Through in-store learning events, community celebrations, the Local Spotlight on area merchants, our Connect Volunteer program, and a Discover Wall that promotes neigborhood happenings, it's clear that Umpqua Bank is the place to engage with your community! There's a sign in every Umpqua Bank store that reads, "Welcome to the World's Greatest Bank." This is not a tagline, it's a mission and a state of mind. It's a belief in doing good, not just doing well. It's coming up with the most innovativ …

Whether you are currently in a committed relationship or single, exploring the question of how to structure your relationship(s) can be critical in creating the life you want to be living. Join with others who are exploring questions of non-monogamy. Through book discussions, films, and various internet resources, we will engage with topics such as: emotional versus sexual exclusivity raising the issue with potential and/or established partners creating families of choice coming out to family of …

This group engages in fun one-day "Playshops" and ongoing art-based support groups to enhance intuition & self-discovery and promote centering & healing. Most of the groups and playshops are geared towards women. A wide variety of projects and media will be provided by facilitator Kirsten Carpentier, MSW, who is a counselor and artist with many years experience providing creative activities in several countries. Self-identified “non-artistic” persons encouraged to attend and be surprised by jus …

… Instead, I would like to belong to an inspired community that encourages one another to maintain balance.     I invite members of this meetup to share your expertise and your gifts with the other members.   We have a wealth of healers and practitioners who have achieved balance and connection with Source.   Many are already members of a tribe or community that feeds this balanced part of us.   Mind-Body Health meetup is another place for us to share our gifts to folks across a broad range of mod …

… Events include coffee and conversation (casual, unstructured conversation about all things religious and not), focused discussions, community service opportunities, and purely social get-togethers. We’re all excited to be a part of the fastest-growing religious group in the nation: the non-religious. Our group’s main goal is to provide opportunities for non-religious people to hang out with one another. We’re also interested in increasing the visibility of non-theists in our area, and supportin …

A 10-session workshop helping you resolve pass relationships and preparing for the love that you want. Participants will learn through presentations, small group discussions/activities and experiential exercises to choose tools that open doors to the love that you want in life. Along with group exercises, participants will be given the to share their work and support each other during the course and beyond on a secure message board.   Join us for a transformational experience in a respectful a …

30's are the new 20's! We are established with a sense of direction; have experienced some life-changing moments; gained some wisdom; and earned some funds to play with.   The PDX 30s SCENE is a social networking group for folks who want to Socialize, Carouse, Explore, Nosh, Enjoy Portland in the company of like-minded folks. Perhaps in common we are educated professionals, entrepreneurs/entreprenesses, either childless or proud parents, well-traveled, maybe new to town or simply looking to make …

PDX Sign Baby is a community of parents/care-givers who are interested in signing with their children (ages 0 to 4 years). We hold class/playgroup Thursdays at 12:00.  Classes are laid-back and engaging, incorporating read-alouds, rhymes, and songs, as well as time for the little ones to play and parents to socialize. While we do focus on signing, the broader mission of the group is two-fold: 1) Language Building (for the kiddos) 2) Community Building (for the parents)   All members of the group …

… v=JQxJwE5mXGU&feature=related   We meet at these times, and will be adding more as the community grows: Monday: 4:30 pm Tuesday: 9:30 am Wednesday 4:30 pm Thursday 9:30 am Saturday 10:00 am The fee is a $10 drop in or $90 for unlimited monthly attendance, and the classes are held at a private studio in SW Portland/Beaverton.    

We invite you to join our community of secular humanists and other people who love life and reason. Here, you can exchange ideas and experiences, make new friends and contribute to positive change. We also have a vibrant community of families where parents can find support in raising children well without religion. CFI Portland is an educational nonprofit organization whose mission it is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, free inquiry, and humanist values. We seek to present a …

Show Up For L.I.F.E. is about living intentionally, forever engaged with life, despite life trauma you may have experienced or are living through now. This group is for anyone who is looking for a safe, compassionate community that will support you with growing and thriving on your personal journey. Everyone needs a village, it is my hope that this will be a place to meet other like minded folks looking for authentic connection and a place to share our hopes, strengths, experiences. This meetup …