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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
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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.
Data Connection was selected by
N O R D X/C D T in 1993 to market,
design, install and m aintain the
company’ s IB D N portfolio o f prod
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
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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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