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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 2017)
Street Roots • Dec 15-21, 2017 Vendors Page 6 In memory of our friends o C E N T R A L C IT Y CO FFEE SDtdnk, iv-elL. ¿D o - yawL. omeless Persons’ Memorial Day happens every year on winter solstice, Dec. 21, the longest night of the year. We take time to remember our friends who we lost in the past year. Any time we lose a vendor, we take the time to honor them, whether it’s through a memorial service at the office, at their longtime sales location or at one of our partner agencies where the person spent time, such as Maybelle Center for Community or St. Andre Bessette Catholic Church. At the services, friends are invited to share a Sourcing & roasting craft coffee to benefit programs at Central City Concern. H IN STORES New Seasons Market, Whole Foods, Food Front Cooperative Grocery, Green Zebra, Chuck's Produce, Food Fight!, Cherry Sprout Produce, and Know Thy Food. AT YOUR OFFICE Interested In serving Central City Coffee at your office? Get In touch with us and we can help you make that happen. 503.226.7387 ON OUR WEBSITE Buy Central City Coffee online and have It shipped directly to you or a friend. AT KASBAH MOROCCAN CAFE Get your espresso favorites at Old Town's newest spot (201 NW Davis Street), featuring Central City Coffee! memory or a reflection or to simply light a candle. This Dec. 21, we will set up a table with candles in the office so vendors can reflect on the friends they’ve lost too early to the streets. In 2017, we lost four Street Roots vendors, three of whom were experiencing homelessness when they died. Each of them brought love, hard work and friendship to Street Roots. And as we remember them, we renew our focus to work as hard as possible to make sure that no person in the richest country in the history of the world should die without a place to call home. Follow our Facebook page for updates and specials. Barry M attem centralcitycoffee.org facebook.com/CentralCityCoffee coffee@ccconcern.org ia y 31 ,1945-Aug.13,2017 Bill Whicher Old School, as he liked to be called, was a soldier for the Army. Born into a military family, he served in Germany during the Vietnam War. When he moved to Portland, he worked with agencies such as Central City Concern and later Sept 2 2 ,1956-Aug. 20,2017 Bill, a New Hampshire native, sold Street Roots on the Portland State University campus every day. He and his fiancee lived in shelters during their time in Portland before he died unexpectedly this summer. Street Roots to give back to his community. Dennis Slgman Nov, 8, 19§9-fey 19,2017 Dennis slept in the Street Roots doorway the last few months of his life. He was a longtime fixture of Old Town, a frequent guest of Maybelle Center for Community and a friend to all who passed by. Being homeless during Portland’s cruel winter exacerbated health issues. Rudy Madrid June 5 ,1957-Aug. 24,2017 Rudy was a longtime member of the community at St. Patrick Catholic Church, where he sold Street Roots for many years. He died on the streets over the summer. 8 9 Z 9 6 Z 9 i. 9 8 t7 8 8 p 1- z L 6 r 8 t7 L 2 6 9 9 8 6 Z 9 I- p L 8 9 8 8 8 p 9 6 i- L 9 z Z 8 6 t7 L 8 9 1- 9 p L 6 8 I Z 9 6 8 p 9 I. L 9 8 9 Z 8 8 9 9 Z L 8 L 6 t7 tt t r o >u
