3 RAPS Club Reports Bridge Group deals and plays March 13 The RAPS Bridge Group meets at 1:00 pm Tuesday, March 13 at Friendly House, 2617 NW Savier St. For further information, call Colin Dunkeld, 503-292-0838. Please call no later than noon Friday, March 9. --Colin Dunkeld Book Club selects novel by Portland native The RAPS Book Club meeting will be held at 1:30 pm Tuesday, March 20 at the home of Joan Shireman located at 13584 SE Snowfire Drive in Happy Valley. Contact her at joanshireman@gmail.com or 503-698-9951 to RSVP and for directions. We will discuss The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi Durrow, a Portland native. This book was selected for this year’s Everybody Reads program sponsored by Multnomah County Library and Portland State University. It is described on the back cover as follows: This debut novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I. who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy. With her strict African American grandmother as her new guardian, Rachel moves to a mostly black community in Portland, where her light brown skin, blue eyes and beauty bring mixed attention her way. Growing up in the 1980s, she learns to swallow her overwhelming grief and confronts her identity as a biracial young woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white. Looking ahead to April, we will talk about Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour. As an added bonus, Marge Terdal and Maxine Thomas will talk about their trip to Palestine and Israel. --Mary Brannan RAPS Hikers head to Lacamas Park The RAPS Hikers traveled to Oswald West State Park Feb. 10 for a short hike on Short Sands beach, followed by lunch at the Terdals’ beach house. This was a special sendoff celebration for Laureen Nussbaum who has moved to Seattle. The March 9th outing is a hike in Lacamas Park in Camas, WA, traveling completely around Round Lake. The hike, about 3.5 miles, is on level ground. Lunch is at a local café by the park. Confirm with Larry Sawyer 503-771-1616 or larry_sawyer@comcast.net by Thursday, March 8, and receive meeting instructions. --Larry Sawyer RAPS-sponsored history book garners communications award reating Portland State 1946-1955, the new RAPS- sponsored book co-edited by Steve Brannan and Doug Swanson, has won a Silver Communications Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in the category of “Fundraising, Special Event and Other Publications.” The award, which recognizes excellence in marketing and communications, was announced at the District VIII conference in Seattle, WA in February. PSU is among 130+ institutions in that district of CASE. Scholarship donor history charted chart by Larry Sawyer etween Nov. 2009 and Jan. 2012, 25 donations totaling $4,041 were made by RAPS members to the scholarship fund. Donations range from $20 to $1,000, with some members donating multiple times. The fund now stands at $4,500, which is 18 percent toward the $25,000 minimum amount needed to create an endowment. This spring the Scholarship Committee plans to send a letter to all members requesting donations. Contributions to the RAPS Scholarship fund are welcome at any time. Checks may be made payable to the PSU Foundation and sent to Maya Burton in the RAPS Office. C B
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