Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, May 19, 2004, Page 8, Image 8

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Coach, Mentor Inspired by Youth
Jenean Dunn honored for volunteerism
Jenean Dunn of north Portland was hon­
ored as Portland General Electric’s Outstand­
ing Volunteer for her dedication to youth
basketball.
Dunn volunteers a, Jefferson High School,
her alma mater. She also serves as a volunteer
coach for the West Coast Saints, an AAU
girls’ basketball team based at the Moore
Street Salvation Army in north Portland that
she helped set up last spring.
In addition to her commitment to the stu­
dents at Jefferson, Dunn’s volunteer projects
also include activities with Hands On Port­
land, Junior Achievement, Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation, Oregon Mentors, Self Enhance­
ment, Inc., SOLV, Special Olympics and Start
Making a Reader Today.
The Portland General Electric Outstanding
Volunteer Awards program recognizes indi­
viduals who have demonstrated steadfast com­
mitments to theircommunities. Dunn, along with
five others, was honored by PGE CEO and
president Peggy Fowler at a special reception
April 12 at the World Trade Center in Portland.
“With almost 1 (X),(XX) hours in 2003, PGE
employees, retirees and their families have
truly embraced volunteerism and the idea of
giving back to the community,” said Carol
Dillin, vice president o f public policy at PGE.
“Community involvement has become such a
Blazer Legend to
Host Rose Parade
The former voice of the Portland
Trail Blazers, Bill Schonely, will serve
as grand marshal o f the June 12
Grand Floral Parade at the Portland
Rose Festival.
Schonely spent 30 years with Blaz­
ers broadcasting; was named Broad­
caster of the Year and twice-named
Sportscaster o f the Year by the Or­
egon Assn, o f Broadcasters.
Jenean Dunn (left) helped form the West Coast Saints, an Amateur Athletic Union girls' basketball
team. As a volunteer coach, Dunn encourages team members, such as Jamie Jones (right), to
engage in community service activities, which she says builds leadership.
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Kelly Rowland
(A P ) — K elly R o w la n d o f
D estin y ’s C hild and D allas C o w ­
boys safety Roy W illiam s are g et­
ting hitched.
R ow land said she and her fiance
h av en ’t set a date for the w edding.
W illiam s proposed in N ew Y ork
last week in a room tilled with friends
including fellow D estin y ’s C hild
singer B eyonce. T he tw o, both 23,
h a v e b e e n to g e th e r a b o u t six
m onths.
Row land won a G ram m y last year
for collaborating w ith N elly on the
hit "D ilem m a" and released a solo
album, "Simply Deep," in 2002. She.
B eyonce and M ichelleW illiam sare
headed back to the stu d io next
m onth to record a new D estin y ’s
C hildalbum .
W illiam s is going into his third
season w ith the C ow boys and m ade
the Pro-B ow l earlier this year. Last
season he had 72 tackles, including
55 solo tackles, tw o sacks and tw o
interceptions.
Negro League Players Win Pension
(A P) — M ajor L eague B aseball
will provide m ore than $1 million in
pensions to form er N egro Leagues
players.
T he fund w ill benefit 27 players,
all o f w hom played after Jackie
R obinson broke b aseb all’s color
barrier in 1947.
“ I am pleased that we are able to
com e to the aid o f form er N egro
L eague players w ho are in need,"
com m issioner Bud Selig said M on­
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day in a statem ent.
M ajor L eague B aseball and the
B aseb all A ssistan ce T eam w ill
handle the program .
Baseball set up a program in 1997
to p ro v id e p e n s io n s to N e g ro
L eagues players before 1948.
T he new fund will benefit ad d i­
tional players w ho spent parts o f at
least four seasons in the N egro
part of our com pany’s culture, and the Out­
standing Volunteer Awards program recog­
nizes and celebrates individuals, like Jenean,
who epitomize the volunteer spirit of PGE.”
A 25-year PGE employee, Dunn is an area
lighting specialist and was nominated for this
award by Gail Fenton, lighting specialist at
PGE, Marshall Haskins, athletic director at
Jefferson High School and Katie Swartz and
Barbara Caplan of Oregon Mentors.
A lifelong North Portland resident and JHS
alumna, Dunn has been volunteering at her
alma mater for the past 12 years. She cur­
rently serves as a mentor to several Jefferson
students and has been a volunteer assistant
coach for the girls’ basketball program.
Haskins said he nominated Dunn because
of her unfailing commitment to students.
“Because of Jenean’s involvement, girls at
Jefferson are participating in extracurricular
activities, graduating from high school and
going tocollege,” Haskins said. “More impor­
tantly, they have the knowledge that some­
body is and will always be there to help
support their dreams and goals.”
“Volunteering shows unity and builds lead­
ership,” Dunn said. “My students come up
with new ideas and concepts every day,
which makes giving back so much more
rewarding for them. They inspire me.”
Olympic
Hopeful
Supports
Drug Crack
Down
Track and field sta r Maurice G reene talks to the
m edia at th e U.S. Olympic M edia S u m m it in New
York Monday. (AP photo)
(A P) - O lym pic track and field
hopeful M aurice G reene has a
m essage for M arion Jones, Tim
M o n tgom ery and anyone else
im plicated in the latest steroids
m ess: D eal w ith th e c o n s e ­
q u en ces.
G reene said M onday he stands
are dating and have a son together,
w ere am ong several athletes w ho
testified before a grand ju ry on
possible tax and drug violations by
the Bay A rea L aboratory C o -O p ­
b eh in d the U .S . A n ti-D o p in g
A gency rule that can bar an ath­
lete from com peting in the A th­
en s O lym pics w ithout a positive
drug test. O n S unday, Jones said
she w ould go to court if US A DA
held h er out because o f the rule.
Jones and M ontgom ery, w ho
to be undetectable so they w eren ’t
supposed to find it,” G reene said.
“W hat do you d o if you know a
person that possessed som e o f the
stu ff o r had som e dealings with
this com pany?
"T here is no room in o u r sport
for drug cheaters w h atso ev er.”
erative.
“T h e w h o le th in g w ith th is
B A L C O case, they m ade the stu ff
U S A D A has the p o w er to
bring a drug case against an a th ­
lete in lieu o f a positive test w hen
the agency has “o th er reason to
believe that a potential doping
violation has occurred, such as
adm itted d o p in g ,” according to
its rules.
G reene and M ontgom ery have
had a heated rivalry o v e r the last
three years. M ontgom ery took
the 10 0 -m eter w orld record from
G reene in 2002, and G reene has
repeatedly stated he w ants the
m ark back.
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