The Ivy School design team.

I just wanted personally share with your neighborhood of our recent Ivy School activities:

We've created a new Community Survey to help us better understand the community and allow the community to help share our direction (after all The Ivy School is for the NNE Portland community).
http://www.theivyschool.com/Main/asp/announcements.asp?page=detail&announcement_id=79

The Ivy School website home page includes our updated mission statement:
http://www.theivyschool.com/

The Ivy School website now includes a whole bunch of links about Montessori:
http://www.theivyschool.com/Main/asp/page.asp?ppid=20&page_id=1000053

The Ivy School website has added more detail on the Admissions Procedure page:
http://www.theivyschool.com/Main/asp/admission.asp

Best regards,
Andy Idsinga

May Minutes of VNA

Vernon Neighborhood Association
May 8th, 2007
Minutes

Lindy opens with sign in and introductions

Minutes and correspondence that are posted on the blog
www.vernonneighbors.blogspot.com

Good in the Hood Music Festival
Vernon Neighborhood Association April 10th minutes
School Board Candidates On Health Care Reform


Announcements . . . Lindy

Sign up clipboards for volunteers for the June 2 clean-up from 9a.m. to-12 noon.

Announcements of 8th Annual Alberta Street Art Hop is May 19th were passed out.

Shared the Boise Newsletter and talked of possibly doing that someday.

Meeting at Arcadia Ballroom night before (May 14th) concerning the incident on Alberta’s Last Thursday. Disrespect from youth toward Police was clear to see. Lots of booze. Lots of trash. Not enough cops. Discussion included stepping up warnings with tickets to follow if you are drinking openly on the streets. Closing the street makes it too hard on residence and is a very complicated issue. Mary Tomkins is the person suggested to set up and attend workshops that train the people who would wear vests and help security.
Importantly, NECN is going to resurrect it's Public Safety Committee
to start working on the crime spree we've seen on Alberta, and around
the NE. We should have someone interested in that being the contact person for VNA. Is someone interested? Contact us @ 503 284-4316

The Good in the Hood event is June 23. We have been asked to supply a Vernon Neighborhood table for the day. We have a table and brochures to hand out, but do not have anyone to “man” the table.

Every Last Thursday at the Tin Shed they are throwing a benefit concert, collecting suggested donations and giving the money to folks who need it.

In May, a band of 12 year olds (the hats) are playing a show. The tin Shed let’s the kids pick the charity, so of course, those chose the Portland School of Rock! Makes sense. Emily Post, an all female vocal group will be headlining that night.


Andrew Idsinga for the Ivy School Design Committee spoke to us about a
Free Monissorri school opening in the N.E in a few years. Letter of support is appreciated.

Next board meeting is June 6th, Wed. evening @ 7:00 @ Lindy and Oma’s
Next general meeting is, June 12th, Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m. @ Enterbeing

Organicare is now Davey-Organicare!

Dear Homeowner,

I'd like to welcome you to our homepage in conjunction with The Davey Tree Expert Company. We are excited about our new relationship with Davey, and I'm thrilled to be aligned with a company that shares the same expertise, reputation and professionalism that you and my employees deserve.

Together with Davey, we provide organic lawn care, organic plant health care, and complete tree care services for the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, metropolitan districts. We continually test new products and upgrade the quality of the products that we use to provide you with the most advanced organic programs available anywhere.

The most important thing is our ongoing concern for the environment and what we should and should not be releasing into that environment. This philosophy is brought to every landscape we visit. The higher the organic matter in the soil, the more nutrients are available, keeping it alive and keeping your plant roots alive.

Davey-Organicare offers three programs to care for your valuable landscape; two of which are 100% organic, and a lawn care program that includes weed control. Please see the Tree Care Section for our 100% organic Plant Health Care program, and visit the Lawn Care Section for the other two programs.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (503) 287-2282. Again, thank you for your confidence in Davey-Organicare and our services.

Sincerely,
Paul Drake, district manager

5th Annual Wellness Within REACH Walk to Help Fund Free Physical Activity Classes in N/NE Portland

For Immediate Release Contact:
Kimberly Mathews
503-413-1850
kimberly@aahc-portland.org

Roy Jay, President and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce Leads 5th Annual Wellness Within REACH Walk to Help Fund Free Physical Activity Classes in N/NE Portland

