The Urban League
VIEW
Vol. 3, No. 1
Spring 1993
"48 Years of Quality Service"
Published by the Urban League of Portland
10 North Russell St.
Portland, OR 97227
League elects new board officers and members
(503) 280-2600
Urban League begins
annual Membership Drive
The Urban League of Portland's 1993
membership drive is on!
Memberships help the League provide
services to those in need and allows the
New board
chair Gina
Wood handled
master of
ceremonies
duties at 1993
Equal
Opportunity
Dinner.
The Urban League's Board of Directors has
board. James Boehlke is Manager of
selected new officers and members to
New officers are Gina
Wood, Chair; Duane Bosworth, Vice
Chair; and Laura Glosson, Secretary.
Finance and Taxation for Northwest Natural
Gas.
two-year terms.
Treasurer James Boehlke was re-elected.
Gina Wood manages the Oregon
Community Children & Youth Services
Commission's Juvenile Justice Program.
Duane Bosworth is an attorney with Davis
Wright Tremaine. Laura Glosson is a
retired Portland school teacher and chairs
the Urban League Senior Center's advisory
The board also voted in three new members.
Selected for two-year terms were: Brian
Hicks, Public Affairs Associate with the
U.S. Forest Service; Charu Manchanda,
1993, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the
Multicultural Senior Center, 5325 NE M. L.
King, Jr. Blvd., at NE Killingsworth. The
Center's entrance is from the parking lot in
Individuals, families and businesses can
choose from a variety of membership levels.
Annual membership dues are $10 for
Students and Seniors, $15 for Individuals,
$30 for Families, $100 for Small
Businesses, $250 for Corporate Members,
$1000 for Sponsors, and $3000 for Gold
Members. Urban League members may
join the Urban League Guild or Young
Professionals auxiliaries for an additional
$10 a year.
Nike President Richard Donahue is
international trade consultant; and Dr.
chairing this year's Corporate Membership
Campaign.
William Spivey, Vice President, Network
Displays for Tektronix, Inc.
Members can renew their memberships by
Congratulations to our new board officers
and members.
newsletter. Members will also receive a
renewal letter in the next few weeks.
Urban League Business Meeting set for June 17
The Urban League will hold its Annual
Business Meeting on Thursday, June 17,
League to keep supporters informed about
its activities. All memberships are good for
one year, running from July 1 to June 30.
the
Board of Directors (NOTE:
Nominations may also be made by any ten
members provided any such nominations
are in writing and delivered to the Secretary
of the Board at least five days before the
meeting of the members.)
back.
6a.Appointment of the Nominations
The agenda will be as follows:
Committee by the Board Chair
1. Minutes of the previous meeting
2. Report of the Treasurer
3. Report of the Chairperson
4. Report of the President
5. Report of the Nominations Committee
7. Presentations on Urban League of
Portland programs and services and
auxiliary reports (Guild, Young
6. Nomination and election of members of
7b. Request for volunteers
Professionals and NULITES)
7a. Questions and Answers
completing the form enclosed in this
8. Discussion on future community forums
9. Adjournment
Refreshments will be provided. All Urban
League members are invited.
URBAN LEAGUE OF PORTLAND
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Urban League of
Portland is to help African Americans
and others achieve parity and economic
self-sufficiency through advocacy,
community problem solving,
partnerships, and by conducting
programs designed to strengthen the
growth and development of
individuals, families and communities.
In honor of ex-director
also helped get state laws passed that
ensured fair employment, housing and
E. Shelton Hill, 1903-1993
education. He pushed for desegregation of
the Oregon National Guard and worked to
end discriminatory insurance practices.
Portland suffered a great loss in February
with the passing of E. Shelton "Shelly"
Hill, who directed the Urban League of
In 1991, the National Urban League
Portland from 1956 until his retirement in
1973. Mayor Vera Katz declared February
23, 1993 E. Shelton Hill Day and hundreds
of Shelly's friends remembered him at a
memorial service. In April Shelly was
presented Shelly with its Whitney Young
Medallion in honor of his more than 20
years of service to the organization.
honored posthumously by the Oregon
Historical Society which named him a
Darryl Tukufu called Hill "a man of
Urban League of Portland President Dr.
winner of its first Thomas Jefferson Award,
innovation and initiative who I looked to as
a role model." The Urban League Board has
for symbolizing the democractic ideals of
renamed the League's conference room in
our third president.
