July 03, 2002
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Cycling Club Transforms Lives
con tin u ed
m ake an international splash. He
says the beginnings o f that dream
are happening at SEI.
"Folks should realize they have
a diam ond in the rough w ith SEI.
Portland has one o f the4>est o p
portunities o f supplying the O lym
pics w ith racers," he says, "S E I
and B. I. K.E. is an ethnicity friendly
pipeline to the top.”
Last year. Benanate w as fea
tured on the Oprah W infrey Show,
and presented w ith a “U se Y our
Life A w ard” w hich included a
$ 100,000 gift to the club. The honor
so o v erw h elm ed B en an ate, it
brought him to tears.
"Y ou have seen a cham pion in
every child.” O prah told him.
“Som etim es it seem s like I am
m ore pow erful in a w heel ch air
than I ever was able bodied.”
Benanate said. “The children have
helped me to becom e a better
man.”
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N cecy has A ttention D eficit
Disorder. Her m other says cycling
w ith B.l.K .E. has helped her tre
mendously. Since joining the club,
she has becom e more focused,
and her grades have im proved
significantly.
W hen N eecy cam e hom e with
the sil ver m edal from her first race
1 c o u ld n 't believe it.” her m other
says, “1 saw som ething in her I
d id n ’t realize w as there before.”
N ot only are B enanate’s kids
successful, they are also good
racers. They are the third ranked
team in the state. They have 16
state cham pionships under their
collective belt.
M adre Staker, one o f the first
kids to get involved in the pro
gram , was in rem edial classes at
elem entary school, but is now on
the honor roll. H e has w on four
Sometimes it seems
like lam more powerful
in a wheel chair than I
ever was able bodied.
V
— John B enanate
state ch a m p io n sh ip s. A n o th er
racer, N ick Love, has won 11
events.
B enanate has also recently
becom e a cycling coach at Self
E nhancem ent Inc.
He has exposed the kids to
black cycling greats like Ronnie
Vails, an O lympic Silver Medallist
in 1984, and R ahsaan B ahati who
could be the first black man toever
race in the T our de France.
Presently, B enanate thinks the
club and his racers are poised to
Seeking African American Families
with ADHD Children
for a Research Study
ADHD, ETHNICITY, AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT
Who is the Principal Investigator?
Judy Kendall. RN, Ph.D.
School of Nursing, Oregon Health Sciences University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97201
503-494-3890
What is the study about?
This study is about gaining an understanding o f what it is like for a family to live
with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Virtually no research exists
on how African American and Hispanic families experience and manage ADHD,
what health needs they may have, and what opportunities they have for receiving
these services. The study will involve two m eetings, about 2 hours each, at your
‘Under God’ Nixes
Pledge of Allegiance
con tin u ed
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the Elk G rove school district.
“I'm an American citizen. I don’t
like my rights infringed upon by
my governm ent,” he said in an
interview . N ew dow called the
pledge a “religious idea that cer
tain people d on’t agree w ith.”
T he appeals court said that
w h e n P re s id e n t E is e n h o w e r
signed the legislation inserting
“u nder G od” after the w ords “one
nation,” he w rote that “m illions of
our schoolchildren will daily pro
claim in every city and tow n, ev
ery village and rural schoolhouse,
the dedication o f our nation and
o u r people to the A lm ighty.”
The court noted that the U.S.
Supreme Court has said students
New Alberta
Streetscape
con tin u ed
cannot hol^, religious invocations
at graduations and cannot be com
pelled to recite the pledge. But when
the pledge is recited in a classroom,
a student who objects is confronted
with an “unacceptable choice be
tween participating and protest
ing,” the appeals court said.
“Although students cannot be
forced to participate in recitation of
the pledge, the school district is
nonetheless conveying a message
o f state endorsem ent o f a religious
belief when it requires public school
teachers to recite, and lead the reci
tation of, the current form of the
pledge,” the court said.
The governm ent had argued
that the religious content o f “one
nation under G od” is m inim al.
on the p ill’s safety . T he pill is
second o n ly to ste riliz atio n as
the leading birth co n tro l m ethod
in the U SA .
WorldCom in ‘Death Spiral’ Toward Bankruptcy
A fter disclosing w hat could be one
o f the biggest accounting frauds
in corporate history, W orldC om ,
the n ation’s No. 2 long-distance
Which families are eligible?
• Fam ilies with at least one child (age 6-19) with a diagnosis o f ADHD.
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• Fam ilies with at least tw o people (the A D H D child and one parent). H ope
with Disabilities Act com pliant
com er curb ramps.
“D uring construction, the
Portland Development Com mis
sion will provide a variety o f
programs to support businesses
on Alberta Street,” said M ayor
Vera Katz. We have a small busi
ness advocate on staff to con
nect sm all businesses to re
sources and programs tailored
to them and we are working with
North Northeast stakeholders
to create a loan program that
would be available to businesses
that are impacted by the con
struction.”
The project will im prove
safety along Alberta as well as
enhance the public realm. T raf
fic will be slowed through the
area as the curb extensions, street
trees and streetlights make the
street appear narrower. Curb
extensions also reduce the cross
ing distance for pedestrians and
make them m ore visible to m o
torists. Pedestrian scaled street
lighting, trees, additional trash
receptacles and other street fur
niture will make the street a more
pleasant place to walk.
Birth Control Pill Not Linked to Cancer
B irth co n tro l p ills do not a p
p ea r to in c re ase b reast can ce r
risk , says a study that p ro v id es
the m ost co m fo rtin g new s so far
hom e or place convenient for you.
provider has set o ff a chain of
events that could see it filing for
C hapter 11 bankruptcy protection
within m onths, if not weeks.
fully both parents and siblings will participate as well.
• Fam ilies that are willing to participate in one interview and com plete a series
o f questionnaires.
• Fam ilies that speak English or are willing to w ork through an interpreter.
• Parents that are able to read and write at the 5th grade level o r are w illing to
have the questions read to them.
All information will be held strictly confidential.
There will be no cost to you for participating in the research.
In appreciation of your time and contribution, Each family
will receive $50 after each meeting for a possible total of $100.
If interested please call 503-494-4122.
Funded by
N ational I nstitute of H ealth /N ational I nstitute of N ursing R esearch
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