September 27. 2006
Minority & Small Business Week
Urban League Celebration Tüesday
Equal opportunity
awards presented
Dr. Peter Kohler, departing president o f O r­
egon Health Sciences U n ive rsity, and Pastor
M ary Overstreet Sm ith o f Powerhouse Temple
Church and the North by Northeast C om m u­
nity Healthcare C lin ic, w ill be presented w ith
Urban League o f Portland's Equal Opport unity
Awards.
The awards w ill be presented at the group's
upcoming Equal O pportunity Day D inner in
appreciation fo r and in recognition o f important
contributions to equal opportunity. Both o f
this year's awardees have advanced equal op­
portunity in health care, among other accom­
plishments.
A no-host reception begins Tuesday, Oct. 3
at 5:45 p.m., follow ed by dinner and the program
at 6:45 p.m. at the Portland H ilton Hotel, located
at 921 S.W. Sixth Avenue.
Janice Bryant H o w ro yd .C E O of A ct# 1 Group,
the nation's largest female, m inority-ow ned
employm ent service is the nation, is the event’ s
keynote speaker.
H ow royd founded the company in C a lifo r-
Postmaster Welcomed
Jefferson grad
earns top job
B o rn
and
raised in P ort­
land, Betha be­
gan her Postal
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Charles H. Washington
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Leighton
P u n t RfuTioNs: Mark W ashington
CutAtm Diiii im : Paul N eufeldt
Orru f Mwa.m: Kathy Linder
Rnonm: Sarah Hlount
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AT A R B O R L O D G E
Me are- a regular pharmacu!
K W e fill p r e s c r ip tio n s - in c lu d in g a n tib io tic s ,
h ig h b lo o d p re s s u r e m e d ic a tio n s ,
a n ti- d e p re s s a n ts , b irth c o n tro l, a n d m o re .
W e h a v e k n o w le d g e a b le , frie n d ly p h a r m a c is ts
w h o h a v e th e tim e to s h a re in fo r m a tio n .
c re d ib le p r i v i ­
lege," Betha said,
“ lam excitedtobe
P ortland's post­
m a s te r and to
work w ith the Post
O ffice’ s I ^ e m ­
p lo y e e s across
the c ity w ith a fo ­
cus on g iv in g
Portland custom ­
ers the best mail
the office by U.S.
Postal S ervice
Portland D istrict
Manager Dallas
W. Keck.
USPS 959-680 ________________________________
4747 NE Martin Luther King. Jr. Blvd.. Portland. OR 97211
NEW SEASO NS
“ T o be appointed as postmas­
ter o f my hometown is just an in ­
The 22-year
p o sta l veteran
was sworn into
JJnrtlanb (ftb&vvtoer Established 1970
at ulpdx.org or call 5O3-28O-26OO
O ffic e ’ s Tigard Branch, and four
years later was appointed manager
of customer services, overseeing
operations at h a lf o f Portland's 24
Post O t I ice facilities. Since last year,
she has served as the Post master o f
Beaverton.
Shawneen L. Betha was installed
as Portland’ s 30th postmaster d u r­
in g a ce re m o n y on F rid a y at
Portland's M ain Post O ffice , 715
N .W . H oyt St.
iTlir
nia in 1978 to serve the enter­
healthcare and basic livin g
tainment industry.
needs to low-incom e people.
The dinner's honorary co­
A wardee Dr. K o h le r has
chai rs are Sen. M argaret Carter,
helped locus the state's only
Oregon Senate President Pro
health and research univer­
Tempore, and Roger Hinshaw,
sity on im proving the w e ll­
Bank o f Am erica President for
being o f all Oregonians.”
Oregon and Southwest Wash­
The dinner is strongly
ington. The dinner’ s Emeee is
supported by P o rtla n d ’ s
Ken Boddie, anchor and re­
business com m unity. Spon­
porter, News Channel 6.
sors include Fred Meyer, NW
"W e at the Urban League
N atural. O H S U , Portland
are th rille d to have the oppor­
General Electric, Providence
tunity to honor tw o in d iv id u ­
Health System, W ells Largo
als w ho have fo llo w e d very J a n ice B rya n t H owroyd
and W illa m e tte M anage­
different paths in their pursuit
ment Associates.
o f a d v a n c in g e q u a lity fo r a ll” said D r.
For more inform ation about Urban League o f
A lgieG atew ood, C hair o f the Urban League o f
Portland programs and services, visit the website
Portland's Board o f Directors and President o f
Portland C om m unity
C o lle g e 's C ascade
Campus. "W h ile Pas­
tor Overstreet is best
k n o w n fo r h e r re ­
sponse to H urricane
K a trin a she is now
w o rkin g at he grass
roots level to bring
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School. Betha en­
tion in north Portland. She was pro­ jo y s volunteering at the Oregon
moted as a delivery supervisor nine Humane Society. Her other hob­
years later.
bies in clude scrapbooking and
In 1999, Betha was promoted as spending tim e w ith her grandchil­
station managerof the Portland Post dren.
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SEI Gala Raises $4.8 Million
Supports local youth, families
S e lf Enhancement, Inc. (S E I)
reached another fund-raising m ile ­
stone when it raised nearly $4.8
m illio n at its recent A rt + Soul Gala.
Honorary C hair A lonzo M o u rn ­
ing spoke to the over 500 guests
packed into the SHI gymnasium
w hich was turned into a gala b a ll­
room fo r the 13th annual event.
firs t-tim e young philanthropis
cocktail benefit that raised $204,00
SEI has an annual operatii
budget o f $8.8 m illio n . The agent
entered into the fund year w ith
challenge to replaceover$l m illit
lost in government funding. A
proceeds support SEI's aw ard-w ii
ning academic programs fo r lot-
youth, serving nearly 2.500 sti
dents and their fam ilies annually
"We entered this fundraisin
year w ith quite a challenge on oi
hands, but also w ith tremendot
optim ism " said Tony Hopson, SE
president and c h ie f executive ol
ficer. "O uranniversary celebratio
was a great opportunity to intri:
duce new friends to SEI. In the en
Tony H o pson
The event was the capstone to
an intense summer-long celebra­
tion in honor o f S E I's 25th A nniver­
sary as an educational program
helping children and families mostly
from the local A frica n American
community.
The celebration campaign in ­
cluded an invitational g o lf tourna­
ment at The Reserve Vineyards and
G o lf Club. Other events included
an a ll-c o m m u n ity and a lu m n i
barbeque in Unthank Park; and a
our friends, new and old, came to
gether on behalf o f kids and fami
lies and gave generously. There'
s till much w ork to be done, but w,
feel we got a great start.”
T h is year's 25th anniversary
campaign was sponsored, in par
by Platt Eleelrie, M t. Hood Bever
age, T o n k o n , B o ly : W e lc h
W eiden+Kennedy.Gerding/Edlen
N W Natural, Bank o f Am erica
Dunean and C indy Cam pbell, Jeld
W en F o u n d a tio n , W a s h in g to r
M utual Bank, S toll, S toll, Berne
Lokting and Slachter.andU.S. Bank
D uring its 13-year history. A rt +
Soul has raised more than $12.5
m illio n fo rS E I programs.
Benefit BBQ for Urban Gardens
A ll New Seasons Markets w ill
host benefit barbeques fo r local
urban garden organizations, Satur­
day, Sept. 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Sunday. Oct. I from 11 a.m. to
5 p.m. The festive fall menu in ­
cludes beef o r vegetarian c h ili w ith
a ll the to p p in g s, cornbread, a
scrumptious fall dessert and warm
apple cider o r bottled water, all fo r
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