June 18, 2025
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INSIDE L ocaL N ews
Lacing Up for a Good Cause!
CCC President to
Run 1,500 Miles
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Clackamas
Community
College President Dr. Tim
Cook is lacing up his run-
ning shoes and setting out on
a journey — running 1,500
miles across Oregon, con-
necting all 17 of the state’s
community colleges.
An avid marathoner, his
goal is to run to each com-
munity college, averaging 32
miles per day. The campaign,
running for Oregon Commu-
nity College Students (ROC-
CS) aims to raise awareness
about the challenges faced by
students and advocate for in-
creased state funding to sup-
port their basic needs.
At Clackamas Community
College, 38% of students report-
ed food insecurity in a survey
this spring. They also shared
challenges with affording child
care and transportation. At the
state level, a survey from The
Hope Center reported:
• Food insecurity: Ap-
proximately 41% of stu-
dents reported experienc-
ing food insecurity.
• Housing insecurity:
About 52% of students
faced housing insecuri-
ty, which includes diffi-
culties such as affording
rent, utilities or the need
to move frequently.
• Homelessness: Near-
ly 20% of students ex-
perienced homelessness,
indicating a lack of stable
and safe housing.
On Monday, June 16, Cook
will start his run at Treasure
Valley Community College in
Ontario, Ore. From there he
will work his way across east-
ern and central Oregon, then
south to Klamath Falls, up
the Willamette Valley, over to
the coast up to Astoria, down
through the Portland metro
area and finishing in Hood
River where he plans to end
his run with a jump in the Co-
lumbia River.
“Some have questioned
why I’m doing this run and
why I would subject myself to
this, but our students deserve
to be able to afford college and
be able to pay for rent, child
care, groceries and transpor-
tation,” Cook said. “If this
run helps raise awareness and
funding for basic needs, it will
be worth every blister.”
Oregon's community col-
leges serve approximately
Clackamas Community College
President Dr. Tim Cook running
a marathon in Vermont in 2024.
200,000 students, accounting
for 52% of all public and pri-
vate higher education enroll-
ments in the state. The funds
raised during the ROCCS
campaign will be distributed
to each community college,
directly supporting students'
essential needs. To donate or
learn more about the run, visit
run4orccstudents.org.
Explore Trucks of All Sizes
A Free Touch-A-
Truck Event
Randall Children’s Hospital
at Legacy Emanuel is pleased
to invite families and children
of all ages to the third annual
Touch-A-Truck event, which
will be held from 9 am to
noon on June 21, at Clacka-
mas Community College, lo-
cated at S.E. Harmony Road
in Portland.
This is a hands-on-event
where children of all ages will
be able to explore trucks and
vehicles of all sizes, from fire
engines, ambulances, school
buses, and more. Meet fire-
fighters, talk to a first respond-
er, and hear from numerus
community organizations that
will be on hand to provide ed-
ucation and hands-on safety
demonstrations for families.
Members of the Randall
Children’s Hospital Child In-
jury Prevention team will be
there to help families learn
more about water safety, car
seats, and boosters at a child
passenger safety station. They
will also get home safety tips
to keep children safe and avoid
unnecessary trips to the hospi-
tal. Health educators and cer-
tified child passenger safety
technicians will be available to
answer questions and provide
parents and caregivers with
hands-on demonstrations.
Children can visit the safety
stations and enjoy a variety of
vehicles on display. Each fam-
ily will leave with supplies
and education to ensure chil- A child touching a schoolbus at
dren stay safe.
the 2024 Touch-A-Truck Event.