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Transition Projects Call Attention To Homeless B A G H O M E L E S S N E S S , th e Projects a year ago an d has two p ri annual com m unity event sponsored mary purposes, to raise community by T ran sition Projects to call attention aw aieness o f the problem s facing the to th e needs o f the hom eless, will hom eless and to provide monetary be held W ednesday, May 19, at Pio support to T ransition Projects for its neer C ourthouse Square. T he special program s to assist the hom eless and com m unity activity rises money to less fortunate through em ergency shel support T ransition Projects’ program s ter, clean up, alcohol and drug treat serving the hom eless and less fortu m ent, job readiness skills train in g and money m anagem ent. nate. T ra n s itio n P ro je cts, form erly O n BAG H O M ELESSN ESS know n as Burnside Projects, is the D A Y , everyone in m etropolitan P ort largest provider o f services to the land is encouraged to take a bag lunch hom eless in the City o f Portland, hav to w ork and donate the equivalent of ing done so for more th an 22 years. w hat they would norm ally spend for a Last year, m ore than 6,000 individu m eal to T ransition Projects. T ransition Projects staff and o th als w ere helped through its program s ers from the com munity w ill gather at o f em ergency shelter, clean up cen Pioneer C ourthouse Square at noon ters, alcohol and drug outpatient trea t on M ay 19 to call attention to the m ent, jobs readiness skills training, im portance o f the com m unity w ork crisis intervention and money m an ing together to break the cycle o f agem ent Daily, the agency provides em er hom elessness M usic for the d ay ’s gency night shelter to 140 single adult event will be provided by the Terry m en and women. A nother 300-500 Robb Band. use the day shelter and clean up cen T h e BA G H O M E L E S S N E S S ters at the agency’s G lisan Street Com p roject w i r as T ra n sitio n uo o started iu n v u v by j ----------- IN T R O D U C IN G m unity Service Center. M o re th a n 1 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s - adults an d youth-are estim ated to be h o m e less in P o rtla n d a t any one tim e These people are hom e less for a v ariety o f reaso n s and most w ould like nothing better than to be able to retu rn to in d ep en d e n c e a n d s e lf- s u f fic ie n c y . It is the desire to help these people to deal w ith th e is s u e s c a u s in g th e ir h o m e le s s n e s s th a t m a k e s th e BAG H O M ELESSN ESS project such a m eaningful one. O f the estim ated 1 ,0 0 0 h o m e le s s p e r s o n s , m o re than 400 are housed in shelters in the D o w n to w n /B u rn sid e are a. O th ers sleep in cars and under the b r'dges. Specially printed BA G H O M E LESSN ESS lunch bags w ill be d is trib u te d th ro u g h b u sin e sse s an d churches. They may also be obtained at T ransition Projects m ain ad m in is trative offices at 1211 SW M ain. A d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n a b o u t B A G H O M ELESSN ESS can be obtained A R E V O L U T IO N A R Y IN ID E A B A N K IN G : L o a n s F o r P eo ple W h o a c t u a l l y N eed T he M o n ey . by calling 274-8004. Terry Aarnio Selected As Oregon s Small Business Person Of The Year M r T ed W innow ski, C hairm an an d C EO o f Key Bank o f O regon and Mr. John G ilm an, SBA D istrict D i rector, would like to congratulate M r Terry A arnio, President o f O regon Iron W orks, Inc for being selected as the “ Sm all B usiness Person o f the Y ear” , for 1992. A reception w ill be held in his honor May 6, 1993 at 1 45 p. m. at the Key Bank Towe r at PacW est Center. Previous w inners o f this pres tie io u s a w a rd in c lu d e w o rm tig io u s a w a rd in c lu d e N o rm W n n in g sta d , F loating Point an d T o m B ruuare M entor G raphics B rugare, M entor u r a p n _ A n advisory council