September 2S, 2002____________________________________
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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.
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For the first time in two years,
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Expo Fair
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Colleges
Over 250 colleges from across
the United States will be repre
sented at the 20th Portland N a
tional College Fair, held Friday,
Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12 from
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Portland
Metropolitan Exposition Center,
2060 N. Marine Drive.
The event will allow students
and parents to ask questions and
gather college information at no
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College Admission and Financial
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