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Keep our community thriving! 
There are many ways to volunteer with the LNA and throughout the neighborhood.
You can join a committee, participate in a clean up or safety event or join our board! We have volunteer positions open and would love to hear from interested parties.

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Board Elections

LNA board elections are at the May General Meeting, date and time on the Events page.  Every Laurelhurst resident and representative of a Laurelhurst business or non-profit is an LNA member and can run for any board position.

If you’re interested in running for an open position, you can submit your candidate statement to be featured in the newsletter. The board positions are listed on page one of the newsletters.  Board members meet monthly and serve for one year.  Please consider serving your neighbors on the LNA board! 

Neighborhood Committees

Read more about our active committees and reach out to your Quad Rep for more information.

Arches

The Arches committee works to maintain and preserve the Laurelhurst Arches.  Seven arches, built in 1909, stand at the main entrances to Laurelhurst.

BottleDrop

The LNA provides blue bags for residents to fill with refundable containers and return to a BottleDrop collection point.  The refunds go to the LNA and are used to maintain the Arches.

Clean Ups 

The Clean Up coordinators organize Laurelhurst’s annual neighborhood spring cleanup.  They welcome volunteers for the one-day event at Laurelhurst School.

Coe Circle

Friends of Coe Circle works in conjunction with Portland Bureau of Transportation, the Arts Council (who manages the Joan of Arc statue), and the Forestry department (in charge of the circles trees). We take care of the flower beds, the weeds, clean up and pruning. We are subsidized by the LNA. We are volunteer residents of Laurelhurst and welcome anyone to participate in our work parties.

Communications Committee

This committee includes the Newsletter Coordinator and the Newsletter Ads manager. 

Friends of Laurelhurst Park

Friends of Laurelhurst Park (FLP) is a voluntary group of neighborhood residents and park friends who have worked for thirteen years in concert with Portland Parks and Recreation staff to maintain and enhance Laurelhurst Park through work parties and special projects. Our projects range from pruning, planting, mulching, and invasive plant removal to planning on special projects like paths and dog off-leash issues.  We welcome new faces for a single work party or on a continuing basis.  We work on the second Wednesday of the month, from April to October, with special events during the year.  More information and schedules are at the Kiosk on the north side of the park.

Historic Identity & Education Committee 

The Historic Education committee organizes events and educational programs relating to Laurelhurst’s history, including the Historic Home Tour and Century Plaques. The committee also answers questions from residents and others about the historic district.

Land Use  

The Land Use committee reviews and comments to the city on proposed development and conditional use applications in and around Laurelhurst.

Laurelhurst Club Committee

The Laurelhurst Club Committee (previously the Property Committee) manages The Laurelhurst Club and supports its community use, with guidelines. It is the primary contact for neighbors seeking to use the club for community for related events.

Laurelhurst Tree Team – Friends of Trees

Our trees serve and protect our neighborhood in many ways: the beauty of their foliage; shade for walkers; habitat for birds and other small creatures; ecological benefits in filtering pollutants from our air and water; converting and sequestering carbon dioxide. The Laurelhurst Tree Team seeks to improve the health of our neighborhood trees as part of a larger effort to build community so we all thrive in our urban forest. Friends of Trees aims to: provide learning resources to the community so that we can improve the health of our trees, maintain a database of tree information to promote neighborhood ownership of the tree canopy, provide skills and expertise to help organize tree related events, and build community through positive local action.

Laurelhurst Neighborhood Emergency Team (LNET)

INeighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs) are Portland residents trained by PBEM and Portland Fire & Rescue to provide emergency disaster assistance within their own neighborhoods. NET members are trained to save lives and property until professional responders can arrive.  While not an official LNA Committee, our neighborhood team is led by Laurelhurst neighbors. LNET’s co-leaders are Dan Stefanisko and Paul Litwinczuk at laurelhurstnetteamleader@gmail.com.

Public Safety and Traffic Committee

The Safety Committee addresses crime and safety issues which impact the livability of the neighborhood and the welfare of Laurelhurst residents.  This is an active group addressing issues such as illegal camping, park safety, MAX station issues, traffic safety and crimes. Contact TJ Browning for more info. 

Providence GNA and TWG Committee

The Good Neighbor Agreement (GNA) Standing Committee works with Providence Portland Medical Center (PPMC), the Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association, and the North Tabor Neighborhood Association to implement the conditions for approval of the PPMC’s 2012 Master Plan. The Traffic Working Group (TWG) subcommittee of the GNA committee works on traffic safety and parking issues related to PPMC.