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OR Businessman To Pay $1.5M For Portland Homeless Shelter

(Portland, OR)  --  Columbia Sportswear's CEO is putting his money where the homeless are.  Tim Boyle has announced that he'll kick in one-and-a-half-million-dollars to get a homeless shelter going in downtown Portland.  "The Oregonian" reports that it's being called a "navigation center," where people will get a bed and a bath in addition to healthcare and social services.  Boyle's donation to Oregon Harbor of Hope has the blessing of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who says it's the kind of "community-based solution" he's been looking for.
 

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