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T he P ortland O bserver • S eptember 28, 1994
And Still We Rise
T rue to the w ords o f poet laure
ate M aya A ngelou’s inaugural pocm -
-A nd Still W e R is e - lh e N A A C P, a
bastion o f the civil rights m ovem ent
for 85 y ears, is still at the helm and
true to its m ission desp ite having
com e through som e storm y w aters
recently. S till, w e rise...to continue
o u r m issio n o f advancing equality
for peo p le o f color.
W e know that the N A A C P c a n
n o t stay aflo a t in stag n an t w aters,
b u t m u st m ove w ith the chu rn in g
m asses o f ou r people to address the
issues o f the day. O ur “C ivil R ights”
w ork now is econom ic em pow er
m ent, in n er city crim e an d violence
an d d ealin g w ith the in frastructures
o f o u r cities. W e have to reach out
into those areas, not only to continue
to ex p an d our m em bership base, but
to establish new N A A C P branches
and program s. W e ’ve had som e su c
cesses d u ring the past year w hen
w e ’ve reached out to new constitu
en cies. W e w ill co ntinue those in i
tiatives. W e w ill co ntinue to w ork
an d g en erate m em b ersh ip s w ithin
By Dr. William Gibson
any segm ent of the community that we
can., .black or wliite, rich or poor, young
and older, inner city or suburban. W e
undeisland there is only so much you can
get within any one set o f parameters.
"We know that the
NAACP cannot stay afloat
in stagnant waters, but must
move with the churning
masses of our people to ad
dress the issues of the day".
In the afterm ath o f the recen t
controversy, the N A A C P N ational
B oard has p u t a m a n ag em en t team
in place that is carry in g on w ith daily
operations. C om m ittees o f that board
are w orking to m ake su re they are
ap prised o f w hat the interim term is
doing. T his m akes fo r an effectiv e
an d p ro p er re la tio n sh ip b etw e en
B oard and ad m in istra tiv e staff.
W e are also happy to rep o rt th at
the adm in istrativ e team has ju st b e
gan an aggressive m em b ersh ip c a m
paign w ell as an ag g ressiv e fund
rising effo rt - w ithin the stru ctu re o f
the N A A C P branches. U sing a fo r
m u la th at has p ro v en su ccessfu l in
the past, w e are in effect soliciting
N A A C P b ranches to m ake special
co n trib u tio n s. W hen we used this
approach before, w e su cceed ed in
risin g o v er a h alf m illio n d o llars.
T h is tim e, we plan to g en erate funds
o f o v er on e m illion dollars.
In ad d itio n , o u r fo u n d atio n and
corporate sponsors have m ad e som e
po sitiv e overtures. T he F o rd F o u n
d atio n has m ade a co m m itm en t to
m e, to help w ith o u r funding p ro
cess. N ot to help us w ith fund raising
an d an interim staff.
M em bers o f the B oard, interim
sta ff an d I w ill be m eeting in the
co m in g w eeks w ith various co rp o ra
tions an d fou n d atio n s to en su re that
w e erase o u r cu rren t d eficit, and
g e n e r a te fu n d s fo r th e v a rio u s
N A A C P p ro g ram s that are so im
p o rta n t to the A fric an -A m erica n
co m m u n ity an d to A m erica. In the
co m in g w eeks I w ill co n tin u e to
rep o rt on that, an d try to an sw er
som e o f the m ore prevalent q u es
tions you m ay have.
Beal The Odds When Remodeling For Resale
ally between 77 and 97 percent return
on the investm ent - over aluminum
and vinyl w indows, according to the
article. “The natural beauty and en
ergy efficiency o f wood windows are
recognized by buyers. It makes wood
w indows a worthwhile investment for
ho m eo w n ers,” said D ave C u lv er,
President. Pella W indow & D oor Co
o f Oregon In, a local representative o f
long-term benefits.
Forexam ple, installing wood win
dows delivers a higher payback - usu
Pella W indows and Doors.
“By com bining the energy effi
ciency o f to d a y ’s w indow s w ith d e
sign features like shades, blinds or
w ood grilles betw een the panes of
glass, rem odeling can really add a
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bottom line im pact at resale tim e,”
C u lv er said.
C ulver suggests gathering infor
m ation about the features current
hom e buyers in the area are d em an d
ing before undertaking a rem odeling
project. “T alk w ith local realtors or
neighbors selling their hom es. O ther
hom eow ners w ho have been through
the process can shed light on w hether
future buyers w ill pay m ore m oney
for the rem odeling project you are
co n sid erin g ,” said C ulver
For free literature about m aking
w indow decisions, call 1-800-847-
3552.
lavish H ors D ’Ourves.
Plan to do all your holiday shop
ping at the Fair Share Holiday A uc
tion. A uction item s include; G eta
w ays at O regon’s Coast, hundreds of
item s from P ortland’s Saturday M ar
ket, a party at the W hite C A P Brew
Pub. A dinner and show at Darcelle
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nant and m any many other wonder
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call 239-7611
ke/
land area.