Shelly's honor. The League will also
continue to award its E. Shelton Hill
Shelly was born on the Chocteau Indian
Reservation in Caddo, Oklahoma in 1903.
He attended Western University in Kansas
and Ohio State University, earning degrees
in chemistry and physics. Partly because of
ethnic prejudice, he found it difficult to find
a job in his chosen field and worked instead
as a waiter on a Pullman dining car. It was
through his railroad job that Shelly first
came to Portland. In Kelso, Washington in
1942 he married Helloise Conley, his
partner for the next 51 years.
After training in social work at Ohio State,
Shelly returned to Portland to serve as race
relations adviser at the Portland Army Air
Base during World War II. For his success
in reducing racial tensions he was awarded
E. Shelton "Shelly" Hill
the highest military honor given to a civilian
employee.
Shelly joined the Portland League's staff in
Scholarship sponsored by Nike at its Annual
Dinner.
Perhaps most important of all, we will
remember Shelly as a man who had a
positive impact on the lives of many and
who left Portland a better place than he
1947 as a job developer. His tactical and found it.
diplomatic skills helped open doors for
Memorial Fund
African Americans in many industries.
Through the work of Shelly and others, At the request of the family, memorial
Portland saw its first African Americans contributions should be sent to the Shelton
hired as teachers, school principals, bank Hill Memorial Fund at the Urban League.
officers and bus drivers. Many labor unions
became integrated for the first time through
his efforts.
As head of the League after 1956, Shelly
"Career Connections"
job fair draws 1600
Sections of this story were excerpted from
an article in The Oregonian.
In memory of a friend &
supporter, Gladys McCoy
The Urban League of Portland was deeply
saddened by the recent passing of
More than 1600 job seekers from through-
Multnomah County Chair Gladys McCoy, a
long-time friend and supporter.
out the Pacific Northwest attended the
Urban League's first "Career Connections"
Gladys was an inspiration to all who believe
in the cause of equality. She and the Urban
job fair in March at the Red Lion Lloyd
Center. The event attracted more than 60
League fought on the same side of many
battles during her long career. Her success
at opening the door of opportunity will be
her lasting legacy. During her tenure as
County Chair, Multnomah County's work
force and commissions finally began to
employers who had 800 job openings to fill.
The event was based on the Los Angeles
Urban League's annual job fair. It was
structured to meet the needs of both job
seekers and employers. Job seekers
attended orientations and free workshops on
reflect the diversity of the county's
interview and resume preparation, job
Job seekers used the fair to conduct
population.
hunting techniques, and other career topics.
informational interviews about careers in
"Employers were pleased with the turnout
many fields. "The event was well organized
and employers and job seekers were very
We feel fortunate that the League was able
to recognize Gladys' contribution while she
was still with us. In 1992 she received the
of job seekers and fellow employers,"
reported Brenda Sherman-Sanders, Urban
League Employment Director. "They also
liked the fair's structure and the marketing
strategy that attracted a wide range of job
seekers. For job seekers, the big difference
was that these employers came with jobs."
friendly," said job seeker Kimberly
Webster. "I got a few promising leads."
League's Equal Opportunity Award, in
honor of her tireless efforts to promote
"Career Connections" was coordinated by
equality.
members of the League's Employment
We will always remember Gladys McCoy
Partnership. It is expected to become an
annual event.
as someone who gave back to the
community.
