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T he P ortland O bserver • D ecfmber 14, 1994
Oregon HEAT Receives $72,599
From Pacific Power
Pacific Power has made a signif
icant contribution towards keeping
low income Oregonians warm this
winter. The electric u tility made a
contribution o f $72,599 to Oregon
Home Energy Assistance Team
(HEAT). Thiscontribution represents
one o f Pacific Power’ s largest char
itable gifts this year.
O regon H E A T is a p rivate,
n o n -p ro fit organization that helps
lo w -in c o m e O re g o n ia n s keep
th e ir homes warm d u rin g the w in
ter. Oregon H E A T w orks w ith
lo c a l s o cia l s e rv ic e agencies
across the state to screen low
incom e people w ho need help
p aying th e ir energy b ills . E lig i
b ility fo r assistance from Oregon
h lE A T is based on the household
incom e and the num ber o f people
liv in g in the household.
Jay Formick, Executive Direc
tor o f Oregon HEAT, said that most
o f the funds raised by Oregon HEAT
come from u tility customers. "P ri
m arily, Oregon H E A T is a neighbor
helping neighbor program." Formick
said, “ funds raised in local commu
nities are sent back to the communi
ties to help meet the local need.”
Other utilities that participate in O r
egon H E A T's program are Portland
General Electric, the Oregon O il Heat
Commission, and the City o f M ilton-
Freewater Municipal Electric Dis
trict. Formick was impressed with
Pacific Power’ s contribution to the
program. “ This is a monster corpo
rate contribution for us. It's an exam
ple o f how dedicated Pacific Power
is to beinga good corporate citizen in
c o m m u n itie s across O re g o n ,”
Formick said.
“ Oregon H EAT has a very broad
base o f support from citizens across
the state,” Formick said. “ More than
24,000 Oregonians contributed to
Oregon H EA T last year. Those d ol
lars, along with corporate gifts from
the participating utilities, helped keep
over 11,000 low income people warm
in their homes last year. Oregon
H E A T is an example o f Oregonians
helping their neighbors when and
where it really counts.”
According to the Oregon State
Housing and Community Services
Department, 110,000 households in
Oregon were unable to pay their heat
ing bills last winter. “ Oregon H EAT
assistance comes to most families at
a critical tim e," Formick said. “ Sick
ness, unemployment, a missed child
support payment, or other unantici
pated events can push the working
poor into a financial black hole. More
dollars go to cover the basics o f life
- like keeping your fam ily warm in
the winter - than there is income.”
For more information about O r
egon H EAT, or to make a contribu
tion write to P.O. Box 127, Tualatin,
Oregon 97062, or call (503) 691-
3790.
Natural Gas Grilling Is Easy
burner g rill, unless both burners are
needed.
• Prepare slow-cooking foods on the
g rill to keep heat out o f the kitchen
and to save on air conditioning
. Cook w ith the g rill cover closed to
shorten co oking tim e and to en-
hance the smoked flavor.
• C ook several foods or an entire
meal at one time.
• Reduce “ b u rn -o ff’ cleaning time.
• Thaw frozen foods before g rillin g .
• Keep the g rill clean and properly
maintained, fo llo w in g the instruc
tions in the ow ner’s manual.
Natural Gas Cooking Costs Less
Natural gas g rills are a convenient
and economical way to give foods a
rich savory fla vo r — from steaks and
vegetables to bread and desserts, ac
cording to the American Gas Associa
tion.
N a tu ra l gas g rills e lim in a te the
mess and long warm-up time o f char
coal g rills . They draw fuel d ire ctly
from a home’s natural gas line, e lim i
nating the need to re fill a tank or the
risk o f running out o f fuel, A .G .A .
says.
Outdoor gas g rills are easy to use
and keep kitchens cooler, putting less
demand on home co o lin g systems.
A .G .A . recommends these energy
saving g rillin g tips:
• L im it pre-heat time.
