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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.