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Inner-City Family Outreach
Program Receives Kellogg
Foundation Grant
A dropout-prevention program in
volving hundreds of students from in
ner north and northeast Portland schools
recently receivcd a S10,000 grant from
the S.K. Kellogg Foundation to expand
family outreach efforts.
Tender Loving Care - Think and
Try (TLC-TnT), cosponsored by Port
land Public Schools and the Portland
Bureau of Parks and Recreation, pro
vides activities and services for pre
school through high school students
and their families.
The program, w hich began by serv
i n g families in theColum bia V illahous
ing project six years ago, begins each
summer with day cam ps and parent
meetings. TLC-TnT continues through
out the school year with parent retreats
and get-togethers, family activities, a
24-hour hotline and a mentorship pro
gram. In-school classes on building self
esteem and other topics also are pro
gram elements.
Last year TLC-Tnt served more
than 6<X) students and their families.
The grow ing program already has in
volved some 400 students this summer
and grant funds will enable family ser-
vicesand parent involvement to increase.
Faye Palmerton, coordinator o f a l
ternative programs at Portsmouth Middle
School, and Roy Pittman, assistant di
rector of Peninsula Park Community
Center, coordinate the TLC-TnT pro
gram.
The Kellogg Foundation was estab
lished in 1930 to “help people help
themselves.” As a private grant-m aking
foundation, it provides seed money to
organizations and institutions that have
identified problems and have designed
constructive action program s aimed at
solutions. A majority of the Foundation’s
grantmaking is focused on the areas o f
youth; leadership; philanthropy and
volunteerism; com m unity-based, prob
lem-focused health services; higher edu
cation; food systems; rural development;
groundwater resources (in the G reat
Lakes area); and economic develop
ment (in Michigan).
Sabin Community Association To Hold Its
Second Annual Multicultural Celebration
And Community Resources Fair
The Sabin Community A ssocia
tion extends an open invitation to their
second annual Multicultural C elebra
tion and Community Resources Fair.
The festival will take place on Sunday,
A ugust 30, 1-7 pm at the Sabin School
and play ground (4013 NE 18th). This
gala event promotes positive interac
tions among neighbors and various cul
tures. T here will be en tertainm ent
stages, ethnic foods, community re
source organizational booths, and ex
citing children’s activities. Com m u
nity service organizations will have the
opportunity to talk to local residents
about their programs.
Throughout the day there will be
crafts, story-telling, and games for chil
dren. There will be a raffle with over 50
prizes, a neighborhood talent show, an
international marketplace, and com
munity history displays, some of the
perform ance groups include I-Zaya
gospel rap, Skarlett Rhythmn and Blues,
Illusion jazz, Ed Edmo telling Native
American stories, the Hallelujah Kids
gospel group , Bow and Arrow Native
American Dancers, Black Regime rap,
and Aratas dances from Hungary. Fam
ily fun for all ages! Come celebrate
diversity! The festival is free and open
to the public.
Last year this festival received both
national and local recognition contrib
uting to Sabin’s Spirit of Portland award
and grand prize as national N eighbor
hoods USA Neighborhood of the Year.
Be sure to mark /Xugust 30 on your
calendar for this is an event you w on’t
want to miss!!
POVA & Roy Jay Headed To Court
( 'ontmued from front page
ob\ ions from their past performance and
posture dealing with African Americans
that they feel we are insignificant Jay
cites that in his 10 years involved with
POVA. there have been less than 20
minority business members out of nearly
800 membership and only 2 or 3 African
Americans in some of the lowest pay ing
positions within the organization.
As being a knowledgeable business
entrepreneur, he discovered several dis
crepancies in the POVA by laws, lack of
an required affirmativ e action plan, m i
nority convention and employee recruit
ment as well as a host of many other
business requirements and regulations
w Inch had gone unaudited for years by an
association w hich should have been moni
tored by the various tax funding sources.
Noticing so many discrepancies and
lack of certain opportunities for many
businesses and individuals, in 1989, he
started several other operations that in
cluded convention and visitor services
related to help enhance the potential sales
coming to the area.
Over three years later, with growing
success and acceptance of Jays indepen
dent and privately owned operation,
POVA now is cry ing foul and unfair trade
practices He has developed a massive
computer network along with creating
the Telefax system was able to refer leads
and callers to various businesses within a
matter of minutes and hours instead of
the conventional days and weeks. The
local telephone directory reveals that one
of his operations is the only one utilizing
a toll free 800 number to attract callers
from all over the country. Even POVA,
with an annual taxpayer budget of over
$.3 million never thought of this simple
marketing technique This is a classic
case of business racism says Jay. POVA
has been notified by Jay s attorneys that
they will be requesting«$ I million to $5
million dollar bond should they seek
and get a preliminary injunction while
the matter winds it way through the
courts. In the meantime, hotclsand many
others, according to spokespeople for
Jay s office, arc lining up to volunteer
testimony or support for the native
Portlander who has generated not only
goodwill but millions of dollars in po
tential leads and visitor referrals over
the past years. If he can do this good
without taxpayer funding, imagine how
Portland and Oregon could benefit by
becoming partners w ith him. Eviden
tially, POVA fell that they were the only
source to promote conventions and tour
ism until they found out that someone
else was also capable of providing the
marketing and serv ice, said one local
resident.
