®lje Jlortlanh (ßbseruer December 24, 2003 Page A3 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. 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