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Wings of Love and G.l
Joes Help the Needy
The holiday season traditionally
inspires expressions of love and con­
cern for our fellow man. Individuals
and organizations alike, are plunged
into the spirit of giving and readily
provide gifts and services for the needy.
While these seasonal expressions
of generosity are whole heartedly wel­
comed by most recipients, the effect is
a temporary solution to the continual
problems of the homeless, the poverty
ridden and the downtrodden. A band-
aid applied to a gaping wound.
Mrs. Mays (better known as Sister
Mays), owner operator of the Wings of
Love, located at 100 N.E. Moore S l , is
well aware of the need for continued
assistance to certain segments of the
community,and she is doing something
about it. S ister Mays gives of herself not
only during the Christmas holidays, but
on any given day. Sister Mays will do
what she can to help people in need. A
bom again Christian lady, Sister Mays
has helped many “street people” over­
come drug abuse problems, cope with
low self esteem and has given many a
lost soul a sense o f purpose. Her daily
prayer vigils and words of inspiration
are a constant at the Wings of Love
building.
Sister Mays most recent “labor of
love” has been most remarkable. For
the past few weeks, Sister Mays has
solicited the help from individuals and
most significantly, G.L Joes stores to
acquire shoes for the needy. G.l. Joes
generously donated several large con­
tainers of shoes of various styles, colors
and types. Sister Mays and the recipi­
ents of these much needed footwear
wish to express their profound gratitude
to the private donors, and in particular,
David Harris, who spearheaded die do­
nations from G.L Joes store, Dennis
Irish and Ken Lauer of G.L Joes, who
authorized the donations.
Joe Keeton, a long lime supporter,
friend and recepient of Sister Mays
incredible kindness, says “were it not
for Sister Mays’, there is no telling
where I would be. I was in the streets,
doing all kind of wrong things and
Sister Mays helped me.” Joe went on to
say that Sister May prayed with him and
helped him to get “on the right track”.
Our community is certainly better
off with the “Wings of Love” that S ister
Mays is so willing to spread and to give
of herself so unselfishly.
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Ceremony To Mark
African-American
Passage Into Manhood
the lives of African and African-Ameri­
can historical figures. The young men
kept a log of pictures, articles and notes
related to their initiation. Other activi­
ties included researching family his­
tory, “adopting” a senior citizen for the
year, and performing acts of commu­
nity service.
According to Program Coordina­
tor Curtis Scott, “The program also
emphasizes planning for the future,
education, personal discipline and re­
spect for females.”
The Passage Ceremony will also
include a tribute to Frederick Mitchell
(Mstadi), a youth in the program who
drowned last summer at Vancouver
Lake.
A second group of young men is
being recruited for 1993.ContactCurus
Scott, Herm an Lessard or Joann
Rosevear 280-2600.
Three young men will celebrate
the transition from boyhood to man­
hood at a Rites of Passage Ceremony at
the Urban League’s Multi-Cultural Se­
nior Center at 5325 NE Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd. on December 30 from 7-
9 p.m. The ceremony takes place dur­
ing the Kwanzaa Celebration on the
night of Niaor Purpose. Members of the
news media are invited to attend.
The three youths and their Swahili
“passage names’ are Anthony Thomp­
son (La-Mkia),Lee Thompson (Daraja)
and Julian Ivory (Wiesie). They are the
first graduates of an innovative new
program started by the Urban League in
January. The 12-month program is de­
signed to leach 11 to 13-year-old boys
the responsibilities of manhood.
S ince January the youth have inter­
viewed community leaders, visited mi­
nority-owned businesses and researched
The Coalition of
Black Men Present
Achievement
Awards At Kwanzaa
Celebration
Martin Luther King Business K
Improvement Association, Inc.
Announces Formation -
Publishes Constitution
Tom Boothe Chairman of the Mar­
lin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Business Im­
provement Association, announced its
formation in the PORTLAND OB­
SERVERS ’ Deccmbser 9,1992 edition.
The association
was formed to address
business issues and
promote businesses
located on the MLK
Jr. Blvd. “To offer
c lear cut solutions and
im plem ent positive
change.”
T he fo llo w in g
are the boundaries set
forth applicable to the
association and rules
for membership.
