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| Sign up for Salem: February 1 is Housing Alliance Lobby Day Join housing advocates from around Oregon in Salem February 1 for the first Housing Alliance Lobby Day! The newly formed Housing Alliance will convene its members and supporters for day of direct advocacy with our elected leaders in the State Capital with a message to increase opportunity for Oregonians We need you and your people there! We want a big, enthusiastic showing that will put the Housing Alliance on the map! Our goal is convene 150 people for Lobby Day. So get the word out now: Invite your fellow agency staff, board members, residents and concerned community today. Come join your fellow members of the Housing Alliance as we take our message to Oregon Representative and Senators about the need for increased resources to meet the housing needs of Oregonians. We believe that hardworking people should be able to afford housing and still have enough money for groceries and other basic necessities. We believe that housing gives seniors and people with disabilities an opportunity to build better lives. We believe that children deserve an opportunity to succeed in school and life, which is tied to having a stable home. On February 1, we will turn our beliefs in action! Lobby Day will consist of a morning briefing on the legislative agenda and our messages to the electeds, followed by afternoon meetings with Senators and Representatives from your home district! Please contact Michael Anderson (mike@cdnportland.org) or Janet Byrd (jbyrd@tnpf.org) to let us know how many people you organization plans to bring. More details about Lobby Day will be available in the next two weeks. Please contact Michael Anderson (mike@cdnportland.org) with any questions. To find out more about the Housing Alliance and its legislative agenda, go to: http://www.cdnportland.org/CDN_news_122204.html#HA_Calls_For_Opportunity Help Us Make a Better Portland: CDN Wants You to Become a Member CDN is conducting our 2005 Membership campaign and we need your support. If you appreciate the CDN electronic newsletter, attend our bi-monthly Public Forums, utilize the information resources on the CDN website. or support our public policy advocacy, become a Member today! Organizations can become Affiliate Members for just $250. Individuals can join for as little as $50. To download a Membership form and join today, go to: http://www.cdnportland.org/downloads/2004Membership.pdf Thanks for your support! Citizen Involvement Committee and City Club Join to Hold County Budget Forums Do you want vibrant communities with clean, healthy neighborhoods, a thriving economy, every child to succeed in school, people to feel safe at home, work and play, an accountable government and families to have their basic living needs met? How well programs achieve those priorities will help decide whether they are part of Multnomah County's budget next year. The Multnomah County Citizen Involvement Committee and the City Club of Portland have joined together to sponsor six public forums on strategies for achieving these results: Hear a panel of experts discuss Multnomah County's strategies for accomplishing six priorities for our community. Discuss the six strategies with others in your community. Provide your advice to Multnomah County on programs to accomplish these goals: February 8th - Safety Net Services Goal: I want all Multnomah County residents and their families to have their basic living needs met. February 9th - Safety Goal: I want to feel safe at home, work, school, and at play. February 15th - Accountable Government Goal: I want my government to be accountable at every level. February 16th - Thriving Economy Goal: I want Multnomah County to have a thriving economy. February 22nd - Education Goal: I want all children in Multnomah County to succeed in school. February 23rd - Vibrant Communities Goal: I want to have clean, healthy neighborhoods with a vibrant sense of community. All Forums take place from 7:00 - 9:00 PM at the Commissioners Meeting Room in the Multnomah County Building (501 SE Hawthorne Blvd.-the corner of Grand and Hawthorne) The Multnomah County Building is accessible to people with disabilities. Tri-Met Bus lines #4, #14, #10, and #6 stop within a block of the Multnomah County Building. Questions? Contact Ross Williams at 503-988-3450 or at williar@co.multnomah.or.us. You can also find out more about the budget forums at http://www.citizenweb.org Make the Most of Congressional Recess: Plan a February Visit on Housing Buying Recycled Paint Made Easier: MetroPaint Relocates to Swan Island Buying recycled paint becomes easier on February 1, 2005. After producing more than one million gallons of good latex paint at its Oregon City facility, MetroPaint will re-locate to Swan Island. The new Swan Island facility will more than double MetroPaint's production, retail and storage space. Located at 4825 N. Basin, the facility will have plenty of parking. Because the facility will not take any household hazardous waste (including no surplus latex paint) it will be