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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1999)
52 Cia. issiñe Les n ’ B o ’s Escape fo r Womyn on the Sunshine Coast o f B.C. Canada. A comfy, cozy private cabin nestled in the woods with sauna, bbq, fire pH A only steps to the beach. 40 minute ferry ride from Vancouver. Phone: (604) 886-4227 e-mail: kingtoptpsunshine.net Hawaii from $20 per night Mahina’s Women’s Guest House on the beautiful gar den island of Kauai. Sunrise beach walks outside your door. Shared or private rooms available. (8 0 8 ) 8 2 3 - 9 3 6 4 mahinas@hawaiian. net “Ä Wee fetid in the Country " Middle CreekjRiin Wed & ‘Breafeast Antique appointed Queen Anne Victorian on 97 acres. Three course breakfast. Hot tub. In the heart of the Wine Country. Spirit Mountain Casino. Antique Shops. Galleries. Thirty minutes to Coast. Weddings, Retreats, Special Events Brochure Available Gay owned &. operated: Hosts John &. Marc ( 503 ) 843-7606 25400 Harmony Road, Sheridan, OR 97378 ARE YOU A NUMBERS PERSON? Would you or someone you know like to support a program dedicat ed to accurate and compassionate information about AIDS? Valley AIDS Information Network (VAIN), a small 501(c)(3) organization with a tradition of excel lence needs assistance with accounting, bookkeeping, and grant writing. We have a special need for someone to oversee our budget. Please call Margo Denison at VAIN at 752-6322 for more information. (6/4) HOSPICE V O LU NTEER T R A IN IN G offered. Kaiser Permanente needs volunteers to provide physical and emotional care for hospice patients in the patients’ homes. Training begins in late April and is available Kith day and evening. Kaiser Permanente is a nonprofit organization. Call Kilian Kuntz at 499-5285 or (360)694-2210. (4/16) ECUM ENICAL M INISTRIES OF OREGON'S HIV Day Center needs drivers for its Daily Bread Express program to deliver hot, nutritious meals to people who are homebound with AIDS, and kitchen volunteers are need to prepare meals. Volunteers are asked to commit to one shift per week. Contact Gabnelie at 460-3822. (6/4) IT ’S MY PLEASURE needs volunteers for various projects and work crews. Help make the center more accessible, assist with fund raising and grant writing. 3106 NE 64th Ave., Portland, OR 97213. 280-8080. (6/4) LESBIAN COM M U N ITY PRO JECT is now planning the Fourteenth Annual Softball Tournament, the largest softball event in the Northwest, August 6-8. Be a part of the fun! Organizing meeting Monday April 26 7:00 PM at LCP’s new office, 1001 East Burnside. Easy parking, accessible. 282-8090. PORTLAND WOMEN’S CRISIS LINE seeks members for its volunteer Board of Directors. Board members are required to attend a monthly two-hour meeting, serve on two committees of the board, com plete the Crisis Line training for volunteers, care about women and children who are victims/survivors of domestic or sexual violence, and be dedicated to assist ing in fund raising. For further information and an appli cation, call 232-4176. (5/21) PO R TLA N D W O M E N ’S C R ISIS L IN E is pleased to announce openings in its May training for volunteer counselors. The Crisis Line operates a 24-hour crisis intervention hot line for women and children (and their supportive families and friends) who are victims/survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Volunteers receive 46 hours of training throughout the month of May. Volunteers are required to make a six month commitment of 16 hours per month. Deadline for applications in April 23. 