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Volunteer drivers needed
CONTRIBUTED STORY
At 86, D orothy gave up driving. For
three years now, Project Linkage has
transported D orothy to her m edical
appointm ents several tim es a month.
D orothy has congestive heart failure
and cannot walk far. She also suffers
from leg ulcers that need to be
bandaged tw ice a w eek by a m edical
p ro fe ssio n a l. D ue to h er health
conditions.
D o ro th y re lie s on v o lu n te e r
transportation that is both responsive
to her special needs and affordable
on her sm all m onthly budget. She is
one o f m any seniors in northeast and
so u th e ast P ortlan d w ho rely on
Project Linkage to find a volunteer
w ho can take her to important medical
appointm ents, and we d o n ’t like to
disappoint her.
Project Linkage is in great need o f
daytim e volunteer drivers to help
tr a n s p o r t e ld e r ly r e s id e n ts o f
northeast and southeast Portland to
th e ir d o c to r a p p o in tm e n ts , th e
grocery store o r a social outing at
their local senior center. P roject
L inkage is expanding transportation
services into southeast Portland after
2 0 y e a rs o f se rv in g se n io rs in
northeast, and w e need your help to
m e e t th e g ro w in g d e m a n d fo r
affordable transportation for seniors.
Ifyou can volunteer 4 hours a month,
are over 23 years o f age and have a
good driving record, you can change
the world for som eone no longer able
to get around on her own. V olunteers
can choose to drive their ow n car, our
14-passenger m inibus, or our six-
passenger m inivan. All training is
provided.
Project Linkage is a program o f
Metropolitan Family Service, a private
nonprofit social service organization.
For tw o decades, Project Linkage
volunteers have helped thousands
o f e ld e r ly r e s id e n ts re m a in
independent and self-sufficient in
their hom es by providing a variety o f
services.
Call Project Linkage today at 249-
0471 to find out m ore about how you
can m ake a difference.
The First Family of Ministries
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Dr. Fredrick Price, is the m an know n
nation-w ide as a best selling author
o f spiritually significant titles, the
respected head o f the successful
television m inistry “E ver Increasing
F aith ” and p asto r o f th e largest
sanctuary in the USA - the FaithDome
in Los A ngeles - and the keynote
Speaker at the African American Expo
2000. H ow ever, it is his entire fam ily
that runs the day to day operations
that have m ade the m inistry w hat it is
today.
Especially his equally accom plished
w ife, best-selling author and social
philanthropist and entrepreneur Dr.
In loving memory o f
A deline W alters
Sunrise Septem ber 19,1904
Sunset M arch 30,2000
Adeline W alters was bom in Foreman,
A rkansas on Septem ber 19,1904 and
lived in the Portland area since 1971
A deline w as em ployed by the State
o f Oregon.
A deline w as a m em ber o f G reater St.
Stephen M issionary Baptist Church.
Proceeded in death by her husband
Jack W. W alters JR.
Funeral services w ere held at Little
chapel o f the C him es on April 7,2000
at 1:00 PM. Burial at W illam ette
National Cemetery.
In loving memory o f
Vicki S. Williams
Sunrise June 4,1953
Sunset M arch 30,2 0 0 0
V icki S. W illiam s w as bom in Altus,
O klahom a in 1952 and lived in the
Portland M etro area since 1989. Vicki
w as a m em ber o f Cathedral o f Praise
V icki leaves to cherish her m em ory:
S p o u se N a th a n ie l W illia m s o f
Portland, O R, daughters C arolyn M.
Canady, A ngela Roy, o f Portland
Moniqul Powell ofG erm any Elisha L.
Canady, o f T acom a, WA.
Sister D ona K. Ross o f Louisiana.
Brother’s Harry M artins o f Shepherd,
Texas, G eorge M artin Dal las, Texas,
and ISt. husband G ene C anady o f
S an A n to n io , T e x a s , a n d fiv e
grandchildren. Funeral services were
held at Cathedral O fP raiseon April 5,
2000at 11:00 am.
In Loving Memory o f
Doris G uruance Lam pkin
Sunrise N ovem ber 22,1948
Sunset April 2 ,2 0 0 0
Betty Ruth Price.
