Bring Your Family for a Day of Fun at SRN Summer Gathering, July 27
The 28th Annual Skyline Ridge Neighbors’ Summer Gathering will be held Saturday July 27th from noon to four. This popular annual gathering of neighbors promises another fun filled afternoon for the whole family. This year is ramping up to be better than ever! Thanks to our hosts the Kessinger family, we will gather again at the beautiful venue of The Plumper Pumpkin Patch and Tree Farm, 11435 NW Old Cornelius Pass Road.
Kiddos!!
This year, our team is continuing our kid and family focused activities. Our guest entertainment will be Bach to Rock who will be providing music activities for the kids (and kids of all ages) demonstrations and music activities. Check them out at https://www.b2rmusic.com/about. And of course we’ll have our usual activities of face painting, farm animals to explore and outside play structures Our Kids Events Coordinator this year will be Laura Watts. Thank you Laura!
Live Music!
There’ll be live music from our local band Gravel. Read Lynn Connover’s article in the April Ridge Runner to learn about her history and this great group of local folks.
It’s a potluck!
This down home neighborhood gathering depends on you to bring a generous portion of your favorite potluck dish for all to share. What’s considered generous? – 6 to 9 servings. Table settings and cool beverages will be provided.
Bingo!
You could be a Bingo square! This year, as a crowd mingler, we'll have a “Find Your Neighbor” Bingo game throughout the day. There will be Bingo cards with lists of types of people, professions, or unique attributes to find e.g., find the bee keeper, find someone who was born in our neighborhood (Pat Brady?). Do you have some fun thing you could share with us? Respond by email to SRN (srn@srnpdx.org), and you may make it onto a Bingo square!
Baby Quilt Raffle
This quilt was made by our very own Skyline Ridge quilter Tracy Waters. Another neighbor, Florence Shields, an experienced long-arm quilter, stitched the clouds on the quilt. This quilt was made based on the National Grange Quilt Block Contest for 2019, where the requirement is the “Pride of Quillisascut” patch (based on the Disappearing Nine Patch). It will be entered in the Sauvie Island Grange baby quilt contest in June. Tickets are $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. Contact srn@srnpdx.org to purchase tickets. The drawing will take place on July 27th at the Summer Gathering.
Community Education
SRN wants you to know and understand your neighborhood. We expect our State Reps and County Commissioner will be attending again this year. Our Mult Co Sheriff Deputy David McGarry, and TVFR will both attend if there duties do not pull them away. There will be information specific to our neighborhood and the Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET).
It’s a Fundraiser!
Donations big and small are already coming in. Our neighbors and supporting businesses never disappoint with a unique variety of fun, fancy and practical items to fit all budgets for bid.
How you can help.
Questions? See our Donation Form page for a list of contacts, how and where to donate.
But most of all, come. Come connect with your neighbors and enjoy the afternoon at our annual neighborhood get-together. I look forward to seeing you there!
Kiddos!!
This year, our team is continuing our kid and family focused activities. Our guest entertainment will be Bach to Rock who will be providing music activities for the kids (and kids of all ages) demonstrations and music activities. Check them out at https://www.b2rmusic.com/about. And of course we’ll have our usual activities of face painting, farm animals to explore and outside play structures Our Kids Events Coordinator this year will be Laura Watts. Thank you Laura!
Live Music!
There’ll be live music from our local band Gravel. Read Lynn Connover’s article in the April Ridge Runner to learn about her history and this great group of local folks.
It’s a potluck!
This down home neighborhood gathering depends on you to bring a generous portion of your favorite potluck dish for all to share. What’s considered generous? – 6 to 9 servings. Table settings and cool beverages will be provided.
Bingo!
You could be a Bingo square! This year, as a crowd mingler, we'll have a “Find Your Neighbor” Bingo game throughout the day. There will be Bingo cards with lists of types of people, professions, or unique attributes to find e.g., find the bee keeper, find someone who was born in our neighborhood (Pat Brady?). Do you have some fun thing you could share with us? Respond by email to SRN (srn@srnpdx.org), and you may make it onto a Bingo square!
Baby Quilt Raffle
This quilt was made by our very own Skyline Ridge quilter Tracy Waters. Another neighbor, Florence Shields, an experienced long-arm quilter, stitched the clouds on the quilt. This quilt was made based on the National Grange Quilt Block Contest for 2019, where the requirement is the “Pride of Quillisascut” patch (based on the Disappearing Nine Patch). It will be entered in the Sauvie Island Grange baby quilt contest in June. Tickets are $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. Contact srn@srnpdx.org to purchase tickets. The drawing will take place on July 27th at the Summer Gathering.
Community Education
SRN wants you to know and understand your neighborhood. We expect our State Reps and County Commissioner will be attending again this year. Our Mult Co Sheriff Deputy David McGarry, and TVFR will both attend if there duties do not pull them away. There will be information specific to our neighborhood and the Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET).
It’s a Fundraiser!
Donations big and small are already coming in. Our neighbors and supporting businesses never disappoint with a unique variety of fun, fancy and practical items to fit all budgets for bid.
How you can help.
- Come. Participate. This is SRN’s only organized fundraising event of the year. We need you to contribute in order to make this event a success. SRN spends approximately $5000 a year to produce and mail the Ridge Runner, maintain the SRNPDX.org website and support other neighborhood activities that keep us connected and informed of community, school and government events and activities within SRN as well as surrounding communities.
- Donate - SRN is a nonprofit, charitable organization, so your donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. There will be a silent and oral auction of donated items. Consider putting together a themed gift basket, hand crafted items, host a dinner party or donate a service for auction. Businesses that donate will be listed in the October Ridge Runner. Please fill out and bring a Donation Form with your items.
- Do you own a business? Would you like to donate a gift certificate? All business donors will get a thank you mention in the October Skyline Ridge Runner.
- Volunteer - Like all other SRN activities, the Gathering is run entirely by volunteers. We can really use your help before, during and after with a variety of tasks. You can volunteer for just an hour or the whole day - it’s up to you. And, it’s an excellent community service opportunity for the young adults in your household.
Questions? See our Donation Form page for a list of contacts, how and where to donate.
But most of all, come. Come connect with your neighbors and enjoy the afternoon at our annual neighborhood get-together. I look forward to seeing you there!