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AIDS Walk 2004
Help save lives by participating
in AIDS Walk()4on Sunday, Sept.
26, presented by Nike. This 5k
event starts at 8:30 a.m. at Pio
neer C ourthouse Square and
ends at the same location. Ac
tivities run through noon. For
more information, call 503-223-
9255.
Scholar Embarks on Public Service
Ivy League fellow
joins United Way
by J ohanna S. K ing
T he P ortland O bserver
Outgoing, peppy, and full of energy for
the job, Maurice Gattis is the newest addi
tion to Portland’s United Way office branch.
Gallery of Visual Arts
“I’m so excited to be here," said Gattis.
View art from talented local art
"Coming from the East Coast, Portland is like
ists o f all ages throughout the
a breath o f fresh air for me and I love it.”
month o f August at the Inter
A recent graduate from the prestigious
state Firehouse Cultural Center;
ranks ot the Ivy League Colum bia Univer
5340 N. Interstate Ave., from 9
sity in New Y ork City, with a master's degree
a.m .-6 p .m .,free.
from the school o f Social Work, Gattis will
focus his work in four areas o f the public
Alberta Farm Market
service organization - community engage
M arketing healthy, affordable,
ment, community impact, donor relations
high quality food, the Alberta
and marketing and brand strategy.
Cooperati ve Grocery offers sea
“M aurice makes a great addition to our
sonal produce from local grow
United Way team,” said Brent Stewart, United
ers, ready-to-eat ftxxl and weekly
Way president. "His dedication and com
entertainment. Open from 10a.m.
mitment to our community will help us suc
to 2 p.m. daily, located on 1500
ceed in our goal of changing people’s lives
N.E. Alberta St. For more infor
and improving our com munity."
mation, call 503-287-4333.
As one o f only 10 fellows selected from
over 4(X) applicants, Gattis joins in the rigor
School Is Back In Session
ous professional development experience.
A free school supply gi ve-a-way
Fellows learn how United Ways across the
is from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday,
nation are bringing com munities together
Aug. 29 at the Chevron Gas Sta
by building partnerships, forging consen
tion parking lot at 3435 N.E.
sus around a community agenda, and lever
Martin Luther King Blvd. Get
aging financial resources to make a m easur
supplies while they last. Free
able difference in communities.
food also provided. Call 503-890-
His fellowship in the City o f Roses is the
0070.
equivalent o f a yearlong paid internship
Get Fit, Stay Healthy!
from the United Way of America C om m u
Sankofaa Health Institute offers
nity Fellowship program.
a free diabetes support group
"W hen United Way of America presented
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every third
me with this opportunity, I chose United
Thursday at Alberta Simmons
Way o f the Columbia-W illamette because it
Plaza, 6707 N.E. Martin Luther
is one o f the most dynamic United W ays in
King Jr. Blvd. For more informa
photo B y M ark W ashington /
the country,” said Gattis. “Com munity in
tion, call 503-285-2484.
T he P ortland O bserver
volvement is the forefront of our business
practices, it’s just something we do on be
Choose To Adopt
Maurice Gattis aims to make United Way's guiding principle o f community service an innate part o f his daily life botl
half
o f our those we serve. It’s about making
A free information meeting for
on and o ff the job.
a difference, one that lasts.”
prospective adoptive parents is
Upon successful com pletion o f the pro organization to launch a career in the
held the third W ednesday of
tion focused on doing what matters tochange
For more information, or to volunteer
gram
, Fellow s like G attis will have the
U nited W ay system .
every month from 7 to 8:30p.m .
liv e s th ro u g h o u t th e P o rtla n d and y o u r co m m u n ity , v isit o n lin e a
opportunity to com pete for open p o si
United Way o f the Columbia-W illamette
at Belmont Public Library, 1038
Vancouver area, serving Clackamas, Clark, www.unitedway-pdx.org orcall 503-228-91.
tions anyw here w ithin the U nited W ay
is a leading community non-profit organiza Multnomah and Washington counties.
