PORTLAND, Ore. -- On Saturday, October 22 Commissioner Loretta Smith, Senator Ron Wyden, the Urban League of Portland, Black Women for Peace and more than 115 local seniors will take part in a Free Senior Pancake Breakfast. The event, at the Urban League’s Multicultural Senior Center on 5352 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, will include a presentation by Black Women for Peace, and an opportunity to ask elected leaders about important local and national issues. The event will also address the issue of food insecurity among seniors, particularly those living in isolation. Representatives from Elders in Action,Vietnamese Seniors Association of Oregon and the County’s Aging, Disability and Veterans Services Division will also be available to answer questions. The event is part of quarterly Free Pancake Breakfasts hosted by Commissioner Loretta Smith to address food insecurity among seniors.
WHO: More than 115 senior citizens, Commissioner Loretta Smith, Senator Ron Wyden, Black Women for Peace and more.
WHAT: Free Pancake Breakfast and Q & A with elected leaders.
WHEN: Saturday, October 22 from 8:30 to 11:30am.
WHERE: Urban League Multicultural Senior Center, 5325 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
PARKING: Parking will be available on the street and in the parking lot of the Urban League Multicultural Senior Center.