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Join Us for Holy Family's Annual Oktoberfest!

Holy Family's annual Oktoberfest is a cherished community tradition that brings together friends, families, and community to celebrate the vibrant spirit of autumn with Bavarian flair. This lively event, held every year, is a joyous occasion filled with music, games, and, of course, a feast of traditional German sausage cuisine. At the heart of our culinary offerings is our proud partnership with Otto's Sausage Kitchen, a local institution renowned for its high-quality, handcrafted sausages.

Otto's Sausage Kitchen has been a cornerstone of Portland's food scene since 1922, offering a taste of Old-World Germany through its artisanal sausages and meats. As a co-partner for our Oktoberfest, Otto's generously supports the event by providing their signature sausages and other specialty items, ensuring our guests enjoy a truly authentic Bavarian experience. This partnership not only enhances the festive atmosphere but also strengthens our ties within the community, as we come together to celebrate tradition, food, and fellowship.

https://sites.google.com/view/holyfamilypdx/home

The September 18 ENA Board meeting will be held in Eliot Hall on the Reed College Campus in Room 414 (across the hall from our previous location) and on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82356965157?pwd=XUp2jmePPEgMmasHVuRhRsPyUuEOjh.1

The agenda for the meeting is posted here.

Treasurer’s Report for Q2 2025 is posted here.

Committee and Event reports are posted here.

Draft of ENA priorities for Reed College Place Maintenance Agreement posted here.

More information about the request for sponsoring the Sellwood Community House Halloween event is posted here.

Finance Committee presentation posted here.

There’s a new addition to the annual Eastmoreland July 4th Parade: an art fair featuring talented neighbors selling their work. The new fair, organized by the ENA, will highlight up to nine artists working in a variety of areas. Although the lineup is being finalized as we go to press, the artists included so far work in the areas of ceramics, jewelry, clothing and writing (the writer is a biographer of Abigail Duniway). The artists, all from Eastmoreland or close-by neighborhoods, will have tables on the grassy area of Reed College Place near SE Rex, where the parade begins.

As the parade celebrates its 31st year, it will feature its traditional escort by a Portland Fire Engine, music by the Portland Power Pep Band, and antique cars from the Milwaukie Mustang Club.  Kids of any age are welcome to decorate their bikes and scooters.

This year’s parade kicks off at 11 am, with the singing of our national anthem, and everyone is invited to join the walk down the length of Reed College Place and enjoy food and drink at the end of the parade. Free water and port a potties will be available. More than 1,000 people are expected to walk, pedal and drive vintage cars in the parade.

The 2025 Eastmoreland Garage Sale will take place on Saturday, June 21st (9-4) and Sunday, June 22nd (10-2) - TODAY!

A full online Google map with items for sale can be found here, and a full PDF map with the same information is available here; these can also be found via QR codes available at vendors and signage around the neighborhood. 

Join us in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the saving Eastmoreland's giant sequoias and the creation of Save the Giants Park on Saturday June 21st at 3656 SE Martins St.

The 2025 Eastmoreland Garage Sale will take place on Saturday, June 21st (9-4) and Sunday, June 22nd (10-2) - TODAY AND TOMORROW!

A full online Google map with items for sale can be found here, and a full PDF map with the same information is available here; these can also be found via QR codes available at vendors and signage around the neighborhood. 

The ENA Board will have a brief Board meeting followed by a Board Retreat. There will be no Board meeting in July or August.

Location: Room 131 (map), Performing Arts Building (map) , Reed College or

by Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82356965157?pwd=XUp2jmePPEgMmasHVuRhRsPyUuEOjh.1

Agenda for Board Meeting/Retreat will be posted here.

Appendix A: 10-year Income and Expense Trends for ENA, click here (updated 6-19-25)

Save the date for the Kick Off to Summer event at Holy Family School on June 7th from 4-7 pm.

This is a special meeting to elect the Officers of the 2025/2026 Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association Board of Directors. Click here for agenda. Click here for April 17, 2025 minutes.

Link to join meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86480808938?pwd=Cj5mUeDlg7HszX19nym96vzzCbXwhi.1

SAVE THE DATE! Join us for the 3rd Annual Gathering in the Garden on Saturday, May 17, 2025. This event is presented by the Eastmoreland Garden Club and is co-sponsored by the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association (ENA) with the support of the District 4 Coalition.

