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This is being forwarded at Kristin's request.<br>
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Suzanne
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> Kristin
Bodiford
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href="mailto:bodiford@communitystrengths.org">mailto:bodiford@communitystrengths.org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 29, 2008 8:33 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Oregon Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span
style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Cochin; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">I
have been involved supporting a wonderful initiative in Oregon
called
Oregon Everyday Heroes. Oregon Everyday Heroes is a campaign to
keep elders safe and end elder abuse. The Oregon Everyday Heroes
Campaign
came out of a need identified by the Governor’s Commission on Senior
Services to keep elders safe in Oregon communities. It’s a
state-wide public education campaign to increase awareness of elder
abuse,
educate on the ways community members can keep elders safe and to
encourage
reporting through an annual public recognition of individuals as the
heroes
they are. This recognition ceremony is held every year to honor
Everyday
Heroes in Oregon communities whose acts of courage and kindness help
keep
elders safe in our communities. Last October there were 18 heroes
recognized in a ceremony with Attorney General Hardy Myers as the
keynote
speaker. The campaign is endorsed by Governor Kulongoski and
Attorney General Myers.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
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class="apple-style-span"><span
style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Cochin; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">The
Oregon Everyday
Heroes Campaign is a coalition of partners of over 40 agencies,
businesses and
individuals who are concerned with elder abuse. A list of the partners
is
on the website, </span></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cochin;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.oregoneverydayheroes.com/"><span
class="apple-style-span"><span
style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">www.oregoneverydayheroes.com</span></span></a></span><span
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<p
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class="apple-style-span"><span
style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Cochin; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">As
you know, elder
abuse is an under-reported crime that is more prevalent than we would
like to
think. In 2005 there were more than 11,000 cases reported to Adult
Protective Services (APS) right here in Oregon. Data is not easy to
gather because different states use different criteria, different
definitions
of what elder abuse is and many don’t keep records. According to
the National Center on Elder Abuse only one out of five or six cases
are
reported. </span></span><span
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<p
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class="apple-style-span"><span
style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Cochin; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">The
Oregon Everyday
Heroes Campaign is committed to ending Elder Abuse.</span></span><span
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<p
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class="apple-style-span"><b><span
style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Cochin; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">We
would like to ask
Oregon Libraries for support in helping get posters out in Oregon
Cities and to
help identify and nominate possible heroes for this year's recognition
ceremony
on November 19, 2008.</span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p><br>
<span
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I would love to talk with you about
how
we might get libraries involved in this important initiative as they
are one of
the most important cornerstones for families in Oregon communities. </span></span><span
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span
style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Cochin; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Thank
you for your
help and consideration of this request! <br>
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<p
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L. Sager<br>
Library East, Cataloging<br>
Portland State University<br>
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503-725-8169<br>
503-725-5799<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sagers@pdx.edu">sagers@pdx.edu</a></p>
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