President's Column
Oregon's funding impasse calls for a State Summit
In March Portland Public Schools
identify and develop benchmarks for
his specific recommendations to cut
approximately $51 million from the
reduction of barriers arising out of bigotry
based on race, religion, gender, national
1993-94 school budget. As some of our
origin and sexual orientation. Furthermore,
readers may recall, this happened after the
House appropriation bill for education was
defeated in the Senate during the second
week in March. Some people felt victorious
this commission will develop a process
which can be used to diffuse community
intergroup conflicts stemming from real or
perceived acts of bigotry.
after that Senate vote. Actually, the
The Urban League of Portland Board of
inevitable was just postponed. If you tie the
concern regarding education cuts to others
that have been produced by Measure 5 .
human services, public safety, etc., one must
ask the question of whether or not Oregon
is "going to hell in a handbasket."
Directors has voted to support these bills,
Concern with school councils
A few people have been asking us about our
Dr. Darryl Tukufu
These are trying times. No one seems to
community-based organizations, social
programs; union membership or benefits;
state mental and penal institutions; state
drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs;
and locations in which public meetings are
service agencies, and citizens in a process
held.
that would look at our present situation
holistically. I support this effort. This
Exemptions from coverage by this bill
seems to be a good idea, particularly in the
long run. I believe such a group could find
the time to meet consistently for a month
and report out to the state. At any rate, we
had better do something, because time is
running out.
Important bills this session
Oregon's Senate is currently looking at a
number of important bills.
SB 34 prohibits discrimination on the basis
of sexual orientation in employment; sale,
lease or rental of real property; places of
public accommodation; vocational,
professional, and trade schools;
apprenticeship and training trusts; state
include sectarian religious institutions when
particular sexual practices violate religious
tenets; referrals from private employment
agencies, when sexual orientation is a bona
fide occupational requirement; renting,
leasing, sharing or subletting a single family
residence occupied by an owner, lessee or
tenant; and activities conducted on real
property owned by a religious institution
and used as a school, hospital or church
camp, or in activities conducted on any
The Western Regional Council of Urban
League Guilds honored Portland's Dr.
Darryl S. Tukufu with its "Executive of the
Year" Award at the Western Regional
Conference in Seattle in March. Dr. Tukufu
was selected for his contribution to
improving local race relations and
stabilizing the Portland affiliate.
vocal concern with Portland Public
Schools' delay in forming Site-Based
Improvement Councils. Yes, we are
concerned, but not just with the delay.
Some have been stating that it is simply
important to get these improvement
councils up and running. That may be true,
but the makeup of these councils is also
important. At a minimum, there should be
at least equal representation of parents and
teachers. This is not the case when we look
at the present discussions underway at the
school board. The school board voted to try
changing state law so that the makeup of
site-based councils is no longer mandated
(giving teachers 51% of the makeup), but
that is as far as they went.
religious entity for investment or business
purposes.
Only Stephen Griffith supported the point
that if attempts to change the law fail, the
board should seek a waiver to the teacher
majority requirement. If this situation is not
corrected, I believe the Site-Based Councils
will exist in name only.
SB 35 is similar in intent to SB 34 but only
It's funny, but behind closed doors, some of
other such property which is not used by the
prohibits discrimination based on sexual
orientation in real property transactions,
scholarship programs; public school including rentals.
Western Region Guilds
honor Dr. Tukufu
Commission consisting of 11 members
appointed by the Governor for four-year
terms. This commission will be directed to
Superintendent Dr. John Bierwirth issued
have the answer but if they do, they are not
being listened to. There have been some
voices that have called for a State Summit
that would involve government, businesses,
SB 128 creates an Oregon Human Rights
Also at the conference, Urban League board
chair
the teachers that students really identify
with and learn from have little or no problem
with equalizing these councils.
do better.
Gina Wood was elected distinctive
parliamentarian for the Western Region
Delegate Assembly.
1993 "State of Black
America" available
For 18 years, The State of Black America
has looked clearly at the pervasiveness of
racial inequality and challenged America to
In the 1993 edition, the
voices
of
noted
African-American writers sound an ever
more urgent call for an open, pluralistic
society. This year's commentary
emphasizes empowerment and includes an
essay on efficacy by Dr. Jeffrey Howard,
founder of the Efficacy Institute. (See
efficacy article on page 5.) Copies are
available from the Urban League for
$24.95. Call 280-2600.
