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urban League Wellness Tour
Offers Free Health Screenings
The National Urban League and Walgreens are partnering
with the Urban League of Portland to host the 2011
Wellness Tour’s health education and screening vehicle
here in the Portland area through March 26.
The Wellness Tour vehicle will be providing free screen-
ing services (for adults 18 and over) for cholesterol levels,
blood pressure, glucose, bone density, body mass index and
waist circumference. There will also be other community
organizations to provide referrals to free clinics in the
Portland area to follow-up with.
The Wellness Tour’s goal is to promote health to the
African American community and the greater Portland
metro area. For dates, details and locations please visit
www.ulpdx.org/wellnesstour or call 503-280-2600
Somali Community Hosts
Colored Pencil Art & Culture
Night
On March 25, the Somali-American Council of Oregon
will co-host the monthly Colored Pencils cultural event.
This month’s art and culture night – “From Ancient
Kingdoms to Contemporary America” — celebrates
Portland’s new Somali neighbors.
With performance art by African, Asian, Arab, Native and
settled Americans at 6:30 p.m. and music by Somali artists
IFTIN at 8 p.m., stationary art and culinary favorites from
Somalia by Jaziira Café.
The event begins at 6 p.m. at Multnomah Arts Center,
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7688 SW Capitol Hwy in Portland. For directions and more
info visit www.coloredpencilsart.com. The event is free, but
a suggested donation of $10 is appreciated. No one is turned
away.
Safe Routes to School Spring
kick-Off Saturday, April 2
The Portland Safe Routes to School program is celebrat-
ing families and active transportation at a free first annual
Spring Kick-Off. The celebration includes activities for all
ages, Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Beach
School, 1710 N Humboldt St, near Interstate and N Alberta.
The event starts with registration and welcome; free bike
repair at 10:30 a.m.; adult workshops and kids’ activities at
12:15am.
Also featured are a healthy lunch, bike helmet fitting and
giveaway, more bike repair, bike and walk art activities.
At 1:15p.m. a community bike ride takes off, bikes and
helmets are available to borrow.
For more info go to http://pdx.be/kickoff, or call 503-823-
4998.
one worth $4,000; others will be awarded in various
amounts.
Application deadline is April 4. For more information call
Kristin Yates at 503-802-0299 or email kyates@voaor.org.
MHCC Planetarium Show Offers
‘Guide to the Spring Sky’
Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) will present a
planetarium show April 4 on “Guide to the Spring Sky.”
“Springtime is galaxy time,” notes Pat Hanrahan, MHCC
planetarium director. “Learn about marvels of the spring
sky that are visible to the naked eye or through ordinary
binoculars and find where they reside.”
The program is appropriate for all ages and uses science,
history and sky lore to link the audience with the spring
skies.
Presentations are at 7 and 8:15 p.m in the MHCC
Planetarium Sky Theater, located near the library on the
Gresham campus, 26000 SE Stark St. Visitors are encour-
aged to ask questions during each 45 minute program.
Children are welcome. General public admission is $2 and
free for MHCC students.
Al Forthan Memorial Scholarship
for College-Bound HS Seniors
The Al Forthan Memorial Recovery Scholarship was set
up to honor Al’s legacy and phenomenal impact. This schol-
arship is given annually to Oregon high school seniors who
have been affected by addiction in their communities and
families.
This year we will be awarding over $30,000, including
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P ortland M arch 2011
B ulletIn B oard
to raise awareness of health disparities and
inequities. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Rosa Parks School
8960 N. Woolsey Ave.
Black Press Week
Sunday march 27
friday march 25
WOMEN’S HEALTH DAY! The Walgreens vehicle will
be here for women to have free screenings for
cholesterol levels, glucose level, bone density
and more. Walgreens Drug Store 6116 NE MLk, Jr.
Blvd. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
STuMPTOWN RELEASE PARTY WITH GREG RuCkA
AND MATT SOuTHWORTH: Bridge City Comics is
proud to announce their Stumptown Release
Party. 6 – 8 p.m. 3725 N. Mississippi Ave. This
event is free to the public.
Saturday march 26
MEN’S HEALTH PROJECT HEALTH FAIR! The Men’s
Health Project is partnering with the urban
League of Portland to present a health fair to
reach males and females of all ages in an effort
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Wednesday march 30
DIVERSITY EMPLOYMENT DAY CAREER FAIR! This is
where you want to be on Diversity Employment
Day! This event is open to the public and
admission is free. Business attire is required, and
be sure to bring plenty of resumes! 11 a.m. – 3
p.m. Ambridge Events Center, 1333 NE MLk, Jr.
Blvd.
CuRIOuS ABOuT SOCIALISM? WHAT ABOuT
COMMuNISM? Come hear from speakers who
grew up under socialism and communism. Share
your views. 7 – 9 p.m. Portland State university –
Smith (SMSu) Room 294.
Sunday april 3
THE uNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND’S 17TH ANNuAL
READING FAIR! The fair’s theme is “Reading
Around the World”. It is designed to be a
multicultural approach to literacy. The event is
free and open to the public. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in
the Chiles Center, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
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SING YOuR HEART OuT! This is a kid’s karaoke
party. For just $6 guests will have unlimited
karaoke fun for 3 whole hours: Parents are invited
to sing along. Noon – 3 p.m. Voicebox karaoke
Lounge 2112 NE Hoyt St.
Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., Chair of the National
Newspaper Publishers Association, addressed
the annual Black Press Week gathering held at
the National Press Club in Washington DC,
March 16-18.