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‘The Eyes and Ears of the Community’
Volumn XXII, Number 17
April 22, 1992
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Self Enhancement. Inc. Launches runa-.
Raising Drive to Build Community Center i in
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North Portland
Portland School Employees Group
Endorses Katz for Mayor
lem s, Vera in vo lve s as m any people as
possible to fin d the best so lu tio n to meet
the needs o f all o f those affected. Vera
realizes you have to b ring everybody to
one table sometim es to reach agree
ment.
“ So when V era wanted to m ove
education reform fo rw a rd based on solid
research and sound education prac
tices, w e w anted to w o rk w ith her. In
that process we discovered ho w she
w orked, and it was one o f the m a jo r
reasons fo r d e cid in g to endorse her
candidacy fo r M a y o r,” W oods said.
Vera Katz
State R epresentative V e ra K atz
p icked up another key endorsem ent in
the race fo r M a y o r o f P ortland when the
Pordand Federation o f Teachers and
C la ssifie d E m ployees announced on
Thursday th e ir support o f K atz.
“ One o f the things that w e lik e very
m uch about w o rk in g w ith Cera is her
dem ocratic approach to p ro b le m so lv
ing,” said Deanne W oods, C e rtifie d Field
Representative o f P FT C E and a teacher
at W ils o n H ig h School.
P F T C E ’ s a p p ro x im a te ly 1,700
m em bers in c lu d e P o rtla n d p u b lic
school system cla ssifie d employees
and classroom teachers. The group
represents cla ssifie d em ployees at the
bargaining table.
“ I ’ m honored to have the support
o f th is group because o f th e ir long
standing co m m itm e n t to education and
education re fo rm ,” K atz said. “ I plan
to continue to w o rk w ith them in the
future on fu rth e r im provem ents to edu
cation and w o rk fo rc e tra in in g to pre
pare our ch ild re n fo r the 21st C e n
tu ry .”
National Syndicated Columnist to
Take Part in Commissioner’s Forum
N a tio n a lly syndicated co lu m n ist,
D on W illia m s o n o f the Seattle Times
jo in s C om m issioner D ic k B ogle fo r a
C o m m issio n e r’ s Forum Luncheon, at
the Red L io n Inn at the C oliseum in
P ortland, T hursday, A p ril 23.
M r. W illia m s o n is an A fric a n
A m erican jo u rn a lis t w ho has w orked
in P h ila d e lp h ia , San D ie g o and
W ic h ita . He travels w id e ly and shares
his view s o f the A fric a n A m erican
experience w ith his readers. He has a
special interest in c h ild re n ’ s issues
and the future o f o u r society. H is
co lu m n is featured in The O regonian.
W illia m so n believes that the prob
lems a ffe ctin g o u r society are co m
p le x and that w e need to m ake c h il
dren a p rio rity . He w ill be speaking
about race relations and c h ild re n ’ s
issues at this special Forum Luncheon.
Please c a ll 823-4682 fo r m ore in fo r
m ation and to make reservations fo r
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S e lf E nhancem ent, In c . (S E I),
P ortland’ s n ationally recognized p ro
gram p ro vid in g positive alternatives to
in n e r-city youth, has announced the
launch o f a capital campaign to b u ild
and operate a m ulti-use neighborhood
center in N orth Portland.
Plans fo r the new center fo r S e lf
Enhancement were unveiled by S E I co
founders Tony Hopson and Ray Leary,
both Jefferson H ig h School graduates
who have spent the past 15 years w o rk
ready stepped forw ard and pledged
their support,” said Leary, SEI
executive vice president. He cited
ing w ith youth.
“ Portland needs a co m m u n ity cen
ter n o w , to provide a safe refuge and
focus fo r the personal and academic
developm ent o f a t-risk y o u th ,” said
Hopson, president o f the 10-year old
the fo llo w in g endorsers: A d u lta n d
F a m ily Services; Emanuel H o sp i
tal; M ultnom ah C ounty Juvenile
Justice D ivisio n ; N ortheastN eigh
borhood A lliance; Northeast Youth
Rescue Plan; Portland Bureau o f
organization that is currently operating
program s in seven P ortla n d P u b lic
Parks and Recreation; Portland
P ublic Schools; and the Urban
Schools buildings.
“ The success o f S EI’ s program in
League o f Portland.
