6/6/24
On June 24, 5-7 pm, Friends of Alpenrose will host a public community conversation focusing on transportation. We hope you can attend. The event will be at Hayhurst Elementary School. Metro Councilor Duncan Hwang, State Rep. Dacia Grayber and other officials from Portland, Washington County and ODOT will be on hand to listen to community concerns and provide information about how the transportation planning process works.
Please join us for the community conversation on June 24th, and contact Friends of Alpenrose at info@friendsofalpenrose.org with any questions. Thank you.
Wait Until 8th: Let’s Not Wait to Bring Social Norm Changes Around Smartphone Use to the Great Rieke/Robert Gray Community! Meet and learn more on Tuesday, June 11th 7-8PM in the Rieke Gym What it IS: The Wait Until 8th pledge is a national pledge that encourages parents to unite within their school communities in delaying giving children a smartphone until at least 8th grade and encourages waiting for social media until 16 years old. By working together, we can reduce the pressure on kids and parents and create new social norms. It IS possible. What it IS NOT: The pledge is NOT about avoiding all screen time or forbidding phones until 8th grade. Basic phones that only call and text are available for younger kids. The pledge focuses on delaying smartphones while allowing for communication through simpler devices like an old-school flip phone or a smartphone-looking device like the Gabb Phone. It's not too late to make changes, and it’s NOT about judgment. We understand the challenges and recognize that technology can be beneficial, as it was during times like the pandemic. We are also just now getting real data on the effects it has on kids. Why it’s IMPORTANT: Smartphones are changing childhood and adolescence. Outdoor play, time with friends, reading, and family activities are being replaced by hours on social media and YouTube. Experts warn that smartphones are addictive; interfere with sleep, relationships, and concentration; and increase risks of depression, anxiety, and cyberbullying. Our kids deserve a childhood with fewer distractions, but they also deserve to have a community they don’t feel isolated from. If enough of us take the pledge, they will! Get Involved: Come: to the parent run Rieke & Robert Gray Cluster Schools Meeting to learn more on Tuesday, June 11th, in the Rieke Gym from 7-8 PM (Bridlemile and Hayhurst Schools will also be notified of the upcoming meeting ). Contact: Bryan Danforth (bldforth@hotmail.com) or Beth Higgins (bethpmhnp@outlook.com) with any questions.
Take the pledge: If you can’t come to the meeting but want to learn more, please check out the Wait Until 8th website and take the pledge: https://www.waituntil8th.org/take-the-pledge . Make our school community officially apart of the "Wait Until 8th” community.
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Location: 5505 Southwest 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
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