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The Salvation Army
Portland Metro Throws
‘Something Grand’
Healthy snacks will be provided. Please
RSVP to the SCAC phone line at 503-526-
2595. For more information, please visit
www.BeavertonOregon.gov/SCAC.
Something Grand is a benefit concert for
much needed after-school music programs
in under-privileged communities. The con-
cert will take place on a grand stage and will
feature ten grand pianos, several profession-
al pianists, and several sensational youth
pianists, Saturday, March 30, at 1 p.m. at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Each year, The Salvation Army provides
music for hundreds of underprivileged kids
in the Portland Metro. To meet this need,
Michael Allen Harrison and The Salvation
Army have partnered for the second year in
a row for “Something Grand” - a benefit
concert for after-school music programs.
Tickets are $10-$40, for info go to
www.SomethingGrandPortland.com.
Safe Routes to Schools
Beaverton Senior
Citizen Forum
The Beaverton Senior Citizens Advisory
Committee invites the senior community to
the Senior Housing Forum on Saturday,
March 30 from 10 a.m. to noon at the
Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW 5th St.
Various housing topics and issues affecting
seniors will be shared during the forum.
Representatives from the following pro-
grams will present information on:
• Unlimited Choices: Resources available
for critical home repair and maintenance
• Community Partners for Affordable
Housing: Options for affordable rental
housing in Beaverton and the surrounding
area
• Portland State University’s School of
Community Health: Institute Aging: How to
downsize for retirement
• Oregon Law Center: Housing and tenant
rights issues impacting seniors
• Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon:
Shared housing as an affordable housing
option
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Soroptomists
Join us for our 3rd annual Safe Routes
Spring Kick-off to celebrate walking and
biking on Saturday, April 6, at Cesar Chavez
School. This is a family-fun event that cele-
brates health, safety, and physical fitness.
There will be activities for parents, stu-
dents, and younger children:
• Bike activities and walking games
• Walk and bike art projects
• Bike Rodeo
• Map reading and safe route planning
activities
• Learn to ride a bike class
• Free bike repair
• Helmet fitting and giveaway
• Free healthy lunch
• Community bike ride (with bikes and
helmets available to borrow)
• Raffle
• …and more, all for FREE!
For more information, email safer-
outes@portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-
1189.
Health Care for All
Oregon
A meeting of citizens regarding single
payer healthcare in Oregon, featuring
keynote speaker, Rep. Michael Dembrow, at
St. Andrew Church, 806 NE Alberta St., 7
p.m., April 9.
Dembrow is sponsor of HB 2922, to
establish a health care plan for all Oregoni-
ans, which will be operated by the Oregon
Health Authority, according to policies
established by the Affordable Health Care
for All Oregon Board.
The program includes a short film detail-
ing Vermont’s successful efforts to establish
single payer. Hear from city residents who
have first-hand experience with our failing
medical insurance industry, to understand
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Tamara Young, left, a student in Mt. Hood Community College’s Mental
Health and Human Service program, has been honored by Soroptimist of
Portland with a $5,000 first-place prize in its annual Women’s Opportunity
Program; now she goes on for the chance to win $10,000. Program
Director Shelley Gibson bestowed the honor. For more information on
MHCC’s Mental Health and Human Service program, go to
www.mhcc.edu/mentalhealth.
the current crisis and how it affects individ-
uals, small businesses, and all who live and
work in Oregon.
Sponsored by the District 45 - NE Port-
land Action Group, and co-sponsored by
Health Care for All Oregon, and Portland
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Jobs with Justice. Further action will be
provided, including tools to make your
voice heard to your Oregon state Represen-
tatives and Senators.
Reach Dembrow’s office by phone at 503-
281-0608.
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P ORTLAND 2013
B ULLETIN B OARD
new built Habitat for Humanity home. 1 – 4 p.m.
9717 NE 25th Ave. Vancouver, WA
once you arrive at the festival. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
daily. 33814 S. Meridian Rd Woodburn, OR $10
per car load.
Monday – Friday March 25 – 29
Saturday March 30
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Saturday March 23
FREE HANDS-ON RAIN GARDEN WORSHOP. Want to
learn by doing? Join the Watershed Stewards
and Clark County to build a rain garden at a
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LOOKING FOR WAY TO ENTERTAIN YOUR KIDS
DURING SPRING BREAK? The Oregon History
Museum will be offering family activities from10
A.M. – Noon. Stop by the museum to make your
own corn husk doll, and explore our exhibits in a
daily scavenger hunt. Admission is $5 for children
under 17. Admission is free to all residents of
Multnomah County. Regular adult admission is
$11. 1200 SW Park Ave.
Friday March 29 thru Sunday May 5
WOODEN SHOE TULIP FESTIVAL – OREGON’S
LARGEST SPRING EVENT. Festival goers will find
acres and acres of colorful tulips and daffodils.
You will find a whole range of family activities
THE BUNNY HOP RETURNS TO THE PEARL DISTRICT
FOR ITS 5TH YEAR WITH 22 PARTICIPATING
BUSINESSES. This is a free family event in the Pearl
District. As you hop around the Pearl don’t forget
to bring your basket, visit The Easter Bunny, pick
up yummy treats and join in some fun activities
along The Bunny Trail. Noon – 3 p.m.
IT’S YOUR BEACH: LOVE IT, OWN IT, SOLVE IT. Come
out and join thousands of volunteers from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. for the SOLVE Spring Ocean Beach
Cleanup. Sign up to volunteer and receive more
information at www.solveoregon.org or by calling
503-844-9571.