T he P ortland O bserver • J une 14, 1995
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YMCA Offers
Summer Discovery
B y D anny B ell
The YM CA w hich has had a
120presence in Portland recently
opened a b ranch in N orth/inner
Northeast Portland to serve the
needs o f the inner-city. Located
at the Matt D ishm an C om m unity
Center, 77 N.E. Knott.
One of the various program s
adm inistrated from this office is
“ S u m m e r D is c o v e ry D a y s .”
G eared to serve children from
p re -K in d e rg a rte n to the fifth
grade, it provides a w holesom e
menu o f activities to keep ch il
d re n o c c u p ie d a n d d e v e lo p
growth.
The program operates from
three different sites, H um bolt,
Jam es John, and Sabin E lem en
tary schools. Sum m er D iscovery
Days begins June 26 and runs 10
weeks through A ug 31.
There is a fee for the services
provided, how ever financial as
sistant is available.
The Y ’s Sum m er D iscovery
Days offers pouporri o f activities
for youth. Arts and crafts, group
gam es and an assortm ent o f field
trips. O perating hours are between
7am to 6pm
Field trips are schedule b e
tw een 9am and 6pm. C hildren will
return to the child car site 4pm at
the latest from the trips. There will
be a num ber o f mini excursions,
such as outings to the park and
sw im m ing weekly.
The form at o f the program
revolves around idea o f discovery
and each w eek will have its own
individual them e. T he Jam es John
and H um bolt sites will provide
m orning snack, lunch and after
noon snack inclusive at no extra
cost. T he Sabin site provides free
m orning and afternoon snacks.
Parents will have to provide lunch
for their children at this site.
A m a jo r field trip to the
Y M C A ’s residential sum m er camp
in G resham , is scheduled during
the sum m er so the children may
fam iliarize them selves with that
experience.
F a w n M c D a n ie ls , B la c k
A chievers Program D irector says
the Y tries to encourage leader
ship ability in all its program s in
Phone: 2 8 5 -6 3 5 2
Hours: 7am - 11pm E very Day
c lu d in g " S u m m e r D is c o v e ry
D ays.” W e feel that all children
can learn she stated.
She also said that each site
will be staffed by experienced per
sonnel fam iliar with child-care.
Each site will be under the super
vision o f a D irector w ho has met
C .S.D . a d m in istra tiv e re q u ire
m ents and has had am ple experi
ence as an Y M CA child-care em
ployee. The w hole program has
been certified by C .S.D . and the
H ealth D epartm ents.
Ms M c D a n ie ls also c o m
m ented that there are num ber of
other program s that are offered by
the Y that m ight be o f interest to
m em bers o f the com m unity, such
as Y. W O LF, an youth leadership
program. Black A chievers a ca
reer goal oriented program and
drug-free basketball, a youth bas
ketball program em phasizing ab
staining from drugs.
For those interested in Sum
m er Discovery D ays or any o f the
program s m entioned in this article
you can contact R osalyn W ilder,
office m anager 294-3855.
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Johnson also cites increasing
dem ands as director o f tennis at St.
Johns Racquet C enter and as multi-
participation coordinator o f the
U S. Tennis A ssociation’s Pacific
N orthw est region.
Johnson has coached at W il
son for eight years.
D uring his tenure the team
won 4 consecutive Portland Inter
scholastic L eague district titles,
three league cham pionships and
placed second four tim es in d is
trict, three tim es in league and
finished second twice in the boys
4-A state cham pionships.
H is overall coaching record
during the period w as 75-16-3 and
Forum To
Address
Non*Profits,
Clients
The Black United Fund o f O r
egon will hold a com m unity forum
entitled "The S taff’s Role In Board
D evelopm ent," to help non-profit
agencies better serve their clients.
The session will outline the re
spective roles o f board and staff,
exam ine the team w ork required in
board/staff relations and explore the
s ta f f s role in helping the board iden
tify and recruit new board m em bers,
identify when policy m aking isn’t
enough and outline the process of
developing a "w orking board."
Arty Trost, co-author o f G ain
ing M om entum for Board Action
and consultant with O rganizational
D ynam ics will present the forum.
Trost draw s on 20 years o f experi
ence w orking with board m em bers of
not-for-profit agencies.
The session will be held W ednes
day, June 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at
the N ortheast Precinct com m unity
meeting room at 449 N.E. Em erson.
Registration is $7.50. A ttendance will
be lim ited. For in fo rm atio n call
A rtangia Presley at 282-7973.
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Don Johnson, head coach o f
the W ilson High School boys ten
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“ I h av e been tru ly been
blessed with quite a few good
team s and a lot o f great players,”
Johnson said.
“I would like to issue a special
thanks to the parents o f my players
past and present for allow ing me
the opportunity to work with their
children. Their faith and trust has
been greatly appreciated,' Johnson
added.
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