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Unitus announces supply drive to benefit local schools
Throughout the month of August, Unitus Community Credit Union Mall 205 branch, 10555 S.E. Washington St., will collect school supplies for donation to students at William Clark Elementary School, 1231 S.E. 92nd Ave. The effort is part of a company wide plan designed to serve schools near each branch office.
“It’s pretty amazing to know that teachers spend an average of $500 to $1,000 from their own pockets to purchase supplies for their classrooms,” explained Mandi Linstrom, marketing coordinator at Unitus. “As a community credit union, we take pride in reaching out and showing support for the important roles that teachers play in all of our communities.”
You can drop off supplies until Wednesday, Aug. 31. Branch hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
World traveler, educator and gardener is ORBH resident of the month
Oregon Baptist Retirement Homes resident of the month Evelyn Lawyer uses an alliterative mantra as her life guide: “Prior prudent preparation prevents pretty pitiful poor performance, panic, and paranoia.” Her life has been one of accomplishment and adventure, likely because of this outlook.
Originally from Saskatchewan in Canada, Lawyer came to the United States as a small child. She went to high school in Nebraska and continued her education at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, the Salvation Army School of Nursing in New York, San Diego University and the University of California at Los Angeles. As a result, she became a licensed practical nurse, and earned a bachelor of arts degree in speech and hearing pathology and a masters degree in special education. Sign language was a skill she mastered that became a valuable tool in many aspects of her life.
Lawyer worked her way through school with a variety of jobs. She cared for infants in Chicago, was a Western Union telegrapher during World War II, cleared music at a radio station, waited tables and played the French horn.
Her professional career included teaching deaf students in California as well as teaching psychology and education of the deaf.
But Lawyers first love was travel. In Kenyan and Tanzania, she saw zebra, giraffe and lions on safari. She recalls a trip to Wuvulu, an island north of Papua New Guinea as one of her favorites. She spent a month diving the coral reefs with Jean Michel Cousteau, son of the famous undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau. Here, sign language served as her method of underwater communication. She remembers the world she explored on that trip as being more beautiful than anything she has seen on the earth’s surface.
On the flip side of that pleasurable trip, Lawyer tells of travel in Northern India during a time of unrest. Ongoing conflicts between Hindus and Muslims were leading some from the Muslim community to desire succession from India to become part of Pakistan. Tourists were scrambling to get out of the area; customs agents were taking advantage of the chaos by stealing from luggage and offering the stolen items for sale. Eventually, Lawyer boarded her plan, but recalls an overflowing flight with extra passengers standing in the aisles, luggage between their feet.
She combined her travels to see exotic birds, animals and plant life around the world with her interest in teaching deaf students. She picked up techniques from China, Thailand, Japan, Korea and Brazil.
While in China, she also taught English, using smuggled Bibles. It was here that Lawyer used sign language when communicating with other teachers to avoid electronic eavesdropping by local authorities.
Lawyer married in 1947. Son Steve, a doctor in Key Largo, Fla., was born in 1949. She first learned of ORBH a number of years ago and liked the idea of not having to cook while maintaining her independence in a caring environment. Always active, Lawyer gardens on the grounds, leads exercise classes and continues her work teaching English as a second language.
An ORBH resident for 3 1/2 years, her fellow residents and staff enjoy Lawyer’s humor, friendly spirit, travel memories and gardening tips and appreciate the hours she puts into the flowers around the community.
Applications being accepted for Civil Service Commission opening
Multnomah County has an immediate opening for a citizen to serve as a member of the County’s Civil Service Commission. This vacancy is for one of three Commissioners that will serve a three-year term of office. The purpose of Multnomah County Civil Service Commission is to make recommendations on County personnel policies and hear appeals from classified employees regarding alleged violations of County personnel policies.
As agenda items dictate, Commission members meet monthly on the second Tuesday of every month from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
If you are interested in applying, submit a letter of interest and a resume or curriculum vitae to: Carol Brown, Merit Council Executive Secretary - Multnomah County Department of County Management - 501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., 4th Floor, Portland, Oregon 97214. Application deadline is Sept. 1.
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