m ade up o f private citizens from the local busi ness com m unity selected Terry from a field o f nom inees based on criteria such as: com pany longevity, response to adversity, evidence o f contributions to the com m unity, an d current and past financial statem ents. T his selec- tion m akes him a contender for the “ Sm all B usiness Person o f the Y ear” aw ard at the national level; an honor to be bestow ed by President C linton and his staff at a celebration in W ashington D C , in conjunction w ith “ Sm all Busi- ncss W eek” , w hich is nationally rec- ognizedM ay 10 through 14 T his w eek tio n , a d a ta p ro c e s s in g fa c ility , K eyCorp M ortgage, a full-line na- tional m ortgage firm ; an d Key T rust com pany o f the Northw est, the first regional trust com pany au thorized to conduct business in b oth W ashington and O regon. Key Banks are also lo- cated in A laska, Idaho, New York, M aine, U tah, W ashington, and Wyo- w as nationally proclaim ed to recog- nizc people active in the sm all busi- ness com m unity for th eir personal ac- com plishm ents an d their com m itm ent to devoting tim e to others. o f b a n ming. K eyC orp (N Y SE :K EY ) w ith as- sets more th an $23 b illio n is a multi- regional bank holding com pany head- quartered in A lbany, N ew York. It has R i n g expanslQn actlvl. m ore th an $1.6 billion, has 71 loca- tions throughout the W illam ette V al- ley from Portland to Eugene Key Bank o f O regon is a subsidiary o f K eyCorp O ther subsidiaries in the Key C orp net- S o m e banks seem to th in k you need lots and lots o f stu ff hefon you m n ,v r a loan. H o u s e s . C a r s . Y ach ts. It s o r t o f m a k e s y o u w o n d e r : i f s o m e o n e s a lre a d y g o t all th a t s tu ff, w h a t d o th e y n e e d a lo an f o r ’ T h a t ’s w h y w e ’ve c o m e u p w ith O p p o r t u n i t y L oans. S o e v e n i f y o u r in c o m e ’s low c h a n c e s a re fa irly h ig h y o u c a n g e t a lo an . F o r th in g s y o u n e e d . L ik e a n e w r e f r i g e ra to r. S o m e re a so n a b ly n ic e n e w a lu m in u m g u tte r s . O r to pay s o m e re a s o n a b ly p a in f u l d e n ta l b ills. A n y w ay , it s e e m e d lik e a p r e tty d e c e n t i d e a i f w e d o say so o u rse lv e s. O p p o r t u n i t y L oans. ties in the N ortheast and N orthw est As “ A m erica's N eighborhood B ank, ’ Key C orp pursues a m iddle-m arket target concentrating its resources in cities and sm all com m unities o f the BANK wiwwinv L o an s fo r p e o p le w h o a c tu a lly n e e d th e m o n ey © 1 9 9 3 U S . D ank. M em b er F i l l C w ork include Key Services C orpora- northern tier s t a t e s . ___________ Selling Homes or Home s« rvic®*¿ Sell in The Portland Observer, Call 288-003 î NECDC SUPPORTS FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS Foreclosure Homes Cheap T here are know ledgeable p co p k buym g r“ c J o “ d p ' , f“ B a ' n k s ’ raiefo rso m e o n ew ith g o o d cred itw h o described rn detail in the book 2 S S S is w illing ,0 take over the deb, T h is T „ e R e a d in g Tree Presents your own home for less than what you are aren’t sure you can afford it? currently paying in rent? T he N O RTH EA ST C O M M U N ITY D E V E L If you are lo o k in g fo r a fle x ib le h o m e- O PM E N T CO R PO RA TIO N (N E C D C ) has newly o w n ers constructed and com pletely renovated hom es av ail p la n and a f f o rd a b le q u a lity in a diverse neighborhood, you could benefit from our able for purchase at affordable prices. program . If you are: Bad credit stoppi ng y ou9 T hrough the N ehem iah • A first-tim e hom e buyer H ousing O pportunity Progiam , N ECD C has been • A w age earner whose total family income docs not able to help indiv iduals w ith past credit problem s exceed $39,200 annually and even bankruptcy purchase their ow n homes. So. • A tenant paying more than $400 in m onthly d o n ’t give up your hope of hom e ow nership until rent Y ou may be qualified to purchase a 3 bedroom , you’ve tried all avenues. 