Look what’s happening around Portland!
Opening streets, connecting our communities- without traffic!
Sunday Parkways are seven-eight mile “temporary parks” along city streets connecting neighborhoods and residents in Portland. Sunday Parkways started in 2008, modeled after the Ciclovias project in Bogota, Columbia which happens every Sunday to close 70 miles (!!) of streets for community activity. In 2008 there was just one event in Portland, but it was huge. So in 2009 we added two more events for a total of three Sunday Parkways. Again the response was overwhelming – and we’re excited to announce that this year there will be FIVE Sunday Parkways events!
New this year we’re adding events in East Portland and Northwest Portland – both of which have great routes and incredible community support. We can’t wait!
For more information about Sunday Parkways, see our website or call Janis McDonald at 503-823-5358.
PLAN FOR A FULL SUMMER OF FUN!
Plan to come to all five Sunday Parkways this summer – each one will have its own neighborhood flair with cultural groups, activities and restaurants fron the neighborhood. Sunday Parkways is a great way to get outside with your friends, neighbors and family to spend time in your own neighborhood – or explore other neighborhoods. If you’re reading this newsletter, chances are good that you’ve already been to a Sunday Parkways. So, this year, how about bringing someone along for a great day in Portland? Invite along a coworker, bring your neighbors, offer to chaperon kids from your neighborhood, invite your parents to town and hang out with friends.
Last year were were so impressed with the number of people who came out in groups to walk, stroll or roll along the open streets. What an exciting way to experience Portland!
INTRODUCING OUR VOLUNTEER MANAGERS: GOOD SPORT PROMOTION
Sunday Parkways has grown so much over the years and relies on the support of 300 volunteers per event. That’s why this year we’ve brought on the volunteer management experts Good Sport Promotion. Good Sport Promotion is a local event coordination company that specializes in organizing fundraising events for non-profit organizations. They’re most famous for their bicycle rides such as the Worst Day of the Year Ride, Reach the Beach and the Portland Century.
The staff at Good Sport Promotion are volunteer management specialists who love working with community members who volunteer their time. The company oversees events with 30,000+ participants annually, they work with a team of 1,200 volunteers throughout the year and raise $500,000 for non-profits through their events. Good Sport Promotion has been helping Sunday Parkways since year one – and we’re excited to have them fully on board for this year!
BE A SUNDAY PARKWAYS “SUPERHERO”
Volunteers are the life-blood of Portland Sunday Parkways. They do everything from mailings, distributing door hangers and lawn signs, stuffing packets, sweeping the routes, and much more. But we reserve our “Superheroes” title for those Sunday Parkways volunteers who help us monitor over 110 intersections along the route.
Superheroes (in addition to having a cool title) get a supply of chalk to decorate their own spot along the course, are lavished with snacks and water donated by some of our businesses sponsors, and make they sure that residents who live along the route can safely navigate to and from their homes.
Over the years we’ve seen our Superheroes do some pretty creative things, and they really enjoy their time volunteering with us. Volunteering on course is a unique way to get out and see the event, and be a part of something special. We hope you’ll join this year to see what all the fuss is rightly about. The world (and everyone who comes to Sunday Parkways) will thank you.
We welcome involvement from groups, clubs, churches, civic groups, student organizations and others who want to volunteer as a team. For more information, see the volunteer page or contact Neal Armstrong, Volunteer Coordinator: Neal @ GoodSportPromotion.com.
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