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Festival under the towering trees of Mt. Scott Park. We will be joined by partners form around Portland to bringing tree and environment themed displays, games, activities, crafts, and giveaways. Arbor Day will also include live music, food, face painting, tree climbing for all ages, free tree giveaways, the Naito Awards, and arborist ready to answer your tree related questions.

Mt. Scott Park
Saturday, April 21, 2018
10am-3pmSE 72nd Avenue and Harold Street
Accessible via TriMet bus lines 14 and 72

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St. Johns Center for Opportunity is proud to present our 5th annual fundraising event – St. Johns Speakeasy– an evening of live music, dancing, costumes, cool prizes, great food and great friends! This event will bring together residents, business owners, and St. Johns appreciators from all over Portland to celebrate our vibrant community.

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Every 2nd Friday of October 2017 - May 2018, bring a canned food donation to the 7:00 - 10:30pm Open Skate Session and get $1.00 off session admission! Doing a good deed = getting a good deal!
Discounted Admission = $7.00 (retail $8.00)
Skate Rental = $2.00 - $5.00
Not valid with other offers or packages. Skate rental sold separately. Must make a donation for discount to apply.

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Enjoy a LIVE DJ, refreshments and activities as we recognize the children in our lives and work together to support their health and happiness.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. The pinwheel symbolizes a happy, uplifting childhood and reminds us of the healthy start we want for all children.

Partners in this effort include: Healthy Birth Initiative, Multnomah County Health Department, Black Parent Initiative, PCRI, PARR Lumber, Albina Early Head Start, Self Enhancement Inc. and Urban League of Portland.

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Have a great meal and support PROWUS at the same time!

On Wednesday, April 11, from 11am till 9pm, present this flyer (click on the image to get the full flyer) at Bethany Public House and PROWUS Music Scholarship Fund will receive 15% of your total bill!

Valid for take-out orders too!

Bethany Public House, 4840 NW Bethany Blvd, Portland, OR

April 11 - 11am - 9pm

Join us as we raise glasses and funds for Fighting Pretty! 

When you buy a ticket to this event, $15 will be donated to helping women battling cancer feel strong and beautiful! Feel good about giving as our local artist guides you and your friends through two hours of painting, drinking, and laughing ‘til your cheeks hurt. The best part? You don’t have to be an artist to have an amazing time. Hope to see you there!

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Its such a pain to wash your dog and trim nails and clean ears -- it always smells like wet dog after - GOSH, you should come April 8th to Elegant Dog Grooming LLC of 185th and West Union and let a bunch of amazing Vet techs that are raising money for a local dog rescue do it for you! We’re doing $5 nail trims and $15 washes!!

You can help end youth homelessness by supporting the New Avenues for Youth annual Scoop-A-Thon!

We're looking forward to scooping thousands of ice cream cones at our Partnershops on Tuesday, April 10th - National Free Cone Day - and raising awareness & funds for New Avenues for Youth's job-training programs for youth experiencing or at-risk of homelessness.

You can be a Scooper Hero for youth - just go to www.scoopathon.organd register yourself or your business,make a minimum commitment to donating or raising $1,500 in support, create your own fundraising page and start spreading the word!

You can also help us reach our goal by giving a gift of support in honor of the teams and individuals who will be scooping alongside youth - go to www.scoopathon.org and you can be part of the solution to ending youth homelessness through your support of the Scoop-A-Thon!

Any questions? Contact us at info@newavenues.org - and thanks for your generous support!

OREGON BEACH CLEANUP FOR ALL BEACH GOERS

“Do It For The Beaches” Ocean Blue Project focuses on cleaning the ocean and creating awareness to reduce the use of plastic. We are collecting microplastic fragments on every visit to the Oregon Coast year round. This project is a community effort and all Oregonians are asked to participate. If we all do a little, we can achieve a lot.

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The Gray Sky Blues Music Festival starts on Saturday, April 7, 2018 following the Tacoma Daffodil Festival Grand Floral Parade in downtown Tacoma, and will feature some of the finest blues musicians to be found west of the Mississippi.

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Fang! will be selling raffle tickets from March 26th until April 26th to benefit Oregon Wild and the Wildland Firefighter Foundation. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Prizes include mounted houseplants, trees, shrubs, soil, gift certificates and more! Winners will be announced on Arbor Day, April 27th.

Oregon has seen a devastating number of wildfires this year. Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy for all Oregonians. Wildland Firefighter Foundation's main focus is to help families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and to assist injured firefighters and their families.

For more information please call us or visit our Facebook page.

Join us on April 3 at the Portland Bottle Shop to help us support the Llewellyn Foundation! 10% of all sales from April 3 will benefit Llewellyn Elementary School. We'll see you there!