A p ril 23. 2003
Stye Jlortlanò (Observer
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Martinez Named Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year
Award honors
those who work
to better
themselves and
the community
Y endi M artin ez de C astro ,
from the M eyer M em orial Club
o f southeast Portland, w as se
lected as the 2003 Youth o f the
Year for the Boys & G irls Clubs
o f the P ortland M etropolitan
Area.
M artinez, a senior at C leve
land High School, has been a
m em ber o f the M eyer C lub for
six years. She is equally involved
in school as she is w ith the
com m unity. M artinez currently
serves on the Senior C lass C ab i
net and is also the Senior Class
Historian.
“ I am proud and happy to
receive this honor and to see how
proud m y fam ily is o f m e ,”
M artinez said. “Now that I have
seen w hat I can accom plish, I
The Boys & G irls C lubs o f
Portland recently held their an-
; nual Y outh o f the Y ear aw ards to
honor those who have m ade tre
m endous strides to better them -
: selves and the com m unity.
C h ief o f Police M ark K roeker
spoke at the cerem ony to the
attendees and stressed to the chi I-
. dren the pow er o f integrity, the
pow er o f love and the pow er o f
personal goals.
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Providence does ‘A Su Salud’
Stop smoking
help, better
nutrition tips and
cancer screening
offered at fair
The ProvidenceCancerCenter
presents “A Su Salud” (To Your
Health), a health fair for the His
panic community. Health screen
ings and information, food and
bi I ingual games for al I ages will be
among the highlights o f the free,
public event on Sunday, April 27
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Peter
Catholic Church, 8648 S.E. Foster
Rd.
The adoption o f a high-fat
A m erican diet, targeted ciga
rette m arketing, and low cancer
screening rates increase cancer
risks in the H ispanic popula
tion. Bilingual health prom oters
will b eavailableto an sw erq u es-
tions and offer resources for
cancer screening, tobacco ces
sation and nutrition.
A Su Salud is a collaborative
effort with the Breast and Cervical
Cancer Progrhm, the Oregon State
University Extension and the Par
ish Health Promoter program, a
joint project ofCatholic Charities’
El Programa Hispano and Provi
dence Portland Medical Center.
For more information, cal1503-
669-8350, Ext. 231. Ifyou are bilin
gual in English and Spanish and
would like to volunteer at the
health fair, please call 503-215-
6014.
know that I can go further and
higher to the top.”
M artinez plans to attend Port
land State U niversity next fall
w here she will m ajor in Psychol-
with the rest o f the people in
attendance and stated that the
Club has been a place that en
couraged her to m ake a differ
ence in her com m unity.
character that will lead her to
success in the future.”
M artinez will now com pete
against other Boys and Girls Clubs
for the O regon Y outh o f the Y ear.
I am proud and happy to receive
this honor. Now that I have seen
what I can accomp-lish, I know that I
can go further and higher to the top.
-Y e n d i M artinez, Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year
ogy. She chose Portland State
University in order to remain close
to her fam ily in the Portland area.
D uring M artinez’s speech, she
shared her fun tim es at the Club
“ Y endi is an exceptional role Five regional w inners selected
model and leader,” said Emily from am ong the state w inners
Nev, Learning C enter C oordina will co m pete for the national
tor for M eyer M em orial Club. h o n o r in W a sh in g to n , D .C .,
"She exem plifies the qualities o f w here the N ational Y outh o f the
Celebrating Cinco De Mayo
The University Park neighborhood
10p.m.
ofnorth Portland isthrowingaCineo
Area residents are invited
de M ayo celebration with au
to come to the festival and
thentic Mexican food, live
celebrate with family. Every
mariachi and arts and crafts.
thing is free thanks to the
The Activities for the
celebration’s spon
whole family will
sors, Metro, North
take place Sat
Portland Enhance
urday, May
ment Committee,
3 from 1
P ortland Parks
p.m. to 3
and Recreation’s
p.m. at the
Youth Trust Fund,
University
R o o se v e lt H igh
Park C o m m u n ity
S c h o o l’s
M u lti-
Center, 9009 N. Foss.
C u ltu ra lC e n te r,
th e
Thecenter will hostamateur boxing Multnomah County Library and the
matches the same day, from 6 p. m. to McCrea Foundation.
Year will be officially installed by
the President in a W hite House
cerem ony in Septem ber.
In addition, the w inner will
receive a $10,000 scholarship
from R eader’s D igest Founda
tion, sponsor o f the program since
its inception in 1947.
The mission ofthe Boys & Girls
Clubs o f Portland Metropolitan
Area is to inspire and enable all
youngpeople, especially those from
disadvantaged circumstances, to
realize their full potential as pro
ductive, responsible and caring
citizens.
For more information on the
Boys & Girls Clubs o f the Port
land Metropolitan Area, call 503-
232-0077, or visit us online at
http://www. bgclubportland. org.
Nonstop flights to Mexico
Mexicana Airlines has announced a May 1 start
date for nonstop service from Portland International
Airport (PDX) to Guadalajara, Mexico with continu
ing service to Mexico City and Morelia.
The nonstop service to G uadalajara saves trav
elers an average o f two hours travel time com
pared to other travel options that route through
U.S. hub cities. Elapsed flying time betw een Port
land and G u ad alajara is four hours and 30
minutes. Travel to M orelia or M exico City is ju st
another short hop away. G uadalajara and M exico
City are hubs for M exicana, offering abundant
connecting service throughout Mexico.
This is the first ever regularly scheduled nonstop
air service connecting PDX and Mexico. The flight
will operate on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays,
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