March 31, 1999
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COhseruer
Education & Job-Training NAACP Spingarn Medal
Honors Earl Graves, Sr.
Programs For Youth
HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS
Youth Empowerment Skills
(YES)
T h is life sk ills tra in in g p ro
gram fo r teen s w ere d e v e lo p e d
by W estern Y outh D evelopm ent.
It is d e sig n e d to en h a n c e s e lf
esteem an d teach p rac tica l, p o si
tiv e life sk ills y o u th ca n use in
d iffic u lt situ a tio n s th ey face e v
eryday. Y E S g ives y o u th a re a l-
life e x p e rie n c e o f se lf-re sp e c t,
personal pow er, sense o f resp o n
sib ility an d se lf-w o rth . F o c u s
ing o n c o m m u n ic a tio n , h u m an
interactio n , c o n flict t reso lu tio n ,
ch o ic e an d p e rso n a l life v isio n ,
Y E S p re p a re s te en s to ta k e a c
tio n to re so lv e th e ir o w n issues.
A n y y o u th , a g e d 15-19, is e li
g ible to en ro ll in a w ee k en d Y E S
program .
Job Readiness Training ( JRT)
T his five-day intensive pro
gram teaches youth the neces
sary skills to succeed in the w ork
force. C om m unity b u siness pro
fessional presents such topics as:
T im e and the W orkplace, T ele
phone E tiquette, U nderstanding
B ehavioral Styles, D ealing w ith
C onflict in the W orkplace, C us
tom er Service, Interview ing Tech
niques, R esources fo rjo b Search,
W orkplace & Pol icies, Tim e M an
agement, and much more. Through
classroom training, field trips and
on-site jobexploration, youth gam
a greater insight into the realities
o f the w orking w orld. W Y D ’s
ongoing supporters and business
c o n tin u e to h ire y o u th u p o n
com pletion o f the JR T program .
Rise & Shine Deli
This program is designed to
provide jo b training and w ork o p
portunities for W Y D graduates.
T here are tw o deli locations - 619
S W 11th A ve, D ow ntow n and 9605
SW N im bus, Beaverton. This pro
gram is m ade possible w ith the
generous support o f Starbucks
C offee, A didas, and G rand C en
tral B anking Co. The deli provides
fresh m ade sandw iches, soups,
and pastries. T he dow ntow n lo
cation is now offering coiporate
catering services.
Youth Entrepreneurial Training
& Business Incubator
T he Y o u th E n trep ren e u rial
T raining is a “hands on learning”
process w here youth leant about
business by starting and operat
ing their ow n individual busi
nesses. W ith the com pletion o f a
b usiness plan , p articipants are
eligible to apply to our m icro-loan
for capital to initiate their busi
ness. An attem pt is m ade to m atch
n e ig h b o r h o o d m e n to r s w ith
young business ow ners for at least
the first six m onths o f business.
All graduates o f the YES program
are eligible to enroll in en tre p re
neurial training. In addition, w e
recently opened a n eighborhood
based business incubator for b u si
ness started by o u r participants.
Ropes Course and First
Wednesdays
A fter youth have com pleted the
YES program , they are eligible to
participate in the Ropes Course.
The Ropes C ourse is designed to
take the youth to the next level in
w orking as a team , in trusting o th
ers and in developing their self
esteem. Tw o W estern Y outh D e
velopm ent trainers, who are Cam p
C ollins C ertified, facilitate this
training. The w eekend includes
problem solving gam es, physical
activities, and rigorous em otional
and physical adventures.
T he First W ednesday o f every
month, the YES graduates can com e
together at W estern Y outh D evel
opm ent and participate in various
activities for ongoing support.
All program s are free ofcharge,
due to ongoing support from co m
m unity foundations, businesses
and individuals. W e are eternally
grateful for their contributions.
Don’t Be Afraid of Your Credit Report!
A free hands on w orkshop on how
to im prove your credit and your credit
report led by representatives from
the Coalition ofB lack M en and Fidel
ity C redit Services
T hursday, April 15,h
7:00p.m . to8:30p.m .
Portland Com m unity College
C ascade Cam pus
Terrell H all - Room #122
705 N. Killingsworth
In the Workshop
• Learn w hat inform ation is on your
credit report
• Find out how to correct m istakes
and provide explanations
• D iscover w hat to do about credit
report fraud
• L earn how to im prove your credit
standing
• M eet w ith a credit com pany execu
tive to review your questions
• G et inform ation on qualifying for a
hom e loan
• F ind out how to have your nam e
rem oved from solicitation list
D ue to lim ited class size, pre-reg
istration is encouraged!
Baltim ore, M aryland - N A A C P
Board o f D irectors C hairm an Julian
Bond announced today that Earl G.
G raves, Sr., C hairm an and C EO o f
Black Enterprise M agazine, is the re
cipient o f the 84,h S pingam Medal.