Meyer Trust grant to
fund computer training
and job seeker services
The Urban League of Portland will be able
to offer job seekers expanded employment
services and advanced computer training
Job seeker Pat
Walker (right)
brushes up on
her computer
skills with
Employment
thanks to a three-year, $300,000 grant
awarded by the Meyer Memorial Trust of
Portland. IBM Corporation will provide
computer hardware, software and instructor
training for the League's new Computer
Training Center.
Director
Brenda
ShermanSanders at
League's
expanded
Career Center.
"We are extremely grateful for the Trust's
show of support for our employment
program," said Urban League President Dr.
Darryl S. Tukufu. "Employment services
are a top priority for our constituents. Along
with our partnerships with local businesses,
job retention and outreach recruitment
the grant will allow us to better serve both
job seekers and employers in the Portland
candidates for more specialized training
programs," said Employment Director
Brenda Sherman-Sanders. The League
area."
The League's Employment Department
provides job seekers with career counseling,
job referrals, job postings and applications,
resume writing and interview workshops,
and on-site interviews with employers. The
department helps employers recruit and
retain qualified protected class job seekers.
Employer services include prescreening
candidates, referrals, assistance with
cultural diversity issues, and hosting an
annual job fair.
The Meyer grant will allow the League to
offer more flexible service hours, schedule
more workshops for job seekers, and expand
services. "We also plan to recruit
recently recruited 20 people for specialized
training for positions in the mortgage
industry.
Advanced computer training
The Computer Training Center will offer
15-week courses in desk-top publishing,
network
management, database
management, Word Perfect and Lotus.
Studies have indicated a shortage of skilled
workers in these areas in the Portland metro
area. "We believe that advanced computer
training offers job seekers the fastest path to
a family wage job," said Urban League
Education & Career Development Director
Cast and guests turn out for "Spunk" benefit
Herman Lessard, Jr., who will direct the
Computer Training Center.
Graduates from the Computer Training
Center will receive job placement assistance
from
the
League's Employment
Department. "With the Meyer grant we can
take a client through career counseling, job
training, placement assistance, and
follow-up after the hire is made," said the
League's Dr. Tukufu.
Computer courses will be offered on a
sliding fee scale, with no charge for low
income clients. Enrollment will be open to
both unemployed and employed job
seekers. Classes are expected to begin this
summer.
Meyer Memorial Trust is Oregon's largest
private foundation and is not connected with
Fred Meyer, Inc.
Notice to our members
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Urban League members who do not wish to
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Membership staff at 280-2600 or send a note
Friends of the Urban League attended a performance of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's
"Spunk" in April that raised funds for the League. The play is based on three stories by
Harlem renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston. After the performance, the cast joined
guests at a reception hosted by Jake's Catering. Pictured above with actress Michele
Blackmon and composer /actor Chic Street Man (two in center), are League board member
Judi Pitre and her husband Arnold Pitre. The event was sponsored by Oregon Shakespeare
FestivallPortland.
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form below or the business membership form on the back of this page and returning it with payment to the League. All memberships are
good for one year, running from July 1 to June 30. For information about membership benefits, call 503/280-2600.
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"Efficacy" workshop offers a path to continual
development for students and the community
have to compel him to seek inferior status,
for he will seek it himself."
An education model that could have they're dumb, they will fulfill your Dr. Chapman believes the opposite is also
far-reaching effects on the way teachers
teach and students learn was introduced at a
recent workshop sponsored by the Urban
League.
expectations."
Dr. Chapman was deputy superintendent of
schools in Detroit, MI, where some
elementary schools have introduced an
The three-hour session on "Efficacy" was
presented by Dr. Melvin Chapman, board
chair of the Efficacy Institute of Lexington,
MA. Last year the National Urban League
efficacy curriculum with great success.
formed a partnership with the Efficacy
Institute to help promote this teaching
that "smart is something you get, not
effective with minority students.
something you are."
Efficacy defined
Underlying the importance of efficacy are
the consequences of doing nothing. "Our
Dr. Jeffrey Howard, founder of the Efficacy
Institute, defines efficacy as "the capacity to
Efficacy refutes the concept of innate ability
that persists in education. "Our schools
often divide students into three types: the
dumb, the kind of dumb, and the smart," Dr.
