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T he P ortland O bserver • F ebruary 02, 1994
What Is Power Smart? Precious “Jewel” Showcased
At Black Dollar Days
Products contributing to the efficient
use of other energy consum ing prod­
ucts (e.g. insulation & showerheads).
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Substitute for less efficient -
These products can be installed in
place o f less efficient products and
offer technology or design features
Power Sm art is based on three (e.g. T-8 fluorescent fixlures/lamps
and com puters with sleep mode).
main principles:
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A lternative technology -
• The efficient use o f electricity
These products offer a more efficient
• The beneficial use of electricity
alternative to other products in se­
• Environmental sensitivity
Power Smart Products are clas­ lected applications (e.g. compactfluo-
rescent lamps and microwave ovens).
sified by five product categories:
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High Value A pplication -
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Range o f efficiency - Prod­
ucts with a material range o f effi­ Products representing a high value
ciency and producing essentially the application of electricity for produc­
sam e re s u lt (e .g . in s u la tio n & tivity comfort, environmental protec­
tion, safety or security e.g. electric
showerheads).
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Contribute to efficiency - lawn mowers).
Power Sm art is a marketing pro­
gram which helps customers select
energy efficient products and use en ­
ergy wisely. It is a new concept in
creating broad consumer awareness
by linking retailers with PGE to pro­
mote Power Smart products.
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enterprise to do what she can to help
Doctor Jewel Crawford, one of the community.
Her message to the audience was
only a handful of Black women phy­
sicians in the entire Northwest, was full o f gems for taking care of “s e lf ’
the featured speaker at the second from a health perspective. But she
annual Black Dollar Days Task Force soon broaden her remarks to include
(BD D TF) R eception. W hile the the importance o f family and how
BDDTF highlighted A frican-A m eri­ Blacks must recommit themselves to
can businesses and presented awards the true values o f the Black com m u­
to several deserving B lack businesses, nity. Finally, she talked about the
none could better symbolize the value need for African-Americans to revive
of Black business to the community the entrepreneurial sp irit She con­
cluded by encouraging the audience
than Dr. Craw ford’s practice.
Dr. Crawford painted a picture of o f Black business owners to continue
how her father, owner o f a small their efforts to establish and maintain
grocery store in Brooklyn, New York, viable, independent businesses.
It was apparent by the large crowd
instilled an entrepreneurial spirit in
in
attendance
that many African-
her, as well as a work ethic to achieve
Americans
in
Portland
are beginning
her life-long goals. You had to be
to
realize
the
importance
o f owning
there to get a sense o f her amazing
or
supporting
Black
businesses.
The
innerstrength and how she continues
participated in the training program to prevail against trem endous odds in success o f the event reflects the hard
since it began in Decem ber o f 1988.
the businesses world. But more than work of the Black Dollar Days Task
Theses volunteers provide essential
that, it’s obvious to all that Dr. Force. This organization is basically
services to the nearly 60 women and
Crawford loves her people and is a group of grassroots Blacks working
children who call the W est “ hom e.”
determined within the scope o f her to raise the consciousness o f the com­
The diverse program s at the W est can
utilize a wide array o f volunteer inter­
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ests or time schedules. V olunteer op­
portunities are available with chil­
dren, adults or low -client-contact
projects. Volunteers are especially
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needed in the C hildren’s Program
during the summer daytim e hours.
The W est is a program o f The
Salvation Army Harbor Light R ecov­
B y J ames L . P osey
Salvation Offers Training
T he S alvation A rm y ’s W est
W om en’s and C hildren’s Shelter is
again offering its volunteer training
program beginning Saturday, Febru­
ary 5, 1994. The program includes
four Saturday sessions from 10am to
lp m and three M onday evening ses­
sions from 6pm to 9pm. These ses­
sions cover such topics as Domestic
Violence; Drug and Alcohol Abuse;
Crisis and S uicide Intervention; Rape,
Sexual Abuse and Incest; M ental
Health; Post Traum atic Stress D isor­
der; and O ppression. The sessions
will be held at the W est, 2010 NW
it
is
Kearney, Portland.
M ore than 300 volunteers have
munity about how important it is to
su p p o rt B lack b u s in e s s e s . T he
BDDTF produces and promotes a re­
gional African-American Business
Directory and regularly hosts events
in support o f Black businesses.
Following Dr. Craw ford’s inspir­
ing presentation, awards for outstand­
ing business accom plishm ents and
community involvement were given
to W illie Harris, Sportsm an’s Barber
Shop; Roy Jay, Oregon Convention
and Visitors Service Network; Rosalyn
Hill, Shades o f C olor Art Gallery,
L eslie W hite, DP P rin tin g ; and
NAMCO, the National Association
of Minority Contractors of Oregon.
This event and its organizers rep­
resent a special group of Blacks who
are working hard, w ithout a lot o f
fanfare, to improve the economic con­
ditions of Blacks in this town. They
are to be saluted.
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owner with a background in social
work and community activism.
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If you live in N orth o r N ortheast Portland and
w ork in the Rivergate area, your life just got
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Here s all you n eed to know to take advantage of
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