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Remember April 17th is deadline for
tax returns - 2 extra days
from Untie Sam
Old eyeglasses are the gift of sight Fair will be fun and good for all
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New Eyes For The N eedy asks people
to check their desk and bureaus for
unw anted glasses, jew elry, w atches
and hearing aids that are too valuable
to throw aw ay but are no longer o f
use. T hose old glasses and other
item s will find a second life through
New Eyes For T he N eedy and can
m ean the gift o f sight to som eone
else.
Since 1932N ew E yesF orT heN eedy,
Inc. has helped ov er 5 m illion people
in the United States and over 30
developing nations.
New eyes is a non-profit volunteer
run o rg an iz atio n w hich recy cles
eyeglasses, je w elry , w atches and
h e a rin g aids to b en e fit v isu a lly
im paired adults and children.
Every day social agencies and school
n u rses acro ss th e U nited S tates
contact N ew Eyes For T he N eedy
requesting help for adults and chi ldren
w ho are unable to see because they
cannot afford eyew ear. A cting in
co llab o ratio n w ith o p tic ia n s and
optometrists, New Eyes provides new
prescription glasses at no cost to the
individuals.
T he recycling o f optical gold scrap,
d o n a tio n s
fro m
in d iv id u a l,
foundation support, and sales o f
donated jew elry fund this program .
D onations o f used eyeglasses are
p ro c e sse d by so m e o f th e tw o
hundred com m unity volunteer on site
at New E y es’ headquarters and are
g iv e n to h o sp ita ls an d m e d ica l
m issions for needy people in o ver 30
nations.
R ecent shipm ents o f eyeglasses w ere
sen t to help p eo p le in U kraine,
T h a ila n d , In d ia , an d C o lo m b ia.
M exico and M ale, A frica.
To request an kit about conducting a
col lection drive write to us or cal1973-
376-4903.
Learn about your local com m unity
college the fun way. The Portland
C om m unity Fair, sponsored by the
PCC Foundation, KPTV 12 and KXL,
will offer som ething for everyone
th ro u g h a stag g erin g v ariety o f
exciting and educational activities.
C om m unity Fair is set to go from 10
AM to 5 PM on Saturday, April 15 at
the PCC Rock Creek Campus, located
at 17705 NW Springville Road, ju st
o ffo f 185th Ave. PCC faculty will be
on hand to provide inform ation to the
public about the college’s career and
jo b opportunities. It’s a chance for
the co m m u n ity to learn o f th e
advantages o f starting a four-year
degree at PCC
“ M any fam ilies an d kids are
struggling to pay college tuition,”
said Jan Coulton, director o f PCC.
Foundation. “C o m m u n ity Fair
advisors will also counsel older
adults who wish to return to school.
We offer a perfect opportunity for
gain transfer credits at a much lower
cost. The event will be helpful to
high school senior looking to train
for jo b opportunities in such fields
as auto collision repair, diesel
serv ices, aircraft o r lan d scap e
technology. These fields represent
just a fraction o f the dozens o f training
p ro g ra m s a v a ila b le o n P C C
cam puses.”
The entertainm ent planned prom ises
not to disappoint. There will be two
perform ances o f “ M aiden P earl”
presented by the acclaim ed C hinese
Puppet Theatre and the “ M ilagros
B ailadores"presentation will explore
Latin culture through dance. A lso
featured will be some o f the best local
high school choirs and dance troupes
around the area combined with PC C ’s
C a s c a d e C a m p u s Ja z z T rio
perform ance. For the young at heart,
there will be plenty o f trucks and
planes to explore, and a horse-draw n
w agon to ride. Hillsboro A viation
plans a ping-pong ball drop from a
Counselors
wanted!
Get paid while having fun!
Do you have experience
working with
youth and computers?
More newborns will be screened for hearing
CQNHUMJTEP STORY
fORTMEPoRTLANDOBSERVER
N ew born babies will have a better
chance o f receiving new born hearing
sc re e n in g in th e 22 sta te s that
received $3 m illion in grants from the
H e a lth R e so u rc e s an d S e rv ic e s
A d m in is tra tio n to d e v e lo p and
expand universal new born hearing
screening and intervention programs.
A national resource and technical
assistance center will also help states
link screening w ith appropriate early
intervention.
“Each year, 24,000 babies are bom in
the U nited States w ith som e degree
o f hearing loss,”
Said HRS A Administrator Claude Earl
Fox, M .D ., M .P.H . “ Since early
detection is the key to effectiv e
treatm ent, these grants w ill help
a s su re th a t m o re n ew b o rn s are
sc re e n e d b e fo re th e y le a v e the
h o s p ita l
and
r e c e iv e
e a r ly
intervention in the first 6 m onths.”
T oday, the average age at w hich
c h ild r e n w ith h e a rin g lo ss are
identified in the United States is 12 to
25 m onths o f age. W hen hearing loss
is detected late, speech and language
developm ent is delayed, affecting
social and em otional grow th and
academ ic achievem ent.
“T he new four-year grants are the
next step in m aking sure that once
babies are screened and diagnosed
with a hearing loss, their follow-up
ca re d o e s n ’t fall th ro u g h th e
c r a c k s ,” sa id th e A s s o c ia te
A dm inistrator for M aternal and
Child Health Peter C. Van Dyck,
M .D., “ We w ant to m ake sure that
screening is coordinated at the
com m unity level w ith diagnostic
s e rv ic e s , e a rly in te r v e n tio n
program s, family involvem ent and
a m edical hom e.”
helicopter with prizes for all, and the
P C C c a fe te ria w ill s e rv e fo o d
throughout the day am id clow ns,
facepainters and ju g g le rs. D o n ’t
fo rg e t th e W a sh in g to n C o u n ty
M useum , located on cam pus, w hich
plans and interactive program for
adult and children. Plus, there will be
new PCC farm lambs and calves that
will need plenty o f attention by the
youngsters.
C om e jo in the fun at this y e a r’s
Community Fair at the PCC Rock Creek
C am pus a m ere 10 m inutes from
dow ntow n Portland. A lso T ri-M e t’s
line 52 will head straight to th e Rock
Creek Cam pus and people can ride
the bus from the SW 185th M ax
Station. For m ore inform ation, call
503-614-7171.
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Locations to be announced.
Apply today!
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APRIL 21.
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