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Community Leaders Join United Way Board
C om m unity leaders D aniel
O B ernstine, Sho D ozono and
K eith E dw ards have jo in e d
U n ited W ay o f the C olum bia-
eq u ity , and creatin g a w el­
com ing and safe cam pus for
persons w ho represent d iv e r­
sity.
D ozo n o is p re s id e n t and
c h ie f e x e c u tiv e o ffic e r for
A zum ano T ravel and p re s i­
dent o f the P ortland M etro ­
p o lita n C h a m b e r o f C o m ­
m erce. He is past c o m m is­
sio n er o f the Port o f P ortland,
past p resid en t o f the P ortland
O regon V isito rs A ssociation
and the Japan A m erica S oci­
ety o f O regon.
As board m em ber o f P o rt­
land P ublic S chools F ounda­
tio n , D ozono helped organize
a 30,0 0 0 -p erso n m arch that
raised m ore than $11 m illion
Daniel O. Bernstine
W illa m e tte ’s new board o f d i­
re c to rs.
B e rn stin e is p re sid e n t o f
P ortland State U n iv ersity and
chairm an o f the board o f the
U rban L eague o f P ortland. He
is com m itted to d iv ersity , e s ­
p e c ia lly in the PSU cam pus
com m unity.
In 1999, B ernstine initiated
the C om m ission on C am pus
C lim ate and L ife to increase
the d iv ersity o f PSU students,
faculty and staff. The effo rt
also fo sters research on is­
sues related to d iv ersity and
Sho Dozono
years, serving as coach, secre-
tary/treasurer, president and
umpire. The United Way Board
members are responsible for de-
Keith Edwards
to save teach in g p o sitio n s in
the schools.
E dw ards is b u sin ess m an-
a g e r/fin a n cia l secretary for
th e In te rn a tio n a l B ro th e r­
hood o f E le ctric a l W orkers.
He has been in v o lv ed w ith
the N A A C P for m ore than
10 years, having served as •
p re s id e n t, v ic e p r e s id e n t, ,
m em ber and leg a l re d re ss (
ch air.
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E dw ards has also b een a i
m em ber o f the C o alitio n o f |
B lack M en for m ore than 10
years and has p a rtic ip a te d in j
B ridge B uilders, the A frican- ;
A m erican rig h t o f p assage 1
g ro u p . He served with the Pen­
insula Little League for 10
m ust be p laced sep arately , it
w ill be im portant th at they
are able to keep in co n tact
w ith each other. M arc w ill
m ake a nice add itio n to the
right adoptive hom e.
To learn m ore about ad o p t­
ing these ch ild ren and o th ­
ers, call the sp ecial needs
a d o p tio n c o a litio n at T he
B oys and G irls A id S ociety
at 1-800-342-6688 or SCF at
1 -8 0 0 -3 3 1 -0 5 0 3 . A g en cies
w aive o r reduce fees for the
adoption o f a child in state
care, and financial assistance
is availab le to help m eet the
c h ild ’s needs. S table single
ad u lts as w ell as couples are
encouraged to call.
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exam ples o f the kids w ho need
ad o p tiv e parents:
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Jordon is full o f spunk and
excels in p h y sical a c tiv itie s.
B asketball is his favorite sport
and he can shoot th re e p o in t­
e rs from h a lf-c o u rt. H e is
frien d ly and o u tg o in g . He e n ­
jo y s gam es o f all kind, e sp e ­
c ia lly his electro n ic gam e m a­
chine. He likes
Pokem an and
c o l l e c t s th e
trad in g cards.
J o r d a n is a
s e n s itiv e
y o u n g ster and
like m any kids
in foster care,
is dealing with
anxiety and is­
sues from his
past. Jordan is
on m edication
to h e lp him
control his b e­
haviors.
He
does
w ell in school, but needs som e
sp ecialized help to deal w ith
ex p ressin g h im se lf a p p ro p ri­
a te ly . J o rd a n has an o ld e r
brother, M arc, w ho also needs
an a d o p tiv e fam ily.
The boys are c u rre n tly liv ­
ing apart and see each o th er
once a m onth. T he fam ilies
w ho choose to adopt Jordan
and/or M arc will be challenged
and blessed. It w ould be best
that they jo in a fam ily or fam i­
lies that can en courage on­
going co ntact betw een these
b ro th ers.
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a th letic. He loves to read and
w ould like to try acting. M arc
w orks hard in school, but has
som e d ifficulties with his abil­
ity to reason. He has a couple
clo se friends at school and at
his church. M arc has a strong
desire to be adopted and w ould
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his younger brother. Ifth e boys
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