News
Wednesday, October 28, 1992
The Clackamas Print
Pg. 3
Donation makes resource center possible
by Anjanette Booth
Staff Writer
Gil and Virginia Danielson,
owners of Danielson’s Thriftway,
made a donation of $51,450 to
Clackamas Community College
to be used towards construction
costs of the new Family Resource
Center.
“Thriftway has been our
strongest backers in business,”
said David Dickson, assistant to
the President In recognition for
the Danielsons’ generous dona
tion towards the center, a room in
the building was named after them.
The Danielsons Women’s Re
source Library houses books, as
well as tapes for library informa
tion and referral services. A
temporary plaque has been placed
outside the room naming it.
The Danielsons decided to
donate the money after listening
to Renae Parr, a graduate of the
life and career options program,
talk about how the program has
changed her life. They wanted
to make a large donation to the
college and were impressed by
the new Family Resource Center
so they decided to give their
$51,450 donation.
Many other small donations
and gifts have also been given to
the Family Resource Center, in
cluding a community develop
ment grant of $300,000by Clacka
mas County. This is the largest
grant Clackamas County has ever
given to a single foundation.
CCC President John Keyser,
on behalf of the college, was
pleased to nominate the North
west Thriftway stores for the
National Council for Resource
Development ‘Corporation of the
Year Award.’ “They have been
tremendous corporate citizens
giving support to colleges and
students, as well as a variety of
other community activities,”
commented Keyser. Local stores,
as well as 57 Thriftway Associa
tion stores in Oregon and South
west Washington, have not just
given support in funds but in
participation at Clackamas events.
The Thriftway Association
has been a major contributor and
sponsor in events such as the
country music festival-The New
Pioneers of Country Music-that
took place in the summer of 1989,
as well as the generous donation
given by the Danielsons.
Since 1986, six Clackamas
County Thriftway stores have
provided sponsorship for the
foundation's annual Invitational
Golf Tournament. This event
has raised over $50,000 in the
past seven years. Not only do the
stores provide funds for this event,
but the owners also participate in
the tournament.
Gary Smith and Carol De
Jardin, co-owners of the Willam
ette and West Linn Thriftway
stores, also have made substan
tial contributions to the founda
tion. Smith is chairing the com
mittee that is organizing the
Clackamas Community Corpo
rate Challenge Golf Tournaments
and DeJardin has made a per
sonal leadership gift to the Fam
ily Resource Center as well as
joining die foundation’s board.
“They have been real lead
ers and role models for other
organizations, which inspires them
to make the community a better
place for everybody,” concluded
Keyser.
Blood drive successful
by Frank Jordan
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Staff Writer ,
that so many pcoplchadtowait,
The ASG-sponsored Red but that goes to show the great
Cross Blood Drive held last amount ofparticipation that we
Wednesday was an overwhelm- _ actually had.”
ihg success, accordi ng to ASG
More people may have par-
Executive Secretary :: Cheron ticipated in giving blood, but
McGuffey,
the fact that the Measure 9 de-
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were collected at the drive, which Fòrum at the: same time as the
according to McGuffey is Un blood drive may hàvè had an
all-time high here at Clacka- effect. But much to the surprise
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happy with the turnout of stu-
The next blood drive is
dentsand staff who participated,” scheduled for Wed., Feb. 17..
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Twenty-three retired professionals from Costa Rica visited the ELC on Oct. 16. The
Costa Ricans are all members of a cultural exchange program that was started by CCC
Instructor Cariota Holley. They will be visiting various sites in Oregon throughout
Five students receive new degrees
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ASG and the American Red Cross set a CCC record for
blood donations during last week’s blood drive. They
WILLIE’S
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and Espresso Coffee Bar
Now featuring:
’’Mocha Monday!” (allcafe'
mochas $1 every
Monday)
Upon satisfactory completion
of the requirements, the appli
cant must then register for any of
the 50 classes offered each quar
ter. When the curriculum is fin
ished, PCC and the college hold a
graduation ceremony where col
lege administration and top ad
ministration for the Precision Cor-
poration present certificates of
completion.
Currently, two tracks exist
in which students choose the level
of difficulty for their degree
courses. Track one is an indus
trial management path, while track
two consists of manufacturing
engineering. The same plans are
available for students wishing to
complete the transfer program to
Oregon Institute of Technology.
According to Coordinator
Ron Watts, “This kind of mar
riage between business and in
dustry is the first of its kind in the
nation.”
Watts feels that completing
the program is “to their credit”
because of the demanding work
load they carry. Not only do
students have to attend classes on
site at PCC, but they also work 40
hours a week, plus overtime.
PCC offers other courses
designed to help adults with ba
sic learning skills. After students
“better their basics, they can go
to the two-year AAS program,
then to OIT, and even on to gradu
ate school. (PCC) is very inter
ested in developing their employ
ees,” Watts said.
Clackamas Comunity College
1992
Wednesday, Ñov. 4
And also
’’Tightwad liiesday!”
(all Latte’s $1 every Tuesday)
fiSpKKfli Berry Hill Shopping Center
19125 S. Beavercreek Rd
by Tina McFarland
Staff Writer
In conjunction with Preci
sion Castparts Corporation (PCC)
and the college, five students
graduated with a two-year Asso
ciate of Applied Science Degree.
Timothy McGinnis and David
Eheler of Oregon City; Sidney
Dyche of Clackamas; Danielle
Begin of Redmond; and Kathy
Branscomb of Estacada all earned
their AAS in the program which
was introduced at PCC in Sep
tember 1984.
Minimum requirements for
the program consist of complet
ing two years of full-time em
ployment at PCC, satisfactory at
tendance, safety, performance,
and the applicant must show the
drive to pursue the degree.
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