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Community Advocates Honored by Blazers
The Blazers have put the spc^tlight on
seven local African A m erican heroes.
Each indiv idual was chosen based on
their dedication and service to the com ­
m unity, as well as their com m itm ent to
m aking a difference to individual lives
everyday.
The honorees received $ 5 0 0 to donate
to the charity o f their choice. In addition,
the Blazers donated $5,OCX) to scholarship
funds at ‘"Bridge Builders” and "L inks,"
tw o local African A m erican organiza­
tions.
The first honoree, Ron Herndon, has
been the directorofthe A lbina H ead Start
program since 1975 and is the current
president o f the National H ead Start
Association. H e is a former teacher, coun­
selor, college instructor and V IST A vol­
unteer. He also had a hand in founding
m any com m unity-based organizations
including the Black Education Center,
Black United Front OiegonHumanRights
Rainbow Coalition, B lack U nited Fund,
N E C om m unity D evelopm ent Corp.,
Y outh Gang Task Force and the NE
Economic Development Alliance. Healso
helped develop the N ational H ead Start
Training A cadem y at Texas T ech U ni­
versity.
A ndrew Shoals, student body presi­
dent at G rant H igh School, w as the sec-
ond o f the seven individuals honored
during the celebration o f B lack History
Month. Shoalsm au«ainsa3.94G P A and
isrank ed 3 2 n d in asen io rclasso f4 0 7 .H e
is a m em ber ofSU PE R SA C , an advisory
council o f students that report to the
distnct superintendent, sings with the
Royal Blues, G ran t’s elite perform ance
choir, is a m em ber ofthe G rant Jazz Band
and has participated in num erous stage
productions at the school. Shoals is also
the vice president o f Perspective Gents,
an organization for A frican A m encan
youth that perform s com m unity service.
Rosie D ean has been a Trail Blazer in
her ow n right for years. In 1987 she
opened D oris’ C afe w ith the goal ofcre-
atinga few jobs forneighborhoodkids. In
the last ¡3years, she’sb eco m eaco m m u -
nity advocate, hired and trained disad­
vantaged kids and is know n for her tradi­
tion ofdelivering Thanksgiving m eals to
hundreds o f elderly and handicapped
Willie Mae Hart
Ron Herndon
Randy Corradine
out room . D ixon is also a foster parent to
ois grades at school. He is tire past
president ofthe K eystone Youth Leader­
ship Club, and lias represented the Boys
& Girls C lubs ofPortiand in regional and
m other did. S he’sb een a fosterparent for
eight years, dedicating her life to helping
kids w ho are the victims of physical and
emotional abuse and neglect To date,
she’s cared for nearly 72 children.
Willie M ae H art an85-year-oldnorth-
four boys.
Randy C orradine is the current Boys
& Girls Clubs o f Portland Y outh o f the
Y ear.A m em beroftheB oys& G irlsC lubs
since he w as seven, he is their youth
residents.
A n th o n y ‘T ’ D ixon truly believes in
givingbacktothecom m unity’sehildren;
am bassador for the entire organization
Last year, he helped lead the Blazers
C om m unity Builders Y outh Corps in
donating $ 10.OOOtocharitiesoftheclubs’
h e’s dedicated his life’s w ork to i t D ixon
w orks at the Albertina K err C enter for
severely abused children. H eisatru eg ift
to Albertina K en , the kids are inspired by
choosing and helped in several com m u­
nity service projects. Corradine helped
raise his younger siblings w ith the help o f
his grandm other w hile m aintaining hon-
his actions, em ulating him and even act­
ing outjustto hang out w ithhim in the time
Rosie Dean
Anthony "T" Dixon
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A ngela Jefferson grew up in a hom e
where hundreds ofkids passed through;
her m other w as a foster parent w ho took
care o f children w ho needed help. N ow
Angela, 29, is helping others ju st like her
east Portland resident, rem em bere the
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