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Multicultural Healthcare Fair Set
S tu d e n ts
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P a c if ic hem oglobin checked to screen for work and his dream ," said first year
U n iv ersity ’s P hysician A ssis­ hypertension, diabetes, and anemia. PA student Julio M aldonado. "O ur
tant Studies program w ill spon­ Therapeutic foot m assages also will mission statem ent calls for students
sor a m ulticultural healthcare on be available, as will information about to care for a diverse population in a
M artin L uther King, Jr., Day, a variety of health topics including changing health care environm ent,
M o n d a y , J a n . 2 0 , in th e cancer aw areness and prevention, so hosting this fair on M artin Luther
N o rd strom sto refro n t area at foot care, diabetes education, self- King Jr. Day seems like a perfect way
P o rtlan d’s L loyd C enter, front 8 breast exam instruction, and heart to serve the public and to reach out
and lung health information.
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to the underserved m em bers o f our
"Pacific U niversity’s Physician community."
There is no cost for m em bers o f
the publ ic to have their bltxxl pres­ Assistant Program celebrates Dr.
For m ore inform ation, call 503-
sure, blood glucose, and blood K ing’s birthday by rem embering his 352-2898.
Housing Assistance Requests Steady
co n tin u ed
photo by D avid P lechi TT he P ortland O bserver
4 city parkng garage like this one would be run by an alliance o f minority chambers o f commerce if
the group can mount a successful bid.
Alliance Competes for City Parking
co n tin u ed
tric k lin g in su g g e s t th at so m e e x p e n se s look
fr o m F ront
ex c e ssiv e .
c e ss is both o p e n an d fair.
C h ristm as tree lig h tin g c e rem o n y , $ 1 2 4 ,4 4 0 fot
o p p o rtu n itie s fo r e v e ry o n e ,” Jay said. "N o t ju s t a
th e serv ices o f tw o ja n ito rs o v e r six m o n th s and
f e w .”
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the last 2 0 y ears, an d th ey in
tu rn h a v e n o rm a lly s u b c o n ­
tra c te d w ith C ity C e n te r P a rk ­
in g to o p e ra te the d o w n to w n
S m art P ark g arag es.
" W e ’re talking about $ 11 m il­
lion a n n u ally th at n o o n e has
e v e r q u e stio n e d ," Jay said.
T h e allian ce, w h ich in clu d es
m ent since M arch but it has only
am ounted to $57 a w eek o f disp o s­
able incom e.
W ith one child at hom e and three
other children visiting every w eek­
end, Lam pkin is w orking sm all jobs
here and there and is w aiting to be
received into a p a in te r's appren­
ticeship program .
Still. Lampkin feels grateful there
are still those w illing to help
"T h ere’s so m any people in the
sam e predicam ent,” he said.
We want to make
sure there are
economic
opportunities fo r
everyone - not just
a few.
b ik e -m o u n ted secu rity g u ard s
in th e sam e tim e perio d .
"T h is is no t a tim e fo r e la b o ­
rate sp e n d in g ," Jay said.
T h e B u reau o f G e n e ra l S e r­
v ices w ill look for C ity C o u n cil
ap p ro v al th is m o n th to invite
in terested b id d ers to co m p ete
fo r th e co n tracts. In a d d itio n to
- Roy Jay, president of the African
B erg m an said a h an d fu l o f o th er
g ro u p s a lso h av e ex p re sse d in ­
and H isp an ic ch a m b e rs o f c o m ­
m erce, is a sk in g fo r full d is c lo su re o f p u b lic
in fo rm atio n re g a rd in g o p e ra tio n o f th e g arag es,
in clu d in g re n e w a l an d ap p ro v a l d o c u m e n ts and
n a m e s o fin d iv id u a ls in stru m en tal in ap p ro v in g the
c o n tr a c ts .
“ W e w ant to see e v ery d o c u m en t, receip t an d
c a n c e le d c h e c k ,” Ja y said.
T h e a llia n c e re q u e s te d th e d o c u m e n ts fo u r
w eek s ago. Jay said d o c u m e n ts th at have co m e
terest in the m a n ag e m en t con-
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than the financing!
th e allian ce. B u reau C h ie f R on
AmericanChamberof Commerce
th e A frican A m erican , F ilip in o
It’s often easier
to pick out the
vehicle . . .
$193,(XM) fo rk ed o v e r fo r tw o
T h e c ity h a s c o n s is te n tly
P o rtlan d B u sin ess A llia n c e for
The need for assistance far
exceeds A M A 's ability to help all
those w ho apply. R am iz esti­
m ates that 80 to 85 people are
applying each m onth, sig n ifi­
cantly m ore than usual. A m ong
those w ho apply, only 10 o r so
w ill receive funds.
‘ T h e majority o f them we won ’ t
be able to help sim ply because
we d o n ’t have enough m oney,”
Ram iz said.
B ut th at d id n ’t sto p L io n el
L am pkin from w aiting over tw o
hours in the cold for a chance at
rental assistance. Lam pkin w as laid
o ft w hen the R enaissance F inan­
cial C enter in the form er R enais­
s a n c e M a rk e t a t 9 0 5
N.
K illingsw orth, was dow nsized.
“W ith the econom y like it is, it’s
just been tough finding em ploy­
m ent,” he said.
Lampkin has received unem ploy­
H e p o in ted to a $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 ex p e n d itu re for a
"W e w ant to m ak e su re th ere are eco n o m ic
a w a rd e d th e c o n tra c t to th e
fr o m F ront
tra c t.
“T h is is a c h a n c e fo r c ity c o u n c il to o p en u p the
p ro c e ss," Ja y said.
For an answ er you can trust,
let your credit union help
Serving all who live, work, w orship or attend school in the
W h a te v e r th e o u tc o m e , Jay is c o n v in c e d he is
h ead in g a g o o d tig h t.
W e have n o th in g to lo se," Jay said. “ W e w ant
to bid. W e in ten d to tag team w ith o th e r o p erato rs
an d in d iv id u als th at w an t to be a p art o f a stro n g
m ark etin g and g arag e p ro g ram that w ill m ak e the
city a p ro fit."
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