Join us October 17th at the Eliot Neighborhood General Membership Meeting and let your voice be heard. This is one of two meetings of the year where all residents can vote on issues discussed at the meeting. Everyone in attendance who is from Eliot Neighborhood is also welcome to participate in the election of the new Board for the 2016-2017 term.
Letter from the Board Chair
I love living in Eliot Neighborhood. I love the proximity to shops, restaurants and services. I love being near the River for walking and enjoying beautiful views. But mostly I love running into people I know and how easy it is to get to know neighbors. People are friendly and helpful. I’m looking forward to all the outdoor events over the summer (see Spring-Summer Events 2016) where I’m sure to meet folks I know.
Clean Up Recap
Eliot is looking much cleaner after our annual Spring Clean-Up on May 22 sponsored by Metro and the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. About 50 families brought their unwanted items and junk to the clean-up site at Legacy Emanuel parking lot on Williams and Graham. We collected 4 dumpsters full of junk, 1333 pounds of electronics to be recycled, many boxes of books, hundreds of articles of clothing, reusable household items and a pick up truck full of scrap metal. Donations from the event totaled close to $800 which will be used to help sponsor events like the free Dawson Park Concerts, the Jambalaya festival, the Soul Stroll and other neighborhood events. This is the Eliot Neighborhood Association’s main fund raiser for the year so it was good to see so many residents in attendance.
Letter from the Board Chair
In the midst of changes…
I gaze at the stream of traffic, the watch the bicycles zipping past, and smell the fresh aroma of the cafés nearby. New faces, new places, a mix with the old, and I wonder how do we maintain a balance to give us strength, maintain some tradition and expand through all this growth.
Letter from the Newsletter Editor
Spring has sprung in Eliot and visions of sunshine and warmer weather permeate my daydreams. As I look at all the articles in the Spring issue of Eliot News, there seems to be a lot about dreams both hoped for and fulfilled.
Letter from the Chairs
In November 2015, Patricia Montgomery and I were elected co-chairs of the Eliot Neighborhood Association Board.
Patricia Montgomery is a native Oregonian but has lived in Eliot for 26 years, working and raising her children. Her favorite things about the neighborhood are the accessibility to the city, the diversity of the neighborhood and the sense of a caring community. When she’s not working Patricia volunteers at her church, St. Philip the Deacon, at Rodney and Knott Street, where the ENA, Eliot Neighborhood Association meetings are held.
Letter from Board Chair
Let me begin by thanking the many Board members and volunteers who have made the last six months one of the most open and engaging times in my history of being involved on the Board since 2009. I am retiring as Chair but plan to continue to be involved to hand over the reins and to challenge you to volunteer with Eliot.
Up Close and Personal: Pat Montgomery
“If you listen you’ll learn a lot. If not you’ll miss a lot” Patricia Montgomery’s former employer and mentor Arthur Palmer once told her. That wisdom resonated with Pat and she recognizes its application in many areas of her life.
Reasons To Join Our Board
You probably can tell a story about your best group experiences. We aim to have those at all our Eliot meetings. We want you to feel welcome and connected and sense the trust even when no ones talking. As Chair, I welcome you to consider joining our Board or our committees and I have nine reasons you might want to:
Neighborhood Friendships
A Letter from the Eliot News editor
“Make good friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold. You help me and I’ll help you and together we will see it through” (Girl Scout song)
Know your board: Kristen Yates
“Know your board” is a series of articles to help you get to know the members of your Eliot Neighborhood Association Board.
Kristen Yates grew up in Hood River and moved to Portland eight years ago. Her favorite place in Eliot is the Lillis-Albina Park because she thinks it is beautiful to look at the city from the Eastern vantage point. Yates has been on the board for the past 4 and a half years and has held the position of Recorder since 2012. She diligently writes up the minutes from each board meeting so that neighbors can read them on our website, eliotneighborhood.org, and keep all residents informed of what’s happening in the neighborhood.
Know your board: Becca Pollard
“Know your board” is a series of articles to help you get to know the members of your Eliot Neighborhood Association Board.
Becca Pollard moved from Columbus, Ohio to Portland in 2004 and has lived in Eliot for a year. She loves that Eliot is in close proximity to so many things and is so bike and pedestrian friendly making it pretty comfortable to live here without a car. In her free time she likes to see live music, have drinks with friends or get out of the city and go hiking or camping. Pollard is a Brand Ambassador for the Curb app and also does freelance social media and videography. She also runs an online vintage shop, Helen May Vintage, with her aunt.
Know your board: Jeri Bee
“Know your board” is a series of articles to help you get to know the members of your Eliot Neighborhood Association Board.
Jeri Stein “Bee” has lived in Portland since 2001 but has been an Eliot resident for the last six years. She loves the people who live in Eliot, the access to public transportation, downtown and parks but mostly the many newly formed friendships.
Know your board: Jim Hlava
“Know your board” is a series of articles to help you get to know the members of your Eliot Neighborhood Association Board.
Jim Hlava, a Portland resident for the last 32 years, has lived in the Hollywood District for 25 years. His connection to the Eliot neighborhood is through his employment as a social worker with Cascadia Behavioral HealthCare, Inc . Cascadia owns the building at 3034 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, which is the home of the Garlington Center, which is one of three of their outpatient mental health and addiction treatment programs in Multnomah County. He has worked for Cascadia for 28 years and currently is the VP of Housing.
Know your board: Allan Rudwick
“Know your board” is a series of articles to help you get to know the members of your Eliot Neighborhood Association Board.
Allan Rudwick has lived in Eliot for the last 7 of his 8 years living in Portland. He spends his days working for a tech company on the Westside and likes that Eliot has such easy access to the I-405 freeway. Also convenient are the Matt Dishman Community Center, the newly renovated Dawson Park and Irving Park.
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