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Vol. 7. No. 1
Summer 1998
A safe haven for youth and families
Published by the Urban League of Portland
10 North Russell St.
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 280-2600
Urban League and State Farm launch
"Achievement Matters" campaign
Students from the
Urban League
Street Academy
celebrate at
graduation after
earning their
high school
Encouraging African-American and other
inner city youth to value and strive for
academic achievement is the goal of a
public awareness campaign launched by
the Urban League of Portland and State
Farm Insurance Companies this spring.
The local "Achievement Matters" campaign
diplomas. From
is part of a three-year marketing effort by
the National Urban League and State Farm
designed to lift the expectations of urban
left: Julian Ivory,
Luciana
Strickland, Tony
.Iarrard, Brittnv
Wheeler, and
LeOuisha
youth.
The local campaign kicked off with a press
conference at Woodlawn Elementary
School in Northeast Portland, where many
Dawson.
students from low-income families are
achieving at above average levels. In May
hundreds of students turned out for a youth
achievement rally at Lloyd Cinemas.
Parent Involvement Night, where parents
can learn about educational and
extracurricular resources for their children,
will take place Wednesday, September 30.
"The success of Woodlawn's students
shows that all children can learn," said
Lawrence Dark, president of the Urban
League of Portland. "Yet we know there
are many African-American young people
who are not reaching the academic levels
they are capable of. This campaign comes
at a critical time for our youth, and we
sincerely thank State Farm for taking a
African-American newspapers and media
coverage of campaign events. State Farm
sponsored the campaign's advertising and
event costs. Local schools, community
organizations, and businesses also
supported the effort.
Two donors make
a difference
"I am especially proud that State Farm is
Angels come along only once in a
sponsoring this program because we
understand the importance of academic
achievement," said Dale Fillmore, Agency
Vice President for State Farm Insurance.
"Young people in urban communities
deserve an opportunity to obtain an
education which will help them have a
better future."
leadership role in delivering this message."
"Achievement Matters" is part of the
The Portland campaign included six weeks
of targeted newspaper advertising in
National Urban League's Campaign for
African-American
Achievement.
while. This year the Urban League
has been fortunate to be visited by two
angels
who
made
significant
contributions to help us serve our
community.
The estate of Adelaide O'Blisk, who
passed away recently, included an
$18,000 bequest to the Urban League.
We never knew Mrs. O'Blisk, but she
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Summer Youth Employment
Program needs your support!
By Lawrence J. Dark
For the past five years the Urban League
has teamed with a major corporation and
other businesses to sponsor a Summer
Youth in
Youth Employment Program that provides
youth with a summer job and educational
opportunity. The program provides youth
with a positive summer experience and an
alternative to potential risky activities.
summer
employment
Last year when the primary fonder was
unable to continue, the Urban League
decided to drop the program. However,
we were put in an awkward situation.
Several months before summer, many,
seniors.
program
provide
free _yard
care for
Sixty-two other businesses
contributed, to help our youth secure a
in 1997.
summer job. This year Nike will sponsor
a full crew and provide major in-kind
Baugh
Construction
and
many, many youth asked us when applica-
support.
tions would be available for the summer
program. Let me restate this: the youth
asked for the program so they could have
Gunderson, Inc. are two new supporters
a productive, positive summer experience.
Bank, Lazerquick, Neil Kelly, North
Pacific Insurance Co., Sealy Mattress Co.,
All too often we say our youth do not want
Snyder Roofing and Wieden & Kennedy
are sponsoring youth in the program.
to work or join positive activities. My
staff and board of directors knew we had
to respond. We had to show our youth
that we listen to them and want to assist
them with opportunities that help them
become productive, caring and educated
adults.
Nike,
companies such as Irwin-Hodson, Key
sponsoring these youths. Our greatest
needs are trucks and vans for youth for
Our goal this year is to make the Urban
League Summer Youth Program available
to 35 young people. Last year the youth
provided lawn care and yard work for
more than 300 seniors in North and
This program offers
young people a positive and productive
alternative to drugs, gangs, and violence.
