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January 2022
CNN E-NEWS
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK Day, Monday, January 17, 2022
Honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. at one of these free activities.You can celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and give back to your community.
2022 MLK Day in Portland
The activities are free and open to all ages, you need to RSVP.
World Arts Foundation Celebration features a historical film screening at the Hollywood Theatre from 3-5 p.m. Reserve a free ticket here.
MLK Day Clean Up with SurfriderPDX and the City of Portland at their fourth annual MLK Day Clean Up. This service activity focuses on cleaning up trash and cigarette butts to ensure they do not pollute our waterways. Serve the community and the environment from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. starting at the evo Portland Store. Register here.
SOLVE’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Join with Solve and choose between four check-in locations to receive cleanup supplies, instructions and disposal info. The event is from 9-11:30 a.m. Pre-registration required.
Service Day at Smith and Bybee Wetlands Join Metro Parks and Nature for planting and mulching at Smith and Bybee Wetlands in North Portland from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is required and event size limited to 20 people.
The Skanner Foundation 36th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast
This annual event is virtual again in 2022 from 9-10 a.m. The event brings our community together to share breakfast and celebrate the life, work, and vision of civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Register for the free event.
Free Washington State Park Entrance In 2022, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering 12 free days to see the wild side of the Evergreen State. Click here for info, MLK Day is one of them.
Free Parking Day at Portland Metro Parks Enjoy free parking at Oxbow and Blue Lake regional parks, Broughton Beach, M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp and Chinook Landing Marine Park. Check the activities you can do at each park.
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January was named for the Roman god Janus, known as the protector of gates and doorways, who symbolize beginnings and endings. Janus has two faces, one looking to the past, the other with the ability to see the future.
January 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (observed). This national holiday is the 3rd Monday in January and honors the principles of this Civil Rights Lleader and Nobel Prize Winner dedicated to nonviolence.
Other famous January birthdays include Muhammad Ali, Jeff Bezos, Elvis Presley and Michelle Obama, Ellen Degeneres and Oprah Winfrey. There are some serious high-earners in this list!
A few fun days you might want to celabrate; 1/20 Penguin Day, 1/22 Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day and 1/29 Puzzle Day. January is National Clean Up Your Computer Month and National Hot Tea Month!
January's birthstone is the garnet, a rare gem that comes in a variety of different colors. Red is the most popular. Januars flower is the carnation, an unassuming, yet charming flower.
Each year, the United Nations chooses a few different topics, or themes that they want all the Countries around the World to focus on. In 2022, these are: International Year of Artisanal Fisheries (various small-scale, low-technology, low-capital, fishing practices undertaken by individual fishing households) and Aquaculture (the rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food)
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Join Meetings in
Central Northeast Neighbors
Due to Covid the are held via Zoom. Please look at the Neighborhood Association Websites for updates.
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Central Northeast Neighbors First Wednesday 7pm (CNN) contact Ronda
Sumner Neighborhood Association (SAN) contact Ronda
Madison South Neighborhood Association (MSNA) Click here
Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood Association (BWNA) Click here
Rose City Park Neighborhood Association (RCPNA) Click here
Hollywood Neighborhood Association (HNA) Click here
Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA) Click here
Central Northeast Neighbors Community Connects Gathering TBD
Central Northeast Neighbors Land Use Transp. Comm. 4th Wednesday
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Central Northeast Neighbors Land Use, Transportation, Open Spaces and Parks (LUTOP)
Next LUTOP Meeting Fourth Wednesday of the month January 26, 2022
Our meetings are open to the public. We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information or questions or to be added to our email list please email Alison Stoll at alisons@cnncoalition.org
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Family Owned, Locally Loved Proudly Caring for our Community
Currently offering walk-in booster shots and First & second doses for Pfizer, Moderna and J&J Covid- 19 vaccines. They have pediatric Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11 as well. Monday-Friday: 9am-6pm and Saturday: 9am-1pm
Location 1619 NE 42nd AVE Portland OR, 97213 PARK AT TRADER JOES
To Find Information About Where to Find Covid Vaccines you may search https://www.vaccines.gov/search/
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Charter Commission:
Community Listening Sessions
The Portland Charter Commission is inviting you to their virtual Community Listening Sessions! Come learn from Charter Commissioners about the charter review process, the options of reform for our government and elections, and join small breakout rooms to have a community discussion on these options! Community members are invited to attend either of the Part II Community Listening Seccions
The sessions will have the same content just offered on different days to accommodate more community members the next is, Saturday, January 22nd from 12-2pm. Learn more about Charter and register here: Tinyurl.com/CharterListeningSessions
Did you miss Community Listening Session Part I? Watch it here!
