Super Bowl Party!

Attention Northwest Portland Ministries neighbors!

Elm Court Loaves and Fishes is having a Super Bowl party
Sunday, February 7 at 3:00pm.
Come watch the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts battle for the Super Bowl championship!

Be one of 100 guests to come and enjoy the game on a 12' x 12' screen, plus fun, food and prizes!

Don't delay, call today! Telephone 503 953-8204

Elm Court Loaves & Fishes
1032 SW Main St.
Portland, OR 97205

Suggested donation: $5.00

Upcoming Trip to Chinese Garden & Tea House

Enjoy a relaxing afternoon at Portland’s Classical Chinese Garden, an oasis of tranquil beauty with hundreds of rare trees and shrubs. See it all in the daily garden tour or simply enjoy the garden from the comfort of the Tea House. Admission is $7.50, but you will want to bring money for a cup of tea!

Date: Tuesday, January 26th
Start Time: 11:00 am
End Time: 2:00 pm

To sign up, please call Northwest Portland Ministries (503)221-1224, x100

Field Trip to the Chocolate Fest

Join us on Saturday, January 30th at 10:30a.m. for a TriMet transit trip to Chocolate Fest at the World Forestry Center. Transportation is FREE! Admission to festival is $7. More info here!

February Trip: The Portland Civic Theatre Guild Presents...

The Mysterious Mr. Love by Karoline Leach

What: The Portland Civic Theatre Guild presents a showing of The Mysterious Mr. Love.
Suspense and thrills abound in the period drama. A dapper smoothly makes his living by wooing and wedding plain young women who have little money stashed away. After each wedding night he disappears. This time, however, things don't go as planned as he attempts to swindle a young milliner's assistant with her own secret agenda.
When: February 2nd, 9:30am-2:00pm

Coffee 10:00am
Show 10:30am-12:00pm

Optional lunch at McMenamins afterward 12:00pm-2:00pm
Where: The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97201
Cost: $6 admittance to show
Phone 503-222-2301

Please contact Dave at Northwest Portland Ministries for a ride to and from the show!
503-221-1224, x100

Ride to Washington Square Mall!

With over 170 stores and restaurants, you are sure to find just what you are looking for. Whether it’s shopping, relaxing over coffee or people watching, Washington Square is always fun to visit. Bring money for lunch and shopping!

Date: Tuesday, February 9th
Start Time: 10:00 am
End Time: 3:00 pm

To sign up for this trip, call Northwest Portland Ministries at 503-221-1224, x100.

Join Us on Our Visit to the Pacific Hazelnut Factory

See how the nuts are graded and candies are made by taking a virtual tour of the Pacific Hazelnut Factory and sample some of their delicious candies and nuts. Free!! Afterwards, stop for lunch at the historic Top of the Hill Restaurant.

Bring money for candy, nuts and lunch!

Date: Tuesday, February 16th
Start Time: 10:30 am
End Time: 2:30 pm

To sign up for this trip, call Northwest Portland Ministries at 503-221-1224, x100

February Trip: Lunch With the Birds

Join expert birdwatcher Greg Gillson for this free birdwatching event at the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve! A wheelchair accessible viewing station provides the perfect place to enjoy a sack lunch as you view and identify waterfowl and other birds. Field guides, spotting scopes and binoculars will be supplied. Bring a sack lunch.

Date: Wednesday, February 24th
Start Time: 11:00 am
End Time: 2:00 pm

To sign up for this trip, call Northwest Portland Ministries at 503-221-1224, x100

Monthly Rides to WinCo

On the first Wednesday of every month Northwest Portland Ministries provides transportation to WinCo, a low price local supermarket. Riders will be picked up around 9:00am and will be dropped off by 12:00pm. Seats are available on a first come first serve basis. To schedule your ride, contact Dave at Northwest Portland Ministries, 503-221-1224, x100.

Rides home from the Pantry on Tuesdays...

Rides are now available to Northwest Portland Ministries' Food Pantry at 1808 NW Irving St. (First Immanuel Lutheran Church - map). It is open Tuesdays & Fridays from 11:00am to 1:00pm. NWPM provides transportation services by donation. If you need help getting home from the Northwest Portland Ministries (NWPM) Emergency Food Pantry with your groceries, we have volunteers available on Tuesdays to drive you. Please call the office one day in advance to let us know that you’d like a ride home, and we’ll have a volunteer ready for you! Other rides require three days notice & are for those age 60 and older.Please call NWPM, Inc. at 503-221-1224. Our office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Print and share the flyer - click here. To learn more about NWPM's transportation program, go here.

NWPM invites you to attend...

On Thursday, Jan. 21st
5-7 pm

This month’s Art Spark is being hosted by Elders In Action, with a particular focus on aging and creativity.

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The event will be held at:
Art Bar, in the Portland Center for Performing Arts 1111 SW Broadway

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We will be offering transportation to and from!
Call Dave at 503-221-1224 ext. 100 for details and pickup times.

Join a TriMet transit trip to ChocolateFest!

Join a TriMet transit trip to ChocolateFest at the World Forestry Center

• sample the latest from chocolate masters
• see demonstrations
• learn about the history of chocolate!

Date: Saturday, January 30
Time: 10:30 a.m.— 1 p.m.
Place: Meet “Ride Ambassador” at mask sculpture at the entrance of PGE Park, 18th and Morrison. As a group, we'll take MAX to the World Forestry Center.
Cost: Transit is free! Admission to the festival is $7.

To sign up, or to arrange transportation to PGE Park:

Contact Dave at Northwest Portland Ministries at (503) 221-1224 x100 or info@nwpm.org
Northwest Portland Ministries creates a caring community of volunteers who help neighbors in need. We provide food, transportation, recreation and helping hands.
The RideWise Riders Club Program offers guided trips on public transportation. Guides, called Ride Ambassadors, are responsible only for guiding the group on transit. TriMet routes and schedules are subject to change. Read more about the success of this program here. Print and share the flyer, click here.

NWPM 2010 Annual Meeting & Luncheon

Northwest Portland Ministries, Inc. 2010 Annual Meeting & Luncheon

with
guest speaker David Sarasohn of the Oregonian speaking about hunger.

Date and Time: Thursday, January 21, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Congregation Beth Israel – Goodman Hall (1972 NW Flanders Street, Portland, OR 97209 - map)
Cost: $17.00

Please - RSVP by Wednesday, January 13 by e-mailing codi@nwpm.org or by calling 503-221-1224 ext. 103.