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The INDEPENDENT, April 5, 2000
Expressions of “Unity” at Global Art Project exhibit in St. Helens
Columbia Center will partici
pate in an International art
show in April, along with gal
leries around the world.
The show, called the “Glob
al Art Project,” will feature art
work that expresses visions of
global unity. When the display
closes in late April, the local
works will be exchanged with
participants from around the
world.
The display will open on
April 1 and continue until April
22. An opening, “First Thurs
the assigned partner is not re
day” reception is set for 6-7:30 verse cultural backgrounds,
gift of
P.M. on April 6, at Columbia provides exposure to new turned, but becom es
global
friendship.
Center, 375 S. 18th ST., St. He ideas and creates a feeling of
“The Art C om m ittee is really
lens. All are welcome to the re connection to the whole world.
looking forward to participating
ception, which will feature re Each registered participating
in
the Global Art Project,” said
freshments and a chance to artist has been matched with a
meet with the artists. The Co participant in another part of Maeona Urban, chair of the
com m ittee. “W e have distrib
lumbia Center display is spon the world. Each artist will send
uted registration forms to many
sored by Leila Otto.
their work to the artist they
interested artists, so we hope
The Global Art Project is a have been matched with, and
grassroots effort that focuses will receive that artist’s piece.
Northwest Oregon will have a
on the value of the arts as a Colum bia C enter will display
good showing globally.
pathw ay to understand the those works. The art sent to
The art program is operated
world as it is and how it might
be. It connects people of di
W o m e n ’s R e s o u r c e C e n t e r n e e d s
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Council, $1,528
Campfire Boys & Girls, Lower
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H.E.L.P.
(Help in Em ergen
Columbia Council, $1,242
cies for Local People),
Chehalem House, $2,250
$22,612
Columbia Pacific Food Bank,
• H.O.P.E. (Help Our People
$20,315
Eat), $18,691
Columbia Community Mental
• Parents Place, $2,069
Health, Drug Prevention/ln-
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RSVP Foundation (Retired
tervention, $7,733
and Senior Volunteer Pro
Community Access Services,
gram), $4,617
$3,215
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Riverside
Training Centers,
Community Home Health and
$16,734
Hospice, $15,966
Community House on Broad • Salvation Army, $5,405
• Turning Point Comm unity
way, $4,288
Center, $27,444
Council of Seniors, $14,171
Emergency Support Shelter,
• Vernonia Cares, $8,760
$5,446
• W omen’s Resource Center,
Girl Scouts, Columbia River
$25,081
Council, $2,524
• W omen’s Resource C enter -
Girl Scouts, Pacific Peaks
The Starting Place, $7,172
Come and share your skills
and talents. Did you know that
many volunteer opportunities
take only a few hours of your
tim e? At the W om en’s R e
source Center, some special
events that we host may re
quire many m any volunteers to
be successful (such as our
dessert dance and our annual
golf tournament, for example).
W e need you!!
We are actively recruiting
volunteers now. At the C olum
bia County W om en’s Resource
Center, the volunteer services
are an integral part of our pro
gram. We are looking for male
and female volunteers of all
ages. Many volunteers have
made both long and short term
through Columbia Foundation,
the non-profit group formed to
build Columbia Center, where
the St. Helens Public Library
and
C olum bia Technology
C enter operate. The Columbia
C enter Art Committee, which
plans art show s, w elcom es
new members to its monthly
meetings, held on the second
Tuesday of each month at 9:30
A.M., at Columbia Center.
m o r e v o lu n te e r s
com m itm ents over the years to
W R C ’s advocacy program s,
support groups, com m unity ed
ucation program s, outreach
services, fu n d ra isin g , cou rt
watch and special projects.
W RC offers volunteer train
ing twice a year. The training
is designed to prepare you for
w orking at the W R C office
and/or The Starting Place shel
ter and to raise com m unity
awareness. W e hope that this
training will be an eye opening
and enlightening experience.
Attending the classes through
the volunteer training is essen
tial to your w ork at W RC and in
your com m unity. Also, on a
monthly basis, we have a train
ing held at W RC from 6-9, on
various topics The volunteer
training will be held from April
15-24. Please call us at 397-
7110, for registration and de
tails. W e look forward to seeing
you there!
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