This Thursday is the first Thursday in October, so it’s time for our monthly SCCO meeting. The meeting starts at 7 p. m. and ends at 9 p.m. or earlier. The meeting is held at the Messiah Lutheran Church at 3280 River Road
This Saturday is the start of the 2015-16 work parties at Awbrey Park. Work parties are held the first Saturday of each month from October through April or May. The Awbrey Park annual Wildflower Walk next spring ends the work party season.
This coming Saturday, September 26 from 11 am to 4 pm, the Fall Festival will provide gardening information, workshops, plants, trees, and a lot of fun at Emerald Park, 1400 Lake Drive. It is Free, and Fun! Bring the whole family.
Attend the MovingAhead open house from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 14 at the Eugene Public Library to provide your input about transit ideas in each corridor. Your input will inform what transit choices should be studied further (let’s get our voices heard). MovingAhead will continue to look at how to improve corridors for those who walk, bike, use mobility devices, and take transit.
The event is an open house, so feel free to show up anytime between four and six. But plan on about a half an hour to review the concepts and give input.
Playing with Your Food
At the Fall Gardening Festival, sponsored by OSU Master Gardeners, at Emerald Park, 1400 Lake Dr, Eugene, on September 26, 11 am to 4 pm, there will be many opportunities to learn about gardening, listen to music, buy fruit tree and plants, eat great treats, and have fun. Bring the whole family.
Among all of the fun activities at the fall festival, two stand out: Play with Your Food, and the Vegetable/Fruit Competition. Playing With Your Food lets us laugh, and have fun with the produce we grow. There’s no way to describe the silly things people make with bits of food and a little creativity. Both kids and adults are welcome to play.
The Vegetable/Fruit Competition should show how household vegetables did in the record setting 100 degree weather we’ve had. We might have to try different ones next year. Ask a Master Gardener what might be best. It is all fun with gardening.
Many other workshops, displays, and gardening tips will be on display at this free event. Come and find out about gardening for health and fun.
The City of Eugene Neighborhood Matching Grants cycle is now open with $50,000 available for neighborhood improvement and community-building projects. Several grants have been awarded in the Santa Clara Community, including a grant to install a kiosk, benches and bicycle rack at Awbrey Park. Community involvement and building relationships are key components and are encouraged by requiring that the project budget include a match amount equal to, or greater than, the grant request.
Projects must include a match equivalent to the request for funding which may come from volunteer efforts or donations and may include, but are not limited to:
Grant guidelines and application materials are available on the City’s web site, eugene-or.gov/matchinggrants and at the Permit and Information Center located at 99 W 10th or by calling Cindy Clarke at 541-682-5272.
All projects will be required to undergo a pre-review by October 30, 2015.
Do you have an idea for a grant, but need a little guidance? Contact SCCO board member Gary Haliski at sccoorg@gmail.com
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