Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, December 17, 1986, Page 7, Image 7

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    December 17, 1986 Portland Observer. Paye 7
H o lid ay Season
C ustom ers U rged
The Holiday Season is here again
It is the busiest and heaviest time of
the year for the Post Office
During this holiday season the
Postal Service will handle more than
12 billion holiday cards, letters and
packages
To handle this monumental
amount of mail, the Postal Service
L o w -In c o m e And
Hom eless Families
assisted
anctki ycoi rftnu’s to o rfosr.
will be open outside normal post
office hours and Self Service Postal
Units are available to serve you 24
huui s a day
Saturday Service
Specified
post offices stations, and branches
will be open December 13 and 20 as
full service and retail mailing outlets
W ill Call Service
All post of
fices will be open for customers to
pick up packages on December 13
and 20 from 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM
Shop early, mail early Make sure
your love arrives on time
asks customers to ’ Mail Eariy" in
the Season and early in the day
M ail Early C ollectio n Boxes
Beginning Monday. December 8th.
your post office will begin special
collection runs to strategically
placed Mail Early" collection boxes
throughout the city
These
Mail Eady
collection
boxes will be marked with a green
Christmas tree decal on their side
Postal C o n tra ct S tations Ft
Self Service As an added conven
ience, local postal contract stations
This winter, Portland area youth,
affected by disaster or low income
situations, and local homeless fami
lies are the targets of a Red Cross
effort to distribute Care Kits and
fam ily Comfort Bones to those in
need Red Cross is seeking indivi
duals, civic groups, manufacturers
and companies to assist in filling
these needs through:
• completing one or more Care
Kits and/or Family Boxes
• donating necessary items in bulk
• taking on a quantity of kits
boxes as a group protect
"The need is now as the holidays
and winter months approach. As
families are without heat and shel
ter.
As the home fire season
approaches, the request for these
items increases dramatically," says
Ronnie Meyers. Community Ser
vices Specialist, American Red
Cross.
To find out more about specific
items needed for this project and
how to get involved, contact Red
Cross Youth and Community Ser
vices, 284 1234.
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2738 N E Rodney Ave
284 1519
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Black U nited
Front A nnual
D ance
The Black United Front. Portland
Chapter, will hold its annual Christ
mas Dance, Saturday, December
20, 1986, from 9 pm until 2 30 am at
the Royal Esquire Club, 1708 North
east Alberta The public is invited
to enjoy the live music of Portland's
own Streetcorner Singers and a
band to be announced Your favor
ite dance tunes, old and new will be
played during intermission by D.J
Howard Williamson. Free food will
be available Tickets are $5 00
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Y M C A O ffers N ew Year's
Eve O vernight For Youth
The Washington County YMCA
is offering a Kid's Night Out on
New Year's Eve for children in
grades 1 through 6 The overnight
slumber party will be held at the
YMCA Metro Community Center on
3030 SW Second Ave in Portland.
Parents may drop their children off
at Fir Grove Elementary School on
Wilson Ave in Beaverton at 7:00
p.m. on December 31st and the
YMCA will provide transportation to
the program. The children will be
brought back to Fir Grove by 9:00
a m., Thursday, January 1st, 1987
Participants will have their own New
Year's Eve Celebration and also go
swimming and bowling An even
ing snack and continental breakfast
will be provided. Fees for Kid's
Night Out are $12 00 for YMCA
Members and $17.00 for Non mem
bers Financial assistance is avail
able through YMCA office.
The
program is limited to 60 children
and pre registration and payment is
required by December 26th. Con­
tact the Washington County YMCA
at 294 3345 for further information
or registration forms
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W a lk The Square
With more than 700 members
registered, "W alk the Square" is a
popular walking exercise program
offered by Meridian Park Hospital in
cooperation
with
Washington
Square Shopping Center
New members are always wel
come, and a onetime membership
fee of $10 includes a "W alk the
Square" T shirt and identification
pin, fitness and exercise consulta
tion, a record book to chart personal
progress,
frequent conditioning
classes, monthly blood pressure
screenings, a yearly health screen
ing, and seminars on health related
topics.
Members can "walk the mall"
from 8 30 10 a m daily, Monday
through Friday, in a safe, climate
controlled environment along with
friends old and new
For more information on "W alk
the Square", or to find out how to
register (either by mail or at the
mall) call the community education
department. 692 2656, at the Tuala
tin hospital
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S h opp in g Spree
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