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Standing
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Community
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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-
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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.
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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.