League wins grant for service
projects that honor Dr. King
The Corporation for National Service has
awarded the Urban League of Portland a
$3,650 grant to implement a campaign of
community service events in honor of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. The grant is one
of 73 made across the country, which were
announced by President Clinton. The
grants will help local groups implement
service activities that honor Dr. King's
legacy and further his teachings by
bringing people together to solve
community problems.
I ask you to please join the Urban League,
and other local businesses in
that are making major contributions. Other
Northeast Portland.
We were fortunate that Nike, Inc., stepped
to the plate to provide major sponsorship
We have added an entrepreneur training
component where young people will learn
not only how to be a good employee, but
also how to start their own business.
Your tax-deductible
several weeks.
contribution can make a difference. It can
change a frustrating summer spent on the
street into a summer of learning and
accomplishment. Will you respond to the
call of our youth who want to do the right
thing and know that achievement matters?
For information on how you can support
the Summer Youth Employment Program,
contact Kasey Huffman or Mark Hamilton
at 280-2621.
What is the Jefferson
Caring Community?
school age students will teach elementary
school children about national and local
leaders who have worked for greater civil
The Jefferson Caring Community is a
rights and social and economic justice.
The student volunteers will also direct
child in the Jefferson Cluster of
three community service projects. Project
partners include the Bridge Builders and
the Epsilon Zeta Lambda chapter of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Through its grant program, the Corporation
for National Service is working to fulfill
In Portland, the Urban League and its
the King Holiday and Service Act of 1994,
which seeks to transform the King holiday
partners will implement a "Beloved
Community Campaign." College and high
and teaching.
into a day of service that reflects his life
program based at the Urban League
that works to help ensure that every
schools in North/ Northeast Portland
Partner organcompletes school.
izations plan activities and maintain a
network of resources to support each
child's academic success. Action
Teams focus on issues such as
education, child care, health, employment, housing, transportation, and
economic development. For information, contact program coordinator
Donna Purdy at (503) 280-2630.
President's Column
male staff have developed the "Next Step"
Program, to motivate juvenile offenders by
Achievement matters in the
African-American community
organizing visits to colleges rather than
The Urban League of Portland and State
Farm Insurance Companies are sending a
loud
and
clear:
The E. Shelton Hill Achievers Coips
(ESHAC) is a youth leadership program
for high school students. Students in our
ESHAC, diversion and truancy programs
recently completed a tour of seventeen
By Lawrence I Dark
message
prisons.
historically black colleges on the East
Coast.
academic
achievement for African-American and
Our Saturday School provides a culturally
appropriate learning environment for
African-American children in grades 2 to 5
other inner city youth is a priority.
"Achievement Matters" is part of the
National Urban League's Campaign for
and is completely run by parents and
African-American Achievement.
The
campaign objectives are to increase
community awareness and promote
involvement in youth achievement; to
relatives.
combat anti-achievement peer culture in
African-American communities; and to
Our Youth Employment Program helps
encourage and motivate adults and
community leaders to recognize the
importance of increasing emphasis on
youth achievement.
All too often adult behavior is the root
cause for youth not believing academic
achievement matters. How we as adults
behave and what we say in the house, the
community, at church, and in the media are
observed by our children and they
determine whether to believe that academic
achievement really matters.
Recently I saw a bumper sticker that said,
"My dumb kid beat up your honor
student." What kind of message is this?
This is not funny, it is sad and
psychologically and physically violent
The car's owner is probably the kind of
adult who votes to build more prisons, but
when their child is charged with a
Measure 11 offense, screams for justice
and fair play. To me, an example of
justice and fair play are the decisions we
adults have made about funding public
education and youth programs.
volunteers. The Parenting Grandparent
Program assists grandparents and kin who
are raising their own grandchildren or kin
I
young people prepare for and find jobs all
year long. At the other end of the age
Dark helps kick off
Matters" campaign at spectrum, our One Stop Career Center
Woodla*w School as Daniel Santos from helps adults obtain and retain meaningful
employment at competitive wages for their
the Governor 's Office looks on.
families.
