Neighborhood Styrofoam & Electronics Recycling Event
January 11 (Saturday) 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Location: 3637 NE 43rd Ave.
Bring your Styrofoam, old batteries, and electronics to this BWNA-sponsored recycling event organized by neighbors Laurie and Geoff Webber. Required: email Laurie.Webber2011@gmail.com ahead of the event with details about what you intend to drop off. Fees apply for some items:
Styrofoam: 45-gal. bags: $10. Less than 45-gal., prorated
Accepted: Styrofoam #6, Styrofoam picnic/shipping coolers, sheets, take-out containers (must be clean), packing peanuts (packaged to eliminate mess), and XPS foam insulation.
Not accepted: dirty or wet Styrofoam (none with tape or stickers), Instapacks or plastic-wrapped spray-in foams, hot tub covers, foam with glue, or polyurethane/#1 PETE.
Batteries: lithium batteries – FREE; small donation required for alkaline and car/motorcycle batteries.
Electronics: all accepted (even broken holiday lights) – FREE
Payment accepted via Venmo to BWNA or checks made out to BWNA
Garden Tour Host Informational Session
January 15 (Wednesday) 7 p.m. Location: 3761 NE Alameda St.
Do you live in B-W and have a garden you’d like to share with others — and for a good cause? BWNA board member Patti Koehler will answer questions for those interested in participating in the 2025 Art & Garden Tour. This BWNA fundraiser helps cover the cost of other neighborhood events. Email PatriceKoehler@gmail.com or call (971) 678-0824 to RSVP.
Set the B.A.R. High: Eat & Drink, Support Local Schools
January 15 (Wednesday) 11 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Location: 2204 NE Alberta St.
In a fundraising collaboration between Beaumont Middle School and Alameda and Rigler elementary schools (B.A.R.), you can eat and drink for a good cause on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Great Notion Brewing and Matt’s BBQ will donate a percentage of revenue from food and drinks served that day. Those funds will be split between the participating PTAs based on need.
NE Village PDX Seed Swap & Gardening Workshop
January 25 (Saturday) 11 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Rose City Park United Methodist Church, 5830 NE Alameda St.
Northeast Village PDX is hosting a Seed Swap and Gardening Workshop — free and open to all. Come to swap seeds, rhizomes, roots, and tubers with other local gardeners, and attend gardening workshops with support from Growing Gardens, Garden Fever, and Portland Nursery.
NE Village is a program of the Northeast Community Center. For more information call (503) 895-2750 or email info@nevillagepdx.org.