Enjoy live music and a Silent Auction while shopping for organic tomato starts, indoor/outdoor shrubs and plants, garden art, ceramics, handcrafted leather and canvas bags, new and used garden accessories, and engraved bricks to be installed in the Eastmoreland Garden. Children learn to pot their own plants at the supervised Children’s Corner. The Portland Rose Society will sharpen hand pruners, one per customer, free of charge.

Vendors: Birds and Bees Nursery; Kelly Posch Pottered and Pieced Pottery; Out in the Garden Nursery; Lords Luggage; Red Pig Garden Tools; Wake Robin Native Plant Gardening; and Cobb Hoelzer Pottery Studio.

Nonprofits: Portland Rose Society; Mult. Co. Master Gardeners; ENA; ENA Tree Committee; Friends of Portland Community Gardens; Sellwood Community House; Eastmoreland Garden Brick Sales; and the ENA Emergency Preparedness Committee.

Music: The OC Ukers; Mice in the Kitchen; Pacific Rose Ensemble; and the Sellwood Middle School Jazz Band.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Location: Eastmoreland Garden Park at SE Bybee and SE 27th Ave.

ENA Annual Meeting and Election of the Board.

The Annual Meeting of the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association is being held on Zoom only. The link to the meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84882801013 will be live at 7:00 pm. The agenda for the Annual Meeting is posted here. The presentation for the Annual Meeting is posted here.

On Thursday, May 15, 2025, online voting for Board members will start at 7:00 pm and end at midnight. Paper ballots may be downloaded from our website and dropped off at the ENA table outside the main entrance of Duniway Elementary from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. The link below to “Elections FAQs” will be updated after Nominations for 2025 Candidates close on April 15, 2025, and the ENA Board approves the 2025 Ballot language at the April 17, 2025 Board meeting.

https://eastmorelandpdx.org/elections-faqs

Location: Room 416 Eliot Hall, Reed College and Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81023769252

Click here for Agenda and here for Committee Reports

Click here for Minutes of March 2025 meeting - needs Board approval

Click here Q1 2025 Treasurer Report and here for Form 990-EZ

Click here for Appendix A - Includes 1) an explanation of the proposed changes to ENA Bylaws, 2) a “track changes” version of the Bylaws update, 3) a clean version of the Bylaws update and 4) a draft of a Membership Policy (presented by David Dowell for the Bylaws Review Committee)

Click here for Appendix B - Draft of the 2025 Annual Meeting Ballot (includes candidates who qualified by midnight on 4/15/25)

You and your family are invited to a free celebration of Earth Day organized and sponsored by the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association. Join us for games, crafts and entertainment for all including a special performance by the Duniway Choir. U of O Master Gardeners, Master Recyclers, the Eastmoreland Garden Club and the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association’s Tree Committee will be on hand to answer your questions. Location: Duniway Elementary School at SE Rex and Reed College Place.

The Eastmoreland Tree Committee is offering a Young Tree Pruning Workshop on Saturday April 12, from 10 to noon. It is opened to all our neighbors.

Did you know that the best time to prune a tree (yard or street tree) is within ten years of its planting? Skillful pruning in the early years helps gently guide the tree’s growth, resulting in a balanced crown and fewer form problems in the future that require more extensive and costly pruning.

 Led by the two tree pathologists on our tree committee, the group will look at different young street trees, discuss actions that could be taken now or in the years to come, by homeowners or their arborist, to insure the newly planted trees' harmonious growth. We will look at different trees in our neighborhood and we recommend that you come with a vehicle as we will carpool to different areas of Eastmoreland. You will have opportunities to ask all the questions you might have.

The workshop  will start promptly at 10:00 a.m., rain or shine, in front of the house at 2925 SE Carlton. and will not last more than two hours, depending on the number of questions. No registration needed.

Eastmoreland Tree Committee

Join us for the Duniway Tree Project!

• Time - 10:00-12:00

• Location - meet at corner of SE 35th and SE Lambert

• Volunteers will remove grass from around the base of young street trees on Duniway school property to prevent damage to tender bark from mowers and string trimmers. After grass is removed, volunteers will mulch with arborist chips provided by PPS Grounds.

