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Local News COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS Free Community Health Screenings Oregon Lions Clubs are working with the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation to combat preventative blindness and deaf- ness in the community through free health screenings. The Oregon Lions Mobile Health Screening Program will provide free health screenings to the adult public in the following areas: visual acuity, hearing, blood pressure, diabetes (with a 3 hour fast) and glaucoma. Walk-ins welcome, no regis- tration or appointments necessary. This is the only free screening program of its kind in Oregon. It will serve approxi- mately 50,000 Oregonians this year at over 300 events in nearly every county in the state. Many community members lacking pri- mary care are unaware they have health conditions that threaten their sight, jobs, quality of life and potentially their lives. The MHSP has and will continue to posi- tively impact lives through the early detec- tion that we provide. The events are: March 3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; St. Charles Health Fair, St. Charles Catholic Church, 5310 NE 42nd Ave. Portland; March 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., PCC Community Health Fair, PCC Cascade Campus, 705 North Killingsworth St. Portland; March 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Diabetes Awareness Health Screening State Capital, 900 Court St. NE, Salem. For information or to schedule a health screening for your community, contact Mara Steen, Mobile Health Screening Pro- gram Coordinator, at 503-413-7527, or go to www.olshf.org. Wedding Dress Sale for Charity Portland-based Brides for a Cause will be hosting a Charity Wedding Dress Sale on March 9-10 at The Laurelhurst Club in Port- land to support Wish Upon A Wedding, a C O M national non-profit organization based in the San Francisco area dedicated to providing weddings and vow renewals for individuals facing terminal illness and other serious life-altering circumstances. The wedding dress sale will feature more than 800 new and gently used wedding dresses donated to Wish Upon A Wedding to be resold at discounted prices by its partner Brides for a Cause, as a way to help raise funds for the charity. Dresses will be offered at discounted prices up to 75 percent off the retail prices. Prices will start at just $150 and will feature a variety of designers and styles. Sizes will range from 2-20. Fifty percent of the proceeds will go directly to the charity. Visit www.bridesforacause.com for details and to register. Contributions of wedding dresses 2005 and newer will be accepted, donations may be dropped off during the event at The Lau- relhurst Club. Donations are tax deductible. Wish Upon A Wedding is searching for a local wish recipient in the Portland area who is in need of a dream wedding. Couples who are faced with a life threatening illness or other serious life-altering circumstance are encouraged to apply for a wedding wish by visiting www.wishuponawedding.org. Wish Upon A Wedding has granted a wed- ding wish for a Portland couple in 2010 and is eager to grant another wedding for a local couple in conjunction with this charity event. Edu2tor Tutoring Provider Launches Drop-In Center in Northeast Portland Locally founded EDu2tor, a provider of tutoring and testing prep services is announcing the opening of a new learning center in Northeast Portland. EDu2tor M U N I T Celebrating History Celebrating one hundred years of history nationwide, the Delta Sigma Theta Portland chapter was honored last week by special proclamation by Sen. Ron Wyden, presented at the June Key Delta Community Center. Before the ceremony, Wyden posed with chapter president Vera Pool and Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith. Afterwards they held an impromptu Town Hall meeting on important Congressional issues. began providing services to students throughout Portland in June 2012 and will expand their services to include a drop-in tutoring center available to students on weekends. The company’s mission is to provide edu- cation beyond the classroom by offering academic support services through one-on- one and group tutoring sessions. The serv- ices will be located the North/Northeast Business Associations’ new Kings’ Busi- ness and Cultural Center located at 311 N Ivy St. EDu2tor will begin offering tutoring ses- sions starting March 2. The staff is avail- able to tutor students in various grades level Y C A L E N and subject areas, as well as preparation courses for the SAT and ACT. Students can receive tutoring starting at $18 for an hour and half on weekends and schedule individ- ual tutoring through appointments. The company hopes to offer support beyond tutoring services for students and families through their weekend drop-in ses- sions and hopes families will come visit the location. For more information about go to www.edu2tor.com, write edu2tor@gmail.com or call 503-267-1472. D A R P ORTLAND 2013 Sunday March 3 B ULLETIN B OARD Saturday March 2 If you have an event you want to share with the community, email it two weeks in advance to The Skanner at info@theskanner.com MUNDO DE LAS MUJERES. In recognition of International Women’s Day 2013: An entertaining theatrical presentation, expert panel discussion and community resource fair focused on Liderazgo Materna: Parental Involvement in Education. Doors open at 1 p.m. Resource Fair 1 – 5 p.m. Milagro Theatre, 537 SE Stark St. Free and open to the public. Saturday – Sunday March 2 & 3 Thursday February 28 SAY HEY SPRING. This is an evening of live entertainment, snacks and meeting Portland professionals of color. 5:30 – 8 p.m. Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Atrium, 501 N. Graham St. Public is welcome to attend this free event. Page 2 The Portland Skanner 40TH SEASON KICK – OFF EVENT: PORTLAND’S SATURDAY MARKET OFFICAL OPENING OF THE 2013 SEASON. Show your support for artists and your local economy and join us for a two-day celebration. Opening at 10 a.m. on Saturday under the Burnside Bridge. NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH FAIR AT ST. CHARLES CHURCH. At the fair you will find free vaccinations for ages 11 years and older. As well as free screenings for diabetes, glaucoma & much more. St. Charles Church, 5310 NE 42nd Ave. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Free for all to come and enjoy. Monday – Tuesday March 4 & 5 WOMEN IN HISTORY MONTH. Come see students and faculty dress up and speak about the most powerful, influential and infamous women in history. Clark College Gaiser Hall. March 4 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. March 5, 6 – 8 p.m. Vancouver, WA Sunday March 10 WHAT THE WORKERS HAVE TO SAY: Stories you have never heard before. 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave.
