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Black Educational Center Receives $10,000.00
Grant From Bank O f America
■ The grant marks the
creation of the new
Bank of America - a
combination of the
existing franchise
with NationsBank
J o in u s o n B a s ic R ig h ts O re g o n
N ig h t, N o v e m b e r 8 at th e M e m o ria l
C o lis e u m a n d h e lp th e e l e c tr i f y i n g
P o r tla n d P o w e r ju m p s ta r t th e ir th ir d
s e a s o n ! V is it o u r b o o th a n d p a r t i c i ­
p a te in a f re e d r a w in g f o r g r e a t
p r iz e s ! A p o r tio n o f th e e v e n t ’s p r o ­
c e e d s to b e n e f it B a s ic R ig h ts O r ­
e g o n . B a sic R ig h ts O re g o n is a n o n ­
p r o f it o r g a n iz a ti o n w o r k in g to p r o ­
m o te f a ir n e s s a n d e n d d i s c r i m i n a ­
tio n .
Cholesterol Lecture
L e a rn a b o u t th e r o le o f h e r e d ity in
c h o le s te r o l le v e ls a n d th e r e la io n s h ip
o f p ill s a n d d ie t in lo w e r e d c h o l e s ­
te r o l. R o g e r K illi n g s w o r th . M .D .,
p r o f e s s o r o f m e d ic in e a t O H S U w ill
b e le c tu r in g o n th is s u b je c t a t th e
M u ltn o m a h A th le tic C lu b o n T h u r s ­
d a y , N o v e m b e r 1 9th at 5 P M . C a ll
5 0 3 .4 9 4 .4 3 12 fo r m o re in f o r m a tio n .
Inventor’s Workshop
SCO RE
is
s p o n s o rin g
th e
I n v e n t o r ’s w o r k s h o p f e a tu r i n g s u b ­
j e c t s r e la te d to D e s ig n E n g in e e r in g
a n d M a n u fa c tu r in g o n O c to b e r 2 2 n d .
T h e fee is $ 4 5 . fo r d e t a il s a n d r e g i s ­
tr a t io n , c a ll 5 0 3 .3 2 6 .3 4 4 1 .
National Head Start
T h e R e e d C o lle g e W o m e n ’s C o m ­
m itte e is s p o n s o r in g its a n n u a l le c ­
tu r e s e r ie s d u r in g th e m o n th o f O c ­
to b e r. T h e s e r ie s w ill f e a tu r e a d y ­
n a m ic r o s te r o f s p e a k e r s . T h e th ir d
le c tu r e w ill b e b y R o n H e r n d o n ,
p r e s id e n t o f th e N a tio n a l H e a d S ta r t
A s s o c i a t i o n a n d th e d i r e c t o r o f
A lb in a H e a d S ta r t in P o r tla n d . H is
le c tu r e , “ P r e p a r in g S tu d e n ts f o r th e
N e x t M il le n i u m ’’ w ill b e o n O c to b e r
1 5th at 1 0 :3 0 A m in K a u l A u d ito
r i u m .i n th e G ra y c a m p u s c e n te r at
R e e d C o lle g e . C a ll 5 0 3 .7 7 7 .7 7 8 7 .
Metropolitan Youth
Symphony
O re g o n S y m p h o n y c e l l i s t . P a n s y
C h a n g w ill p e r f o r m a b e n e f it r e c ita l
S u n d a y , N o v e m b e r 1st at th e O ld
C h u r c h lo c a te d at SW 1 1th a n d C la y ,
P o r tla n d . A ll p r o c e e d s fro m th e 3
PM c o n c e r t w ill b e n e f it th e M e tro
p o lita n Y o u th S y m p h o n y . C h a n g w ill
p rese n t
w o rk s
by
de
F a lla ,
R a c h m a n in o f f , C h o p in a n d o th e r
c o m p o s e r s . C a ll 5 0 3 .2 3 9 .4 5 6 6 .
Holiday Job Fair
B rin g y o u r r e s u m e a n d b e p re
p a r e d fo r o n th e s p o t in te r v ie w s w ith
m a n y e m p lo y e r s o f f e r in g te m p o r a r y
& p e r m a n e n t p o s it io n s th is h o lid a y
s e a s o n . J o b o p p o r tu n iti e s in c lu d e
s a le s , c u s to m e r s e r v ic e , c a s h ie r , in ­
v e n to r y , s to c k in g a n d m o re ! S o m e
o f th e p a r ti c ip a tin g e m p lo y e r s w ill
b e U P S , N o r d s tr o m s , O f f ic e M ax ,
N a t u r e ’s, e tc . T h e e v e n t w ill b e on
O c to b e r 2 1 s t fro m 1 -4 :3 0 P M . C a ll
6 4 4 .1 2 2 9 .