T he new sto re s re p la c e the
co m p an y ’s form er M init-L ube cen
ters and incorporate redesigned inte
riors and exteriors w ith the trad e
African-A m ericans to A merican wars
and m ilitary service in the 20th cen
tury will be exam ined in a four-part
series o f talks and films this fall. The
series will be presented free of charge
m onday nights O ct. 17 and 24 and
N ov. 7 and 21 by Rutgers and the
C rossroads Theatre Com pany in New
Brunsw ick.
T he Rutgers C enter for H istori
cal A nalysis and C rossroads are co
sp o n so rin g the se rie s, “ A frican -
A m ericans in the Military: Race and
D em ocracy in A m erica at W ar.’ It
will bring som e o f the nation’s lead
ing scholars to N ew Brunsw ick for
ta lk s to g en e ral a u d ie n c e s. T h e
speakers will use films to illustrate
their p oints and generate audience
d iscussion.
All four program s begin at 7:30
p.m . in C rossroads’ facilities at 7
Livingston Ave. Each will conclude
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“C onverting to Q Lube will help
us differentiate our service from o th
ers in the industry,” said Jail O ’N eill,
Q Lube president.
Before em barking on the change,
consum er research, revealed that cus
tomers saw m ost quick lubes as about
the sam e.” A t the sam e tim e, the
research show ed consum ers had co n
fidence in the Q uaker State brand
nam e, evoking high custom er ex p ec
tations. Q L ube stores offer co n su m
ers a quick lube service center, p ro
viding an effective m easure o f how
the com pany is m eetingexpectations.
Q Lube has reinforced its co m m it
ment to custom er satisfaction through
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em ployees.
The com pany has m ade each
center an ongoing oil reclam ation
site. Local “do-it-y o u rselfers” can
bring their used oil to a Q Lube
center, w here it w ill be properly
handled, free o f charge.
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Rutgers and Crossroads Present
Free Series On African-Americans
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Fair Share Auction
O regon Fair Share, the state s
largest citizen action organization,
w orking for affordable health care
for all O regonians, is holding its 15th
Annual H oliday A uction Fundraiser
on S aturday, O ctober 15th at 5 PM at
St. Phillip Neri Catholic Church, SE
16th & Division in Portland. Ticket
price is $12.50 each and includes
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the installation o f one o f the m ost
advanced com puter system s in the
industry and has added new training
and custom er service program s for
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S to p th a t s le d g e h a m m e r .
Homeowners rem odeling for the sake
af resale finally have a list o f sure
fire hom e im provem ent projects. A
recent M etropolitan H om e m agazine
article states that new w ood w in
dow s, state-of-the art kitchens, m od
ernized bathroom s and exterior d e
v e lo p m e n ts s u c h as d e c k s o r
screened-in porches can translate into
long-term resale value gains. G ains
tu rn e s p e c ia lly fa v o ra b le w h en
rem odelers focus on projects with
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about two hours later.
“We hope this series will
shed light on the often ne
glected service of African-
Americans, who havefought
in every American war,”
T hanks
The talks are part o f a tw o-year
public hum anities program on war,
peace and society being conducted
by the center under grants from the
N ational E ndow m ent for the H u
m anities (NEH ) and the N ew Jersey
Council for the H um anities, a state
to
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program o f the NEH.
“W e hope this series will shed
light on the often neglected service
o f A frican-A m erican s, w ho have
fought in ’every American w ar,” said
John W hiteclay C ham bers II, pro
fessor o f histo ry at R u tg ers and
project director. H e teaches under
graduate and graduate co u rses at
Rutgers on war, peace and the m ili
tary in U.S. history.
Self Enhancement Inc.
Launches “Buy-A-Brlck
Program
“ In SE1 we greet each other ev
ery day with a sm ile and a handshake
to strengthen the relationship between
us,” says Tony Hopson, president of
Self E nhancem ent Inc., a non-profit
organization dedicated to providing
P ortland’s inner city youth with con
structive alternatives to drugs, gangs
and violence. “T his is one of six
'stan d a rd s’ we teach the kids, and I
c a n 't w ait until 1 get to greet our
young people at the door SEI s new
C e n te r.”
SEI launched its Buy-a-Brick/
Build-a-Future program to help raise
funds for the construction of the Cen
ter for Self-Enhancem ent in north-
cast Portland.
T hrough the program , donors
pay $25 for a building-brick person
alized with the contributor s nam e
ihat will create the entry-w ay to the
Center. The donor will also receive a
‘certificate o f ow nership.” SEI es
tablished a “ Brick H otline” to handle
inquiries. Interested people should
call 503/282-4309.
“ W e th in k th a t en c o u ra g in g
Portlanders to contribute a physical
piece of the Center offers a w onder
ful way for them to tangibly under
stand how they’re m aking a differ
ence in their com m unity, and gives
them a sense o f com m unity ow ner
ship and involvem ent.”
The C enter for Self E nhance
m ent will be a 60,000 square-foot
facility containing classroom s, com
p u te r a n d m u sic la b o ra to rie s , a
m ulticultural library, athletic facili
ties. a dance studio, an auditorium
and adm inistrative offices. It will
serve youth on the w eekends and
every w eekday until 10:00 p.m ., and
will be used by other civic groups
while children are in school.
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