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One day. One goal. Give
back.
The words rang loud for em-
Home Fair
ployees of the retail giant Nike
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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