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On behalf of KINOG we would like to extend a special thank you to the monetary donation made by the Tazo Tea Corporation. We thank you very much for choosing our organization.....

On behalf of KINOG and the children especially we thank you very much for the ticket donations you have made. This gives us an oppurtunity to have a very exciting outing with the children and also see a great game....

On behalf of KINOG we would like to extend our thank you to everyone for all donations of clothing, household items, old electronics...being recived. This is helping others that may be less fortunate than us and given them hope that there still are people out there that do care....

On behalf of Kinog Adults, we especially want to thank the children. You are the reason we are here and wanting to guide you. We appreciate everything you do for us and look forward to building and strong future with you......Thank you again ..Love you all

A special thank-you to Betsy and Adidas for the clothing and shoes donated to KINOG

A very special thank-you to Tazo Tea(Starbucks) for their support of the KINOG organization through their donation....Thank-You from all of KINOG !!!!

Thanks to West coast loaders for the donatio and sponsoring us Cleveland tenell is a Portland or buiness owner that supports non-pofit around oregon and greatly appreciate it. Thanks from all the kinog kids

Project Clean Slate

Last Update: 3/09 8:41 pm

Dion Weeks
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PORTLAND - Dion Weeks has been a wanted fugitive for five years.

That's how long he's been dodging the arrest warrant, issued after he was busted on drug charges in 2004.

But Monday, he ended that. "I've been suffering and I've been causing my kids to suffer", says Weeks. "it's time for me to step up to the plate."

Or, in this case, to step up to the Multnomah County Jail. He turned himself in, to face jail time and possible fines - but also to put the criminal phase of his life behind him, a chance to start over.

Dion's childhood friend, Erik Glass - a former gang member - put Dion in touch with a local program called "Project Clean Slate". The project helps people in trouble get their lives back.

Dion had plenty of company as a fugitive. There are more than 60,000 of them in the four-county area around Portland. Many never get caught, or, if they do, are released, only to commit more crimes and become fugitives again. Getting a good job becomes almost impossible, because background checks not only reveal their record, but the fact that they're wanted.

Dion Weeks says he's had it with that life. In the short term, he faces the justice system, the courts, then possible jail or prison time. After that, he plans to go back to school, and to go back to work - and to a life where he can look forward, instead of always looking back over his shoulder. Fortunately, Dion wants to work for himself, start his own business. The people at Project Clean Slate will help him through the transition.

You can meet Dion and Erik, listen to Dion's interview with Alexis Del Cid, and watch him turn himself in on the video which accompanies this story. See live footage search on news six site search Dionn Weeks...