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April 1 5 ,1992...The Portland Observer...Page 3 NEWS AROUND TOWN Free Health Screenings for Seniors (Age 55+) Offered at Neighborhood Sites L.I.F.E. Center Unveils 25th Anniversary Mural Low Income Families Emergency (L .IJ’.E.) Center members and guests celebrated 25 years of community ser vice April 11 with the 2 p.m. unveiling of a 450 square foot, outdoor mural at 2746 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd. An open house followed the unveiling. Portland muralist Isaka Shamsud- Din created the $20,000 mural, a picto rial narrative of the people and pro grams at the Center. He spent more than 200 hours designing and painting the twelve plywood panels that are mounted on the two front walls of the building. Shamsud-Din donated most of his time to defray L.I.F.E. Center costs. “This mural celebrates the spirit of L.I.F.E. Center, all the people we have helped and the community we serve. We commemorate the last 25 years, but also look to the needs of today. Poverty still exists, and so we carry on the fight,” said Director Charles Carter. The Low Income Families Emer gency Center is a nonprofit, United Way agency that fills more than 35,000 requests for food, clothing and house hold items each year to people through ou t M u ltn o m ah , W ashington, Clackamas and Clark Counties. M ay 1, 1992: V olunteers of America, 537 S.E. Alder, 9 a.m. to noon. Please call 232-2233 to schedule appointment. May 8, 1992: EASTCO Loaves and F ishes, St. Aidans Episcopal Church, 17405 N.E. Glisan, 9 a.m. to noon. Please call 255-9775 to schedule appointment. May 15,1992: OASIS,City Center Meier & Frank, 10th Floor, 621 S.W. Fifth Ave., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please call 241-3059 to schedule appointment. May 22,1992: Sellwood Moreland Loaves and Fishes, 1814 S.E. Bybce Blvd., 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Please call 235-0112 to schedule appointment. May 29, 1992: Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave., 9 a.m. to noon. Please call 288-8303 to schedule appointment. Among the services at the screen ings are blood chemistry tests which include cholesterol, glucose, and ane mia measurements, blood pressure, lung function and hearing testing. Vision and glaucoma assessments, nutritional counseling and foot care evaluation are also usually offered. A ppointm ents are Necessary and may be made by calling the screening site. There is no charge for the screen ings which are funded by Legacy Health System hospitals and healthcare orga nizations. A D V E R T IS E in E R th e N Adoption Sunday To Celebrate Adoptive Families April 26,1992 is “Adoption Sun day.” On this day, pastors around the city will be recognizing adoptive fami lies in their congregation and encourag ing others to adopt. They will lead their congregation in prayer for the children whostill await families and will take up an offering to support the recruiting efforts to find families for the children. Adoption Sunday is an annual cel ebration sponsored by One Churc h, One Child, to promote awareness of the need for more African American adop tive families. There are presently ten African American sibling groups of two children ranging in ages 3-12; there are also single children available. Lov ing families are urgently needed for these children. Financial assistance is available for most children. Informa tion meetings are held once a month; persons interested in knowing more about adoption are invited to call the One Church, One Child office at 285- 7634. There are local pastors and minis ters who have either adopted or are foster parents. They are not only advo cating that others adopt but are ex amples that adoption is a viable family plan. 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Because of the strong need for Hispanic foster and adoptive fam dies, Ch i ldren ’s Services Division will host a day long forum to discuss, educate and highlight the importance of cultural competency in the Hispanic community. The Hispanic Forum 1992 seeks not only to provide awareness to social service workers about the special needs of the Hispanic population, but to re cruit and offer information to Hispanic families interested in becoming foster or adoptive families. Hispanic Forum 1992 will take place May 8th at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 1015 S.E. 182nd Ave. in Port land. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Harvey Scott Student Samantha Moreland Is National Contest Winner: Nickelodeon Takes Over Portland Elementary Schoo, Nickelodeon, the children’s tele vision network, arrived in Portland on April 9, 1992 to take over the Harvey Scott School. The students had a day filled with scientific fun, obstacles ga lore, musical treats, cartoon characters and more. Samantha Moreland, a stu dent at Harvey Scott School, won a national contest sponsored by Nickel odeon, “NICKELODEON takes Over Your School Sweepstakes”. Mayor Clark visited the scene of the “Take Over” to officially proclaim april 9th as “Nickelodeon Day."His visit coincided with the stage show presented for students and teachers. Grand prize winner Samantha Moreland became the star-for-a-day as film crew and cast arrived to turn the school into a giant Nickelodeon set. On Saturday, May 1st, Nickelodeon will air a special “O- Zone” from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. featuring the kids from Harvey Scott School. C o n g ratu latio n s to Sam antha Moreland and to the students and teach ers of Harvey Scott Elementary School! E.O.T.’s Voter Registration Drive Eyes On Tomorrow (E.O.T.), a non-profit organization, comprised of Black College Alumni, will hold a Voter Registration Drive for Portland’s Inner City on April 25, 1992 from 10am- 2prn. The registration will take place at Geneva’s Sheer Perfection, located at 5601 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. E.O.T. is an organization made up of members who serve as mentors and positive role models to inner city youth as well as to the community. The