Vol. 21, No. 9 • Mailed monthly to over 13,500 homes in the Gateway & Parkrose Communities Free • JANUARY 2006
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David Douglas High School graduate and longtime area resident Tonya Winslow takes the helm at the Mall 205 branch of Unitus Community Credit Union.
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Branch manager no stranger to Gateway
Tonya Winslow, the new manager of the Mall 205 branch of Unitus Community Credit Union, has seen numerous changes over several years both living and working in the Gateway district.

“I grew up in the Gateway area and have stayed close to the community and I’ve seen tremendous changes throughout the years,” said Winslow. “The neighborhood has grown exponentially. I’ve experienced so many positive changes, like the community reaching out to support individuals in need.”

Winslow was born and raised in Southeast Portland, graduating from David Douglas High School and operating a small ice cream and yogurt shop in the original Mall 205 development.

Not only is Winslow a long-time resident of the area, she’s also a veteran at Unitus. Promoted to branch manager after working at the University District branch for 8 years, Winslow began her career at the credit union as a teller. Winslow’s devotion to Unitus is a true testimony to the credit union.

“Starting at Unitus was a new beginning,” Winslow explains. “Credit unions encourage ‘people helping people,’ and working at Unitus has given me the opportunity to do just that. Each day I go to work with the opportunity to both help people and be involved in the community I’ve grown up in.”

Since Winslow has been leading the Mall 205 branch, Unitus has established a partnership with Our Father’s House and Clark Elementary School. Winslow and her team of employees continue to foster relationships with the local non-profit organizations SnowCap and Schoolhouse Supplies.

As branch manager, Winslow looks forward to continuing existing relationships as well as forming new partnerships in the community.

Loaves & Fishes has new manager
Loaves & Fishes Centers, The Meals-On-Wheels People, has hired a new manager for its Cherry Blossom Center.

Tamara Bailey will oversee the Cherry Blossom Center, located in the East Portland Community Center at 740 S.E. 106th Ave. Bailey, a graduate of Washington State University, worked as a program director for a child care company and as a case manager for Northwest Healthcare in their senior manager services division. She replaces Joe Lyons, who has assumed management of the Luepke Loaves & Fishes Center in Vancouver, Wash.

Since 1970 Loaves & Fishes Centers has provided a nutritional and social lifeline for seniors through 30 meal sites in Multnomah, Washington and Clark counties and Meals-On-Wheels delivery to homebound seniors. With the help of more than 6,600 volunteers, the nonprofit agency now serves 4,000 meals daily and more than 1 million meals each year.

Thrift shop expansion announced
Portland Adventist Community Services is expanding its thrift shop into the building right across the parking lot. This will add double the floor space creating room for expanded furniture, home accessories and clothing lines.

When you visit PACS thrift shop, located at 11050 N.E. Halsey St., you are supporting a thriving nonprofit agency whose primary purpose is to help low-income people who are hungry or need medical care. Each day PACS feeds nearly 100 families, and volunteer doctors and nurses treat people who have no access to health insurance. Those who would otherwise not receive treatment for such life-threatening illness as heart disease, diabetes and breast cancer are cared for each day.

The stores are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
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