Chapman observed. "We know one thing:
young people believe what adults tell them.
Once you let a young person know you think
Dr. Jeffrey Howard has called efficacy the
Third Movement, following the movements
to end legal and defacto segregation. In
order for minority students to reach their full
potential a paradigm shift is needed, Dr.
Howard says. He says we need to believe
concept which has proven especially
mobilize available resources to solve
problems and promote development."
true. If we teach children to believe in their
ability to learn, they will exert more effort,
receive reinforcement, and enter an upward
spiral of development.
children are our future," Dr. Chapman
EFFICACY
INS TITUT E
Dr. Chapman quoted Woodson Carter to
show how efficacy applies to adults also:
"If you control a man's thinking, you don't
have to worry about his actions. If you
make a man feel he is inferior, you don't
observed. "And at some point, we are going
to have to answer to what happened to this
generation."
In June Urban League staff and several
board members will receive three days of
efficacy training. The League has efficacy
audio and video tapes which can be checked
out free of charge. Contact Gloria James at
280-2600.
Carl Talton, Marsha Congdon honored at Equal Opportunity Day Dinner
explained how his affiliate has formed
partnerships with local businesses to create
job training programs that are helping
unemployed people turn their lives around.
Dinner Co-Chairs Dr. Daniel Moriarty,
President of Portland Community College,
and
Robert Ridgley, President of
Northwest Natural Gas, talked of the
importance of equal opportunity and the
League's work in their comments.
Governor Barbara Roberts and Portland
1993 Equal Opportunity Award winners
Marsha Congdon (above with scholarship
winner Traci Tarver) and Carl Talton.
Mayor Vera Katz repeated the theme when
they quoted state and city proclamations
recognizing "Equal Opportunity Day."
Thanks to all of the dinner sponsors, the
Two Portland business executives were
honored for their leadership in promoting
equal opportunity at the League's annual
Equal Opportunity Dinner in February.
Marsha Congdon of U S WEST
Communications and Carl Talton of
Pacific Power were presented with Equal
Opportunity Awards and watched video
tributes prepared by KGW and KOIN
television stations.
Congdon and Talton also presented $1500
scholarships to two college students: Traci
Tarver, a Portland Community College
engineering student, and Marlet Hurst,
who attends Grambling State University in
Louisiana. Bank of America sponsored the
scholarships.
The nearly 600 people in attendance also
heard a keynote address by Los Angeles
Urban League President John Mack, who
described the tense mood as LA awaited the
second Rodney King verdict. Mack also
Equal Opportunity Dinner Committee, and
to our master of ceremonies Gina Wood.
Thank you Bank of America
and Emanuel Hospital
Special thanks to Bank of America and
Emanuel Hospital for sponsorships
which did not appear in the Equal
Opportunity Day dinner program.
Male Responsibility Program news
New coalition seeks better relations between
youth, police and local businesses
South African concert
benefits Urban League
The Male Responsibility program staff distinguish between teenage horseplay and
recently helped organize a coalition of fashion styles and real gang activity.
Northeast Portland youth, community The group also hopes to expand evening
groups and police to search for ways to recreational activities for youth and involve
improve relations and reduce tension
between at-risk youth and the police.
police volunteers in those activities. Friday
and Saturday evening basketball programs
"Misunderstandings on both sides are
are already in place for young men and
causing many youth -- African-American
women. Youth and police have also agreed
to a joint basketball match.
males in particular -- to have their first
scrape with the law," says Male The coalition includes E & M Sentry
Responsibility Assistant Coordinator Joann
Rosevear. "And once a youth has a criminal
record, more arrests seem to follow."
Supermarket, House of Umoja, MYCAP,
The coalition has formed a Police Youth
Team, Private Industry Council, and the
Urban League. Interested parents, youth
Council to reduce initial confrontations and
improve communication between police
and youth. The Council will work to teach
youth to avoid behavior police perceive as
threatening and will also help police learn to
Northeast Y.M.C.A., Police Activities
League (PAL), Portland Gang Enforcement
and community members should contact the
Male Responsibility staff at 280-2600.
