JManrow Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 The SOLV Beach Cleanup is still a few months away (September 16th), but here are some SOLV events going on in the meantime. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLV e-Update July 2006 Thank you for signing up to receive information and for your support of SOLV. This SOLV e-Update features projects and events taking place all around Oregon. We encourage you to browse below for volunteer opportunities and SOLV events near you. To see a listing of SOLV projects throughout the year, visit our events calendar at www.solv.org/volunteers/volunteer_calendar.asp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statewide Opportunities Now you can help SOLV help Oregon with just a signature. Download a petition form and sign it to support SOLV as a beneficiary of the Oregon Charitable Check-off. This program allows Oregonians to direct their state tax refund to SOLV. You can collect signatures from other Oregonians to help too. Download the form at: http://egov.oregon.gov/DOR/docs/800-910.pdf. Once you’ve signed the form and asked your friends and neighbors to sign as well, send the completed original form to SOLV, Attn: Gerik Kransky, 5193 NE Elam Young Parkway, Suite B, Hillsboro, OR 97124. 7/15/2006 and 7/16/2006 – VOLUNTEER AT THE OREGON INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW, 9:00AM to 10:00PM, at the Hillsboro Airport. Contact Joni Wolf at jawolf@comcast.net or at 971-506-9751 for details or to volunteer. Benefits include free admission to the airshow. Greater Portland Metro Area Opportunities 7/04/2006 – HILLSBORO FOURTH OF JULY PARADE, 8:00AM to 1:00PM. Volunteers will assist in setting up garbage boxes before the parade, handing out garbage bags to parade attendees and collecting full garbage bags after the parade. Volunteers are also needed to landscape islands along the Westside Light Rail. For more information, or to volunteer, contact Bob Grover or Jerry Willey, Hillsboro Rotary Club at 503-793-6104. 7/04/2006 - Kick off July fourth in Estacada with a community celebration and the largest fireworks display in Clackamas County. Volunteers armed with SOLV litter bags will help clean up trash during and after the event. For more information, contact Cheryl Armstrong, Estacada Area Community Events at (503) 630-3909 or at cheryl_armstrong@mac.com 1:00PM to 11:30PM. 7/08/2006 – Join neighbors in N.E. Portland for the "Retilling the Soil" project - a community effort to clean up three neighborhoods and bring residents together through work, music, food and fellowship. For more information or to volunteer, contact Larry Collins, or Paul Staat at (503) 236-8909 or at metrodumc@msn.com. 8:00AM to 7:00PM. 7/08/2006 - TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEER LEADERS, 9:00AM to 2:00PM, Portland. Join SOLV in a hands-on workshop and learn how to envision and lead successful community projects. The workshop will focus on recruiting and leading volunteers; project logistics and safety; preventing volunteer burnout; working with the media; and fundraising. The training will help you work with your neighbors to improve your community, and is free for anyone planning a community project. To sign up for this training or receive more information, contact Gerik Kransky at (406) 546-4233 or at (503) 844-9571 x331, or email to gerik@solv.org. 7/15/2006 – CLEAN UP TRASH AROUND DORMAN POND, 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Gales Creek. For more information, or to volunteer, contact Shannon McCabe at 503-357-3304 or at shannon.mccabe@verizon.net. 7/15/2006 - Tree For All – McKay Creek PROJECT WITH Tualatin River Watershed Council – Help provide maintenance to local watershed restoration sites. Volunteers will mulch around plants and weed. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Marion Warfield, Tualatin River Watershed Council at (503) 846-4891 trwc2@easystreet.com 9:00AM to 12:00PM. 7/18/2006 and 7/20/2006 - GET TO KNOW SOLV – ATTEND A "BEYOND BEACH CLEANUP" EVENT IN PORTLAND, 5:30PM to 6:30PM in Portland on 7/18, or 7:30AM to 8:30AM in Hillsboro on 7/20. SOLV offers a wide range of services and resources to volunteers statewide. Come see why thousands of Oregonians are getting involved with SOLV - making Oregon a better place to live for all. To join us, please contact Jessica McLaren at 503-844-9571 ext. 305, or at jessica@solv.org. 7/23/2006 – SUPPORT SOLV AND HEAR SOME COOL JAZZ AT THE ALLSTATE SMOOTH JAZZ 105.9 SUMMER CONCERT. SOLV will receive 15% of of every concert ticket purchased using the promotional code: SOLV via this link:www.ticketmaster.com/promo/8vkjgd. More information on the concert is available at: http://kijz.com/pages/concert/index.php. 7/29/2006 - Tree For All – BANKS Creek PROJECT WITH Tualatin River Watershed Council, 9:00AM to 12:00PM. Help provide maintenance to local watershed restoration sites. Volunteers will mulch around plants and weed. