Help Cully clean up their neighborhood!

The Cully Neighborhood has been a long time home to The Sugar Shack, a strip club and adult video stsore complex.  Several area non-profit organizations have come together to purchase the building and turn it into something positive.  You can help by donating a small amount of money to get them closer to their goal.

 

Martin Luther King Weekend of Service Jan. 18-20 - Find a Volunteer Opportunity

Next weekend is the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend of service.  King spent his like serving people and gave his life fighting for a better society.  Why not celebrate that by spending a few hours serving your community? 

 http://www.handsonportland.org/ is sponsoring this event and has thousands of opporutunities available to you and your family.

 

The Giving Tree - Take One and Make a Special Christmas

Most shopping centers and lots of other stores, libraries, schools and churches have a giving tree set out each holiday season.  The trees usually contain the name of a child and one of their top Christmas wishes. 

This weekend I was at the Clackamas Town Center and came across their tree.  The tree was FULL.  I guess not many had noticed it yet.  The tags on the tree included names like Jesse, Jamal, Matt, and Abby.  These kids weren't looking for much.  One boy wanted a wallet, another an umbrella, and another a pair of gloves.  It was heartbreaking. 

I was surrounded by kids telling their parents they wanted a shopping spree at Nordstrom's and Aeropostle and Wet Seal and Abercrombie, and hearing, "Can't we just go to Paris for Christmas again?" 

I wanted to take all of the tags off the tree.  But, I left some for you!  Better yet, go to your local giving tree with your children and let them choose the child and maybe even buy the gift with money they earn from you, by doing extra chores.  It's a fantastic way to teach charity and a great time to encourage your kids to be grateful for what they have.
 

Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering on April 21st 9-1pm

Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering on April 21st 9-1pm

Presented by Portland General Electric

Volunteers are needed to SOLVE IT for Earth Day on Saturday, April 21st from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at more than 200 parks, waterways and neighborhoods throughout Oregon. Efforts will include planting trees, pulling invasive plants and removing trash that litters our gem of a state.

To sign up as an individual or group, go to www.solv.org, find a project near you (dates and times may vary), and click on "register." Then, show up at the time and location you have chosen wearing gloves, boots and a smile. You will be joining a force of more than 7,000 fellow Oregonians who are committed to keeping Oregon beautiful.