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I •**»♦♦«»»«■» X <r** December 25,1991...The Portland Observer...Page 7 United Negro College Fund Announces $3.7 Million Grant From AT&T Get Ready For Mayor’s Ball 1992 TOWN MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSMAN WYDEN Wednesday January 15,1992 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm St. John's YWCA Main Hall 8010 N. Charleston Portland Saturday January 18,1992 8:30 am -10:00 am Westminster Presbyterian Church, Fireside Room 1624 NE Hancock Portland Oregon C hildren’s Theatre Com pany presents Kenneth Grahame’s clas sic, The W ind In The W illo w s, at the C ivic A uditorium (222 SW Clay) on Sunday, January 12 at 1:00 p.m. This is the only public performance o f The Great Am erican C hildren’s Theatre Company production which opens its national tour in Portland and w ill play to more than 40,000 students from local area schools. Tickets fo r the Sunday performance arc $9.00, $8.00, and $7.00 and can be purchased through the PCP A Box O ffice - 248-4496 - or any G I Joe’ s Ticketmaster outlet (subject to conven ience charge). ’ ’ . ‘ . V 4 *•»'. * t* <- • •' • ’, ’ ’ ’ .5: ' * • ¿•»'z ' Z 1*4. . ÍÓ’Z 'Í ' ? *«• • •. y* • .'- * v . •. .T' . . ' ;Z x < r < ä >:?> ? ■«.;■ • »•.' • >, ■ i - •J ; ‘ - • / To the Editor: For forty years the Blanchet House has been serving the needy o f our comm unity. We have always kept a low p rofile - not seeking p ublicity - but quietly going about the work o f helping our less fortunate neighbors. H opefully you w ill feel the need to give us a helping hand to provide some o f the very basic necessities fo r our brothers and sisters. W e w ill be very grateful fo r any help you can give us at this time. Thank you. Please remember you are welcome to drop by the House at anytime and see what we are doing here. We are located at 340 N W Glisan (4th and Northwest Glisan). Sincerely, A lfre d J R iley Executive D irector '" • t > X i' A * 7>?’ * y « ’• . -y .x '•. ¿i- \ v *_ * * V' J‘ Í •<■' I. A new support group forcaregi vers w ill begin meeting the third Tuesday o f each month at Education and Fam ily Support Services, Good Samaritan Hospital & M edical Center. The Caregiver Support Group w ill mcetTuesday, Jan. 2 1 ,7 - 8:30 p.m. in Room 300 o f Good Samaritan’ s Neuro logical Sciences Center, 1040 N W 22nd Ave. Caregivers can be paid profession als or volunteers caring fo r a parent or other fa m ily member. Caregivers often try to do too much and fa il to take care o f themselves. Fatigue, poor diet, and lack o f exercise coupled w ith the day- to-day tasks o f caregiving can lead to emotional or physical exhaustion. A support group can provide ac cess to both the latest inform ation and practical solutions and coping strate gies. It can also help combat feelings o f isolation by sharing w ith those who Library facilities such as those used by students at Dillard University in New Orleans will be upgraded at 41 United Negro college Fund member schools as a result of a $3.7 million A T&t Foundation grant to UNCF’s Campaign 2000: An investment in America’s Future, the most ambitious fundraising campaign in UNCF’s history. The grant to UNCF is the largest single gift ever made by the AT&T Foundation. The United Negro College Fund announced that the A T & T Foundation w ill contribute a $3.7 m illio n grant to the U N C F ’ s C A M P A IG N 2000: An In vestment in America’s Future. The grant - the largest single grant ever given by the A T & T Foundation - w ill support libraries at the 41 member schools o f the U N CF and w ill be used to buy new books and other materials as w ell as to make physical improvements to the understand. There are no fees to jo in the sup port goupd and pre-registration is not required. For more inform ation, please contact Good Samaritan Education and Fam ily Support Services at 229-7348. libraries. A portion o f the A T & T grant has been set aside to establish a U N CF “ President’ s Initiatives Fund,” which w ill support projects initiated under the leadership o f new UNCF President & CEO W illia m H. Gray, III. “ Ia m pleased to accept this con tribution and to acknowledge the A T & T Foundation for its long-standing sup port,” said Gray. “ This level o f fund ing shows A T & T ’ s extraordinary lead ership in support to historically black ex' z " % colleges and universités. This specific contribution to libraries shows A T & T ’s deep understanding o f the critica l role these facilities play in the undergradu ate experience.” “ A T & T is proud o f its long-stand ing partenership w ith both the United Negro College Fund and the nation’ s historically black colleges,” said A T & T Chairman Robert E. A llen. “ We hope this grant w ill provide valuable re sources for the college libraries and enrich each student’ s experience o f independent research and self discov ery.” The $3.7 m illio n grant to UNCF is in addition to A T & T ’ s on-going support fo r historically black college and universités. A T & T w ill continue to fund it H B C U Engineering and Computer Science Program, which concentrates on ten historically black schools and provides technical grants and equipment donations. Ad Prices Good December 26 Through December 31,1991 At Safeway. Safeway Regular Ground Beef Tri-Met will addspecial late-night buses on lines: 7». . f * ; » . ■ k » <fV •i/.H k -z: New Support Groups For Careglvlers Season's G reetings To You! SAFEWAY A ll T ri-M e t rides are free after 6 p.m. New Year’ s Eve as a re minder that T ri-M e t is a safe alter native to drinking and d riving all year long. T ri-M e t w ill add late night serv ice on M A X and 15 m ajor bus lines in hopes that even more prople w ill celebrate safety. Those celebrating the new year should note that the last M A X train o f the night w ill leave Pioneer Court house Square at 2:36 a.m. The last buses w ill leave the Portland M all at 2:32 a.m. <'-';'-t74‘ • ■ * m Letters to the Editor The Wind In The Willows Special Performance r V < The Portland M usic Association is pleased to announce The 8th Annual M ayor’s Ball w ill be held on Friday, A p ril 17, 1992 at the M em orial C o li seum. M ayo r’s Ball 8, the largest collec tion o f talent under one roof, in one night, anywhere in the world, w ill fea ture the best o f Portland’ s live original music. Performers/groups who would like to apply to perform at M ayor’ s B a ll 8 can obtain an application form , by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to PM A, PO Box 6723, Port land, OR 97228. Application deadline is February 3, 1992. H istorically, this fund-raiser has distributed over $300,000 to local chari table organizations that are often un derfunded, overlooked or just unknown. This year’s 8th Annual M ayor’ s Ball beneficiaries w ill be announced shortly. Volunteer positions are available in all areas. Call the Mayor’s Ball Hotline at 503-223-9681 fo r more inform ation. Approximately 5-pound chub. Now’s the time to stock your freezer and save! Great for burgers, casseroles, meatloaf,spaghetti sauce and tacos! 4 - Fessenden, to St. Johns 4 - D ivisio n, to 122nd and D ivision 5 - Hawthorne, to 96th and Foster 5 - Interstate, to Vancouver Transit Center N E 15th Avenue, to 9th and Dekum Broadway, to 27th and Sara toga 9 - Powell, to 98th and Powell 12- Barbur Blvd, to H w y 99 and Durham Road 12 - Sandy Blvd., to 95th and Sandy 15 - M t. Tabor, to Gateway Transit Center 15 - N W 23rd Avenue, to Montgom ery Park 19 - Glisan, to Gateway Transit Center 19 Woodstock, to 112th and Mt. Scott 33 M cLoughlin, to Oregon C ity Transit Center 57 - Forest Grove, to Forest Grove Most Tri-M et buses usually stop running at 12:32 a.m. or 1:25 a.m. on weeknights. The later bus trips amount to more than 62 hours o f extra service on New Year’ s. Smaller Packs Of Regular Ground Beef......Lb. $1.19 Look In The This Week Magazine for your Safeway Shopping Giude for a complete list of specials on sale this week at Safeway! W ESTERN U N IO N The F astest Way To Send M oney....A vailable In All Safew ay sto res in O regon & S.W. W ashington. . . /1 >«''.$ ' ÿ • < Í * * .■* • > V 1 1 * ; * ► t.. . •>'. » <4 •. r