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me don’t do exotics.
friendships I’ve made. I will try and put to gtxxl
use the unique lessons I have learned.”
Adams has been busy meeting with various
nited
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political players and advisers to determine the j
illion for rograms
next step in his career. He originally had his eye j
nited Way of the Columbia-W illamette
fixed on the City Council seat that will be
announced July 24 funding for the second
vacated by Commissioner Jim Francesconi, who
year
of
its Com m unity Impact business model,
has thrown his hat into the mayoral race.
providing $5,829,281 to support the organiza
But some speculate that he now may choose
tions plan for changing 100,000 lives during the
another route. Should U.S. Rep. Earl Blumen-
next three years.
auer, D-Ore., take on Francesconi in a hid to
"This has been a challenging year for the
succeed Katz, then Adams may instead turn hts
nonprofit community,” said Larry Norvell, pres
gaze toward Washington, D.C.
ident and chief professional officer. “By encour
Either way, he expects to announce his
aging our partners to work on solutions to some
intentions early this month. Meanwhile, Katz
has appointed Judy Tuttle to take over as chief of our community’s toughest problems, we’re
already seeing the positive effects of working
of staff upon his midmonth departure.
together toward common goals. This means
we’re in a better position to stretch limited
C hez I t A in ’ t S o !
resources during these trying times.”
eports of Chez W hat?’s demise have been
An employment program at Vanguard Youth
Services received a $16,736 grant to provide job
greatly exaggerated.
The cafe and bar at 2203 N.E. Alberta St. was
training for queer kids through work-based learn
' on the brink of going out of business last month,
ing opportunities such as job shadows, career men
; hut lesbian owner Keri Salim has devised a solu
toring and internships. It aims to support sexual
tion that will keep its dix>rs open for the foresee and gender minority yixith by providing safe,
able future. By the end of August she hopes to
queer-friendly services; increase job readiness skills
solidify plans for selling Chez What? to three of thnxigh mentoring, classes and case management;
her employees, who also will take over her loans.
and help place kids into employment with busi
“Financially we’re not doing great—hut then
nesses that are committed to nondiscrimination.
we never really have— hut it’s just gotten worse
and worse," she told Just Out. “I’m just burned out,
For more information contact Antsah Miley at
I’m done, I'm tired. I want to start a new career.
503'872-9664, ext. 25, anisah@cascailiabhc.orf’.
“I’m just in a huge financial hole,” she adds.
“Even though our sales have been up and the
lower ower
bar is crowded almost every night, it’s just not
enough, and it probably will never he enough.”
gay Aloha florist presented a dozen bou
Chez What? opened more than nine years
quets July 16 to uplift residents of O ur
ago several blocks down the street before settling
House of Portland, a residential care faciliry for
into its current location in 1998. In that time
people living with and dying from AIDS.
Salim has witnessed Alberta’s rapid evolution
The benevolent gesture was part of Teleflora’s
from an affordable area to a popular arts district.
Make Someone Smile Week, a nationwide cam
“W hen I bought my house here, it was
paign in which thousands of arrangements are
because it was a culturally diverse neighbor-
delivered to hospital patients, children at foster
hcxxl,” she says. “I don’t like that it’s become
care facilities and others who might need some
yuppier— I hate it, actually.”
cheering up. A recent study at Rutgers Universi
Salim, who also works at a catering company
ty scientifically confirmed that flowers have a
to make ends meet, is considering going hack to
long-term positive effect on rmxxls.
schcxil to study “something that doesn’t deal
“I asked to he involved with this year’s cam
with cixfking." Although Chez W hat? no longer
paign and chose to provide flowers to those at
will he queer-owned, she is certain the clientele
Our House as I am aware how left out, forgotten
won't change.
and unwanted those in this setting feel,” Don
“It’s always been kind of a mixed hag here
l^uncan of Westside Florist told Just Out. “We
anyway,” she says. “All the cute little queers that
all can use a lift.”
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Don D uncan of Westside Florist presents bouquets July 16 to O u r H ouse of Portland
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