Spring break can be
springboard for service
Students in Eugene over
spring break can train for
community volunteer work
with local organizations
Helen Schumacher
Pulse Reporter
Looking for something more
meaningful to do over spring break
than conniving a way to be seen on
MTV’s “Spring Break”? Many local
organizations begin training new vol
unteers in the spring, and a week off
gives aspiring do-gooders plenty of
time to contact these organizations
about their opportunities.
Eugene’s White Bird Clinic is one
organization to which students can
donate their time, said Bob Dritz,
who works for the clinic.
“We offer community service
training every quarter,” Dritz said.
“It lasts 10 weeks for five to six hours
per week. The training involves class
work and on-the-job training.”
Volunteers who complete the
training are able to choose from a va
riety of areas.
“After training, you can volunteer
with the crisis line and intervention,
- counseling, drug treatment, the in
formation line, or at the medical and
dental clinic,” Dritz said.
Dritz said the next training ses
sion begins in April, and interested
students should call 687-4000.
Sexual Assault Support Services, or
SASS, offers training for people who
want to assist sexual assault victims.
SASS spokeswoman Michelle Ed
wards said volunteers train to facili
tate support groups, answer crisis
lines, meet people one on one and
participate in educational program
ming the organization coordinates
with schools.
“We offer trainings three times a
year for people who are interested,”
Edwards said.
For people looking to help out
right away, Edwards said projects
that don’t require any training occa
sionally arise.
“Our yard could use some work,”
Edwards said. “It needs some raking.
We have some tools. If people are
willing to come, it would probably be
two to three hours worth of work.”
SASS volunteer coordinator Gris
Lira can be reached at 484-9791.
Womenspace offers two different
types of training. According to
spokeswoman Nancy Hafner, one
session begins April 5. It includes
programs that span four days and in
volves working with the organiza
tion’s clients.
“The other (program) would be
working in our administration office
helping out with special projects,
such as fundraising, or with other ad
"We offer trainings
three times a year
for people who
are interested
Michelle Edwards
SASS spokeswoman
ministrative projects,” Hafner said.
To register for training, call Hafner
at 485-7262.
Humans aren’t the only ones in
need of assistance. The Greenhill
Humane Society also relies on vol
unteer help to take care of the ani
mals in the shelter.
Volunteer orientation is the first
Saturday of every month at 10 a.m.
at the Humane Society, located at
88530 Green Hill Road. Volunteers
help with all aspects of animal care,
including walking, feeding
and grooming.
The Humane Society can be
reached at 689-1503.
FOOD for Lane County and the
United Way of Lane County also use
volunteers. The phone number for
FOOD for Lane County is 343-2822.
The United Way can be reached at
741-6000.
Contact the Pulse reporter
athelenschumacher@dailyemerald.com.
Pulse brief
H.U.E.S. event to
benefit local residents
The “Blues for H.U.E.S.” concert
will heat up Lane County on March
28 — in more ways than one. The
show, which will take place at the
Eugene Hilton Conference Center,
located at 66 E. Sixth Ave., is a
H.U.E.S. benefit (Heat Up Eu
gene/Springfield). The event is sup
ported by a coalition of local utility
companies and is designed to pro
vide assistance to local residents
unable to afford basic services such
as heat, light, water and sewer.
The evening will include a silent
auction and jazz performance from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m., along with addi
tional blues musicians and guest
speakers running from 8 p.m. to af
ter 11 p.m. Tickets are #15, avail
able at all Safeway Fastixx Centers
and other locations, which can be
found at www.fastixx.com. Tickets
are #18 at the door, and the show is
expected to sell out.
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weekday services at 5:30 a.m. and
larger services at 7:30 p.m. every
Tuesday. McMullen said these
evening sessions have the largest
turnout — as many as 20 partici
pants at any given time.
Michael H. Wilson, who describes
himself as a humble practitioner at
the Nyen-Gyud Samten Choe-Ling
Tibetan Meditation Center, works to
spread the word about the power of
meditation and Buddhism.
“I’ve really become dedicated to
the practice over the past two years,”
Wilson said. “By that, I mean, really
establishing a daily routine of medi
tation and prayer, then working to
establish this center—making it the
focus of my life, essentially.”
The center, which operates out of
Wilson’s home, focuses on what he
calls calm-abiding meditation, offer
ing practical techniques for inte
grating spirituality in everyday life.
Wilson said he believes atmos
phere is vital in successful medita
tion and Buddhist practice.
“Environment sets the tone for
inspiration,” Wilson said. “It’s our
belief that the deities that surround
us here, with all their symbolism
and meaning, are endowed with en
ergy and the ability to bestow bless
ings, grant wishes and prayers.”
Sessions at the center are led by
Tibetan Buddhist teacher Tenzin
Gurmey La, offering a thorough in
troduction to meditation and prac
tice of compassion.
Finally, the local chapter of the
Oregon Ki Society offers guidance
in coordinating the mind and body
to improve the quality of daily life.
Using Ki, or living power, princi
ples, this nonprofit organization
"Meditation is the core
of Aikido training. The
exercises work better
for it, and once we
coordinate mind and
body, we find we're
capable of greater
abilities"
Zorba Frankel
Instructor
provides traditional Japanese dojo
training. Instructor Zorba Frankel
said meditation is the key to bridg
ing the gap between mental and
physical power.
“We use the analogy of an ice
berg,” Frankel said. “The part of the
iceberg that is above the surface is
what’s tangible, our usual ability.
What’s below is much bigger, all the
resources we fail to utilize. What we
work at doing here is erasing the
line between.”
The meditation practices of the
Oregon Ki Society are put into fur
ther application in the center’s Aiki
do lessons. However, Frankel stress
es that Aikido is not about attacking
or fighting opponents. Rather, Aiki
do is the culmination of total mind
and body coordination. The object
of the martial art is not to collide
with opponents but lead them. In
fact, Aikido means the way to har
mony with Ki.
“Meditation is the core of Aikido
training,” Frankel said. “The exer
cises work better for it, and once we
coordinate mind and body, we find
we’re capable of greater abilities.”
Contact the senior Pulse reporter
atryanbornheimer@dailyemerald.com.
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ESD’s and 11 colleges/universities from Washington state will be
in attendance. In addition, there will be approximately 40
representatives from Alaska, Arizona, California, Montana, New
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and 5 colleges/universities from Washington will be represented.
There will also be over 40 school districts attending from Alaska,
California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, and the U.S.
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