Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, July 06, 1994, Page 11, Image 11

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EMMITT SMITH BIRTHDAY BEHEFIT RAISES
FOR “ I HAVE A DREAM FOUHDATIOH
PORTLAND'S MAYOR’S CLASSIC
BIKE RACE NEARS
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The P ortland Police Bureau is pleased to announce the th ird
ru n n in g of the M a y o r’ s Classic Bike Race. T h e race w ill he held
Sunday, J u ly 10, startin g a t 9 a.m . The race is located in the
N o rth P a rk Blocks w ith he start/fin ish lin e a t N .W . P a rk Ave.
and N .W . Davis St. Spectators can expect a fu ll day o f exciting
U.S. Cycling Federation bicycle races around a .8 m ile c rite riu m
c irc u it. The day culm inates w ith police bureau precinct bike
sqnads racing fo r the C hieFs Cup on th e ir m ountain bikes, and
the top races vying fo r the M a y o r’s C up aud a piece o f the
I
allas C ow boys All Pro
Running Back Emmitt
S m ith
r e c e n tly
celebrated his 25th birthday in
style at the Igunan M irage, one
of Dallas* honest night spots.
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The purpose o f the event was
two-fold. It gave Em m itt the opportu­
nity to bring in his quarter o f a century
make with 1500 celebrity guests, fam-
ily members, close friends, colleagues
$2,000 prize money.
Io the tree-shaded N o rth P a rk Blocks, spectators can view
the races, indulge in a variety o f delicacies and ta lk bicycles
w ith experts at the exhibition tent. Throughout the day raffle
tickets w ill he d raw n fo r prizes donated by the merchants o f
downtown nnd old town. Com m em orative T -sh irts w ill be on
and Dallas Cow boys Fans.
M ore im portantly, Em m itt saw
this as a chance to give back to the
community which has been very sup­
portive o f him throughout his career
with the Cowboys. In appreciation o f
this support, he donated part o f the
proceeds to the “I H ave A Dream
Foundation”, a national student adop­
tive program designed to prom ote
higher education and Financially a s­
sist at risk youth tow ard achieving
that end.
“I have alw ays held in high re­
gard those students that aspire to do
their best both academ ically and m or­
ally despite the peer pressures and
other social and econom ical obstacles
they may encounter,” stated Emmitt
Smith.
Smith added, “ I relate w ell to
these students, because I, too, had to
overcom e sim ilar experiences as a
youth grow ing up in Florida. But like
students affiliated with the “ I Have A
Dream foundation”, 1 had my dreams
and I held fast to those dream s and
today I can attest that dream s do com e
true.”
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The M a y o r’ s Classic is the m ajo r fond raiser fo r the police
bureau’s “ Copson Bikes” fund. The iu n d was started in 1989 by
citizens interested in having police officers p atro llin g on b i­
cycles. T h e bike patro ls are now used in a ll the precincts.
M a y o r V e ra K a tz is scheduled to s ta rt the M a y o r’s Cup
race and present the trophy and assistant police c h ie f Dan
Left to Flight: Darrly Peace (Executive Director of “I Have A Dream” Foundation), Thurman Thomas
(Buffalo Bills Running Back), Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys Running Back) and Keith Black (Co-Owner
of Iguana Mirage).
dance. They included nationally ac­
claim ed comedian George Wallace
and com edienne A. J. Sanders. Song­
stress C ece Peniston, dazzled the
crow d w ith her latest hits. Dawnn
Lew is, former star o f “A Different
W orld” and “Hangin* W ith Mr. Coo­
per” , along with Darryl Bell formerly
o f “ A Different W orld” were also
am ong the special guests.
A num ber o f E m m itt’s profes-
In addition to proceeds from ben­
efit ticket sales, and auction with
numerous autographed items from
renowned celebrities and professional
athletes, were auctioned off which
significantly added to the financial
contribution to the foundation.
John Hen ton, star of the Fox Show
“Living Single” was m aster o f cer­
emonies for the evening. A host of
other celebrity guests were in atten-
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Noelle w ill officiate.
The presenting sponsor the 1994 classic is H enry W'einbard'“s
P rivate Reserve. Co-sponsor is the P o rtla n d Police A sso c ia tio n .
Saturn Autom obiles of Beaverton and Vancouver and The Keg
restau ran t are also helping present the day o f races.
Numerous groups volunteer to bring this exciting event to
the citizens o f the Portland area. These groups include: H istoric
O ld Tow n Association; the neighborhood associations o f the
sional colleagues were on hand to
help him celebrate. They included
T hurm an T hom as (Buffalo Bills),
M ichael Irvin (D allas C ow boys),
C harles H aley (D allas C ow boys),
M ichael Johnson (Olympian), and
fo rm e r C o w b o y s T o n y D o rse tt,
Everson W alls and Ed “Too T all”
Jones, Ray Crockett (Denver Bron­
cos), and Jam al M ashburn, (Dallas
M avericks) to nam e a few.
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T A Y L O R M A D E , P IN G , A N D M O R E
A 5 mile charity walk to benefit
Aids groups is being planned! North
Portland’s “Kenton District” along with
“Friends of People with Aids” and “Aids
Ministries" have scheduled a walk to
raise funds for these two wonderful or­
ganizations.
Saturday August 20, 1994 10:00
am . at Kenton Park (N. Kilpatrick &
Scholfield). The walk will stroll through
the historic Kenton area to end at the
district’s first annual street festival. Reg­
ister at 9:00 a m . to enjoy gospel singing,
informational booths and meet new
friends over coffee, juice and pastries.
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