pur pose of E.O.T. is to reach high school and junior college transfer students to broaden their view on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This is ac complished through workshops, semi nars and outreach programs. The voter registration drive is one of several projects that E.O.T. is currently in volved in. For more information please contact Kim Irwin, E.O.T. Public Rela tions Coordinator at 281 -5511. English Classes April 13-17 is ESL Awareness Week. We are writing to let your read ers know about ESL and how important it is to us, and to them. ESL means English as a Second Language, and refers to the classes we are taking here at PCC Cascade Campus. Jantzen Beach Center Hosts Student Environmental Display April is “KIDS’ M O N TH ” at Jantzen Beach Center. A variety of fun and educational activities will be hosted throughout the month, including a four- panel, 24-foot long mural of North Portland's Smith and Bybee lakes. This mural was created by 70 sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from George Middle School’s Applied Learn ing Program. The Portland Parks Bu reau conceived the idea, the M etropoli tan Service District funded the project, and the students created this fine work of art. This project was integrated into the school’s overall curriculum. It blended science, ecology, creative writing, drawing and painting. In addition, stu dents learned issues that affect this frag ile area, why it's important, and what they can do to help protect it. This mural will be on display through the month of April. For more information, call (503) 286-9103 or (206) 699-4644. Jantzen Beach Center is located on Hayden Island, 1-5 exit 308, minutes from downtown Portland and Vancouver. Sabin National Finalist for Multicultural Festival The Sabin Community Association is one of four finalists for the national Neighborhoods U.S.A. Neighborhood of the Year Award in the Social Needs category. Sabin has been invited to give a presentation at the Neighborhoods U.S.A. national conference in Anchor age, Alaska May 13-16. Sabin, an inner Northeast Portland neighborhood, is being recognized for their annual Multicultural Celebration and Commu nity Resources festival and community d ev elo p m en t e ffo rts. H o sfo rd - Abemethy, of Southeast Portland, is one of four national finalists in the Physical Improvements category for the West Clinton Target Area Improvement Plan. With a grant from the Oregon Com munity Foundation’s Neighborhood Partnership Fund, Sabin organized its first annual Multicultural Celebration in summer of 1991. The gala event was attended by over 1500 neighbors and community folks. Two full stages of professional and local entertainment celebrated the ethnic and multicultural diversity of inner Northeast An Inter national Marketplace and ethnic food vendors provided local craftspersons with an opportunity to sell their wares. Over 35 com m unity organizations shared information about programs and services in such areas as housing, jobs, childcare and parenting, healthcare, youth programs, senior services, envi ronmental awareness, public safety, mass transit, and city services. Over 15 booths of children’s activities and a schedule of New Games and special events delighted hundreds of commu nity children. Sabin is currently seeking donar tions to help defray costs o f attending the National Neighborhoods U.S.A. conference to showcase their achieve ments before a panel of judges. If se lected as National Neighborhood of the Year in the Social Needs category, Sabin Community Association will re ceive a grant for this year’s Multicultural Festival. Sabin residents are in the process of planning for the 1992 Multicultural festival, scheduled for August 30th. Payless Drug Store has donated their PRO-motion trailer, the most techno logically advanced, completely self- contained mobile sound stage of its kind. The Sabin Multicultural Planning Committeeis meeting onSunday, April 26th at 3:00 p.m. at 1905 N.E. Going. The coordinating committee welcomes community participation on any of nearly a dozen sub-committees work ing on various aspects of the festival. less Metro Invites Artists From Oregon and Washington to Apply For Public Art Commission For the New Headquarters SAFEWAY Artists from Oregon and Washing ton are invited to apply for Percent for Public Art commissions for the Metro politan Service Districts’ (Metro) new headquarters building. The former Sears and Roebuck building, bounded by Grand Avenue, Irving Street and Lloyd Boulevard in Northeast Portland, will be completely renovated and trans formed into the new headquarters. The budget for the public art will be $75,OOO-$8O,OOO. The Public Art Committee has selected two sites as the focus for the public art. They are the plaza paving at the entrance to the building and the main corridor of the building. Proposals for the corridor may address the skylight area as well as the pedestrian level. The artwork for the new headquarters should reflect Metro’s goal to protect and enhance livability in the region. These goals are achieved through participation and cooperation among the citizens and governments of the region. The deadline for submissions is May 15,1992 Metro’s Percent for Art program is administered by the Metropolitan Arts Commission. Artists interested in receiving a prospectus for the competition should call (503) 796-5111 and ask for the Metro Headquarters RFP, or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Metro Headquarters Public Art Project, Metro. 2000 S.W. First Avenue, Port land, OR 97201. • . Ad Prices Good April 15 through April 21,1992 At Safeway. Cook's Bone-In Sm oked Ham Shank portion....Ham & water product. Old fashioned goodness in every bite of these deep- smoked, bone-in hams. Treat your family to the holiday dinner Grandma used to make. Look In The This Week Magazine for your Safeway Shopping Guide for a complete list of specials on sale this week at Safeway! * • 1 W ESTERN U N IO N The Fastest Way To Send Money....Available In All Safeway stores in Oregon & S.W. Washington.
