November 15, 2000
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United Way Invests in Community Projects
Support Goes to Neighborhood Pride Team, Peninsula Wrestling Club and Other Groups
United W ay o f the Colum bia-
W illamette will provide $37,000 for
grassroots organizations sponsor
ing em erging and innovative com
munity projects.
T he C o m m u n ity In v e stm e n t
Fund, a sm all grants com m ittee
o p e ra tin g w ith in U n ited W ay,
chose these six recipients to re
ceive funding:
N eighborhood Pride Team will
receive $7,000 to provide computer
training regarding m apping soft
ware, new sletter publication and
w ebsite developm ent for low-in-
com e southeast Portland residents
to help them gain skills for better
jobs. A ccording to executive direc
tor M olly C ooley, the “contribu
tion will m ake a huge difference in
the lives o f the people we teach.
A fter their training at N eighbor
hood Pride Team , they will have
skills that will earn them $25 an
hour or more. That will do so much
tow ard helping to lift this neigh
borhood out o f poverty. W e hope
that before long, outer southeast
Portland will be known as a thriving
com m unity where highly skilled in
form ation technology w orkers live
and w ork.”
Peninsula W restling Club will
receive $10,000 to m entor youth
enrolled in the sport o f w restling to
e n s u re s c h o o l s u c c e s s a n d
blanched lifestyles.
“ M any o f the kids we deal with in
north and northeast Portland d o n ’t
have positive male role models, but
here they’ll be surrounded by posi
tive male role models. We will help
Mailer Offers Advise on
U-Cut Christmas Trees
The Pacific N orthw est
Christmas Tree Association
has prepared a free Choose
& Cut G uide to U -C ut
Christmas tree plantations
in Oregon and Washington.
The guide lists 42 Oregon
U-Cut tree farms and 45 U-
Cut farms in Washington and
is available free of charge
at Chambers of Commerce
offices, county extension of
fices, American Automobile
Association offices in Or
egon and Washington, par
ticipating YMCAs, Coldwell
Banker offices, G.l. Joe's
stores and the Salem, Or
egon b ran ch es o f Fred
Meyer stores. Some U-Cut
farms begin operation prior
to the Thanksgiving week
end while the majority opens
the first w eekend a fte r
Thanksgiving.
Information provided in
the Christmas tree Choose
& Cut Guide includes direc-
tionsto all U-Cut tree farms,
operating hours, type of
trees for sale, farm phone
numbers and special attrac
tions.
Some Christmas tree U-
Cut plantations have gift
shops, cut greens, wreath,
tre e d e co ratio n s, Santa
Claus, sleigh or wagon rides
coffee, hot chocolate and
candy canes.
them grow mentally, spiritually and
em otionally. The true victor is the
one w ho m akes the best choices,”
Peninsula W restling Club D irector
Roy Pittm an said. The Recovery
Association Project received $8,900
to educate clients regarding solu
tions to substance abuse.
A ccording to A ssistant O rga
nizer Kim M atic, “ given the nature
o f o u r a c c o m p lis h m e n ts in
M ultnom ah County, we are excited
about the possibilities ahead o f us.
T he opportunity afforded our o r
ganization by the U nited W ay is
greatly appreciated and certainly
an asset to the com m unity.”
Schoolhouse Supplies will re
ceive $4,100 to provide school sup
plies for teachers in schools that
are located w ithin low -incom e
neighborhoods.
“ S ch o o lh o u se S u p p lie s p ro
vides classroom m aterials for over
10,000 low-income children and their
te a c h e rs in P o r tla n d ’s p u b lic
schools. United W ay’s contribu
tion will enable us to support the
operational costs involved in d is
tributing over $400,000 worth o f
school supplies to thousands o f
children in need,” K atie G old,
founder o f the group said.
W e’re Here, We Care w ill get
$5,000 to operate an after school
drop-in center for youth in N orth
and N ortheast Portland.
