Our neighborhood association serving the community since 1969

Southwest Hills Residential League:

SWHRL is one of the oldest neighborhood associations in Portland and seeks to preserve and enhance the natural and built environment that contribute to our community. The organization is made up of local volunteers that monitor land-use and transportation issues affecting the community, as well broader concerns that impact the quality of our neighborhood. All residents may join any meetings described below, and we always welcome volunteers that would like to participate in, and contribute to the SWHRL activities and events during the year. Membership is free, but donations of $35/year (or more) help SWHRL to publish the quarterly VIEWPOINTS newsletter and fund our community forums. Be sure to sign up for the newsletter (see sign-up form on membership page) and join us to help build our community’s future.

General Membership meetings:

The Southwest Hills Residential League has four annual general membership meetings at which topics of interest to the community are explored. These topics are usually posted on A-frame sandwich boards around the community, and are announced in the SW Connection and the SWHRL Viewpoints newsletter. The Spring general membership meeting also serves as the annual meeting at which the board for the coming year is elected.

General Membership meetings are occur on:

Fall meeting: 3rd Wednesday in October, Ainsworth Elementary School, 7-9 PM

Winter Meeting: 3rd Wednesday in January, Ainsworth Elementary School, 7-9 PM

Annual Meeting: 3rd Wednesday in May, Ainsworth Elementary School, 7-9 PM

Summer Ice Cream Picnic: last Sunday before Labor day weekend, Strohecker Park, 2-4 PM

SWHRL Board Meetings:

Between general membership meetings, the SWHRL Board meets monthly on the third Wednesday (except December) at the Ascension Parish church located at 1824 SW Spring St. - from 7- 9 PM. All community members and other interested parties are welcome. If you have issues that you would like to have addressed, please contact the President or Secretary to get them on the agenda.

2010-2011 SWHRL Board Members:

President: Don Livingstone 503-293-8901 don [at] beautifulbuildings [dot] com Vice President: Nancy Seton 503-224-3840 nancyseton [at] comcast [dot] net Secretary & Treasurer: Simone Goldfeder 503-297-5890 sgoldfeder [at] mac [dot] com Members: Aloha Wyse 503-244-7595 aloha [at] hevanet [dot] com   Lucy Bosworth 503-206-6031 lucybosworth [at] jahoo [dot] com   Andrew Holtz 503-296-9321 holzreport [at] juno [dot] com   Lena Lane 503-228-1769 cllane [at] pps [dot] k12 [dot]or [dot] us   Jim Thayer 503-293-8901 Jim [at] thayers [dot] org   Steven Gann 503-246-0527 steven [at] masterprint [dot] com   Lee Doss   leedoss [at] comcast [dot] net   Jill Habernigg 503-295-7750 jillhaber(at)comcast(dot)net   Stephanie Broad   sbroad [at] gmail [dot] com

ViewPoints Newsletter advertising rates

SWHRL publishes a quarterly Newsletter in September, January, Apri and July. Advertising is available at a rate of $100 for 2” x 3.5” (business card size) insert. Contact the SWHRL President for details.