Lawrence
"Achievement
skills needed for above average
employ me't opportunities have been
raised. The urgency that achievement
matters requires a collective community
response.
Achievement matters everyday at the
Urban League of Portland. Our mission is
to "strengthen African-Americans and all
who strive toward economic self-reliance
and social equality." We build on the
"assets" of children and youth in the basic
belief that all children can learn. This
philosophy is woven into all our programs
and services. Let me give you a brief
overview.
The Urban League operates the Street
Academy, a drop-out retrieval program for
students in grades 6 - 12. The Whitney
The Urban League of Portland is a safe
haven, where children and youth know
they will be supported in their positive
endeavors. Our assets are diverse: a
dedicated, skilled and passionate staff a
hard-working hands-on board of directors
and Guild; qualified aix! caring volunteers;
supportive parents, grandparents and
relatives; financial support from
Multnomah County, City of Portland, U.S.
Department of Justice's Executive Office
of Weed & Seed, foundations, corporations
and individual contributors.
All are
working together to assist our most
precious investments -- our children -- so
that all our children can succeed.
How can you help in the Campaign for
African-American Achievement? Here are
Young tutorial program helps students some ways:
Monday to Thursday fmm 3 to 8 pm
Our Big (1) Send money (lots!), state-of-the-art
We must love, nurture aix! hold our during the school year.
computers, printers, vans, and
Bmther/Big
Sister
Program
matches
a
children close fmm ages 0 - 21 because of
The
pmblem is not that our youth are "at risk";
the problem is the risky environments that
positive caring adult with children who
adults have created that our youth are
Our Family Investment Program includes
Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops based at
the League. In our truancy and diversion
programs, several young African American
the risky environments we live in.
forced to navigate.
The bars for academic achievement and the
need one in their life.
educational materials, or volunteer, so
that we can show excellence and high
standards in all we do with children
and families. (These kids also eat a lot
of food!);
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Portlanders share frank views on local race relations
By Miamian Walhnark, Student Intern
More than 100 Portlanders of diverse racial
and ethnic backgrounds gathered for a
frank discussion on local race relations at
Lutheran Inner City Ministries Church
I'olunteers
Bobbie Nunn
and Chris
Poole Jones
recently. The gathering included ordinary
citizens and civic leaders such as Portland
Mayor Vera Katz and City Commissioner
Jim Francesconi.
record
citizen views
on local race
relations.
Following President Clinton's national lead
promoting discussion on race relations,
they attempted to answer the question:
How can we increase understanding and
cooperative action between citizens of
different races and ethnic backgrounds in
our community? The dialogue was cosponsored by Urban League of Portland
and the Metropolitan Human Rights
Center.
People gathered in integrated groups of ten
to rate the racial climate of Portland in five
different categories, including "openly
hostile," "covertly hostile.- "apathetic." "in
recovery," and finally "utopia"- an ideal
perfect place. Most groups were able to
easily come up with situations that fit into
these five categories.
Some cited racial tensions in integrated
Northeast Portland neighborhoods as being
openly hostile. They also mentioned the
effects of covert hostility such as the anger
one feels when being racially stereotyped
and also the sad acceptance that racism is
still present in the employment arena.
Some people believed job opportunities
and other important options in life are
decreased for minorities. Brian Black of
the Urban league said that poverty is not
just about not having money. "It is having
no hope and not knowing that there are
options."
Urban League President Lawrence J. Dark
stated that while dialogue is good, "it is the
actions of individuals and organizations to
eradicate discrimination and hostilities that
will significantly pave the way towards
eventual
racial
cohesion
and
understanding."
Many agreed that government must take
strong action to contribute in this endeavor.
