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highlighted service opportunities October 20, 2009

Work Party at Atkinson Elementary

Saturday, October 24th from 10am-3pm

Come and help with a garden clean up.  If you like to move soil, spread mulch and clear out garden beds, then this is the day for you.  Pastries and Coffee will be there for everyone.  School’s address: 5800 Division St.

Contact Jennifer M. Pultz if you have any questions: 971-409-0233.

Portland Rescue Mission

Friday, October 23 & Friday, October 30

The Community of Adsideo – a start-up ministry integrating college students, the Sellwood community, and the homeless – will be helping out at the Portland Rescue Mission this Friday (Oct. 23) and next Friday (Oct. 30).  Dr. Williams is willing to take any students who want to meet at 5:15pm on Friday, in front of Mt. Tabor Grind coffee shop. Please let Dr. Williams know if you would like to help.  Orientation to homeless ministry available.

Café au Play

Thursday, October 22 from 9:30-1:00pm

The mission of Café au Play is to create a nonprofit coffeehouse designed to meet the needs of diverse families for a comfortable, accessible space that encourages social interaction, genuine and sustainable support, creative stimulation, and community inclusion.

Do you like to paint? As the café nears completion, they need some help with painting.  Kristen Heying, director of the project, has expressed the desire to have Warner students involved with the café.  Show up at Café au Play (located at 5633 SE Division, next to Dairy Queen and Franklin High) this Thursday anytime during the 3 1/2 hour period.  No prior phone call is necessary.

Breakfast at O’Bryant Park

Sunday, October 25, 7am

Every Sunday morning, you can join a team of volunteers to serve breakfast to the homeless.  The location is O’Bryant Square in downtown Portland, just off the Morrison Bridge.  The group meets around 7am and sets up to serve a warm breakfast to those living on the street. For more information contact Eric Michaelson at emichaelson@warnerpacific.edu

::Two exciting, upcoming events::

New Abolitionist Conference

The New Abolitionists is a joint conference of NWYM and George Fox University to abolish sex trafficking and forced prostitution in the Portland area.

WHY:  Today in the United States, it is estimated that 300,000 minors are being trafficked for sexual exploitation. Ninety percent of the victims are American citizens. The most recent FBI Operation Cross Country sting found Portland has the second highest standing in the country for sex trafficking with over 50 percent of those victims being children. Oregon police say they are encountering three to five people per week who are victims of trafficking.

Featuring James Pond of Transitions Global and musical artist, Jeff Greer, The New Abolitionists will move you from awareness to action.  There will be other Portland-area activist organizations joining the conversation to stop slavery in Our Town.

Join George Fox University and the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m on the Newberg campus and be part of the movement.

For more information visit:  www.georgefox.edu/NewAbolitionists

RSVP and questions? Email newabolition@gmail.com.

Views from the Front Lines: Panel Discussion with Mercy Corps Field Workers Working to Alleviate Poverty 

WHAT: Three of Mercy Corps’ most experienced field workers from around the globe will share their first-hand perspectives in a public event at the new Mercy Corps global headquarters. Moderated by Mercy Corps CEO Neal Keny-Guyer, the panelists – working in some of the world’s toughest places including Iraq and Guatemala – will discuss how crises like war and natural disasters can turn into opportunities for long-term progress. Presented by the Mercy Corps Action Center, the discussion will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. 

WHEN:

Thursday, October 22nd

Doors at 6:15pm, panel begins at 7pm 

WHERE:

Mercy Corps global headquarters

45 SW Ankeny Street

Portland, OR 97204

(Enter through the Mercy Corps Action Center at 28 SW 1st Ave) 

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC