• An Autumn Evening: REACH FOR THE STARS!
  Sunday, September 28, 2008
  

  An Autumn Evening: REACH FOR THE STARS!

  
  A benefit dinner and auction for MIKE Program
  Multnomah Arts Center
  3 course dinner by Marco Shaw of Fife Restaurant
  Live Auction with Roy Jay
  Live Music
  
  

  Please call 503-296-7705 to inquire about available seats! Thank you!

  Sponsors:

  Star Sponsor Premier:
  DaVita, Inc.
  Star Sponsor Spirit
  Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC
  Tuality Healthcare
  The Law Offices of Kyle Dukelow, PC
  Knowledge Learning Corporation
  


• Beaverton Last Tuesday!
  Tuesday, August 26, 2008
  The Last "Beaverton Last Tuesday" of the Season, MIKE Program will have a table to publicize mentor opportunities.

  Featuring the Latin Jazz, Salsa, Samba & Rhythms of the Bobby Torres Ensemble, keyboard, bass, percussion and drums. The world-class ensemble performs Latin Jazz, Salsa, Samba and Rhythms.

  Local restaurants including Typhoon!, Mio Sushi, and Mingos will offer indoor and outdoor dining and refreshment experiences for Beaverton Last Tuesday audiences making the entire evening a truly wonderful celebration of great music, art and food.

  Beaverton Last Tuesday at the Beaverton Round!

  Hop off MAX at the Beaverton Central stop and meet the people behind Washington County nonprofits!

  The fourth annual igivewhereilive.net Beaverton Last Tuesday event is an evening of relaxed dining and music at the round, where you can chat with staff representing the affiliates you see here at igivewhereilive.net. Find out more about the great work we do in Washington County and how you can volunteer, even become an online philanthropist! Hear the Latin Jazz, Salsa, Samba & rhythms of the Bobby Torres Ensemble - keyboard, bass, percussion and drums. It's an outdoor celebration of great music, great food, great art, and great works!

  
  


• TV Appearances
  Friday, August 8, 2008
  Kidney Disease: Deadly and Preventable.
  Shown on KPDX, channel 49.
  


• TV Appearances
  Thursday, August 7, 2008
  Kidney Disease: Deadly and Preventable.
  Shown on KPTV, FOX 12.
  
  Click here to watch the video.
  Click here to read the article.
  


• MIKE Program Wins Health Hero Award!
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
  

  MIKE Program Wins Public Health Hero Award! This award was given by the Multnomah County Health Department, April 10, 2008. Please read the special message from the MIKE Program President. Congratulate Your 2008 Multnomah County Public Health Hero by Clicking Here!

  Some pictures from the event (click to zoom): Related web sites:
  • www.mchealth.org/phh/2008.shtml
  • www.portlandobserver.com/story.asp?record=8094§ion=Living
  
  


• A Community Gathering to Build Community Assets in Recognition of National Kidney Month
  Wednesday, March 5, 2008
  MIKE Program second annual "A Community Gathering to Build Community Assets in Recognition of National Kidney Month," was held March 5, 2008, at Portland State University's Native American Student and Community Center. The event featured a benefit catered VIP reception from 5:30 - 6:45 pm. This year's VIPs included MIKE Program Youth, OSHU Medical Student Volunteers, and our Board of Directors.
  
  Following the reception, Dr. Susan Bagby from OHSU's Division of Nephrology provided a keynote presentation entitled, "Empowering Women: Heathy Eating Today Protects the Health of Future Generations."
  
  Click here to see and download our promotional flyer.
  


• An Autumn Evening: Reach for the Stars! A Benefit Dinner and Auction for MIKE Program
  Sunday, September 30, 2007
  Thank you to all our guests, donors and sponsors who contributed to a successful event at Fife Restaurant. In addition to the finest locally grown meal prepared by one of Portland's finest chefs, Marco Shaw, participants in the 2007 event helped to raise $31,000 toward MIKE Program's youth projects! Have a great idea for an auction item? Love to party but prefer to help behind the scenes? Our committee needs YOU! Give the office a call at 503-296-7705 to discuss your ideas and be a part of an amazing team of volunteers that make our annual fundraiser a success!
  