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City of Portland One Point of Contact
To report issues of illegal camping or related garbage within Portland the City of Portland’s One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System is the mechanism community members can use. The following youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXSc6cr4WuY) describes how to use the system to make a report. It shows how the City and Central City Concern’s Clean Start Program respond to those reports.
It can be very frustrating for community members to raise issues with the City. It is not always clear how to make reports and to whom. The City’s One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System is designed to simplify the process by providing a platform to more easily report issues about campsites. https://www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit/70039
Two ways to report a campsite using the One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System. Please use just ONE of the following methods:
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PDX Reporter. Select the "Campsite Reporting" icon on the main menu.
- Call 311.
**Please note that not all reports result in immediate action by the City. Every site reported is reviewed and analyzed.** Whether using PDX Reporter or calling 311, the exact location of the site is needed.
Once a report is filed a Clean Start crew is dispatched to conduct an onsite assessment and to pick up camper identified garbage.The Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program (HUCIRP) recommends submitting a new report of the same site once a week to ensure a current assessment by Clean Start (the first responder to the site to remove garbage and biohazardous materials). To report people living in a vehicle go to https://www.portland.gov/transportation/parking/abandoned-auto
If you are reporting criminal activity/behavior, report directly to Police. If you are reporting an emergency, call 9-1-1
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Hollywood Senior Center Community
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. and all those who struggled and fought for civil rights
“We must accept finite disappointment,
but never lose infinite hope.”
―Martin Luther King Jr.
“There comes a time when one must take a position
that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular,
but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” ―Martin Luther King Jr., in A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
Greetings CFPA-HSC Community,
In recognition of the January 17th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday (his birthday is January 15), we wanted to start with a couple of quotations that we feel encapsulate our times. When you search for quotes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., you inevitably encounter endless pages of beautiful, poignant, and relevant words that demonstrate King’s empathy and compassion, and his ability to speak to pretty much every aspect of the human condition. The quotes above well represent how we’re feeling these days; staying positive in the face of an uncertain future, as well as striving to be honest about the situation we’re in and what that means for us as individuals, a community, and a species moving forward.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an important historical figure, not just for the Civil Rights movement, but for the United States as a whole. He was steadfast in his commitment to racial and economic justice, spurred on by the righteousness of his convictions, borne out of love for humanity and his commitment to God.
Let’s all use MLK Day as a reminder that there is a lot of work yet to be done. While Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights movement more broadly, was able to make incredible progress through activism, court challenges, and public policy, we still live in a society with incredibly different outcomes depending on who your parents are and where you come from. We are grateful to Dr. King and all those who fought and continue to fight for a more just and equitable society for lighting the path.
Check out the local activities below recognizing MLK Day. [Proof of vaccination and masks are required for live events.]
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Monday, January 17 – The Skanner Foundation’s Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast – Virtual, 9:00–10:00am. Free admission.
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Monday, January 17 – World Arts Foundation’s Martin Luther King Tribute – Hollywood Theatre, 3:00–5:00pm. Free admission (registration required).
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Monday, January 17 – MLK Day Performance by the Blackonteurs Comedy Troupe – University of Portland’s Buckley Center Auditorium, 5:00pm. Free admission (registration required).
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Monday, January 17 – The Fight Continues: Celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ongoing efforts of housing justice advocates – Virtual, 1:00–2:30pm. Free admission (registration required).
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Saturday, January 22 – Defining Abolition: Black People Liberate Themselves, A Virtual Racial Justice Teach-In in honor of the legacy and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Virtual, 10:00am-3:30pm. Free admission (registration required).
COVID-19 UPDATE
Reiterating our last eBlast, the Community for Positive Aging andHollywood Senior Center have suspended all non-essential in-person programs both this week and next (Jan. 10–23), and will reassess our status during the week of January 17. We hope that we’ll be able to return to limited in-person programming at the center the week of January 24, and move forward with reopening on certain days sometime in February, but these decisions will be guided by data, CDC/OHA/Multco guidelines, as well as conversations with staff, volunteers, community members, and community partners.
We made this decision for a variety of reasons, but we want to make clear that we welcome all feedback, whether you support the decision or not. This decision was made out of an abundance of caution to prevent the continued spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, but also to give us time to reformulate our reopening plan to incorporate a new understanding of what our community looks like living with COVID-19 as a reality, similar to how we live with the flu.
