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Local News COMMUNITY BRIEFS SHARE’s 11th Summerslam Program Provides Free Meals to Children available at www.sharevancouver.org. To sign-up, please e-mail volunteers@share- vancouver.org or call 360-952-8228. O Fort Vancouver National Trust Still Seeking Volunteers for the Region’s Premier 4th of July Celebration The Fort Vancouver National Trust is seeking 300 dedicated and talented volun- teers to lend a hand at one of Vancouver’s most iconic summer events, Independence Day at Fort Vancouver presented by Bank of America, on Thursday, July 4th. Last year more than 250 volunteers helped at the event, which was attended by more than 35,000 people. Individuals, service organizations, corpo- rate groups and all others are encouraged to volunteer to sell and collect tickets, work at an information booth, serve water at a water wagon, be a parking lot attendant or work in the adult beverage pavilion. Potential volunteers can download the application at www.fortvan.org/fourth. On the application, volunteers may request certain jobs and shifts. For questions call the Trust at 360-992- 1808 or email natalie.crippen@fortvan.org. M M U N I T PHOTO COURTESY COMCAST July 1 to Aug. 16, Share’s SummerSLAM program will provide free meals at 10 loca- tions throughout Clark County. More than 16,000 total meals are expected to be served. SummerSLAM will provide free meals at six park locations through the Vancouver- Clark Parks & Recreation Summer Play- ground Program, including Evergreen Park, Orchards Park, Oakbrook Park, Hearth- wood Park, John Ball Park and Jaggy Road Park. The Summer Playground Program is a drop-in program for ages 5-11. Pre-registration at the Evergreen Park and Orchards Park locations is required and can be done on-line at www.cityofvan- couver.us/parksrec/page/summer-play- ground-program-affordable-summer-fun. Throughout June and August, families can call the Family Food Hotline 1-888-4- FOOD-WA to receive up-to-date informa- tion about locations for free lunches for kids across the state. Share needs volunteers to prepare and deliver meals (breakfast & lunch) to all SummerSLAM meals locations from July 1 to August 16 (Monday to Friday only). A complete list of volunteer opportunities is C Scholarships Comcast awarded 65 Oregon and Southwest Washington students with $73,000 in college scholarships. Thirty-two of the students attend high schools in the Portland, OR Metro Area and ten of those are in the city of Portland. Each of the 65 students won a $1,000 scholarship, and two students were surprised with an additional Comcast Founders scholarship totaling their awards to $5,000 each. Fifteen of the students were also given iPad minis to use in college. Pictured: Comcast’s Rodrigo Lopez, Melaku Arega of De La Salle North, and Jerome Kersey. Y C A L E N D A R P ORTLAND 2013 B ULLETIN B OARD 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 Thursday June 13 STOPPING POLICE BRUTALITY IN PORTLAND. A community conversation about the deadly consequences of racial profiling and what we can do to stop it. 6 – 8:30 p.m. Pioneer Place Mall – 3rd floor, Atrium Building, 700 SW 5th Ave. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE VERY IMPORTANT PREVENTION PEEPS, VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION EVENT. Free giveaways, family friendly, dinner provided. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Vancouver Lake Park, 6801 N.W. Lower River Rd. Vancouver, WA In order to plan accordingly we would like an accurate count of the number of participants. Please RSVP to Joy.lyons@esd112.org or Sean.chavez@esd112.org Friday – Sunday June 14 -16 CANNON BEACH HOSTS 49TH ANNUAL SANDCASTLE FESTIVAL. Sandcastle Festival kicks-off Friday evening with the Bucket n’ Shovel Dinner at the Chamber Community Hall from 6 – 8 p.m. Saturday construction begins at 8 a.m. Lots to do throughout the weekend. Cannon Beach, OR. Page 2 The Portland Skanner June 12, 2013 Sunday June 16 Saturday June 15 TRAYVON MARTIN FORUM. This case has raised many questions in the minds of Americans. We want to hear your thoughts. Please join us for a forum at Irvington Covenant Church, 4046 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. from 1 – 5 p.m. JUNETEENTH COMMUNTIY FESTIVAL. Musical performances, fantastic food, children’s activities, Prizes and much more. Noon – 6 p.m. Legacy Emanuel Field, NE Vancouver Ave. & NE. Graham St. The festival is a free family-friendly event. Everyone is welcome to come have fun. FRESH START – FITNESS AND EXCERISING. Learn to incorporate simple exercises in your dailey routine and it’s importance in maintaining health. 10 – 11:30 a.m. June Key Delta Community Center, 5940 N. Albina St. DR. CHARLES DREW COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE. Discussion panels, Special Intel bag with a Charles Drew Blood Drive t-shirt and a 50 percent off Adidas coupon. Free hair cuts from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and more. 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. American red Cross Portland Donor Center, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave. 3RD ANNUAL MONTAVILLA PANCAKE BREAKFAST TO BENEFIT THE MONTAVILLA FOOD CO-OP. Guests will enjoy a buffet style breakfast. Great food Bob’s Red Mill gluten free and vegan pancakes with real Vermont maple syrup. Served with Organic coffee and juices with organic fruit salad and more. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Montavilla United Methodist Church, 232 SE 80th Ave. Cost is $10 adults, $5 kids. Join the Co-Op and your meal is free. ZENGER FARMS LAUNCHES FOOD SCOUTS AT LENTS INTERNATIONAL FARMERS MARKET. New youth program engages children in making healthy food choices. Parents or guardians can sign children ages 5 – 12 at the Farmers Market on the NW corner of SE 92nd and Foster Rd. Every Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday June 19 JUNETEENTH: WORDS ALONG THE WAY. Juneteenth, the observance of that date, has became a national celebration of freedom. Join us on the North Portland lawn as we celebrate Juneteenth with words and music under the skies. 6 p.m. North Portland Library, 512 N. Killingsworth St. Friday – Saturday June 21 – 22 ANNIVERSARY FIREWORKS, ROAMING MAGICIAN, SPECIAL FLOAT DROP AND LIVE MUSIC CELEBRATES 18 YEARS AT CHINOOK WINDS CASINO. Chinook Winds Casino and Resort Celebrates 18 years. Come to Lincoln City and help us celebrate. The Lincoln City Visitor’s Centers float fairies are hiding antique and new floats on the beach in front of the casino property both Saturday and Sunday. Fireworks display are Friday at 10:15 p.m. Come celebrate with us. Chinook Winds Casino and Resort, Lincoln City, OR Saturday – Sunday June 22 – 23 BRIDES FOR A CAUSE WEDDING DRESS SALE TO SUPPORT WISH UPON A WEDDING. A national non – profit organization dedicated to providing weddings and vow renewals for individuals facing terminal illness and other serious life- altering circumstances. Saturday 1 – 6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Red Lion Hotel Portland – Convention Center, 1021 NE Grand Ave.
