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June 17, 2015 Page 11 Safe Free Matt Dishman and at Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Parks center initiates extra teen support The Matt Dishman Community Center in northeast Portland has made access easier for teenagers this summer as part of the city’s long range plan to provide safe and free activities for youth. Supported in part by $2 mil- lion in the mayor’s approved budget for 2014-15, the Dishman Center will be free for all regis- tered youth, age 18 and younger, through Aug. 15. Participants should bring addresses and phone numbers for themselves and their parents or guardians; and informa- tion about health conditions. Mayor Charlie Hales and Parks Commissioner Amanda Fritz out- lined the initiative last week with plans to expand free summer pro- grams to the Portland Parks & Recreation’s East Portland, St. Johns and Mt. Scott community centers as well. “We have a crisis of gun vio- lence and youth violence in our community, and one answer to that is to get upstream in the lives of your kids,” Hales said. “That means letting them pick up a soc- cer ball or a paint brush, a pen or a guitar, a job skill or a résumé. The more of these safe, positive activ- ities we can provide for them, the better.” Fritz says the city has a chance to make a real and lasting differ- ence in the lives of youth who need our support the most. “I thank the mayor for his ef- forts towards enhancing young lives and reducing violence, and PP&R staff for their dedication in making this program a reality,” The Matt Dishman Community Center, located at 77 N.E. Knott St. Free Kids Boxing Camp Champion mentors to lead effort Golden Gloves champion Andy Minsker will lead a free summer boxing camp for kids at the Matt Dishman Community Center in northeast Portland. He will be joined by retired boxer and USA Boxing referee Daryl Lewis and Olympian collegiate wrestling champion Roy Pittman. Amateur boxers from the com- munity will also be on hand to guide students through their les- sons. The camp will include moti- vational speeches and mini-work- shops from famous athletes Andre’ Channel, Joe Johnson, Johnne Mae Reed Bell, and Judy Robin- son. There will also be special ap- pearances from retired profession- al boxer Lightening Ray Lampkin Jr. and Chuck Lincoln, owner of the institution hosting the camp, Chuck Lincoln’s Corner. Chuck Lincoln’s Corner is a non-profit youth boxing program and hopes to provide education, training, and discipline to its stu- dents. The camp will be held over three days, Monday, July 6 through Thursday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The camp is free and open to campers ages Wells Fargo Presents the 2015 Good in the Hood Music and Food Festival Saturday June 27th, at 11 AM, starting at King School Roy Pittman 8 through 18. Spaces are limited and pre-registration is required. To sign up your child, visit chuck- lincolnscorner.org.