A p ril 2. 2014
®l?* ÿ o r tla n ô (Observer
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Rob Ingram Summit Aims for Solutions
Stemming the tide of violence involving
young people is the motivation behind a
youth summit scheduled for Saturday, April
5.
The Multnomah Youth Commission’s
Youth Against Violence Committee will host
SATURDAY
its third annual Rob Ingram Youth Summit
Against Violence, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. at the Ambridge Event Center, 1333 N.E.
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
The commission established the Rob Ingram
Youth Summit after the 2011 shooting death of
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Shiloh Hampton, 14. The intention was to
integrate youth and adults in the work our
community does to prevent violence.
Events are free for youth ages 21 and
under, with shuttle bus serve to the summit
departing from many area schools and com
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
munity centers. The Rob Ingram Youth Sum
mit agenda includes an exploration of issues
involving gangs and police, school, and
sexual and dating violence. Youth can regis
ter to attend by visiting Y AMSummit.com or
calling503-793-1691.
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1
National Read a
Road Map Day
Educator Booker T.
Washington bom,
1856
Richard Peck bom,
1934
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North Pole Discovered
In 1898.
U.S. entered World
W arl(1917)
12
13
Palm Sunday
Author Beverly Cleary
bom, 1916
Space Shuttle Colum
bia First Launched
3rd President Thomas
Jefferson bom, 1743
Lee Bennett Hopkins
bom, 1938
19
20
Easter
Easter Sunday
Humorous Day
Revolutionary War
began(1775)
Scientists Marie &
Pierre Curie isolate
radium (1902)
26
Hug a Friend Day
National Pretzel Day
Seismologist Charles
Richter bom, 1900
27
Tell a Story Day
Walter Lantz bom,
1899 (The creator of
Woody Wood
pecker)
Jan Wahl bom, 1933
April Fool's Day
One Cent Day
MP3 audio format first
patented (1989)
Author Hans Christian
Andersen bom, 1805
International
Children's Book Day
8
9
7
No Housework Day
World Health Day,
established 1948
Trina Schart Hyman
bom, 1939
14 O
Passover
Begins at Sundown
Titanic Struck an
iceberg shortly
before midnight on
April 14 causing it to
sink at 2:20 AM on
April 15.
Income Tax Day
Boston Marathon
bombings, 2013
Artist/Inventor
Leonardo Da Vinci
bom, 1452
21 »
Kindergarten Day
Barbara Park bom,
1947
28
James Monroe bom,
1758 (5th President)
15
22
Kurt Wiese bom, 1887
Earth Day established
1970
National Jelly Bean
Day
Robert E. Lee surren
dered to Ulysses S.
Grant (1865)
Margaret Peterson
Haddixbom, 1964
Find-A-Rainbow Day
Pony Express estab
lished (1860)
First iPad sold in the
U.S. in 2010
10
Encourage a
Young Writer Day
National Sibling Day
David A. Adler bom,
1947
U.S. Patent System
established (1790)
16
Garth Williams bom,
1912
Aviator Wilbur Wright
bom, 1867
23
Administrative
Professionals/
Secretaries Day
William Shakespeare
bom, 1564
29
30
Zipper Day (patented
by Gideon Sundback
in 1913)
National Honesty Day
Anniversary Louisiana
Purchase completed
(1803)
First U.S. flag ap
proved! 1818)
11
President Johnson
signs the Civil Rights
Act, 1964(1964)
18
Sherlock Hemlock's
Birthday (Sesame
Street character)
Richard the Lion-
Hearted returned to
England (1194)
24
Take Our Daughters
and Sons to Work
Day
Library of Congress
established (1800)
Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day
Paul Revere's Famous
Ride(1775)
Great San Francisco
Earthquake In 1906.
Pet Owner's Day
25
Arbor Day
Walter de la Mare
bom, 1873
Hubble Telescope
launched,1990
World Penguin Day