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Comm itted to Cultural D iversity C o ni ni u n it y ¿ v i e n d ¿1 r One day. One goal. Give back. The words rang loud for em- Home Fair ployees of the retail giant Nike T he A fric a n A m erican Homebuyers Fair is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center Atrium, 501 N. Gra ham St. For more information, call 503-285-5555. last week when 840 of its work ers volunteered at 42 locations in Multnomah and Washington counties as part of Community Involvement Day. Led by Nike Brand President Ultimate Freedom I (X lobet* 29. 2()<B Community Involvement Day Scholarship Help The W om en’s Resource Center is holding a workshop on Schol arship Application ABCs from 3 to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at PCC’s Cas ca d e C a m p u s, 705 N. KillingsworthBlvd.SSBRm. 103. www.portlandobserver.com Mark Parker, employees worked The 45lh Annual Portland RV Show will roll through town from noon to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 through Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Portland Metro Expo Cen ter, 2060 N. Marine Drive. $8. munity. In one day, employees con Samba Class tributed 4,200 volunteer hours, which The World Dance Office pre sents an 8-week fall samba work shop with live music from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs days through Nov. 25. Classes are at the Peter Stott Center, Rm. 207. $6. For more information, call 503-725-5670. the company matched at $ 10 an hour side-by-side with teams from local Nike executive Elliot Hill leads kids from M artin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in the making a human pyramid during PE class on Commu nity Involvement Day. social service agencies to provide much-needed services to the com with community grants. “Giving back to the communities where we work, live and play has PHOTO BY always been one of Nike’s core S am F orencich values,” said Parker. “Whether it involves helping kids get physically Classic Scare The Northwest Children’s The ater and School presents, “Night of the Living Dead," at 7 p.m. Oct. 30. $8. 1819 NW Everett St. For more information, call 503-222- 4480. Mashing the Night Away active or working to address the issue of hunger in Oregon, Nike and its employees are proud to reserve this special day for making a significant, positive impact in our community.” Both Hands On Portland and Vol M eet th e g h o sts h a u n tin g McMenamins Grand Lodge at a Halloween Dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 31. For more informa organizations and to define the types of tion, projects that were implemented through visit www.mcmenamins.com. Free. Orchid Love Fall in love with gorgeous orchid blooms at the Fall Orchid Show and Sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. N ov.Sand 10a.m. to4p.m .N ov 9 at the Washington County Fair Complex in Hillsboro. $3 for both unteers of America Oregon worked with Nike to identify the beneficiary out the day. WNBA stars Swin Cash (Detroit Shock) and Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever) were also on hand to participate in the day’s events. days. Bittersweet Anniversary Pasghetti Benefit St. Charles Spaghetti and Meat- • ball D inner, including salad, bread, drinks, wine and dessert, is from noon to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the church on 42 Avenue and Northeast Emerson. Dinners are $8 for adults and $4 for kids. Crisis workers reflect on 30 years of struggle Body, Mind & Spirit A Body, Mind & Spirit Expo, the largest health and wellness expo of its kind, is at the Oregon Con vention Center, 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.,from 10a.m .to8p.m .N ov. 8 and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 9. Weekend admission is $8. For more information, call 541 -482- 3722. by J aymee Mirror Mirror A discussion on skin care and body sculpting is the topic for th e P ro v id e n c e W o m e n ’s Wellness Series from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Providence Port land Medical Center Amphithe ater, 4805 NEGlisanSt. For reser vations, call 503-574-6595. Colors of Fall The Hoyt Arboretum is teaching a workshop on Mushrooms of Northwest Oregon from 9:30 to nixtn on Nov. I . $ 10. To register, call 503-823-3601. Chimps Gone Wild Jane Goodall brings enthusiasts closerto nature with “Wild Chim panzees,” through May at the Omnimax Theater, 1945 S.E. Wa ter Ave. Tickets are $8.50. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , v isit www.wildchimpanzees.org. R .C cti P ortland O bserver The Portland W om en’s Crisis Line knows the meaning of struggle. From the intensity o f helping a vic tim in a crisis to the loss o f co workers in a mass resignation, the staff has endured and triumphed, celebrating its 30lh anniversary as a domestic violence and sexual as sault crisis line. “Our history has struggle in it and a lot of success,” said Aimee Shattuck, co-chair of the crisis line board. The agency answers more than 10,000 calls each year with crisis counseling and advocacy. Its mem bers also lecture at schools and community groups about sexual assault and domestic violence. For executive director Barbara Ballou, the anniversary is bitter sweet. “It just feels like 30 years isa long time and I think it's unfortunate that the agency still needs to be in busi ness," she said, alluding to the ever continuing need for helping women in domestic abuse. T he photo by M ark W ashington AT hf . P ortland O bserver Rip City is Read City Local insurance agent and former Trail Blazer Michael Harper helps kids learn at the Victory Outreach charter school. The Blazers donated books and magazines to the northeast Portland school as part of a Read to Achieve program. The agency’s uneven history will be the topic of a keynote speech by Deborah Holton, a local w om en's advocate, during the group’s 30lh anniversary celebration on Nov. 1. “She’s going to talk about our ups and downs and how proud we are that w e’ve stayed alive for 30 years, through good and bad econo mies and good and bad politics," said Shattuck. The agency has had its own share of internal strife. In 1999, the board and executive director resigned at once, leaving other staff and volun teers scrambling for leadership. Budget cuts also hit (he agency hard, as a bad economy resulted in a loss of federal dollars. "Domestic violence is a hard thing to be fundraising around because it’s depressing and there's a lot of victim-blaming in the community. If seaxier to fundraise for animals or children," said Shattuck. Another challenge for the round- the-clock and often on-call staff has been earning a living wage and cre ating a good working environment with break periods, benefits and an open grievance policy. The staff will vote within weeks on joining the Industrial Workers of the World, Local 65, and if the major- continued on page S 4