Special thanks to Joann Rosevear for her
diligent work on this project.
Singer Mahlathini
The music of Soweto, South Africa came to
Portland in April when the acclaimed group
Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens
performed a benefit concert for the Urban
League. About 80 people attended a patron
reception with the group before the concert
Young Professionals plan membership drive socials
at La Luna Theatre. Patrons enjoyed a
The Urban League Young Professionals The group also has several new officers and Mexican buffet provided by Casa-U-Betcha
have hosted a wide variety of events committee chairs, including Vice President restaurant, African marimba music by local
recently and plan a series of social events Cliff Taylor, Recording Secretary group Boka Marimba and bid on a variety
during their membership drive in May and Charissa Butler, and Program and of auction items. The concert was presented
Planning Chair Kristina Noe IL
June.
by Fred Meyer with co-sponsors U.S. Bank,
Full
Sail Ale and Sokol Blosser Winery.
Friday
membership
drive
events
include
a
Recent workshops have looked at minority
small businesses, consumer insurance, and
Oregon's legislative process. The Young
happy hour at Maxi's at Red Lion Lloyd
Center on May 14 at 6 pm; a mixer/dinner
Professionals and the World Affairs with guest speakers at Doris' Cafe, May 28
Council of Oregon also co-hosted a at 6 pm; a dance at Rip City Diner on June
reception for a delegation of 20 Young
African Leaders who visited Portland
recently. In April the group raised $270
from a jazz/R&B concert by national
18 at 9 pm, and a happy hour at Cleo-
recording artists Walter Beasley and Brian
McKnight.
is $25 and includes discounts to League
Lillian's Social Club on June 25 at 6 pm.
The group's annual membership fee,
including membership in the Urban League,
events. Call 280-2600 for details.
Young
Professional Gwen
Thompson (right)
with visiting
African journalists
Suleman Khalid of
Tanzania (center)
and Toyin
Osinaike of
Nigeria. The
reception was
so-hosted by the
World Affairs
Council of Oregon.
Guild sponsors
"Daughters' Day" event
The Urban League Guild helped sponsor
Portland's first "Daughters' Day" on April
28th. The national event was founded by
the Ms. Foundation to introduce young
women to a variety of work places. In
Portland, girls ages 9 to 18 spent the day
with carpenters, police officers,
transportation engineers, bankers and
politicians, including Oregon Governor
Barbara Roberts and Portland Mayor Vera
Katz.
"We hope the experience will help raise
young women's self-esteem and encourage
them to believe they can succeed in any
career they choose," said Urban League
Guild President Faye Burch. "It was also an
opportunity for employers to meet their
future work force."
(continued on next page)
Senior Center News
Grandparent Program
wins United Way grant
The Senior Center's Grandparent Parenting
Program received a $25,000 grant from
United Way's new Community Investment
Fund. The Urban League program and
seven others were selected out of 145
proposals submitted.
The League's program has grown to include
65 parenting grandparents from three metro
counties. The program is establishing a
Grandchildren's Peer Support Group and a
Bettye Walker
Pat Walker (left), Gayola Berry and Pat Crowell
Urban League Staff and Volunteer News
Javier Mena and Joann Rosevear have
joined the Northeast Youth Service Center
as diversion specialists and Don Chalmers
has been promoted to office manager. Rob
Beltran and Priscilla Klockner are
practicum students assisting the Center.
(College students interested in doing
practicum or intern assignments with the
department should contact Pamela Davis or
at the League.)
been named part time information/referral
specialist.
Pat Walker, Gayola Berry and Juanita
Williams are assisting the Employment
Department through the Steps to Success
program. Pat Crowell is an AARP worker
based in Employment.
Linda Moore is assisting in administration
through Steps to Success.