“ These organizations under
stand that the positive ra m ific a
W o rk in g w ith parents, teachers and
school principals, SEI id e n tifies youth
at risk o f d ropping out, becom ing in
volved in gangs o r drugs, o r otherw ise
not liv in g up to their p otential. Those
students are enrolled in the S EI p ro
gram to b u ild se lf esteem, correct nega
tive behaviors and provide p o sitive a l
ternatives. The results speak fo r them
selves: school attendance and grades
among SEI students have im proved by
S e lf Enhancement is
duced.
Recognizing the sig n ifica n t
success o f S E T s program , a broad-
based group o f organizations has
endorsed the plan fo r a Center fo r
S elf Enhancement.
“ M any organizations have a l
‘ turning around’ a t-risk youth has cre
ated a demand fo r more services and a
need fo r increased space that we can’ t
a c co m m o d ate w ith o u t a f a c i l it y , ”
Hopson explained. “ The need fo r such
a co m m u n ity center is p a rtic u la rly c r iti
cal during after-school, evening and
summer hours, when many k id s d o n ’ t
have a choice other than the streets.”
The
5 8 ,0 0 0
square foot Center for
50-70 percent, and negative be
h a vio r has been d ra stica lly re
due fo r com pletion in
the summ er o f 1993.
In a d d ition to youth
program s, the center
may be used as acom-
m u n ity center, ben
e fitin g in d ivid u a ls o f
a ll ages and cultural
and
Parks and Recreation
are exploring the pos
s ib ility o f a coopera
tiv e agreement that
w o u ld p ro vid e park
property fo r the com
m u n ity center.
Founded
but throughout the c ity ,” said Leary.
“ Portland’ s corporate com m unity
in
1981, SEI has helped
o ver 12,000 a t-risk
g ra d e -h ig h s ch o o l
understand that, too.
A capital campaign cabinet,
Tony Hopson arid Ray Leary, co-founders o f Self
Enhancement, Inc.
leaders, have jo in e d together to
help raise the $15.9 m illio n needed fo r
the ce n te r-$ 8 .4 m illio n fo r construc
tion and $7.5 m illio n fo r the firs t fiv e
years o f operation. U.S. Bancorp kicked
o ff the capital campaign w ith a co rp o
rate co n trib u tio n o f $1 m illio n .
“ U S Bancorp isco m m itte d to see-
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ing the Center fo r S e lf Enhancement
become a re a lity ,” said Ed Jensen, Presi
dent and C h ie f O perating O ffic e r at o f
U.S. Bancorp and chairm an o f the SEI
capital cam paign com m ittee. “ I f 700
kids can be s ig n ific a n tly helped by a
small group o f dedicated people operat
ing on a shoestring, im agine w hat can
be accomplished i f this co m m u n ity puts
some significant resources behind them.
_i__ investing in »ka
W e ’ re . ta i«
lkin g about
the
future o f Portland ch ild re n w ho m ig h t
otherwise have lim ite d opportunities.”
a
students re c o g n iz e
po sitive alternatives
to drugs, gangs and violence. C u rre n tly
operating in partnership w ith P ortland
Public Schools on the campuses o f seven
northeast Portland schools, S E I also
ru n s a h ig h ly successful sum m er a c tiv i
ties program . The focus o f the school
program is on im proved school atten
dance and G P A s, awareness o f career
options, e m ploym ent and high school
graduation.
this event.
Kevin Fuller Named Newspaper In Education
Manager
tative, and was prom oted to outside
K e v in F u lle r, a native o f Portland,
and a 1984 graduate o f G rant H igh
School, has been named N ew spaper in
retail advertising in 1991. He has re
ceived numerous awards re fle ctin g his
outstanding perform ance as an adver
E d u c a tio n M a n a g e r o f The O rego
n ian. He w ill succeed L a rry M cC lung
tisin g representative.
♦ O u ts ta n d in g Sales P resentation
w ho retired after 63 years.
The program is designed to meet
an assortment o f educational c hallcnges,
w hich makes creative m arketing skills
- P acific N orthw est Newspapers A d
vertising Executives A ssociation Sales
Camp (1990).
♦Sales T a lk C h a m p io n - Dale
Carnegie Professional Approach to Sell
in trin sic to the prom otion o f the N ew s
paper in Education program .
In his new p osition, F u lle r w ill be
responsible fo r ongoing prom otion and
ing (1991).
♦ A w a rd o f E xce lle n ce - D ale
Carnegie Professional Approach to Sell
c re a tiv e
d e v e lo p m e n t o f T h e
O regonian’ s Newspaper in Education
Program, w h ich is targeted towards
ing (1991)
♦ T h e O r e g o n ia n P u b lis h e r ’ s
A w a rd fo r Sales E xcellence (1991).
schools, educators and young readers.
