¿ 1 ••* « ''.-5;‘) •r*A »»M ini 1 > . i& . t i Z < W ïl ^ “^S iA ^ S te x Î^ Â ^ . S^à a ra tó * * * T he P ortland O bserver • M arch 12, 1997 P age A 5 (Lije rtlanb baerüer Fulghum and Habitat for Humanity R o b e rt F u lg h u m , one o f A m erica’ s most popular authors has teamed up w ith one o f this countries best known nonprofits, Habitat fo r Humanity International. F u lg h u m ’ s latest book, T R U E L O V E (HarperCollins: Feb. 14, 1997) is a compilation o f stories told to and by him which relate to the mystery, confusion, elation and pain associated with the in c re d ib le experience o f love. Fulghum has gone beyond w riting about love, and decided to cel ebrate the spirit o f true love by donating all net royalties from the sale o f the book to Habitat for Hu manity fo r its work. In the introduction Fulghum writes, “ To Habitat for Humanity, founded on the principal that the ultimate grace is found in the simple adm onition, Love one another.’ ” About choosing Habitat for Hu manity as his beneficiary, Fulghum states, “ It is one o f the two or three charitable organizations I most re- spect. I especially admire former President Jimmy Carter’ s role with Habitat. On w ritin g his latest book. True Love, Fulghum found people were much more w illin g to tell their most personal stories when they found out the royalties were going to such a charitable organization Habitat for Humanity Interna tional is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. Habi tat works in partnership w ith people in need throughout the w orld build ing simple, decent shelter that is sold to them at no profit, through no-interest loans. Funds, building materials and labor are donated by individuals, churches, corporations and other organizations who share our goal o f elim inating substan dard housing in the world. Founded in 1976 by M illard and Linda Fuller, Habitat has helped over 250,000 people in over 50 counties have a decent place to call home. Norwest stock soars N orw est Corp said on M o n day its board o f directors autho rized the company to acquire up to tw o m illio n additional shares o f com m on stock, g iv in g the company a total comm on stock repurchase authorization o f 5.1 m illio n shares. The financial services company has 374 m illion common shares outstanding. The shares w ill be used for ac quisitions, benefit plans, conver sion o f convertible securities and other corporate purposes, the com pany said. “ The buyback program w ill con tinue to be managed in a manner that w ill not prevent Norwest from using pooling o f interests account ing for acquisitions,” said John Thornton, ch ie f financial officer. Norwest shares were up 3/4 at 50-7/8 Monday. University of Texas joins elite schools NO RDX/CDT Inc. announced the awarding o f an IBDN Certification to the University o f Texas, EDS Finan cial Trading & Technology Center. The University o f Texas at Austin has been proudly awarding degrees and certificates in its School o f Busi ness since 1921. This time, however, it is the School o f Business itself that w ill be receiving the certificate, spe cifically, an IBDN Certification. 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A combination o f the FEMA formula and the money collected in D epot COMMISSION MEETING PDC is the C ity of Portland's urban renewal, housing and economic development agency. answers But they should ” So far, so good But wait. Don’t sign that contract just yet Make sure you read it completely and under stand all o f i t - including the fine print There are at least two issues that may come back to bite you “ Number one, be aware that all the methods, products, and sites o f treatment in your house or in your lawn may be checked on the front side o f the contract,” warns Fults. “ In the fine print somewhere, make sure they don’t opt out on some o f those things by indicating it is up to the discretion o f the applicator to make a choice on which, i f any, o f those methods or sites w ill be treated.” “ Secondly, i f you have repeated applications on a monthly or b i monthly basis-whatever you agree upon— make sure that is something that is absolutely necessary. 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Sue Damewood, a former partici pant in Multnomah County's home less fam ily services program talked briefly about her experiences and how she was able to make a success ful transition from life in a tempo rary shelter to permanent housing. The program, which allows shop pers to donate their returnable plas tic bottles and cans to help area THE LARGEST, MOST COMPLETE RETAIL FABRIC STORE IN THE WEST Commission meetings are open to the public. A complete agenda is available at PDC or by calling 823-3200. Citizens with disabilities may call 823-3232 or TDD 823-6868 for assistance at least 48 hours in advance. multiple companies There could be a wide range o f opinions, options, and costs. Now you may ly ready to actually talk with a company representative about the specifics o f what you want done Just like your days in school, you are encouraged to ask questions i f you don’t understand. “ Don’ t hesitate lo ask technical questions about the type o f applica tion you are expecting," says Fults. "A sk about the specific pesticide products that are going to be used, their active ingredient, their break down potential. Ask to see a label o f the product and a material safety sheet A ll these bits o f information w ill help in making your decision o f u ho to hire and what they should be doing.” Failure or refusal to answer these types o f questions should be a clue that the company you are talking to is the wrong choice. “ That’ s why you ask the ques tions," says Fults “ As a consumer, you are not expected to know all the Kafoury Announces Homeless Fund Grants PORTLAND- And It’s The Biggest News In TV Since TV Began. more in 4/97. to determine whether they want to hire a company to perform the appli cation and whether the application is really necessary,” says Fults “ Is the pest they are targeting a real problem? Is it something that can be control led w ith another method other than applying a pesticide?” I f the consumer still wants to hire a company, then it's time to do some homework. Check with the Oregon Department o f Agriculture to make sure the company or companies you are considering are licensed with the department. A ll pesticide operators and appli cators must be licensed— which as sures they have demonstrated at least a required m inim um amount o f know ledge and competency in using pesticides. I f a company isn’t li censed, don ' t hire them. Report them to O D A Even i f the company is licensed, the homeowner can check w ith ODA on any investigative or complaint history. Some may have a record o f violations. Next step: receive estimates from For many Oregon homeowners, time is at least as important as money That’s why they are w illin g to turn over such springtim e household chores as indoor pest control and lawn care to companies in the busi ness o f taking care o f it for the homeowner. Although there are many qualified and reputable busi nesses out there, the Oregon Depart ment J f Agriculture advises Orego nians to heed the two words that mean so much in the world o f con sumerism: buyer beware. “ Contracting with a pesticide op erator or lawn care provider is be c o m in g more com m on due to people’ s constraints on tim e,” says Janet Fults, ODA pesticide investi gator. A lot o f people have reserva tions about handling pesticide prod ucts themselves and would rather leave that to somebody who does it as a profession." Still, Fults recommends that you don’t automatically rule out doing it yourself. 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