232-4190. College students: practicum credit is available. (4/163 W RITE A R O U N D PORTLAND, a new nonprof it, seeks facilitators for writing workshops with marginal ized groups. Materials and full training provided. Call 232-2246 for more info. (5/21) CLACKAMAS W O M EN’S SERVICES is recruit ing members for the Board of Directors. CW S provides emergency shelter, support and advocacy for women and children escaping domestic and sexual violence. CW S promotes diversity among Board members and encour ages survivors of domestic and sexual violence to apply. The Board meets monthly and terms are 2 years. Call Kathy Moore, Executive Director, at 722-2366 for an application. (5/21) PU PPY RAISERS NEEDED! C anine Companions for Independence, a nationwide nonprofit organization that provides service dogs for people with disabilities, is looking for volunteer puppy raisers. The NO LABELS, Ú ¿Ä. PLEASE BRING YOUR TOYS SWM, 36, seeks two open-mind ed dykes who enjoy using toys. I’m a bottom, STD-free, UB2. Box #1281 (4/2)___________________ commitment is 12-14 months of your time, financially providing for the dog (tax deductible), attending classes (in Portland or Longview, WA), socializing the puppy, and following through with other guidelines as set by the program. All training and support materials provided. No previous dog owning/training experience necessary. Please call Teija or Peggy at (360) 425-7297 to receive more information on the program. (5/21) T H E N A T U R E CONSERVANCY of Oregon invites anyone interested in preserving Cascade Head to participate in volunteer work parties taking place this spring and summer on the central Oregon coast. Volunteers will be maintaining trails at this spectacular preserve. Participants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch, water, appropriate clothing and work gloves. Registration is required. For more information or to reg ister, please contact Debbie Pickering at (541 ) 994-5564, or Jo Anne D ilan at (503) 230-1221. (5/21) W H A T C A N YOU DO to stop violence? You can volunteer at the C enter Against Rape and Domestic Violence. CARDV volunteers provide many services including answering the 24-hour hot line, working in our emergency shelter, providing legal and hospital advocacy, community education and fund raising.Training provided at CARDV office in Corvallis. (541 ) 758-0219 for application and information, or stop by 129 NW 4th St. in Corvallis. (5/21) FAMILY C EN TER , a program for women and chil dren surviving domestic violence and homelessness, has opportunities for compassionate women to assist in vari ous programs, including: C hildren’s Program; advocacy with women; answering the 24-hour crisis line; speaking exit against domestic violence ; co-facilitating groups; and administrative assistance. 40 hours training provid ed. Call Tiffany at 771-5503 to reserve your space! Hurry! (5/21) RUSSIAN MALE SEEKS PEN PALS Slim gay male postgraduate stu dent, 23, wants correspondents. Loves music, books, films, travel, sports. Also a nature lover and friend to animals. His English is good and he's eager for queer American friends. Letters only: Write to Al, Russia, Moscow 125239, A-239, AIR58 A L J5/7) VOICE PERSONAL ADS Dial 1-900-328-2826 to respond. $1.99 per minute. Must be 18+ E .B E Y 0 N D PORTLAND METRO FREE ROOM AND BOARD (Southwest Oregon) For the right GWM, HIV-, 30 to 40, average weight to height Older GWM HIV- looking for companion. I enjoy camping, fishing, some travel, T H E M U LTN O M A H C O U N T Y Commission on Children, Families and G im m unity seeks volunteers. Successful applicants are appointed by the Multnomah G iunry Board of Gimmissioners for four year terms and are responsible for setting social policy and making fund ing allocations for a wide range of social change initia tives. Members are asked to make a minimum comm- mitment of four hours per month. Gim m unity advo cates, and under-represented groups including low- income people are encouraged to apply. Members are eli gible for reimbursement of transportation, child care and other costs. For more information and an application, call 248-3897. (5/7) VOLUNTEERS OF AM ERICA of Oregon seeks volunteers for its first fund-raising golf tournament, sched uled to take place on Friday, June 18, at Eastmoreland Golf Course in Portland. VOA serves at risk children and families, senior citizens, and youth and adults in commu nity corrections. Matt Chase 230-1125. (5/7) H A M B L E T O N PR O JE C T , Portland Lesbian Cancer Network, seeks volunteers for advocacy, direct services and networking. PO Box 7102, Aloha, OR 97007. 