ADVISORY/Columbia Sportswear's Gert Boyle Shovels Sand for Charity.

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ADVISORY...for Friday (July 12)

    WHAT: Columbia Sportswear Company(R) (Nasdaq:COLM) chairwoman,
        Gert Boyle is shoveling for charity on Friday, July 12 as part
        of the 7th annual Yoshida's Sand in the City event held at
        Pioneer Courthouse Square. Boyle will be at the square from 9
        a.m. - 10 a.m. to cheer on the Columbia Sportswear team and
        break ground or "sand" at the team's designated plot.

        With the help of local architectural firm, MCA, Columbia
        Sportswear has participated in the event for three years and
        has won numerous awards including the Top of the Class Award
        in 2001 and the Rookie of the Year Award in 2000.

        Proceeds from the event benefit The Kids on the Block
        Awareness Program, a non-profit educational program that uses
        life-size puppets to help children learn to understand and
        accept differences and how to protect themselves in difficult
        situations. Currently, 64 specifically trained volunteer
        puppeteers present 500 free programs at more than 140
        Portland-area schools, reaching 62,000 children each year.

    WHEN: Friday, July 12, 2002
            9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

    WHERE: Pioneer Courthouse Square
            (Cross streets: SW Yamhill, SW Broadway, SW Morrison and
            SW Sixth Ave)