COMMUNITY
Multicultural center for teens gains support, funds
By Stephanie Sisson
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Plans for a multicultural drug and al< o*
hot-free teen r enter run by l am* County
youth is steadily gaming support from the
Eugene community and turning into real
Ity.
The YMCA sponsor agreed in October
to sign a lease a! 190 and t'O VV Broad
way Ave uc ross from the old Bon
Mari he building, for the t enter
YMCA Youth Program Dina tor Debbie
Hammond said that although organizers
hope to open the i enter by spring, the
center's Youth-Adult Operations Board
hasn't set a dale.
"We'll open when we're ready to
open," Hammond said. "We re pisl work
ing on the center as our funds allow Wo
don't want to open Itefore we're ready."
One of the uniipie characteristics of the
teen center is its Youth-Adult Operations
Hoard, which will develop programs for
the (.enter, supervise staff and provide a
vision for the future
Hammond said half of the hoard posi
tions will eventually hi* filled by teen
agers at least one representative from
e.u h Eugene high school The other posi
tions represent a wide variety of r ommu
nity groups
"We have a diverse group of adults
from the blar k community, trie hispanic
community, the Jewish community."
Hammond said "if there’s anything we
want to emphasise, it's multicultural
ism "
A University study finished a few years
ago found ilia! 99.6 percent of Eugene
teen-agers wanted a place to go where
they could have access to services and
hav e a good time Hammond said the teen
center will do both.
The center, whit h will he for youths
from ages 13 to 1*1. will have games like
pingpong and foosbail, television and a
dam e floor
Organizers plan to include spat n for
classroom and for counseling to be used
bv Looking (.lass Youth and Family Ser
vices and other youth service agencies
While the creation of the tenter is
largely due to the efforts of Eugene
Springfield Community Partnership, a
grass-roots organization that deals with
youth substam e abuse, a number of otiier
local a gun ties have also become
involved These groups include Willa
maiane Parks anti Ket. real ion. Ijine Edu
cation Servit e District and Looking Glass
"It's not |ust the YMCA." said Ham
mond, "It has taken a large group of dif
ferent agenc ies to make it happen and a
lot of dedication to make it real."
In April, 1993. the YMCA voted to
become the central sponsor for the t enter
and bring it under the umbrella of the tax*
exempt organization YMCA support has
allowed the ( enter lease a building. Ham
mond said, imt the center still needs
funds for renovation and equipment.
In addition, Hammond said the center
also needs building materials, the ser
vices of licensed electricians and
plumbers. Furniture, a sound system and
even it kit< hen sink
Local donations so far include a
$25,000 grant from the Louise Minty
Fund of Oregon Community Foundation.
.1 $22,775 grant from the Youth Develop
ment Commission; and funds from sev er
al local banks, the Rotary Club. Kugcne
Springfiold Community Partnership and
YMCA donors.
For more information about how to get
involved with the teen center, or to
donate money or equipment, call Ham
mond at 68fi-9622.
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Activities will celebrate
King’s birthday this week
By Meg Dedolph
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A week's worth of activities,
from films to speakers arid
music . is planned to celebrate
Martin Luther King Jr s birthday
on campus and in the communi
ty
On Thursday, the Gospel
Lnscmble, directed by John
Gainer, will perform a free 1
p in concert at Beall Hall at the
University's School of Music
At 5 p.m, in Allen Hall, a pun
el of students, journalists and
journalism professors will dis
miss the c hallenges and prob
lems with the media's coverage
of race-related issues
The Western Regional Ecu
menical Christian Conference
begins Friday, Jan H. and con
tinues through |an 17. The con
ference. which fins more than
100 partic ipants front the west
ern states, includes speakers,
music and guest preachers.
lane! Cromwell, c ampus pas
tor for the Wesley Foundation
and an event organizer, said the
speakers include Birgil Kill
Straight, who will speak on
Native American territorial
issues and Peggy Nagae hum,
who w ill spook on Asian Amer
ican civil rights issues.
“This is the first time this
event has been hold in Eugene.
I'm kind of excited all these
folks are coming to our home.
We've been planning it since
May.” Cromwell said.
For more information and to
register for the conference, coll
346-4694.
On )an. 15, the Black Student
Union is sponsoring a candle
light vigil in King's honor. The
vigil will begin in front of John
son Hall at fi p m. and will be
followed by a reception and
cake-cutting ceremony in Ger
linger Hall.
Nichole Muhammad, director
of the HSU. said the vigil will
include speakers from "histori
cally black fraternities and
sororities,” Black Women of
Achievement and the African
American Male Support Group.
Members of the community
are also welcome to speak, she
said.
"Ideally, we want to celebrate
this vision of Dr. King by taking
time to reflect on the progress
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