• Use o n ly one bu rn e r on a dual-
Based on U S. Department o f En
ergy statistics, the estimated annual
operating cost fo r a new h ig h -e ffi-
ciency natural gas range is about one-
h a lf the cost o f operating an electric
range, according to the American Gas
Association.
M ost natural gas ranges now fea
ture pilotless ig nition systems instead
o f standing p ilo t lights. E lim inating
p ilo t lights saves about 30 percent o f
the natural gas used by a range.
Natural gas ranges o ffe r many fea
tures, including precise temperature
control, self-cleaning and continuous-
cleaning ovens, com puterized con
trols and surface le ve l-g rills.
Many gas ranges and cooktops also
o ffe r dow n-draft or self venting fea
tures that are designed to p ull steam,
smoke and cooking odors down and
out o f the kitchen, e lim in a tin g the
need fo r an overhead vent.
A nother e fficie n cy feature is the
gas convection-oven gas, where hot
a ir is forced into the oven by a h igh
speed fan. No preheating is necessary,
and heated a ir goes d ire c tly to the
food, starting the cooking process im
mediately and saving energy.
H E .A L T H
Recyclers “Eye” Needy Children
Six year o ld M a yra is lo o k
ing at the w o rld th rough new eyes
now. Fuzzy shapes on the b la c k
board are clear to her at last
th a n k s to N ew Eyes fo r the
Needy, Inc., a unique re c y c lin g
o rg an izatio n in Short H ills , NJ.
“ Children who can see, can read,
can stay in school, can go on to get
jobs,” said New Eyes President Joan
Daeschler, "and we are asking peo
ple to help us help the thousands o f
children who, like Mayra, cannot
afford eyeglasses.”
Since 1932, New Eyes for the
Needy has helped more than 4 m il
lion people both in the United States
and overseas through a unique recy
cling program. Individuals and orga
nizations donate reusable eyeglasses
and precious metal scrap such as old
watches, jew elry and silver pieces,
and dental gold. The metal scrap is
sold to a refiner and the jew elry is
.sold in the New Eyes g ift shop. Funds
from these sales pay for new pre
scription glasses for needy Am eri
cans o f all ages. Plastic framed glass
es are sorted and classified by some
o f our 200 community volunteers
and sent to homeless American vet
erans and medical missions and hos
pitals in 25 countries as far afield as
Ukraine, India, Zaire and Brazil.
Please send yo u r tax d ed u ct
Although much progress has
been made, drunk driving continues
to be a significant factor in traffic
accident deaths. More than a third o f
all drivers killed in car crashes in
1993 were legally drunk.
The upcoming holidays and the
accom panying parties and get-
togethers can add to the problem.
Fatal accident involving drunk d riv
ers increase significantly in Decem
ber. Thirty-nine percent o fa ll drivers
killed in traffic accidents in Decem
ber 1993 were drunk.
“ Even with heightened public
awareness and education campaigns
regarding the dangers o f drunk d riv
ing, the problem continues,” said
Lowell R. Beck, president o f the
National Association o f Independent
Insurers. “ For your protection, use
extra caution when d riving during
the holiday season. Also, forthe safety
o f others, use common sense and
ib le recyclab les to N ew Eyes fo r
the N eedy, In c ., room A , 549
M illb u r n Avenue, S hort H ills ,
N ew Jersey 07078, or c a ll 201-
376-4903 to o rd e r posters and
brochures to co nd uct a co m m u
n ity c o lle c tio n d riv e . One h un
dred per cent o f cash d onations
are used to purchase eyeglasses
fo r needy A m e rican s.
Portland radio talk-show host
and former Franklin High School
Rose Festival princess Georgene Rice
has her mother's birthday and Christ
mas gift all wrapped up. In fact, she
carriers it with her everywhere.
On Tuesday, Dec. 13, on L illian
Rose's 64th birthday. Rice w ill give
her mother one o f her own healthy
kidneys so that she can be free o f the
recipients the best chance for graft
weeks fo llo w in g surgery but should
survival.
