Volunteer at the Walk + Bike to School Celebration

On June 8th, we are celebrating our successful Walk + Bike to School Challenge Month participants, and we need your help! Challenge Month is a city-wide event that challenges over 4,000 elementary students to walk or bike to school more than PSU students during the month of May. Some of our schools have as many as a third of students walking or biking every day. Peer Pressure is Working: Over 10% of the students are first-time walkers or bikers. Many parents have bought trailers and tandems after their kids begged them to ride to school. One North Portland dad, who biked his 2.5 mile commute for the first time said “It only takes me 3 minutes longer to bike.”

Sunday June 8th, 10AM to 1PM in the PSU Park Blocks we’re partying. Here’s the lineup:

-Chain Reaction (Portland’s all-male bike dance troupe)

-Greasy Chain String Band squaredance

-Magpie Messenger Collective holds an “Alley Kitten”

-Raffle Prizes

-Way More Fun

Shifts are between 1 and 5 hours! Just volunteer- you’ll love it! Do it for the children- Contact Lillian@bta4bikes.org Now. We’re going to have all the fun- don’t be left out!  Check out how you can help.

Mother's Support Group-Looking for more participants!

"The Idea of Motherhood"

http://www.healingcounseling.com/group.html

Are you a mom? Are you feeling overwhelmed by the realities of motherhood? You are not alone! Please join us in a counseling process and support group for mothers with children 8 years old or younger. Group meetings will focus on the emotional exploration of the idea of motherhood and the disconnect with the reality of what motherhood really means.
Group will be cofacilitated by Alison Stawicki, MS, NCC, a professional adult individual counselor and Lindsay McGrath, MS, a professional marriage and family therapist.
Our therapy group will have two evening offerings meeting from 6-7:30 and from 7:30-9 at the Wise Counsel and Comfort offices (www.portland-therapist.com), 423 NE 60th Ave. Portland, OR 97213. Starting date and meeting night to be determined.
$20 per meeting, 8 weeks of meetings.
Please contact Alison Stawicki with interest and inquiries at 503-329-4283 or alisonstawicki@yahoo.com.
Adults only please, no childcare available.

Fun Summer Reading Tutor

Hi! I'm a certified teacher with lots of great experience. I'm looking for kids of all ages to tutor this summer.  Fun, multi-sensory curriculum that has already been tested for success! Will come to you. Contact Julia cvcskinder@gmail.com

Be a Vendor: Multnomah Days on 08.16.2008

Multnomah Village is proud to close their “main street” and celebrate Multnomah Days this August 16th 2008! Its our 100th anniversary year. The Multnomah Village Business Association organizes the event with the help of very special sponsors. Join us for the “Biggest Little” parade and Commissioner Sam Adams’s favorite one-day street fair in Portland.

The day is centered around the ten o’clock parade, lasting about an hour, so be ready to laugh and shout. Bands, cars, dogs and more will entertain you. The parade is only six blocks long on Capitol Highway through the center of the Village. Come early to check out the booths and get the perfect spot for your whole family.  Over 60 vendors will line the streets showcasing art, food, crafts and merchandise.

Interested in becoming a vendor?  A 10x10 booth is $50!  For more info for vendor opportunities, contact: Luke Huffstutter: 971-219-4044: vendor@multnomahvillage.org

Portland Pediatric Health Cooperative

Hello urbanMamas!

• Are you tired of the status quo in our current health care system? 
• Are you ready to make empowered choices for the health of your children? 
• Do you want to connect with like minded parents to pool resources and strengthen our communities (not to mention get excellent medical care)?
• Are you ready to do something different?

If so, please join us in forming the Portland Pediatric Health Cooperative!

Does anyone know of a good home safety "babyproofer"?

I am looking for someone to come into my home to evaluate what needs to be done and to help make it happen. I am specifically looking for someone who is reliable, experienced, and professional.  I called "Portland babyproofers" but the dude never calls back. (: I am tired of waiting and do not have time or the skills to do this project myself.

Art and Verbal Therapy form women,kids and teens

• Are you feeling overwhelmed with life's challenges and having difficulty in your relationships with others?
• Do you feel disconnected from your self and unsure how to regain your sense of self ?
• Are you a new mother feeling depressed, hopeless and scared?
• Is your child or teen have trouble at school or home?
• Is your child or teen- sad, depressed or isolating themselves?

I will support you or your child in getting to the root issue/pattern that is causing the problem, as well as supporting you in regaining a sense of hope, clarity and balance in your life. As a Creative, interactive, solution-focused Art Therapist, my treatment approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients resolve current problems and long-standing patterns.
With sensitivity and compassion, Together we will work together to find solutions to a wide range of life challenges and psychological issues. Blending conventional and alternative creative approaches such as Art Therapy, photo therapy.

Family-friendly Ecovillage in Northeast Portland

Are you looking for a place to live where your kids can run free and connect with the land, but still remain within easy reach of Portland’s urban amenities? Do you long to shrink your family’s ecological footprint and join together with others in pursuing a more sustainable lifestyle? Is the idea of a multigenerational, supportive and caring community a vision that resonates with your family? Would you like to be able to eat fresh, organic food grown on a small farm in your own backyard?

If so, Columbia Ecovillage might be for you. We are a new family-friendly cohousing community forming in Northeast Portland that combines individual home ownership with the use of shared community space on a functional urban farmstead. Located on 3.75 acres lush with mature nut and fruit trees, a flock of chickens, and a community-supported agriculture farm, the Ecovillage is now taking purchase reservations for condominium units ranging from 500+square foot studios to 1200+square foot 3 bedrooms, with an anticipated November 2008 move-in date. The site is close to the Concordia New Seasons and there are two frequent-service TriMet bus route stops on or near the property.

To learn more about the community and membership and purchase pathways, and to view floorplans, site maps, and our community vision and values, visit our websites at http://www.columbiaecovillage.net and http://www.columbiaecovillage.com.

Sprig & Sprout....fresh sustainable culinary herbs

Sprig & Sprout is a locally owned and mama operated culinary herb business. My NE Alberta backyard greenhouse is where I grow many kinds of culinary herbs without the use of chemicals. The herbs are  grown organically yet are not officially certified organic. I use organic seed when possible, organic soil, organic fertilizer, and plastic pots, which I will gladly take back to recycle and reuse.

Currently, I have the following culinary herbs available for $2.50 each:

• Basil - Sweet; Purple; Lemon; Greek; Pistou varieties
• Chives - Garden; Windowsill varieties
• Cilantro - SlowBolt; Delfino varieties
• Dill -Dukat; Bouquet varieties
• Garlic -Early Italian Purple
• Lavender - Grosso
• Mint
• Oregano - Greek variety
• Parsley - Flat leaved; Mosscurled varieties
• Rosemary - Golden Rain; Garden varieties
• Sage -Purple; Bergaarten varieties
• Salad Burnet
• Sweet Marjoram
• Thyme -French; English; Mother of Thyme varieties

Seeking volunteers for summer kids activities

My name is Liz Eddleman.  I am the Resident Outreach & Resource Coordinator for an affordable housing building located in Clackamas County.   I am looking for people who have a heart for outreach into the community.  This summer we (our apartment complex) have been sponsored by North Clackamas School District as the first and only free summer lunch site on the East side of the I-205 within the district.  I have been given the awesome task of recruiting volunteers to organize and provide fun activities for the children we will feed through our program.