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2019 Orange Egg Drop Event Registration Opens in March!

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Save the date! Hopecity Church’s 8th Annual Egg Drop at Brentwood Park is Saturday, April 13th, 2019!

Registration Dates:

  • Sunday, March 10th: Pre-Registration in-person at Hopecity Church
  • Monday, March 11th: Open online registration (always free for the Brentwood Darlington neighbors – but it sells out in less than a day!)

Generous neighbors who purchase a donation ticket directly benefit the Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association.  Last year’s donation from this event was over $2,000!  The BDNA is grateful to Hopecity Church for using their event to give back to our neighborhood.

Spooktacular and Trunk-or-Treat TODAY!

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It’s today!! October 27th, 3:00-5:00PM at the Brentwood-Darlington Community Center parking lot (7211 SE 62nd Ave, 97206).  Who will take home the coveted Trunk-or-Treat Trophy?  We will have non-food treats available for those with allergies.  Children under 18 MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian!

Don’t forget to bring gently used costumes and dress-up pieces for our free costume exchange. We will also be gathering non-food items for the Lane Middle School Food Pantry.  See the list below and donate if you can!

RSVP to this event on Facebook by clicking here!

Lane Middle School Food Pantry Non-Food Items Wish List:

  • Toothpaste
  • Toothbrushes
  • Hand soap
  • Body wash
  • Face wash
  • Deodorant
  • Dish soap
  • Toilet Paper
  • Paper towels
  • Q-tips
  • Cotton balls
  • Makeup wipes
  • Tissues
  • Dental floss
  • Laundry soap
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Rubber gloves
  • Toilet scrubbers
  • Sponges
  • Mops/brooms/dustpans
  • Washcloths
  • Pens/pencils
  • Notepads
  • Garbage bags
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Feminine hygiene products
  • Bandaids
  • Neosporin
  • Disposable Razors
  • Shaving cream
  • Dog and cat food
  • Cat litter
  • Ziploc storage bags
  • Aluminum foil

November 2018 Board Meeting

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We cordially invite all neighbors and business owners to join us at the Brentwood-Darlington Community Center on Thursday, October 4th, 2018, 7:00-9:00PM, for our monthly meeting.  RSVP to our event on Facebook to stay up to date!  We will be voting on our annual work plan.

Click here to download and print our agenda for the meeting!

July Events at Cartlandia!

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From Cartlandia: 

July 2-16 PIANO PUSH PLAY will bring a special reconditioned piano for you to play and enjoy!  ALL DAY

July 7 PORTLAND OPERA A LA CART – Live Opera performances on the Cart Stage NOON – 3PM mid Cartlandia pod

July 27 ROJO THE LLAMA for LLAMA LLIBATIONS in the outdoor beer garden. Families welcome! Only 6-7PM.

 

Brunch at Camp Cartlandia for Father’s Day

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From Cartlandia: 

Introducing BRUNCH at Camp Cartlandia! Featured specials available from 8-11am from Bee’s Cakes, the Pancake Underground, and Wild North!

Come enjoy the sunshine and celebrate Dad this Saturday & Sunday, June 16-17! Head over to our neck of the woods (8145 SE 82nd Ave) and enjoy brunch in the sun this Saturday & Sunday from 8-11am! All three Camp Cartlandia carts will be open at 8am!

TriMet Listening Sessions

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From TriMet: 

TriMet General Manager, Doug Kelsey, will host a series of town hall listening sessions and he’d love to meet you, hear your ideas and concerns, and answer questions about TriMet. Come by the session of your choice, have a snack and get a free $5 Hop card (supplies limited). You can also meet the TriMet board member who represents your neighborhood.

We have in-depth workshops planned as well. Learn more and RSVP at trimet.org/hello or respond directly to listeningsessions@trimet.org.

BDNA NOTE: 

The closest listening session to our neighborhood is in Lents.  Information from TriMet’s website below.

Tuesday, June 5
TEAM Events Center
9201 SE Foster Rd., Portland
5–6 p.m.

Share your thoughts with TriMet’s new general manager, Doug Kelsey, and board member Lori Irish Bauman.

