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October 22. 2003
Support Makes New
Head Start Possible,
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preschool to serve families
Forone morning last week, the com er of North Kerby Avenue
and North Bryant Street was studded with northwest stars
Damon Stoudamire. new Trail Blazers President Steve Patterson
and a rare public appearance from Blazers owner Paul Allen.
Shovel in hand, they broke ground for a new Albina Head
Start, with the generous contributions from Stoudamire, the Paul
G. Allen Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the
Trailblazers. Meyer Memorial Trust, the Collins Foundation.
Region X Head Start Bureau and Spirit Mountain Community
Fund totaling $2.2 million.
The McCormack-Matthews Center, named for Stoudamire's
grandmother Wanda Matthews Stoudamire. and life long com
munity activist Sharon McCormack, will serve low-income chil
dren from birth to age five, and their families living in north and
northeast Portland.
The center w ill feature classrooms, an adult education com
puter lab, a parent resource library. media center, health services,
outdoor and indoor activity space, a kitchen, laundry room and
office space.
Construction of the $3.2 million McCormack-Matthews Cen
ter is scheduled for completion in July 2(X)4.
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A group of Albina Head Start kids with shovels in hand join Albina Community Bank executive Keith Jackson (from left), Trail Blazer Damon
Stoudamire, Blazer Owner Paul Allen, Blazer President Steven Patterson, PacificCorp executive Richard Walge and Head Start leader Richard
Brown at the groundbreaking of a new Head Start Center on North Kerby Avenue and Bryant Street.
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Benson High School seniors
Tommy Dham and Monique
Clayton demonstrated CPR on
infants and adults at the African
American Health Coalition's
Wellness Village Saturday at the
Blazer's Boys and Girls Club.
Theirs was among many exhibi
tions at the day-long event
aiming to improve the health of
local residents.
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Flu season is approaching, vac-
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lie health officials are promoting flu
shots.
Lorraine Duncan, immunization
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Health urges healthcare providers
to provide simultaneous vaccina-
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