The Cheetah Coalition #7
Weekly Updates from the Atkinson Office — 9/25/26
RUN FOR ATKINSON! T-SHIRT DESIGN WINNER
Congratulations to 4th grader Lucia Wheeler on her winning design for the 2026-27 Run for Atkinson! t-shirt this year! It was not easy to choose a winner — all the entries were so great! Thank you to everyone who participated.
T-shirts will be distributed the week of October 12, with the run scheduled for the morning of Friday, October 16 at the Franklin High School track. K–2 students will run from 9:15–10 a.m. and 3–5 students will run between 10:15–11:00 a.m. If you would like to join and cheer the runners on, we would love to have you! Keep an eye out for pledge sheets coming home soon in backpacks!
LEARN CHEER WITH FRANKLIN CHEERLEADERS
Franklin Cheerleaders will be hosting a Mini Bolts Youth Clinic on October 7 for Grades K-8.
NATURE PROGRAM AT MT TABOR PARK
I wanted to share that PP&R’s Environmental Education department has launched a new program -- the ‘Explore Your Park Series!’ This series is a free, drop-in program for all ages that offers hands-on activities, scavenger hunts, creature features, guided park tours, and more. Events will be 2 hours in length and attendees can drop in to participate for any amount of time during that period. This program will visit a different Portland park each month to learn from and about the plants and animals that call it home.
On Saturday, October 24th from 11:00am-1:00pm, we will be hosting an Explore Your Park Series event at Mt Tabor Park. The park entrance address is at SE 69th Ave. and SE Yamhill St, and we will be located near the playground. We will be learning about bats and other creatures! No need to register, just come on by!
