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The NRV Landscape Committee invites you to join your neighbors for a volunteer workparty on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 10am in Viewpoint Park to cut ivy off the trees in the back of the park.  Impact will provide some tools, but bring your favorite ivy whacker, if you have one, and your gloves.  We’ll spend a couple hours pulling down the ivy that’s grown up in the last three years.  With any luck, there might even be refreshments!

The September neighborhood clean up will be Saturday, Sept. 11, at 10am at the Central Park.  Come on out, bring your gloves if you have them, spend some time with your neighbors and beautify our neighborhood.  Oh, and grab some coffee and doughnuts, too!

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound, a donor-supported mentoring
organization with programs in King County, is looking for male
volunteers to be Big Brothers. Volunteers meet with a child in school or on the weekends to play games, do homework, see movies, visit a zoo or museum or just hang out. Children in our programs are kids who could
greatly benefit from additional adult guidance. Children are referred to the program for many reasons, and many children come from homes where quality adult attention is limited by single-parenthood or transitional housing, including foster care. Whatever the circumstances, these children need an adult in their lives who is caring, consistent, knows how to listen and can be a good role model. We especially need male volunteers for our many waiting boys. Research shows our programs are working: compared to their non-mentored peers, Little Brothers and Little Sisters are less likely to use violence to solve problems, become more trusting of their parent or guardian, resist substance abuse and improved school attendance. To inquire, please visit www.bbbsps.org or call 1-877-700-BIGS.

KaBoom is building a playground at the Boys & Girls Club across MLK, and they need volunteers for the build day.    Free breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks will be provided.  No experience necessary, just a willing spirit.  Thursday, Aug. 12 from 8am to 2:30pm.   Limited spots are available, so contact Amy at abresslour@positiveplace.org to reserve your space.

The next Community Cleanup will be Saturday, July 10th at 10am.  Meet in the Central Park for doughnuts, coffee, neighbors, and a chance to tidy up the neighborhood.  Please bring gloves if you have them; grabbers and bags are provided.

The NRV Multicultural Committee is organizing a neighborhood-wide Clothing and Book Exchange for June 16th (a Wednesday). We ask that you review your household and see if there’s anything you had planned to give Goodwill, but would be willing to instead exchange with a neighbor.

Drop-off Details:
- Items can be dropped off at the Neighborhood House on weekdays between 11 am and 4 pm starting Tuesday, June 1st.
- We’ll wrap up the collection of items on Friday, June 11th.
- If you are unable to drop items off at the Neighborhood House please contact the Multicultural Committee and I’ll assist with collection.

***We’re accepting child, teen and adult items. All clothes and books should be in good shape. No socks, undergarments, clothing with unintentional rips or holes, or stained items.***

In 2009, over 1,500 people helped plan the future of their neighborhoods in North Beacon Hill, North Rainier and Othella. Now it’s time to come and help prioritize next steps and sign up for project action teams. Meeting facilities are accessible for people living with disabilities. Childcare and light refreshments will be provided.

The North Rainier and Othello meeting will be:

Tuesday, May 18
Filipino Community Center, 5740 Martin Luther King Jr Way S
5pm - Introduction to Neighborhood Planning
6pm - Light Refreshments
6:15pm - Welcome by City Official
7pm - Prioritization & Project Team Sign Up.

For more information or if you have questions, contact Kerry Wade at 206-733-9091 or visit www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/Neighborhood_Planning/.

Come out this Saturday (tomorrow! May 1!) at 10am for our monthly community clean up. Join your neighbors, enjoy coffee and doughnuts, and help keep our neighborhood clean. Bring gloves if you have them; bags and grabbers provided.

It’s NRV Neighborhood Cleanup Time! As always, we will be meeting on the first Saturday of the month (that’s Saturday, April 3) at 10am in the Central Park. If you can volunteer to help us clean up New Rainier Vista for an hour or so, please show up with gloves, if you have them. We’ll have some gloves if you don’t have them, and we’ll have coffee and donuts. Come on out and join your neighbors.

Following up on the call for volunteers earlier this month. The Neighborhood House has added new classes to their Tech Center offerings, and they are in need of volunteers.

Tuesday: 5-6:30 ESL Level 1 Class
Wednesday: 4-6 ESL Level 2 Class
Thursday: 2-3:30 RIA Class
Thursday: 3:30-5 Microsoft Word Class
Thursday: 5-6:30 ESL Level 2

Volunteering during the ESL classes would be very similar to volunteering during any of our classes except the volunteer would be working with Tech Center Staff as well as a Seattle Literacy Tutor. There are also some open lab times available as volunteer opportunities.

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