• MIKE Program's 4th Annual Volunteer Recognition and Appreciation Reception and Open House
  Wednesday, May 16, 2007
  Let MIKE Program honor you during an afternoon full of fun, friends, and optimism toward decreasing the risk of kidney disease and improving healthy behaviors in our communities! At this time of year, MIKE Program invites you, a member of our supportive community, to a celebration of recognition and appreciation to those who volunteer their time and service. Stop in and say hello to MIKE Program youth, our Board of Directors and Advisory Board! This year, we are also introducing a staff addition to our team: Si Bui, Youth Projects Coordinator!
  
  MIKE Program students are special invitees. Refreshments will be served. Please stop by to share in our growth! 9340 SW Barnes Rd., Suite 100B Office phone: 503.296.7705 Email: jennifer@mikeprogram.org
  


• A Community Gathering to Build Community Assets in Recognition of National Kidney Month
  Wednesday, March 21, 2007
  Thanks to all who made "A Community Gathering to Build Community Assets in Recognition of National Kidney Month" a wonderful evening!
  


• An Autumn Evening: Reach for the Stars!
  Sunday, September 24, 2006
  

  2nd Annual MIKE Program Benefit Dinner and Auction

  Fife Restaurant 4440 NE Fremont St.; Portland, OR 97213 971-222-FIFE

  It was an amazing evening to kickoff autumn 2006! Keep up with MIKE Program by returning to our website regularly. Upcoming event updates will be posted soon. We'll announce the date of our 3rd Annual An Autumn Evening in early 2007.

  
  


• MIKE Program Mentor Training
  Monday, August 21, 2006
  

  Reach up, Reach out, Reach back! MIKE Program youth need YOU!!

  • Do you want to make a huge difference to youth, but feel overwhelmed and don't know where to start?
  • Or, you know that youth today (or always) can be such a challenge, it’s not something you want to tackle without a support?
  • Or‚ are you full of good ideas and diplomatic but direct in your feedback and love the idea of offering your critique without it being seen as criticism?
  • Or‚ is it the snacks and fun activities, learning new things and meeting with a dynamite group of like-minded people that captures your interest?
  Then if you can spend just four mornings, from August 21-24, 2006, to make a huge impact on youth in the Portland Metro Area, the United States, and around the World, this is a great opportunity. Kidney disease is a worldwide epidemic with its roots in obesity and associated diabetes and high blood pressure. These problems start early and in order to reverse this tide we have to start early, too. MIKE Program mentors youth to act as ambassadors of change to better health outcomes by applying better health habits and equipping their peers, families, and communities to do the same. We need motivated individuals to experience the inaugural mentor training for MIKE Program. There is no commitment to be a mentor. We just desire your input to critique the training and inform us about your experience; tell us what you think. The training takes place at 9340 SW Barnes Rd., Suite 100 B, Portland, OR 97225, directly across Barnes Road from St. Vincent Hospital. Registration, networking and a continental breakfast from 8:30 AM-9:00 AM. Class begins promptly at 9:00 AM and will end at 1:00 PM. Call Jennifer at 503 296-7705, email Jennifer or fill out the Volunteer Information form!
  


• Oregon Diabetes Coalition
  Friday, May 12, 2006
  

  In our effort to raise awareness about the prevention of kidney related diseases, Jennifer Schoenbeck and Lael Seitz of MIKE Program host a table at the annual meeting for the Oregon Diabetes Coalition.

  
  


• NW Youth Careers Expo
  Thursday, May 11, 2006
  MIKE Program outreaches to youth from high schools in the greater Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area at NW Youth Careers Expo at Memorial Coliseum.

  POIC Youth Volunteers with Dr. Neal at MIKE Program Table

  
  


• MIKE Program Office Open House & 3rd Annual Volunteer Recognition Reception
  Wednesday, May 10, 2006
  

  MIKE Program celebrates new office

  9340 SW Barnes Road, Suite 100-B Portland, Oregon 97225

  MIKE Program welcomed over thirty guests at the third annual Volunteer Appreciation and Recognition Reception. Visitors toured the newly donated office space, engaging with youth volunteers, Board members, Advisory Board members, and other contributors to MIKE Program. Mentor and Board Member Lael Seitz spearheaded the party planning, tantalizing guests with treats such as a fountain of fruit kabobs, handcrafted appetizers, and smoked salmon, to name a few. Sen Speroff, volunteer and friend of MIKE Program, provided sushi with three mouth-watering sauces. A great time was had by all.

  We hope to see you at next year's event!

