J anuary 11, 1995 • 1 he P ori land O ksi r \
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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
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Wishes You A Happy New Year
As We Begin Our 25th Anniversary
Of Publication.
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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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Stouffer s Entrees
Choose from from a
select group of Regular
or Lean Cuisine
FIRST 8 Additional
at Super Saver
Price of 1.59
Museum Docents
The Children’s Cultural Cen
ter, in southwest Portland, intro
duces children to other cultures
through artwork, music, dance,
theater, puppetry , storytelling and
games.
Volunteer museum docents
lead tours, prepare materials for
crafts and encourage visitors to
explore and enjoy hands-on ex
hibits and activities Orientation
will be held January 19th, 6-8
p m Call 823-2231
For more information about
these and other volunteer oppor
tunities, call The Volunteer Cen
ter, 222-1355
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