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    Peter Cunningham: Your donations are impacting local communities

    First off, I want to thank you!  Because of your support, Equity Foundation provided over $336,000 in grants and college scholarships during the previous fiscal year.  Our scholarship funds combined have given out a record $68,000 in LGBT scholarships over the past 12 months! I...

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    Pride of the Rose Scholarship’s New Scholars

    The Pride of the Rose Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the new Pride of the Rose Scholars for 2011.  A record $25,000 is being awarded to students.  The recipients, listed below, were celebrated at Darcelle’s XV during the Turnabout event.  Congratulations to the Pride of...

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    New Jim McBroom and John H. Weston Scholars

    Equity Foundation is proud to announce our latest college scholarship recipients!  The Jim McBroom and John H. Weston Scholarship was created in 2010 through a bequest from Jim McBroom.  The scholarship is funded by the Jim McBroom and John H. Weston Charitable Fund of The...

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    PABA Announces Scholarship Recipients

    PABA Announces LGBTQ Scholarship Recipients. PABA to “Tip their Hats” to LGBTQ Students at Recognition Brunch. For more information, contact: Michael Traylor at MichaelTraylor@aol.com or 971-275-3283 Portland, OR – Governor Barbara Roberts will keynote a celebratory brunch on Saturday, August 20, from 10:30 a.m. –...

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    New Scholarship: McBroom Weston Scholarship

    The Jim McBroom and John H. Weston Scholarship was created through a bequest from Jim McBroom.  The scholarship is funded by the Jim McBroom and John H. Weston Charitable Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation.  The scholarship is intended for gay and lesbian students in...

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    17th Annual Class Act: A benefit for Shepherd Scholarship

    The 17th annual classical music and decadent dessert revue, beneting the Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Fund of Equity Foundation. Helping 3rd and 4th-year law students dedicated to ghting bigotry and discrimination.

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    Pride of the Rose Scholarship Deadline July 29

    The Pride of the Rose Scholarship, which is administered through Equity Foundation, provides financial assistance to lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered individuals or the children of pursuing education beyond high school. The fund is looking for individuals who have made or will be making a difference in the community.

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    PABA Scholarship Application Deadline June 30

    The Portland Area Business Association (PABA) Scholarship, established in 2005 by the Board of Directors and members, offers scholarships to students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (GLBT), or are the children of GLBT parents, who reside in Oregon or Clark County Washington, and need financial assistance to attain their post-secondary educational goals.

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    Shepherd Statement Regarding Beaverton School District Settlement

    The Ann and Bill Shepherd Legal Scholarship Committee of Equity Foundation congratulates Lake James H. Perriguey for successfully representing Seth Stambaugh, who was dismissed as a student teacher from the Beaverton School

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    Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Deadline March 1

    The Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship, which is administered through Equity Foundation, provides financial assistance to third-year and fourth-year law students who wish to advance equal rights and justice for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered individuals.

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