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Hage A6 H ie ÿ o rtla n b ©hsvvuvr Business ]Jurtlaii¡> (Obstruer October 25, 2000 Opportunity Lands On Oregon’s Shore Unique contest gives participants chance to win rare piece of Oregon coastline property and help fight breast cancer ers B ruce and D ebi D urkee are hold in g a c o n te st to give aw ay th eir N ew port ocean front m otel, ap p raised at $ 1 m illio n , right o ff o f scenic H ighw ay 101, on a for ested b lu ff ov erlo o k in g the Pa cific O cean. It’s a chance o f a lifetim e to win nearly three acres, overlooking four m iles o f p ristin e O regon coastline, com plete w ith a 12 unit m otel - for a m ere $ 150. C o m p le te w ith v ie w s o f Y a q u in a H e a d lig h t h o u se a n d d i- r e c t b each access, the motel has pan- o ra m i c v ie w s , la rg e ro o m s and u n b e a ta b le scenery. “ U n like other c o n te s ts , th is r e ally is a chance o f a life tim e for so m e lu c k y w in n e r,” s a i d A view from high above shows the ocean as seen B ru c e D u rk e e . from the Driftwood Village Motel. O p eratin g y our ow n business, o w n in g a piece o f p rim e p roperty w ith p ristin e ocean view s or w in ning so m eth in g w orth $ 1 m illion - i t ’s the s tu ff d ream s are m ade of. A nd h elp in g in the fight a g a in st b reast c an cer is the stu ff liv es are touched by. N ow co n test h opefuls have a ch an ce at w inning all three, plus have an o p p o rtu n ity to support b re a st c an cer research. D riftw o o d V illag e m otel o w n “ For less than w hat m any people spend playing lottery gam es over the co urse o f a year, and w ith m uch b etter odds o f w inning, this co ntest not only offers a great prize, but an opportunity to live a dream .” T o e n te r , c o n te s t h o p e fu ls need to com pose a w ritten essay o f no m ore than 200 w ords on the su b je c t, “ I w ould like to own the D rift w o o d V illa g e M o tel b e c a u s e ....” Essays should be sent in w ith an o ffic ia l en try form and S I 50. The D urkees have set a goal o f collecting 7,500 entries. As entries over 7,500 up to 10,000 w ill be donated to A m erican C an cer S ociety to h elp in the fig h t a g a in st b reast cancer. Entry fees w ill be returned if a su fficien t num ber o f e n tries are not rec e iv e d by the co ntest d ead lin e. Sept. 30, 2001. If and when 10,000 en tries are receiv ed , the co n test w ill end and w in n er w ill be selected. D riftw ood V illage M otel E ssay co ntest is reg istered w ith the O regon A ttorney G e n e ra l’s o ffic ia l co n test W eb site can be found at w w w .driftw oodcontest.com . C om plete co n test rules and in fo rm a tio n a lso are available by w riting to D rift w ood M otel C ontest, 1215 NE Lakew ood, N ew port, O r egon 97365 or by callin g 1- 866-ESSA YYES (377-2993). NAACP Meets Saturday The next General Membership meeting o f the Portland Branch. NAACP, is scheduled for Saturday, Oct 28 at 10 a m. at Bethel AME Church, located at northeast 8"’ and Jarrett. Scheduled items to be considered include, a report from the Nominating Committee in preparation forelection o f officers in November. Y our participation is welcome and needed. If you are not yet a Portland NAACP branch member, you canjoin at the meeting, or receive member ship inform ation by calling the NAACP’s phone message line at 503- 284-7722. Tax Return Volunteers Wanted a s s is ta n c e — in d iv id u a ls w ith lim ited incom es, the elderly, the d is a b le d a n d n o n - E n g lis h speaking persons. T his unique program p ro vides vo lu n teers w ith a triple ben efit: tax law k n o w led g e, co m p u ter sk ills, and the o p p o r tu n ity to help others. For m ore info rm atio n , c o n tact the IRS T ax payers E d uca tion O ffice, (503) 326-6565, or w rite IRS Taxpayers E ducation, 1220 S.W. Third Ave., M/S 0180, Portland, OR 97204 Ify o u like helping others and w ould enjoy prep arin g tax re turns, here is an o p p o rtu n ity to receive v aluable train in g and provide a com m unity service as well. AARP T ax-A ide and the IRS w ill provide free training on basic tax law and electronic fill ing to people w ho v o lu n te e r for the T ax-A ide program . 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