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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
XV, and A utographed Blazer P en­
nant and m any many other wonder­
ful items.
Don’t get caught in the Holi­
day Snare - shop Fair Share!!!
to reserve your Auction tickets
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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m ark Q uaker State “Q ” logo.
“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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