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Nationwide Grows Local Roots
A local insurance agency is grow ing
som e strong roots in the m ulticultural
H um boldt neighborhood.
A ndrew s A gency LLC , representing
N ationw ide Insurance, becam e a part o f
the N orth P ortland com m u n ity in M ay
2008. Jean T arver, a long tim e local resi­
dent jo in e d the agency as an associate
agent in A pril 2009.
B ozena “ B o” A ndrew s, the ow ner, has
been a N ationw ide A gent since 2004 and
has a second office in Tigard.
“ I'm proud to be affiliated w ith such a
strong and diverse com pany as N ation­
w ide, offering a full range o f insurance
pro d u cts,” A ndrew s said. “A t m y agency,
w e spend tim e getting to know o u r clients,
their needs and goals, and tailor coverage
ju st for them . T h e re ’s no lo n g era ‘ty p ical’
insurance custom er, so w e concentrate
on offering flexibility to keep up with
c o n su m er dem and for ch o ice, c o n v e ­
nience, and co ntrol.”
For a personalized quote and local ser­
vice, visit A ndrew s A gency at 722 N.
K illingsw orth St, w hich is across the street
from Portland C om m unity C o lleg e’s C as­
cade C am pus, o r call 503-595-5229. The
a g e n c y ’s regular office hours are M on­
day - Friday from 9 a.m . to 6 p.m . and on
S aturdays from 10 a.m . to 2 p.m.
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Nationwide Agency Owner Bozena ‘Bo ’ Andrews (right) and Associate Agent Jean Tarver
welcome customers to the Andrews Agency office at 722 N. Killingsworth St.
April 7. 2010
Diversity
Champion
W ells Fargo has bestow ed a national
h o n o r on one o f its local em ployees for
supporting and prom oting diversity at
W ells Fargo and in h er local com m unity.
D oris Rush w orks as a hom e equity
sales specialist at W ells Fargo's B arnhart
L o a n C e n te r in
B e a v e rto n . S h e
w a s o n e o f 10
W ells Fargo em ­
p lo y e e s , n a tio n ­
w ide, honored.
A sked w hat fu­
els h er passion for
v o lu n te e rin g ,
R ush said: "M y
parents instilled it
in me. W e w ere alw ays taught to help and
share and pitch in. I've alw ays done it. It's
part o f w ho I am ."
R ush has V olunteered for diversity-
related events for m any years both at
W ells Fargo and in the com m unity, in ­
cluding serving as ch air o f the annual
P ortland Ju n eteen th celebration.
Last y ear she v olunteered m ore than
145 hours, m aking her one o f the top
W ells Fargo volunteers in O regon. She
recently jo in e d the boards o f the Sickle
C ell A nem ia Foundation o f O regon and
the Passin' A rt T h eater G roup in Portland.
PCRI is Breaking New Ground!
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Available for purchase this fall.
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Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives
6329 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Portland, Oregon 97211
www.perihome.org
(503) 288-2923
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