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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.
A cquiringaN O R D X /C D T IBDN
Certification means that the school
has a written assurance that all IBDN
components, installation and design
w ill carry not only the signals o f
today, but also those o f the future.
This certificate w ill position the
school’ s recently opened $ 9.0 m il­
lion EDS Financial T ra d in g& Tech­
nology Center among an elite group
o f state-of-the-art data and telecom­
munications installations that have
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ing partner in the south central re­
gion o f the U.S., Data Connection o f
Richardson, Texas.
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N O R D X/C D T in 1993 to market,
design, install and m aintain the
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ucts as a Certified System Vendor
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each County was used to calculate the
allocations to each County M ult­
nomah w ill receive $40,793, Wash­
ington $9,035 and Clackamas $9,037.
The Homeless Fund is a fund o f
the Oregon Community Foundation.
The Advisory Board which man­
ages the fund includes: Commis­
sioner Kafoury, Sally McCracken,
Bud C la rk , Vern R yles, G reg
Wentworth, John Eskeldsen, Chris
Maletis, and Don McClave.
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Date; March 14,1997
Place: PDC
1900 SW Fourth, Suite 100
Portland, OR
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Installation
now only
$149.00
much needed funding for the pro­
grams which help homeless people
move o ff the streets and into perma­
nent housing. The money raised w ill
go to programs in M ultnom ah,
Clackamas and Washington Coun­
ties to help people pay rent or depos­
its; provide case management; and
help families to improve their eco­
nomic self-sufficiency by providing
funds needed for expenses incurred
when moving into permanent hous­
ing. A combination o f the FEMA
formula and the money collected in
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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. Make
sure you aren’t just receiving an
application to your property at regu­
lar intervals whether you need it or
not.”
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homeless people, is making its first
grants since it began two years ago.
Albertson’s, Durst’s Thriftway, Food
4 Less, Fred Meyer, Haggen Foods,
Kienows, Nature’ s Fresh Northwest,
Plaid Pantry and Safeway stores have
all participated in this drive.
“ We are excited to be able to get
the money to those who need it most,
“ said Commissioner Kafoury. “ This
program has shown that people can
make a difference to an individual or
family by taking the simple step o f
donating bottles and cans,” Kafoury
continued
Bottles and Cans for the Homeless
Fund was the brainchild o f Commis­
sioner Kafoury, former Mayor Bud
Clark, Sally McCracken and other
homeless advocates as a way to raise
On Monday, March I Oth, Port­
land City Commissioner Gretchen
M ille r Kafoury held a press confer­
ence at Turning Point Family Shel­
ter, 6552 SW 19th Ave., to announce
that $58,866 raised through the
Bottles and Cans for the Homeless
Fund campaign w ill be awarded to
programs fighting homelessness in
the tri-county area.
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
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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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