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OCTOBER 2007 Community
Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 823-2840
Haunted Corn Maze: Ages
13-17. In the corn, no one can
hear you scream! Come check
out this new exciting event!
Sat. Oct 13th, 7-10 pm. $5.
#252462
Halloween 07 Royale Dance:
Ages 12-17. Your mission
should you choose to accept it
is to attend the 007 dance at
Southwest Community Center.
Go incognito, best costume
wins a prize! Sat. Oct 27, 8-10
pm. $5. Drop-in.
Bodacious Babes Bodyfest:
Ages 21 & over. Indulge yourself
in a night out just for you! Leave
your worries behind & indulge
in spa treatments, food tasting &
partake in fitness activities. This
women’s only event is just in time
to soothe your spirit before the
holidays & to get a jump start on
your shopping! Seeking vendors
for this event as well. Sat, Nov 10,
6-9 pm. $10/person. #252517
FITNESS
Rock your Fall and get rid of
those rolls: Southwest Community
Center offers over 70
group exercise classes per week,
including YOGA, PILATES,
BOOTCAMP, and tons of
new and innovative titles such
as DANCE AND GLIDE,
CARDIO SALSA, and BEL-
LY MOVES. Come check us
out!
FAMILY
Family dinner club - Test the
experience - New: Ages 3 & up.
Enjoy a night out at SWCC
with the whole family! Whip
up a fun and healthy meal with
Chef Rosie & cook up the fun
with other families too! Collect
SWCC Dinner Club Recipe
Cards to fill your free recipe
box! $12/person. Pre-registration
required by Monday of
each week.
Wed, 10/3 - Chilin’ & Grillin’’,
6-7:30 pm. 252443
Wed, 10/10 - Breakfast is
What’s for Dinner, 6-7:30 pm.
252445
Wed, 10/17 - Gourmet Pizza
for Everyone! 6-7:30 pm.
252446
Wed, 10/24, La Comida
Mexicana. 6-7:30 pm. 252447
Wed, 10/31, Gross & Gooey
Grub, 6-7:30 pm. 252448
YOUTH
Messy art - harvest hoopla
evening classes: Ages 3-6. Fall
into a cornucopia of fun &
exploration! Create amazing
crafts using autumn colors. This
parent/child class is scheduled
conveniently for working families.
Mon. 10/1-11/5, 6:30-7:15
pm. $30. #252470
Kids + Home School Class =
FUN + FRIENDS: Ages 6-12.
Science & Math Explorations
Class: Looking for educational
fun? We’re the place! Increase
your knowledge of math & science
skills through hands on
experiments and exploration
activities. Wed. 10/3-11/7, 3-4
pm. $38. #251789
SPORTS
Kids Basketball League: Ages
3rd and 4th graders. This is a
non-competitive, developmental
basketball league for 3rd and
4th graders. Teams practice once
a week and play a game on Saturday.
Teams are co-ed and are
established at the first practice.
The season ends in early December.
Mon. 10/22-12/8, 5:15-6:15
pm. $60. #251000
Mon., 10/22-12/8, 6:15-7:15
pm. $60. #251001
Tues., 10/23-12/8, 5:15-6:15
pm. $60. #251002
Tues. 10/23-12/8,6:15-7:15
pm. $60. #251003
TEEN CLASSES
Get cookin’: Ages 11-15
years. Create appetizing afterschool
palate pleasers with your
friends! Tasty treats are fun,
fresh and easy to make. Bake,
grill, toss & chop your way to a
full afternoon. Wed. 10/3-11/7,
4:30-5:30 pm. $60. #252458
Writing on the wall? Ages 13-
17 years. Graffiti art instruction
coming your way! Express
yourself on a canvas of your
very own. Fri. 10/12-11/19,
4:30-6 pm. $35. #252523
Do you have ideas for building community
and getting more people involved
in your neighborhood?
Apply for a Neighborhood Small Grant and watch your
idea grow.
Attend the
Grant Writing Workshop
Monday, October 1st, 6:30 pm
Multnomah Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
and learn what you need to know to write a grant and submit
it to Southwest Neighborhoods for consideration by the November
1st deadline.
Registration required to take this workshop, contact Brian
Hoop, 503-823-3075, bhoop@ci.portland.or.us.
