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News Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 Clackamas Print 3 Military families get extra help baying for school at Clackamas . Lindsey Decker Clackamas Print I With college tuition in Oregon rising, many find tlemselves in need of finan cial aid. ■ Among those many are mil itary families. ■ The Military Family Endowment, an ongoing fund raiser at Clackamas, goes toward scholarships, book fees and other educational support. People who qualify for the endowment are soldiers on active duty, Oregon National Guard reservists, veterans and survivors of the Iraq war. ■ This million-dollar endow ment will generate $50,000 alyear to help send military families to Clackamas in the fwure. ■Organizing the fundraiser is Shelly Parini, who is the exec utive director of the College they needed extra help finan Advancement Foundation. cially. “I put “This is a together what gift that will I thought was keep giving for want the a good plan to generations,” attract contri soldiers to Parini said of butions,” Parini the endowment. know that said. “I want soldiers someone cares Because of to know that the hardships of someone cares about them war, some mili about them and and their fami tary families their families.” lies. 99 cannot afford Community a good educa members tion. Lowell and Parini com Janet Miles posed a survey brought forth asking Oregon the idea of start Shelly Parini National Guard ing the endow Executive Directpr members ques ment. They tions about then teamed up their families with Parini to and what pro discuss military grams would benefit their edu families’ educational needs cation and military training. and what groups they would Out of 100 soldiers, 92 said help within the service. The couple owns Miles Fiberglass and Composites, in Oregon City, and are just one of the many companies that have contributed time and money to the endowment. “I wanted to do something for military families,” Parini said. “This endowment is giv ing military families an oppor tunity to advance themselves through career training and education.” Parini arranged banquets for the Oregon National Guard and large companies in the Portland area. At these ban quets, she started raising money for the endowment. The first banquet was held during the summer of 2007. Large companies, like Fiberglass and Composites, donated money to the cause. At. the first banquet, Parini raised $15,000 in pledges. Currently, there is enough money to start sending veter ans to school in 2008. “I had family in the Vietnam War who were treated poor ly when they came home. Regardless of how one feels about the war, these people áre serving our country. It’s only right that we help them,” said Parini. “This is not about politics; its about helping peo ple.” Parini went public with the Military Families Endowment on Oct. 9 by hosting a banquet where community members were invited to come and lis ten to her proposal to aid mili tary families. She hopes the public will respond well and help raise even more money. For more information about the Military Family Endowment, please con tact Lori Lunchak, presi dent of Miles Fiberglass and Composites, at 503-775-7755. Regional Phi Theta Kappa event promotes leadership, service Riley Lundgren The Clackamas Print Leadership, scholarship, fellowship and service are the standards that the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) plans to address while at the college this weekend. Students from across the Cascade Region will attend the seminar hosted by Clackamas’ Alpha Xi Zeta Chapter. “So far, participants have registered from as far away as the College of Southern Idaho,” said active PTK member Chris Hinton. “What is amazing about this particular event is that we are being highlighted by Phi Theta Kappa International for doing it,” he added. The PTK chose the Alpha Xi Zeta Chapter to host the seminar due to its strong connection to the aforemen tioned four hallmarks that it represents. The event’s activities will challenge PTK members on all that they stand for. “There will be a Real World exhibit set up by Medical Teams International,” said Vice President of Leadership Jeff South. The Real World exhibit will be a display that includes hypothetical situations, such as a garbage dump in Mexico where families live and a medical triage clinic in New Orleans after a hurricane. PTK members will interact and figure out how to best deal with these circumstanc es. The students will meet throughout the day to reflect on the issues they have seen and discuss their ideas. • Free WM • Gift Caris• Coffee Puck Carts • •Pastries •Quiche« Soup • Hot Daily Specials • / «Complete Espresso Bar • Su/>eriize your drink! Purchase a 12 or 16 oz drink and receive the next larger size at no additional cost when you show y your CCC student IP. \ Monday-Saturday Sunday Offer expires October 31 st (One drink per costumer} 6:30am - 6:30pm 8am-4pm www^cmecoffeeandglftsxom Clackamas faculty will be speaking at the semi nar. Speakers will include Thomas Jones of Theater Arts Department, Communication Chair Kelly Brennan and Dean of Student Services Bill Zuelke. The event will take place at the college on Oct. 27 and 28, starting at 9 a.m. The seminar is free to anyone in the Alpha Xi Zeta Chapter. For more information, contact the PTK via e-mail at phitk@clackamas.edu or visit the Associated Student Government here on campus. e Triefe or Treat the CCC Boofesfore on Halloween! It’; not too late to Join the Cougar Reward; Pro^ratv». ¿07 Tn at www*cechoo<t;.cojn and .yet a 1OO honor pointrf Then briny in your Fall Bookstore receipts» and we will add theiM to your account* ftnd an extra treat Jar tfiase wfia war a costume!