• Number of street trees - 12 very young small diameter trees and 6 medium diameter trees.

• What to bring - shovels, hand digging tools, buckets, gloves. [Jerry and I can bring a wheel barrow in our truck and maybe Kelly and Eric as well - for moving sod, chips, etc]

Location: Room 416 Eliot Hall, Reed College and Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81023769252

Click here for Agenda and here for Committee Reports

Click here for Appendix A - Emergency Preparedness Committee - 3 Year Plan Draft

Click here for Appendix B - Draft of Proposed Revisions to ENA Bylaws for 15 May 2025 Annual Meeting Ballot

Click here for Appendix C - Draft of Update to Communications Policy

Click here for Appendix D - Info about Permit for Gathering in the Garden

Location: Room 416 Eliot Hall, Reed College and Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81023769252

Click here for Agenda

Click here for Reed College Place Committee Recommendation for Management of Lesser celandine on Reed College Place greenspace and supporting materials

Click here for Committee Reports

This meeting is Zoom only: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81023769252 Click here for agenda and here for Committee Reports.

Please join us for the Save the Giants Annual Tree Lighting from 3-6 PM at Save the Giants Park, 3656 SE Martins St. Come for entertainment as we gather beneath these trees and share the story of how they were saved over 9 years ago by this community. It's a truly joyful event, and the lights go ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP of the tallest sequoia tree.

The only item on the agenda will be a discussion and vote on our 2025 Budget.

Zoom only: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81023769252 Click here for agenda and here for copy of 2025 Proposed Final Budget.

On December 8, 2024 from 3 to 5 p.m. the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association (ENA) is bringing the community together with its annual tradition: The Winter Celebration.

This free event is for the whole family. It is a way for the ENA to say thank you, share joy, meet new neighbors and reconnect with old ones. It will take place in the refectory and on "the black top" at Duniway Elementary at the corner of SE Rex St and SE Reed College Place.

Cookies, brownies, hot chocolate and hot cider will be served. Volunteers will orchestrate Holiday crafts projects suitable for children.

Portland Barbershop Quartet will sing Holiday favorites at 3:30 and at 4:30 p.m. 

The ENA is also taking this opportunity to partner with two different charitable organizations. Portland Toy & Joy Makers, the local toy drive founded by the Portland Fire & Rescue in 1914, supporting local families in need around Christmas time. To participate, please bring a new unwrapped toy; a collection box will be available onsite. https://www.toynjoymakers.org/

The second partner is Share the Warmth, a program supported in our neighborhood by Windermere Moreland Real Estate. The program collects coats and blankets for the less fortunate. To contribute, please bring a warm coat or blanket in good condition.  https://helpsharethewarmth.com/

Supporting our kids!

The tour will begin at the Duniway Elementary School gymnasium where you can pick up your tour booklet with home descriptions and a map. From there, you may take the shuttle (evening only) or enjoy the tour at your own pace.

A selection of beautifully decorated neighborhood homes will be on display during the tour. Afterward, please visit the Holiday Boutique back at Duniway Elementary.

All proceeds go directly to Duniway Elementary School, enabling the PTA to support arts programs, classroom materials, cultural events, and field trips. Click here for details and tickets.
Day Tour: 10 am - 2 pm
Evening Tour: 5 pm - 9 pm (Evening Shuttle Available with Platinum Ticket)
Boutique Hours: 10 am - 7 pm This year, the ENA is participating in the Holiday Boutique. We will have a table with information about what we do for the neighborhood. Please stop by and say hello.

Our ENA Board Meeting will be held at Reed College, in Room 416 of Eliot Hall, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm and on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81023769252 Click here for agenda.

Our ENA Board Meeting will be held at Reed College, in Room 416 of Eliot Hall, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm and on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81023769252 Click here for agenda.

Once again, runners participating in the Portland Marathon will run through Eastmoreland. Join us in cheering them on! Details to follow.

The ENA Board will meet on Thursday, September 19th, 7-9 PM at Reed College, Eliot Hall, Room 416 or by Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81023769252?pwd=bFJEaVBtdEJYK3d6WTgwUzJGa3U3dz09 Click here for agenda.

