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The National Fam ily Planning
Program, or “Title X ,” pro v ides wom
en across America with vital health
care services Yet this 25 year old
cost-effective public health program
is targeted for extinction by the rad
ical right. The latest attack occurred
in the House o f Representatives,
where the program was first elim i
nated and then saved by an 11 th hour
amendment
The National Fam ily Planning
Program provides federal funds for
preventive reproductive health care
for low-income women, serving more
than a quarter o f a m illion women
across America, 60,000 o f them in
the state ofOregon. It helps the poor
est and most vulnerable citizens—
low income women and sexually ac
tive teens at risk o f pregnancy. The
program gives funds to qualifying
organizations, like Planned Parent
hood, who use the money to provide
a broad range o f services including
pelvic exams, screenings for cancer
and sexually transmitted diseases,
pregnancy tests and contraceptives.
These services prevent unintended
pregnancies and provide early detec-
tion o f disease, thereby saving lives.
Title X is the only access at-risk
women have to family planning ser
vices. Often times these services are
the only source o f health care for
women Each year Planned Parent
hood averts nearly half a million
unintended pregnancies, and prevents
more than 216,000 abortions. Title
X providers are prohibited by law
from using federal family planning
funds for abortions. The funds are
used solely for preventive healthcare
services.
The next attack on the National
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The work o f P ortlan d artist A th ena H a m p ton is getting national e x p o su re in a n ew line o f sta tio nery
depicting A frican heritage. A Ken te, A frica n cloth pattern (left) on p a p e r plates, c u p s a n d n a p kin s is the
latest eth nic sp e cia lty at V e s s e ls on Martin Lu th e r K in g Jr. B lvd . H e r d ra w in g o f a w e d d in g c o u p le
ju m p in g th e b ro o m (rig h t ) w a s e a g e r ly a c c e p t e d .
Paper plates, cups, napkins and
table covers in a vibrant Kente cloth
pattern are now available exclusive
ly at Vessels, “Tableware With Mean
ing.”
Designed by Carole Joy Cre
ations, Inc., a nationally-known A f
rican American greeting card com
pany, the Kente-inspired paper ta
bleware allows you to enjoy its rich
cultural colors at picnics and family
reunions. You can accent a reception
or any event for a truly festive atmo
sphere.
The Kente paper tableware is
not the only new item available
through the Heritage Collection al
bum.
A Carole Joy Creations’ selec-
tion o f wedding invitations and so-
cial stationery, is now available es
pecially designed for people who
share an African heritage.
A lso introduced are eight new
invitation designs and verses empha
sizing African American traditions,
fhey include invitation designs and
verses emphasizing African Am eri
can traditions; programs and thank
you notes in Kente cloth designs;
anniversary, birth and graduation
announcements, stationery and holi
day cards; a holiday wedding invita
tion ensemble; and a Kente cloth
guest book.
One of the new wedding invita
tion designs is the work o f local artist
Athena Hampton, a member o f Black
very grateful for our assistance and
the response from our customers and
our communities has been positive
and supportive o f our efforts.”
In a letter commending K ey
Bank employees’ charitable work.
Governor John Kitzhaber stated,
“Y o u have raised the good neighbor
p olicy’ to a new level in your gener
osity o f spirit in helping fellow citi
zens in Oregon communities.”
Bolstered by strong response to
its month-long kids-eat-ffee promo
tion, L y o n ’s Restaurants has an
nounced that beginning September
5, it w ill extend the special offer to
every Tuesday throughout the year.
L y o n ’s president and C E O
Hazem O u f said, “The response to
the kids-eat-free promotion was tre
mendous. It led many new customers
to dirie out at Lyo n ’s and built our
customer base.”
A fa m ily restaurant, L y o n ’s
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Training
Key Bank o f Oregon branches
w ill close at noon on Wednesday,
September 20, to make it possible for
employees to participate. Certain stra
tegically located branches through
out the state w ill remain open so that
customers can meet their banking
needs.
For more information and de
tails on which locations will be open,
call l-8 00-K ey2Yo u.
the Christian Coalition attacked and
misrepresented Planned Parenthood.
The true agenda o f these groups
is go deny young people access to
comprehensive, reality-based, and
proven sexuality education. The true
agenda is to deny women the ability
to decide whether and when to bear a
child. Inanerawhen welfare benefits
are being cut and congressmen bring
forth proposals to deny aid to poor
pregnant teens it is inconceivable
that congress would eliminate a pro
gram aimed at preventing pregnan
cies for low-income women.
