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Future Music Center Gains Support
tive o ffic e s an d an 80 stu d en t
d o rm ito ry fo r ru ral yo u th .
O n ce co m p leted . E th o s E x ecu ­
“T h e re ’s a lim ited sp ace and a
tive D irec to r C h a rles L ew is said huge d e m a n d ,” L ew is said. In one
the ac ad em y w o u ld reach 5 ,(XX) w eek, 3 0 0 ch ild ren co m e th ro u g h
y o u th a w eek w ith 2 0 high tech the sm all sp ace o f E th o s, w hich
m u sic classro o m s, a th eater w ith has rec en tly had to turn som e
3 5 0 p erso n ca p ac ity , a d m in istra ­ o ffic e s in to c la ssro o m s o u t o f
c o n tin u e d
fr o m M etro
n eed .
L ew is notes th at th ey h av e a
few g ran t a p p lica tio n s o ut and
h av e w on fin an c ial su p p o rt from
the K reske F o u n d atio n and the
P o rtlan d C h ild re n ’s In v estm en t
F u n d am ong m any o th ers - but
th ey still have a long w ay to go.
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Jeff Iding, 9, practices piano with his instructor Allison Couch at northeast Portland's Ethos, Inc.
Bringing Music Back to Children
co n tin u ed
fr o m M etro
“ H e ’s doing an e x c e lle n t jo b ,”
in front o f a crow d is now flourish­ said his instructor, A llison Couch.
ing,” Lewis said. “He started off
“ I th in k it h elp s to cre ate d isc i­
playing Hot C ross B uns’ and is p lin e ,” J e ff’s m o th er, S tep h an ie
now playing seven m inute classi­ L ucas said. “ H e ’s ex p e cted to
cal pieces.
p rac tice and do h is h o m ew o rk
“A couple kids have been taking ev e ry d a y .”
lessons for aw hile, trying out dif­
M eanw hile, Skye K noche prac­
ferent instrum ents every session," tices “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Lew is said. Because Ethos offers on the violin as a 7-year-old. She
free instrument rental to underprivi­ describes her instructor, Laurita
leged children, experim enting with Jauregui, as “really nice.”
and finding an instrument that “fits”
“She loves to learn,” said m other
isn’t an expensive ordeal.
M aya Knoche. “S he’s m ore atten­
Jeff Iding is a 9-year-old piano tive to music and recognizes vio­
player and has been tickling the lins in music more now .” Knoche
ivories for tw o years with Ethos. “It said the first tim e her daughter
ju st seem ed like the right instru­ m issed a music class because o f
ment for m e,” he said. “ It’s nice to illness, she was visibly upset.
be around pianos.”
B eyond b eing in the sp ace on
Iding prefers w arm ing up his K illingsw o rth S treet, E th o s has
m usic lesson by p laying the can started after-sch o o l p ro g ra m s on
location.
can.
Lew is w ent on toexplain that it’s
been statistically proven that m u­
sic b en efits sch o lastic ac h ie v e­
ment. Children with a musical back­
ground tend to score 105 points
higher on the SATS and have an
increase in spatial I.Q. levels than
those w ithout.
“Som etim es m usic can be a bet­
ter w ay to teach m ath than math is,”
Lew is said, explaining how music
th e o ry u ses fra c tio n an d b eat
co u n ts.
E thos has volunteer opportuni­
ties that include helping w ith in­
strum ent repair, teaching or super­
vising a “M entors for M usic” pro­
gram , painting and cleaning. As
n eeds ch an g e, so do v o lu n teer
opportunities. For m ore inform a­
tio n ,
send
an
e m a il
to
volunteer@ ethos-inc.com o r call
503-241-8824.
Grass Roots Business Help Offered
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practical in the review o f the inform ation so they need
to articulate w hat their need is and how th ey ’re going
to utilize funds.”
H ard copies o f these R equests for Proposals are
available at the Black United Fund O ffice at 2828 N.E.
A lberta St. or can be dow nloaded from the Portland
Bureau o f H ousing and C om m unity D evelopm ent
w ebsite at w w w .portlandonline.com . Proposals m ust
be turned into the Black United Fund O ffice by 4 p.m.
on M arch 15.
For m ore inform ation, call Shelia H olden at 503-
784-7899.
G ov. T ed K ulongoski w as re­
cently jo in ed by state agency di­
rectors, legislators, and his A ffir­
m ative Action C om m ittee for the
signing o f Executive O rder 04-07,
w h ic h r e a ff ir m s th e S ta te o f
O regon’s com m itm ent to affirm a­
tive action, cultural com petency and
the right o f all persons to work and
Vaccination
Clinics
Offered
The deadline for school children
to get up-to-date w ith their vacci­
nations w as W ednesday, Feb. 16.
The M ultnom ah C ounty Health
Department will offer School Exclu­
sion Im m unization C linics on Sat-
urday.Feb. 19from 10a.m. to2p.m .
at O ur Savior L utheran C hurch at
111(X) N.E. Skidm ore St. and on
Saturday. Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. at C om m unity Im m unization
C linic at 727 N.E. 24'*’ Ave.
T here is also an ongoing clinic
T u e sd a y s, W e d n esd ay s and
Thursdays at C om m unity Im m uni­
zation Clinic from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and
1 to 4 :3 0 p .m .
T here is a $20 office visit fee per
person, although no child will be
refused service if unable to pay. For
more information, call 503-988-3816.
advance on the basis o f m erit, abil­
ity and potential.
“A ffirm ative A ction is a valu­
able tool that may enable the state
to m itigate the effects o f past and
present discrim ination, intended or
unintended, on the basis o f race,
religion, national origin, age, sex,
m arital status or disabilities,” said
K ulongoski. "T he Executive O rder
I am signing today continues to
m ove us forw ard to m ake state gov­
ernm ent the m ost inclusive em ­
ployer in O regon and to ensure
equal em ploym ent and retention
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