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Mercy Corps Aid in Afghanistan
‘Soulmates’ Helps Singles Find Love
Portland charity hopes to distribute 16,300 humanitarian kits
(A P) - P ortland-based
Mercy Corps said Friday its
staff in Afghanistan has re­
ceived the first shipment of
humanitarian aid kits to ar­
rive there since early Octo­
ber and is helping distribute
wheat in southern Kandahar
province.
The aid kits include tents,
blankets, plastic containers,
cooking sets, soap and stoves.
Mercy Corps officials say
they hope to distribute a total
of 16,300 kits by the end of
January.
The Portland-based re­
lief agency said it also is
dispatching a team of engi­
neers from its office in the
city of Kandahar to begin a
cash-for-w ork program . The
effort is designed to boost
the economy by providing
income while vital infrastruc­
ture is repaired.
In addition, Mercy Corps is
distributing 260 metric tons of
World Food Program wheat
grain to nearly 10,000 people in
remote areas.
Mercy Corps officials say
their relief agency was the first
international non-govemmen-
tal agency to re-establish its
operation in Kandahar.
“I am delighted that we are
going to be able to get these
relief kits and wheat out
quickly,” said Alex Jones,
Mercy Corps director in Af­
ghanistan.
Mercy Corps officials say
the group has worked in Af­
ghanistan and Pakistan for
more than 15 years to oper­
ate a variety of programs,
including health services, food
aid, agricultural programs,
veterinary care for livestock,
engineering and drilling wells,
drought relief and rehabilita­
tion services, and sanitation
projects.
The agency employs more
than 300 people in Afghani­
stan and Pakistan.
E p ip h an y C h o ir F e st S u n d ay
Five church choirs and the
Portland area Children and
Youth Choir will perform Sun­
day, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. at the
Gethsemane Lutheran Church,
11560 S.E. Market.
The choirs will be singing Ad-
vent/Christmas music and will
close with the joint choirs singing
the Hallelujah Chorus.
R e fre sh m en ts w ill be
served.
Proceeds from a free will
offering will fund the continu­
ation of the Metro East Port­
land Interfaith Hospitality Net­
work, a successful shelter and
counseling program for fami­
lies that are temporarily home­
less in East Portland and
Gresham.
In the last two years, 27
churches and service organi­
zations and over 1,000 volun­
teers have assisted in serv­
ing 50 fam ilies by providing
meals, overnight accom m o­
d a tio n s and m ore. M any
fam ilies have found jobs, re­
ceived training and secured
perm anent housing all while
experiencing the love and
acceptance of a comm unity
that wants to help make a
difference in their lives.
For directions or more in­
formation, call Karen Burger-
Kim ber at 503-491-0578 or
Vi Spielman at 503-659-8653.
Red Cross Blood Supplies Run Low
(A P ) — Just m onths after a
post-Sept. 11 surge o f blood do­
nations, the A m erican Red C ross
is w arning that supplies are run­
ning low.
M ost o f the Red C ro ss’ 36 re­
gional blood centers have half
their normal supply o f blood plate­
lets for this tim e o f year, officials
said last w eek. B lood platelets,
w hich are used to help stop bleed­
ing in cancer patients, spoil after
five days.
Blood and platelet supplies are
typically low during the holiday
season, w ith A m ericans on vaca­
tion or busy shopping.
But platelet levels w ere unusu­
ally low , w ith 32 regions having
only about a half-day supply, said
Susan Kluesner, a spokesw om an
for the St. Paul, M inn.-based North
C entral Blood Services o f the
A m erican Red Cross.
A s baby boom ers age and or­
gan transplants and o th er d e­
manding procedures become more
routine, the need for blood con­
tinues to rise.
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
prom pted a blood-giving rush so
big that some places ran out of
storage capacity and blood spoiled.
In the end, little blood was needed
because there were relatively few
injured survivors in the attacks.
PGE Employee Donations
P ortland G eneral E lectric staff
and retirees m ade record dona­
tions to charities in 2001.
T otal pledges, including the
PG E corporate m atch, reached
$706,000, up $49,000 from last year.
“Saying I’ m extrem ely proud to
be associated with P G E ’s family
would be an understatem ent,” said
CE O and President Peggy Fowler.
“T hese are very difficult times for
PG E em ployees, but they still
opened their hearts to the com m u­
nity and the Sept. 11 funds.”
E m ployees and retirees could
designate the U nited W ay, the
Oregon Bum Center, BlackUnited
Fund o f O regon, E arth Share o f
O regon, and C om m unity 101 as
five local charitable funds to re­
ceive their donations w ith a com ­
pany match. Employees could also
give to local organizations o f their
choice and tw o Sept. 11 funds.
A hom egrow n cam paign sup­
porting the O regon B um C enter
accounted for m uch o f the in­
creased giving.
A new w ing o f the center at
north Portland’s Legacy Emanuel
Hospital will be named after Blaine
D egem ess, a PG E linem an who
w as severely burned w hile repair­
ing a pow er line in 1997.
T he special b um center fund
w as established in 2000 due to the
efforts o f PG E senior technician
D oug Shaffer, a 12-year PGE em ­
ployee and treasurer o f IB E W Lo­
cal 125.
Still, the rush o f donations had
R ed C ross officials trying to fig­
ure out how to convert the donors
into regulars.
