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by Clay Veka
Fabulous volunteers needed for fun jobs! Help the Front Garden Tour coordinators by strolling Sabin and scouting bee-friendly gardens to recruit participation. Or support our new website by maintaining the Sabin events calendar or business listing page. Interested? Please get in touch! [email protected] or 503-961-3702. by David Sweet
Food lovers rejoice! The weekly celebration known as the King Farmers Market begins its fourth season on Sunday, May 6th. Located on NE 7th Avenue between Alberta and Prescott Streets, the market will be open from 10 am to 2 pm every Sunday through October. The market will again offer a wide selection of the freshest local fruits and vegetables, as well as meat, cheese, eggs, fish, wine, baked goods, plant starts, hot food, and cut flowers. Musical performances and the adjacent King School Park and playground make this the ideal family destination. Also continuing at King is the Fresh Exchange incentive for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly known as the Food Stamp Program. SNAP shoppers receive a dollar-for-dollar match (up to an additional $7 per week) to spend at the market. Since 2009, Fresh Exchange has provided more than $33,000 to SNAP shoppers at King, helping to ensure that everyone in our community can enjoy our neighborhood farmers market. Fresh Exchange is supported by individuals, organizations, and businesses in the community, including a generous annual donation from the Sabin Community Association. The King Farmers Market is a weekly neighborhood festival celebrating the abundance of the Pacific Northwest. We hope to see you there.
Where: Sabin School North Playground
When: 9:00am - 12:00pm, Saturday, May 19 Who: You, your children, neighbors and friends Why: Plant, thin, weed in the beds and raspberry trellis construction What to bring: Gloves and appropriate clothing and footwear
Elections for the SCA Board of Directors will take place at the May 14 meeting. There are many openings this year, so it is a wonderful opportunity to get involved with neighborhood issues that you care about and to network with fellow, talented Sabinites working to make our community even greater. If you are interested, please contact Clay for more information, 503-961-3702 or [email protected].
Register for Solarize NE today at [email protected] or contact Gene Lee at [email protected] or 503-823-4113. Final Solarize Workshop: Saturday May 12th, 11am Umpqua Bank, 1745 NE Alberta Street by Michael Burnham If a major earthquake were to rattle Portland, emergency responders would not be able to reach all neighborhoods immediately. Where would you seek help? How would you help your neighbors? Which hazardous areas of your neighborhood would you avoid? This spring, a team of Portland State University students studying urban planning is working with the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods to develop a disaster preparedness plan for north and northeast Portland. Deliverables will include maps of community assets and vulnerabilities; criteria for selecting neighborhood disaster communications hubs; and ideas for how NECN and its constituent neighborhood associations could engage and educate citizens about preparedness. People who live or work in north or northeast Portland can weigh in by taking a survey at http://solidground.necoalition.org. We are also inviting residents and workers to attend one of our open houses:
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