Portland A dventist Com m unity
services will get $2,000 to provide
audiocassettes o f service delivery
procedures in their c lie n t’s native
languages.
Portland Neighborhoods
Work on Keeping the Peace
The C ity o f P o rtla n d ’s
Neighborhood Mediation Cen
ter is seeking community mem
bers to serve as volunteer
mediators.
Mediators empower Port
land residents to have produc
tive conversations with neigh
bors and work out peaceful
solutions to everyday con
flicts.
People of all cultures and
ethnic backgrounds are en
couraged to apply.
Mediation training is free in
exchange for volunteering
three hours a week for one
year.
The 40-hour professional
training will be held in late
February, early March in the
evening hours and will include
two-all-day Saturday training.
The Neighborhood Media-
Kafoury To Help Guide
Child Care in Oregon
Deborah Kafoury’
Girl Scouts Need
Volunteers
tion Center has been helping
the community resolve dis
putes since 1978.
Volunteer mediators assist
residents with neighborhood-
to-neighborhood concerns,
landlord/tenant issues, and in
terpersonal disputes.
They will also help with con
sumer complaints and group
facilitations.
Training dates are Feb. 20,
21, 22, 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7
and 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. and
Feb. 24 and March 3 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Training will be
held in the Lovejoy Room at
City Hall. Application dead
line is Dec. 31.
Call 503-823-3152, or stop
by the Mediation Center at
the King Facility, 4815 N.E.
7th Ave. for application infor
mation and materials.
G irl S couts-C olum bia River
C o u n cil is lo o king for adult
v o lu n te e rs to beco m e scout
leaders for girls in our com m u
nity.
T he program p ro v id e s a
su p p o rtiv e a ll-g irls se ttin g ,
w here girls develop leadership
sk ills, b u ild se lf-c o n fid e n ce
and learn to c o n trib u te to so c i
ety. G irl S couts is a flexible
program w here the adults lead
ers d ecide the tim e, p la c e and
how o fte n the troop w ill m eet,
allow ing it to fit into their busy
sch ed u le. T he a v e ra g e tim e
com m itm ent is four to six hours
a m onth. Free tra in in g is pro
vided.
As a po sitiv e role m odel,
ad u lts have the o p p o rtu n ity to
m ake a real d iffe re n c e in the
lives o f girls. I f you are in te r
ested, please call the G irl Scout
Office at 503-620-4567. Para in
form ation en esp an o l, llam e al
503-598-6523.
State Rep. Deborah Kafoury, D-
Portland, has been appointed to the
OregonCommission forChildCare.
The panel serves as an advisory
board to the governor and Legisla
ture on issues concerning accessibil
ity, affordability and quality o f child
care. “As a new mother, I am acutely
aware o f how important safe and af
fordable child-care is for parents to
be successful in the work place,”
Kafoury said. “I am honored to be
appointed to the Commission for
Child Care and believe that it is the
commission’s role to address the is
sue o f availability o f safe and afford
able child-care for all Oregonians.”
K afoury represents north and
northeast Portland.
Be prepared:
Scouts Collect
for Food Bank
On S aturday, Dec. 2, Boy
scouts o f the C ascade P acific
C ouncil o f the Boy S couts o f
A merica will collect food door-
to-door in P ortland.
If you are not hom e w hen
the Scouts com e by, they w ill
leave a p lastic bag on your
porch or doorknob. P lease fill
the bag w ith food and drop it
o ff at any G rocery O utlet store!
M ost w anted foods in clu d e
canned m eats and m eals such
as tuna, c h ick en , soups, and
stew s; boxed p a sta or p o tato
m eals; canned fru its and v e g
etables; beans and pean u t b u t
ter. N o g lass or hom em ade
foods please.
G rocery O u tlet has d o nated
bags for the drive.
F o r m o re in f o r m a t i o n ,
please call (503) 282-0555
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