This weekend! Neighborhood-Wide Clean Up • September 19, 2026 • 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Looking to get rid of items around the house, garage? Drop off approved items at the Neighborhood-wide Clean Up. We’ll take your items to be reused, recycled, or disposed of at no charge. Brought to you by
Neighborhood Cleanup Fall 2026 flier (PDF to view and print) Items Vendor List Please visit the vendor sites below to learn more about what items they are looking for, what is needed, and what can’t be accepted.
  1. Community Warehouse https://www.communitywarehouse.org/give-furniture/
  2. Free Geek Electronics Reuse & Recycling https://www.freegeek.org/small-donation
  3. Arc https://thearcpdx.org/repurposing/
  4. Mattress Recycling Council – Mattress too beat up, old and dirty for reuse? The MRC will take it!
  5. Paper Chase Shredding and Recycling – https://paperchaserecycling.com/ – Paper shredding is back! Limit 2 letter boxes per trip.
  6. Styrofoam – Green Century – We cannot accept dirty Styrofoam. Please bag packing peanuts separately.
  7. Metal Recycling – We will have a metal recycling trailer. First Come – First Serve.
  8. New This Year – We will be accepting #1 plastic takeout/fruit & vegetable containers. Must be clean and dry.
Accepted Items:
  • Household items
  • Electronics recycling
  • Clean, reusable mattresses, box springs
  • Metal recycling
  • Styrofoam (clean)
    • Packing peanuts bagged
  • Paper shred (limit 2 boxes), cardboard
  • NEW!! – #1 Plastic disposable containers
Prohibited Items – DO NOT BRING:
  • Remodeling, demolition, or landscape materials (concrete, asphalt, dirt, sod, brick, cement, sand, gravel or roofing, flooring, walls, siding, ceilings, insulation, electrical, asbestos material)
  • Hazardous waste (gasoline, chemicals, oil, tar, animal waste, liquids, batteries, prescriptions)
  • Under the sink garbage
  • Paints or stains
  • Medical sharps or EpiPens
  • CFLs
  • Propane tanks
  • Tires
  • NO REFRIGERATORS
Re-Use-Me Buy Nothing!! Share Your Reusable Items! Turn your unneeded items into someone else’s essentials. We accept donations of clean, complete, and fully functional essential furnishings and household staples that arrive ready to go out to homes the very same day. All accepted donations must meet the following quality standards:
  • Ready to go out to households the same day they arrive
  • Gently-used or like-new, without excessive wear and tear
  • Safe, sound, and fully functional
  • Assembled and complete
  • Durable, without fragile parts
  • Free of odors, smoke, and pet hair
  • Not excessively bulky or oversized, able to be safely carried by 2 adults
  • Without need for cleaning or repairs
Suggested Donations All donations support Rose City Park Neighborhood Association events and projects. 
  • Small load from a car or small SUV = $25 
  • Small pickup or minivan = $30 
  • Full-size truck, van, or full-sized SUV = $45 
  • Trailer only = $35 
  • U-Haul 15′ or more = $90+
  • Electronics with a cord will require a $1 fee collected. 
 
Help Make It Happen!  Request for volunteers!  Interested in volunteering to help make this event run smoothly? Contact Erik Mitchell to sign up at cleanup@rcpna.org. Thank you!
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This weekend! RCP Neighborhood-Wide Garage Sale, September 12 & 13

Neighborhood-Wide Garage Sale, September 12 & 13, 2026

Saturday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Come on out to the Rose City Park neighborhood garage sales. Discover new treasures! Whether selling or shopping, we hope you’ll join the fun!


Print the full list of Sellers here — includes Seller Location, Selling Day(s), and Items Being Sold.

 

Thank you to our 2026 Garage Sale sponsor, Brad Davis Properties.

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Prost! Get ready for some German style fun and Oktoberfest vibes! September 12 from 12-9 PM

Prost! Get ready for a fun day of German style brews, delicious German food, live music, entertainment and all the Oktoberfest vibes!

Celebrate Oktoberfest traditions in true German style!
Saturday, September 12, from 12–9 PM

Join us at noon, raise a stein, and help us kick off Oktoberfest with the ceremonial tapping of the keg. Once the first pour is flowing the celebration is officially underway. German sausages, pork, chicken, potato salad, pretzels, strudel – give all the traditional German dishes a try. Polkas, German drinking songs, traditional German folk dancing to festive party tunes, live music will accompany you all day long. Games for the whole family and a bouncy house for the kids, too. Do a little shopping from our selection of German imported crafts and local vendors. Danke to our sponsors: Zoiglhaus Brewing and Wienerwurst!

Interesting in volunteering?
There will be a setup activity on Friday, September 11, as well as a cleanup activity on Sunday, September 13. Please contact us at contact us at info@germanamerican.org or 503-775-1585.


Note: On Saturday, Alameda Street will be closed between NE 57th Avenue and NE 54th Avenue to accommodate the event. Also, please be aware that there will be amplified music and sound during the event. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we celebrate this special annual tradition with our community.

More information about Oktoberfest is available at www.germanamerican.org, or feel free to contact us at info@germanamerican.org or 503-775-1585.

Vielen Dank and we hope to see you there!

The German American Society
5626 NE Alameda St.

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RCPNA Land Use and Transportation Meeting – August 20th meeting

Committee and Interested Neighbors,

Attached is the agenda for our August 20th LU&TC Meeting and the Minutes from our June meeting.  The meeting in July was cancelled.
Hope you all can attend.

Kelly

Meeting date:  08-20-2026
Meeting time:  7PM-9PM
Location: In Person at German American Society – 5626 NE Alameda St.

 

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