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( )R 97005 loll Free («77) «264)900 Fax (.503) 297-0824 E-Mail: i<)lleenw@intgach< x~atcs.com www.intgadv(Matcs.com SHARE P lans S econd A nnual E vent , I nvites P articipation In April, Senior Housing and Retirement Portland Mayor Tom Potter has proclaimed November “End AIDS Now Month.” The text Enterprises held its first fund-raiser, which was well-attended and, as organizer David Wilson of his Oct. 14 document reads: “Whereas, with a growth rate of 14,000 puts it, “full of positive energy.” SHARE will conduct an event orientation infections a day and a death rate greater than and planning meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25 8,000 a day, the number of people with HIV/AIDS in the world exceeds 41 million, 35 to begin preparing for next year’s “Sharing an million of whom will not have access to effec Evening for SHARE.” The meeting will be held in the conference rœm at Data Systems Plaza, tive treatment and medical care; and “Whereas, the number of people with 975 S.E. Sandy Blvd. So why should someone become involved HIV/AIDS in the United States exceeds 1.1 million, at least half of whom do not have with SHARE? Wilson comments: “Whether we all want to face it or not, we are aging.... access to effective treatment; and “Whereas, the number of people with We simply cannot forget those who have HIV/AIDS in Oregon is estimated to exceed paved the way for so many of the freedoms that 5,000 by year end, 2,500 of whom shall contin us younger generations don’t give a second ue to face increasingly drastic cuts or no access thought to. So we need to help care for our to effective treatment, 4,900 are faced with elders, and one way is by developing a place drastic cuts to services and prevention that they can live openly in.” works; and Several different work groups are organizing, • “Whereas, the Portland American Heritage and SHARE is looking for diverse volunteers to Caravan of the Campaign to End AIDS is com- i help with marketing, in-kind donations, décor, mitted to restoring and enhancing HIV preven time management, sales and, of course, the tion worldwide; main event. In addition, the organization seeks “Now, therefore, I, Tom Potter, mayor of a co-chair to learn the ropes for 2007. Portland, Oregon, the ‘City of Roses,’ do hereby For more information contact Wilson at proclaim November 2005 End AIDS Now sharinganeveningforshare@yahoo.com. Month in Portland and encourage all citizens to ♦ observe this month.” T ask F orce I nvites P ortlanders Portland caravan organizer Jack Cox notes: to “C reate C hange ” “We haven’t gotten much attention from the The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force mainstream press. The Portland organizers of invites Portlanders to participate in its national this caravan are way on the margin, really p<x>r “A Night to Create Change” event. people. The mayor’s pr<x:lamation is an honor Those interested in hosting or attending a for us, and not a surprising thing for this mayor.” house party Dec. 10 to benefit NGLTF should The caravan leaves 8 a.m. Oct. 21 and will contact Alexes Anderson at 202-639-6310 or reach Washington, D.C., in early November. visit www.thetaskforce.org. J oin O ur H ouse for “B ringing the H ouse D own ” Join the community for “Bringing the House Down,” a celebration and remembrance of Our House of Portland’s facility before its demolition and rebuilding, from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27. Honor the brick and mortar that has been Our House for the past 16 years. Come write a message, say a prayer, sing a song or take a quiet moment. Staff at Our House want to pay tribute to this facility before its demolition and rebirth in (summer] 2006. No need to RSVP—this will be a simple gathering in an empty building that is Rill of memories. Judith Rizzio, director of community rela tions, says: “There will be families of residents who have lived and died there, ex-board mem bers, donors, friends, open to anyone and every one who has been touched with the service within those walls. It will be a time for people to thank the old walls before the old walls get knocked down.” Spread the word and bring a friend. Our House is located at 2727 S.E. Alder St. V irginia W oof D og D aycare Is C ountry ’ s F irst as J ob T raining for H omeless Y outh Outside In, Portland’s nationally recognized agency for homeless youth, has opened the Vir ginia Woof D)g Daycare, the first in the coun try to be used as a job training program for homeless youth ages 18 to 24- The state-of-the-art facility, located at 1520 W. Bumside St., was created because many homeless kids have a natural, untainted passion for animals, and sometimes pets are their only tmsted companions. Coupled with a dire need for employment, an extensive training curricu lum and hands-on practice of dealing with cus tomers in a professional environment, Virginia Woof provides an innovative business solution to help street kids transition into pnxluctive, meaningful lives. Outside In estimates the number of sexual minority youth it serves is as high as 30 percent. Homelessness is often the result of intolerance toward queer kids from their families of origin. Portland queer filmmaker Gus Van Sant and The old Our House of Portland will be razed and a new structure built in its place.