1 1/2 bath hom e featuring a fully equipped kitchen, w asher , dryer, security system, and a lully lan d Stop d reami ng and start 1 ivi ng i n a house o f your own Just call the N ortheast C om m unity Develop ment C orporation at 282-5482 and ask for more scaped lawn for a first m ortgage am ount o f $60,000 You may also be qualified lor a 30-yeai lived rate m ortgage a, 6 5% intcr-cst and up to $3.000 in down inform ation of the N ehem iah first-tim e hom e buyers program and how wc can help you afford the house o f your dream s. paym ent assistance grants NECDC n o r th east c o m m u n ity d evelo pm en t co rpo ratio n 4 1 1 4 N V A N C O U V E R A V E N U E • P O R T IA M O ^ X m ent have caused property ow ners to default on th e ir m ortgages. Every day £ ^ e S e S i o n s a i e le^ O R E G O N 9 7 2 1 7 • 503 2 8 2 5 4 8 2 • FA X 5 0 3 -2 8 2 9 1 5 2 accent flh ^ som ew here in th e nation an auction . eer is selling hom es or com m ercial ertv a“ properties. T he D ep an m en . o H o^s’ “ X X ” Why rent when you may be able to own Interested in owning your own home, but dons, loss o f jo b s and under em ploy- - . P a r t > The Reading 1 tee is presenting luc o f th e prop- its l« th aim,...I silent auction and . eaeer to add nropertv they punch party, Saturday May 22nd ai the W estm inster Fireside Room. Io24 N E H an eo ch S , from I to5pm I,o k - foreclosedo^m ore6^ ^ ^ , 0 0 0 hom es bought back property^at^he auction^ ets arc5$3.0O> last year w hile the V A foreclosed o banks are w ,» mJ m ore th an 30,000. A dd to h« banks d e a l s ^ J tlhemgthousandsfo r J xes v is it with fnends and ne.ghbors-tund and m aintenance u ad i th e , ge, rid o f for a l f F o r more tnform atton cal, 281-1768 ---------- — f o m e l o s u m s m u f il^ m l W .in o th e r ... S X “ g u " T m e m a?h higher be done before bid d in g a . a s h e rif f s All this property is g oing on the m ar- auction. M ost liens are cleaned of by ket in a tin Jew h en dem and is low. the auction but others such as taxes A ccording to T ed Thom as, o f the rem ain as lens that are assum ed by the non-profit C onsum er Education re- search C enter, w hile foreclosure is som etim es a tragedy for the individual property ow ner, it has created a bo nanza for those w ho know how to profit from w hat he calls the hidden m arket .” H e adds th at it is easy to find th is hidden property because it is all recorded in pubic records in court — _________ — ------- r Free Contact Lenses Available Ih ro u g h Study For more in fo rm atio n , co n tact Steven fletcher, D irector ot C om - m unity relations (503) 224 - 5 — ATTENTION . HOMEOWNERS ____ ___ _ houses all over the county. T hom as has w ritten a book, YOUR ILLU STR A TED G U ID E TO FO R E CLOSURE G O LD M IN IN G ,available from C onsum er C enter. 350 Scotland Road, O range, NJ 0 7 0 5 0 ,1-800-USA- 0121 ($39.95). T his county records arc open to the public every weekday You can buy lists o f foreclosure suits as soon as they are filed. Lists o f bank and governm ent ow ned foreclosure properties arc also available It's all there for the taking Just a little rese arch p lu s p ersev eran ce, mixed w ith a bi, o f negotiation skill and you have profitable w in-w in busi ness, according to T hom as After a foreclosure action has been started bu, before the sale, the default ing hom eow ner w ill often be w illing to lc, someone else take over the m ort gage for little or no money In fact, in freshm ents auctl0I1 llem s. large and sm all 25 HOMES WANTED To Train Applicators (Under Supervision Fully Guaranteed) To Install — Mi MB BM M MB MAIL COUPON OR CALL ANDERSON BUILDERS & CONSTRUCTION. INC 3511 N I 74th Portland OR 9/213 (503) 281-1855 NEW 1993 Vinyl Siding k 100% AS SEEN ' Financing O.A.C. ON TV CCB#526O3~" " " ™ ANOUK 135RP t • • * » • '** A