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Marion Warfield, Tualatin River Watershed Council at (503) 846-4891 trwc2@easystreet.com. 7/17/2006 – YOU CAN NOMINATE A PROJECT FOR THE INTEL-SOLV WASHINGTON COUNTY CLEAN & GREEN PROJECT. This annual event involves Intel employees and other community volunteers. We are looking for great project ideas from people in Washington County. Projects take place on Saturday, October 21st and school service-learning projects will happen on Friday, October 20th. To nominate a project, contact Nancy Spieler at 503-844-9571 or at nancy@solv.org. Online and hard copy site nomination forms will be available beginning 7/17. Willamette Valley Opportunities 7/13/2006 – GET TO KNOW SOLV – ATTEND A "BEYOND BEACH CLEANUP" EVENT IN SALEM, 12:00PM to 1:00PM. SOLV offers a wide range of services and resources to volunteers statewide. Come see why thousands of Oregonians are getting involved with SOLV - making Oregon a better place to live for all. To join us, please contact Jessica McLaren, at 503-844-9571 ext. 305, or at jessica@solv.org. 7/13/2006 – TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEER LEADERS, 4:00PM to 9:00PM, Salem. Join SOLV in a hands-on workshop and learn how to envision and lead successful community projects. The workshop will focus on recruiting and leading volunteers; project logistics and safety; preventing volunteer burnout; working with the media; and fundraising. The training will help you work with your neighbors to improve your community, and is free for anyone planning a community project. To sign up for this training or receive more information, contact Gerik Kransky at (406) 546-4233 or at (503) 844-9571 x331, or email gerik@solv.org. Northern Cascades Opportunities 7/22/2006 - Friends of the Forest Day with the National Forest Foundation. 9:30AM to 1:30PM. Volunteers are invited to join the National Forest Foundation, SOLV and the US Forest Service for a volunteer day repairing the historic Cascade Lake Ranger Station near Timothy Lake on Mt. Hood. All ages are welcome. A free night of camping at the site will be offered to volunteers who make a reservation through SOLV. http://www.solv.org/programs/forms/form_nff_registration.asp. For more information, or to volunteer, contact Monica Kearsley at monica@solv.org or at 503-844-9571 ext. 317 Coast Opportunities 7/04/2006 - Enjoy Seaside 's FOURTH of July Parade and then clean up the beach on July 5th. For more information, contact Michael Scott at 503-292-9388 or at mjspdx@aol.com. 7/08/2006 - The Reedsport community is coming out to landscape around the Confluence Fountain. For more information or to volunteer, contact Kathleen Miller at (541) 271-2101 or at kmiller@presys.com. 9:00AM. 7/11/2006 – GET TO KNOW SOLV – ATTEND A "BEYOND BEACH CLEANUP" EVENT IN TILLAMOOK, 12:00PM to 1:00PM. SOLV offers a wide range of services and resources to volunteers statewide. Come see why thousands of Oregonians are getting involved with SOLV - making Oregon a better place to live for all. Tillamook County 911, 2311 Third Street. To join us, please contact Jessica McLaren at 503-844-9571 ext. 305 or at jessica@solv.org. 8/05/2006 - Siletz City-Wide Beautification Project, 9:00AM to 1:00PM. For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Tina Retasket, City of Siletz, at 541-444-8210 or at tinar@ctsi.nsn.us. Central Oregon Opportunities 8/04/2006 - War on Weeds Day, 9:00AM to 1:00PM, Sunriver Nature Center. Volunteers will pull Spotted Knapweed and Dalmatian Toadflax in Sunriver. For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Patti Gentiluomo at (541) 593-1522 or at pattig@srowners.org. We want to hear from you! Please send your comments or questions regarding this e-Update to Dan Enbysk, SOLV Communications Coordinator at dan@solv.org. Do you know someone who would like to get involved with SOLV? Joining a SOLV project is a great way to spend time with family, friends and co-workers while doing something good for your community. Please forward this email to a friend and have them sign up for future SOLV E-updates at www.solv.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spayne Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Nice! Thanks, John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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