The 22nd Annual Eastmoreland Neighborhood Clean-up event will take place this year between 9am - 1pm on Saturday, September 7. This year’s event will be held in the Reed College Parking Lot at the NE corner of SE Steel and SE 28th. The street address is 5216 SE 28th Avenue - click the (map) link at left.  Our goal is to accept as much as possible and minimize what ends up in landfill. We will be accepting a wide range of materials so that residents can responsibly dispose of a number of materials including:

• Yard Debris

• Waste Wood

• Bulk Waste

• Scrap Metal

• Household waste

• Styrofoam (must be clean)

• Paper Shredding

• Plastic Film and Bubble Wrap

• Electronics

• Other general debris

This is a great opportunity to get rid of those items in your yard, basement, attic, garage, and elsewhere in your home that are ready for disposal.

Click here to set your event reminder.

ITEM DONATIONS

To help keep as much material out of landfill as possible, we are partnering this year with two great non-profit organizations (The Arc and Community Warehouse) who will accept usable items in good condition. They will reuse or repurpose as much as possible, with the last resort being it will go into the dumpster. Items for donation should be clean, properly functioning, and in good condition. The exception is electronics -- nonworking items will be treated as e-waste, but functioning items can be reused. For a list of the donated goods these organizations will accept, please see the following links:

The Arc -- smaller furniture items and home goods

Community Warehouse -- primarily furniture, including mattresses

Please note that these organizations will triage items, but if they are not accepted by either organization, they will go into the dumpster. We will not have the ability to seek out other recipients, so keep in mind that if you want to ensure your item is donated and not discarded, you may want to explore other options.

If in doubt, bring your item(s) and we'll figure it out at the clean-up.

NOW AVAILABLE CONCIERGE SERVICE
Don’t have the time or ability to bring your disposable items to the clean-up event? No problem. Similar to last year, we are offering a concierge service. You'll just need to leave items needing disposal in your driveway or curbside. We will pick up, deliver to the clean-up site, and dispose of them for you. Please contact Derek at (cleanup@eastmorelandpdx.org or 510-565-8525) to schedule this. There are a limited number of concierge collections, so reserve your spot as soon as possible.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please note that we cannot accept any hazardous waste materials or contractor loads. But we are looking into other things we can accept. Questions about what we can or can't accept? Please email us.

The cost is: $40+, depending on load size (or $100+ concierge service). All proceeds benefit ENA.

Want to get involved? We need volunteers. Please reach out to us at cleanup@eastmorelandpdx.org if you’d like to volunteer or have questions about the event.

On July 27, 2014, Portland Parks & Recreation dedicated and named the tennis courts at Berkeley Park, the Alex Rovello Memorial Courts. Since then, these courts have become a neighborhood hub for meeting, playing, and enjoying the game of tennis.

The Alex Rovello Memorial Foundation is hosting a 10-year Anniversary event of the dedication of the Alex Rovello Memorial Courts at Berkeley Park on July 27, 2024. There will be a 90-minute set by Brian Simpson (smooth Jazz) from 4:30 to 6:30 on the soccer field. It is open to the neighborhood and our supporters. We will have tennis events going on that afternoon, and an information tent.

The meeting will be held in Room 104, Performing Arts Building, Reed College or by Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81023769252?pwd=bFJEaVBtdEJYK3d6WTgwUzJGa3U3dz09.

Click here for the agenda.

Please join the annual Fourth of July Parade! Starts at 11:00 a.m. in front of Duniway School.  All are welcome to walk in the parade, and kids of all ages are encouraged to decorate their bikes! The route goes northbound on Reed College Place, turns around at Claybourne, and ends back at Duniway.

 We have a Portland Fire Bureau fire truck escort, a live band made up of retired former marching band musicians, and vintage cars.

You are encouraged to walk the parade route. Young and old bike owners can decorate their bikes for the parade. Please note: walkers and bikers will join the parade after the vintage cars.

Otto’s generously provides free hot dogs, and the ENA will provide water.

This is a great way to celebrate our nation’s birthday, and catch up with your neighbors. Hope you can all attend!