The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association (SNA) is co-sponsoring this year’s Peacock Lane holiday lights event that runs December 15th through January 1st 2022, from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. Come join the SNA on Saturday, December 18th at 6 p.m. (where Peacock Lane and Belmont St. intersect) to walk the holiday light show. We’ll begin the tour at 6:10 p.m. We encourage you to dress in warm layers and wear a mask. Looking forward to gathering together.
Category: Neighborhood Newsletter
Emergency Preparedness
Mise en place and e-prep
Almost all my conversations with friends here in PDX are centered on food and emergency preparedness. Having moved here from the Chicagoland area, the food here, all of it, tastes fresher and more vibrant. My weekly outing to the PSU farmers market reinforces the idea of eating, and shopping locally — supporting farmers year-round and eating through the rainbow of foods sold there.
So, what do e-prep and mise en place have in common?
For me, it’s the mindset that the more prepared we are, the better our lives and those of our friends and family and neighbors. And, the meals we cook will taste better because we have prepped ahead of time so that we have all the ingredients we need measured and waiting BEFORE we actually cook or bake.
Emergency preparedness in this time of COVID may seem unimportant or unnecessary. I disagree. We have all learned to be more in the present moment. We check for our masks before we go out in public and probably check the hours and guidelines necessary to enter and shop at local stores, restaurants and food pods. It’s worth the bother, always. Hopefully, we all use what we have learned during these pandemic times to make ourselves more resilient in the future.
We are all more prepared for a disaster than we think. The skill sets and learnings we have acquired will serve us well in the future if we use them going forward. Find an e-prep buddy and help each other. Engage your kids in this work.
Questions? Comments? Need support in getting prepared? I have the time and the resources to support you. Email me: [email protected]
Sunnyside Neighborhood Community Cares (SNACC) Committee Updates
The SNACC committee began its monthly meeting debriefing what we know following recent sweeps of houseless neighbors from Laurehurst and Sewallcrest parks. We will meet in two weeks to discuss ongoing conflict resolution and transformative justice strategies to strengthen relationships between housed and houseless folks in Sunnyside. In the long term, we hope that strengthening these existing relationships will help us advocate for greater City investment in providing services to houseless people, instead of sweeping camps. We will also be moving forward with a needs assessment survey of the Sunnyside shower program in early December. Finally, we will begin exploring fundraising and leveraging the giving season to solicit donations from the community to fund other projects, like paying houseless volunteers for the work they’re doing for the community.
We encourage anyone who is interested in these efforts to attend our next SNACC meeting on Thursday, Dec. 16th at 6:30 p.m. Meeting details will be posted on the SNA website the week of December 13th.
Give to the Shower Program
As the holidays near we’re approaching the one year anniversary of the Sunnyside Shower Program. This year we have sponsored several vaccine events, instituted a vaccine mandate, and conducted a de-escalation training for the volunteers. In the coming months we are conducting a needs assessment of our regular clients to see how we can improve the program in 2022. We gratefully accept donations to keep our volunteer-run project going. You can donate on our website (https://sunnysideportland.org/donate) or via Zelle to [email protected]. Please specify the Sunnyside Shower Program. Thanks!
Masa
Trang Ho and Trang Sharbaugh, two residents in SE Portland, founded Masa with a mission to propel regenerative agriculture into the mainstream. Masa is an online marketplace platform for locals to sell and buy fresh goods directly from one another – imagine you can browse a map of local fresh goods grown or produced around your neighborhood and buy products directly from the source.
With the focus on building a network of sellers and unique offerings in each neighborhood, the team is inviting you to join Masa seller referral program. Participants will earn a dozen local fresh eggs for every new seller referred!
Who can you invite to sell on Masa? Think of any local small-scale farmer, gardener, forager, and artisan who is passionate about growing and making fresh goods. A neighbor who has more fruit from their garden than they can consume? A friend who loves propagating plants and saving seeds? A colleague who raises chickens and sells eggs to co-workers? They are welcome to join the community. Sellers must follow our product guidelines, and shoppers can share with the community their experience via ratings, reviews and pictures. Together we can build the community we love.