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August 22. 2007
Rock ‘n Roll
Blood Drive
Saturday
Every two seconds som e
one in America needs blood,
yet only five percent of Am eri
cans donates, according to the
American Red Cross.
One group that is in dire
need is African Americans.
For example, sickle-cell dis
ease affects more than 80,000
people in the U.S., with 98
percent o f the patients black.
Sickle cell patients can re
quire frequent blood transfu
sions throughout their lives.
The local com m unity is en
couraged to make a differ
ence in giving the gift of life by
donating blood on Saturday,
Aug. 25, from 7:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. during a Rock "n Roll up
Your Sleeves blood drive at
the Red Cross Portland Donor
Center, 3131 N. Vancouver
Ave.
For more information or to
photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
make an appointment, call 503- American Red Cross workers Shelley Perry (from left), Charletta Malone and Raymond Paschal reach out to the community at a health care event at Irving Park. Local
284-4040 or visit givelife.org. residents are encouraged to participate this Saturday in a Rock ‘n Roll blood drive at the Red Cross Portland Donor Center, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave.
Fading Tribute to War Dead
con tin u ed
graffiti and asked to stop. Hiss was
h a lfw a y th ro u g h tw o n a m e s,
D ic k e n s an d L aW are, so she
washed out D ickens' name, rewrote
it across the street and returned
later to fill in the outline o f LaW are.
T he project has also been met
with significant support. Hiss said
about 85 people have helped out so
fro m M etro
church, but this is fine," Larkins said.
The couple has been approached
with some resistance, most recently
by city park w orkers at Irving Park
at Northeast Seventh and Fremont.
They w ere told the nam es were
Native Plant Gardening
Com m unityG arden,4619N . Michi
gan Ave., on Thursday. Aug. 23
from 9 a.m. to noon.
A rea residents are invited to join
Portland C om m unity G ardens
and Ecum enical M inistries o f O r
egon will plant and m aintain the
native-habitat area at the Patton
far, som e ju s t sto p p in g long
enough to write a nam e or two,
others returning again and again.
Photos, accounts of progress
and more inform ation about the
U.S. servicem en and w om en can
be found on the Iraq Names Project
w ebsite, iraqnam esproject.w ord
p ress.com .
the group to learn about native
plants o f the Pacific Northwest
and learn how to design and m ain
tain a drought-tolerant garden.
Inform ation at 503-823-1612 or
com gardens@ ci.portland.or.us.
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Brothers Await Adoption
W ide, irresistible sm iles and
laughing brown eyes are windows
i nto the warm personal ities of Bobby
and A nthony, a dynam ic duo!
T hese brothers are am ong ap
proxim ately 300 Oregon children
available for adoption through the
state, generally because o f abuse
and neglect.
Energetic and spry, Bobby and
A n th o n y can be found racing
scooters, playing basketball or just
horsing around outside. They also
like listening to music or spending
tim e with friends.
Assertive and social. Bobby is a
natural bom leader. Anthony can be
a little shy, and is usually content to
follow his older brother’s lead.
Both young men require enrich
ment, new experiences and role
modeling so they can develop skills
and self-confidence. It is neces
sary that they have a variety of
organized, physical outlets for their
energy.
Bobby and Anthony, ages 11 and 9
Bobby and Anthony need the
em otional support and security of
a fam ily who loves them and can
keep them safe.
For more inform ation on the
availability o f these brothers for
adoption or on how to becom e a
foster or adoptive parent, contact
the Special Needs Adoption C oali
tion at 503-542-2392 or the D epart
ment o f Human Services at I -800-
3314)503.
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Age: 6 Photo Progression Age: 8
Current Age: 12
Date Missing: Nov. 13,2001
Missing From: Grand Junction, CO
Abbv and her mother were last seen in their home on Nov.
12, 2001. Abby’s mother was located deceased in June
2002 but Abby is still missing.
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Photo Progressed to Current Age 8
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Success Course
Mt. Hood Com m unity College is
offering a special course, HD l(M)
College Success, to help new stu
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The course introduces students
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planning, self-m anagem ent and
working with others in a coopera
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