Tom Boothe
Portland
Boundaries
Any and all businesses having an
address location on MLK Jr. Blvd., or
one block to the east on any cross street;
or one block to the west on any cross
street, is eligible for the status of propri­
etor residential membership; providing
the business is legal under the State of
Oregon Business Statutes, Multnomah
County and the City of Portland ordi­
nances.
Residential membership eligibil­
ity starts from a point to the north of the
junction of the 1-5 Freeway where MLK
Jr. Blvd. starts to a point on MLK Jr.
Blvd. south to the intersection of
Stephens Street.
The residential membership is ex­
pressed in three divisions. The north
division extends from
the 1-5 Freeway junc­
tion along MLK Jr.
Blvd, south to NE
Broadway. The cen­
tral division extends
along MLK Jr. Blvd.
from NE Broadway
to the north, along
MLK Jr. Blvd. south
to east Burnside. The
southern division ex­
tends from east
Burnside to the north
along MLK Jr. Blvd.
south to SE Stephens Street.
Associate and affiliate members
may have business offices anywhere
in the world. The membership is based
upon their support of the MLK Jr.
Blvd. business improvement objec­
tives.
Membership Rules
1. All businesses located along the
MLK Jr. Blvd. corridor shall practice
fair trade ethics, so as to establish an
honorable business reputation for the
corridor.
2. All businesses shall keep their
business premises well lighted and as
clean as possible
3. When a business has a business
complaint concerning an environmen­
tal or neighboring business problem,
that business should first file the com­
plaint with the association before go­
ing to the press or filing a lien suit.
4. The nuimber one objective of
the association is to encourage and
improve the MLK Jr. Blvd. corridor as
a better place to do business.
5. All new businesses who choose
to locate along the MLK Jr. Blvd.
co rrid o r w ill be given special
consideraton as an incentive; likewise
any business that wishes to expand to
MLK Jr. Blvd. will also be given spe­
cial consideration under the Federal
Community Reinvestment Act.
6. All businesses located along
the MLK Jr. Blvd. corridor is elibible
to participate in the association’s dis­
count certificate program. This pro­
gram will help retain customers to
continue to do business along the cor­
ridor.
7. The association will advertise
and promote the MLK Jr. Blvd. corri­
dor as a fair and honest place to do
business. The association expects its
members and all businesses located
along the MLK Jr. Blvd. corridor to do
their best to set high business stan­
“Everybody Talkn’ About
Heaven Aint Goin’ There”
“Prayer The Power S ource”
According to scripture, everyone is
not qualified to pray and how you
qualify? When God comes knocking
at the door to your heart, Just say,
"yes!,” to God
The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, knew
exactly what he was doing. How dare
man put these things asunder — Is
there nothing sacred anymore?
The Carr Family received Life
Time Achievement Awards from
the Coalition of Black Men during
the Kwanzaa Celebration Monday
night during the third night of
Celebration at the Multi Cultural
Senior Center. The theme for the
night was “A Tribute To Elders.
There were several other
presentations given to other
persons from the community.
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“What To Do If Your Child
Uses Drugs”
Part one of a series dealing with drugs,
your children and their need to realize
the harm that drugs can do to them.
Eight Institutions Awarded
Grants to Study Coronary
Heart Diseases In Blacks
Disparity In the health status of
minorities as compared to whites have
been documented.
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dards and live up to them.
8. Only dues paying residential
members are entitled for a response to
proposals or complaints. All propos­
als or complaints must be strictly for
the improvement of business, or must
have a direct effect on business in
your division alongthe MLK Jr. Blvd.
corridor. Remember this association
is not a complaint club, or a meet and
do nothing social club.
9. All proposals and/orcomplaints
must be legibly written and fded by
mailing them to MLK Jr. Blvd. Busi-
nessAssociation.POBox 11106,Port­
land, Or 97211.
10. All duespaying members will
receive minutes of meetings and up­
dates on all improvements and actions
that may have an effect on business
anywhere along the MLK Jr. Blvd.
corridor.
11. The public at large can follow
the progress of the Association by
reading the PORTLANDOBSER VER
neswpaper. The PORTLAND OB­
SERVER has been adopted as the
assoc iation’sofficialcommunications
vehicle for the public at large.
12. All established dues paying
businesses located within the associat’ s
boundaries are eligible for a feature
story to be published in the PORT­
LAND OBSERVER newspaper.
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