Nominations are open for the Election of Officers and Board Directors at the Annual Meeting in November. A few details:

- If you are an MNA member, you may nominate yourself.

- If you nominate another MNA member, they must consent to the nomination.

- Nominations will close at the end of the October 14 meeting.

- To vote in November, non-members must become MNA Members at the October 14 meeting.

- You must be present (in-person or remote) to vote, but you do not need to be present to be elected.

Currently, there are openings in the following positions:

- President, Vice President and 7 Board Directors

Please submit your nominations and questions to:

tadapdavis@gmail.com

On August 26 the AHOP proposal moved from Proposed Draft to Recommended Draft and was sent to the Portland City Council for review in late fall. For more information, click here.

RICAP 11 proposed draft was sent to the Planning Commission to be reviewed and voted on September 23. Testimony on it is open. Go to our CAC page for more.

Volunteers:

- Lead planner for Garage Sale Day

- Volunteer coordinator

Committees chairs or co-chairs:

- Community Events, Land Use, Schools, Parks & Watersheds

Interested to learn more? contact@mnapdx.org

Big thanks to Alisha Barker and Peter Samson for running the mural refresh and for the lead artist Amaranta Colindres for returning to collaborate.  There was a creative fundraising campaign, including large donations from Sherwin Williams, and donations from MVBA local businesses that "sponsored" an animal in the mural (i.e., Annie Blooms sponsored the reading dog; as did FatKitty Ramen, Level Beer, John's Marketplace, Thinker Toys, MultnomahVision, Jay Sasseen at Parrotdice Guitars sponsor other mural characters)! 

Special thanks to Alisha as the lead event coordinator. Thank you to Tom Boeker and Sam with Multnomah NET for offering an info booth. Andy Spearing and Tom Moore for help with the paint and more. And so many others!  Appreciation to Beth Omansky for assistance obtaining liability waivers. To Mark at Tastebud for the donated lunch. And to Canby st neighbors like Maria Thi Mai for coming out to support our second mural event two years later! And to Darlene Urban-Garrret and Carl Hinds for your collaboration on the support we received via District 4 Coalition.

With 123 sales registered to the map it was a well attended and by all accounts fun and successful day. Almost everyone who hosted met new neighbors, which is central to our goal of building community (and just about everything we're doing).  Hosts are reporting a number of social benefits of the event beyond the selling of items, to name a few:

"Time with my kid," "upcycling all sorts of items, recycling clothes, reducing waste, get new clothes for fall, " "visits with people of all ages," "sparked lots of conversations, neighbors helping each other out," "lots of socializing," "GREAT conversations." 

Peter Samson's diligence with accounting and financials as treasurer was instrumental to our ability to sell yard signs and collect donations.

Thank you Carole Schmidt for leading the coordination of the event! Thank you Sarah Dodge, Diane Parrish, Jessica Lanoue and Matt Parrish for support on event day! 

Thank you Seth Healy for promoting the Westside Watershed Resource Center, Fire Station 18 for the fire truck visit for children. Thank you Otto Lange for your musical performance and Joseph Konty for assistance. Thanks Portland Parks and Rec liaisons,  Heike Edossa and Kayla Miles.

Thank you MVBA Social Media Coordinator for boosting our social media efforts!

The Equity Committee is focusing on helping immigrant & refugee residents of the neighborhood facing deportation or threat of deportation.

For more, click here for our Equity page