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J anuary 11, 1995 • 1 he P ori land O ksi r \ P age A4 Helping You Help Others Mardi Gras Helpers V olunteers are needed to s ta f f M ard i G ra s 1995, a fundraising event set tor Satur day, February 11th, 7 p.m. to midnight at Montgomery Park Proceeds benefit the anti-poverty programs o f W ashington County Community Action Organization. Choose a 2-hour shift working at the silent auction, the wine tast ing or in the gaming casino. Or greet guests, take tickets, check c o a ts , h e lp w ith se tu p or takedown. Volunteers receive a free ticket to attend the event either before or after their shifts. Attend a one-hour orientation on February 6th or 8th. Call "'68- 1112 or 645-9147. Energy Assistance Present 20 minute informa tional sessions about energy con servation to low income residents in east Multnomah County ortalk with them individually about their home energy needs through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program o f Human Solutions. Call 248-5201. Install energy-saving mate rials in the homes o f low-income senior citizens and disabled per sons who live in North, Northeast and Southeast Portland through the Community Energy Project. Call 284-6827. Answer questions, provide energ y tip s, in stall low -cost w eath erizatio n m aterials and schedule home visits for low-in- come residents o f W ashington County through the Self-Help Conservation Project o f W ash ington County Community Ac tion Organization. Call 648-6646 Family Values If you are concerned about ‘Family Values,’’ you can use your skills and compassion to help build strong families by serv ing as a Family Advocate with Parents Anony mous. O pportuni ties include: a 24-hour statew ide Parent Helpline; advocates with children's groups; facilitators for parent support groups; a tri-coun- ty Child Abuse Hotline. If you have 2-6 hours a week, you can make a difference in the lives o f Oregon families. Call 238-8819. Substance Abuse, Prevention Oregon Partnership volun teers educate the public about substance abuse, and answ er phones to give callers informa tion about substance abuse is sues, and resources for treatment, counseling, and self-help groups. Training is provided. Call 232- 8091. Shifts for the Youth Line are 3- 6 p.m., Monday through Fri day; 1-6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Min. age=15. Shifts for the state or self- help-wide 24-hour Helpline are 4- 5 hours during daytime hours, once a week and 11 p.m.-7 a m. n ight sh i fts every other week M in age=15. S p e a k e rs w ith e x p e rtise about steroid use, teen pregnan cy, delinquency and drop-out, tobacco use, etc. are needed to make presentations around the state INVEST WISELY It doesn't take a \Aall Street wizard to be a wise investor, but success doesn’t come from haphaz ard, uninformed decisionseither. 1 he more homework you do in advance - - not only on prospective investments but also on your own financial posi tion, the goals you hope to attain and the brokerage firm you 11 work with - the better o ff you’ll be Two new publications for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Com mission offer excellent advice and information. Invest Wisely: An In troduction to Mutual Funds (Item 383B, .50) explains different types o f mutual funds and how they work, and defines key terms you should know. To learn about choosing a broker, selecting investments and protecting your self from fraud, you'll also want to send for Invest Wisely: Advice From Your Securities Indus try Regulators (Item 3 6 IB, .50). Both publications are available from the Consumer Information Cen ter. Just send your name, address. item numbers and .50 tor each to R. Woods, Consumer Information C en ter, Pueblo, Colorado 81009 According to Invest Wisely: Ad vice From Your Securities Industry Regulators, you’ll probably need a broker to buy and sell your invest ments. Your options rang from full service brokers who research invest ment opportunities, make recommen dations and offer advice, to discount brokers who do nothing more than buy and sell at your direction. Other bro kerage firms fall in the middle, provid ing some services but not others. Finding a suitable broker comes from talking to representatives at several different firms. Questions to ask: what serv ices are offered, what fees and commissions will you pay, w hat's the experience and back ground ot the sales staff, etc. don t be pressured into opening an account right away; take time to tind the brokerage firm and broker that's right for you. Before you begin investing, you need to ask yourself a few questions: What are your financial goals? What do you hope to accomplish by investing? Be more specific than “making money.” Saving lor your child’s first year o f col lege, two years away, for example, probably requires a different strategy than if you’re looking to supplement your post retirement income thirty years down the road. Make your goals ais specific as possible. What types o f securities are you interested in? The portfolio you put together is dictated by your financial goals and your current financial needs - what you hope to accomplish and the degree of risk you’re willing to accept. To determine if a potential investment meets your goals, research it thoroughly and discuss it with your broker. Make sure you understand the investment completely before buying. There are a number of stock and bond options from which to choose, as well as other investment opportunities, in cluding mutual funds. Illiteracy Campaign Expands Continuing a partnership in the fight against illiteracy, Coors Brew ing Co. has announced the opening o f a new learning center as part o f a $1 million donation. The O p p o rtu n itie s In d u stri a lizatio n C en ter o f A m erican in L aurel, M aryland, is a stat-of- th e-art in d iv id u a liz e d , com puter a ssisted read in g e d u catio n p ro gram . “Since we first launched the Lit eracy. Pass It O n.’ campaign, Coors is determined to make a significant difference in the fight against illiter acy,” said Coors executive Ivan Burnell. M ore than 500,000 people across the country have been reached by the com pany's