EMSWCD's PIC Grant: Funded the de-paving of Calvary's parking lot (4,300 SF!) plus soil and some nature-scaping.
BES Community Watershed Stewardship Grant: Funded Landscaping, Irrigation and mulch for de-paved areas. We planted over 1,300 native plants and trees!
SE Uplift Graffiti Abatement Grant Funded love-bomb mural on McCollum's wall (and lighting to deter graffiti)
PDC's Community Livability Challenge Grant: funded the closure of Martin Street's entrance to Calvary Church's parking. (demolished 2 driveway approaches, poured new sidewalks and new street curbs.) This greatly improved neighborhood safety, by cutting off the option of vehicles short-cutting through the parking lot. to avoid SE 82nd Ave's traffic light.
EMSWCD SPACE Grant: Funded Native Landscape Learning garden along Martins Street
DePave: DePave organized and helped with the de-paving of approximately 4,300 square feet of asphalt, added rain gardens (infiltration basins) to treat all parking lot storm-water runoff. Approximately 374,000 gallons of storm-water runoff per year now enters the raingardens instead of the city's sewer system.)
Friends of Trees helped OHB afford all the street trees we planted.
Calvary Lutheran Church Community Yard Sale: Money went towards Street Trees along SE Woodstock Blvd and SE Martins Street. Also Calvary is lending land for a neighborhood food garden!! Thanks Calvary!
Volunteers - you are what drives this project. Thank you, thank you, thank you! (depaving, street-tree planting, native plant garden 'making', weeding, excavating, planting, moving soil...etc)
Terah Beth at The Jack + Mare for in kind donations and volunteering. She wrote grant proposals, started the neighborhood watch/neighbors together group, organized mural, manages OHB projects, street tree organization, designed and drafted parking-lot site plan and landscape plan, organizing technical efforts of project, finding general support for project.
Tim Janchar - The love-bomb mural imagery was taken from a Tim Janchar painting. Tim also led the painting volunteers to successfully paint the 25' x 50' mural
Cheryl Walden helped with plant ordering through 4 different nurseries. She was a huge help!
Alan Masters at Malcar Northwest personally donated materials for the gooseneck lighting for the mural. (support his business: 503.233.8755)
Kent Miguel at Kaleo Electric, LLC gave us discounted services on electrical work for the mural lighting. (support his business: 503-341-0897)
Terra Zittenfield is a neighbor who was instrumental in the native plant learning garden (de-sod, add soil, plant trees, shrubs and grasses) plus the installation of the irrigation ... and many volunteer days.Ken Zittenfield was instrumental in the installation of all irrigation.
Lion's Eye Tavern: Had a donation jar and the money went towards street trees along SE Woodstock Blvd. They also donated drinks to volunteers!
Woodstock Chiropractic: Purchased Neighborhood Watch Street Signs - 3 signs at $22 each
EZ Grade gave OHB discounts on soil and compost for the Native Plant Garden. They've also agreed to give discounts in the future for the parking lot project. (support their business: 503-203-1515)
Anne Holm - Volunteer and Calvary Church Representative (yard sale organizer, grant proposal help, soup maker!)
His Bakery -(Neighborhood bakery- located just south of Woodstock on 72nd Ave) Donated a huge box of pastries, muffins and other amazing, delicious delectable goodies for the Planting Day. Yum.
Pamiris - Alyssa Ageec CEO, has volunteered time and services to print out packets for our PDC Livability Grant proposal. Alyssa is the co-chair of the Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Association.
Neighbors and Calvary Members who donated items and time for the Community Yard Sale