Bond said, “The Spingam Award
C o m m ittee u n an im o u sly elected
Graves as som eone w hose life per
sonifies the N AACP ’ s hi ghest honor. ”
G raves said , “ T his h o n o r ex em
plifies the p in n acle o f reco g n itio n
for a lifetim e o f w ork to w ard s the
struggle. I only w ish my parents
w ere to b ear w itness to such an
achievem ent. T hey w ould have
been proud - as I am to jo in the
d istin g u ish ed group o f S p in g am
recip ien ts.”
The late J.E. Spingam , former
N A A C P Chairm an, instituted the
Medal in 1914. Itw as designed tocall
attention o f the A m ericans people to
the existence o f merit and achieve
ment am ong A m erican o f A frican
descent and to serve as a stim ulus to
young people.
To date, 83 S pingam m edals have
been aw arded R ecent M edalists
include: V irginia G overnor L. D ou
glas W ilder, The R everend Jesse
Jackson. Percy E. Sutton. Bill Cosby,
J r . the late M ayorTom Bradley, I ^ n a
Hom e, General Colin Powell, the late
B arbara Jordan, M aya A ngelou, Dr.
John H ope Franklin, the late ju d g e
A. Leon H igginbotham ,C arl R ow an
and form er N A A C P C h air M yrlie
Evers-W illiams.
US Bank is Vacating uilding
Offers Public Unique Opportunity
US Bank is vacating one o f their
dow ntow n Portland office buildings.
The rem aining office furniture in
the building, including w orkstations,
executive and secretarial desks, and
chairs, credenzas, conference room
furnishings, file cabinets, reception
area furnishings, IBM P.C. ‘s and
m iscellaneous item s o f all types are
being offered to the public in a final
liquidation sale.
This sale offers the public, including
businesses, a unique opportunity to
purcliase office furniture and many other
items for their homes and businesses at
a fraction o f their original cost.
The sale will begin on M onday,
M arch 29lh, and will continue for ap
proxim ately four weeks. H ours o f
public access will be 10:00a.m. to7:00
p.m. M arch 29Ih through April 2nd, and
from 10:00 a.m. to6:00p.m . everyday
thereafter, including Saturdays and
Sundays.
The office building is located at
309 SW 6"' Avenue (the SW com er o f
6th and Oak Street), catty-com er from
"B ig Pink” (the US Bancorp Tower).
T he public may call 295-9724 or
800-719-9695 form ore information.
Vision and Passion
Vis ion and Passion is the them e for
the Seventh A nnual A sian American
Y outh Leadership Conference, sched
uled for Tuesday, M ay 4 at Lewis and
Clark College. Selectedhigh-achieve-
m ent Asian-heritage students from
m etropolitan area high schools will
attend w orkshops to develop skills
they will use throughout their lives.
T h e A sia n A m e ric a n Y o u th
L ead ersh ip C o n feren ce, held d u r
ing A sian H eritag e M onth, h ig h
lights the ach iev em en ts and c o n tri
butions o f O re g o n 's grow ing A sian
com m unity.
“M any people d o n ’t realize how
large and diverse the A sian com m u
nity is in O regon. It includes people
from forty-nine countries, including
Japan, V ietnam . C am bodia, Laos,
China, Pakistan, India, Israel, Syria,
Iran and m any others,” says Paul
Duong a m em ber o f the conference ’ s
planning com m ittee. “W ith A sian
being O reg o n ’s largest foreign trad
ing partner, and with significant in
vestm ent in Oregon by A sian com pa
nies, the student attending the con
ference are an im portant resource to
our com m unity. It makes great sense
to invest in them.
T he conferen ce, co -sponsored
by N ike Inc, Portland Public Schools,
the Office ofN eighborhood Involve
m ent R efugee and Im m igrant Pro
gram , and Lew is and Clark C ollege,
will be attended by over 350 Asian-
heritage youth. The keynote speaker
w ill be L aw rence W ong, E xecutive
D irector o f the C hinese A m erican
C itizens A lliance.
T o p ic s in c lu d e “ G e ttin g In
T o u ch W ith Y o u r P assio n A n d
D eveloping A V isio n ,” a panel p re
sen tatio n "L e arn in g From P eo p le
W ho ‘have R ealized T he V isio n ,”
and “Fulfilling Y our V ision Through
H ig h erE d u ca tio n .”
O ther activities will include a Lion
Dance from M inh Q uang Tem ple and
a perform ance by Portland Taiko.
O th er key co n trib u to rs include
the O reg o n C o m m issio n on A sian
A ffairs, U S. B ank, N ab isco Inc.,
the B oeing C o m p an y , and the city
o f Portland.
Form ore information, contactPaul
Duong, (503) 823-3049
Veteran's Clinic To Move
PO R TLA N D , Ore. - A clinic for
veterans w ho w ish to file disability
claims will be moving to a new building
April 3. The com pensation and Pen
sion Unit o f the Portland V A M edical
Center will m ove to the hospital’s
Vancouver Division at 1601 E 4*Plain
Boulevard in Vancouver, Wash.
