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g 503-283-8535 .
ary Coleman has been named co-chairman
* 1 of the Creating Change 2002 Host Com
mittee, which is helping organize the largest
annual conference for the sexual minorities
community. The gathering is scheduled for
Nov. 6 to 10 at the DouhleTfee Jantzen Beach.
The next host committee meeting will be
held from 7 to 8 p.m. Aug. 21 in the first floor
conference room at 123 N.E. Third Ave. New
comers should arrive 15 minutes early to catch
up on what’s been happening so far.
Coleman replaces trans activist Lori Buckwal-
ter, executive director of It’s Time, Oregon! He
will he responsible for overseeing programming,
hospitality, accessibility and communication.
For more information call 503-282-1542
or e-mail creatingchange02@yahoo.com.
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For more information call 5 0 3 -5 5 3 -3 6 8 0 ,
e-mail racecure@komenoregon.org or visit
tvww. raceforthecure-pdx. org.
roject Quest Integrative Health Center will
present “Living Fully: A Healing Retreat for
Those Affected by Life-Challenging Illnesses”
from Sept. 12 to 15 at Breitenbush Hot Springs
in Detroit. The eighth annual gathering will
focus on cancer, HIV and AIDS.
Participants will have the chance to explore
healing options, meet practitioners, leam tech
niques, make new friends, relax and renew in a
natural setting of old-growth trees, rustic cabins
and nutritious food. They also can enliven their
mind and body with sessions of acupuncture,
massage, Reiki, hydrotherapy and more.
The $325 fee includes meals, housing, indi
vidual healing treatments and workshops. A
limited number of scholarships are awarded
based on need and qualifications.
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fund-raising effort was announced July 27 in
conjunction with the Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation Portland Race for the Cure,
which will he held Sept. 15 at Waterfront Park.
From Sept. 1 through race day, $1 will be
donated for every 10 Yoplait yogurt cups pur
chased with a Safeway Club Card in Portland-
area stores, up to $10,000. The sponsors will
donate $1.50 for every 15 cups purchased.
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H ealing R etreat
Gary Coleman brings more than 2 0 years of
experience in gay community work to the
Creating Change 2 0 0 2 Host Committee
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; he Friends of People with AIDS Founda-
JL tion, a Portland grassroots nonprofit that
gives direct help to people living with HIV, will
hold the first-ever Friends Ride on Sept. 21 from
Hood River to The Dalles along the scenic His
toric Columbia River Highway State Trail. The
minimum pledge is $40.
Participants can choose from easy to chal
lenging routes of differing lengths. The ride is
self-monitored, with food, mechanical support
and transportation available for people who
overestimate their abilities.
Register anytime between 8 and 10 a.m. on
the day of the ride at the Sen. Mark O. Hatfield
Since its inception five years ago, the foun
dation has awarded nearly $7 million to non
profits statewide. This year’s grants total almost
$700,OCX) to date.
To register call 503-493-0288 or visit
www. projectques t. org.
F oundation A nnounces
$7,000 G rant
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he Portland General Electric Foundation
announced July 18 a $7,000 grant for the
HIV Day Center of Ecumenical Ministries of
Oregon, which helps provide recreational and
art therapy, meals and other mental health ser
vices to individuals living with HIV and AIDS.
FLAG pioneer Ann Shepherd was sent
home from Providence Portland Medical
Center’s intensive care unit July 17 after under
going carotid artery surgery. Her daughter Susie
called it “an amazing turn of events.”
“Mother has decided against having the
open heart surgery,” Shepherd’s daughter Jean
wrote in an e-mail to family and friends. “I could
add ‘for now,’ but my deeper sense is that it
won’t be happening. She is tired of hospitals,
tired of procedures great and small, tired of doc
tor appointments, bored and frustrated.”
Despite the successful heart procedure, the
daughters said Shepherd continues to suffer
from the memory loss that comes with old age.
For example, she could recall that the staples on
her neck needed to be removed but forgot why
they were there in the first place.
Susie said she is thankful for all of the
prayers, messages and visits that the family has
received since last month. She added that her
mother just ordered a year’s supply of her
favorite Oregon Italian prunes, which means
she “must plan on sticking around for a while."
In the 1970s Shepherd and her husband, Bill,
co-founded the Portland chapter of Friends of
Gays, which eventually affiliated with the
national Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays. He died of leukemia in 1995. JF ]
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