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People from all walks of the community look over the interior of the June Key Delta Community
Center during its Aug. 10 grand opening. The African-American sorority celebrated with residents the
center's completion, which has been years in the making.
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The Portland Alumnae chapter
of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
celebrated the grand opening of their
new June Key community center on
Aug. 10 with a building dedication
ceremony and open house.
The center, located across from
Peninsula Park at North Albina
Avenue and Ainsworth Street, was
filled with individuals and families
from all walks of the community,
many wearing the color red in honor
o f the sorority, and everyone
dressed with a smile.
“It turned out wonderful,” said
Gail Johnson, a member of Delta
Sigma Theta since 1977. “They have
so many things that are creative and
green, and I’m just really excited
about it.”
The property for the center was
donated to the organization in 1992
by educator and community mem­
ber June Key.
The center, which was trans­
formed from its prior use as a gas
station, was built with several sus-
After years of hard work and preparation from a number of
community stakeholders, the June Key Delta Community Center,
built from a transformed gas station at North Albina Avenue and
Ainsworth Street, celebrates its grand opening.
tainable features already onsite, in­
cluding a creative means of energy
production, off-grid water treatment,
and eco-friendly material installa­
tions.
Mayor Sam Adams, along with
representatives from the Portland
Development Commission, the Port­
land Alumnae Chapter of the Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the
Piedmont Rose Connection, Inc. also
attended the event, which celebrated
the center’s successful Living Build­
ing Challenge, a top rating for sus­
tainable environmental practices.
“It was a green project and a
living building challenge, which is
potentially the first in the state,”
said Andrew Colas, president of
Colas Construction, the prime con-
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