Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, June 21, 2006, Page 6, Image 6

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Engraver
Makes History
School Custodian
Board Unfilled
Portland Public Schools has ex­
tended the deadline to apply for
appointment to the Custodian Civil
Service Board due to a lack of
applicants.
The board is being reinstated
because of a recent Oregon Su­
preme Court decision that is lead­
ing to the re-employment of custo­
dians replaced three years ago with
contract workers. The high court
found that the firings violated the
law.
The civil service board oversees
the appointment, employment, clas­
sification and discharge of PPS
custodians and assistant custodi­
ans.
Board applications are available
on the PPS website at pps.k 12.or.us
or by writing or calling the school
board office. The new deadline to
apply is Friday, June 30.
Larry Felix, (right), the first African American director of the U. S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, explains
the security features of the redesigned $10 bill to U.S. Archivist Allen Weinstein.
Community Unites for
HIV/AIDS Education
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Aim is to reduce risk for local residents
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Larry Felix is America’s first African Ameri­
can director of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and
Printing.
In an interview following a recent $10 note
introduction ceremony, Felix spoke about how his
daughter inspired a sense of pride in his becoming
the first African American director of the office
that designs U.S. currency.
“My daughter said to me that it is hard to
believe there is still a first black of something,”
Felix said. “I just want to make sure that I am not
the last.”
The Chief of Currency Production is an Afri­
can American and the next bill to be introduced to
the public will be designed by an African Ameri­
can, as well.
Felix, who grew up in New York City, holds
degrees from the New York City College of
Technology and the City College at the City
University of New York. He did doctoral work in
Political Economy at Columbia University.
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Extra charge, discounted for members.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
A one-day training session to re­
duce the risk for HIV and AIDS
among the local African American
population will be held Monday, June
26 at 9:30 p.m. at the State Office
Building, 8(X) N.E. Oregon St.
“ HIV & African Americans: A
Training Series for Clinicians,” will
provide information on how to further
enhance the effectiveness of clini­
cians, service providers, advocates
and faith-based agencies to “bridge
the gap in health disparities that affect
people of color.”
Presenters include the African
Americans Reach and Teach Health
Ministry, the Northwest AIDS Edu­
cation and Training Center at the
University of Washington, and Rev.
Renee Ward who lost her husband to
the AIDS disease.
Ward is a Portland pastor and ex­
ecutive producer and founder of
Chrysalis Ministries, Inc., a non-profit
Portland faith-based organization. She
will join Rev. Reginad Diggs and other
Pacific Northwest residents impacted
by an HIV/AIDS diagnosis in pre­
senting the 2003 video documentary
“Who Will Speak for Me?”
Other guest presenters are David
P. Lee, Engagement and Adherence
Specialist at the Madison Clinic -
Harborview Medical Center in Se-
Rev. Renee Ward
attle, and Jeremiah Brewer, trainer
and health educator at African Ameri­
cans Reach and Teach Health Minis­
try and the King/Kitsap Counties
American Red Cross.
Check in time is 8:30 a.m. at the
registration table and admission is free.
However, pre-registration is recom­
mended to reserve seating for lunch.
For more information on how to
acquire a copy of the video, to register
for the workshop or to contact one of
the sponsors, please contact Re v. Ward
at
5 0 3 -548-7537
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chrysalisministries 1 @ hotmail.com.
www.oregonzoo.org
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summer meals from Wednesday, June
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21, through Aug. 16 for children and
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teenagers ages 1 to 18 at more than 60
sites including parks,
schools, pools, commu­
nity centers and other
child-friendly locations.
All children and teens
are welcome to eat at no
charge. No application or
paperwork is necessary.
Sites are open to any child
who wants to participate,
and
children are served on
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a first-come, first-served
basis.
Some locations will of­
fer breakfast as well as
lunch. Sites may offer
activities such as games.
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swimming, and arts and crafts along
with the free meals.
For the location and meal times of
sites in Portland or throughout Oregon,
call Oregon SafeNet at I-800-
SAFENET (723-3638).
“This program can be a huge help for
families who are trying to stretch a
lim ited food budget,” said Patti
Whitney-Wise, executive director of
the Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force.
“It also gives parents, kids, and teens a
chance to get outside, meet other people
in their community and just plain have
fun.”
The United States Department of
Agriculture provides federal funding
for the Summer Food Service Program
in school enrollment areas where more
than 50 percent of students are eligible
for free and reducedprice meals during
the school year.
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