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Wayne Miya, executive director of Our House of Portland, joined thousands Oct. 14 at Cascade AIDS Project's AIDS Walk. than an amendment; that it contained multiple He also donated $5,000 this year to the state’s amendments, which must he voted on separately; largest gay advocacy organization, Basic Rights and that it was a policy pronouncement and not Oregon. He made the donation to PABA through the proper subject for a ballot initiative. Equity Foundation, a nonprofit that provides Johnson does not expect further attempts to uphold the marriage ban to be successful if this case is ruled in his clients’ favor. sexual minorities community. “My wife (Ann] and I have three things that we try to donate money to: kids, art and sustainabili ground all the time. Time is totally on our side,” ty," Edlen explained. “1 just realize kids are the said Johnson. “So the long-term prospects if we win future, and every kid deserves to get the best the case are very good. 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The fund-raiser brought in more than $350,000 for CAP’s H1V/AIDS services, public education, prevention, support and outreach efforts to youth and adults most at risk for contracting HIV. “We were delighted with the outcome," said Juan Martinez is challenging the state on Measure 36 along with his partner, Byron Beck. executive director Jean Ann Van Krevelen. “Not only did we break a record with our fund raising, more than 50 people registered to vote in the first Edlen Gives Generously to PABA Mark Edlen, managing principal at Gerding hour, and we doubled the number of high school and college students attending." Edlen Development, reached out to the Portland In addition, a record number of teams walked Area Business Association (PABA) this month with a $3,000 gift to the sexual minority business this year: 275 teams as opposed to 215 in 2006. The networking organization’s 2008 scholarship fund. 10,000. The number of volunteers working the “We can kx)k at it as a way of building an endow event also broke records at 275; last year it was 210. Speakers cheering walkers on included U.S. Michael Traylor. “Before this contribution, our goal Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.;.Kerry Tymchuk, state was to hit $5,000 for next year. I would say (the schol director for U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore.; and arship] committee will probably re-evaluate and see Portland Mayor Tom Potter. if we can aim a little big higher.” Traylor added that John Frohnmayer, an Independent candidate this might be the largest gift PABA has received from running for U.S. Senate, participated in rhe walk. a straight donor. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, he served as chair man of the National Endowment for the Arts. . ed a Sept. 12 PABA luncheon to address changes “I saw the way AIDS decimated the arts in the Burnside Triangle, where Gerding Edlen community in the late 1980s,” Frohnmayer said. owns property. 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