All the way from Friday to Tuesday there is something at the Swap Shop for body and soul.
FRIDAY: Amy McBride has a simply delicious way for you to start the weekend with her baked potato bar and veggie tofu wraps. Come on out for the gym time 3-5 and stay for the food [...]
I feel lucky to have Shira Fogel, who started Tiny Talkers baby signing workshops, and Carissa Martos, who is trained at the Signing Time Academy, both involved with our co-op. Having good resources for our children and our families is what the “Know your Neighbor” weekly emails are all about. [...]
PARENTING WISELY IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS:
Kathy Masarie, MD and Kathy Keller Jones, MA, Portland authors of “Raising our Daughters” and “Raising our Sons” will be talking on separate nights for parents of boys and parents of girls on Healthy Paths from Home to Community – how to encourage your child’s independence through [...]
Fun at the Winter Carnival for all – big kids, little kids, middle kids… For middle schoolers: There are a couple of opportunities for our middle schoolers to have fun themselves and be helpful (a great combination when it can be acheived.) Do Jump will train any middle schoolers who come in at [...]
See the Swap Shop in action, take a tour, become a member. Main doors open 9-4 at 3420 SE Yamhill. Look for the balloons. One block south of Belmont across from Sunnyside School Park.
Open Houses: April 3 and 24 9-4
Mark your calendar and plan to be at this great event on Saturday, January 30th 3-8.
Do Jump students will captivate us on the high trapeze in the gym, the Multicultural Center will be cooking up great Pad Thai out of The Roost kitchen. The Swap Shop, Children’s Club and other community groups [...]
Interested? Want to see the Swap Shop in action?
The Swap Shop hosted two open houses in January for prospective new members. Come in and look around, play, try it out, and join!
The Swap Shop’s first open house of the year was held January 9th.. The next is Saturday the 23rd, from 9 [...]
HOLIDAY FAMILY HOURS IN THE GYM AND ROOST: We had a well used, well cared for space both Thanksgiving Day and the day after so we are extending the offer to all our Roost and Swap Shop families to make this place your place over the holidays.
So, start planning that family [...]
CUBAN FOOD ON FRIDAY NIGHT
No matter what simple and small or elaborate and fancy “event” our youth plan, you will be eating well if you choose to come by Friday night.
Tanya Mead has been our biggest fan, promoter and steward of our Friday night meals and many of our [...]
NEW GATHER-AND-GO PRESCHOOL AGE MEET UP: A few of our families with preschool age children (3-5 and hearty 2 ½ year olds) are hoping to get a great new meet up going in full force in January called the “Gather-and-Go.” Gathering in the Swap Shop 9-10 on Thursday mornings and then heading out for [...]