The new unit w ill open A pril 7 on
the second floor o f the B arnes R eha
bilitation Center, Building D-7, on the
southeast co m er o f the V ancouver
Cam pus. Exam hours are from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m ., M onday through Friday.
T he m ed ical c e n te r’s C o m p en
sation and P en sio n unit is cu rren tly
located at the m edical ce n te r’s O u t
p atien t C lin ic at 8909 SW B arbur
B oulevard.
The unit, w hich performs physical
exam inations for veterans w ho, is
seeking medical com pensation for ill
ness or injuries. The six staff in the
unit sees nearly 6,000 veterans each
year in the course o f determ ining
w hat level o f m edical services a vet
eran should receive.
T he m o v e w ill save the m ed ical
ce n te r an e stim a te d $ 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 a n
n u ally . T h e c u rre n t fa c ility is
le ase d from a p riv a te co m p an y in
P o rtland. T he new clin ic is lo cated
on fed eral p ro p erty .
T h e c lin ic is m o v in g to th e
Vancouver Division, rather than to the
Portland campus o f the medical center,
because the Vancouver campus has
parking space and exam space to ac
commodate additional patient visits.
Veterans who wish to claim benefits
through the Compensation and Pen
sion process must first file a claim with
the Veterans Benefits Administration.
The Portland office o f the agency can
be reachedat 1-800-827-1000.
3:17 a.m
You’re asleep.
We’re w orking to make
Sure your alarm goes off.
Senior Trade Fair To Feature
Prizes and Lots of Information
V ANCOUVER, W A - Some lucky
person could win the grand prize draw
ing VCR at the 4lh annual Senior Trade
F air Friday, A pril 9, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. at M arshall C enter, 1009 E.
M cLoughlinB lvd.
T he ev en t w ill sho w case p ro d
ucts, serv ices and in fo rm atio n o f
in terest to local seniors. A ll ages
are w elcom e. A $1 su ggested d o n a
tio n at the door w ill b en e fit the City
o f V a n c o u v e r’s R etired and S enior
V olunteer Program (RSVP).
T he fair w ill feature sem inars
throughout the day, including: C on
sum ers S m arts - L ook B efore Y ou
Leap, E m ergency P reparedness, In
v estin g for S en io rs, Packing for a
W eekend, and Set Y oursel f Free On
C -T ran. SH IB A (S tatew id e H ealth
Insu ran ce B en efit A dvisors) v o l
u n teers w ill an sw er h ealth insur-
ance q u estio n s. A A R P T ax A ide
P rogram volunteers w ill provide tax
help. There w ill also be free sam ples
an d d em o n stratio n s.
The Senior Trade Fair is sponsored
RSVP, the Senior Messenger, Hi-School
Pharmacy, the Columbian, K V AN 1550
and the Vancouver Business Journal.
The grand prize drawing is sponsored
bycityFinancialGroup. Formore infor
mation call the RSVP office at 696-8221.
Charter Review Committee
to Hold Meeting on April 1
T he C ity o f V a n c o u v e r’s 1999
C h a rte r R e v ie w C o m m itte e w ill
h o ld its first m e e tin g A p ril 1, from
7 to 9 p.m . in c o u n c il ch a m b e rs at
C ity H all, 2 1 0 E . 13,hSt. M eetin g s
w ill be h eld o v e r an e ig h t-to 10
Salmon Painting Show
Runs Through April
Endangered Ritual II, a new series
o f painting by artist Jennifer W ill
iam s, is on display at V ancouver’s
W ater Resources and Education C en
ter from A pril 1 to 30 in the second
floor ait gallery Open hours are 9a.m .
to 5 p.m. M onday through Saturday.
W illiam ’s oversized canvases are
w orked in a layered technique o f
acrylicpaintsoverpapercollage. This
show has been extended through the
m onth o f April giving the public ad
ditional opportunity to view skillful
and em otionally portrayed salm on in
their struggle to return to the stream s
o f their births.
w eek period. A ll m eetin g s are open
to th e p u b lic .
Charter Review C om m ittee m em
b ers ap p o in ted by th e M a y o r in
c lu d e G ary A k iz u k i, L en A ro n .
D o n n a C a n to n w in e -W e n d . B rian
C a r ls o n , J o h n C a to n , R o b e rta
F o rb e s, Jo h n G e a r, S ean G u ard ,
D ale K id w ell, L ize L uce, M ark
M a g g io r a , P a u l M a r tin , J o h n
M cD o n a g h , C h a rlie M itc h e ll and
C eci R yan-S m ith.
T he ch arg e o f the co m m it
tee is to rev iew the C ity 's ch a rter
an d to reco m m en d to the city c o u n
cil, in tim e to b e co n sid ered fo r th is
y e a r ’s e l e c t i o n s , a n y c h a r t e r
ch an g es o r am en d m en ts.
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