Neighborhood Notes

Isobel's Clubhouse  is closed on January 9th 2009 due to scheduling conflicts. We hope to see you next Friday when a special guest from the  Portland Classical Chinese Garden  will read stories and talk about Chinese New Year.   

Please join us for   Story Time and Open Play What will we do?  As part of open play, kids can dress up in costumes, play with toys, listen to music, play games or color with crayons. We’ll also read stories, and you’re welcome to bring a book to share. What should I bring?   We have fun toys and books, and you’re always welcome to bring something to share. And please bring your fun ideas for group songs and games. Details  This event begins at 9:30. Clean up will start at 11:15 and the event will end at 11:30.  Like all events at the Clubhouse, this is a parent/caregiver and child event. A parent or caregiver will need to be with the child at all times.  There is no cost for this event, and donations are gladly accepted. As our space is limited, the activity is limited to a maximum of 10 children and their adults.   Please
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A new year extends an invitation to evaluate our personal health, wealth and happiness. As you contemplate the state of your personal economy, we hope that you will also consider the role you play in the health of the neighborhood. In this issue, we look at ways to improve our personal and neighborhood health. Contributor Michaela Bancud discovers that volunteering is a win-win for personal and community health (p.4). Instructor Alice Peters Diffely demonstrates the finer points of ChiWalking (p.6) and sommelier Timothy Nishimoto gives us advice on how to build community one glass of wine at a time (p.8). Here's to a healthy and happy 2009! Download your copy   About the Pearl District Newsletter The Pearl District Newsletter is published six times per year by Neighborhood Notes. We distribute 4,000 free print copies to neighborhood residential buildings and businesses. The newsletter is paid for through the generosity of local sponsors. Without them, this opportuni
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Grateful. Joyful. Humble. Just a few of my feelings as I compiled a set of  photos from our year at Isobel's Clubhouse . Isobel's Clubhouse  is a dream come true, a collaboration between families, donors and a community that believes that children are good for the central city, and the central city is good for kids.  The  look on Joan's face  the day  Zimmerman Community Center  signed the lease and got the keys says it all. For those who don't know her, Joan is a ZCC board member as well as Chair of the  Pearl District Neighborhood Association . Like many other adults in our community she has long advocated for a community center, and for the resources families need to thrive in central Portland.  Isobel's Clubhouse is a small (490 square feet) but significant (220 families and growing) step toward these long held goals. And it has a lot of love from the community. Gun and Tom Denhart donated the space. ZCC signed the lease
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Please join us for a Family Movie Night hosted by  Umpqua Bank  and  Isobel's Clubhouse . Our friends at Umpqua Bank, as part of their commitment to families in central Portland, have offered to host this event in their beautiful lobby after business hours.  Please bring cozy kids (in their pajamas if you'd like) as well as sleeping bags or blankets to cushion the floor. A family friendly G rated movie will begin promptly at 6:30.  If you can come early or stay late to help re-arrange the lobby and do post-party clean up, we'd really appreciate it. Please  email us  to indicate your interest in family movie night. If we have more requests than available spots we'll draw names to choose attendees. Everyone who responds will get an email letting them know whether or not they are on the list. We'll get back to you on 1/7/09. If you receive a spot and decide that you cannot attend, please let us know so we can offer your spot to the next family
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Meeting Ends at 8:00PM

This meeting occurs twice on the Second Thursday of each month to help fit neighbors schedules. It slightly overlaps with Parks and Public Spaces in order to discuss safety issues in these places. The first is from 11:00am-12:30pm and the second from 6pm-7pm.

Meeting Ends at 11:30 AM

Meeting Ends at 7:00 PM

Meeting Ends at 9:30 AM.Call to confirm Meetings, (503)823-4212