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Gresham & Wood Village, Free Earth Day Recycling Event: Apr 18, 2015 9AM-2PM Start: 9:00 am End: 2:00 pm Annual Earth Day Recycling When: Sat Apr 18, 2015 9AM-2PM Where: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy Gresham, OR Get Map! Bring your recyclables to Gresham City Hall, Sat April 18th 9AM to 2PM Volunteers needed. Apply here! Start saving those items that cannot be recycled at the curb for the Earth Day Collection Event. The City's annual recycling event is free to Gresham and Wood Village residents. Check the Waste Wizard to look up those hard-to-recycle items that will not be collected. Collection Item Details New this year - small appliances and small electronics (see list of examples) Large Rigid plastics/clean plastic bags - for items not accepted in curbside recycling No small plastics accepted (lids, caps, cups, fast-food containers) Block Styrofoam / clean and dry (no squishy foam or food related) Paper ONLY shredding (limit two grocery bags per household) Fluorescent tubes and bulbs / boxes available at city hall Cell phones and smart phones Batteries (three-pound limit per household) No computer related or televisions will be accepted TVs, computers and monitors can be recycled for free year-round at several recycling sites in Gresham; see Oregon E-Cycles for information. Total Reclaim accepts TV's, computers and other electronic items for recycling; go to Total Reclaim for information. No Hazardous Waste Metro has two household hazardous waste facilities open for drop-off. See Metro's website for more information. Metro also holds household hazardous collection events; visit Metro's website for more information. Volunteer for Earth Day Volunteer to direct traffic, unload materials from automobiles, sort materials or hand out information. Choose a shift: 8AM-11:45AM, 11:30AM-3PM, or volunteer all day! The annual Earth Day recycling event is the largest collection event hosted by the City and is a free service to Gresham and Wood Village residents and businesses. Breakfast or lunch is provided! To volunteer contact Gregg Hayward by April 10th. 503-618-2206 or Gregg.Hayward@greshamoregon.gov Join SOLV at Nadaka Nature Park for an Earth Day Cleanup: Sat Apr 18, 2015 9AM-12PM Start: 9:00 am End: 12:00 pm Nadaka /SOLV Earth Day Clean-up Earth Day, Every Day When: Sat, Apr 18, 2015 9AM-12PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park 176th & NE Pacific St Gresham OR Get Map! Friends of Nadaka have received grants for the development of the Nadaka Nature Park which requires matching volunteer hours so your support is needed and greatly appreciated. See you at the park! Event info Come out and meet your neighbors and make new friends. Join SOLV® and Friends of Nadaka to help improve the park this Earth Day. Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal, Mulching Trails, Trash Removal and possibly work in Community Garden. Be prepared to get a little dirty and to have fun by supporting and volunteering with Friends of Nadaka and Wilkes East Neighborhood Association. Refreshments will be provided for volunteers. Click here to register yourself, your group or to learn more about this event. Rain or Shine! Come dressed for weather and help improve Nadaka Nature Park. Bring working gloves & a water bottle if you have them. Volunteer as long as you can. Drinks and snacks will be provided for volunteers. Gresham Saturday Market: Sat Apr 18, 2015 9AM-3PM Start: 9:00 am End: 3:00 pm Rain or Shine Event When: Sat thru Sep 26, 9AM-3PM Where: 440 NW Burnside Rd Gresham, OR Get Map! The Gresham Saturday Market offers a rich mix of regional, farm-grown goods, handcrafted products, fine art, unique gifts, fresh food and live music. Located in the NE corner of the Gresham KMart parking lot bordered by Eastman Pky and NW Burnside Rd Zimmerman Heritage Farm Tours: Sat Apr 18, 2015 Noon-4PM Start: 12:00 pm End: 4:00 pm 1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge Come See The Flowers When: Sat Apr 18, 2015 Noon-4PM Where: Zimmerman Park 17111 NE Sandy Blvd Gresham, OR Get Map! A lasting vestige of East Multnomah County's agricultural roots ---> A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman House, a Victorian era farmhouse, built in 1874 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This beautiful farmhouse is a perfect reflection of typical Columbia River dairy farm life in the late 1800s. The Zimmerman Heritage Farm is a unique cultural education and recreational resource that is being created for the benefit of the public on a 5.98-acre historic site in Gresham, Oregon.

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Recycle your paint. Free, Convenient, Local! 5 gallons per load. Parkrose Hardware, Miller Paint Gresham, Habitat ReStore Mall 205, Powell Villa Ace 122nd & Powell, Powell Paint 52nd & Powell. Info here!

Wondering what to do with those broken or un-wanted TV's and computers? Oregon E-Cycles® offers FREE and convenient electronics recycling in your own neighborhood. Info Here!

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Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman House, a Victorian era farmhouse, built in 1874 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This beautiful farmhouse is a perfect reflection of typical Columbia River dairy farm life in the late 1800s. The Zimmerman Heritage Farm is a unique cultural education and recreational resource that is being created for the benefit of the public on a 5.98-acre historic site in Gresham, Oregon. Click here!

Thank You!
Wilkes East Neighborhood would like express our gratitude to the following for their generous contributions & continued support:
• Jazzy Bagels, Main St & Powell
• Parkrose Hardware, 106th & Sandy
• Growers Outlet, 162nd & Glisan
• SOLV, Bringing Oregon together
• Albertsons, 181st & Glisan
• And, all the many volunteers!