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St. Johns in the 21st Century
P la n n in g O u r F u tu re
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"St. Johns in the 21st Century" is an organization
of concerned neighborhood people who endeavor
to bring togeth er the com m unity of St. Johns to
plan o u r future.
This program is sponsored by funds from the
Bureau of H ousing and C om m unity Developm ent.
W e W a n t "Your In vo lv em en t!
W e Need Your O p in io n !
C o m e to th e
TO W N HALL M EET IN G
at th e St. J o h n s C o m m u n it y C e n te r
8 4 2 7 N . C e n tr a l
S a tu r d a y , J u n e 1 3 th , 1998
from 1pm to 3pm
lin y care an d
T r a n s la to r s w i ll b e a v a i l a b le
The follow in g
com m unity organizations
in vite you to participate
in plan n in g the future
of St. Johns
O u r O b je c tiv e s
• To invite you to a Town Hall Meeting
• To involve members of the community
• To highlight what is great about St. Johns today
• To identify specific community needs and desires
Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
• To achieve Target Area Designation status
St. Johns Library
James John School
B enefits to the C o m m u n ity
St. Johns N eighborhood
Assoc.
As a Target Area, St. Johns would be eligible for:
Office of Neighborhood
Involvement
• Over $180,000 of funding assistance*
North Portland
• Homeowners R ehabilitation Loans
N eighborhood Services
Friends of Cathedral Park
• Youth and Educational Programs
N eighborhood Assoc
• Community Economic Development
League of Women Voters
Programs
St. Johns Boosters
Peninsula O ptim ist
• Assistance from the Bureau of Housing &
St. Johns Foot Patrol
Community Development.
YMCA
*Maximum funding potential based on 5 year Target Area Status
of Colum bia-W illam ette
George M iddle School
Stephen Duh
9am to 5pm
Pier Park Little League
Outreach Coordinator 283-2319
Mon.-Fri.
Portland's 90th Southwest Grand Floral Parade gave
everyone something to "ooh"... and "aah" about.
(Photo by M. Wasshington)
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C ongratulations
A lox Clay
From Your Family
A n d Friends
Over 5 0 Children at the Dish mem Community Center
Presented Their Mothers With a Touching Cift
There is a strong urge to change the violence that has taken hold ofNorth Portland in recent years. The
gang violence, murders, robberies, burglaries and abuse of illegal drugs has taken its toll on the
community. But the ditlerent local community organizations ot Portland are coming together to bring
needed change in the area.
In contrast to the rising crime ol drug related violence which claims the lives of inner-city youngsters
each year in Northeast and North Portland-Northeast and North Portland mothers were heartened on May
9th by the special, Mother’s Day gifts they received from their children.
Rev. Foster of St. Paul ( hureh of God & Christ opened the ceremony with a prayer. Barbara Roland
the spokesperson tor the Drug-Free Marshals gave the opening address. Then Helen Sloan of Mother’s
Against Gang Violence gave her story ot having lost a son to the violence and the problems of drugs in
all of Portland. Next, was Frederick
woods of Positive Youth Development
who spoke of the problems of drugs and
what it does to the lives of those strug
gling with drug abuse.
The special Mother’s Day event was
organized by the Church of Scientology
of Portland’s Drug-Free Marshals pro
gram, in coordination with Positive
Youth Development and Mother's
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Over 50 children took the seven-point
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and their promise to lead drug free lives.
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Today I became a Drug-Free Marshal
...and save more shopping
which means I promise to be drug free
at Safeway
and help make my community drug free
too. Happy Mother’s Day.”
Manor House Individually Quick Frozen.
Enjoy Extra Savings
Barbara Roland, a mother of two and
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local churches, schools and community
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organizations, to date, tens of thou
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