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Santa’s helpers are starling early
this year on the St. V incent de Paul
Society’s 53rd annual Christmas Food
Program.
O n the next two Saturdays, No­
vember 14 and 21, some 1,600 volun­
teers will fan out across the M etropoli­
tan Portland area. According to Janice
Pelster, the Society’s executive direc­
tor, they will go door-to-door asking for
canned goods and non-perishable dry
foods.
O n November 16, the Society’s
Christmas Request Phone Bureau will
be open to calls from families or indi­
viduals wanting to receive a food box.
The num ber to call is 232-9797. Hours
for the Bureau are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., M onday through Friday.
The Christmas W arehouse, 2050
NW Front, is open and receiving bulk
donations o f food. Volunteers wanting
to help sort and package the food should
call 234-1114.
O ther activities in the Christmas
Food Program include:
♦Food collection and delivery of
baskets by students at the area’s four
Catholic high schools-Central Catho­
lic, Jesuit High School, LaSalle High
School and S l M ary’s Academ y. They“
will deliver to some 250 families start­
ing December 16.
♦-Some 1,600 volunteers will de­
liver food to an estimated 5,000 fam i­
lies throughout the Metropolitan area
on Saturday, December 19.
♦ On Monday, December 21, vol­
unteers will pay a return visit to homes
where food was requested but no one
was home on the first visit.
Anyone wanting to volunteer in
these activities can call the special vol­
unteer number 234-1114.
Persons wanting to donate money,
should send checks to the Christmas
Fund, St. Vincent de Paul Society,P.,O .
Box 82849, Portland, O r., 97282.
Adopt A Family Lines Open
Those interested in helping out a
needy family for the holidays may now
sign up to be adopters for Volunteers o f
A merica's Adopt A Family Program.
The num ber to call is 23-ADOPT (232-
3678). Adopters will be matched with
a family which is m ost appropriate in
size and location. The adopters will
make personal contact w ith the family
to determ ine their particular needs, then
provide food, clothing, and toys for the
holidays.
“This is a wonderful way to cel­
e b ra te th e C h ris tm a s s p ir it o f
giving,”saidPattiePardue, program co­
ordinator. “W hen you adopt a family,
you realize how much even the sm allest
gifts can mean for someone else, espe­
cially the children.”
Each year families, businesses, ser­
vice groups, em ployee groups, and
groups of friends gather their resources
to participate in this program. “ Since
the families who apply for help have a
wide range o f needs, there is room in the
program for anyone who wants to help,
said Pardue.
Last year the pregram matched
over 1000 families, totalling several
thousand people reached through the
program. The program directors expect
the num ber o f requests for the program
to increase this year and are urging
more people to assist as adopters.
Anyone interested in volunteering
to work a three-hour shift for the Adopt
A Family phone bank is encouraged to
call 235-8655.
Volunteers o f America is a nation­
wide social service organization with
branches in over 200 com m unities.
Volunteers o f A m erica Oregon, Inc.
serves the community through child
care, family preservation programs, a
shelter for homeless women with chil­
dren, a seniorcenter, senior health clinic,
adult day care program , residential al­
cohol and drug treatm ent facilities, a
shelter for homeless adolescent girls,
and a Christm as Assistance program.
The United States Veterans will host its annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner,
at G abie’s Lounge, 5700 N. E. M LK, Jr. Boulevard, N ovem ber 26,1992.
7am-9am Coffee and doughnuts, 12 noon Sandwiches and Soup, 3 pm - 5
pm Dinner Served, Mr Blockson 249-1893, James L. W ashington Sr. EME
Region #1 Com m ander United States Veteran, Inc. 285-3145._________
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Verification of income for the past 12 months or 90 days.
This can include: Notice or letter from AFS or Food Stamps;
pay stubs or a letter from your employer; proof of unemploy­
ment compensation and amounts; bank books; and business
records, if self-employed.
Current fuel bill (Northwest Gas, PP&.L) and oil bill.
Social Security cards for all household members.
Your Pacific power electric bill.
1.
O ne M an ’ s O pinion
In Consideration Of A Boycott
BY WILLIAM R. SCOTT
It is my understanding that a boy­
cott is designed to impact economically
on the targeted organization, business
or corporate entity. In the current situ­
ation involving Act III Theatres, I fear
that through an unfortunate set of cir­
cum stances a golden opportunity may
be lost.
Those of you who attended the
Urban League meeting this past Satur­
day may recall a young man about
seventeen years old who stood and
pointed to the fact, that when rioting
and pillaging, (the fear of which was the
underlying concern behind the unfortu­
nate decision by Act III) occurs, any
damage is usually suffered by retail
establishments in close proximity to the
point of ignition. He pointed out that
based on this premise we can be certain
that the Lloyd Center itself was an
unannounced co-signatory of the deci­
sion. In view o f this consider the fol­
lowing:
1. Act III Theatres have to all in­
tents and purposes, a monopoly in the
city of Portland.Thcrefore it would be
very difficult for the Boycott to impact
on them econom ically to any sign if i-
cant degree without board support from
the white community. This, we do not
have at this time.
2. Blacks do have considerable
economic power in Portland and in
Northeast Portland in particular.
3. It has long been evident espe­
cially during the holiday season when
Black people start to look around for
Christmas cards that have particular
meaning for them as a people, that the
stores in the Lloyd Center in no signifi­
cant way reflect the broad support that
they enjoy from the Black community.
The shops that carry posters and art will
probably capitalize on the image of
Malcolm X during the run of the motion
picture. But in it is doubtful if as a
whole, the altitudes and practices o f
those stores will change for the long
term.
In view o f these facts, I propose
that we seize this opportunity and boy­
cott for something more substantial than
the chance to see a movie close to
home.
Boycott The Entire Lloyd Center
Long Enough For Them To Feel The
W eight O f Black Economic Power By
Its Absence.
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homebound senior? Do you have an
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and looking for work and shelter? If so,
then the St. John’s YW CA wants you...to
attend its first Annual Volunteer Faire.
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Saturday, November 21, 1:00 P.M. to
4:00 P.M. at theSt. John’s YW CA, 8010
N. Charleston. Volunteers are encour-
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