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Novem ber 8, 2000
(Tfje ^Jortlanb CObseruer
{Jarliani)
Help the Homebound on Thanksgiving
Loaves & Fishes Need Drivers to Serve Seniors
Loaves & Fishes, T he M eals-O n-
W heels People, need drivers to de
liver M eal-O n W heels to hom ebound
seniors on Nov. 23, Thanksgiving
Day.
T his is an opportunity to bring
sm ile s, c o n v e rsa tio n an d a h o t
T hanksgiving meal to seniors in our
com m unity - many o f w hom are iso
lated. Drivers will be picking up meals
from 11 a.m .to 12 p.m. Volunteers will
Loaves & Fishes seeks to enrich
the lives o f seniors and assist them in
m aintaining independence by m ak
ing nutritious food, social contacts
and other resources easily available.
The organization is com m unity
based, em phasizing vo lu n teer in
volvem ent and is financially sound.
Loaves & Fishes serves an average
o f 850,000 m eals annually. The sug
gested donation per m eal is $2.25.
be using their ow n v ehicles and
should have good driving records.
People w ho are interested in provid
ing this vital servicecan call 503-736-
6325, extension 239.
Loaves & Fishes is a non-profit
nonsectarian agency that has m et the
nutritional needs ofarea seniors since
1970 by providing m eals for on-site
dining and M eals-on-W heels deliv
ery.
Creating a web site for your
neighborhood organization
A workshop for Portland neighbor
hood activists on “G oing Online! Cre
ating a w eb site for your neighborhood
organization” will be held Thursday,
Nov 9.
The workshop will take place from
6:30 PM to 9 PM at Portland City Hall
located at 1221 SW 4* Ave., in the
Lovejoy Room. The City o f Portland
Office ofN eighborhood Involvement
is sponsoring this workshop.
o f information on hot neighborhood
topics. Leading the w orkshop will be
three neighborhood leaders who are
experts on the design and utilization o f
line for how to get started at setting up
a web site for your organization. Use
o f e-technology is rapidly growing as
alm ost all o f Portland’s neighborhood
associations have initiated web sites,
list serves, and/or organizational emai 1
addresses. Neighborhood leaders are
attem pting to utilize these technolo
gies to maxim ize com m unication be
tw een residents about updates on
meetings, release o f official city public
Seasonal Fun - D a n th e B a llo o n G u y b lo w s u p a b a llo o n f o r k id s a t la st w e e k s H a llo w e e n
p a r ty a t S e l f E n h a n c e m e n t, Inc. H u n d r e d s o f k id s fr o m n o rth a n d n o r th e a s t P o r tla n d e n jo y e d th e
n ig h t o f fe s tiv itie s .
<P»OTO BV M ark W ashington /P ortland O bserver )
web technology.
Joining us will be John Bartley o f
the King Neighborhood Association,
Paul Bingm an o f the Linnton N eigh
borhood Association, and Jere Retzer
o f the Crestw ood Neighborhood A s
sociation. The workshop is free and
Humane Society Celebrates Opening of New Shelter
T a ils w ill w ag as d o g s a n d ca ts
p re sid e o v e r a c o lla r - c u ttin g c e r
em o n y F rid a y a t th e E a rn e s t C.
S w ig e rt A n im a l S h e lte r, th e n ew
ho m e o f th e O re g o n H u m a n e S o
c ie ty . A c o m m u n ity “ s h e lte r
w a rm in g ” on S u n d a y , fro m n o o n
u n til 7 p .m . w ill fe a tu re to u rs o f
th e c o u n tr y ’s m o st sta te o f th e -
a rt a n im a l sh e lte r.
T h e n ew s h e lte r is th e r e s u lt o f
o v er 7 ,0 0 0 c o n trib u to rs . T h e $8.3
m illio n b u ild in g w a s c o m p le te d
on tim e an d u n d e r b u d g e t, w ith
o u t th e u se o f g o v e rn m e n t fu n d s
or ta x e s.
It e x p a n d s a v a ila b le sp a c e fo r
th e h o u s in g an d r e h a b ilita tio n o f
Artist Features
Children at
Reflections
D a d d y 's S h o e s ’ Z>v
P o r tla n d A r tis t K e lly
J o h n s o n is a r e p r o d u c tio n
f r o m a n o r ig in a l
p h o to g r a p h b y K e lly
Johnson.
K elly Johnson, a local free-iance
photographer, presents an exhibit
this m onth at R eflections Coffee
and Books.
The exhibit is titled “ Beauty and
T ruth" and features A frican A m eri
can youth.
“ I started this project in the early
1990s and it has gone on to post,
greeting and note cards and fine
prints,” Johnson said.