Alzheimer’s Study
P acific N o rth w e st C lin ical R easearch
C e n te r is p a rtic ip a tin g in a stu d y o f a
new in v e stig a tio n a l tre a tm e n t that has
been the su b je ct o f o n g o in g re se a rc h in
p erso n s w ith m ild to m o d e ra te form s o f
th is illn ess. T o be e lig ib le fo r the trial at
th e C e n te r, p a rtic ip a n ts m u st m e e t c e r­
ta in c rite ria , such as b ein g d ia g n o se d
w ith m ild to m o d e ra te A lz h e im e r’s d is­
ease. C a ll 1.877.S T U D Y .33 o r the P a­
cific N o rth w e st C lin ic a l R e sea rch C e n ­
te r at 5 0 3 .2 7 9 .8 2 5 2 .
Bank o f America Oregon President Larry Ogg (left) and Bank o f America Vice President o f Public Affairs Rich Brown (center).
T
he new Bank o f America announced
an immediate $ 1 million grant-mak
life in communities nationwide, including
Portland. Grants o f $ 10,000 were awarded to
100 non-profit organizations in 100 commu-
tance.
ing initiative aimed at improving
non-profit organization will receive $10,000
from the $1 million that will be distributed
throughout the company ’ s franchise. Through-
out Oregon, organizations in Portland, Medford,
Eugene and Salem were selected to receive
grants.
Educational
Center
has a distin­
The “The
Black Black
Educational
Center,
a Portland
guished history in this community," said Larry
Ogg, President o f Bank o f America in Oregon
m ent.”
You Can Run, But
You Can't Hide
Portland Police and F.B.I., pursue
suspects who robbed a bank
earlier this week in Hillsboro,
Oregon.
The chase ended near Emmanuel
Hospital in North Portland.
Suspects were apprehended and
later charged.
Portland Police Bureau Receives Award
From the ARC
On Friday, October 9, 1998, Chief Charles
Moose was in Fort Worth, Texas to accept an
award from The Arc, a national organization on
mental retardation. C hief Moose accepted the
Distinguished Community Service Award, which
was presented during The Arc’s 49th Annual
National Convention.
The Portland Police Bureau was nominated
by the local chapter o f The Arc. in Multhnomah
County. This nomination c ites the vision ofChief
Moose for implementing, as a part o f Commu­
nity Policing, mandatory training to all personnel
in the Portland Police Bureau regarding commu­
nication skills for dealing with people who have
developmental disabilities.
The nomination also c i ted the development o f
the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) within the
Police Bureau. The team members have ad­
vanced training beyond the initial curriculum,
and will respond to radio calls o f persons in crisis
and wil 1 u se their advanced communication skills
in an effort to defuse the situation and assist the
Senior Corps
I f y o u a re a t le a s t 6 0 y e a r s o f a g e ,
o n a lim ite d in c o m e , a n d w o u ld lik e
to e a rn $ 2 0 0 a m o n th in tax fre e m o n e y
w h ile h e lp in g o th e rs in y o u r c o m m u
n ity , S e n io r C o r p s is lo o k in g fo r y ou!
A c tiv itie s in c lu d e tu to r in g c h ild r e n ,
m e n to r in g a t - r is k y o u th , a s s is tin g
o ld e r a n d d is a b le d a d u lts to m a in ta in
in d e p e n d e n t liv in g o r o th e r a c tiv itie s
w h ic h im p ro v e th e q u a lity o f th e com
m u n ity . C a ll 2 4 9 .0 4 6 9 .
mties that have the strongest need for assis-
and south west W ashington. “It has served this
community well and we wanted to return the
favor with our own show o f support.”
“I have always believed that we have the
privilege - not the right - to do business in our
communities. Therefore, we have the obliga­
tion to give something back,” said Hugh
McColl, Bank o f America chairman and chief
executiveofficer.”And, I have always wanted
our company to matter in the communities
where we live and work. W e could think o f no
better way to celebrate the birth o f our new
company than to demonstrate that we will be
a positive force in our communities.”
In each o f the 100 communities, local bank
associates chose one organization to receive
the $10,000 award. Selected organizations
had to focus on meeting the educational needs
o f children and families in low-to-moderate
income areas. This effort will be the frontrunner
o f a new company grants program, which will
be available through the Bank o f America
Foundation next year.
“ W e have a responsibility that is com ­
m ensurate w ith the size o f our com pany and
today our com pany is m ore capable than
ever o f serving our com m unities,” M cColl
continued. “ W e have the people, resources,
and passion to im prove lives in all o f our
com m unities. There is no better invest­
person in need.
Chief Charles Moose.
Ihc nomination also acknow ledges the de-
velopment o f the Lost Person Program. This
program was created so that persons with devel­
opmental disabilities can register with the Port­
land Police Bureau When officers contact a
developmentally disabled person who is the
victim o f a crime or is disoriented and lost, they
can consult the Lx»st Person register via com­
puter to identify the individual and find out who
they are and what their specific needs and issues
are.
The nomination also acknowledged the Po­
lice Bureau’s, Safety T one.Cops Talk program
which w a s recently dev eloped and implemented.
This program is funded by a grant from the
Bureau o f Justice Assistance in Washington,
D C . and is a training program provided to
persons with developmental disabilities to in­
crease their awareness o f police services, and
reduce theirvulnerability tocrime. Safety Zone:
Cops Talk is a training program on personal
safety and police awareness for the 15,000
people in Multnomah County with develop­
mental disabilities, their family members a
care providers
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