Portland Observer, August 3, 1983, Page 5
Beat the
heat pump*
W ith a modem natural gas furnace
and central air conditioning system.
Rev. Jessie (Rl, of the Golden Eagles, flies to the reecue of Port­
land area senior citizens with a beg of groceries a week.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Scriptures inspire
food giveaway
G R A SSR O O TS N E W S . N . W. —
When (he Reagan administration
started withdrawing and reducing
federal aid to various programs,
they relied on a “ safety net” o f vol­
unteers to pick up the slack. For
Portland senior citizens, age fifty-
five and over, the Golden Eagles
have flown into their lives with a
bag o f groceries a week as a stop­
gap measure against hunger.
The Golden Eagles hatched from
the community spirit o f Reverend
Leonard Jessie o f the Alpha and
Omega Christian Church who de­
fines the program as, " A senior
citizens food bank. It was designed
in 1981 to provide food, clothing
and an environment for our seniors.
W e provide food on a continuous
basis to supplement their incomes.
W e can offset what monies they do
have to free it up for the other neces­
sities they have in life. W e bring to­
gether seniors and disadvantaged
people o f all races and religious
beliefs.”
Rev. Jessie is quick to point out
that for the last two years he and his
wife have absorbed the cost and
maintained
the Golden
Eagles
without a penny from the federal,
state or municipal budgets.
He says the biggest problem
facing seniors is indifference and
that many programs are motivated
by the dollar figure in their budget.
H e states, “ There are some groups
in the area who only help seniors if
there is a dollar incentive. Once a
person reaches a certain age they
become a mass and have a peer
group set apart from the main­
stream of our society. Our seniors
Should be treated as they are in
Europe. Respected for their worth,
value and commitment to their
society.”
Rev. Jessie backs up his observa-
tion by saying, "T here is too much
politics in gathering grants and the
same sources are receiving the
money. The grassroots people aren’t
receiving the final benefits from
these grants. How can they when 65
percent o f that money is for adm in­
istrative costs.
" T h e Golden Eagles is totally
self-sufficient with no dollars. We
distribute food from local mer­
chants and from the surplus o f the
U S D A . Large companies, who do
not want to be named, continually
give us commodities and produce.
W e have two large cold and dry
storage facilities. W e live from week
to week and we have always pro­
vided.”
Every week Rev. Jessie provides
bags o f groceries to up to one hun­
dred seniors out o f the basement of
M t. G illard Baptist Church, located
at 2902 N .E . Rodney. Currently, the
Golden Eagles are operating a
variety store on N .E . U rio n and
Church Street. He explains, "W e
are creating a type o f income that
can provide services in the commu­
nity without asking the state or local
government for services we can do
ourselves.
" W e created the Golden Eagles
from the scriptures that states.
•They that wait upon the Lord will
renew their strength and mount up
with wings as eagles.* Golden
denotes the seniors and Eagles
denotes strength and pride.”
Rev. Jessie would like to see more
support coming from the commu­
nity. He concludes. " W e encourage
your support in the form o f food,
dollars or clothing. Anything that
you would like to contribute to
help."
For more inform ation about the
Golden Eagles, call 281-5595 or
write P .O . Box 12082, Portland OR
97212.
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conditioning, we also have our ducts in a row! Because a central air conditioning
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home.) So why not cool it for a minute, and read the following tacts on just why a
modem natural gas himace combined with a central air conditioning system, may
be a better alternative!
First of all, your total operating costs over the life of our combination system
should be significantly less than with a heat pump. And incidentally, heat pumps
lose efficiency as temperatures decline. W hich means they must be supplemented,
usually by expensive electric resistance heat, under outside temperatures of 35° F!
And, consider that the life expectancy of a natural gas furnace is at least 20
years. Often without a single repair and with no service charge for inspection.
(Central air conditioning, used only when you need it, also lasts a very long time.)
O n the other hand, a heat pump compressor wears out in an average of just 7 to 10
years. Not surprising when you consider it often nins non-stop tor many days in
winter. And then must work haid in summer, too! Plus heat pumps often require
maintenance and expensive repair.
And finally, heat pumps are notoriously noisy. Just ask a friend whose
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W hen hearing, a natural gas furnace delivers air at a temperature that feels
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