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December 24, 2003
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C h a m b e r S p o n so rs H o lid a y H am s
Harold Williams II
(from left), Nick Fish,
Harold Williams Sr.,
Harold Johnson,
Pastor Gail Hardy and
his son Gail Hardy III,
Roy Joy, Bridged
Flanagan and Charles
Derrick distribute
“Hams for the
Hungry" in northeast
Portland. The event
last Wednesday
benefited 81 seniors
and others in need
and was sponsored
by the African
American Chamber o f
Commerce, Hormel
Meats and Safeway.
PHOTO BY
M ark W ashington /
T he P ortland
O bserver
Clinic’s Life
Support on Ropes
continued
fro m Front
Taylor said that patient dem and alone
is so great that she needs more, not less
staff and more space to continue serving
more than 2,500 children a year on a
North Portland Nurse Practitioner
Community Health Clinic staff
(clockwise from left) Jose
Lettenmaier, office manager:
Leandra Alanis, office support and
Oregon Health Plan screener; Nurse
Practitioner Mariah Taylor; Barbara
Powell, certified medical assistant;
and Amy Robben, clinic coordinator;
contemplate the future o f the clinic.
photo by M ark W ashington /
T he P ortland O bserver
Celebrating Kwanzaa
m akeourbrothers’ andsisters' prob
lems our problems and to solve
them together.
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
— To build and maintain our own
stores, shops and other businesses
Kwanzaa was created to intro and to profit from them together.
duce and reinforce seven basic val
Nia (Purpose) — To make our
ues o f African culture which con collective vocation the building and
tribute to building and reinforcing developing o f our comm unity to
fam ily, com m unity and culture restore our pdople to their tradi
am ong African Americans as well tional greatness.
as A fricans throughout the world.
Kuumba (C reativity) — T o do
T hese values are called the alw ays as much as we can, in the
Nguzo Saba, which inSwahili means way we can, to leave our com m u
the Seven Principles:
nity more beautiful and beneficial
U m oja (Unity) — T o strive for than we inherited it.
and maintain unity in the family,
Imani (F aith )— T o believe with
com m unity, nation and race.
all our heart in our people, our par
Kujichagulia (Self-D eterm ina ents, our teachers, our leaders and
tio n )— To define ourselves, name the righteousness and victory of
ourselves, create for ourselves and our struggle.
speak for ourselves.
The first day o f K wanzaa is Fri
Ujim a (Collective Work and Re day, Dec. 26. The last day o f
sponsibility)— To build and m ain Kwanzaa is the first day o f the new
tain our com m unity together and year, Thursday, Jan. I .
Community,
family and
culture honored
Kwanzaa Events
Fill Local Calendar
Public events are planned in the
coming days to celebrate Kwanzaa
with loved ones and fami ly members.
First up is a K wanzaa Harvest
Celebration on Friday, Dec. 26, from
6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Matt
DishmanCommunity Center, 77 N.E.
Knott St.
C o-sponsored by Portland Parks
and Recreation, the celebration will
include a drum processional, liba
tion, rem embering ancestors and
h o n o rin g e ld e rs c e re m o n y ,
Kwanzaa candle lighting, African
kings and queens fashion show
and African marketplace.
A children's “ Kwanzaa Kwest"
will be held Saturday, Dec. 27 from
1 to 3 p.m. at the North Portland
B ra n c h
L ib ra ry ,
512
N.
Killingsworth.
The Bridge Builders Kwanzaa
Gala and Ball will be held Saturday.
i
Dec. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Newmark
Theater on Southwest Broadway
and Main Street. For information
call 503-306-2960extension 3.
A Support A frican-A m erican
Business Day takes place M on
day, Dec. 29 with candle lighting
cerem onies at 6 p.m. at participat
ing African American stores, shops
and other businesses. For more
details, call Kathi at A htnire’s at
503-282-4888.
The celebration concludes on
W ednesday, Dec. 31 with a full
afternoon o f activities celebrating
the seven principles o f Kwanzaa at
the Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center, 5340 N. Interstate Ave.
C hildren's activities are scheduled
from noon to 2 p.m., a candle light
ing cerem ony begins at 2 p.m. and
a Karamu dinner is served from 3
p.m. to 5 p.m.
$300,000 annual budget. The clinic oper
ates out o f a cram ped 800 square-foot
office with tw oexam rooms and one small
office for a staff o f five.
In 2000, T aylor earned national p u b
licity for her goodw ill on the O prah
W infrey show . She has been honored
with W infrey ’ s “U sing Your Life” award,
M arylhurst U n iv ersity ’s “W om an o f
F aith” aw ard and o th er honors for her
career dedicated to providing quality
healthcare to needy O regonians.
Taylor has faith that a tighter financial
belt, reduction o f services and tough
money m anagement decisions will see the
clinic through.
"W e can't see this clinic closing," said
Taylor. "Too many people are relying on it.”
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