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<br />Internet experience and a free Google “gmail” account are required. Participants may sign up for gmail in advance, <br />and bring their username and password to class. For more information, or to pre-register for limited spaces, call <br />the Eugene Public Library at 682-5450 (press 2). <br /> <br />Parks and Open Space Receives Oregon Youth Employment Initiative Funding <br />The Parks and Open Space Division (POS) has been awarded $63,450 from the Oregon Youth Conservation <br />Corps’ Oregon Youth Employment Initiative. This granting opportunity is made available through the Federal <br />American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The initiative was designed to provide employment <br />opportunities for youth between the ages of 18 <br />and 24 in the fields of natural resources and <br />conservation education. As with other stimulus <br />funding, there is no requirement for matching <br />funds. <br /> <br />The Oregon Youth Employment Initiative grant <br />will allow POS to hire two crews of six youth to <br />conduct natural resource maintenance in the <br />City’s natural areas for an eight-week period this <br />summer. The crews will focus on three main <br />projects: trimming vegetation and removing <br />debris in the City’s waterways to ensure proper <br />conveyance while preserving habitat value, <br />constructing and maintaining trails in the <br />Ridgeline Park system, and removing invasive <br />species from natural areas. <br /> <br />This grant will not only help POS staff accomplish a tremendous amount of maintenance and enhancement work <br />this summer, but the funds received will also offset operating funds, resulting in valuable savings to the City. For <br />more information about the grant, please contact Natural Resources Coordinator Lauri Holts at 682-4925. <br /> <br />Area Agencies Team Up to Host a Series of Track Meets <br />Eugene Recreation Services and River Road Park & Recreation District partnered with Eugene School District 4J <br />last week to host eight track and field meets at area high schools. District 4J physical education teachers have <br />been running regional meets for several years, but through the collaboration, the local meets were added to the <br />Hershey’s Track & Field Games events sponsored by Hershey’s Foods (yes, delicious chocolate is one of their <br />many products) and USA Track & Field. This collaborative <br />effort enabled all three agencies to serve more youth, <br />increase the fun, and increase the “wow” factor. <br /> <br />thth <br />More than 2,400 4 and 5 graders participated in the <br />Hershey’s events and more than 100 athletes will qualify for <br />the state competition at Hayward Field on July 11. The meet <br />events included the 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 4 x 100 <br />meter races, the standing long jump, running long jump, high jump, shot put and softball throw. Some first place <br />finishers at the state meet will be given an all-expense paid trip to Hershey, Pennsylvania to compete at nationals <br /> <br />in August. <br /> <br />Another free, community-wide, all comers Hershey’s Track & Field Games meet was also held on Thursday, May <br />hersheystrackandfield <br />21. For more information, call Kim McManus at 682-6343 or check online at www..com. <br /> <br /> <br />Neighborhood Associations Gear Up for Summer Events <br />Throughout Eugene, neighborhood associations are hosting clean-ups, community-wide yard sales, picnics, <br />potlucks and parties this summer. Mild weather and long summer days lend themselves well to community <br />gatherings of all kinds and neighborhood groups find many opportunities to gather in Eugene’s parks and open <br />spaces to enjoy live music, good food and family fun. Sustainability is important to these events and neighborhood <br />associations make good use of the recycling stations and reusable dishware available through Neighborhood <br />Services. This year, several neighborhood clean-up events include electronic recycling of items like cell phones <br />and computers in cooperation with NextStep, as well as waste diversion stations staffed by Bring Recycling. A <br />complete guide to planning a neighborhood clean-up will be available next month. Neighborhood-sponsored <br />events span the range from summer picnics in Laurel Hill Valley and River Road, to clean-ups in Trainsong and <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />May 21, 2009 <br />