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Northeast Coalition of
Neighborhoods Youth Creators
enhances community involvement
with a Multi Cultural Talent show
Portland, OR, August 8, 2008: After the Mayor’s relocation to Jefferson
High School a group of outstanding students applied for and received the
Youth In Action grant from the City of Portland to showcase and acknowl
edge the cultural diversity in their community by hosting a Multi Cultural
talent show this September. The Youth Creators are currently seeking
cultural performers to participate in their event. If you have or know of a
Celebrating Diversity_______
August 13.2008
Shields Serves Needs of
the Hispanic Commission
R ep. C h ip S h ie ld s, D -N /
N E P o rtla n d , h a s been a p
p o in te d by O re g o n H o u se
S p e a k e r J e f f M e rk le y to the
C o m m is s io n o n H is p a n ic
A ffa irs.
The
c o m m is s io n
is
c h a rg e d w ith "w o rk in g to
w ard e c o n o m ic , so c ia l, p o
litic a l an d le g a l e q u a lity fo r
O re g o n 's H isp a n ic p o p u la
tion."
"R ep. Shields is an e x c e l
lent appointm ent to the C o m
m ission on H ispanic A ffairs.
He b rin g s a great deal o f in-
tegrity to the com m ission. He
is a strong su p p o rter o f the
L atino and im m igrant com m u
nities," said R am on R am irez,
d irecto r o f the farm w orkers
union P ineros Y C am pesinos
U nidos Del N oroeste.
S h ie ld s sa id he w as h o n
o re d by the a p p o in tm e n t.
"L a st le g isla tiv e se ssio n 1
fo u g h t to a d v a n c e a m in o rity
b u siness a g en d a and th ro u g h
o u t m y tim e in the le g is la
tu re , I h av e trie d m y b e st to
fig h t fo r e q u a l o p p o rtu n ity
a n d e q u a l ju s tic e ," he said.
Chip Shields
youth group who would like to share their artistic talents please contact:
The Youth Creators at
NE Coalition of Neighborhoods
503-823-4113
4815 NE 7 Avenue
or
Email youthcreators@yahoo.com
Auditions bogln on August 23, 2008
at NE Coalition of Neighborhoods
Please call or email to sot up your audition time
With the Youth in Action Grant funding ;and additional community help
and support we will reach our goal to provide a fun, safe, and rewarding
event where we can all come together and plan, organize, recruit, and
Metro Internship Opens Career Path
A jo b training and intern
ship program can lead to a full
tim e jo b .
T ak e L aw rence R ussell for
an exam ple.
R ussell, w ho had a diverse
w ork history w ith the U .S.
m ilitary and as an account
m anager for the banking in
dustry, w as injured three years
ago w hile w orking fo r H om e
D epot distribution services.
T h ro u g h h is v o c a tio n a l re-
h a b ilita tio n
c o u n s e lo r,
W a lla c e and A sso c ia te s, he
w as tra in e d on fin a n c e and
c o m p u te r
a p p lic a tio n s
through P ortland C om m u n ity
C o lle g e ’s P ro fe ssio n a l S k ills
T ra in in g P ro g ra m .
H e received credit for both
classroom w ork and for the
on -th e-jo b training at M etro
Lawrence Russell
re g io n a l g o v e rn m e n t. A s a
p ro c u re m e n t sp e c ia list, his
duties included w orking in the
autom ated finance and pur
chasing system , preparing bid
ding and contract d o cum ents,
and w orking on the a g e n c y ’s
asset inventory project.
M etro officials credited his
“can d o ” attitude.
W hen a jo b opened in the
C entral Procurem ent and C on
tract A dm inistration O ffice at
M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty ,
L aw rence applied for the po
sition and w as hired. B ecause
o f his ex p erience at M etro he
w as able to hit the ground
running, officials said.
L aw rence is active in his
ch u rch and has also served on
the planning advisory group
for the P ortland International
A irport. H is o th e r activities
include p articipation on the
E nvironm ental A ction T eam
fo r M etro and m em bership in
the O regon P ublic P urchasing
A ssociation.
celebrate our diverse communities, our youth, our future.
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