Friends of Trees
to offer
leadership
trainings
November 10 and 17
Friends of Trees will expand
its group of key volunteers by
offering leadership trainings
for crew leaders on Nov. 10 and
17. Local experts and Friends
of Trees staff will educate participants
about city trees, local
ecosystems, proper tree planting
techniques, and how to
lead groups of volunteers. The
trained crew leaders will guide
other volunteers during weekend
tree-plantings and restoration
events between Nov. 2007
and March 2008.
Natural Area Restoration
Crew Leader Training
Saturday, November 10
9 am to 3 pm
Magness Memorial Tree Farm
31195 SW Ladd Hill Rd
Sherwood
Training is free, but pre-registration
is required. Call 503-
282-8846 ext. 12.
Neighborhood Trees Crew
Leader Training
& Sellwood-Moreland
Planting
Saturday, November 17
8 am to 3:30 pm
River Oaks
Four Square Church
7805 SE 17th Ave
Training is free, but pre-registration
is required. Call 503-
282-8846 ext. 12.
Crew leaders ensure the success
of each Friends of Trees
planting. They inspire and
guide other volunteer planters.
Each crew leader is asked
to lead other volunteers during
four weekend events during the
planting season.
The Neighborhood Trees
program brings together neighbors,
community groups and
businesses to expand the urban
forest and foster environmental
stewardship through street and
yard tree plantings. The Natural
Area Restoration program
restores and enhances degraded
urban natural areas to preserve
biodiversity, improve water and
air quality, protect native species,
and enhance wildlife habitat.
Friends of Trees brings people
in the Portland-Vancouver
area together to plant and care
for city trees and urban natural
areas. To learn more about
the trainings or upcoming
plantings, visit www.friendsoftrees.org.
African American Home
Buying Fair Organizers
Focus on Closing Gap
October 27th, 10 am - 2:30 pm
Legacy Emanuel Hospital Atrium
501 N. Graham
One $2,500 grant will be
raffled off for down payment or
closing costs
With the homeownership
rate for African Americans
in Portland lagging below
the state and national average
for Whites a local group will
build on its progress to make
this year’s African American
Homebuyer Fair even more
relevant for attendees.
Volunteer organizers with
the African American Alliance
for Homeownership (AAAH)
hope those who attend the
FREE fair will continue to take
steps towards homeownership
long after the fair.
This is the 8th annual fair.
Since its start more than 3,000
people have attended past fairs
to meet housing professionals
and ask questions; collect valuable
information; and attend
free workshops.
Fair attendees can take classes
about programs available to
help homebuyers and how to
access them, the importance
of managing personal finances
and the benefits of owning vs.
renting a home. There also will
be children’s activities including
arts and crafts, free food
and great raffle prizes. Dozens
of vendors will showcase the
most recent loan products and
programs available in the housing
market.
Also, coaches from AAAH’s
impressive coaching project will
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be there to sign up prospective
buyers. The project pairs volunteer
homeowners with potential
buyers to provide peer
mentoring and support through
the home buying process. Several
hundred people attended
last year’s fair. Atendees included
people who have now
graduated from the coaching
project, realized the dream of
homeownership through other
programs, or are continuing on
in their educational process.
“Homeownership is the single
largest generator of personal
wealth, so we want to make
sure African Americans in Oregon
who are in a good position
to become homeowners
have every opportunity to do
so,” AAAH Executive Director
Cheryl Roberts said.
Fair organizers are asking
all vendors, volunteers and
classroom instructors to sign a
Code of Conduct to ensure fair
participants get reliable information
from trustworthy professionals.
Vendor fees for nonprofits
are $100 and for-profit
companies are $300. To date,
2007 sponsors include the City
of Portland’s Bureau of Housing
Community Development
and the Portland Development
Commission.
For more questions or information
please visit www.aaah.
org or call (503) 595-3517.
Still raising funds for a flashing yellow light
at SW 39th & Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
Ever wish you had more time
to turn left from Beaverton
Hillsdale Highway onto SW
39th? For a small tax-deductible
donation ,we can change this.
The Bridlemile Neighborhood
is still working to raise
$2,500 to change this to
a longer yellow flashing
arrow during which you
are allowed to turn left as
long as it is safe to do so.
To contribute to this
project, simply make out
your check to SWNI, and
in the memo area please
write: SW 39th Stoplight,
and be sure to include your address
and phone number on the
check. Mail your check to:
Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland OR, 97219
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