Jays attorneys have also notified
city and state officials that their agen
cies may also be included as third parties
in the counterclaim which is anticipated
within the next few w eeks against POVA
since a majority of the organizations
funding it is through tax dollars from
various city, metro and state sources.
By the time all of this is over.. .win,
lose or draw 1 hope that every one on the
other side of the fence fully understands
that Homey dont play that. Every
business, that desires, rcgardlcssof color,
size, financial or social status should be
allowed the opportunity to cash in on
this growing multi m illion dollar con
vention and tourist industry in Oregon.
Thcres plenty for everyone, says Jay.
S u p r e m e C o u r t J u s t ic e T o
S p e a k In S a le m
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day
O ’Connor will be the principal guest
speaker at the re-dedication ceremonies
for the Truman W esley Collins Legal
Center at 3 p.m. on September 10. The
Legal Center was redently remodeled,
almost doubling in size.
O ’Connor was nominated as an as
sociate justice o f the United States Su
prem e C ourt by P resident R onald
Reagan in 1981. Prior to that she served
on Arizona Court of Appeals and as
Arizona State Senator from 1969 to
1975.
The Truman W esley Collins Legal
Center, which opened in 1967, has an
enrollment of approximately 450 stu
dents. Dean Robert M isncr said the in
creased size at the College of Law does
not mean more students. “ We are com
mitted to quality education for the num
ber of students we have now ,” Misner
said, “ we are not looking to increase our
enrollm ent.”
On September 11 the College of
Law will sponsor a symposium on the
judiciary with keynote speaker W allace
Carson, chief justice o f the Oregon Su-
Free health Screening Offered
The hospitals and health care o r
ganizations of Legacy Health System
invite area seniors (age 55+) to attend
a Free Health Screening. The screen
ing provides num erous im portant
health tests and services, including:
blood test (cholesterol, blood sugar,
and others), general physical assess
ment by nurses, blood pressure, dental
and oral cancer check, vision and glau
coma check, hearing test, lung health
check nutrition counselling, breast
cancer self-examination instructions,
11’30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.
Loraine loves the smallness and
diversity of the PCC Cascade
Campus. She's been using it as a
neighborhood community re
source for a long time.
and others.
For those desiring the full blood
test, it is suggested you arrive in a
fasting state - no food or drink (except
w ater and m edications) for the previ
ous 12 hours. Known diabetics should
follow their regular eating schedule.
Screenings are conducted weekly
at different locations throughout the
Portland Metropolitan area. Please call
Carmen Lawson, R.N. at 241-3478 to
obtain a schedule o f screening dates
and locations.
CELEBRATE WOMEN’S
EQUALITY DAY
August 26, 1992
Loraine A. Fischer
preme Court. Panel discussions will fea
ture the topics: Ethics in the Courtroom,
Judicial Administration, Crim inal Law
and the Judiciary, and Civil Law and the
Judiciary. For more information call the
College o f Law, 370-6402. Other speak
ers include the following W illamette
alumni; W illiam Crow, president, O r
egon State Bar Association; Ross G.
D avis, district court judge, Jackson
County; Mary J. DeiLs, Oregon Court o f
Appeals; paul DeMuniz, Oregon Court
of Appeals; Terrence Finney, superior
court judge. State of California; John
Jelderk, magistrate, United States Dis
trict C ourt for the D istrict of Oregon;
Frank Knight, presiding judge. Circuit
C o u rt, B e n to n C o u n ty ; C h a rle s
Luukincn, presiding judge.CircuitCourt,
Polk county; John Schwartz, superior
court judge, San Mateo C ounty, C alifor
nia; Joan Seitz, presiding judge, Circuit
Court, Douglas County; BrianTollefson,
superior court judge, Pierce County,
W ashington; C. Gregory West, presid
ing j udge, Circ uit Court, Marion County,
Oregon: Janice R. W ilson, district court
judge, M ultnomah County, Oregon.
Terry Schrunk Plaza
(Across from Federal Building 1220 SW 3rd)
ENJOY SHORT SPEECHES AND MUSIC
"Without PCC, 1 wouldn't be
moving in the direction I'm
going," she says.
Oregon Women Candidates will join you in commemorating the anniversary of women’s right to
vote (1920 Nationally; 1912 in Oregon)...Meet your present and future elected representatives in
City, County, State and National Government. .T efs move toward our 52%Representative
government. IT'S ABOUT TIME!! 1 ^
A ceramic mask-maker, Loraine
wants to make her living as a full
time artist. Some of her work has
just been a cce p te d into the
Rental/Saies Gallery of the
Portland Art Museum - definitely a
step in tha t direction. She is the
first ceram ic artist to be so recognized.
Loraine will take more courses at PCC Cascade. "I've
enjoyed going there so much. PCC has really helped me
grow as an artist."
PCC Cascade.
The friendly campus in your neighborhood.
Together, let's explore what's in your future.
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