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Now more than ever supporters
o f the National Fam ily Planning Pro
gram, an indispensable health care
program, must speak out to ensure its
survival.
Planned Parenthood o f the Co-
lumbia/Willamette is an independent,
non-profit organization providing
medical services, education and ad
vocacy in the area o f reproductive
health. PPC W is an affiliate o f the
Planned Parenthood Federation o f
America, the nation’s oldest and larg
est voluntary family planning orga
nization.
Lyons Promotes Family Dining With “Kids-Eat-Free’
Local Artists Collective and Ves
sels’ store manager.
Ham pton subm itted several
d esign s to the com pany a few
m onths ago. H e r d raw in g o f a
w e d d in g c o u p le ju m p in g the
broom was e agerly accepted. She
also designed the co m p a n y’s first
and o n ly stationery section in the
album .
V e s s e ls , “ T a b le w a re W ith
Meaning,” specializes in ethnic and
cultural items for the dining room, first-graders or freshman in college,
bath and kitchen. Located at the cor breakfast gives students energy and I
ner o f Martin Luther K in g Jr. Blvd. improves their classroom behavior.
and Russell, Vessels is open Tues
day through Saturday, 10 a m. to 6
p.m. C all 249-1952 for more infor
mation.
Key Bank Of Oregon Employees Leave Work To
Volunteer In Their Communities
On Wednesday, September 20,
Key Bank o f Oregon employees w ill
turn in their pens, adding machines,
computers and telephones for differ
ent tools o f the trade — rakes, paint
brushes, shovels and hoes — as part
o f a massive volunteer effort to help
communities across the state.
At noon, some 800 employees
w ill leave their desks to slip into
jeans, roll up their sleeves and spend
the afternoon providing free labor
and volunteer assistance to 60 social
service groups and non-profit agen
cies throughout Oregon.
Now in its third year, “N eigh
bors Make The Difference” is a na
tionwide program involving nearly
22,000 KeyCorp employees in more
than 20 states More than 1,500 orga
nizations across the country w ill be
helped through the efforts o f these
volunteers, resulting in a donation o f
92,000 hours o f community service.
Follow ing are just a few o f the
programs Key Bank o f Oregon em
ployees w ill be involved in:
50 employees w ill take 100 ch il
dren from United Cerebral Palsy to
Oak Amusement Park in Portland
30employees w ill helpconstruct
a house for Habitat for Humanity in
Salem
10 employees wil I work on fenc
es for duplexes forSt Vincent DePaul
in Eugene
Eight volunteers w ill jo in with
Boy Scouts and Forestry Service to
build songbird nest boxes for C o
lumbia River National Scenic area
“This is a great opportunity for
all o f us to get involved in our com
munities and leam more about what
the needs are that can be met through
volunteering,” commented Dianne
Haines, Pu b lic Relations. “ The
groups we have helped have been
Fam ily Planning program w ill likely
take place when the Senate recon
venes in September. The radical right
is working behind the scenes to en
gender political support for its polit
ical aims regardless o f the National
Fam ily Planning Program’s merits.
The Christian Coalition and oth
er far right groups aim to discredit—
and ultimately eliminate-Planned
Parenthood. They do so by using
scare tactics and by disseminating
false, grossly distorted and inflam
matory information, as evidenced by
a recent fund raising appeal in which
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gram were incorrect in our last
edition. We sin ce re ly ap o lo
g ize for this error.
The a p p licatio n s are be
ing taken Sept. 5 through Sept.
18th at 5600 N .E . 42nd at
K illi n g s w o r t h ,
M onday
through F rid a y , from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m .
reco g n ize s k id s ’ im pact on m ak
ing fam ilie s d in in g d ecisio n s, and
is strengthening it’s appeal to
young diners.
The 84-unit restaurant chain j ust
introduced a new cartoon mascot I ion
Roary, who is featured on coloring
and game materials provided to chil
dren dining at Lyo n ’s restaurants.
“The combination o f a second
baby boom and increased frequency
in out-of-home dining should keep
this market segment strong for years
to come,” says Ouf.
During the kids-eat-free Tues
days, up to three kids per party, ages
12 and under, are allowed to eat free
as long as one adult purchases a
meal.
The kids menu includes a re
cently expanded selection ranging
from pancakes to pizzas, buffalo
wings, quesadillas, shrimp, hamburg
ers and more.
Founded in 1962, Lyo n ’s is head
quartered in Foster City, California.
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