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St. Andrew Hosts Recovery Program
Disability Festival Plans Graduation
The goal o f the festival is to
break down the barriers that sepa­
rate people with different needs.
The participants and volunteers
will come from all areas o f the city
and beyond.
T he festiv al is sp o n so red
jointly by the St. Andrew Parish
and the O ffice for People with
Disabilities o f the Archdiocese of
Portland, as well as local busi­
nesses in northeast Portland.
For m ore inform ation, call
Adam W eaverat 503-281 -4430.
The 24“' annual Hand-in Hand
Festival will be held Saturday,
June 15 from 11 am .to2p.m .atthe
St. Andrew Com m unity Center
just off Northeast 8lh and Alberta.
The free festival is a carnival
like day o f fun and sharing for
persons with developm ental dis­
abilities and for the many volun­
teers who serve as support com ­
munity.
G am es, clowns, food, prizes,
live music, and arts and crafts, are
am ong the highlights o f the day.
U n io n G o s p e l M is s io n is
p la n n in g a g ra d u a tio n c e le b ra ­
tio n fo r fo u r in d iv id u a ls in th e
L ife C h a n g e a d d ic tio n r e c o v ­
ery p ro g ra m . T h e c e le b ra tio n
w ill ta k e p la c e o n S a tu rd a y ,
Ju n e . 2 3 , at C o lu m b ia P ark
fro m 3 p .m . to 4 :3 0 p .m .
T h e fo u r g ra d u a te s a re K im
J o h n s to n , J e ff S ta ffo rd ,
Y v o n n e S c u rry an d T h o m a s
M c G u ire . T h e y a v e ra g e d fo u r
y e a rs e a c h in th e L ife C h a n g e
W orsliip w illi u s a i lises
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Ch h r e h o f G od
Worship Opportunities
& Services
Sundays
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Morning Worship: 11 A M
Evening Worship: 6 PM
Wednesday
Family Training Hour, 7PM
Delores L.
Leggroan
p ro g ra m , le a rn in g to o v e rc o m e
th e ir a d d ic tio n , b u ild ac a d e m ic
a n d m a r k e ta b le s k il ls , an d
le a rn in g to b re a k fre e o f b e ­
h a v io rs th a t le d to th e ir a d d ic ­
A m em orial Eucharistic ser­
vice w as held T hursday, June
6,2002, in St. Philip the Deacon
Episcopal C hurch in Portland
for D elores L. L eggroan, w ho
died M ay 30 at age 79.
D elores L. Sm ith' w as bom
Jan. 2 2 ,1 9 2 3 , in Baton R ouge,
La. She m oved to Portland as a
c h ild an d g ra d u a te d fro m
W ashington H igh School. She
w as a beautician and later a
com m unity agent for Portland
Public Schools. A fter retire­
m e n t, sh e v o lu n te e r e d at
Jefferson High School, includ­
ing for their Rose Festival se­
lection activities. In 1942, she
m arried R ussell M ; he died in
1971.
tio n s .
E a c h g ra d u a te is e ith e r ta k ­
in g v o c a t i o n a l c l a s s e s o r
w o rk in g o r b o th . P rio r to c o m ­
ing to L ife C h a n g e , e a c h h ad
e x p e rie n c e d h o m e le s s n e s s
a n d /o r in c a rc e ra tio n b e c a u s e
o f t h e i r a d d i c ti o n , a n d h a d
b e e n a d d ic te d to s u b s ta n c e s
s u c h a s c o c a i n e , m e th a m ­
p h e ta m in e , m a r iju a n a a n d a l ­
c o h o l..
L if e C h a n g e is a liv e - in ,
C h ris tia n -b a s e d re c o v e ry p r o ­
g ra m .
A lbina
C h ristian
L ife C en ter
Sr. Pastor
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4 long years. We miss you!
Love, Amy, all your chil­
dren, grandchildren, sisters and
brother.
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“N ot only do they see som e­
one that looks like them , but they
find it easier to open up to som e­
one that understands their cu l­
tural background,” she said.
B eckett has found that am ong
the black com m unity there's m is­
trust o f a w hite dom inated medical
establishm ent. T he stigm a asso­
ciated w ith having a child diag ­
nosed w ith A D H D , and a general
shortage o f black health provid­
ers are keeping parents from seek­
ing effective treatm ent.
T he problem for black families
is particularly troubling Beckett
said, because overall “A frican
A m eric an s are rec eiv in g less
health care.”
T h e study also qu estio n s a
society ripe w ith social and cul­
tural prejudices.
C ase in point is the story o f tw o
m iddle school students, both d i­
agnosed with A D H D w ho were
recently nabbed for shoplifting at
a local departm ent store. O ne child
w as black, the other white.
“T he store called the parents
o f the w hite kid and sent him
hom e,” said Judy K endall, the
stu d y ’s project director. But the
black child w as sent to juvenile
detention, and then his parents
w ere called.
A n A frican A m erican grand­
m other o f a child w ith AD HD said
o f th is n eg a tiv e stereo ty p in g ,
“perhaps one o f the reasons m ore
A fr ic a n A m e r ic a n b o y s a re
crim inalized for th eir behavior is
because o f a lack o f diagnosis and
treatm ent o f A D H D in our com - ,
m unity. Instead o f seeing a child
in need o f help, they ju st see a bad
black kid.”
R esults o f the study should be
com pleted next m onth if every­
thing goes according to plan.
K endall w ants black families to
know that their participation in
the study m ight really pay o ff for
the A frican A m erican com m unity
as a whole.
She said a dozen o r so black
fam ilies are still needed to partici­
pate in the study.
For more inform ation, call 503-
4944122.
Carter Accepts
Venezuela
Invitation
(A P)— Former President Carter
accepted V enezuela’s invitation
to m ediate talks betw een the g o v ­
ernm ent and opposition, w hich ’
aim to restore stability follow ing a
failed coup, V en e zu e la’s vice
p r e s id e n t
s a id
Sunday.
Rangel said that a delegation from
the G eorgia-based C arter C enter
w ould visit V enezuela in tw o
weeks. He did not say when C arter
w ould com e.
V enezuela invited C arter last
w eek, hoping to salvage flailing
reconciliation talks w ith opposi­
tion leaders.
P resident H ugo C havez has
pledged a m ore conciliatory gov­
ernm ent since surviving an April
12 coup, but m any opposition
politicians have rejected his olive
branch.
L eading opposition parties are
cam paigning to push the left-lean­
ing C havez from office through a
national referendum , arguing V en­
ezuela is irreversibly divided with
him in pow er.
E lected in 1998, C havez has
enam ored m illions o f poor V en­
ezuelans by prom ising a “revolu­
tion” to guarantee land, credit and
p o litic a l in v o lv e m e n t fo r the
dow ntrodden.
R C H
ThuRsdAy 6/13 " W I ie r e I t B e q a n "
including video presentation with pictures
from the late 70’s and 80’s
FRidAy 6/14 " F ounc J e r ' s R e u m o n "
including video presentation o f ‘clips from the past’.
SATURday 6/15 Block P arty fooiw H am to 4pM.
Free B BQ fo r everyone. Children’s Events: Face Painting, Golf,
Basketball Shoot, including a JUMP House, and Joy Slide.
SATURdAy 6/15 7pM R eu n io n ChoiR C oncert ANd V o c a I BANd C oncert
with favorite songs from the late 70's and 80’s.
SuNdAy 6/16 SpECiAl G u e s i SpEAkER Dick I verson
with cake reception following to complete our celebration.
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