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8 JUStOUt JULY 3, 2008 northwest Pride of the Rose Scholarship Breaks Record from the entries collected at the next batch of Gay Pride festivals that it is co-sponsoring: Bend Pride, Southern Oregon Pride (Ashland), Capitol Pride (Salem), Eastern Oregon Pride (Hermiston) The Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund cel ebrated a profit of $12,800 at its annual Touch of uter Problems? We can help, and we come to you! Repair - Upgrade - Consulting - Networking - Custom Computers Call or visit us on the web today! 503.866.3747 Sunset Computer F Cascade Women’s Health, PC. » 1040 NW 22nd, Suite 330 Portland, OR 97210 and Eugene Pride. Class dinner, auction and show May 18. Those funds pushed the total raised this year beyond the goal of $30,000. Oregonian Awarded Point Scholarship Scholarship founders Frank Schreckenberger and Allison Grey are celebrating their 30 years since being crowned Imperial Sovereign Rose Court Emperor and Empress and established a goal of giving away $30,000 in scholarships this September. This is an all-time record in raising money for the fund. The scholarship is administered through Equity Foundation. Applications are due July 31 and are available at www.equityfoundation.org. Cascade Women's Health, P.C. Point Foundation, the nation’s largest schol arship-granting organization for queer students of merit, announced June 10 its 2008 scholars. This year’s diverse group consists of 27 undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate recipients. Djamika Smith of Ashland received a 2008 Point Scholarship. Originally from Bali, Indonesia, she is pursuing a bachelor of arts in graphic design at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. “1 am consistently impressed with the high caliber and diversity of candi dates who apply for a Point Scholarship,” said founder and board chairman Bruce Physicians and Surgeons 503.274.9936 • www.CascadeWomensHealth.org LYDIA H. COLLINS. MD Specializing in Gynecology (including insemination) and Gynecological surgery Lindstrom. Like last year, this class rep resents some firsts for Point Foundation: our first scholar attending a historically black college and our first U.S. military veteran.” Point Foundation provides financial support, leadership training and mentor ing to queer individuals who are margin alized because of their sexual orienta tion, gender identity and/or gender ex pression. In June 2008, 91 Point scholars will be enrolled in college and 43 Point alumni will have continued on to pursue their life goals. 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Call now to schedule your free consultation 503.224.66ll Visit us on the web at mcvittie-law.com Your #1 choice 24/7/365 503.227.1212 than 200 entries collected at area Pride festivals during the past few weeks. She decided to designate her dough to Q Center, which is in the midst of a just-announced $200,000 matching gift campaign. According to Equity Foundation, Q Center executive director Kendall Clawson was happy to get the news: “This was especially gorxl news for Q Center, because we are trying to meet a match ing opportunity in order to get a bigger space for’Q Center. This $500 will actually turn into $ 1,000 to help that effort.” ing in areas of leadership development, accountability, community service, advocacy and philanthropy. Including monies spent on mentor ing, leadership training and scholarships, the av erage amount of yearly support devoted to each scholar is greater than $30,000. For more information visit www.point foundation.org. Insurance Laws Deciphered for Domestic Partners The National Commissioners Association expanded its of Insurance award-winning Insure U consumer education program June 3 with information specifically for domestic partners. According to Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon is in compliance with domestic partnership laws and anywhere that “spouse" is denoted on home, health, life and auto insurance, the law covers do Q Center. This contest inspires philanthropy and shows how generous the sexual and gender minor mestic partners also. “1 think we’re way ahead of the game,” said Ron Fredrickson, manager of consumer advocacy with rhe department’s insurance division. “Oregon is quite specific in this area. As far as we’re con cerned, insurance that was going to cover a spouse ity community is.” Equity Foundation will hold another drawing is going to cover a domestic partner.” The Insure U curriculum provides insurance Equity Foundation executive director Kevin Easton added: “It’s our pleasure to be able to grant these funds to deserving organizations like