He w ill also m aintain e xistin g events
and develop new events and a ctivities
aimed at keeping The Oregonian v is
ib le in the com m unity and prom oting
the paper as a teaching to o l in the
classroom.
A d m in istra tio n o f the Newspaper
in Education program involves meet
ing w ith various departments and per
sonnel necessary to supervise the im ple
m entation o f The Oregonian as an edu
cational tool from d e liv e ry o f class
room newspapers to the school to p ro
v id in g educators w ith examples o f how
to use newspapers in the classroom to
meet c u rricu lu m guidelines.
F u lle r jo in e d the company in 1989
F u lle r is a graduate o f A rizona
State U n iv e rs ity in Tem pe, A Z , w ith a
bachelor’ s degree in jo u rn a lism and
p u b lic relations. He is a mem ber o f the
board o f directors o f the Y M C A N o rth /
Inner N ortheast branch, and The Urban
League o f P ortland; Y o u th at R isk Task
Force, C itize n s C rim e C om m ission;
Scholarship C om m ittee, Omega Psi Phi
F raternity, Inc.; Prince H a ll Masons
A cacia Lod g e #6; m entor, G rant H igh
School B ridge P rogram ; and volunteer,
Y M C A M id n ig h t Program ; chair, 1992
Y outh D ay, Bethel A M E Church.
I f you have any questions o r fo r
Whats Inside..
Congratulations Lanita Duke!!!
Grassroot News
Winner of Global Africa international Film and Video
Festival.
1992 Theme Visions: Past, Present Future Peoples
Choice Award
“Malcolm X-By Any
Means Neccessary”
Produced by
Grassroot News
Major underwriters;
Grassroot News Coalition of
Black Men, Black Educa
tional Center, CH2H Asso
ciations, Ja’Bells Beauty
and Barber Supply
Special Thanks! Liz
Schillinger, Linda Hawkins,
PCA, David Fulks, Gloria
Phillips, Joyce Harris, Rich
ard Brown Photography, Joe
Johnson, Jr.,Eddie Collins,
Jamie Damon, Cecil
Hatchett, N.W. Videoworks,
Abel Studio, Nia.
m ore in fo rm a tio n ,co n ta ct K e vin F u lle r
Lanita Duke
at 294-4126.
as ah inside re ta il advertising represen-
Next Week:
Gordly Reports 75% Of Contributions From
Small Donors; Challenges Opponents To
Reveal Who Funds Their Campaigns
State Rep. A v e l G o rd ly, D - 19, file d
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the center in inner-
north/northeast P o rt
la n d . S E I and the
P ortland Bureau o f
tions o f the center w ill be fe lt not
only in north/northeast Portland,
consisting o f 28 local corporate,
g o ve rn m e n ta l and c o m m u n ity
e th n ic
grounds.
SEI is re vie w in g
possible locations fo r
her C o n trib u tio n s and E xpenditures
R eport w ith the Secretary o f State’ s
Highlighting the
Executive
Director, Nathan
Nickerson of
North N. E.
Community
Mental Heath.
News
News Around Town
Blazers
Entertainment
Religion
Classifieds
O ffic e fiv e days early.
O f the $16,381 raised by the C o m
m ittee to E le ct A v e l G o rd ly , ju s t over
75% was raised from in d iv id u a l con
tributors, most o f those under $50. Under
25% was received fro m p o litic a l action
com m ittees o f corporations, in clu d in g
one o f $ 10 fro m the S isters o f the H o ly
Name.
“ I ’ ve always said m y cam paign
w o u ld re fle ct a d iffe re n t way o f doing
paign fo r the people and i t ’ s funded by
the people. I challenge the other ca n d i
dates in this race to release this same
in fo rm a tio n voters w ill know - before
the election on M a y 19 -- how their
campaigns are being funded."
G o rd ly also reported in -k in d con
trib u tio n s o f $1,669.39 b rin g in g total
campaigns are funded by special in te r
est P A C ’ s. I ’ m proud that I ’ ve raised
the vast m a jo rity o f m y co n trib u tio n s
fro m the h a rd -w o rkin g people o f D is
tric t 19. T h a t’ s real grassroots p o litic s ,”
said G o rd ly.
p o litic s , said G o rd ly. “ T h is is a cam
Avel Gordly
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