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» > ♦ ••> »* »'0* X « » • 1 ri ♦ »X» V i 0 ♦ • ’* * - ♦ ♦ '♦ A*%**V**^» VV^Xr 1 E ugene, 97403 rv tv i» V^Ar O re g o n ‘The Eyes and Ears of the Community’ V o lu m n X X I I , N u m b e r 2 5 7, I ‘>92 ®l|£ -Jjínrtíattit (©hserüer Woodlawn AMA Head Start Holds 1992 Graduation Maurice Washington Carla Williams AMA head Start Program held their annual graduation class on June 9th at the W oodlaw n Center. The 13 g ra d u a te s w e re A sh le y B e rry , Mosique H ardnett, Nicole Jackson, Tiara M cConnell, Selina Ramirez, M a u ric e W a s h in g to n , R o n a ld Bethume, Tw zndre Hodge, Shantee Johnson, D estine M cD onald, Jean Sawyer, Carla W illiam s, and Joseph Gibson. The W oodlaw n Center is one of 11 Centers in the Portland area. Classes are held September through June. They offer a family focused program , free health, dental, social service, speech- language services, strong ties with com m unity services, a com prehen- sive curriculum (Crossties), individual assessm ents - individual child pro gram s, M ainstream handicap services, successful use o f volunteers (students, parents, foster grandparents and mem bers o f the com m unity), staff and par ent training, undergraduate, and gradu ate student internship program s. Grocers Portland City Council Honors Support Dr. Matthew Prophet Jobs For Teens public is invited to the ceremony at which City Council members will ex press the com m unity’s gratitude for Prophet’s leadership as Superinten dent o f Portland Public Schools over the past ten years. Mayor Clark will present a proc lamation at the ceremony, declaring th ew eek o fJu n e2 1 -2 7 to b e“ Matthew Prophet W eek” in Portland. In his retirement, Prophet will assume the helm o f the “I Have a Dream” Fund, which is administered by the Oregon community foundation. Among those expected to attend the ceremony are School D istrictofficials, Foundation Board members, and some of the "D ream ers” whose college tu ition will be paid by the “ I have a Dream” Fund. Checks should be made payable to: Dr. Matthew Prophet Portland’s City council is honor ing Dr. Matthew Prophetat their after noon session Thursday, June 18. The Oregon Community Foundation I Have A Dream (or O.C.F.-I.H.A.D.) 621 S. W. Morrison, Suite 725 Pordand, Oregon 97205 Forced Return Of Haitians To Homeland Opposed Forced return of Haitians fleeing their homeland is opposed by the chief staff executive o f the United Methodist C hurch’s social action agency, and by an international agricultural missions agency. “ I must oppose the decision to re turn refugees to such a volatile, fright ening situation as exists in Haiti under the present m ilitary governm ent,” the Rev. Thom W hite W olf Fassctt, gen eral secretary o f the United m ethodist Board o f Church and Society, said May 29 in letters to President Bush and Secretary o f State James A. Baker III. Fassett said doc umented evidence shows escalation o f human rights violations since President Jean-Bertrand Aristide o f Haiti fled a m ilitary coup in 1991. Directors o f Agricultural missions, aprogram subunitof the NationalCoun- cil of Churches, said in a statem ent that refugees fleeing violence and injustice in Haiti deserve the same treatm ent as emigrants from the former Soviet Union and Cuba. The directors said they had learned that the United States has agreed to accept more than 50,000 refugees this year from the Com m onw ealth of Independent States and 100,000 refu gees worldwide. U.S. officials claim the Haitians are economic rather than political refugees. Disputed interpretations o f U.S. Child Labor Laws have resulted in re cent levies against a num ber of Oregon grocery retailers by the U.S. D epart ment o f Labor. “ Parents, teens, youth counselors and community leaders have implored our grocers to employ teens,” says Steve McCoid, President o f the Association of Oregon Food Industries. “We have re sponded with some of the highest wages and most promising career opportuni ties available to teens.” The excessive levies may direedy im pact the ability o f affected stores to provide summer jobs for teens, McCoid says. Indirectly, thisenforcem ent policy will act as a deterrent to other grocers who were considering offering jobs to teens. U.S. Labor Department rules re quire fines only if employers knowingly violate child labor regulations and place teens in physical danger. “These fines arc excessive, unrea- 250 Portland State University's Trisa Kelly Honored Again Trisa Kelly, whorecendy received her bachelor’s degree from Portland State University with high honors, has received a SI ,000 merit/financial as sistance scholarship from Alpha Kappa alpha Sorority. Kelly - a founding member o f Pi Sigma, A K A ’s first undergraduate chapter in Oregon - will use the scholarship to continue her studies