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Dealing With Bankruptcy
Bad things can happen to good
people. A lost job , mounting med
ical bills or some other unforeseen
event could leave you deep in debt,
wondering how you ’ II ever pay your
creditors and regain financial con
trol.
Bankruptcy, a new publication
from M etLife, the American Bank
ruptcy Institute, and the U S. De
partment o f Justice explains what
bankruptcy is, the different types
available to individuals and how
you can start rebuilding your credit
after filing. To request a free copy,
send your name and address to: Con
sumer Inform ation Center, Dept,
608C, Pueblo, CO 8 1009
Filing for bankruptcy is a big de
cision, not to be made in haste. First
explore other methods o f handling
yourdebt.suchas setting up payment
schedules with your creditors. I f you
do decide bankruptcy is your best
option, you should probably seek
legal help. A lawyer w ill fill out the
necessary paperwork and make sure
you keep the property and other as
sets to which you’ re entitled.
After filing, keep in mind that
yourcredit record w ill reflect a bank
ruptcy for 7 to 10years. Rebuilding
your cred it won ’ t happen over night,
but as you demonstrate your ability
to pay bills on time and manage
your finances properly, you can
gradually regain the trust o f credi
tors.
Learn more by sending for Bank
ruptcy. When you write, you also
receive a free copy o f the Consumer
Information Catalog, listing more
than 200 free and low-cost federal
publications on a variety o f con
sumer topics.
Baby Safety
There’s a lot for a parent to know
about a c h ild ’s safety and develop
ment: how to successfully breast
feed or choose the right formula for
your baby, when to give your baby
vitamins or over-the-counter drugs,
how to reduce the risk o f injury to
your baby at home, how to buy safe
toys, and so on.
Four booklets from the Consumer
Information Center answer these im
portant questions. The booklets con
tain safety checklists for each room
in the house, toy buying guides for
children from birth to 12 years old,
important advice for giving medi
cines to your chi Id, and an invaluable
explanation ofthe various infant for
mulas available and the basic value
o f breast-feeding.
Safety for children is everyone's
business. It’ s important to ensure that
your baby has a safe start in life.
Get all four booklets by sending a
check or money order for $ I to Baby
Safety, Pueblo, Colorado 81009.
When you write, you’ ll also receive
a free copy o f the Consumer Infor
mation Catalog which lists more than
200 free and low-cost federal con
sumer publications.
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‘It takes a village to raise a child", in this case children. In the spirit o f Junteentf^eighborhood
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Juneteenth festivities with participating children.
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Call 503-288-0033
Public Libraries And McDonald's Kick Off
The Summer Reading Program
For the second year, M cDonald’s
restaurantsofOregon andSW Wash
ington are pleased to co-sponsor
Summer Reading Programs in pub
lic libraries throughout Oregon and
S o u th w e st W a sh in g to n . O ve r
100,000 children w ill benefit from
reading programs this summer.
“ McDonald's is very happy to con
tinue our partnership with the public
libraries,” said Howard Hayashi,
President o f the Oregon and SW
Washington M cDonald’s Operators
Association. “ We have always had a
strong commitment to education and
know that libraries and their Sum
mer Reading Program enhance good
habits among young people.”
The program originated in 1984
with the goal to encourage young
people to become lifelong library
users, for both information and rec
reation.
T w e lv e years later, the pro-
gram now in vo lve s over 50,000
c h ild re n in sum m ertim e lib ra ry
a c tiv itie s . W ith the budget o f
many lib ra rie s s h rin k in g w h ile
th e ir use increases, it has become
d if fic u lt to raise m oney to buy
m aterials fo r the program .
“ The Summer Reading Program,
which has the appropriate theme for
1996, Everyone a Winner Read!,
has a positive influence on children
and their love for books,” said Brian
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Bond, Chairperson o f the O LA C hil
dren's Services Division. “ McDon
ald's funding greatly enhances the
ability for each public library to af
ford to offer this popular and valu
able program.”
McDonald's sponsorship w ill pro
vide participating libraries with the
Summer Reading Program Manual;
along with McDonald's food cou
pons and the scholastic book. Mum
mies Don't Catch Softball.
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