COMMUNITY
Project aids Eugene, El Salvador
by Chris Penttila
Emerald Contributor
Volunteers landscaped apartments, cleaned
houses and built aerobic steps in the VVhitrakcr
neighborhood Saturday to raise money for hi Sal
vadorans
More than 100 Eugene area volunti>ers raised
an estimated $0,000 in a project aimed .it ending
poverty and oppression in both lit Salvador and
Eugene
"So much money is spent to fund the elite and
to distribute mom s to the top levels of society,
said Nick Vellu/.i, a University political science
ma)or. "This project means helping people "
The fund-raiser was sponsored by (II St A I*, the
Committee in Solidarity with the Central Ameri
can People, an organization working to end pot
ertv and political oppression in both the United
States and Central America
The volunteers worked from H ,'H) a m. to 5 p m
Saturday on various community [irojects, taking
monetary pledges from friends for the nuittlmr of
hours worked
Th< Work A-Thon ext erded its goal of $4,000.
much to the excitement of Rob Holman, an organ
izer of the project
"The day was very successful," Holman said,
"and if .ill pledges are collected, we will have
doubled our goal ”
The volunteers divided tiji Into groups to work
on three local projects They built a new tee ball
field at the Whitoaker School in West Eugene,
cleaned up a housing development and land
scaped the grounds of apartments for tots to mid
dle-income singles
All the money raised in the Work A Thou will
support much-needed development in El Salva
dor.
Half of the funds will he given to 1 t El Salvado
ran women in an eflort to involve them in
changes affecting their communities
CfSCAP also will send funds to assist labor or
ganizers and to train ex-combatants of the Kara
tuindo Marti National Liberation front
The other half of the money will l«- use.! to
purchase a truck and supplies for a national t arn
van that will travel to El Salvador in Mart ti MHO
7 like the concept of this
Work-A-Thon because good
comes not only to the people
of El Salvador, but to the local
community as well.'
Bob Jones.
tugeng resident
Although the money will ho sent to |-;| Salv.t
dor. the volunteers wild the Work-A-Thon 1 (- •
positive local Intput!
! Ilka the cpt of this Work A then U
cause good [unit's not only to the people of |;|
Salvador, but to the local community .is well."
said Bob Jones, ,i Kugene resident
"I live in the WhiUsiker neighhorho.»l. .md
that’s what altri ted me to the Work \ Thor
said Susan Johnese, another Kugene resident
VeliilZ/.i said he heheved the promt t yv,IS ,m.
portant because it reflects not only problems tn 1U
Salvador, hut also problems in the United States
that haven't Ix-eii addressed by ret ml ad in in i-.tr. i
tions
Lisa Letke of (USU AL pointed out that (with the
Reagan and Hush administrations have signify
cantly slashed social spending and cut taxes on
the wealthiest one percent of Americans
This. I’etke said. Inis worseneil living i oiuh
tions in the United States, creating an economic
structure that favors the wealthy and a soi ietal
structure that ignores such problems as AIDS,
homelessness, unemployment and poverty
i’etke said groups like (USUAL ( an play a part
in reversing tins trend
Money from groups like (USUAL is m i -,-..iry
to end the struggle in (Kith LI Salvador and the
t Inlted States." Letke said
"Until the misers suffered by the poor is ended,
our struggle does not end.'' she said
Those interested in finding out more about
(USUAL prujei ts can contact (USUAL staffer Lisa
Letke at •!H,> H(> i t
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