642-1007. jand@viclink.com. (4/16) T H E ALBERTA STRE ET FAIR seeks volunteers to work before and during the event (Saturday, May 1). Help is needed for publicity, set up, stagehands, chil dren’s activity center assistance, clean up, etc.. We espe cially want neighborhood residents to participate. Sandra Lefrancois 287-3496, ext. 30. (4/16) Community Crossword answers AIDS IS N ’T O V ER . Cascade AIDS Project is serving more families affected by HIV than ever before, and volunteers make it happen. Training begins soon for Personal Active Listeners (PALs), Oregon AIDS Hotline Volunteers, Latino/a Advocates and volunteers for our Vancouver office. We offer HIV-related services, advocacy and prevention in Oregon and Southwest Washington. In the Portland area call (503) 223-5907, ext. 101. In Vancouver call (360) 735-9170. (5/21) SENSORY P E R C E PT IO N S: The 3rd Annual Portland Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans (L/G/B/T) Film Festival presented by Sensory Perceptions is seeking volunteers for a variety of duties for the festival to be held in October 1999. Some duties/positions include Volunteer Coordinator, Ad Sales (starting immediately), Gay Pride events, Shipping/Tracking later in the year, and distribu tion of program guides in September. Please don’t call to screen films— that com m ittee is already filled up. and good quiet times. Box #1331 (4/16)_________________________ REGULAR GUY IN BEND SWM, good-looking and in good shape. Seeks similar guy, 25 to 30, for gym workouts, massage, friendship and more. Must be honest, masculine and discreet. Box #1327 (4/16) MINERALS, FOSSILS, ART Wmm 242-0818.(5/21) SGF, 4 3 , 1 spend weeks collecting rocks in the desert and writing for gem magazines. I paint in oils. I am very feminine unless I’m ham mering out crystals or playing with rattlesnakes. 5’7”, 135 lbs. Salem area. Box # 1274 (4/2) LOOKING FOR SOME FUN 39, GWF professional, 5’6 ’’, 120 lbs., looking for fun, friendship and maybe more. Into home ren ovation, movies, alternative music, concerts, First Thursdays, art, eating out, Starbucks, and a good sense of humor. I’ve got my theme song, what’s yours? Cof fee?^ Box # 1 3 8 0 ( 5 /7 ) __________ FIRST TIM E Looking for a very caring person I can take care of and that would take care of me. I am 30 years old and looking for the same for friendship, maybe a relationship. Someone that is fun-loving. I don't do bars. Box #1381 (5/7) LET’S HANG OUT! JUST BECAUSE Jaded but not desperate, weary of mind and heart games. I value honesty and friendship, and enjoy the moonlight, the coast, August meteor showers, thunder stroms, sappy love songs and being silly “just because.” And you? Box #13 7 9 (5 /7 )___________________ GWF, 28, 5 7 ”, 135 lbs. Active, caring, thoughtful, doesn't like head games. But enjoys having fun! Likes activity things: out doors, movies, dancing, etc. No drugs. Friends first. Call me, let’s hang out! Box #1360 (5 /7 )_____ JAZZY WACKY BABE Seeks same, 35-45. I'm mentally strong, a wonderful listener, into the arts and a certifiable home body. Get me out of the house to hear some jazz or R&B Let’s go out for pasta and good conversa tion over some red wine. I’m out door phobic, but I love pets. Deal breakers are tofu and smoking. Come on— make me laugh! Box #1361 (5/7)____________________ CHOPIN ANYONE? Lover of classical music and jazz, and also solitude, seeks a special woman. Raised in Hawaii, I learned to cherish diversity. Dysfunction- free and hope you are too! Not into labels— go ahead— be unconven tional! Love my career, but also want a balanced social life. I’m urbane and love cultural adventures in the city. My personality is strong but not unbearable! Are you my match? Seeking college educated, professional woman who loves what she does, has found her path in life and revels in it. Looking for mature, emotionally secure, intu itively intelligent woman, 35-45, with a sense of humor who would like to meet a challenging yet tender individual still filied with spirit of the Islands. Box #1362 (5/7) WOMEN SEEKING WOMEN and other categories on next page.