Announcement

Gardening, Education, And Fun For All! Volunteers Needed

Greetings, Parks & Recreation Volunteers!

You can really start to feel it now; the weather outside is beautiful! Which means it's time to start making plans to spend a lot more time outdoors. And what better way to spend your time then volunteering in our beautiful parks and natural areas. We hope to see many of you out to some of our upcoming May, June, and July

This is Gresham Parks & Recreations - Volunteer Program's May Volunteer Update, which contains information about upcoming volunteer opportunities we have to offer. If you can join us for any of the projects below, please RSVP to the contact listed.

Volunteer Opportunities and Events May-July 2008

• May 10- Gardening at the Zimmerman House
• May 17- SOLV Down By the Riverside at Butler Creek
• May 28- Yamhill Community Garden Workshop: Composting 101
• Jun 14- Gardening at the Zimmerman House
• Jun 25- Yamhill Community Garden Workshop: Critters and Bugs
• Jul 12- Gardening at the Zimmerman House
• Jul 19- Gresham Art Walk: Parks & Recreation Arts & Crafts Booth
• Jul 26- Big Service Day! Trail Project at Kelly Creek
• Jul 30- Yamhill Community Garden Workshop: Harvesting Your Garden
• Needed: Adopt-A-Park/Trail Volunteer Groups!

We really appreciate your volunteer efforts this year! Keep up the great work Gresham!

Beautify Your Curbside... Free flowering trees available!

To: All Wilkes East residents
From: Nick Kantor, Community Habitat Steward -City of Gresham

"I have 15 crabapples (8- Royal Raindrop, and 7- Red Jewel) I want to plant in Gresham. I would like to pick one neighborhood or street. It has to be a neighborhood with a 2.5 to 4 ft. planting strip near the street. The sooner the better. They are in containers and I would like to make the planting of the trees a volunteer event for sometime in May."

If you are interested, please contact Nick Kantor, Community Habitat Steward - City of Gresham, call 503-618-2740, or email nick.kantor@ci.gresham.or.us.

Garage Sale Saturday April 26th 8AM - 3PM (Rain or Shine)

When: Saturday, April 26, 2008, 8:00AM - 3:00PM
Where: 16336 NE Oregon Street
Gresham, Oregon

• Lots of great stuff!
• Something for everybody!

Help Us Design A New Entrance for Nadaka Park

Submit your ideas!

Wilkes East Neighborhood Association is preparing a grant proposal to "dress up" the entrance to Nadaka Park and add some fresh walking trail flooring (gravel, tree chips, etc.).

We are looking for persons interested in designing an entrance piece to Nadaka Park located at NE 176th Ave and NE Pacific St.

Greetings, Parks & Recreation Volunteers!

We hope that spring is treating you well. The daffodils and tulips are emerging and reminding us why we like this time of year so much. Not to mention, Earth Day is right around the corner!

This is Gresham Parks & Recreations - Volunteer Program's April Volunteer Update, which contains information about upcoming volunteer opportunities we have to offer. If you can join us for any of the projects below, please use the contact listed.

Volunteer Opportunities and Events April-June 2008

• Apr 11- City of Gresham photography contest
• Apr 12- Gardening at the Zimmerman House
• Apr 19- Earth Day Celebration
• Apr 30- Yamhill Community Garden Workshop: Gardening 101
• May 17- SOLV Down By the Riverside at Butler Creek
• May 28- Yamhill Community Garden Workshop: Composting
• Jun 25- Yamhill Community Garden Workshop: Bugs and Critters
• Needed: Adopt-A-Park/Trail Volunteer Groups!

Before we get to the information below, I want to thank all of you on behalf of Gresham Parks and Recreation for the time you give to take care of the earth and to encourage others to do so. There seems to be a major shift taking place in the public's awareness of environmental issues, and you have helped make that critical change happen.

Project to improve code effectiveness

When: Tuesday April 15, 2008 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
Council Chambers
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, OR

The Gresham City Council is discussing a progress report and research on the Development Code Improvement Project at its meeting on April 15, 2008. The meeting begins at 3:00PM at the Council Chambers at 1333 NW Eastman Parkway.

Pacific Drive Neighborhood Watch Apr 14, 2008 7:00PM Get involved. Make a difference.

When: Monday, Apr 14, 2008 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Where: 16725 NE Pacific Drive
Gresham, OR 97230

Hosts: Leonard & Barbara Conkling

Guest speaker: Daphne Mathew, Red Cross
"Disaster Preparedness"

This is a great opportunity for neighbors to meet each other as friends! Refreshments will be served. The meeting lasts about 90 minutes, giving us time to talk about how we can mutually prevent crime and better our neighborhood. Please plan to attend.

Meeting is open to all neighbors on NE 168th Ave (between NE Pacific St and NE Oregon St) and NE 169th St (between NE Hassalo St and NE Pacific St).

Don't miss this opportunity to shape Gresham's future!

• 7:00pm Wednesday, April 2
  Powell Valley Elementary School
  4825 S.E. Powell Valley Road
• 7:00pm Thursday, April 3
  Portland Lutheran School
  740 S.E. 182nd Avenue

The City of Gresham would like to invite you to two workshops this week to discuss the Residential Districts Review project.

The City is trying to determine:

• What locations are appropriate for low-density and higher-density residential development?
• How can new development best “fit in” with existing neighborhoods?
• How should new, innovative housing types and arrangements be allowed?

These meetings will help the City identify problems and work toward encouraging better housing development.

Don't miss this opportunity to shape Gresham's future!

• 7:00pm Wednesday, April 2
  Powell Valley Elementary School
  4825 S.E. Powell Valley Road
• 7:00pm Thursday, April 3
  Portland Lutheran School
  740 S.E. 182nd Avenue

The City of Gresham would like to invite you to two workshops this week to discuss the Residential Districts Review project.

The City is trying to determine:

• What locations are appropriate for low-density and higher-density residential development?
• How can new development best “fit in” with existing neighborhoods?
• How should new, innovative housing types and arrangements be allowed?

These meetings will help the City identify problems and work toward encouraging better housing development.

Join Your Neighbors, Be A Part Of Your Community, Plan To Attend

When: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Where: St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church
17405 NE Glisan Street

Be sure to save Wednesday, May 21st at 7:00 PM for WENA’s Quarterly Meeting. This meeting will be held at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan Street, Portland, Oregon.

Guest Speaker

• Donna Edgley, Board Member
  Reynolds School District
  www.reynolds.k12.or.us
• Brighton West , Program Director
  Friends of Trees
  www.friendsoftrees.org

Meeting Topics

• Neighborhood Update
• Annual Neighborhood Clean-Up
• Nadaka Park- Grant Proposal, & Clean-Up
• Neighborhood Watch Groups in your neighborhood
• Election of Secretary/Treasurer

Mark your calendar and plan to attend your neighborhood meeting.