Monthly Meetings
The BCA meets the
second Thursday of every month. The BCA board meets from 6:20-7pm, followed by the general meeting from 7-9pm. Subscribe to the mailing list to receive the agenda a few days before the meeting. The meetings are held in the Multnomah County Boardroom, located at 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd. |
Buckman Community Association EventsAnnual BCA Board Elections Thursday June 11th 2020: Candidates Welcome! The Buckman Community Association has a 9 member Board which holds annual elections every June. Terms are generally 2 years. We have several seats up for election this year and encourage all Buckman neighbors to consider running for the Board. Board service requires monthly attendance at a Board and General Meeting held consecutively the second Thursday of each month, 7-9pm. Board members get involved in projects of their choosing, and can serve on committees related to event production, land-use, transportation, sustainability and represent the BCA in wider neighborhood coalition meetings. Our next monthly meeting is Thursday, June 11th, and we'll be meeting virtually. Contact the BCA for the link and to get any answers to your questions about Board service. Please consider serving!
For recent news please visit our Facebook here Board meetings are held via teleconference. Please reach out to the board if you have needs and we'll do our best to help or join a the monthly meeting. PDX Emergency Resource List here Oregon Health Authority Reports found here WHO International Reports found here Ways to currently help in Buckman: (updated 4/14) Financial: Buckman Elementary has 35+ families that receive assistance with food and clothing essentials during the normal school year. The school PTA is accepting tax deductible donations for those families to continue assistance. Contact buckmanboard@googlegroups.com, and a PTA board member will follow up. Sewing: Crafters Against Covid PDX is making cloth sanitary masks for potential patients, delivered to the Multnomah County building on Hawthorne and 12th. - more here Camping: Along with temporary handwashing and restroom facilities, City of Portland and Join are working on organized homeless camps along Front Avenue at the ODOT blocks to prevent transmission of Covid-19 among the Buckman homeless population. More here Stay Healthy Buckman! 2019-20 Neighborhood Events
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Sunday June 7th - Buckman Elementary Family March. Please join Ms. Seidel and other Buckman families for a Kid's March to show support for the memory of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. Families are encouraged to make signs and meet in front of Buckman at 3pm on Sunday, June 7th. Please wear masks, we will be practicing social distancing and marching around the school area for about 1 hour. Kindergarten Registration at Buckman Elementary Fall 2020 is now open - visit here Neighborhood Projects: PBOT improvements for safer streets thru PEDPDX, Safer Routes to School, and VisionZero - more here and here Green Street and Sewer Project - Design and Land Surveying for upcoming bioswailes - more here December & onward: Belmont/Yamhill and 27th/31st BES sewer main repairs, tree trimming, and ADA ramp improvements - more here December thru June: Buckman Elementary Playground Naturescape - more here |