called the MetroPaint Store. Inside, expect to have plenty of light and room to make your color selections. There are now over fifteen low-sheen colors, including coordinating colors like light and dark gray, light and dark green, light and dark brown, and light and dark blue. There also are complimentary colors: white, cream, beige and khaki to go with mauve, pink, yellow and barn red. Customers can be creative by mixing these standard colors together to get custom blends. Let your imagination go or look at the color guidebook at the Swan Island site which shows sixty-six blends customers can easily mix. Homeowners, nonprofits and government agencies have successfully used MetroPaint on wood, masonry, concrete and vinyl and metal siding. It produces a low sheen finish on interior or exterior surfaces. Now filtered to industry standards, it can be sprayed, brushed or rolled. Depending on surface and application method, each gallon covers 300 to 400 square feet. Because MetroPaint is 100 percent post-consumer latex paint, it costs less than new paint. Nonprofits and government agencies can receive an additional discount when buying 5-gallon buckets. To receive the discount, nonprofits must present proof of nonprofit status via a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Each time nonprofits or government agencies purchase paint, they must present a letter on the organization's letterhead with the following information: The individual's name purchasing the paint. The date of the intended purchase. The quantities of each color of paint to be purchased The intended use of the paint with the location and description of the project. The Metro charge account number (if intending to purchase on account). The signature of the authorizing person with the organization or agency. While MetroPaint can not reserve paint or guarantee color selection, customers can easily find out about inventory by calling Metro's Recycling Information Line Monday thru Saturday at 503 234 3000. They can also send out color brochures. Test results, color chart and general information about the program can also be found at www.metro-region.org/paint. Radisson Hotels and Resorts Offers Bed Donation to Nonprofits Radisson Hotels & Resorts are replacing more than 90,000 beds across the nation. Consequently, king, queen and double-sized beds, including headboards, are being made available to local nonprofit agencies. The beds are all in good condition, sanitized, and will be delivered free-of-charge - in bulk - to nonprofit agencies. To qualify for the program, a nonprofit must commit to taking at least 200 beds. Nonprofit agencies will then be responsible for distributing the beds to their programs and/or to individuals and families. "Hope for the City," a Minnesota-based nonprofit is coordinating the transit and delivery of the beds. Interested agencies should contact "Hope for the City" at (952) 897-7799. Benefit Concert for Portland Habitat for Humanity Women Build Jan 21 'Home for Good and No Where to Go' Community Dialogue January 26 2005 Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Awards The City of Portland's Office of Sustainable Development is seeking nominations for the 2005 Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Awards. The BEST Business Awards are issued annually by the City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development to recognize Portland-area businesses for significant and unique achievements in the area of sustainable business practices. The BEST Awards are presented in seven categories: Energy, Water Efficiency, Waste Reduction/Pollution Prevention, Transportation Alternatives, Sustainable Food Systems Development, Stormwater Management, (new for 2005), and Sustainable Product Development. Applications due by February 18, 2005 Businesses who demonstrate leadership in sustainable business practices are encouraged to apply by February 18, 2005. Applications are available at http://www.sustainableportland.org/default.asp?sec=stp&pg=BEST. The web site also features profiles of former BEST Winners. Please direct questions to Amy Stork, astork@ci.portland.or.us or 503-823-0229. Mark your calendars: BEST Awards Breakfast Wednesday, April 20 The BEST Awards will be presented at the BEST Awards Breakfast. Stay tuned for location and ticket details. The BEST Awards are made possible by sponsors Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Water Bureau, The Energy Trust of Oregon, Gerding Edlen Development Company, and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. TechSoup: How to Upgrade Your Organization's Image with HTML Newsletters Plain text may be a fine way to send a newsletter, but if you want your message to get noticed, HTML can help you upgrade your organization's image. With HTML, you can create slick formatted messages with colors and pictures. This article provides a useful step-by-step approach to effectively and efficiently creating newsletters that will get noticed, not trashed. To learn more, click here: http://ga0.org/ct/Qd16yKS1jR24/ |
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