Some suggested that the power and effec-
tiveness of citizen police review should be
Several participants
increased by supporting a process that
teams citizen reviews and legislators to
combat the hostile racial environment of
prepared to hear opinions which might
differ from their own and even cause
discomfort. One said that "openness to
the criminal justice system.
others' opinions must be present before a
truly positive and successful dialogue may
take place."
Others said that public leaders should take
steps to celebrate different communities
within the overall community, while also
noted they were
includk them within the fabric of the
The sponsors expressed hope that dialogues
larger community. Groups listed action
steps for business, schools, individuals, and
greater 9.ciety.
like this will increase understanding, the
desire for change, and hope.
President's Column
UO honors Dark
with service award
(continued from page three)
(2) Mobilize for accountability of our
elected and appointed officials,
educators, teachers and administrators.
Let them know you believe all children
can learn, that we need a level playing
field, that children are our top priority
in actions, not just words.
(3) Love, care, guide and direct your child
and any child in need.
(4) Personally examine your own image of
black, brown and low-income children.
(5) Build a real community where race,
income and gender are not barriers.
We at the Urban League of Portland are
proud and humbled that State Farm is
partnering with the National Urban League
to provide leadership on this key issue.
If Our Children = Our Destiny,
Achievement Mailers!
then
The University of Oregon faculty honored
Urban League of Portland President
Lawrence J. Dark with its Distinguished
Service Award at the 1998 commencement
ceremony. The award is one of the highest
honors the faculty conveys. Honorees are
selected "who by their knowledge and
skills have made a significant contribution
to the cultural development of Oregon or
society as a whole."
Past winners include DeNorval Unthank,
Mark Hatfield, James DePreist, Arlene
Schnitzer, and Edwin Peterson.
Speaking of Mr. Dark, UO President Dave
Frohnmayer said he "brought with him to
this state an impressive record of professional and community work in economic
and social justice, education, health and
equity issues and has applied that experience to implementing solid programs that
address issues faced by our urban citizens
and to inspiring new levels of cooperation
and involvement that are enriching the
lives and opportunities for all Oregonians."
Fujitsu exec describes value of Urban League
-- business partnership in acceptance speech
Fujitsu Microelectronics' Gresham Manufacturing Division was named the Urban
League's "Employer Partner of the Year"
at the agency's Career Connections job fair
in April. The award is given each year to
a local employer that goes beyond the call
of duty in pursuing the goals of affirmative
action, community involvement, outreach,
and employee retention.
Fujitsu 's
Ron Craig
accepts
Employer
Partner
Award from
Lawrence
Ron Craig, Fujitsu's Director of Human
Dark as
Resources in Gresham, accepted the award.
Fujitsu 's
Mary Holland
looks on.
His remarks, which seemed particularly
eloquent, are reprinted below.
"Fujitsu takes great pride in its involvement in the community, because we know
that such involvement is a good investment.
Fujitsu
has worked in close
association with the Urban League since
the earliest days
Gresham plant.
of operation of the
This long term and mutually beneficial
Businesses need communities marked by
their desire to embrace and develop all of
their resources, especially their human
resources.
Investments in people benefit
the whole community, and improve the
for involvement and access for our citizens
and businesses.
They ensure that the
potential of no one is overlooked, that
everyone who desires development has the
chance to realize what they can become.
business' chances for success.
t.
To prosper, a healthy community should
work to involve all of its citizens, and
draw thspest from them.
They act as a conduit of good works and
opportunity flowing between those with
resources to those who wish to become
To meet this challenge, organizations such
The Urban League helps all of us to realize
resources.
relationship has provided many deserving
individuals with training, information, and
employment opportunities...
as the Urban League provide access to
I would like to share a few thoughts with
you regarding the importance of partnerships between business and community
us. From this perspective comes a fuller
League's members and Employer Partners,
appreciation of the strength of diversity in
our communities.
we are all able to realize the richness of
our community and enjoy the prosperity
that is available when we work together
The true richness of life comes from its
toward the greatest potential in everyone."
variety, the complex and fascinating range
of backgrounds and cultures that make up
Fujitsu is a member of the Employer
agencies.
