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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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