at Portland State. The Edu cational Advancement Foundation of AKA, the first Greek lettered organi zation established by and for Black women in the United States, awards these scholarships yearly to univer sity undergraduate and graduate mem bers. “I’m very grateful to receive this scholarship,” says Kelly. “ Sometimes i wonder if my hard work will pay off and in this situation i see that it has. I definitely will continue to do my best knowing there is support for me.” Kelly also recently was awarded an all-expenses paid trip to Paris, France, in July from Alpha Kappa Alpha in recognition o f her grade- point average (3.8) as the highest among AKA women in the western region. In addition, her academic achievements qualified her for the sorority’s National Leadership Fel low and an all-expenses paid trip for Leadership Training in Atlanta, GA., in June. This summer Kelly also will spend time in Washington, D.C., as an intern for the Sm ithsonian’s Latino Outreach Program. Kelly received her bachelor’ sde- gree in foreign languages (Spanish Trisha Kelly and French from PSU this spring. She will return to the University for the fall term to pursue a m aster’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers o f Other Languages (TESOL). Trisha Kelly is a resident o f Portland, Oregon, and a graduate of Jefferson High School. Small Business Administration Recognizes Minority Small Business Advocate Donnie Young Griffin Donnie Young G riffin, Director o f corporate C om m unications and com m unity Affairs, US W est Com munication in Oregon, has been named as the “ M inority Small Business A d vocate o f the Y ear” for Region X by the Small Business A dm inistration, the Portland D istrict O ffice has an nounced. G riffin w as also recently recog nized as the M inority Small Business A dvocate for SB A ’s Portland Area. The aw ard is presented to individuals who have made outstanding contribu tions o f time and efforts to further minority business developm ent. Griffin was cited by the SB A in 1990 for his support, dedication, en- thusiasm and cooperation in the prom o tion o f minority small businesses. As chair o f the Advisory Board of the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME), he played a key role in gaining public and private sector support for this organization. Griffin was responsible for securing a permanent location for OA M E, which was donated by U S West. He currently serves as a Board M em ber o f the Urban League o f Port land and has initiated corporate in volvem ent in Indian Business D evel opm ent and is involved in several Eco nomic D evelopm ent projects which focus on m inority business involve ment. Continued on Page 8 1992 Debutantes April Cannon Chris Frazier Rhonda Rollins Lisa Grant Carla Warren Chris Frazier April Cannon Lisa Grant Rhonda Rollins Carla Warren The Lcs Femmes Cavaliers live by respect, we respect ciders and also our peers, but most importantly we respect ourselves. By respecting my self, I carry m yself in a manner where at all times and at all places I am in control o f myself. I show others that 1 know how to adapt in all situations. I know there is a time for fun and a time for business and I can distinguish be tween the two. I feel that a Debutante is a young lady that shows good leadership skills and gives back to her community by doing various service projects. I have good moral character and exhibit it at all times. I know I am a debutante because I have tried to give back to my community by becoming involved with service projects. Being a Debutante has helped me to be a positive role model for my peers. When I was younger I thought a Debutante was som e stuck-up rich “ Daddy’s Little Girl,” but as I become a Debutante it’s much more than that. In order to be presented to the society or community, I must volunteer my time to my community. That means to give my time without expecting anything in return, just the joy o f helping someone gives me what 1 need. I plan to be a professional dancer in a touring dance company, some day becoming the Ar tistic Director o f my own dance com pany. I attended Benson High School to be fully involved in their health occu pations program. In my/ spare time I enjoy reading love stories. I also enjoy writing. I like to write short stories about people that I believe were great people in the days o f ancient times. I plan to attend Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. I will major in N urs ing inordcr to obtain a B.A. in science. The person that I believe that I am is very out going. 1 try to be very honest and respectful at all tim es. I have always been the type o f person to just do enough to get by, but now I intend on being the best I can be. I try to let the Lord guide and lead me at all times. u A * * • «b * * *-> *4ki*-* fr A * *•>, V* ^5* •*••*’ * * f , * * 01
