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August 4, 2004 ^ ^ ß o rtla n h (©bseruer More Minority Organ Donations supports an increase in m inority d o nors year-round. a beautiful granddaughter to know and On Aug. 7 and 8, Fam ily o f O ne will love. I’ve got a second chance, so I live set up a display at the H om ow o F esti each day like it's my last.” val o f A frican Arts to provide in fo rm a A lthough A frican A m ericans need tion about organ and tissue donation. all types o f organs, kidneys top the list. The event runs in the Portland State C urrently, more than 23,000 African U niversity South Park Blocks in d ow n A m ericans are w aiting for kidney trans town Portland. plants. Statistically, A frican Am ericans "U ltim ately, it’s about com m unity have the best chance o f being m atched m em bers helping their ow n in the m ost for a kidney transplant if the donor is precious o f w ays— by donating life,’ also black. A frican A m ericans are d is said W arren Becker, m anager o f p ro proportionately affected by illnesses gram s for O regon D onor Program , a that can lead to the need for dialysis or supporting m e m b e ro f Fam ily o f O ne. a kidney transplant. The lack o f avail Included in the Family o f One display able organs m eans longer transplant will be the Threads o f Life quilt. The w aiting periods, years on dialysis, and handmade quilt isdedicated to the memory som etim es death. o f those who have given the gift o f life, H ere in O regon, Fam ily o f O ne, a sight and mobility and celebrates the coalition for A frican A m erican organ, lives of transplant recipients. tissue and bone m arrow donor aw are F o r m o re in f o r m a tio n , v is it ness and kidney disease prevention, w w w .fam ilyofone.org. continued born fro m Metro New Director for Latino Network continued p assio n fo r h er w ork in the L atin o c o m m u n ity ,” said Sten. Jo h n so n ’s Peruvian heritage points to the grow ing diversity o f O reg o n ’s L atino com m unity, w hich is not ex clu sively o f M exican origin as is som e tim es assum ed. U nder Jo h n so n ’s lead e r s h ip , th e L a tin o N e tw o rk w ill stre n g th e n its g ra s s ro o ts c a p a c ity building efforts in o rder to bring about positive change on issues such as ed u cation reform , youth violence, im m i grant rights, and com m unity w ellness. fr o m M etro lie administration and international stud ies from the University of Oregon. Prior to working with the Network, she served as policy staff and community liaison for former Multnomah County Chair Beverly Stein. “ I th in k this is a g rea t d ec isio n on th e p a r t o f th e L a tin o N e tw o rk . Jo h n so n w as a v alu ed m em b er o f my team . 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