Here are a few possibilities:
Take a hike! Did you know that today is National Start Walking Day? Why don’t you and the kids head over to Pendleton Park today and check out the Arbor Day Celebration – and then go for a walk? Get the skinny here. (Learn more about National Start Walking Day by clicking here.)
On Wednesday, you could enjoy a Honeybee Hike in the morning at Leach Botanical Garden (click here for details) and then head to Salem to show your support for Paid Family Leave in Oregon (Washington residents: you’re way ahead of your southern cousins on this one!).
A hearing on SB 966 (the senate version of Oregon’s Paid Family Leave Insurance bill) begins at 3 pm. Parents for Paid Leave activists are asking supporters to meet on the capitol steps at 2:30. They’d also like you to wear red/purple shirts and to bring your kids, spouses, grandparents, etc…
Click here to check out the Parents for Paid Leave Web site. And if you’d like some background information on this effort, read our January article, “Giving Parents a Break: Oregon’s Efforts to Adopt a Paid Family Leave Law” by clicking here and going to pages 30 to 33.
The clouds are supposed to move in Wednesday night – not much you can do about that – so maybe we should all focus on those things we can impact – our health, our families, paid leave for parents, stuff like that…

April 6th, 2009 | Category: Metro Parent