H er im ages wil 1 soon be featured
in her first photographic ch ild ren ’s
book publ ished by a N ew York Pub
lishing House.
h o m e le s s c o m p a n io n a n im a ls .
S p a c e f o r h u m a n e e d u c a tio n
c la s s e s is in c re a s e d fiv e -fo ld .
“ T h e n ew s h e lte r r e f le c ts o u r
co m m itm en t to rem a in at th e fo re
fro n t o f a n im a l s h e lte rin g , an im al
w e lfa re is s u e s , an d h u m a n e e d u
c a tio n ,” s a id S h a ro n H a rm o n ,
O H S e x e c u tiv e d ire c to r.
“ W e c a n a ll b e v e ry p ro u d o f
th is c o m m u n ity re s o u r c e .”
S u n d a y ’s s h e lte r w arm in g w ill
g iv e v is ito rs a b e h in d -th e -s e n s e
to u r o f th e k e n n e ls, ex a m ro o m s,
g ro o m in g su ite.
L o c a l a u th o r a n d a n im a l e x
p e rts w ill b e p re s e n t to a n sw e r
q u e s tio n s a b o u t p e t tr a in in g ,
b e h a v io r, a n d n u tritio n . D e m o n
s tr a tio n s b y p o lic e a n d o th e r
w o r k in g d o g s a r e s c h e d u l e d
th r o u g h o u t th e d a y , a n d B e s t
F rie n d s ’ C o rn e r, th e p e t s u p p ly
s to r e lo c a te d in th e s h e l t e r ’s
lo b b y , w ill h o ld a sa le.
“ A fte r six ty y e a rs in a b u ild in g
th a t w as d a rk , d a n k , a n d e v e n tu
a lly w as f a llin g d o w n a ro u n d us,
w e c a n ’t w ait to sh o w th e c o m m u
n ity w h a t th e y h a v e b u ilt ,” sa y s
H arm on.
T h e O re g o n H u m a n e S o c ie ty
is lo c a te d at 1067 N E C o lu m b ia
B lvd. C a ll 5 0 3 .2 8 5 .7 7 2 2 fo r m o re
in fo rm a tio n o r v is it th e s h e lte r ’s
w ebsite at w w u .oregonhum ane.org.
Shelters for Homeless Families Open
Six winter shelters forhomeless fami
lies are now open.
M ultnom ah County expands its
shelter network each w inter to assist
homeless families during the year’s
coldest months.
The num ber ofhom eless families in
M ultnomah County has not declined,
even with a strong local economy
“ In a five-year study from 1993 to
1998, w e counted an increase o f 38
percent hom eless fam ilies,” notes
Donna Shackelford, who coordinates
the county ’ s homeless services to fami
lies. “We estimate that 622 families are
homeless in the county at any point in
time."
The high cost o f housing is the
primary reason families become home
less. According to the federal govern
ment, the cost o f an average rental for
a two-bedroom apartment in Portland
is $702. Three o f the shelters operate
only in winter and three are year-round
facilities. Several provide day services.
To access a shelter, families should
contact one o f the following referral
numbers:
For downtown and inner Southeast
Portland, call 503-721 - 1500; for east
MultnomahCountycall 503-491 -0578;
an d fo r in n e r N o rth /N o rth e a s t
Portlandcall 503-721-6760.
Neighborhood
Associations
Want Diversity
A w orkshop for P ortland neigh
borhood activists on “ M aking Room
at the Table: H ow to B uild Inclusive
and D iverse N eighborhood A sso
ciations” w ill be held T hursday, N o
vem ber 16. T he w orkshop w ill take
place from 6:30 to 9 at Floyd Light
M iddle School located at 10800 SE
W ashington, R oom 18. The East
Portland N eighborhood O ffice and
the City o f Portland O ffice o fN e ig h
borhood Involvem ent are sponsor
ing the event.
T he w orkshop is designed for
neighborhood activist w ho w ant to
learn how to build neighborhood o r
ganizations that are accessible for
low -incom e renters, people o f color
and im m igrant com m unities. The
highlight o f the w orkshop w ill be a
discussion with four com m unity lead
ers w ho w ill share their perspectives
on livability issues o f im portance to
their constituencies. T hey will also
be asked to speak about barriers to
participation in neighborhood asso
ciations w ith the goal o f beginning a
dialogue on action steps that can be
taken to building inclusive and d i
verse organizations.
Participants w ill also share ideas
and learn how to do outreach that
builds bridges w ith specific com m u
nities including with young people,
renters, A frican-A m ericans, and oth
ers. The training will also exam ine the
role ofleaders to interrupt racist, sexist,
ad classist prejudiced com m ents to
insure their neighborhood assoc iation
fosters and inclusive and w elcoming
environment forall citizens.
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