  POIC Youth Volunteers and Staff

  
  


• MIKE Program Benefit
  Wednesday, March 15, 2006
  

  MIKE Program and guests experienced the adventures of Carlos Montezuma in celebration of National Kidney Month. Leon Speroff, MD, a Skyline resident and a professor at OHSU, is the author of Carlos Montezuma, MD: A Yavapai American Hero: the Life and times of an American Indian, 1866-1923. Dr. Speroff shared his research on Wednesday, March 15 at the Native American Student and Community Center at Portland State University.

  Montezuma was taken from his Yavapai family at age 5 and sold to an itinerant Italian photographer. He traveled throughout the United States and faced being Indian in a white society. Montezuma became one of the first Native Americans physicians. Initially he developed a firm belief in the importance of Native American assimilation into white society. Later, he reconnected with his Yavapai people of Arizona, spoke out fiercely against the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and, in the face of great adversity from the U.S. Government, almost single handedly helped his tribe preserve its land and water rights. This MIKE Program benefit is presented cooperatively by Arnica Creative, NARA (Native American Rehabilitation Association) and MIKE Program.

  Those attending the VIP Reception enjoyed hors doeuvres and visited with Dr. Speroff and honored guest President Clinton Patea, an elder and immediate Past-President of the Yavapai Nation. Local Native American drummers (seen below) greeted all who participated.

  
  


• 10th Annual African American Wellness Village
  Saturday, October 15, 2005
  10th Annual African American Wellness Village, held at the Blazers Boys and Girls Club, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR.
  


• Our Environment, Our Health
  Saturday, October 1, 2005
  Multnomah County Environmental Health sponsored a Neighborhood gathering to bring together neighbors, community groups, and interested individuals who would like to learn more about the role our environment plays on our health and what we can do to empower our communities to make them a safer and healthier place to live. Held at Patton Park and the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 North Interstate Avenue.
  


• Fashion Show
  Saturday, September 24, 2005
  Fashion Show and Community Building Resource Information presented by the Cornerstone Community C.O.G.I.C. at the Matt Dishman Community Center, Portland, OR.
  


• An Autumn Evening
  Sunday, September 18, 2005
  Bullivant Houser Bailey, Bank of the Cascades, and Northwest Renal Clinic sponsored "An Autumn Evening," a benefit dinner and auction for the MIKE Program at the Fife Restaurant in Portland. Roy Jan, advisor to the MIKE Program, was emcee for the special evening.
  


• Bridging the Gap
  Saturday, September 17, 2005
  Bridging the Gap: A Health Care Disparities conference was hosted by CCRC OHSU medical students.
  


• Outdoor Health Fair
  Thursday, August 11, 2005
  Outdoor Health Fair initiated by Housing Authority of Portland; Plaza Townhomes, Portland, OR.
  


• National Night Out
  Saturday, August 6, 2005
  National Night Out, Harney Park, presented by Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association/Lent-Brentwood-Darlington Weed & Seed, and the Office of Neighborhood Involvement Crime Prevention Program: Music, Food, Face-painting, Games, Community Resource Information, and more.

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  Samantha Dang, Brentwood/Darlington Neighborhood Association, Cece Hughley Noel, Southeast and Bridgette Fahnbulleh both of Southeast Uplift.	Music, drumming,  and community booths.

  
  


• Neighborhood Health Fair
  Friday, August 5, 2005
  The Neighborhood Health Fair was part of Family Funday initiated by First Steps Sports Academy, with organizational sponsor Portland Parks and Recreation and Northeast Neighborhood Association at in Irving(ton) Park.
  


• Neighborhood Health Fair
  Friday, July 15, 2005
  The Neighborhood Health Fair at Irving(ton) Park was part of Family Funday initiated by First Steps Sports Academy, with organizational sponsor Portland Parks and Recreation and Northeast Neighborhood Association.

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• Heath Fair Springdale Job Corps Center
  Friday, June 24, 2005
  A group of Springdale Job Corp Students brought new life to a play originally composed by students at Youth Opportunity Center in 2002.

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  Dr. Phill, otherwise known as Phillip Scott Walker, a student at Springdale Job Corps Center, poses between performances in Troutdale. This is Dr. Phill's words of wisdom: "There is no free lunch. Someone always has to pay."

  
  


• Second Annual Volunteer Recognition and Appreciation Reception
  Thursday, May 19, 2005
  Special Honorees this year include Gillian Davis and her class of senior Health Occupations Program students.  Attendees viewed and discussed the "MIKE Program Newscast" prepared as the health education advocacy teaching tool by the students.
  