Nora Wel lock is helping the youth Seraphina Uludong, a Whitney Young
department as part of an American volunteer tutor, has been chosen to receive
Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
program. Shaunte Coleman
student intern at the Center.
the University of Rochester's Urban League
Planning Committee of grandparents who
will formulate program objectives. This
spring the group's staff liaison Esther
Hinson attended a national conference on
grandparent issues in New York City. For
program information, contact Esther at
248-5470.
The Senior Center's Annual Fishing Derby
will be on Friday, June 25, from 10 am - 3
pm at Sauvie Island. Festivities will include
a buffet, games, prizes and plenty of fish
stories. The fee is $5. Transportation from
the Senior Center is available. Call
A multi-ethnic, multi-generational fashion
show will be held at the Center on Friday,
June 11 from 3 - 6 pm. The theme is
"Fashions from Around the World."
is a new Scholarship.
In April, the League hosted a "Volunteer
Bettye Walker has joined the Senior Center
Celebration" reception in honor of our
as a case manager and Ruth Clement has
many volunteers (see photo below).
(From left) Youth Services
volunteer Ken Mind at
"Volunteer Celebration"
with Job Developer Luong
Vu and Volunteer
Coordinator Cheryl
Johnson, who organized
the celebration.
Requested donation is $3. Contact Seng Fo
or Daisy at the Center (248-5470).
The Center recently hosted a three-part
educational series on "Living with
Alzheimer's Disease" in May for families
affected by Alzheimer's disease. The series
sponsors included the Urban League, the
local chapter of the Alzheimer's
Association and Mallory Avenue Christian
Church.
An ongoing support group for Alzheimers'
care providers takes place from 1:30 - 3 pm
on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the
Center, located at 5325 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd.
The Center is in need of a volunteer van
driver. Contact director Barbara Cotton.
Daughter's Day
day April Cason of Jefferson High School
(continued from previous page)
attended along with about 60 other
The Guild held an afternoon reception for
by the Oregon Community Children &
participants to share their experiences.
Governor Roberts and her daughter for the
participants. The reception was sponsored
Youth Services Commission.
"Visiting a company helps you decide what
you want to do or be," said Jefferson student
Samaiyah Perez, who spent the day with the
Urban League's marketing director Mike
Pullen. "It was information you can't get at
school."
Urban League thanks its Gold & Sponsor Members
1993 Annual Dinner to
The Urban League of Portland wishes to
travel "Multicultural
Oregon Trail"
thank the following individuals, businesses
and organizations for their support as Gold
and Sponsor members.
Gold Members
First Interstate Bank
Donald and Lynne Gissell
Kaiser Permanente
ICPTV Ch. 12
Lane Powell Spears & Lubersky
McDonald's Corp.
Mentor Graphics
NIKE, Inc.
Nordstrom
Northwest Natural Gas
Paragon Cable
Portland Hilton
Precision Castparts
Safeway Stores
Sisters of Providence
Steinfeld's Products Co.
Stoel Rives Boley Jones & Gray
Tektronix
U S West Communications
Wacker Siltronic
($3,000 and Above)
Arco Oil
Bank of America
Boeing Co.
Meier & Frank
Portland Trail Blazers
Standard Insurance
United Airlines
United Parcel Service
U.S. Bank
Sponsor Members
($1,000 - $2,999)
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Cellular One
Emanuel Hospital
The Urban League's 1993 Annual Dinner
on Thursday, July 22nd will trace the paths
different ethnic groups traveled on "The
Multicultural Oregon Trail." The 7:15 pm
event at the Oregon Convention Center will
celebrate the historical contributions of
African Americans, Asian Americans,
Native Americans and Latinos in honor of
this year's 150th Anniversary of the Oregon
Trail.
Dr. Darrell Millner, chair of the Black
Studies Department at Portland State
University, will be the guest speaker. His
talk will focus on the involvement of
non-white ethnic groups in the early
exploration of Oregon and during the fur
trading period.
Paul Lorenzini, President of Pacific Power
& Light, will Co-Chair the dinner. The
second co-chair has not been announced.
For ticket information, call the Urban
League at 280-2600.
Urban League of Portland
Urban League Plaza
10 N. Russell
Portland, OR 97227
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