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90*7 FM Portland • 9 1.7 Colombia G orfe 100.7 WUiafneHe ^ a « e v P ortland G ay M en ’ s C horus R eceives $ 1 3 6 ,0 0 0 G rant ‘T I C Q ueer , Q ueer W orld • 9 : JO am T hursdays 7ms W ay O ut • 6 pm T uesdays I n d e p e n d e n * L i s t e n e r - S p o n s o r e d Community Radio Your fresh flow er professionals JACKSON’S FLOW ERS 3804 N. E. Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97232 (503) 282-0657 • 1 (800) 303-0657 r*rm>t» .Ht » a www.JacksonsFlowers.com Move*He^îs™ Call today for a free qualification over the phone The Portland Gay M en’s Chorus is the nation’s fourth-oldest gay-identified chorus he Portland Gay Men’s Chorus announced 1 Jan. 29 that it is the recipient of a $136,000 grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust. The three-year grant will fund the position of a full-time executive director for the chorus. The award is historic, according to Ken Cole, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Asso ciation of Choruses, an international associa tion representing more than 190 choruses and 10,000 singers. "We believe this is the largest single grant ever made to a gay and lesbian chorus,” he said. "We are very excited for the Portland Gay M en’s Chorus and the recognition this grant signifies.” The grant also is significant because it is the first award by the Meyer Memorial Trust to a gay-identified organization. “This is the first time we have made an award to an organization with the word ‘gay’ in their title,” said Victor Merced, Meyer Memori al Trust program officer. “We were very impressed by the mission and achievements of the Portland Gay M en’s Chorus, and we are pleased to extend to them this grant.” T he Meyer Memorial Trust is one of the largest foundations in the Pacific Northwest and ranks in the top 100 foundations in size nationally. Its assets total more th an $540 million. First Time Buyers ♦ FHA/VA Loons Self-Employed ♦ Complicated Borrowers Bankruptcies & Foreclosures ♦ Credit Problems Investment Properties ♦ Pre-approvals 100% Financing Programs “ When we learned the landlord was selling our house, we called Christine in a panic. Being Christine C. Hall self employed, we thought it might be impossible Mortgage Broker President’s Club to buy, but Christine came to the rescue. She in order and the loan approved. - PHOTO BY In 1977, the couple co-founded the Port land chapter of Parents of Gays, which later became affiliated with the national organiza tion Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. U ntil his death in 1995, Bill Shep herd provided low-cost legal counseling to same-sex couples who wanted to ensure their partners’ optimal decision-making and inheri tance rights. In 1985, the couple received the prestigious Lucille Hart Award from Right to Privacy. In 1997, A nn Shepherd became the namesake and the first recipient of Metropolitan Community Church’s Shepherd’s Award. Also that year, she received the Oregon Gay and Lesbian Legal A ssociation’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The Northwest District of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Com munity Churches awarded her its 2000 Human Kathy Beige Rights Award, and the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court invested her with the title of Immortal Legend of Diversity last December. Shepherd suffered a serious stroke in late November but recovered quickly. Her daughter says she now is living at home without the need for any health care assistance. This year’s grand marshal celebrated her 82nd birthday in late December. For more information about Pride 2001 visit the Internet site umw.pridenorthiuest.org. 503-624-1513 made the extra effort to get all our paperwork Ijc ” Patti & Joy, R ita ’s Flowers 800-345-9190 503-301-1941 Pager We call it the any realtors provide ' 110 % S erv ice P la n i competent service. At Bridgetown Realty, w e go on e step fu rth er...w e do it with a level of communication and care that is so formidable that over 85% of our business is through referrals. Y outh R ecreation C enter F inds N ew H ome bigger and better space will become a new home to the Sexual Minority Youth Recre ational Center on March 1. The facility pro vides sexual minorities 23 and younger a place to go to meet other youth, get support and par ticipate in social activities. The center, formerly operated by Phoenix Rising, now is part of Network Behavioral HealthCare Inc. Youth programs at the network now are called Vanguard Youth Services. T h e new c en ter will be located at 2100 S.E. Belmont St. T he center has been at its current location, 424 E. Burnside St., since 1998. T he new space is larger and will be wheel chair accessible. Youth and other volunteers will build a stage for the space, which is large enough to hold performances. A full kitchen, bathroom , separate com puter room and coun sel ing/quiet room are other features of the new spot. According to Kathy Beige, Vanguard Youth Services program manager, now that the center will be off busy Burnside Street it will have space for outside activities as well. 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