T he P ortland O bserver • O ctober 29, 1997
P age AS
At our children’s store
ne of Portland's treasures.
Our C hildren's Store, has
recently re-opened in the
Galleria lor the holiday shopping
season. This annual gilt store is run
by volunteers and is supported hy
corporate sponsors-so that every
penny spent on the gifts in the store
benelits one of 65-Portland-area
children's charities. Our Children's
Store is once again located in The
Galleria (912 SW Morrison. Down
town Portland), but this year it is on
the Second Floor (between Bogart's
and Coffee Ritz). It will be open
through the end of the year. Hours
are Mon. through Fri., IOam-6pm;
and Sun .. Noon-5pm. Extended hours
begin during Thanksgiving week.
Interested volunteers should call the
store at 223-5029.
A ccording to Store M anager
Jocelyn McDonald, "We re excited
about this year's potential. We have
lots of unique merchandise at a great
value. And. most importantly, in a
time of over-commercialized holi
days. these gifts have meaning."
Every item at Our Children's Store
comes with an information card about
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the sponsoring charity and the chil
dren its helps. So everyone buying
something at Our Children's Store
will knowexactly who (hey'll be help
ing with their purchase-w eather it's
homeless youth being served by New
Avenues for Youth, developmental!)
disabled children being taught how
to live in a home environment by the
REACH Center forChildren. severely
handicapped children making their
home at Providence Child Center, or
abused children and their mothers
seeking protection at the Salvation
Army West W om en's Shelter.
Sample items include planters
hand-painted by the troubled teens
being counseled at the RiverBenil
Youth Center; decorative, scented
candles and candleholders benefit-
ting C andlelighteis. a group pro
viding em otional support to fam i
lies who have children living with
cancer; hand puppets benefiting
Kids on the Block, a group that
educates elem entary school chil
dren to be more understanding and
accepting of those with disabilities
and difference through the use of
puppets; Hanukkah candles, cards
and more benefittm g Jew ish Child
and Family Set vice, which prov ides
counseling and support utilizing
Jew ish values and e th ic s; and
sturdy, unique um brellas Janus
Youth Program s, w Inch provides a
safe haven for high-risk adoles
cents in North and N ortheast P ort
land. T here's som ething forevery-
one: jew elry, ornam ents, gourmet
fo o d s, b ird h o u s e s , w re a th s,
frames, original art, gardening spe
cialties. children s toys and books,
stationery, and more.
Now in it’s fifth year. O ur
C hildren's Store has raised over $ I
million for its 65 charities. It also
has spawned sim ilarly successful
stores in C orvallis. O regon, and
now. in Dallas. Texas. "This is a
great exam ple of the public and
private sectors com ing together in
a era of cutbacks,” says C hairper
son Jan Dawson. "We are extremely
p ro u d and p le a s e d th at O ur
C hildren's Store is viewed as a
model that is inspiring similar stores
across the country and impacting
the lives of children even beyond
our city gates."
Children’s Poster Combines Whimsy and Caring
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Halloween Home
coming Brings Back
'The Intruders'
The Intruders will once again
drive the rock n" roll beat o f Flo
rence as they perform at the Siuslaw
Middle School on Friday, Oct. 3 I ,
from 9:30pm (or after the football
gam e)to 1:30am
P ro ject G ra d u a tio n ’98 and
M apleton/F lorence O regon T o
gether are sponsoring the alumni
hom ecom ing dance as a fund raiser
fo rth isy e a r’s Siuslaw High School
s e n io r d r u g - a n d - a lc o h o l- f r e e
graduation party.
"The Intruders were a popular
rock band on the coast when I was
a student at Siuslaw ," said Leslie
Robinson, class o f 1972 and Project
G raduation chairperson. Flic band
was form ed in 1962. Follow ing
g raduatio n from S iuslaw High
School, its members disbanded be
fore rejoining in 1985. The Intrud
ers have played several tim es in
Florence for class reunions over
the years. Most recently they per
formed at the R hododendron Fes
tival Bridge Boogie dance at the
Florence Events Center.
Tickets for the dance are $10
advance and $ 12 at the door. They
may be purchased at Siuslaw V al
ley Bank, Siuslaw High School and
The Siuslaw News.
The Project G raduation com m it
tee is en c o u ra g in g th is y e a r 's
Siuslaw High class to attend by
offering free admission to the dance
by show ing their student body
card. No one else under 17 years o f
age will be admitted. For more infor
mation, call Robinson at ( 5 4 1 )997-
3872.
Portlanders will see a whimsical
view ofthe city popping up in a new
poster designed for the C hildren's
Museum I lie play ful poster, now on
display in a number o f public spaces
downtown, features a child in rain
gear romping on the banks o f the
river w ith a stylized c ity sky line in the
background
Ihecolorful work isa unique col
laboration that grew out o fth e tal
ents and generosity ol'several people
Artist Fran le e . a recent arrival from
Chicago, approached the Children’s
Museum about designing a poster
that co u ld help p ro m o te the
M useum 's visibility and raise funds
at the same time. Not onl\ did she and
her husband, l ed Gadecki. donate
their serv ices, but they also recruited
Key Lithograph and Color Technol
ogy to do the color separations and
print the posters at no charge. In all,
more that $5.000 worth o f labor was
donated to the Museum for the
project
Lee is an award-winning artist
whose work is featured in books by
such top educational publishers as
Scholastic Books. Addison-Wesley.
I loughton Mifflin and I larperCollins.
I roll, her studio in North Portland, she
creates w himsical illustrationsofchil-
dren. animals and nature that appear in
books sold around the country. Her
husband, l ed Gadecki. adds the spe
cial airbrushed effects that give the
images unusual depth.
Lee was attracted to the Children's
Museum by her friendship with a staff
member and her beliefin the Museum's
m ission to "use both objects and expe
riences to help children explore the
diversity and richness o f the world.”
She developed the design forthe poster
based on the things she likes best
about her new home: the view o f the
city from North Portland, the way you
can see the constellations so clearly,
the lushness of the landscape, the
choice ofthe beaver as theofficial state
animal and the area's Native American
heritage (sy mbolized by the feather in
the girl's hand)
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