COVID-19 is not the flu. But recognizing that, similar to the flu, we will all inevitably get COVID-19 at some point in our lives completely changes both our risk calculus and our behaviors. Our goal as a community is to mitigate both individual and community risk, and protect the most vulnerable in our community so that we’re reducing and limiting the number of people who are hospitalized or die from this virus.
As we work toward re-opening, we ask for your support to allow us to make this re-engagement possible. To support the Community for Positive Aging–Hollywood Senior Center in our ongoing efforts to keep our community connected and informed, visit our donation page or send a check or money order to Community for Positive Aging at Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 NE 40th Ave, Portland, OR 97212.
All the best,
Michael Murphy
Center Activity & Event Manager
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Funding Opportunity:
Metro 2022 Investment and Innovation grants
The Investment and Innovation grants support creative ideas to prevent and reduce waste in the garbage and recycling system of greater Portland. "The program invests in local businesses, nonprofit organizations, and colleges and universities to explore new ways to decrease trash through repair, reuse, recycling, composting or preventing food waste.
Pre-proposal applications are due by 5 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2022.
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Rose City Bluff
Rose City Bluff Restoration is an informal volunteer organization dedicated to removing invasive plants and restoring the native ecological system on the Rose City Bluff in Portland, OR. The Bluff is a half mile long slope on the north edge of the Rose City Golf Course, with a one mile loop trail and panoramic views of the golf course and Mount Hood. It is a popular walking and running route for the surrounding neighborhoods.
Thank you to all of the volunteers- new and returning! We look forward to all of the beauty that will spring forth in 2022….thanks again!
Central Northeast Neighborhood Coalition (CNN) continues to encourage our efforts and is our fiscal agent. Thank you to all of our volunteers, CNN, East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District and Portland Parks Bureau for your support over the last three years.
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Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program helps eligible low-income households with their past due rent and utilities.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION PAUSE: The Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program is paused to new applicants as of December 1, 2021 at 11:59pm. Other resources are available, please visit the “Tenant Resources” page for more information. Click here for more information: https://www.oregonrentalassistance.org/additional-assistance/
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January Farmers Markets
You can stock up winter veggies at:
Montavilla Farmers Market Sunday 1/23
PSU Farmers Market
Oregon City Farmers Market
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Pineapple Angel Food Cake
Ingredients Needed
- Box of Angel Food Cake Mix
- 20 ounce can of Crushed Pineapple in Juice
IMPORTANT
Just the contents of the box, no need to follow the directions on the box, combine the mix with a 20 ounce can of crushed pineapple in its own juice. No need to use a mixer, just stir it by hand. When you do this, something magical happens!)
The mixture starts to froth and it turns into an amazingly airy, fluffy bowl of deliciousness right before your eyes.
Once it’s all mixed up, simply pour it into a 9 x 13 baking dish and bake it at 350 for 30 minutes
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Do you Need a Notary Public?
We have you covered.
Central Northeast Neighbors can help you. Our own Ronda Johnson is a Notary! This is a free service from Central Northeast Neighbors. Please contact her for more information about doing curb side notaries during
Covid-19 quarantine.
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CNN Resource Numbers and Websites
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"You Are Not Alone" We know physical distancing creates increased concerns, but there is help. At this website, https://govstatus.egov.com/or-dhs-not-alone is a list of resources for you, friends and family, and community members. All of these help lines offer translation services and are confidential.Your personally identifying information is not required.
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Please refer to www.211info if you require a resource that cannot be found on our website. Learn about community resources: Dial 2-1-1 They have extensive information if you are looking for resources related to food, housing, energy, emergencies, childhood and parenting, and maternity services. The website provides contact and location information for service providers nearest you.
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Mlutnomah County and City of Portland Resource List https://multco.us/sites/default/files/health/documents/community_resource_list.pdf
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This is a Great Resource during Covid-19 Check it out! Macs List Portland Oregon https://www.macslist.org/working-in-portland/covid-19-resources-for-the-portland-community
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People with disabilities and older adults: Aging and Disability Hotline at 503-988-3646 or adrc@multco.us
- Mental health support: Multnomah Mental health Call Center at
- 503-988-4888
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Looking for the COVID resources featured in recent issues of the NEWS? These resources can now be found in https://www.multco.us/dchs/covid-19-information-resources-people-disabilities-older-adults
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This newsletter has been made possible through funding by the City of Portland, Office of Community & Civic Life. Views or findings expressed here do not necessarily represent those of the City of Portland or the bureau.
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