  Ashley and her fellow students at Benson High School developed a video "newscast" highlighting facts to fight kidney disease.	(Click on pictures to zoom)
  Gillian Davis, RN, MAT, enjoys a chocolate dipped strawberry. Gillian worked with her cadre of senior Health Occupations Program and the MIKE Program co-facilitator in 2004-2205.	Cheryl Neal, MIKE Program President and Toni Arenz, Trustee of the Juan Young Trust, Western Division, share information about forthcoming plans to refine the MIKE Program curriculum into a Comprehensive Health Education curriculum for teens.

  
  


• Oregon Diabetes Coalition: Annual Awards Luncheon
  Friday, May 13, 2005
  The Oregon Diabetes Coalition is an unincorporated association of individuals and public and private organizations interested in public awareness, education and advocacy concerning diabetes in the state.

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• Diabetes Expo
  Wednesday, February 16, 2005
  MIKE Program Advisory Board member Jan Kelly oversees Benson H.S. Health Occupations Program Junior student in Gillian Davis’ class test blood pressure at the Diabetes Expo, Oregon Convention Center, Portland.

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• Health Kids Learn Better Coalition
  Tuesday, February 8, 2005
  The MIKE Program joins the Health Kids Learn Better Coalition in Salem to meet Susan Castillo, Oregon Superintendent of Schools at a day with legislature.

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• Benson High School Health Occupations Program
  Monday, January 17, 2005
  Skanner Newsgroup and the Benson High School Health Occupations Program student at the Skanner Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
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• Multicultural Health Fair
  Wednesday, January 12, 2005
  Multicultural Health Fair at Harriet Tubman Middle School with the SUN School and Benson High School Health Occupations Program students.

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• Mindful Gifts Bazaar
  Saturday, December 4, 2004
  Bridgeport United Church of Christ: Give a gift that meets a real need by supporting the MIKE Program. We had creative symbolic tokens to represent your support of the MIKE Program. Each gift unit is from $10-$20 and is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
  


• Make a Difference Day
  Saturday, October 23, 2004
  Fitness Stations at Harriet Tubman.
  


• 9th Annual African American Wellness Village
  Saturday, October 16, 2004
  "The largest African American Health-Related fair in Oregon." The event allows African American community members the opportunity to learn about prevention, health, and wellness while giving health professionals an opportunity to listen to the concerns of members of the community. This year's theme was "A healthy community starts with you: community driven strategies to reduce cardiovascular disease among African Americans." Held at the Blazers Boys and Girls Club on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Portland.
  


• OAHPERD Annual Conference Sherwood Middle School
  Friday, October 8, 2004
  The MIKE Program will present "A Holistic Model for the Prevention of Chronic Disease Related through Decreasing the Risk of Kidney Disease."

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• Multicultural Health Fair
  Saturday, October 2, 2004
  Fun activities, prizes, lots of food samples and healthy cooking ideas were had all day. Ideas, food and fun for families. A relaxation area featured free or low cost massage, acupuncture, and energy healing. Held at Wild Oats Fremont.
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• Open House at Harriet Tubman Middle School
  Thursday, September 30, 2004
  The MIKE Program joined after school and community programming at the Harriet Tubman Middle School SUN Site as the Benson High School Senior Health Occupations students join in health education advocacy.
  


• Cultures of a Healthy Lifestyle
  Friday, September 24, 2004
  Groups of youth and staff visited a resource table in an event, "Cultures of a Healthy Lifestyle" at the Donald E. Long Home.
  


• National Kidney Foundation
  Saturday, July 3, 2004
  The MIKE Program was at the National Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington Run/Walk.
  


• Kidney Car Show
  Sunday, June 6, 2004
  The MIKE Program took a table of resource information and fun interactive games to the National Kidney Foundation Ron Tonkin Kidney car Show in Portland.
             
  
  


• CREATE Alternative High School Commencement Ceremony
  Thursday, June 3, 2004
  The graduating class of CREATE Alternative High School in Forest Grove announced the Commencement Ceremony at the Forest Grove Armory. The MIKE Program presented certificates of completion not only to the seniors on their big night but to the other members of the MIKE Program team of dynamic students. Nine members of the twenty member "Class of 2004" earned some of their graduating credits in the MIKE Program. They have contributed to an illustrated booklet with colorful and engaging cartoons about important health information. The booklet is written in both English and Spanish. PrintSync, Inc. (www.printsync.com) has donated printing and binding costs.