We closed early due to a lack of volunteers

We closed early last week due to a lack of volunteers. A hard truth.

It was the first time we've actually had to close our doors, but we've come close plenty of other times.

We need more of our members to become volunteers.  Simple as that.

Please, right now, offer to become a volunteer.  Our Tool Library is a community resource run entirely by people like you, and we are asking for your help.  Thanks.

Meeting: The future of our Tool Library

Come all friends of the Southeast Portland Tool Library (SEPTL) to a general meeting in which we will be discussing the future of the SEPTL.

We need volunteers and we need money to help maintain and repair SEPTL tools.  Ideas that have been proposed are charging a small sliding scale membership fee 10 to 20 dollars; creating a Co-op out of the SEPTL, which again would result in some sort of membership fee; creating a committee to search and help create and host grant writing efforts, fund raisers and the like.

Come all with your ideas.  We will be in the Grace Room at St. David's unless we have to move to a location where we have more space.

When: Thurs, Dec 8, 2011
Time: 7 - 9 pm
Where: St. David's Episcopal Church, 2800 SE Harrison Ave

Coffee + Growing Food: 11 am Sun, Oct 30

Coffee + Growing Food:

Join representatives from the Food Bank, Food Not Bombs, and others for a conversation about food security and growing food in our neighborhood to help feed people who are hungry.

At St. David of Wales Parish Hall, 2800 SE Harrison Street.

11 am Sun, Oct 30. Free.

RAIN GARDENS 101 WORKSHOP

Rain gardens are a great way to add beautiful landscaping to your yard and protect overloaded urban sewers and streams at the same time. Join us at this free workshop to learn how to build a rain garden on your property to keep our streams clean and healthy!

DATE: Sunday, November 6
TIME: 1:00-5:00pm
WHERE: St. David’s Episcopal Church, 2800 SE Harrison St
         
Hosted in Partnership by:
SE Portland Tool Library & St. David’s Episcopal Church

Advanced registration is required and space is limited.
   
Register online at: www.emswcd.org
Information: 503-935-5383

SITE PLANNING WORKSHOP 1

An extension of the Naturescaping Basics Workshop, this workshop gives participants experience with the steps involved in planning a landscape or project. You will learn how to map your property, assess your garden style and needs, do some garden dreaming, and work on a group design scenario.
 
Please Note: Participants must have attended the Naturescaping Basics workshop first!

Advanced registration is required and space is limited.
 
DATE: Sunday, October 16
TIME: 1:00-5:00pm
WHERE: St. David’s Episcopal Church, 2800 SE Harrison St
         
Hosted in Partnership by:
SE Portland Tool Library & St. David’s Episcopal Church
Advanced registration is required and space is limited.
   
Register online at: www.emswcd.org
Information: 503-935-5383

NATURESCAPING BASICS WORKSHOP

DATE: Sunday, September 25
TIME: 1:00-5:00pm
WHERE: St. David’s Episcopal Church, 2800 SE Harrison St.

Naturescaping is beauty and function. Discover the practice of designing or redesigning a landscape so that it reduces water use, stormwater runoff, and pollution without sacrificing splendor. Plus, learn how it can save you time, money, and energy – all while providing a beautiful habitat for birds, wildlife, and you.

Hosted in Partnership by:
SE Portland Tool Library and St. David’s Episcopal Church

Advanced registration is required and space is limited.  
Register online at: www.emswcd.org
Information: 503-935-5383

Seismic Strengthening Workshop

The Portland Office of Emergency Management along with the Portland Bureau of Development Services and SE Portland Tool Library are sponsoring a presentation on Tuesday, August 16th to educate residents how to strengthen their homes for an earthquake. This free event is taking place at St. David of Wales Episcopal Church (SE 28th and Harrison) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The recent 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan is a reminder the Pacific Northwest is also in a seismically active region. The last catastrophic quake was geologically similar to the one in Japan and struck off the West Coast in 1700. Scientists expect it is only a matter of time before the next one occurs locally.

Jim Nicks of the Portland Bureau of Development Service will provide information about the City’s Residential Seismic Strengthening Program, including an overview of the program’s standards and steps residents can take to better prepare their homes and to reduce the likelihood of damage.

Members of the SE Portland Tool Library will be available to explain how residents within the boundaries of the SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition can join the library and gain free access to tools.

Volunteers from Portland’s Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs) will also be on hand to share information about the NET program as an opportunity for Portlanders to get directly involved with community preparedness.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 16, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: St. David of Wales Church (2800 SE Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97214)

COST: Free