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The Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI) of Clackamas County will meet Tuesday, December 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Public Services Building, 2051 Kaen Road, Oregon City, 4th floor, room 497.

The proposed agenda includes a report from Clackamas County Planning Division, a report on the hamlets and villages program, an update on rural reserves outreach,  discussion on January 29 CPO Chairs Meeting, an update on MCCI and code enforcement briefing by Ken Spiegle.

More information can be found on the County website.
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If you haven’t attended the Boones Ferry Primary book fair, and you need some christmas presents - this is a great way to save money on gifts, and benefit a worthy cause at the same time. 

Boones Ferry Primary’s Scholastic Book Fair will be held on December 4th through 7th,
and we’re looking forward to seeing you there. The book fair requires many helping hands to run smoothly, and if you can help we are still seeking adult volunteers to help staff the fair.

The book fair will be open during student lunch recesses during the day from 10:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Students may come to the book fair by using passes from each classroom to look or shop, or may preview the fair with their classrooms. Your family will be able to shop after school on Thursday from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and during the annual PSS Gingerbread House Event on Friday as the book fair will be open from 2pm If until 8 p.m. that day.

Today I had the pleasure of attending Kiwanis’ monthly lunch and meeting at the Wilsonville Public Library.  I was not prepared for just how positive that environment would turn out to be!

Kiwanis is a service organization focused on the development of future leadership - that is, kids.  This diverse group of people is involved in a variety of activities that benefit the kids in our community.  They are involved in the Kid’s Fun Run here in Wilsonville, among other things, and are affiliated with WHS’ Key Club. 

After being introduced to people in both the private and public sectors, as well as consultants - we all settled in to a presentation by Boeckman Creek Principal Charlotte Morris, and Boones Ferry Assistant Principal Jennifer Patterson.  The elementary schools have quite a lot going on - and were able to share with Kiwanis members the number of ways they could support the students in our elementary schools. 

To learn more about this dynamic service organization, click here to visit Wilsonville Kiwanis‘ home page.

Are you a gardener at heart?  And you say you want to volunteer? 

The CREST Center in Wilsonville is always looking for volunteers.  Volunteers are welcome in the areas of :

•     Gardening  with Kids

•     Yard Work

•     Construction

•     Native Nursery

•     Office Tasks

•     Web Searches

•     Recycling

•     Fieldtrips

•     Organization

For more information, contact Bob Carlson (503) 673-7350  This author can attest that if you like to garden, you’ll love volunteering at CREST!

Wilsonville Theater Company is interested in involving anyone who has a passion for theater.  People are needed to serve as secretary, fund-raising chair, and publicity chair for the overall organization,  as well as  persons who would like to work on lighting, sound, set-building, marketing, stage and house management, and organizing a Hawaiian-style dinner for the first night of thenext show.  (The show is "Songs from the South Pacific’ (tentatively) and will be presented in the first two weeks of March. )

The Wilsonville Theater Company is a non-profit  community theater organization dedicated to creating high quality live theater events. The Company exists due to the hard work and dedication of its volunteers, the support of our community sponsors, and the broader community that enjoys the unique entertainment that community theater provides.

Want more info? Contact Richard White at 503-682-2367, or richard.a.white@netzero.com   OR  Theonie Gilmore at theonie_gilmore@verizon.net

The regularly scheduled Wilsonville Community Sharing meeting is on Thursday at noon, at Frog Pond Church.  If you are interested in WCS, please send your contact information to Lynn Ries lynneries@comcast.net.

Wilsonville Community Sharing serves Wilsonville residents in need, connecting them to resources for housing assistance, utilities, legal referral, medical aid and transportation. A trained information and referral specialist works with each client. All services are confidential. Assistance is based on need. WCS does not discriminate according to race, creed, gender or place of birth. The organization is funded by local churches, businesses, organizations and individuals.

The City of Wilsonville has a variety of volunteering opportunities available.  In their own words, "The City of Wilsonville has many opportunities for you to become involved, and we are happy to create opportunities based on your own skills and goals. Let us show you how to become involved where all the action is!"

Visit the City’s Volunteer Services page for more information.

Believe it or not, there is a community within Wilsonville that occasionally needs extra help. Wilsonville Community Sharing is a cooperative effort involving the Oregon Food Bank and social services in the Clackamas County area geared to meet those needs. They can always use volunteers.
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Wilsonville Youth Sports has added a Mat Club this year, and it needs volunteers.

The 2007 season will be from November to February for youth ages 7 to 14. Youth ages 5 and 6 may participate if a parent is willing to be on the mat with them during practice.

If you are available and interested in coaching or volunteering in other capacities call Chris Zimmerman, Director of Wrestling, at 503-793-1810 or visit their website.