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King Elementary School Kids Honor Mom
Jerome Mouton (from right), John Chism, Fred Jackson, Keith
Houlemard, Ed Stalworth and his daughter, Victoria, do their
part for Earth Day by picking up litter and collecting recyclables
in northeast Portland. The men are all members o f the Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity, founded in 1911 at Howard University.
Fraternity Takes
Time to Give Back
by J krome M outon
F or T he P ortland O bserver
In recognition of Earth Day,
the brothers of the Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity, along with other
volunteers, participated in a
neighborhood clean-up effort
on both sides of Northeast
Alberta, from 15th to 33rd, and
from Prescott to Ainsworth.
The group walked through
the neighborhoods picking up
litte r
and
c o lle c tin g
recyclables. The effort was
very tiring, but also very fulfill-
ing. By the d a y ’s end
there were a few sore backs
and legs among the group.
The Omega Psi Phi Frater
nity was founded in 1911 at
Howard University. The Port
land chapter called Aeta Nu is
c o m p o sed o f a b o u t 12 -
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can brothers.
The group’s motto is “friend
ship is essential to the soul.”
In addition to social action
efforts, like neighborhood
c le a n u p s, the
c h a p te r
also gives out 40 to 50 food
b askets to needy fam ilies
at C hristm as tim e, aw ards
three $500 scholarships to stu
dents annually and mentors stu
dents.
The brothers are com m it
ted to providing positive lead
ership and m entorship in the
Portland community, with the
purpose of continuing to work
to help make a difference in
the lives of people, especially
kids.
The fraternity has a field
trip to the Nike complex for
students that is planned for later
this month.
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Shanaqeda Coleman (from left) enjoys a day at school with her second grade son, Davontae and his classmate Cabbil
Roneesha, during a Mother's Day buffet at King Elementary School in northeast Portland. Several students' mothers,
grandmothers and guardians attended the fourth annual event Friday.
photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Summer School
Takes Signups
Portland Public Schools is offer
ing an exciting summ er, school
experience for students in grades
five through eight w ho are not
meeting the state or district stan
dards in reading and m athem at
ics. D uring the 2001 sum m er a
total o f 760 students com pleted
the 24-day program during June
and July. Students showed sta
tistically significant gains in all
goal areas, at all grade levels. For
more inform ation, contact the
sum m er school office at 503-
916-5840, ex t 359.
New Prospective Gents Inducted
African-based rite of passage ceremony Sunday
The Bridge Builders, acom m u-
nity based organization w ill in
duct 33 young men into the P ro
spective G ents Club on Sunday.
May 19 at 6 p.m. at Bethel A M E
Church, 5828 N.E. 8th.
The inductees are Kenny B ran
don, C.J. F razier, Q uann Jones,
Quinn Jones, Corey M ason-Sand
ers, G ra b riel S hank, T im o th y
G reenidge, Paul Peters, A ntonio
A nderson, Bryce F razier. Jason
N orris, B randon Dixon, M ichael
Gaither,CediaJabbie, Terrell Kent,
C o d y L e d u ff, C h ris M in n ie-
w eather, Joshua Peters, M atthew
S u n d b y , R y a n H ard y , R o y ce
H a u g h to n , W illie H u rst 111,
Donovan Lawrence, Franklin Lee-
H all, B rad Lindsey, Jr., D avid
L o m ax Jr., D ero n P a tte rso n ,
D eondraR andle, D em etric Sand
ers, O larem i Sobom ehin, Jam ell
T aylor, V incent T hom as and A n
tonio W ilkins.
T he o b je ctiv e o f the P ro sp e c
tive G en ts/A G A P E C ircle is to
e le v a te the A fric an -A m erica n
m ale to th e statu s o f tru e m a n
h o o d by a d m in isterin g an A fri
c a n -b ase d rite o f p assag e p ro
gram that prom otes scholarship,
high m oral ch aracter, values and
co m m u n ity service. T he clu b
c o n sists o f 100 h igh sch o o l stu
d en ts and th e A G A P E C irc le is
m ade up o f nearly 60 G en tlem en
in late ad o lescen ce, from 1 9 -2 5 ,
y ea rs old.
T he induction cerem ony is a
free com m unity event. F or more
information, call 503-306-2960.
Celebrity Host Sugar Ray Leonard
Convention Center Doors open at 4:30pm
Autographs with Sugar Ray Leonard 4:30pm to 5:30pm
First Televised Bout 6pm
Main Event: James “Lights Out" Toney vs, Jason Robinson
Tickets priced from *30
Live Broadcast on ESPN 2
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