S.E. 39lh Ave. For more informa
o r360-696-0341 in Vancouver.
tion, call 503-226-4870 or visit
M H K M H M M IM m
www.openadopt.com.
Creative Space For Dance
Aurora dance studio, 5433 NE
30th(& Killingsworth), offers an
array o f classes for children,
teens and adults at all levels of
ability. Call 503-249-0201 or visit
online at w w w .hevanet.com /
auroradance for additional in
formation.
Damon Keeps it Real with Neighborhood Zeal Jefferson
Area Schools
Supported
Work For Change
Grant will boost
arts and sciences
Com munity Advocates invites
those interested in protecting
children from abuse to become
an event volunteer, event out
re a c h , te c h n o lo g y e x p e rt,
graphic artists or office support
team member. For more informa
tion, call 503-280-1388.
Five sch o o ls surrounding Jefferso n
H igh School will see m ore teaching in the
arts and sciences this fall thanks to a
federal grant to create curiosity in sci
ence and math for m inority students and
those in low er socio-econom ic groups.
T he $5.2 m illion grant from the U.S.
D epartm ent o f E ducation will coordinate
Home Improvement
The Com m unity Energy Project
holds free workshops on water
conservation and w eatheriza
tion. For more information, call
503-284-4962.
Aquatic Fitness
Providence has a full schedule
o f fitness classes including w a
ter exercising at the Providence
Aquatic Center,4805 N.E. Glisan.
Foraschedule.call 503-215-6301.
Women in NAACP
W om en in N A A C P, a new
women’sgroup, meets from 10:30
a.m. to I p.m. the first Saturday of
each month at the American Red
C ro ss B u ild in g , 3131 N.
Vancouver. For questions, call
503-249-6263.
Birth Ready
W hether you need childbirth
preparation classes, or just a
refresher. Providence Health
Systems has a workshop for you.
Prepare for pain, take a weekend
seminar or prepare big sisters
and brothers-to-be throughout
th e su m m e r by v isitin g
www.providence.org/classesor
call 503-574-6595.
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Hosting his annual hometown fair for area parents and kids at Peninsula Park, Portland Trail Blazer Damon Stoudamire
gets surrounded by pint-sized fans.
Portland Trail Blazer and native son
D am on Stoudam ire caused a com m otion
last Friday at Peninsula Park w hen he
hosted his annual B iggie’s Kids Fair.
Fans seeking autographs surrounded
the sports star and peppered him with
questions about team m ates, trades and
losses.
S toudam ire was candid with kids as he
sig n ed h ats, sh irts, p h o to s and n o te
books.
T he la ir provided interactive activities,
booths and entertainm ent for kids and
paren ts.
S toudam ire has a full schedule o f co m
m unity events for the m onth o f S ep tem
ber.
He will host an annual school supply
d istrib u tio n w ith Portland S c h o o l’s
Foundation Schoolhouse Supplies and
will be on hand for the grand opening o f
the A lbina Head Start M cC orm ack
M atthew s Center, nam ed in part after
his grandm other. W anda M atthews.
a new approach to the connection be
tw een arts, math, science and technol
ogy o ver the next three years.
A check for the first year o f the new
p ro g ram w as p resen ted last w eek to
Portland Public S chools at O ckley G reen
M iddle School in north Portland. The
grant will bring science kits, calculators,
m usical instrum ents and com puters to
five schools in the Jefferson High School
neighborhtxxl.
“ Bringing a coordinated intense effort
to helping children achieve is alw ays
successful. T hese additional resources
help us do ju st that w hile tapping into the
innate curiosity that students have in the
arts and sciences," said PPS S uperinten
dent Vicki Phillips.
M ost im portantly, the new curriculum
is designed to boost the skills and know l
edge o f elem entary school students with
w hat they are expected to know once
they reach high school. The new focus is
expected to increase the num ber o f stu
dents arriving at Jefferson High School
with above standard skills in m ath and
science and the ability to use the arts to
express them selves.