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September 2S, 2002____________________________________ ®J|e ^Ortlaitb (ObserUer__________________________ Page A3 Urban League Dinner, Auction Scheduled at Hilton The Urban League of Portland A nnual D inner, w hich this year honors Sen. M argaret C arter, is scheduled for T uesday, Oct. 8. “Opportunity + Equality = One A m erica” is the them e for the dinner and silent auction, w hich begins at 5:45 p.m. with dinner follow ing at 7 p.m. at the P ort land Hilton Hotel, 921 S. W. Sixth Ave. As the U rban L eague’s p resi dent for the past tw o years, M ar garet C arter has accom plished the g o al o f r e v ita liz in g the o rg a n iz a tio n ’s p ro g ram s and com m unity support. The U rban League is appreciative o f her e f forts and is taking this opp o rtu nity to salute h er com m itm ent to the m ission o f the organization. In addition, this y ear’s event is pleased to have internation ally rec o g n ized au th o r M ark M a th a b a n e as th e k e y n o te speaker. Born o f destitute parents in 1960 in A lexandra, South Africa, M athabane m ade the N ew York T im es and W a sh in g to n P o st bestseller lists with his first book “ K affir B o y .” T h is a u to b io graphical telling of his early years as the eldest o f seven children, their poverty, brutal police raids and relentless hum iliation was overcom e through his love o f learning and books, as w ell as dream s o f tennis stardom . M athabane has w ritten sev eral other w orks including “Love in Black and W hite,” acollabora- Sen. Margaret Carter tion with his wife, Gail; “African W om en: T hree G en eratio n s,” w hich follow s the struggles of the three heroines in his first book; and “M iriam ’s Song: A M em oir.” He has appeared on “T he O prah W infrey S how ,” “T oday,” C N N ’s “Sonya Live,” “Nightw atch,” “Larry King,” and lectured extensively across the country. T he 2002 A nnual D in n er’s M aster of C erem onies is Matt H ennessee, president and CEO ofQ uiktrak, Inc. H ennessee is an active public speaker, both nationally and in ternationally on topics from busi ness m anagem ent to social re sponsibility. The dinner is co-chaired by OHSU President P~terO. Kohler, MD and Q w est Vice President of O regon Judy Peppier. “W e are very excited about this y ear’s event,” said Baruti A rthBaree, Urban League Board o f D irecto r’s C hair and Deputy E xecutive D irector o f Portland D evelopm ent Com m ission. “The special guests and com m unity business partners who are s u p p o r tin g o u r a n n u a l fundraising event attest to the strength and need for the Urban League o f Portland programs and services. W ith its long-standing reputation for advocating in d i vidual rights to both opportu nity and equality, it seem ed fit ting to highlight this them e d u r ing a tim e when A m ericans o f all races are uniting to m ake our com m unities and country stron ger.” Local m usicians will entertain guests w hile a large silent auc tion is held during the reception. O ver 50 item s will be available, including: tickets to B.B. King, both Portland T rail Blazer and Seattle Seahaw ks autographed memorabilia, wine from Domaine D rouhin, and m uch more. T he dinner is strongly sup ported by P o rtlan d ’s corporate co m m u n ity th ro u g h sp o n so r ships. Proceeds from the dinner and auction will directly benefit th e p ro g ra m s o f th e U rb an League o f Portland, and a p o r tion o f the ticket price is tax d e ductible. For more inform ation on tick ets, please call 503-280-2600. I trtiave family behind you Wow! Today changes a lot of things. "I" becomes "we." “Ours"replaces "mine." 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