We often hear that businesses have many
stakeholders, those that rely on the business to provide jobs, reliable products, to
conduct themselves in an environmentally
responsible manner, and do it all
profitably.
Our communities also have stakeholders,
their citizens, schools and the public
agencies that serve them.
The businesses of those communities also
have a large stake in the health and welfare
of those communities. Every reputable
business desires a strong and vibrant
community in which to operate.
Successful communities provide those
businesses with distinct advantages, a high
quality of work life and an improved
ability to attract and retain employees.
opportunity for those who might not otherwise have that access and thereby, help all
of us to realize the unique value in each of
our value and to find the unity that is the
strength of our community.
Through the combined efforts of the
the tapestry that is life in the U.S. in the
late 20th century. All of us add to life's
Partnership, which works with the Urban
character and the fullness of its experience.
retain a diverse work force. More than 40
local companies are participating in this
partnership with the North/Northeast One
Stop Career Center, a multi-agency center
led by the Urban League of Portland.
The greatest rewards are revealed when
communities come together to embrace
their differences. When we focus the
power of our shared and diverse views we
create a community which is at once the
product of all our citizens, unified, and
achieving the best for each of us.
League to help employers recruit and
More than 3000 job seekers were assisted
at the Center during the past year and 405
job seekers found jobs through our efforts.
It
In June the Center held a celebration
honoring job seekers, our One Stop
partners and local employers.
Two
focused and unified community.
employers -- Nike and Multnomah County
Census Project -received special
The Urban League provides a focal point
recruit employees from N/NE Portland.
is on this point that businesses and
community agencies come together in
partnership to realize the promise of a
recognition .fbr their efforts to train and
Pledge for Children
City Club looking for volunteers
to assist in ballot measure studies
By Peter Heuser, President, City Club
The following pledge was prepared by
the Children's Defense Fund. The
Urban League's Campaign for
African-American Achievement shares
many of its goals.
I pledge to...
Listen to my children
Communicate with my children
Teach my children right from
wrong and be a good role model
for them
Spend time with and pay attention
to my children
Educate my children in mind,
body, and soul
Work to provide stable family life
for my children
Pray for and see God in my
children and all children
Vote for my children to ensure
them equal opportunity
Speak out for my children's needs
and support effective groups that
help children
Our mission
"To strengthen African Americans and all
who strive fbr economic self reliance and
social equality"
Every election season the City Club of
Portland has committees of volunteers who
study and report on statewide ballot
measures. These study committees are
made up exclusively of City Club
members, some new. some more experienced, all interested in learning about an
important issue and in helping to prepare a
report which is widely published and relied
on by voters around the state.
The City
Club is interested
the Club's six issue committees formed of
members interested in public safety,
technology, education, growth management, taxation and the arts.
It's an election year -will you vote?
in new
members who might be able to assist in
studies of issues on topics like use of
lottery funds, public employee unions,
environmental impacts of logging, and
taxation. The involvement is intense but
lasts only a few weeks. Some committees
meet in the early morning, others at noon,
and still others in the evening.
It is a
chance to
developing
make a difference, while
valuable skills in group
research, interviewing and writing. The
During this election year the Urban
League urges you to take part in your
democracy by registering to vote and
exercising your right to vote. It is a
privilege that many in the civil rights
movement fought hard to acquire.
One vote does make a difference.
Your vote can change policies and
interested, contact Paul Leistner at the City
Club office for a membership application.
budgets that affect your community,
family, friends and neighbors. If you
have not registered, please note this
You may have heard of the City Club as a
Voting Registrar to register:
committees fill up fast, so if you are
result of its Friday luncheon speakers.
Other City Club activities include monthly
meetings and public forums sponsored by
deadline and contact your County
Deadline for November 3 general
election: Tuesday, October 13
Thank you to our new & renewing business members
The Urban League of Portland
wishes to thank the following
new and renewing business
members who have joined
during our 1997/98 campaign.
