4 • The Southwest Portland Post FEATURES July 2013 Neighborhood coalition honors volunteers at Multnomah Arts Center ceremony By Lee Perlman The Southwest Portland Post Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. last month honored Volunteers of the Year, as nominated by community groups, in a ceremony at Multnomah Arts Center. Lori Howell and Friends of Spring Garden Park were honored for their ef- forts to develop the park. Dean Smith, chair of Ashcreek Neighborhood As- sociation, was honored for his work as chair of the association. ”Anonymous volunteers” of the Hillsdale Neighborhood Association were honored for their service work in the neighborhood. Vicki and Mike McNamara of West Portland Park Neighborhood Association were hon- ored for crime prevention organizing and other community-building efforts. Christy Marshall of South Burl- ingame Neighborhood Association was honored for better neighborhood communications and helping with National Night Out activities. Roger Tully of Southwest Hills Kiwanis was nominated by the Multnomah Neighborhood Associa- tion for his long service in the com- munity. Virginia Hendrickson of Far South- west Neighborhood Association was nominated for her work as a trail- building volunteer. Hattie and Ken Mead of Collins View Neighbor- hood Association were nominated for maintenance of the Greenwood Hill Amanda Fritz and Amalia Alarcon de Morris (left) pose with award recipients at the Southwest Neighborhoods Inc. Volunteer Recogni- tion event held June 18. (Photo courtesy of Sharon Keast, SWNI) Cemetery. Keena Hormel of the SWNI Schools Committee was nominated for volun- teer work associated with Maplewood School. Mike Duffield of Marshall Park Neighborhood Association was nominated for his work as unofficial neighborhood historian. Dr. David Schleich, president of the National College of Natural Medicine, was nominated by South Portland Neighborhood Association for his sup- port of community activities, especially the annual Willamette Park concerts. Joan Frazier of Maplewood Neigh- borhood Association was nominated for supportive volunteer work. Laurie Washburn of Arnold Creek Neigh- borhood Association was nominated for her work with the Neighborhood Emergency Team. Linda Niles of Crestwood Neighbor- hood Association was nominated for her volunteer work. Dr. Eric Schnell of Homestead Neighborhood Association was nominated for his work as neigh- borhood chair. Hillsdale Blueberry Pancake Breakfast We thank the clients that have supported us for 24 years! We are 4 strong with 83 years experience to fulfill your needs. Anne Slocom-Edmund - Optometric Physician well be … and well informed Tara, Kaleena, Jo-Anna, & Jaime Haircolor • Cuts • Treatments Facials • Waxing www.haircolorsalondirk.com Bowman’s Hillsdale Pharmacy 6256 SW Capitol Hwy. 503-244-7582 • email: hdrx@pcez.com •Walk-In Adult Immunizations •Experienced Compounding Pharmacists 1517 SW Sunset Blvd www.mygnp.com Heather Dudzik - Optician Annie Wolf - Optometric Physician