W alking In H is Shadow
Dr. Betty, as she cal led, is often asked
about standing in the shadow o f her
famous husband, to w hich she always
responds: I love it! It’s a great shadow
in w hich to be standing.” W hen the
M ississippi N ative met and m arried
Frederick KC Price, she not only gave
th e en co u rag em en t to b u ild the
m inistry, but created the outreach
program s that co ntributed to the
success o f the 11,000+sanctuary. Dr.
Betty Price plays a vital role in her
husband’s m inistry, as well as in the
operation o f the church.
H er influence in the developm ent o f
the C renshaw C hristian C enter and
its nationw ide television m inistry has
D o ris G. L am pkin w as b o rn in
M onaham , Texas in 1948 and m oved
to Portland area in 1951. She was
em ployed by G orgia Pacific as a
keyboard operator for 10 years. Doris
w as a m em ber o f Emmanuel Tem ple
and lived in Portland since 1951
D oris G. Lam pkin leaves to cherish
her m em ory: M other M argie Faye
S m ith o f P o rtlan d , so n s L io n el
L am pkin o f P o rtlan d , D au g h te r
L avem Lam pkin o f Portland
A nd brothers D onnie Lam pkin, Ray
Lam pkin, Raym ond Lam pkin all o f
Portland and Elton Sm ith o f Salem,
Or. Sisters M innie Lampkin, Raydell
Lampkin, Beverly Smith all ofPortland
and 8 grandchildren. Funeral service
w ere be held at Em m anuel Tem ple at
1:00 PM April 6,2000.
earned her im m ense respect o f her
peers and the nicknam e o f “ Faith’s
First Lady.”
Dr. Betty was presented an honorary
Letterarum D octorate D egree as well
as one o f the first w om en ordained to
m inistry. H er concern for others have
led to the establishm ent o f num erous
program s and groups at Crenshaw
C hristian C enter including:
T he CCC A lcohol/D rug A buse and
Co-D ependency Programs
a 2 4 - h o u r I n te rc e s s o ry P ra y e r
Network.
a distribution program for food and/
or clothing for Homeless and Hungry
(HHH)
the W om en’s Fellowship, a prototype
for others throughout the country.
In loving Memory o f
Edw ard Robert Kent
Sunrise 11/1/35
Sunset 3/26/00
B om in Evanston Illinois a Human
R e s o u rc e
C o o r d in a to r
fo r
C o n so lid ated F reightw ays and a
m em ber o f Berean Baptist Church for
41 years. Edw ard Kent m oved to
Portland in 1956
Survivors: W ife June Kent, Sons,
C hristopher Kent, Edw ard Kent and
M aurice Kent, daughter Harriet Kent
all o f P o rtla n d . S is te rs , R u b y
Zim m erm an o fT uskegee, Alabama,
G erald in e T h o m as o f E v anston,
Illinois and Corine Allen ofEvanston,
Illinois. Funeral services w ere held at
M aranatha Church o f G od on March
31 ,2 0 0 0 at 11:00 am.
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A Book o f Praise signing
A Book o f Praise
Derwin Boyd, 42,
author o f the Christian
poetry collection, A
Book o f Praise (CSS
Publishing, Lima,
Ohio) will be doing a
book signing on
Saturday, April 15,
from 4-6 p.m. at
Reflections Book Store,
446 NE Killingsworth.
Boyd, whose poetry
has been published in
over sixty publications,
is also Producer/Host
o f The Gospel Express
on Sunday mornings
on KBOO 90.7 FM.
" When No One Else Gives a Rip..."
GOD CARES
THE RESURRECTION STORY
Easter Sunday, April 23,2000
Two Dynamic Celebration Services at
8:00 am and 10:00 am (children's church at 10:45am)
Pastor Henry Greenidge and the
Celebration Singers and Band
w ith
In Memory
R oy C urry Sr.
For m ore inform ation call
January 2 8 ,1 9 3 4
- A p r il 9 ,1 9 9 9
A loving devoted, husband, father,
grandfather, brother and friend
(503)287-5226
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