Platinum ($10,000 +)
Kaiser Permanente
Legacy Health System
Meier & Frank
Oregon Lottery
Providence Health System
Intel
Lane Powell Spears LLP
Nordstrom
Oregon Health Sciences Univ.
PacifiCorp/Pacific Power
Portland Trail Blazers
Standard Insurance
State Farm Insurance
United Parcel Service
US West Communications
Wells Fargo Bank
KOIN TV Ch. 6
Miller Nash LLP
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
Oregon Convention Center
Precision Castparts
Stoel Rives LLP
Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting
& Shlachter PC
Wacker Siltronic
Washington Mutual Savings Bank
Corporate ($500 - $1,499)
Sponsor ($1,500 - 54,999)
American Medical Response
Gold ($5,000 - $9,999)
Boeing
Davis Wright Tremaine
Doubletree/Promus Hotel
These
committees and studies provide a way to
get involved in the political process to the
extent time permits, on topics chosen by
the individual Club member. The Club is
looking for fresh input. If you would like
to join us to provide your ideas, call the
Club office at 228-7231.
Associated General Contractors
Blue Cross & Blue Shield
CH2M Hill
First Consumers National Bank
JC Penney
KPTV -12
Hewlett Packard
Toyota Motor Sales
Webb & Associates
Small Business ($100 - S499)
Albina Community Bank
Alpha Phi Alpha
American Red Cross
Congregation Beth Israel
Environmental Management
Solutions
GlasPro
Howard Glazer, Architect
Lewis & Clark College
Living Color Beauty Supply
Norpac Food Sales
Northwest Legal Search
Oregon Tradewomen Network
Planned Parenthood
Portland Opera
Shedrain Corp.
SOLV
Jo Smith & Associates
Sylvan Learning Center
United Energy
YMCA of Columbia Willamette
League announces new officers,
board members and staff
Two donors
The Urban League of Portland has elected
apparently shared our belief in using your
new officers. board members and filled
talents to create opportunity for others.
(continued from page one)
We wish we could thank her.
several key staff positions.
In March, a married couple who have
The board of directors has elected the
followed Urban League events in recent
years made a gift of $5,000 to support the
League's youth programs. They wish to
following officers to one-year terms: Chair,
Duane Bosworth (re- elected): Vice Chair,
Jane Cummins; Treasurer, James
remain anonymous but allowed us to
Winters; and Secretary. Millie Vega-
Kent
Lloyd.
Christain
Duane Bosworth is a partner in the law
On the Urban League staff, Phillip
Christain has been named director of
education and James Kent has been
named director of youth and family
reprint this letter, which accompanied their
gift:
firm of Davis Wright Tremaine practicing
media and communications law. Jane
Cummins is senior vice president - clinical
operations for Legacy Health System.
James Winters is founder and president of
United Energy, Inc., the largest minorityowned firm in Oregon. Miltie Vega Lloyd
is a human resources consultant and former
board chair of the Oregon Council for
Hispanic Advancement.
The board has also elected three new
members. Wes Okamoto is vice president
and chief operating officer of Columbia
Cascade, a manufacturer of commercial
landscape furnishings and play equipment.
Vernon Stoner is city manager for the
City of Vancouver, and a twenty-year
veteran of public service.
Johnny
Parham III, elected as an under 30
member, is a product marketing manager at
Tektronix who holds an MBA degree from
the University of Wisconsin.
services. Both are former employees of
the League.
Christain previously worked at the Urban
League's education department as a child
development specialist. Most recently he
was a project coordinator with the "I Have
A Dredh" Foundation in Portland. He is
a graduate of the University of Oregon and
has worked in education the past ten years.
