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» march 17, 2000
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T imeless D esign
hanks to generous sponsors, dedi­
cated volunteers and hours of orga­
nizational work, Pink Flamingo
Beach Bingo raised more than
$7,000 for Our House of Portland
and the Portland Lesbian Choir. All proceeds
generated via the Feb. 25 event have been
divvied up equally and donated to the two non­
profit community groups.
The
Portland
Lesbian Choir was
presented a check
by Pink Flamingo
volunteer
Tina
Schafer just prior to
the groups Interna­
tional
Women’s
Day performance at
the Portland Conference Center on March 12.
C
o lo r a d o 's Gill Foundation has awarded
✓ more than $1.1 million in grants to 58 sex­
ual minority and HIV/AIDS organizations
across the nation.
Oregon recipients include Basic Rights Ore­
gon, which received $15,000 for its Fair Work­
place Project, and the Human Dignity Coalition
in Bend, which was awarded $2,500 for general
operating support.
The Gill Foundations mission is to provide
resources for communities in pursuit of social
justice and equality. The foundation operates
three funding cycles annually. The next due
date for proposals is May 31. For further
details, pop onto the Internet at www.gillfoun-
dation.org.
services technology, allow him to establish
stronger relationships with multiple lenders, and
provide faster approvals and more lending
choices to his clients.
In addition to offering conforming and non­
conforming residential loans, Boyer will now
provide construction, commercial and small
business loans as well.
An added plus: Boyer is just a sky bridge
away from Lloyd Center Mall and is fully pre­
pared to handle sudden shopping emergencies!
he Portland Area Business Association,
a k a PABA, has filled its contract position
for a membership projects coordinator.
Lara Smith has been tapped for the planned
three-month position. She is off to a good start,
having signed up four new members in her first
week at work.
Current membership in the business net­
working organization is at the 170 mark, with
the goal being 250 members by June, when
annual officer and board elections are held.
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arcee Topp has been brought on as the
new assistant for Millynn James, an asso­
ciate broker with the Northeast Broadway office
of Equity Group Realtors in Portland.
Topp is also a licensed broker with real estate
experience dating back to the 1980s. For the
past decade, Topp has developed her own busi­
ness, Earth Nurturing Realty.
Everyone from first-time home buyers to sea­
soned investors will receive experienced service
from the team of James and Topp.
hanges are happen-
^ ing over at Webato-
ry, the Internet design
company that operates
GayPDX. Greg Carter
has left the company,
with Bryson Lafferty
staying on as principal
owner.
Lafferty confirmed
that the company’s pop­
ular site GayPDX—
described as “queer Port­
land online”— is on the
selling block “if the price
is right." Serious inquires
only, please.
C
>| ary Boyer and his
J alter ego, Mortgage
Monkey, have made the
move to a new address,
a spifiy new office and
a new client-friendly
employer. Boyer is still
working in Northeast
Portland but is now a
senior loan officer with
Majestic Mortgage Ser­
vices.
Boyer says the change
will provide him with
access to the latest
advances in financial-
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