literacy services, Burnell said. T he new facility is o p e ra te d by the D istric t o f C o lu m b ia s Y outh S ervices A d m in istra tio n and is designed to house and p ro vide program s for 188 m ale and fem ale d elin q u en ts, som e w ith severe substance abuse and be- Baker Award. F.C. Baker, the namesake o f the award, was an influential de signer and manufacturer o f lighting fixtures in the Portland area noted his highly ornamental, detailed and elegant creations. A pioneer in the field o f electric lighting. Baker's works made significant contribu tions to the budding lighting indus try. His notable designs include fix tures at Timberline Lodge, Temple Beth Israel and the Pittock Man- sion. Garber is being honored with the award for his lifetime contribu tion. The center aims to give the chil dren the tools they need to build productive lives. The Coors campaign is a five- year, $40 million program which has underwritten numerous literacy ac tion programs throughout the coun try. The toll-free literacy hotline is 1-800-626-4601. Portland Lighting Company Earns Honor The Oregon Chapter o f the Il luminating Engineering Society of N orth A m erica aw arded James Garber, a Portland custom-lighting manufacturer, with the first ever F.C. h avioral d iso rd e rs. Joyce Burrell, acting adminis trator, said the center is capable o f assessing where youngsters are func tioning academically and develop ing an individual learning prescrip tions to O regon’ lighting industry . A one-time employee o f Baker's, Garber has furthered the custom lighting tradition in the more than 50" years o f his own career. “ I think it’s really fitting that James Garber is the first recipient o f this award,” Mark Ramsby lighting designer at PAE Consulting Engi neers, said. "He has continued and expanded the legacy o f F.C. Baker in the field o f customer lighting design and manufacturing in Port land.” Many buildings throughout the portland area, including the KOIN Center and the Justice Center downtown, feature custom lighting fixtures manufactured by Garber. He is currently doing work on the expansions underway at Portland International Airport. Business Exchange The Holiday Of Kwanzaa A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture Kwanzaa, an African Ameri can holiday which celebrates fam ily, community and culture, is the fastest growing holiday in the U .S. an estimated 18 million Africans celebrate K w anzaa each year around the world. The holiday was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a scholar- activist who is currently professor and chair o f the Department of Black Studies at California State University at Long Beach. Several cities in the U.S. have issued proc lamations in honor o f the celebra tion o f Kwanzaa. Among them are Baltimore, Buffalo, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New Orleans, New York and Philadelphia. Kwanzaa as an African Amer ican holiday belongs to the most ancient tradition in the world, the African tradition. Drawing from and building on this rich and ancient tradition, Kwanzaa makes its own unique contribution to the enrich ment and expansion o f African tra dition by reaffirming the importance o f family, community and culture. Advocates For Children CASA (C ourt A ppointed Special A dvocates) helps find safe, permanent homes for chil dren who are in the juvenile court system because they have been abused or neglected. CASA ad vocates say that each case pre sents them a unique challenge and a chance to make a difference in a child’s life. Training begins in late January'. Call 253-2272. A N N IV E R S A R V |Jo rtla n b © bseruer Wishes You A Happy New Year As We Begin Our 25th Anniversary Of Publication. by W il l ia m R i ed BMW Looks To Expanding Labor Force When South African President Nelson Mandela came to the U ,S. seek ing investments, he made it a point to meet with one of his country s long time investors and manufacturers, the Bavarian Motor Works (BMW). Mandela met with Helmut Panke, chairman and chief executive officer for BMW U.S. Holding Corp. The company has been employ ing blacks in its Rosslyn, South Africa plant long before the recent social and political changes in the country. The overall symbol of the Ger man company’s investment toward human good and productive gains in South Africa was the BMW Ndebele Art Car which the company put on display at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Surrounded by members of the Congressional Black Caucus and oth er American officials celebrating South African liberation and manufacturing advancement, Mandela received a hand-painted replica o f the Ester Mahlangu Art Car. Ester Mahlangu is a 58-year-old Ndebele mural painter. She is the first and only woman artist to paint a BMW Art Car. In doing so she joined world- famous artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Alexander Calder and Earnest Fuchs. The art and tradition of Ndebele women is well-known and appreciat ed in South Africa, a tribal art form of striking intensity and political signifi cance. Since the Ndebele people were defeated by the Boars in 1883, the women in the tribe have made it a point to preserve their culture and spir- itual retention in their art. Just as Mahlangu’s art car was moving out o f the national museum, Panke was busying himself with an investment project that will have di rect productive benefits in America. Panke recently spent time watch ing 3-series sedans come off assembly lines in Greer, S.C. Like the results of its major financial and human invest ments in South Africa, the German auto maker will now have many Amer ican blacks making wheels in a new $400 million manufacturing plant. In an exact reversal o f many American manufacturing firms mov ing oversees, Panke’s American com pany has already employed 400 Amer icans to work at its state-of-the-art factory. He expects to hire up to 600 as the plant reaches full speed which bodes well for prospects for more blacks having a hand in producing the world-class luxury car. Safeway Low Prices Prices effective January 11 through January 17,1995 a i your nearby Safeway store. Frozen . _ . 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