Work Party and Plant Sale Reminder

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A friendly reminder that our work party AND plant sale are happening next weekend, on Saturday, May 12th, from 10am-1pm.
Our work party projects for next weekend are:
  • Setting up drip-irrigation system
  • Installing a new sink at the water shed
  • Creating a bamboo fencing around the children’s play area
  • Pulling weeds
  • Cover cropping
Please remember to bring clothing appropriate for working outside (and sunscreen!), as well as a water bottle and snack.
The plant sale is cash only, and we recommend you bring a bag to carry plants home in. Can’t make it to this plant sale? Don’t worry! We have added another plant sale to celebrate our final work party of the season, taking place on Saturday, June 2nd, from 10am-1pm.

Lane Middle School 3rd Annual Beautification Event THIS WEEKEND

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April 21, 8:30AM-1:30PM
Lane Middle School, 7200 SE 60th Ave

Put on your work clothes and show up to beautify the center gem of our neighborhood, Lane Middle School!  At nearly 100 years old, Lane MS is still standing tall, but could use a little tidying up.  Help shake off those winter blues by pruning, weeding, raking, and cleaning.  (Then enjoy some fun down the street at the Learning Gardens Lab Earth Day Festival.)  

Neighborhood Clean-Up 2018!

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BDNA 2018 Clean-Up - Facebook Post

Join us for our annual neighborhood clean-up event!

Bring your bulky waste, scrap metal and wood, furniture, yard debris, and more!

Suggested Donation: Car $20, Truck/Van $30, Trailer $15, Mattresses $5. NO COMMERCIAL LOADS! We accept cash, checks, and cards. Please make checks out to, “BDNA.” Look for our flier in the May issue of the The Bee to save $5!

So what is “bulky waste”? Things like chairs, sofas, lamps, mattresses, old doors, piles of cardboard or bales of old newspapers, or anything else that cannot be left curbside for regular waste pick-up. We also accept scrap metal like old metal chairs, poles, wire, cable, ducts, and locks. Plus, drop off your yard waste that can’t go in the compost bin; like branches, vines, bushes, small trees, and stumps.

As per Metro, we cannot accept:

  • Building/construction/demolition materials, including:
  • Flooring: vinyl tiles, vinyl sheet, mastic
  • Walls: Painted wood, plaster, decorative plaster
  • Siding: cement siding, shingles, “Transite
  • Ceilings: acoustical tiles, “popcorn” and spray-on texture
  • Insulation: spray-applied, blown-in, vermiculite
  • Electrical: wire insulation, panel partitions
  • Other: fire doors, fire brick, fire proofing
  • Home and office appliances
  • Computers/components, monitors or TVs
  • Kitchen garbage/food waste
  • Refrigerators/freezers or air conditioners (containing Freon or ammonia)
  • Hazardous waste
  • Batteries (all kinds)
  • Paint
  • Chemicals
  • Toilets
  • Tires
  • Railroad ties
  • Barrels
  • Propane tanks
  • Explosives
  • Lead containing materials
  • Oil, mercury, or PCBs
  • Fluorescent bulbs & ballast

RSVP for this event on Facebook or NextDoor to stay up to date!

Want to save $5?

Download and print our flier or look for it in The BEE newspaper.

Video from the Candidate Debate on April 14, 2018

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Thank you to everyone who attended our event!  It was great to see so many neighbors come out to vet their potential elected officials.  If you missed our Portland City Council Candidate Debate on Saturday, April 14, 2018, you’re in luck!  Andrew from Village Portland made a great recording of the event, complete with marked time stamps to make it easier to get to the issues that matter most to you!

Events like these don’t happen overnight.  They take hard work and dedication from many volunteers, as well as contributions from the community.  Which is why we  have so many huge thank yous for this event!

-Thank you to our hard working volunteers from Brentwood-Darlington, Montavilla, Lents, and Foster-Powell!
-Thank you to The Gathering Church for letting us use their space and equipment!
-Thank you to Andrew Wilkins from Village Portland for recording our event!
-Thank you to Signing Resources & Interpreters for providing our ASL interpretation!
-Thank you to AlmaLuna LLC for providing our Spanish translation!
-Thank you to New Seasons Market, Puddletown Bagels, and Bee’s Cakes for donating refreshments!
-Thank you to Philip Wolfe, Julia DeGraw, Nicholas Sutton, Corky (surrogate for Nick Fish), Felicia Williams, Loretta Smith, Stuart Emmons, Andrea Valderrama, and Jo Ann Hardesty for participating in our event!
-Thank you to everyone who attended this event!

Love what we do? JOIN US!  Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association is having board elections on May 3rd at our monthly meeting, 7:00-9:00PM at Brentwood-Darlington Community Center (7211 SE 62nd Ave, 97206). For more information, click the link above or visit us on Facebook.