(¿mb (Ohsm trr
Read baCk iSSUCS ° f the Portland Observer at www.portlandobserver.com
'City of Roses'
Volume XXXXI, Number 51
Wednesday •
December 21, 2011
E s ta b lish e d ¡n 1970
,
Com m itted to Cultural D iversity
A Tradition of Giving
Sunshine Division
boxes up food
for needy families
by M indy C ooper
T he P ortland O bserver
Known throughout the metro-area for
their holiday food boxes, the non-profit
Sunshine Division, in partnership with
the Portland Police Bureau, has provided
emergency food and clothing relief to
Portland families year-round for more
than 88-years.
Hundreds of volunteers have gath
ered at the group’s north Portland ware
house in the past few weeks to prepare
boxes of food for the holiday season,
which will feed more than 3,500families in
time forChristmas.
The final push came last Wednesday
during “Pack Night” when residents of
all ages formed an efficient assembly line
to prepare the donations for delivery.
ForGina Jackson, 52, this is her eighth-
year as a Sunshine Division volunteer.
“I feel very blessed and honored I can
be a part of this,” she said. “I brought my
grandson.”
Wearing a red Santa hat and passing Gina Jackson, 52, dresses for the holidays as she helps pack food boxes at the Sunshine Division, the non-profit
organization that works in partnership with the Portland Police Bureau to help provide emergency food and clothing to
continued
on page 4
Portland families. The group will provide food boxes to more than 3,5 00 families this holiday season.
PHOTO BY
M indy
C< k » per /
T he
P oru . and
O bserver
Lesson Delivered
'Sharing lheRoad
Crosswalk enforcement brings awareness
by M indy C ooper
T he P ortland O bserver
In an effort to raise awareness
on traffic safety and traffic law,
the Portland Bureau of Transpor
tation and the Portland Police Bu
reau held a crosswalk enforce
ment event last Wednesday at
North Killingsworth and Commer
cial Avenue.
The effort, which occurs in vari
ous locations within the city
throughout the year, includes a
pedestrian decoy at crosswalks.
Those who fail to stop, including
car-drivers and bicyclists, may be
issued a warning or citation from the
police.
“The main thing is education,”
said Sharon White, program spe
cialist with the Portland Bureau of
Transportation. She explained that
some of the locations for the events
photo by M indy C ixiper /T he P ortland O bserver
are requested by members of the A man crosses North Killingsworth Street as a police officer stands watch during a crosswalk
enforcement event last week. The crosswalk connects Jefferson High School, the North Portland
continued
on page 19
Library and Portland Community College.