Kent previously worked at the League as
director of the Male Responsibility
Program. Prior to returning to the League
he was senior case manager for Liberty
Northwest Corp. and a claims adjuster with
SAIF Corp. in Salem. A Portland native,
he graduated from Jefferson High School
"We've been members of the Urban
League of Portland for the past three years
and in that time we've been witnesses to
many examples of the good work you're
doing. We've seen evidence of that work
at the two annual meetings we've attended
and
at the two "Street Academy"
graduation ceremonies we went to. We've
also seen such evidence at the 1997 annual
dinner and at the "Do The Right Thing
Day" march we participated in in 1996.
We believe in the mission of the Urban
League of Portland and see "Our Children
= Our Destiny" as more than just a slogan.
...It is our wish that our gift be put into
those Urban League programs that are
designed to give today's youth a good
chance at a good life. All we want is for
our donation to do some good for others in
need. Thank you."
and earned a psychology degree from
Power of Planned Giving
Both gifts are important because they
provide unrestricted resources that the
Urban League needs to supplement its
Warner Pacific College.
Reflections for Our community
restricted grants and contracts.
UJIMA
(Collective Work and Responsibility)
To build and maintain our community together and to make our sisters' and
brothers' problems our problems and to solve them together.
Urban League of Portland supporters can
help build equal opportunity in the next
century by making a "planned" gift to the
League. The easiest way is to remember
the Urban League in your will. But other
planned giving techniques can allow you to
If no one will teach me, I will teach myself, and then, I will teach someone else.
claim tax deductions, avoid capital gains
taxes, and earn income while you are still
If no one will help me, I will help myself, and then I will help someone else.
living.
lino one will save me, I will save myself, and then I will save somebody else.
If no one will give me a,
job for somebody
, I tval to c a job for myself,
Twill mice
From A Kweinzao Celebration
The Urban League is creating a planned
giving program for interested donors. Call
us at (503) 280-2615 for more information
on how you can help the Urban League
continue its important work in the next
century.
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Portland, OR
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Portland, OR 97227
Our Wish List and
a few thank you's
A gift to the Urban League is a gift to the
community we serve. Our most urgent
need is a passenger van with wheelchair
lift for our Senior Center. The following
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
Calendar of Upcoming Events
August 2 - 5: National Urban League conference in Philadelphia. PA. Theme:
"Economic Power: Leveling the Play Field." Call (212) 558-5385.
September 10: Senior Black & White Ball at Senior Center, 5325 NE MLK Blvd.
items would help us better serve our
clients.
* Passenger vans to transport students
* Laser printers
* Computers (486 or better)
* Packaged snacks for after-school
* Your Urban League membership or
renewal
Special thanks to those who responded to
our last Wish List:
September 13-14: Do The Right Thing Golf Tournament at Columbia Edgewater
Country Club. Pre-Tourney Dinner & Auction on Sunday, September 13:
Tournament on Monday, September 14.
September 19: Do The Right Thing Day, 9 - 3 pm. Parade from Urban League
to Jefferson High School, with Jamboree and Children's Book Fair.
September 30: Parent Involvement Night with education resources for parents.
Part of "Achievement Matters" campaign. Location: TBA.
October 28: Annual Dinner, Oregon Convention Center. 7 - 9 pm. Theme:
"Achievement Matters." Co-Chairs: Dr. Daniel Bernstine, Dr. Mildred 011ee.
* Judi MacDonald and Printpaks, Inc. (8
color printers)
* Intel (multimedia computer station and
CD ROM tutorials)
* Consolidated Freightways (TVNCR)
* Ralph Gillespie (color TV's)
* BJ's Pizza on NE Weidler (food)
* Portland Rockies baseball (tickets)
For event information, call the Urban League of Portland, (503) 280-2600.
Special thanks to two volunteers in our
donated a multimedia kit and collection of
Whitney Young after-school program who
learning CD-ROM's for our computer
made special donations. Jason Githens, a
computer systems consultant, helped us
center. Renee Gilmore sent out an email
secure five Windows 95 systems and
raised $500 for resources for the program.
at work (Dean Witter in Beaverton) that