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They were quickly introduced
to Dana M ahoney, the agency’s
D espite w hat has been re volunteer coordinator. M ahoney
ported as a season o f lackluster m atches up fam ilies in need with
support for local charities, the charitable hearts for the ‘A dopta
holidays offer many a chance to Fam ily’ campaign.
“ Instead of exchanging gifts,
give back.
For long-tim e friends Mary sometimes a group of friends all go
Sullivan and Andrew Donald that in together and adopt a family,”
m eant reaching out to a fam ily in explained Mahoney. “There were
250 adoptions last year alone.”
need.
In this case, Mahoney helped
“The holidays really are about
the children,” said Donald, a mort Donald and Sullivan find a young
family in need of a little extra help
gage loan officer.
He and Sullivan, who works this holiday season.
Judith Smith and fiancé Chris
with at risk youth, contacted the
non-profit charity V olunteers o f Powell have lived in Columbia Villa
A m erica to see what they could for a year with son Zachary 9, and
2-year-old daughter Destinyrose.
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Andrew Donald (from left) and friend Mary Sullivan bring gifts to Chris Powell at his family’s Columbia Villa apartment as part
o f Volunteers o f America’s ‘Adopt a Family' program.
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doing and saying things they know mits a negative action
deep down aren’t right. They begin and he records a memory of
to lose their ability to control them that moment, which includes whom
selves. They become trapped in a ever he was involved with at the
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Destinyrose stared in amazement.
The young family really was going
to have a great Christmas.
“W ell, th ere you g o ,” said
Donald after setting the last big box
beneath the tree.
“Thank you so much,” replied
Smith, smiling widely.
“M erry C h ris tm a s ,” said
Sullivan.
“Merry Christmas,” said the kids.
Donald and Sullivan then slipped
into the night like Santa and his
sleigh. There was still more work to
do. They were heading downtown
to fill hungry bellies at the soup
kitchen.
To contact V olunteers of America
Oregon call 503-235-8655
dent of Narconon Arrowhead, we
Addicts also be see a substantial increase in num
gin to withdraw ber of people reaching for help
more and more during the immediate weeks after
from friends and the holidays.
Narconon Arrowhead is one of
fam ily as the
transgressions the nation’s largest and most suc
com m itted in cessful residential drug and alco
crease in number. hol rehabilitation centers and uses
They will eventu the drug-free social education meth
ally pull away from odology developed by American
the fam ily, seclude author and humanitarian L. Ron
themsel ves and/or become an Hubbard, achieving a success rate
tagonistic towards those they love. many times higher than the national
This is a scene that is far too average.
To get help for a loved one bat
often played out during the holiday
season, which is when families usu tling the dwindling spiral of drug or
ally reunite. The display of nega a lc o h o l a d d ic tio n , c o n ta c t
tive emotions and the guilt from the Narconon Arrowhead today. You
past transgressions typically drives can reach the organization through
In te rn e t
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attempting to chase away the guilt. 800-468-6933. Drug addiction can
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Smith’s ability to work is limited.
Powell is employed part-time as a
custodian. This is the first year
they have participated.
“This will help us out a lot,” said
Smith. “I can’t afford to but gifts for
my kids.”
Through the application process
recipients have a chance to ask for
everything from toiletries to toys.
The ‘adoptees’ review the needs of
the family and shop accordingly.
To top it off, Donald and Sullivan
delivered the gifts themselves to
Smith and Powell’s apartment.
Z achary spun in circles as
D onald and S ullivan brought
present after present into the living
room and u n d e r the tree.
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A special program on vio
lence against youth will be held
at A ugustana Lutheran
Church, 2710 N.E.
14th Ave. on Jan.
11 from 10:30
a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
K e y n o te
speakers in
clude “Vio
lence-P roof
ing Our Kids”
a u th o r A ndrés
Soto, the policy di
rector for the Pacific Center
for the Prevention of Violence
at San Francisco General Hos
pital; and “The Road Ahead”
author Eric Gorovitz, public
health lawyer and policy direc
tor of the Educational Fund to
Stop Gun Violence, a national
grassroots organization based
in Berkeley, Calif.
Panel discussions include
the causes and pre
vention of youth
violence, com
munity solu
tio n s, and
where do we
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from
here?
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event is for par
ents, counselors,
te a c h e rs , p u b lic
sa fe ty o ffic e rs , so cial
w orkers, clergy and young
people.
For more inform ation, con
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League at 503-493-3588 or on
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