In western Pennsylvania, work­
ers began faxing radio stations,
sending postcards to people with
Type O negative blood and call­
ing the 12,000 people on a “donor
rapid response team ” list com ­
piled after Sept. 11.
M ost Red C ross regions have
a tw o-day supply o f T ype O nega­
tive, w hich is about average d u r­
ing the holidays, K luesner said.
T ype O negative is often used to
help traum a victim s because it
m ixes w ith blood o f any type.
Heaven’s
Archive Opens
in Kenton
H e a v e n ’s A rch iv e, a
store specializing in collect­
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Karen Unger helps singles find the love o f their lives.
A Portland m ental health
and education expert is help­
ing singles find the love o f their
lives in a new business called
‘Soulmates’.
Karen U nger helps people
write personal ads for publica­
tion or works with them to pre­
pare anon-line profile for using
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cluding sm all groups are the
keys to h er c lie n ts ’ success.
She w orks w ith them to stay
focused and enthusiastic until
they find their partner.
U n g er m oved to P ortland
from B oston six years ago.
She can be con tacted at
5 0 3 -916-0200.
the Internet to find a partner.
“I wanted to do som ething
new and upbeat,” says the
form er associate research pro­
fessor and university instructor.
U nger helps her clients by
developing dating goals and
strategies. O n-going c o ach ­
ing and personal support, in­
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Milton Beck
May Oler Davis
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec.
18, 2001, in Rose City Funeral Home for
Milton Beck, who died Dec. 11 at age 79.
Mr. Beck was bom April 10, 1922, in
Tyler, Texas.
During World War II, he served in the
U.S. Navy in the Pacific. He moved in the
late 1940s to Portland.
He was a pattern-maker for Columbia
Steel for about 20 years and then was a part-
time security guard at Edgewater Country
Club and Portland International Airport in
the early 1990s. He was a 40-year member
Allen Temple CME in Portland. In 1968, he
married Marceline Beatrice Burger.
Survivors include his wife; stepdaughters,
Dianne Kutzke and Nancy Spears; sisters,
Ernestine Sessions, Nathell Miller and Govie
Beck; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Dec. 6 at
Emmanuel Temple Full Gospel Church for
May Oler Davis who died Nov. 29,2001, at
age 67.
Mrs. Davis was born M ay O ler M artin
on Feb. 8, 1934, in Alto, Texas. She
m oved in the 1970s to Portland. She was
a certified nurse’s assistant for about
seven years. She m arried A rthur Davis;
he died in 1982.
Survivors include her daughter. May
Frances Davis; sons, Hubert Evans, An­
drew Eason and Johnny Bailey; brother,
Benny Ross; sister, Juanita Clark; 17 grand­
children; and four great-grandchildren. Her
sons, Ernest Evans and Arthur Davis Jr.,
died earlier.
F u n e ral a rra n g e m e n ts w ere by
Killingsworth Chapel of the Chimes.
Church Celebrates With Jazz, Gospel
A ugustana L utheran C hurch,
2710 N .E. 14th A ve., w ill hold its
cityw ide M artin L uther King Jr.
Jazz and G ospel C elebration on
Sunday, Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. at the
church.
This annual event w ill include
readings, songs and poetry hon-
A u g u s ta n a is a g r o w in g
m ulticultural congregation that is
com m itted to ju stice and peace
w ork w hile w elcom ing every per­
son.
F or m ore inform ation, contact
Rev. M ark K nutson at 503-288-
617 4 o r503-781-7793.
oring the life o f Dr. King.
P a rtic ip a n ts w ill in c lu d e ja z z
g r e a ts M a rily n K e lle r , R o n
S tee n , G e o rg e M itc h e ll, K evin
D eitz.th e 10-voice G ospel group
T h e D isc ip le s in S o n g d irec ted
by C h risto r L ew is, and o th e r
sp e cia l g u ests.
ab le g lass, lam p s, and
C hristian books opens Fri­
day, Jan. 11 at 2017 N.
Kilpatrick offD enver in the
K enton neighborhood.
T he m erchandise spans
from the turn o f the century
to the m odem day.
For more information, call
E lb ert at 503-286-2590.
Building Divine Unity in the Community
Proclaim
J r -
W orship w ith us a t the:
A lb in a
C h ris tia n
L ife C e n te r
T. Allen & Daphne Bethel
C hurch o f Cod
(C le v e la n d T e n n e s s e e )
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Worship Opportunities
& Services
Sundays
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Morning Worship: 11 AM
Evening Worship: 6 PM
Wednesday
Family Training Hour, 7PM
552 2 N. A lb in a
P o rtla n d , Oregon
97217
* 503 283-1035
Please call fo r information or counciling.
Sr. Pastor
Bishop Samual M. Irving
Annual
New Years Revival
January 1*4
2002
7:00 PM
Nightly
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Service Times
Sunday Morning - 10:30am
Sunday Evening ~ 6:00pm
(except 4th & 5th Sunday
and Holidays)
Wednesday Night - 7:00pm
(Activities for the whole family)
A11 services at:
M aranatha Church
4222 NE 12th Avenue (12th SiSkidmore)
503-288-7241
Dr. T. Allen Bethel, Senior Pastor
Rev. Cynthia Brathwaite, Associate Pastor
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