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Minority & Small Business Week
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Produce Donations Needed to Help the Hungry
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su m m e r, th e su n is sh in in g an d
g a rd e n s are sp ro u tin g e v e ry w h e re
- from c h u rc h e s an d c o m m u n ity
g a rd e n s to b a c k y a rd s a n d b a lc o ­
nies.
"T h o se w h o love p la n tin g v e g ­
e ta b le g a rd e n s k n o w h ow w o n ­
d erfu l e x tra -fre sh p ro d u c e tastes,"
say s R ach el B risto l, c h ie f e x e c u ­
tiv e o ffic e r o f O re g o n F o o d B ank.
,rW e e n c o u ra g e g a rd e n e rs to jo in
P la n t a R ow a n d tu rn th e ir e x c e s s
h a rv e st in to a g re a t w ay to h e lp
th e ir n e ig h b o rs w h o a re fe e lin g
th e p in c h o f h a rd tim e s. S im p ly
d o n a te the e x tra p ro d u c e fro m
y o u r g a rd e n to y o u r lo c al fo o d
a g e n c y ."
F o o d s th a t d o n 't re q u ire r e frig ­
e ra tio n are e s p e c ia lly w e lc o m e .
E ric S o p k in , a fo o d b a n k c o o r ­
d in a to r w ho h e lp s g a rd e n e rs p a rt­
n e r w ith lo c al a g e n c ie s at h a rv e st
tim e , said fo o d p a n trie s an d so u p The O re g o n F o o d B a n k e n c o u ra g e s a re a r e s id e n ts to p la n t tu rn th e ir e x c e s s h a r v e s t in to a d o n a tio n
k itc h e n s n e e d p ro d u c e th a t s to re s to h e lp p e o p le w h o a re h u n g ry.
an d tra n s p o rts w ell.
“ R efrig erated space is often lim ­
ited. N o q u a n tity is to o sm all," he
said .
R e c o m m e n d e d p r o d u c e in ­
c lu d e s to m a to e s , p ic k e d w h ile
slig h tly u n d e r-rip e ; g re e n b e an s;
g a rlic ; ho t p e p p e rs; w in te r, a co rn
o r b u tte rn u t sq u a sh ; c u c u m b e rs ;
z u c c h in i; c o lla rd g re e n s; an d o n ­
io n s.
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p o u n d s - m o re th a n tw o s e m i­
tr u c k l o a d s - o f n u tritio u s p ro d u c e
to p a rtn e r fo o d p a n trie s , so u p
k itc h e n s and o th e r p ro g ra m s in
th e P o rtla n d m e tro p o lita n a rea
d u rin g th e 2 0 0 9 -1 0 fisc al y ear.
T o find an ag en cy near you to
take ex tra peas, carro ts, p otatoes
and to m ato es o r o th e r food you like
to grow , ch eck the m aps on O regon
Food
B a n k 's
W eb
s ite ,
o reg o n fo o d b an k .o rg o r call Sopkin
at 503-282-0555, extension 260.
Inspiring Breast
Cancer Health
‘Pink Sunday’ events at Emanuel
Pink Sunday, Inspiration, E du ca­
tion and H ope w ill be held Sunday,
O ct. 3 at L egacy E m anuel A trium ,
501 N. G raham , from noon to 5 p.m .
Pink Sunday w as developed to
p artn er w ith local churches to ed u ­
c ate c o n g re g a tio n s ab o u t b re a st
c an c e r and the im portance o f early
d etectio n.
T he event w ill feature speakers,
health exhibits, su rv iv o rs’ reco g n i­
tion, and a tribute to w om en lost to
breast cancer, including a reading
from a theatrical production about a
w om an w ho has a life ch an g in g e x ­
perience w hich causes her to q u e s­
tion faith, fam ily and friends.
T here w ill also be perform ances
by Ja n ic e S c ro g g in s, L a R h o n d a
Steel and P assin A rt: A T h eater
com pany.
“W e w ^nt P ink S unday to em ­
po w er cong reg atio n s and the c o m ­
m unity to take action around breast
can cer aw aren ess,” says C onstance
C arley, board m em ber o f Passin Art.
P ink S unday is free and open to
the public; sponsored by L egacy
H ealth; pow ered by a grant from
Susan G . K om en for the C ure; and
presented by P assin Art.
PassinA rt; A T h eater C om pany ,
w a s e s t a b l i s h e d in 1 9 8 2 as
P o rtla n d ’s only A frican A m erican
producing theater com pany w hose
m ission is to entertain, educate and
inspire artists and audiences w hile
addressing critical issues facing the
com m unity.
B ecause faith co m m u n ities m eet
the spiritual, social an d cu ltu ral
needs o f its m em bers, they can p ro ­
m ote health and w ellness directly. It
is o f utm ost im p o rtan ce fo r the faith
co m m u n ity to en g ag e in d iscu s­
sio n s c o n c e rn in g b re a s t c a n c e r
aw areness and o th er health issues.
Statistic show that the overall in­
cidence rate o f breast cancer is 10
percent low er in A frican A m erican
w om en than w hite wom en. Y et breast
cancer m ortality rates are ironically
higher for A frican A m erican w om en.
Factors contributing to the higher
mortality rates am ong African A m eri­
can w om en include differences in
access and utilization o f early detec­
tion. Studies further suggest in addi­
tion to higher risk factors, A frican
A m erican w o m en a re n ’t g ettin g
screened for breast cancer as often as
w hite w om en and w hen they do it is
later in life. O ften the m am m ogram s
a re
not
ro u tin e
s c r e e n in g
mammograms, but rather they ’ re done
because the w om an or her doctor felt
a m ass in the w om en’s breast.
H ealth professionals say African-
A m e ric a n w o m e n s h o u ld g e t
m am m ogram s earlier and m ore regu­
larly. F o r m ore inform ation, visit
passinart.org o r call 503-235-8079.
Dr. B illy R. F lo w e rs (a b o v e c e n te r) a n d h is s k ille d s t a f f a re re a d y to h e lp th o s e in n e e d .
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An ongoing series of questions and answers about Am ericas natural healing profession
Part 21. Chiropractic VS Fatigue: Climbing the
stairs to a new you, two steps at a time. •
: I feel ex h au ste d all the
but w ould have to stop halfw ay up in the body. If the n erv es ai
tim e. I d o n ’t w ant to take to catch his breath before co n tin u ­ trapped or irritated, o u r energy wi
‘p ep ” pills because o f addic-tion
ing. I persuaded him to look to C h i­ be drained as w ell. H e took m
possibilities. W h at can I do?
ropractic for increased vitality. A t advice and now in stead o f stof
: I have a good friend and first he could not see a co rrelatio n ping halfw ay, he ch arg es up th
patient w ho only a y ear ago betw een his nerves and his
stairs, tw o steps at a tim e! If y o i
at the age o f 61 loved life but has
E nergy level. I told him that it w as vitality is giv in g up at the halfw a
a trem endous concern. H e becam e virtually one and the sam e. O u r m ark, get ch arg ed up w ith Chirc
fatigued so easily that any activ ­ nerves are the highw ays o f energy practic. It’s a natural!
ity w ould leave
H im exhausted. T he interesting
point w ith him w as that he p rac­
ticed excellent health habits. N one­
2124N.E HancockStreet, Portland Oregon97212
theless he got to the point w here
exercise w as nearly im possible.
H e still clim b ed the steps at w ork
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