For Georgene Rice, who, in ad
dition to her jo b at KPDQ Radio
Station, is a gospel singer, the proce
dure is not without risk. There is a
slight possibility that she may not
recover her fu ll vocal strength due to
the cutting o f the diaphram anchors
during surgery. “ Sometimes, love
be home for the holidays.
D onald W . Froom , M .D ., a
nephrologist in private practice at St.
Vincent Hospital, referred Rose to
the university for transplantation.
OHSU and the southwest Portland
hospital have a collaborative trans
plant program that is just getting
dialysis machine.
Lillian Rose’ skidneys failed due
to high blood pressure, a common
cause o f kidney failure. She has been
on dialysis since November 1993. O f
costs,” she said.
“ But genuine love is w illin g to
suffer temporary inconvenience to
serve someone else. Compared to
wha, my mother has given me, this
L illia n 's three children, Georgene,
38. offered the best match. Studies
show that living related donors offer
seems like a small thing."
Both mother and daughter w ill
remain in the hospital for one to two
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under way.
OHSU has the 12th busiest o f
275 active kidney transplant pro
grams in the United States. U niversi
ty surgeons performed their 2,106th
transplant November 30, 1994. The
program ranks among top U S. cen
ters for both patient and graft surviv
al.
volves alcohol.”
For holiday revelers, there are a
number o f options to prevent drunk
driving deaths. Simply abstain from
drinking at a party or, for groups and
couples, have someone volunteer to
be the “ designated driver.” Finally,
the biggest favor you can do fo r a
friend who has had too much to drink
is to take away their car keys, offer
them a ride home or call a cab.
Teenagers, while less likely than
adults to drive after drinking, have a
substantially higher crash risk when
they do. In 1993, 27 percent o f 16 to
20 year old drivers killed in car crash
es were legally drunk, even though
you must be 21 to legally purchase
alcohol. To help stem this problem,
parents o f young drivers can lim it
teen driving hours. Parents should
also insist that safety belts be worn at
all times by all occupants o f the car.
The Metro Crisis Intervention
Service has computerized operations
to streamline crisis coordination ef
forts.
Entering the computer age was
made possible by a $24,000 dona
tion from the Oregon Com m unity
Foundation, the Meyer M em orial
Trust, the Collins Foundation, the
Jackson Foundation and the Rose E.
Tucker Foundation.
Metro Crisis receives over9,500
calls each month and refers callers to
more than 3,000 resources in M u lt
nomah, Clackamas and Clark coun
ties, according to Laura Jeibmann,
executive director.
“ W ith our com puter netw ork,
in fo rm a tio n is at our fin g e rtip s
and w ill help us manage the 10
percent annual increase in c ris is
ca lls w e 'v e been e x p e rie n c in g
o v e r the last se veral y e a rs ,”
Jeibmann said.
Fourteen mental health profes
sionals and 140 volunteers handle
crisis calls 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year. Metro Crisis now uses a sev
en-computer network o f software
developed to meet the needs o f the
organization.
K e ep ing tra ck o f a ll the re-
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d a u ntin g task. The co m p ute r net
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keep in fo rm a tio n cu rre n t. C o m
p u te riz a tio n has im p ro v e d the
speed o f re fe rra ls
S taff productivity has increased
by automating the documentation task
required for each call and the sum
mary report generated at the end o f
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calls on issues ranging from alcohol
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Finally, have a backup plan ready,
just in case liquor is used, to get the
kids home without driving.
Even d rinking in moderation
may affect d riv in g performance.
Studies have shown that a blood al
cohol content of0.02 percent affects
a person’s driving a bility and in
creases the likelihood o f an accident.
Because the effects o f alcohol vary
with each person, it’ s d iffic u lt to
predict exactly how many drinks it
takes to make a person’ s driving dan
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