Park Place Coffee meets visitors from Eugene and Washington DC

Today was a day off for me, the owner of Park Place Coffee.  So, what do you DO on your days off, Dina?  Meet with others AT Park Place of course - on issues related to the community.

This morning I had the opportunity to  meet with our county commissioner, Diane McKeel, and a group of students from University of Oregon to discuss a project the students have taken on - an asset inventory of the Rockwood community.  So far, Rockwood has seen some great work from the U of O students involved in a "Sustainable Cities" initiative.  We are hoping these students can add to the great work accomplished.

This afternoon I was honored to be involved in a special meeting with Congressman Earl Blumenauer as he met with City officials and a few of us neighborhood folks on Rockwood issues.  More on the impressive information on Rockwood in a later blog....

Earl and his staff then arrived at Park Place Coffee for a quick drink before heading to Centennial Middle School.  Quite a special day in Park Place visiting with he and his staff about issues related to Rockwood, the coffeeshop and the surrounding area.  As a busy congressman, Earl could have declined the visit, or questioned the time in his schedule.  He could have grabbed an obligatory cup of coffee and headed out the door.  But having the group visit Park Place and Earl's genuine interest in the surrounding community gave me a new faith in knowing that our friend in Washington will remember Rockwood and know our passion for this community as he makes decisions that affects us.

It was a great day of special guests here at Park Place.