I •**»♦♦«»»«■» X :?> ? ■«.;■ • »•.' • >, ■ 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 $3.7 m illio n grant to UNCF is in addition to A T & T ’ s on-going support fo r historically black college and universités. A T & T w ill continue to fund it H B C U Engineering and Computer Science Program, which concentrates on ten historically black schools and provides technical grants and equipment donations. Ad Prices Good December 26 Through December 31,1991 At Safeway. Safeway Regular Ground Beef Tri-Met will addspecial late-night buses on lines: 7». . f * ; » . ■ k » «''.$ ' ÿ • < Í * * .■* • > V 1 1 * ; * ► t.. . •>'. » <4 •. r