Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, October 01, 1997, Page 3, Image 3

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Runners From Around The Country
Raise Money For Local Charity
t. Hood was not representatives from organizations
a familiar sight that help build affordable housing
for many of the in Oregon. The donations they raised
ru n n ers that came from all over the country,
charged down
Central City Concern is a Port-
western flank in the recent Hood to land nonprofit that develops, owns
ast. But that didn’t keep runners and manages affordable housing,
m the Making Cents For Housing They have 13 buildings that house
im from Maryland, as well as those up to 1,094 men, women and chil-
>m Oregon, from making time or dren, said Richard Harris, Executive
nts in Oregon.
Director of Central City Concern,
The Making Cents For Housing “We’ve partnered with all of these
unplaced 216of 861 finishing teams people many timesoverthe years to
lile they raised over $30,000 for create affordable housing, but
:ntral City Concern, a Portland non- they’ve really outdone themselves
ofit, and St. Vincent de Paul Society this time, They didn’t have to do
Lane County, Inc. The team was this; it wasn’t in their job descnp-
ganized by the Enterprise Social tion. All of there team members are
vestment Corporation and included just great...and fast, too!
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Housing our Families' Kim Black is joined by Jasmine Kimmions, Lonisha
Boise Neighborhood To Receive Multi-Year Fundi
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Development has se
lected Housing Our
Families and signifi-
orters and partners of the
’hborhood to receive multi-
ng and technical assistance
:e the commercial district of
Mississippi Corridor, into
shooDinu area that it was
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Housing Our Families the Boise
Neighborhood Association, Albina
Youth Opportunity School Inc., Boise/
Eliot School, Self Enhancement Inc.,
Sunlan Lighting, Inc., Q-Tech Inter-
national, Inc., Fellowship MB Chruch,
House Of Prayer For All Nations,
New Hope MB Church, Portland
Community Design, State Farm In-
surance have all come together to
plan and implement projects and ac-
tivities that will help community resi-
dents collectively improve the physi-
cal, economical and social infrastruc-
tore through
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CDUUARD T. DURHAM, JR.
(503) 319-0821
FAX 283-2977
317 N6 KIllING SW O RTH ST.
PORTLAND, OR€GON 97211
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We're c o m m itte d to th e g lo b a l en v iro n m e n t. That's
w h y w e're searching fo r w ays to ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f
re n e w a b le resources like o u r fu tu re w in d p ro je c t in
Carbon County, W yoming. When this 6 9 -tu rb in e w in d
project becomes o p e ra tio n a l a t th e end o f 1998 o r the
b eg in n in g o f 1999, i t w ill be th e largest in th e West
o u ts id e o f C a lifo rn ia . A t its cap acity, i t w ill p o w e r
as m a n y as 2 5 , 0 0 0 h o m e s . R e n e w a b le resources
like w in d a re im p o rta n t because th e y a re clean a n d
n a tu ra lly re p le n ish ed a f t e r b e in g used to g e n e ra te
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electricity. And that's n o t only good news fo r the people
in o u r a r e a , it's g o o d n e w s f o r th e e n tir e p la n e t .
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