NW Authors Come Together to Help Build a Better Community

Nearly a dozen authors from around the region will speak about their work, sign their books, and meet with fans to raise funds for safe, healthy affordable housing and skill- and support-building services for residents in need in our community. The event, aptly named, HomeWord Bound: An Event of Literary Proportions, will be held Friday, April 23rd, 2004 from 6-10pm at the Best Western Greenwood Inn in Beaverton. Washington Mutual is the Presenting Sponsor for this exciting evening.

Tigard, OR (PRWEB) March 22, 2004 --This year HomeWord Bound will feature popular Seattle author Earl Emerson, (Into the Inferno) and Portland authors Karen Karbo (The Stuff of Life) and David Farris (Lie Still). Portland author and 2003 Oregon Book Award finalist, April Henry (Buried Diamonds) will serve as the events Master of Ceremonies. Also in attendance will be special guests; authors Barbara Ashmun, Lindy Batdorf, Tracy Daugherty (2003 Oregon Book Award winner), Deb DeWit Marchant, Marjorie Sandor and Jennie Shortridge. Tickets are $40 and include dinner and a silent auction, with a no-host bar available. Other sponsors of HomeWord Bound: An Event of Literary Proportions include Oregon Medical Evaluations, Enterprise Foundation, Bank of America, Carleton Hart Architecture, Hagerman Frick OBrien, Income Property Management, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seabold Construction Company, and Wells Fargo.

Proceeds benefit Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH), a non-profit serving the areas of Tigard, Tualatin, and Southwest Portland dedicated to ensuring those working in low wage jobs, living on fixed incomes, or those recovering from homelessness have a place to live that they can afford. Founded in 1993 by a group of citizens concerned about the lack of affordable housing in the area, CPAH owns three apartment complexes and a five-bedroom single-family home (143 units total). Each site has a library, computer lab, and multi-purpose community center - the cornerstone of empowering education and enrichment programs offered to CPAH residents.

If you would like more information about CPAH and its programs, please call 503-968-2724, e-mail info@cpahinc.org, or visit our website www.cpahinc.org.