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Red Cross Thanks Community For
Supporting King Blood Drive
American Red Cross collected 46 pints
of blood in Dr. King's honor at the
Sixth Annual King Memorial Blood
Drive. More than half of the donated
blood was given by people of color.
Fifteen people signed up as potential
bone marrow donors and eight people
signed up as pheresis donors, donors
who give special parts of their blood to
meet more specific patient needs.
According to Blood Drive Volunteer
Chairman Charles Stoudamire, thanks
to the community's support and in­
volvement, the event was a success.
"Many different companies, organi­
zations, and schools opened their arms
to Red Cross allowing us an opportu­
nity to recruit donors from their ranks.
We were given a chance to educate
and inform people of color about the
special part they play in providing a
safe, adequate blood supply."
Stoudamire said the local American
Red Cross has nearly 300,000 blood
donors on its files, less than one per­
cent of whom are African American.
The organization's goal is to increase
the percentage to seven,mirroring the
local area's African American popu­
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proof of a deposit with the State
Treasurer (as provided under
ORS 806.110)
5. proof of a DMV policy for self-
insurance (as provided under
ORS 806.130)
Please contact your insurance
carrier for more infoonation.
Will the police pull over a car on the
hunch th at the d riv e r’s c a r is
uninsured?
No. An officer will not stop a
motorist unless the officer has reason
to believe that the vehicle contains
some person or evidence relevant to a
violation of a law or that the driv er
has committed or is committing an
offense Police will not be setting up
roadblocks or checkpoints.
Will this ordinance apply to non­
residents of Portland?
The state law requiring insur­
ance applies to all motorists in Or­
egon. Thus, the ordinance applies to
any person where the officer develops
the reasonable belief that the operator’s
car is not insured. Like state law it
makes no exception for motorists w ho
are not residents of Portland or of the
State of Oregon.
W hat constitutes proof of insur­
ance? Is the insurance information
on the back of one’s vehicle regis­
tration enough.
Because a person can meet the
state’s financial liability laws in vari­
ous ways, including self-insurance,
no fool-proof description or checklist
of acceptable proof of insurance can
be provided. The ordinance allows an
officer to tow a vehicle if the officer
reasonably believes a factual basis
exists for issuing a citation for driving
without insurance. “Proof of insur­
ance” in this context, would therefore
be “such proof as would satisfy a
reasonable and prudent person, con­
sidering the person’s training, expe­
rience and common sense and taking
into account the totality of the cir­
cumstances.”
The insurance information on
the back of one’s vehicle registration
does not fit these criteria because that
information may not be current or
true.
W hat if a vehicle is insured, but is
towed anyway?
City Council recognizes that it
may take a while for some people to
develop the habit of carrying proof of
"African Americans have uniqueblood
types and combinations ofblood types.
African American patients, like those
with sickle cell anemia, will rely on
other African Americans when they
require these closely tissue-matched
blood products," Stoudamire ex­
plained.
All the blood donated was screened to
look for rare blood types. Lab staff
discovered one donor who has a blood
type that only appears in one in 5,000
African Americans.
Stoudamire thanked Doris' Cafe,
Nature's Fresh Northwest, Popper's
Supply, Portland Bottling Company,
Ruth Ashbrook Bakery and Starbucks,
for the canteen donations they con­
tributed
"Our success is a result of the generous
support provided to us from the Na­
tional Council of Negro Women,
Portland's Black Firefighters Asso­
ciation. Portland Police Bureau, Port­
land State University's Black Studies
Department, the Urban League of
Portland, and Mallory Avenue Chris­
tian Church."
Stoudamire hopes to exceed the goal
of 50 pints of blood next year and
Blood donors complete required paperwork before giving blood in the encourages community groups inter­
ested in supporting the drive to call
late Dr King's honor at Red Cross' Sixth Annual King Memorial
Blood Drive. Pictured are Charles Stoudamire, Blood Drive volunteer him at 284-0011, ext. 301.
other hand, ifthe circumstances cause
the officer to reasonably believe that
the car has been purchased without
transferring title, that fact that the
car is registered to a car dealer may
not prevent its being towed.
Does this ordinance apply to rental
car drivers?
Yes. Rental car companies re­
quire that the driver must be insured;
each driv er needs to carry that proof
of insurance.
Will an officer accept a photocopy
of an insurance card as proof of
insurance?
Motorists should carry the origi­
nal card from the insurance com­
pany with them at all times. A pho­
tocopy is not recommended because
they can be altered with and may not
constitute “such proof as would sat­
isfy a reasonable and prudent per­
son.
