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 via zoom due to covid. Contact the board to participate. |
Buckman Community Association Events 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. Commercial Rent Relief - Opens Jan 1, 2021 - more here 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! 2021-22 Neighborhood Events
Events:
March - Kindergarten Registration starts for PPS - more here August - Buckman Annual Picnic in the Park - pending but hopeful Neighborhood Related Meetings: March 22 5:30 pm- SEUL Houseless Committee - contact here for meeting link Neighborhood Projects: Burnside Bride Draft Enironmental Impact Statement - comments accepted till March 22, 2021 - more here Green Street and Sewer Project - more here Naito Parkway improvement at Hawthorne Bridge - expect delays - more here Lone Fir Cemetery Cultural Heritage Garden Construction - more here Renaming Park at Belmont and 20th - letter here Alternative Shelter Project with Joint Office of Homeless Services - more here |