Friends & Allies Summit
DAY OF SERVICE
Saturday, October 3, 2020
9 AM to 11 AM
Join in! On Saturday, October 3, Summit participants can meet in person for socially distanced, small-group volunteer events in parks, community gardens, and natural areas. For this first Summit, we selected locations in East and North Portland to spotlight these unique parks and park programs. It's a great opportunity to get your hands dirty, meet some new people and maybe even experience a new park!
During registration, you can sign up to volunteer at any of the locations listed below. Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, space is limited to 10 people per site and all participants are required to wear masks during this event. PP&R and PPF will provide masks and sanitized gloves to anyone who does not have their own.
Prior to October 3, you'll get an email with with all the necessary details including exact meeting location, current safety protocols, name and contact information of the onsite coordinator and the list of the other Friends & Allies you'll get to meet and, with them, improve a park!
Day of Service Volunteer Locations
George Park
N Burr Avenue and Fessenden Street
Activity: Planting and mulch spreading
9 AM to 11 AM
A park doesn’t have to be big to be important to its surrounding neighborhoods. Come out and help spruce up 2-acre George Park in North Portland. Activities will include planting, mulch spreading, smoothing out play chips in the playground, picking up any trash and limbs laying around the park. If the weather is good, perhaps we can paint the picnic table too!
Lincoln Park
SE 135th Avenue and Mill Street
Activity: Ivy removal
9 AM to 11 AM
Free trees from smothering ivy. Get your hands dirty with ivy removal to make room for future understory plantings that promote bird habitat.
Native Gathering Garden, Cully Park
North of NE 72nd Avenue and Killingsworth Street
Activity: Weeding and native plant education
9 AM to 11 AM
AT CAPACITY - PLEASE JOIN US AT DIFFERENT SITE
Located in PP&R’s second newest park, Cully Park, volunteering in the Native Gathering Garden is an opportunity to do work rooted in respecting and educating through Indigenous cultural values.
Portland Memory Garden
SE 104th Avenue and Powell Blvd
Activity: Removing weeds, spreading mulch, garden education
9 AM to 12 PM
Parks are for everyone including those with memory loss. Located in the southeast corner of Ed Benedict Park, this garden is especially designed for people with Alzheimer's disease and other memory problems. Spend a morning helping weed with the Friends of Portland Memory Gardens, the group who oversees all activities in this unique garden. You’ll also have a chance to hear from one of the original designers of the garden about its features and how it supports individuals with memory problems.
Fernhill Park (Friday, October 2)
NE 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street
Activity: Nature patch planting
9 AM to 11 AM, Friday, October 2
In partnership with the Bureau of Environmental Services, PP&R is bringing a nature patch to Fernhill Park. PP&R is adding nature patches to developed park landscapes to provide natural experiences for people and habitat for wildlife. Nature patches are unique natural garden spaces that support native pollinators and offer fun opportunities for education and exploration. Spend a morning helping plant this new nature patch in time for its November opening. This is an opportunity for individuals who can’t make it on a Saturday morning.
Luuwit View Community Garden, Luuwit View Park
NE Shaver and NE 131St Pl
Activity: Maintenance in the common areas
9 AM to 11 AM
The Community Gardens program has provided gardening opportunities for the physical and social benefit of the people and neighborhoods of Portland since 1975. Although the individual garden plots are well taken care of, the common spaces are often neglected. Help spruce up one of Portland’s community gardens!
Registration closes September 23 at midnight. When registering you will self select your afternoon breakout session and choose which location you would like to volunteer at during the optional Day of Service on October 3. To allow for flexibility, you may edit your selection after you register. To change your selection, you must email Jessica Green at jgreen@portlandpf.org no later than September 21.
Questions? Contact Jessica Green at jgreen@portlandpf.org.
