. With easy access for both Vancouver and Portland residents, Bj's Restaurant, 12105 N Center Ave Portland 97217 will welcome all workplace learning professionals for networking starting at 11:45 a.m. The speaker for the no-host lunch will be Bob Lieberman, owner of Cultivating Creativity, who will be sharing insights on taking catalytic action in challenging work situations. Reservations required by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, to [email protected]. Visit www.astdcascadia.org for more information on this and other chapter events.

Reserve a table now and sell your work at our Arts and Crafts Fair at Reedwood Friends Church

2901 SE Steele Street, Portland, Oregon

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Set up 8AM-10 AM

Open to the public 10AM-5PM

Clean up 5PM-7PM

We are charging a flat fee of $25 for a 6’ long table or $30 for an 8’ table (this is a fundraiser for Reedwood Friends Church)

You stay with your table, sell your arts and crafts, take your own money, and keep your profits! No special tagging needed and no percentage taken at the end! Bring your work, a table cloth, any table top displays, and a warm smile. We’ll provide the table and chair. You are welcome to share a table with a partner.

There's only one more weekend to see CANTA Y NO LLORES (Sing and Don't Cry) -- Miracle Theatre Group's heart-warming and record-breaking celebration of Día de los muertos created by Martín Milagro, directed by Olga Sanchez and sponsored by El Hispanic News:

Thursday at 7:30 p.m. (limited availability) Friday at 8:00 p.m. Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Sunday at 2:00 p.m. (SOLD OUT) Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $20-$22 ($16 for students/seniors) from 503-236-7253, www.milagro.org  or the PDX Ticket Network community box office at the Hollywood Theatre 1-9 p.m. daily. The performance is bilingual (English and Spanish) and runs approximately two hours, including intermission.

ABOUT THE SHOW ...

Sponsored by the Richmond Neighborhood Association, this month’s event is a visit with Farmer Kollibri, the Bike Farmer who farms in other people's yards here in the Southeast and offers exchange of the produce for use of land/labor/useful goods, creating a unique CSA. Farmer K bikes to farm the 13 yard plots 3-5 mile distance 90% of the time.

Panel Discussion: Promoting Active Transportation at School - Successes and Lessons Learned

WHEN: Monday, NOV 16TH, 10:30 AM - Noon

WHERE: NORTH PORTLAND LIBRARY BRANCH (512 N Killingsworth St) Please join Safe Routes to School on November 16th (Monday) for this engaging FREE panel discussion.  Develop new ideas for successful active transportation at your school and problem-solve approaches to overcoming challenges!  Three parent volunteers will each share their experiences in promoting biking and walking at their schools, followed by a Q&A period.

The jury has met and the winners have been selected in the 5th Annual Oregon Wild Outdoor Photo Contest.

http://www.oregonwild.org/about/hikes_events/2009-oregon-wild-outdoor-photo-contest-open-house-unveiling

From the hundreds of submissions, five winners have been chosen in the categories of Wildlands, Wildlife, Waters, Endangered Places, and Kids.

Join Oregon Wild, our friends and supporters, and some of the many photographers who submitted to this year's contest as we unveil this year's winners.

Where: Tribute Gallery (328 NW Broadway #117, Portland, OR)

When: November 19, 2009 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Help inspire wonder through challenging, rewarding work in amazing locations! The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) offers the most extensive, longest running, and in-depth summer science camps program in the Northwest and is seeking Outdoor Science Instructors to teach natural science and natural resource management topics in various settings, including trailside, van-based, rafting, canoeing and field classrooms, to students and campers enrolled in OMSI’s field programs, residential outdoor science school and summer science camps and adventures. Exempt position with benefits, scheduled February through November. Work schedule varies depending on programming.

The Multnomah Bar Foundation (MBF) is now accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOI) for projects that are aligned with its mission to increase the public’s understanding of the legal system and promote civic education and participation.

LOI guidelines and the 2010 Grants schedule may be found at www.mbabar.org/grant.htm.

Letters of Inquiry for the 2010 Grants cycle must be received by January 15, 2010.

For more information, contact Pamela Hubbs at 503.222.3275 or [email protected].

The OHSU Center for Women’s Health, through generous community donations, is able to offer free women’s health exams (Pap test, pelvic exam and clinical breast exam) every month.  Any woman experiencing barriers to receiving these preventive screenings is welcome to call.

We still have appointments available in December at a variety of times and dates.

Those wishing to make an appointment should call:

503-346-1212

Thanks for your help in spreading the word!

Lisa Isabell, M.A., T.T.S.

Certified Wellness Coach

Health Education Resources Manager

OHSU Center for Women's Health

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L466

Portland, OR 97239

[email protected]  

We have two more Arctos School classes this month -- Herbal Anti-Virals and Holiday Gift-Making! Join us. Our classes are always sliding-scale for non-profit workers and low-income folks. Visit our website to learn about our Apprenticeship Program, too! http://arctosschool.org  

Monday, November 16th, 6:00-7:30pm.

Marketing a small business is hard work. How can you use the resources you have to grow your sustainable small business effectively and efficiently? Join Peter Korchnak of Semiosis Communications to explore a handful of valuable ways to market yourself without breaking the bank.

$5 for MCNW clients and $10 for community members (check or cash please). At the Mercy Corps NW office at 43 SW Naito Pkwy downtown by the Burnside Bridge.

Web Designer Wanted Disability Art and Culture Project (DACP) are currently seeking a volunteer to rethink our current website. We need a designer who has knowledge about how to make a web page easy to update and willing to teach us to add links, update content, change graphics and add resource pages. Our goal is to make DACP’s website brandable. We want our website to be easy to navigate, our design aesthetically appealing, and accessible to speech software /screen readers.

This holiday season give the gift of yourself by signing up for our next New Mentor Training, Thursday evening, Jan. 14, 5:30 - 9:30. It's the gift that never stops yielding a return!

Willamette Valley Development Officers (WVDO) is a nonprofit organization that provides training programs for nonprofit fundraisers.

We have a variety of programs that meet the needs of individuals just beginning to work in fundraising to those that direct programs and run departments.

For 2010, we are reaching into the community for potential presenters. We encourage fundraising professionals to lead workshops for other fundraisers. This community focused learning enhances everyone's learning.

Mentor Youth and Learn About a New Culture!Mentors Needed!HAYLO - Helping a Youth Leap Onward 

Are you able and willing to donate your time and skills?  Do you like to have fun?  Would you be interested in welcoming immigrants into our community?  Would you like to learn about a new culture?  Learn a new language?  Would you like to be a mentor?

Come share, build, and practice your skills by volunteering your time with us!

We are looking for mentors who are willing to help East African, Burmese, Eastern European and Hispanic youth.  Mentors will spend one and a half hours a week helping with homework and English, talking about school, life, and the youth’s future.