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Community News
Local churches plan Good Samaritan Parade
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Food Bank dinner benefi t
Peace Lutheran Church, 2201
N. Rose Parks Way, is the location
for all members of the communi-
ty to attend the 10th annual Mardi
Gras (Fat Tuesday) Pancake Din-
ner Benefi t on Tuesday, February
17, 2015 between 5:30-7:30pm.
There will be food, music, mask
designing and a lot of fun for those
who attend.
Involved in the event is Bethel
Lutheran Church, Blessed Temple
Community Church, and Peace
Lutheran Church. Monetary and
food donations are for the Good
Samaritan Food Bank at 8160 N.
Jersey. There is a matching grant
from Thrivent Financial.
Community of Hope
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Legge said, “If you or your
group are interested in placing
an order for a large number of
T-shirts, or would like to spe-
cial order some hooded sweat
shirts, to email information@
stjohnsparade.com.”
The Review will continue to
have updates regarding the Pa-
rade. Watch for them in each is-
sue, or email or call Barb at 503-
515-1287 for more information.
By Barbara Quinn
munity of Hope opened with
little money or volunteers at the
Hub, a building near N. Chica-
go and N. Leonard, which Red
Sea church generously offered
rent-free. The shelter is open
to single mothers and children
and heavily depends on the help
and contributions of communi-
ty members, local churches and
businesses.
The problem of distressed
families at risk for houseless-
ness, has long affected the
learning environment at north
Portland schools and by ex-
tension the entire community.
The quality of teaching is hard
to maintain when students are
stressed, move and change
schools often. With safe shelter
and support, children are more
able to engage in learning and
more positive family inter-rela-
tionships are possible.
According to Devlaemick,
creating a safe, healing envi-
ronment is a priority at the shel-
ter since many of the women
and children come from trau-
matic circumstances and some
have been affected by domestic
abuse. While at the shelter, res-
idents provide support for each
other and take classes in trauma
recovery, parenting, communi-
cation and life skills. The shel-
ter helps mothers gain skills so
they can maintain a stable home
for their children. The average
stay is four-six months and by
the time they leave, residents
often have a job and a place
lined up. Devlaemick said, “It’s
making a difference in the lives
of people. People change when
they come here.”
“The Community of Hope is a
ministry of presence,” she add-
ed.
There is a need for consistent
volunteers and a staff person
is present around the clock. St.
Johns activist, Babs Adamski
was recently added as a shelter
tender on Saturdays. “I check
in with residents, to see if they
need some support. Sometimes
I host house meetings,” she
said. Another staff person tends
the shelter overnight, giving
Devlaemick a more reasonable
schedule.
There is a great need for vol-
unteers and donations for the
Community of Hope shelter.
Donations can be made online
at www.communityofhopepdx.
org.
Volunteers are needed for oc-
casional childcare or to provide
an evening meal. Volunteers
can stay and have dinner with
the families or if they prefer,
drop off a dinner around 5:30
or 6pm. Contact Linda Jo Dev-
laemick for more details at 503-
852-1070 or by email at linda-
jo@communityofhopepdx.org.
There is a newsletter sign up on
the website to follow the project.
St Johns Main Street
presenting business
seminar
The St. Johns Main Street is
presenting a seminar: Covering
Your Assets: Limiting Liability
in Small Business, on February
12 at St. Johns Living Well,
7441 North Leavitt.
Main Street invites current
and aspiring business owners to
come learn about small business
legal issues. Tricia Juettemeyer,
a business attorney with Immix
Law Group PC, will talk shop
on avoiding pitfalls regarding:
· Entity formation – why it RE-
ALLY matters (hint: protecting
your personal assets from busi-
ness assets)
· Intellectual property – yours,
theirs, and how to play nice with
each other
· Employees – a whole new
world of awesome/disastrous
possibilities
The seminar is FREE and will
take place from 8:30 am - 9:30
am with an optional half-hour
Q&A session from 9:30 am -
10:00 am.
Coffee from St. Johns Cof-
fee Roasters and baked goods
from Sweetheart Bakery will be
served.
For more information, visit:
stjohnsmainstreet.org. Contact:
Lindsay Jensen, Executive Di-
rector at 360-450-9892 (cell), or
Email: lindsay@stjohnsmain-
street.org
Notice:
Burlington Water District is scheduled to hold its monthly Board meeting on
February 18th at 6:45pm. The 1st reading of Ordinance No. 14/15-03; revised
Rules and Regulations will be read regarding moorage water service fees. Lo-
cation of the meeting: The Holbrook Bible Church, 19200 NW Morgan Rd.,
Portland Oregon 97231. The public is invited to attend.
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