W hat if the driver has insurance
but the owner of the vehicle does
not? Will the car be towed?
No. as long as the driver can
show proof of insurance if stopped by
a police officer.
W here should proof of insurance
cards be kept?
Some insurancecardsare printed
with the driver’s name and home
address. For crime prev ention rea­
sons these should not be kept in the
vehicle in case the vehicle is stolen
(the thief then has a home address
and. sometimes, a key or a garage
door opener). Therefore, motorists
are encouraged to carry the insur­
ance card with their driver’s license.
W hat are the current towing and
storage fees?
The standard towing fee is $75
and storage fees are $122 a day.
Additional questions?
Regarding Contact
Your personal insurance needs
Your insurance agent or company
representative
Obtaining proof of insurance
Your insurance agent or company
representative
Obtaining insurance Insurance
company of your choice
Difficulty in obtaining insurance
Western Insurance Information Ser­
vice, 643-6355
Releasing a vehicle from tow
Police Information Line, 823-INFO
(4636)
insurance w ith them. Therefore, dur­
ing the first six months of the ordi­
nance, the City will pay the towing
and storage costs when an insured
vehicle is towed. This courtesy is
limited to one time per vehicle and
one time per household or business
and must be exercised w ithin 72 hours
of the tow.
When presented with proof that
the v ehicle was insured when it was
towed, the Police Bureau will prov ide
the owner a form which can be pre­
sented to the tow ing company for the
release of the v ehicle without paying
the towing fee and costs. The towing
company will bill the city for its ser­
vices.
W hat if an auto repair shop em­
ployee p ick s up so m eo n e’s
uninsured ca r and is stopped w hile
driving it to the shop?
Auto repair shop drivers, like all
motorists, are required to have insur­
ance and must be able to produce
proof of insurance.
Will the lienholder be notified of
impending sale at the same time that
the debtor is? We only have 10 days to
respond and protect out interest. If a
person does not keep the car insured,
it is a default under our contract.
DMV makes note of the lienholder
and the branch from which the pur­
chase money loan originated.
Every effort will be made to as­
sure that the interests of lienholder in
vehicles towed under this ordinance
are not harmed or prejudiced in any
way. Insurance companies and com­
mercial lenders are encouraged to
work with the Police Bureau to dev ise
a process for prompt notification of
the tow and impending sale of such
vehicles.
W hat about a car owned by a car
dealer, driven for business pu rposcs,
such as a test-drive or to and from
a detailer? Insurance documents
won't be in the car. Are these cars
at greater risk of being towed?
Our officers will make reason­
able judgements in the application of
the ordinance, taking into account the
totality of the circumstance Because
auto dealers are required by law to
have insurance for the cars on their
lots, a reasonable police officer prob­
ably would be satisfied if a computer
check on the car’s plates revels that
the car is registered to a dealer. On the
Denise Bell, Reverend at mallory Avenue Christian Church, donated
blood at American Red Cross' Sixth Annual King Memorial Blood
Drive. African American blood donors are in great demand.
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Lions ofOregon District 36-0 are
preparing for the nincth annual Mane
Event Auction. This event is the
primary source of funds for the O r­
egon Lion's Sight and H earing
Foundation, which provides care to
needy Oregonians with vision and
hearing impairments It will be held
this year. Saturday, March 27th a, the
Red Lions, Lloyd Center
Auction items this year will in­
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Jackie is eight years old
Unless her leukemia is ar­
rested, she may never be nine.
Her only hope is a treat­
ment that’s been successful in
cases like hers: a hone marrow
transplant.
But to have a transplant,
Jackie needs to find a donor.
Someone whose hone marrow
matches hers exactly.
together a list of volunteers.
People w illin g to give of
themselves, so someone else
can have the chance to live.
Learn more about becom­
ing a hone marrow donor. Call
your local bhxxl center; or
the National Marrow Donor
Program, at 1-800 654-1247
You might be just the donor
Jackie's waiting for.
And for someone who’s
black, that’s the hard part.
You sec, the best chance of
finding an exact match for
Jackie would be someone else
who’s black.
But there simply aren't
enough black donors yet.
To help Jackie, and others
like her, the National Marrow
Donor Program is putting
Give a Gift of the Heart on Valentine’s Day
Free Marrow Screening for people of color
Sunday, Feb. 14,1993
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Bethel A.M.E. Church • 5828 N.E. 8th Ave • Portland, Oregon
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