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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 2012)
(©bsetUer_________________________ Page II October 24, 2OI2__________________________ _(The Standing with the Community |J n r tla n & ( 0 b > e T tt tr 3 c o n t i n u e d f r o m fr o n t advertising m an ag er and public relations executive, the W ashington fam ily continues to live out the legacy o f their m o th er Joyce W ash in g to n , the late P o rtlan d O b se rv e r publisher, w ho died in 1996. A n expected 250 people w ill attend the aw ards dinner w hich w ill also feature live m usic by T he L ight B and and O cean 503. “W e are thrilled and incredibly fortunate to have K en B oddie from K O IN N ew s as o u r M aster o f C erem onies and the H onorable D arleen O rtega from the O regon C ourt o f A ppeals as our keynote speaker,” C harles W ashington said. P articipating as an event sp o n so r w ill directly contribute to the Scholarship A w ards and C om m unity S ervice A w ards as w ell as dem onstrate y our support fo r the p ublic service values behind one o f P o rtla n d ’s o ld est new spaper publications. In 1970, the Portland O bserver issued its first publication. W hen M r. W ashington took reigns in the m id 1990s, the new spaper’s goal was to be both A fro-centric and focused on cultural diversity, including the Latino, im m i grant and gentrified com m unities. A s Portland grew in diversity, the Portland O bserver grew. T he new spaper and foundation is g uided by a sm all, but d ed icated staff. L ucinda B aldw in, assistant to the pub- 4K «fetrrtbU Brothers Mark Washington and Chuck Washington continue the legacy of the Portland Observer’s former publisher and their mother, Joyce Washington. lish er and office m anager, arrived to the P o rtlan d O b serv er tw o years ago tired o f w orking in a b usiness env iro n m en t w ithout a co m m u n ity service elem ent. “ I w an ted to give som ething back to the co m m u n ity , not ju s t the b lack co m m u n ity , bu t e v ery b o d y ,” she said. B aldw in said w orking w ith M r. W ashing- ton can be a challenge, bu t called him fair, “ H e is a fam ily -o rien ted m an w ho gives back to the co m m u n ity w h eth er they realize it o r n o t,” she said B aldw in saj L eighton, Port N e u fe ld t, ere w orked fo r the “ P eople d B aldw in. “ It’s front to back, th e y ’re alw ays W hile a gr< gen trificatio n t m unity, the P ortland O b serv er continues to m ain tain its stren g th in the co m m u n ity , W ashington said. If you have any q uestions ab o u t the P o rt land O b serv er Foundation C om m u n ity S er vice A w ards D inner, o r w ould like to help sponsor the aw ards, please feel free to c o n tact event p lanner T ish a S tig ler at 503-421- 3746 or em ail tisha @ n w bcinc .com or C harles W a s h in g to n at 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -1 8 9 7 o r e m a il c h arlesw @ p o rtlan d o b serv er.co m . PORTLAND THANKS HAPPENIN'5 SINCE THE CITYWIDE ROLLOUT OF THE NEW CURBSIDE COLLECTION SERVICE GARBAGE IS DOWN 4 0 % Portlanders are throwing away 40 percent less garbage (by weight). 2011 too trucks OVER 2 ,5 0 0 TRUCKLOADS OF GARBAGE HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED If those trucks were lined up end-to-end, they would stretch for over 12 miles. ■ Wi ® H ^ ^ 7 2 0 i 2 THE AMOUNT OF YARD DEBRIS AND FOOD SCRAPS COLLECTED HAS INCREASED 3X Three times more compost for fertilizing yards and gardens 59 ,0 0 0 TONS OF YARD DEBRIS AND FOOD SCRAPS WERE COMPOSTED That's enough to fill over 50 Olympic-size swimming pools.
