Upcoming BAC Events

May
31
Wed
6:00 pm Gideon Shelter Working Group @ zoom and onsite
Gideon Shelter Working Group @ zoom and onsite
May 31 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
If you’d like to join us, email gideonshelter at brooklyn-neighborhood.org We have a google drive with our working documents. short zoom link: https://bit.ly/bacCTWG Detailed Zoom info: Topic: Clinton Triangle /...
Jun
1
Thu
6:00 pm Gideon Shelter Working Group @ zoom and onsite
Gideon Shelter Working Group @ zoom and onsite
Jun 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
If you’d like to join us, email gideonshelter at brooklyn-neighborhood.org We have a google drive with our working documents. short zoom link: https://bit.ly/bacCTWG Detailed Zoom info: Topic: Clinton Triangle /...
7:00 pm Brooklyn Climate Community Open ... @ The Chomp
Brooklyn Climate Community Open ... @ The Chomp
Jun 1 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Brooklyn Climate Community Open Meeting @ The Chomp | Portland | Oregon | United States
For anyone who is concerned about the climate crisis and wants to do something about it collectively. Contact: climate at brooklyn-neighborhood.org You may also join the Slack.
Jun
7
Wed
4:00 pm Kids Craft Night’s @ Brooklyn Park Shelter
Kids Craft Night’s @ Brooklyn Park Shelter
Jun 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Kids Craft Night's @ Brooklyn Park Shelter
Do your kiddos love to do arts and crafts, but never know what to make? Kids Craft Night is the fun way to go!   On the first Wednesday of...
6:00 pm Gideon Shelter Working Group @ zoom and onsite
Gideon Shelter Working Group @ zoom and onsite
Jun 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
If you’d like to join us, email gideonshelter at brooklyn-neighborhood.org We have a google drive with our working documents. short zoom link: https://bit.ly/bacCTWG Detailed Zoom info: Topic: Clinton Triangle /...
7:00 pm Brooklyn Land Use & Transportati... @ TBD
Brooklyn Land Use & Transportati... @ TBD
Jun 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The meeting will be held as a hybrid meeting, both in-person and on Zoom. You can join from your computer, tablet, or smartphone, or call in from a phone. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/97619486898?pwd=SlBVR3FId0xRQ2hpeWxBWCsxa0IzQT09...

Brooklyn Volunteers Honored

The second annual volunteer appreciation party was held Saturday April 29th, 2023 at 503 Distilling Company event space in the Iron Firehouse Collective Building.

In the center of the space, 503 served up complimentary cocktails from their mobile bar (imagine if a VW camper van and a tiki bar had a love child). 

Volunteers received new volunteer ID cards, which allow them discounts at participating Brooklyn businesses, as well as a new “Love Your Neighborhood” button. 

Volunteers connected with each other and shared their commitment to making Brooklyn “the friendliest neighborhood in Portland”, around a large “Love Your Neighborhood” sign created by Ruby “Biscuits” Dean.

Three Volunteers Singled Out

A trio of volunteers were singled out for how their love for Brooklyn manifested itself.

Josh Hetrick, who is stepping away from the board after several terms, was recognized with a Service Award highlighting his commitment to Land Use and Transportation efforts to restore river access for Brooklyn, bringing bike share to the neighborhood, and making Brooklyn more connected and accessible. As the BAC chair through the rough times of the pandemic, he led both the creation of our code of conduct and updates to our bylaws. 

Volunteer of the Year was presented to Stephen Bachhuber for leading the efforts in the SE 9th street overpass reclamation while creating a community of new volunteers dedicated to reclaiming neglected parts of Brooklyn.

A Special Recognition award was awarded to Marie Phillippi for decades of service to Brooklyn, which included such highlights as her assistance bringing the Max to Brooklyn, her 20 year tenure as Newsletter editor, making the Ice Cream Social a Brooklyn tradition, the taming of the McLoughlin Monster, and much, much more. She truly embodies the Brooklyn Action Corps’s informal slogan, Action is our middle name.

503 Distilling and Brooklyn Pharmacy sponsored the event. Partygoers feasted on Meta Pizza and delicacies from The Chomp

It’s said that a party without cake is just a meeting, so the event was topped off with a cake embellished with a large orange heart 🧡, because the service our volunteers provide is the heart of Brooklyn. 

If you would like to volunteer in the neighborhood, please contact us… and you, too, can be part of next year’s festivities! 


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