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Page A 5 N o v e m b e r 1, 2 0 0 0 — <Cbc Jlurtlanh ©becrucr ■HWMMM LINDA WHITE PROMOTED TO CULTURAL DIVERSITY MANAGER FOR PORTLAND BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS Popular Blazers Club Director Moves to New Role L in d a W hite, B o y s & G irls C lu b s o f P o rtla n d , w ith C ly d e B ell, th e B la ze rs C lu b 's 1 9 9 9 Youth o f th e Year. C ly d e is o n e o f h u n d r e d s o f y o u n g p e o p le W hite h a s m e n to r e d a t th e C lu b s. Linda White, D irector o f the Blaz ers Boys & Girls Club, has been pro moted to the position o f Cultural Di versity M anager for the organization. White, a former professional bas ketball player, coach and 14-year vet eran o f the Boys & Girls Clubs, will assume her new responsibilities in September. Her new duties will in clude overseeing the organization’s diversity programs, staff and Board recruitment and training, and com mu nity outreach efforts. W hite took over as Director o f the newly-built Blazers Boys & Girls Club in 1996,afterservingasD irectorofthe Columbia Boys & Girls Club in North Portland and Program Director at the Phoenix, AZ Boys & Girls Clubs. The NBA Portland TrailBlazers provided the initial funding for construction o f the Blazers Boys & Girls Club, which has the distinction o f being the first and only Club in the country to be nam edafteraprofessional sports fran chise. “ Linda alm ost single-handedly built the Blazers Club into the show case youth facility it is today,” said Virginia Hensen, Executive Director o f the Boys & Girls Clubs. “She de serve.-: tremendous credit for the guid- A Very Warm Offer. It’s For Kids Powell Books Campaign Dedicated to Schools o w e ll B o o k s an d th e ir c u s to m e rs are a g a in co m in g to th e aid o f s c h o o l k id s. L a s t y e a r , P o r tla n d P u b lic S c h o o ls b u d g e te d $ 8 7 ,4 2 5 fo r b o o k s an d P o w e ll’s B o o k s ’ I t ’s fo r K id s P ro g ra m ra is e d o v e r $ 6 2 ,0 0 0 fo r th e p u rc h a s e o f li b ra ry b o o k s, ad d in g sig n ific a n tly to th e P PS b o o k s b u d g e t. I t ’s l o r K id s 2 0 0 0 b e g in s th is w e e k an d ru n s th e e n tire m o n th . I t 's e a s y to p a r tic ip a te . J u s t go to an y P o w e ll’s lo c a tio n in N o v e m ber. S ay “ Its F or K id s,” w hen m ak in g y o u r p u r c h a s e , an d 10 p e r c e n t o f y o u r to ta l w ill b e d o n a te d P to sc h o o l lib ra rie s. I t ’s F o r K ids is an an n u al e ffo rt i n i t i a t e d to r a is e c o m m u n ity a w a re n e s s a b o u t th e fin a n c ia l p lig h t o f o u r lo c a l sc h o o l lib r a r ie s, an d to ra ise m u c h -n e e d e d c a sh to b u y n ew b o o k s. O v e r th e p a s t six y e a rs, th e p ro g ra m h a s r a is e d n e a rly $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 fo r th e p u rc h a se o f li b ra ry b o o k s in th e P o rtla n d and B e a v e rto n p u b lic s c h o o l d i s tric ts . O rg a n iz e rs h o p e th is y e a r ’s d riv e w ill m e e t o r e x c e e d la s t y e a r ’s d o n a tio n s . The P o w e ll’s d o n a tio n e n s u re s th a t sc h o o l has m o n e y w ith w h ic h to A frican A m erican ca n d id ate w ho take on oversight o f these programs anee and love she has provided to can carry on the trad itio n o f ex c el than Linda W hite," Hensen said. hundreds o f young people who have lence she has e stab lish ed at the Applications are currently being passed through her care,” Hensen said. B lazers C lub. H en sen said N o rth taken for the B lazers C lu b D irecto r White has been honored many times east P o rtlan d co m m u n ity leaders po sitio n . H ensen ack n o w led g ed for her work on behalf o f kids and the and the B lazers C lu b A d v iso ry that replacing W hite w ill be a dau n t Northeast community. She serves on C o m m ittee w ill p articip a te in the ing task, but said the B oys & G irls a number o f local committees dealing search process. C lubs are co m m itted to finding an with youth issues, is a National Train ing Associate for Boys & G iris Clubs o f America and a highly-sought-after public speaker. She is also a mem ber o f the Advisory Com mittee for the Portland Fire w om en’s basketball team. “Boys & Girls Clubs have rapidly expanded in recent years from four Clubs serv Simply Cdtolar S- Telephone Reeowertiow ing ju st over 6,000 young 8040 NE Sandy Blvd, Suite 100B, Portland people to nine Club sites Local 280-8000 se rv in g a p p ro x im a te ly Toll Free 1-877-280-8100 10,000 youth. O ur Board o f Directors feel it’s imperative NEED A C E L L U L A R PHO NE? that the entire organization O N LY $174.99* INCLUDES reflect the diverse com m u • Cellular Phone Caller ID nities we serve and that we • Leather Case Voicemail tirelessly promote our mis • Activation Paging sio n o f h e lp in g y o u n g people to develop to their • 1000 Free Minutes Car Charger No Credit—Bad Credit—No Problem full potential. We can think •Musi be at least 18, ID Required o f no one better suited to p u r c h a s e b o o k s . B u d g e ts fo r b o o k s h a v e d e c re a s e d e x p o n e n tially in the last ten y ears. In 1992/ 9 3, $ 6 1 9 ,8 0 8 w as b u d g e te d for bo o k s. L ast y ear, it w as 8 7 ,4 2 5 . In 1992/93, $41.21 p e rp u p il w as b u d g e te d fo r lib r a ry m a te ria ls . L ast y ea r, it w as $ 3 .4 2 . O b v io u s ly , th e n e e d is g re a t an d th e re is n o th in g m o re im p o r ta n t to an y c h i ld 's fu tu re th an g o o d r e a d in g s k il ls . W ith o u t b o o k s to s p a rk a c h i ld 's im a g in a tio n , th o se s k ills a re d is a b le d . S ay I t ’s F o r K id s in N o v e m b e r at an y P o w e ll’s an d h elp s u p p o rt th is w o rth y p ro g ra m . Model Train Club Opens T he M t. H o o d M o d e l E n g in e e r s c lu b in s o u th e a s t P o r tla n d fe a tu r e s a lo o k a t r a ilr o a d in g in O re g o n fr o m th e 1 9 3 0 s th r o u g h th e e a r ly 1 9 6 0 s. T he M ount H ood M odel E n g in eers w ill h ost its annual open h o u se ev e n t in N ovem ber. T he H O /H on3 scale m odel train club at 5500 SE B elm ont features ra ilro a d in g in O regon from the late 1930s thro u g h the early 1960s. T he la y o u t is o v er 1,000 sq u are feet in size and has six scale m iles o f track. 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