03/18/2016
Update: March 18th 2016
Thank you!Thank you's to both the street tree pruners on March 5th and the Park/Playground work party volunteers on March 12th. Each team helped make our neighborhood a better place. Street Tree Pruners helped between 50-60 young street trees regain a healthy shape, clear sidewalks and street canopy requirements and get healthier. Park/Playground volunteers helped us maintain our spray free status - remember we are now 1 of only 3 pesticide/herbicide free parks out of 252 in all of Portland. You also helped us fix and secure bird boxes for the spring season, weeded, spread bark mulch, and flamed weeded the baseball infields for those Little League teams ready to come and play.Thank you all!Next work party at the Park/Playground is Saturday, May 14th, 9-12, meet at the west baseball diamond. We hope to see some of you there.
03/14/2016
Show Us Your Brawn (or friendly greeting, sweeping or sorting skills)
We need a few more volunteers at our spring cleanup event this year - can you help out for a couple hours?
For the past few years, volunteers from Kenton and Arbor Lodge Neighborhoods helped recycle, reuse and get rid of materials for our fellow neighbors. We save everyone a trip to the dump, and the $10 raised from each car load of junk we collect funds neighborhood projects like trash cans along N. Denver in Kenton, and ALNA's movie night in Arbor Lodge Park.
When: Saturday, April 23
Where: N Farragut at N Delaware
Who: You! (and a friend! or student who needs volunteer hours!)
Volunteer shifts include:
Unloading (moving junk from people's trunks to dumpster bins and recycling piles - fast moving, hands-on work)
9-11:30am or 11:30-2pm
Rummage/Swap Area Maintenance (encourage re-use and recycling by organizing our swap pile)
10am-noon, noon-2pm
Greeter (welcome neighbors to the event and hand out information)
10am-noon, noon-2pm
Food and Sign-in Coordinator (make sure volunteers are well fed, and sign release waivers)
10am-noon, noon-2
Wrap-up (help tidy up remaining recyclables, swap area at end of day- only 90 minutes!)
2-3:30pm
Contact our cleanup coordinator extraordinaire
Peggy, if you can help or have questions , by emailing peggyshannon@earthlink.net.
03/09/2016
We're seeking 20 volunteers to distribute fliers - are you one of them?
We think delivering flyers door-to-door is the best way to let people know how to get involved in their neighborhood. We do a big push each spring to get the word out about our annual cleanup fundraiser and summer events.
Our neighborhood area( Kenton and Arbor lodge ) is big enough that we need extra volunteers to help with this task each spring - can you help?
When: Early to mid April (likely April 4-9)
What: Walking fliers door to door to advertise/inform all of the Clean Up set for April 23rd
How: You pick a walking route, chose your own time to walk, and leave flyers on people's doorsteps
Benefits: Exercise, getting to know the neighborhood, maybe meeting a new neighbor, and helping us advertise our annual cleanup that raises funds for the Movie in the Park!
How do I volunteer? Call or e-mail Peggy Shannon
e-mail: peggyshannon@earthlink.net
phone: (503) 289-6295
03/07/2016
Thank you Arbor Lodge Tree Pruners!
Together we successfully visited 67 trees and pruned about 55 (some neighbors chose to opt out of having their trees pruned this time around). Four Certified Arborists led teams teaching us safe use of tools, how to assess and then prune a young tree, and helping us identify trees, their growth habits and health. The rain held off, we met new neighbors and had fun! Look for this event again next spring.
Brought to you by your Arbor Lodge Tree Team.
Interested in joining the Tree Team?
Contact Ginger at ginger.edws@gmail.com
03/03/2016
Update: March 3rd 2016
Worried about Arbor Lodge Park?
Come help us keep it both Pesticide and Herbicide Free. Arbor Lodge Park is one of only 3 such Parks left out of 252 Parks in Portland. It all helps! We need volunteers to maintain this status.
Easy work party Saturday, March 12th, 9-11'ish. We will clean out and secure existing bird houses, spread some bark mulch, gently weed around our Park signs and in Harper's Playground. Tools provided, some gloves, snacks, and the genuine appreciation of your neighbors who all use this Park/Playground.Meet at the west baseball diamond. And, thank you!