Portland, August 18 – Roy Jay, longtime community resident and businessman, will serve as Grand Marshal and kick off the African American Health Coalition's 5th Annual Wellness Within REACH Walk, Saturday, August 18 at Dawson Park in North Portland. Over five hundred are expected to walk in celebration of our community's health and in support of AAHC's free physical activity classes program, which serves more than 4,000 Portland-area African Americans.
The free physical activity classes are part of AAHC's federally funded Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH 2010) program. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death for all Americans, and African Americans die at a disproportionately higher rate from CVD than other groups. AAHC's REACH program seeks to reduce risk factors associated with CVD among African Americans in the Portland area through education and increased physical activity. REACH is part of the federal Healthy People 2010 objective to eliminate ethnic and racial health disparities by the year 2010, and the goal of AAHC is to make Portland, Oregon the healthiest African American community in the nation.
"We want to make physical activity a cultural norm in our community, and I'm proud that we can offer a service that is truly needed and embraced by the community," said AAHC President Corliss McKeever.
The Walk starts at 9 a.m., with event-day activities beginning at 8 a.m. There will be a DJ, refreshments, and registration. This family fun event will also have loads of children’s activities, including face painting, giant bubbles and a bounce house. Pre-registration is encouraged at the AAHC Web site (www.aahc-portland.org), or your can mail or drop of registration forms to the AAHC office (2800 N. Vancouver Avenue, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97227).
Sponsors of the 5th Annual Wellness Within REACH Walk are Legacy Health System Providence Health System Kaiser Permanente, OHSU, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, and New Seasons Market.
Contact the AAHC for more information at 503-413-1850 or www.aahc-portland.org.


The AAHC promotes health and improves wellness for African Americans in Oregon. Our nonprofit organization provides health education and promotion, and is actively involved in advocacy and research. Our vision is to be the healthiest African American community in the nation. Our goal is to help reconfigure health and social services to meet the needs of African Americans.

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Status of proposed condos at NE 20th and Alberta

Hello Everyone:

It has has been a while since you received an update re the proposed condos on Alberta at 20th.

Since the developer decided in January to pursue a smaller building, there has been nothing to update until now. There have been two developments.

First, it appears that the developer attempted to swap square footage rights with another project somewhere in town in order to get around some square footage restrictions in the Community Design Standards. It is unclear if this FAR swap was successful.

Second, according to the Bureau of Development Services planner assigned to this project, the development is "being stalled due to financing concerns." That is the extent of the information provided today.

And, it appears the neighborhood association and the surrounding neighbors will have to be notified again when and if this development moves forward.

Thanks.

John Fall
Land Use Chair, Vernon Neighborhood Association

Nt. Night Out Block Party!

Greetings All:
Yes, summer is upon us, and that means it is time for a National Night Out BLOCK PARTY! NNO parties are a great way to celebrate successes, meet and greet new people, or just plain have fun!
What will your party theme be?

National Night Out 2007
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
Register your party now!
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=28986

(July 19th is the registration deadline.)

National Night Out is a unique community event, celebrated in the United States and Canada, which focuses on prevention of crime and drug activity, and is held the first Tuesday of August every year. This year, NNO falls on August 7th.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:
• Heighten community awareness of crime and drug prevention;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back
• Promote emergency preparedness awareness

Want more information? Visit the links at left or call your Crime Prevention Coordinator .

1. Would you rather have your party on a different date than Tuesday, August 7th (the official day of NNO 2007)? That's fine. Parties happening between August 4th and August 12th can be registered as official NNO events. However, most people throw their parties on the official day.

2. Does your group want to close the street for your party? If so, call your neighborhood coalition . Also, visit our block party page . Street closures are free for registered NNO parties.

3. Do you want to hold your party in a park? If so, visit the Portland Parks and Recreation website to learn about making a reservation . There are no fees for registered NNO parties, so be sure you mention National Night Out.

4. Do you plan to make a little extra noise? If you plan to have amplified music, or use a bullhorn, you will need a noise variance. There are no fees for registered NNO parties, and the information for the variance is collected when you register your party here at the ONI website. Your information will automatically be submitted to the noise control office.

5. How do you feel about the media knowing about your event and having your contact information? Sometimes, small community newspapers want to publish lists of parties to help get the word out to neighbors. In addition, TV crews and big newspapers sometimes want to visit parties. If you do NOT want us to release information about your party to the media, please be sure to indicate that on the registration form.

6. Do you want police officers and/or fire fighters to visit your party? We give lists of parties to both the police precincts and the fire stations. The police are committed to getting an officer to visit every NNO party. Fire stations have fewer personnel, and it is not possible for them to visit every party. If you would like firefighters to visit your party, we recommend that you directly call your local station as soon as possible to specifically invite them.


Want more information? Visit the links at left or call your Crime Prevention Coordinator.


Celeste Carey
Office of Neighborhood Involvement - City of Portland
Crime Prevention Program Coordinator
Organizing & supporting community partnerships to prevent crime and the fear of crime.
4815 NE 7th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97211
Office: 503-823-4764, FAX: 503-823-3150
ccarey@ci.portland.or.us
ONI: www.portlandonline.com/oni/cp