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june 3. 2005 • rTTiTTW^Tlne ws briefs Continued from Page 9 rates in the county. There are a lot more women and men who still need to know the facts about breast cancer to protect themselves.” S am A dams C elebrates 100 D ays in O ffice Portland’s first openly gay city commissioner, Sam Adams, set aside May 25 to celebrate his first 100 days in office by inviting local business people and the public to an event at the Roots Brewery, a new and independently owned organic brewery. Earlier that day, Adams visited Thortex, a medical device manufacturer of orthopedic implants, which is expanding its Northeast Portland facility and adding 60 jobs to the economy. “The purpose of the 100 business visits has been to ask each business, ‘What can 1 do to help you expand and hire more workers?’ Well, what a great way to cap off my business visits by announcing the creation of 60 new jobs at Thortex." For a complete list of Adams’ visits in the first Sam Adams cavorts with No Fish Go Fish owners John Doyle (left) and Sean Brown. Corner of SE Stark & Grand 503-233-0706 100 days, visit www.portlandonline.com/adams. O regon F ood B ank to H ost GLBT V olunteer E vent In celebration of Pride Month, Oregon F<x>d Bank will host a volunteer event for queers and their families and friends from 1:30 to 6 p.m. June 11 at 7900 N.E. 33rd Drive. Volunteers will work in the f<x>d bank’s Learning Garden, a community growing space that allows people of all age, income and expe rience levels to come together and learn to grow a portion of their own food. “This will be the second time that OFB has offered this event,” notes Lisa Wiebe, director of development for Oregon Food Bank. “We hope that it grows and that we can continue to wel come new friends to Oregon F<xxJ Bank. We wanted to reach out and create a safe environ ment for GLBT individuals and their family and friends to volunteer at Oregon FtxxJ Bank. We hope to engage a diverse group of volunteers in helping to fight hunger." Learning Garden volunteers help with gar den maintenance, including weeding, watering, harvesting and other tasks. The volunteer event includes activities appropriate for both adults and children, but for safety reasons children younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult. In addition to the volunteer project, the ftxxl bank will offer a tour of its warehouse and refreshments after the volunteer activity. “Last year we had a broad spectrum of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals and their children, grandparents, partners, mothers, fathers and friends,” Wiebe says. “We hope for the same strong community response this year.” Oregon Food Bank is the hub of a statewide jUSt OUt, , network of 870 hunger relief agencies serving Oregon and Clark County, Wash. The agency recovers fixxl from farms, manufacturers, whole salers, retailers, government sources and indi viduals and distributes it to 18 f<xxJ banks across Oregon. The food bank directly operates the two regional centers serving the Portland metro area, distributing fcxxJ to 300 pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other programs helping low-income people in Multnomah, Clackamas, Clark and Washington counties weekly. It also works to eliminate the root causes of hunger through advocacy and public education. To sign up contact Starr Farris at 503-282-0555, ext. 268, or sfarris@oregonfoodbank.org. A re Y ou HIV-P ositive ? Y our I nput I s N eeded ! HIV-positive consumer input is needed for the upcoming Request for Proposals for Case Management in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. There will be a series of three consumer group interview sessions with four consumers at each interview during the first and second week of June. Consumers will receive a $20 Fred Meyer gift card for their participation. Participants will be specifically asked about the use of the two-tiered model for case man agement; suggestions for help with insurance issues; location of case management services; nursing case management; and any ideas to improve case management services. Call Maria Steele at 503-988-3030 to be put on an eligible list. Participation will be based on county of residence, race/ethnicity, gender and age. 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