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high schools. Equity Foundation believes that if all put- downs and bias words are not tolerated or allowed in the scfiool setting, children will feel safer and be able to f(x:us on their educa tion. We couldn’t agree more. To donate, call 503-231-5759 or visit www.equityfoundation.org. Dance card too full? We know how you covet your White Bird Dance tickets. But once in a rare while, you can’t make a show— Aunt Gertrude comes to town Donors can help White Bird Dance founders Walter Jaffe (left) unexpectedly or you come and Paul King feather their NEST down with the flu (human tive, started in 2002 to end homophobic flu, that is, not bird). harassment in schools. The initiative provides Don’t waste your precious tickets— make funding for programs such as the Springfield use of White Bird’s innovative N EST (No Alliance for Equality and Respect; the Oregon Empty Seats Today) program. Just call Safe Schixils and Communities Coalition; 503-245-1600, ext. 204, and the nonprofit curricula for administrators at James Madison organization will offer your seats to a schtxd or High School in Portland; and efforts by Salem ! charity that will use the tickets. You can even Parents. Families and Friends of Lesbians and i chtxise your favorite group to receive the gift. Gays to support Gay Straight Alliances in area i The Dayton Contemporary Dance Compa ny will perform work by renowned African American choreographers 8 p.m. Dec. 9 to 11 at Portland State University’s Lincoln Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave. A couple ot tickets would make an inspired gift to, say, a homeless kid at p:ear or a resident at Our House. Heck, even if you are planning to use your tickets, you can still buy discounted tickets to donate to worthy organizations. Give kids with AIDS a holiday to rem em ber Cuddle up with the Oregon Bears during their annual Teddy Bear Drive and Benefit Show 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at Darcelle XV, 208 N.W. Third Ave. Bring a clean, new teddy bear as your admission price (or $5). The big Bears will donate the little bears to Outreach Ministries and the Friends of People with AIDS Foundation. Also on the roster at Darcelle XV is the La Femme Holiday Show, another benefit for Friends of PWA. The festivities start at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 and cost a mere 10 bucks. For twice the price, VIPs can come at 6 p.m. and enjoy champagne and treats! There is a reason Friends of PWA needs all the help we can muster this season. It had 175 requests for its Holiday for Children pro gram, an increase of 70 requests from last year. The way it works is this: Kids infected or affected by A ID S make gift requests through their case managers, who send these "wish lists” to the foundation. It then allo cates $50 a child to provide everything from practical gifts of shoes and clothes to fun stuff like comput er games. “It’s my favorite thing to do every year,” said Kevin Friends, the organi-. zation’s vice chairman. Since gift requests are up dramatically this vear— not exactly gixxJ news— Friends of PWA needs your dollars to help make m this holiday season bright for all the kids it has heard from. To make a donation, call 971-244-3525 or Share the love at Oregon Bears' send it to P.O. Box annual Teddy Bear Drive and 4014, Portland, OR Benefit Show on Dec. 12 97208. JH Futons & Furniture BIRKENSTOCK 701 NE Broadway 503-335-0758 Mon-Sat 10-7:30 Sun 12-5 CLOGS Delivery Available “ J u n Qifty visa, me, amex, discover, financing foAi fu n pw pie” Multnomah Antiques Annual January Sale — 10%-50% off! 503.228.9166 Dining Tables & Chairs China ~ Silver Glass Table Linens 2047 East Burnside PDX. 97214 ~ ~ Mon.-Sat. l():00am - 5:30pm • Sun. Noon-4:00pm In Multnomah Village • 7764 SW Capitol Hwy. . 5 0 3 .2 4 5 .8 2 8 3 i Clogs to keep your feet V 'R e m e m b e r when m usic was fu n ? warm and comfortable. V Home Essen tials in Multnomah Village Kitchen ♦ Bath ♦ Interior 7880 SW Capitol Hwy. 5 0 3 .2 4 6 .8 2 6 3 HUH ■ FQQTWISE THE B i R K E N S T O C K STORE 1433 N.E. Broadway NE Portland 503.493.0070 730 SW 11th Ave SW Portland 503.227.4202 betw een Yamhill and M orrison it stiCC is FINE AUDIO EQUPMENT AND HOME THEATRE SYSTEMS STEREOTYPES AUDIO " ■— » ........... ■■■■- — ■— 2627 NE B R O A D W A Y ^ R T L A N D OR ■■■■ — 503-280-0910 _____ w www.stereotypesaudio.com
