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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />September 30, 2010 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br /> <br />NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT PROMOTES COLLABORATION & EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP <br />UPCOMING EVENTS - TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY <br /> <br />EUGENE TO TEST PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE THAT CUTS CARBON EMISSIONS <br />NEW VACTOR TRUCKS MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR BOTH DUCKS AND BEAVERS <br />MUSICAL FUN AT THE LIBRARY <br />ADAPTIVE RECREATION OFFERS FREE SLED HOCKEY CLINIC <br />EVERYONE WINS (AND LEARNS) AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADER ORIENTATION! <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br /> <br />Neighborhood Summit Promotes Collaboration & Effective Leadership <br />With the theme, Partners in Effective Leadership, the 2010 Neighborhood Summit will be an exciting gathering of <br />neighborhood association leaders, members of City boards and commissions, elected officials, City of Eugene staff <br />and representatives from other partner public agencies. The event is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, <br />October 2, in the cafeteria of South Eugene High School. <br />This is the third Neighborhood Summit in Eugene coordinated by the Neighborhood Services Program. <br />Neighborhood Summits are annual topic-based forums designed for neighborhood association board members, <br />elected and appointed officials to discuss needs and priorities and build relationships. Organizers include <br />volunteers from neighborhood organizations, boards and commissions and staff from the City Manager’s Office, <br />Finance Division and Police Department. Neighborhood Services facilitates community involvement and promotes <br />citizen initiative by providing support to the City’s recognized neighborhood organizations. For more information, <br />please contact Michael Kinnison, Neighborhood Services Manager, michael.j.kinnison@ci.eugene.or.us or 682- <br />5009. <br /> <br />Upcoming Events - Save the Dates <br />Transgender Awareness Week is November 15 – 20, and Transgender Day of Remembrance is November 20. <br />The Human Rights Commission’s Community Education and Outreach Committee is working cooperatively with the <br />Gender Center to promote a week-long line-up of activities including workshops, first-run movies and films, and <br />focus topics on trans-healthcare, homelessness and youth. On November 20, the Day of Remembrance, there will <br />be an all-day symposium culminating in evening activities. For more information, contact Holly LeMasurier or <br />Michelle Mortensen at ehrcenter@ci.eugene.or.us or at 541-682-5177. <br /> <br />International Human Rights Day is December 10 and will offer a 20-year retrospective of the City of Eugene’s <br />Human Rights Commission. The City will celebrate 20 years of successful events, activities and a history of <br />advocating for inclusiveness, equality and human rights in Eugene. The event is still being planned and the location <br />is yet to be determined, but save the date for what is sure to be an amazing view of times past, events, successes, <br />activities and familiar faces as the event pages back through the history of Human Rights Commission work. For <br />more information, contact Holly LeMasurier at holly.k.lemasurier@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-5177. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />October 1, 2010 <br />