2 THE CAROLINA TIMES
SAT, JULY 1MSS1
Calendar And Announcements
SUMMER DAY CAMP Enroll your child for
the exciting Durham YMCA summer day camp pro
gram. Make sure your child has an enjoyable,
rewarding summer sharing in fun activities such as
swim instruction, free swim, weekly field trips,
recreational gymnastics, recreational sports, arts
and crafts and more. Camps are held at both YM
CA branches. For more information, call the Cen
tral YMCA, 682-0313 or the 'Lakewood Y at
489-2610.
TENNIS LESSONS are offered at Edison
Johnson Recreation Center on an on-going basis
Monday and Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. and
10:30. Cost for 12 hours of instruction is $22 for Ci
ty residents and $24 for non-residents. Register at
Edison Johnson Recreation Center or call 683-4355
for more information. Resource person: Ms. Eileen
Witt. ," '
SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS The
Young Adult Section of the Durham County
Library is holding a series of filmdiscussion ses
sions each Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the
auditorium of the Main Library. July 17-"The Life
and Times of Rosie the Riveter."
For teens who are print-oriented, a book discus
sion will begin at 3 p.m. each Wednesday. Area
teens may join both groups. Call Ms. Laura
Gorham at 683-2626 for more information.
SCSC CLASS REUNION The South Carolina
State College Class of 71 will hold its first reunion
September 18-19 at the Carolina Townhouse, 1615
Gervais St.; Columbia, S.C. ?
Deadline for reservations at the Carolina
Townhouse is August 1. All reunion fees should be
paid by this date also, according to a class
spokesman.
For further information, call Andrew Hugine at
536-7062 or 534-2325; Bill Hamilton at 536-7060,
534-1649 or 534-1814; or Leroy Morant at
536-6104. (AO area code 803). .
FOOD STAMP COMPLAINTS - A new
regulation for handling complaints about the opera
tion of the Food Stamp Program went into effect in
Durham County on July 1. It ensures that an
avenue also exists for clients wishing to complain
about delays in processing their application or the
general service they have received in the County
Department of Social Services, Food Assistance
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the complaint and respond in writing to the client. -A
change in the amount of money a one or two
person household can be credited with paying for
utilities also went into effect on July 1. A food
stamp household that is billed for utilities can be
given credit for a standard amount in place of the
actual billed amount. In many instances this enables
these households to qualify for additional food
stamps. The utility standard for one and two person
households will increase to $95 and $123, respec
tively. r ' ' , ' ' -PHOENIX
FESTIVAL '81 The West End
Community Action Group and the Sallam Cultural
Center announced the annual summer celebration
of the West End Community scheduled for Satur
day, August 15.
The Festival is a day of fun and games, music,
tasty food and cool drinks, some heavy dancing,
but most of all a day of recognition of the com
munity's efforts to improve the neighborhood,
Area musicians, crafts people and community
organizations are invited to participate in Phoenix
Festival '81. For more information, call 493-5431 or
BULL CITY CARPOOLING PROGRAM Save
the gas. Call the one regionally coordinated pro
gram, TRI-A-R1DE, (Triangle Area Ridesharing
Program), 549-9999, for names of others traveling
your route.
CALENDAR ITEMS AND AN
NOUNCEMENTS for this column should reach us
no later than Friday before the desired publication
week. Two to three weeks prior is even better! Mail
to: Calendar, The Carolina Times, P.O. Box 3825,.
Durham, NC 27702. NO charge. - i :
YWCA ACTIVITIES - 809 Proctor St.;
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Volleyball, every Tuesday this summer.
Intermediate Tennis, starts 721.
ARTIST'S EXHIBIT Inspirational works by
Gary Abdullahi, former New York-based artist, are
being shown at the Durham County Library, 300 N.
, Roxboro St., through August 11. Hours are
Monday-Friday 9-9; Saturday, 9-6.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT The City-County
Open Tennis Tournament will I be held July
31-August 7 at the Rock Quarry Tennis Courts.
Events are offered for youths and adults, ages 10
and under; to 45 and over Applications are
available at all Durham City Tennis Courts and the
Durham Recreation Department in City Hall. Entry
deadline is July 21. .. ,;:;y ,.v--.v
BLACK CHILD CONFERENCE The
Eleventh-Annual Conference of the National Black
Child Development Institute will be held October
8-10, at the Capitol Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC
A special block of rooms at the Hilton has been
reserved at greatly reduced rates for conference par
ticipants. This block will be released for general
reservations after September 16. Deadline for pre
registration for the conference is September 18.
For registration forms andor further informa
tion, contact NBCDI, , 1463 Rhode Island Ave.,
NW, Washington, D.C. 20005.
TENNIS COURTS AVAILABLE The
Durham Parks and Recreation Department has ten
nis courts available for rental. Groups may rent
available courts at the rate of $1 per hour per court
day use or $1 .25 per hour per court night use. Make
tennis a part of your next family or business social.
Call Ms. Eileen Witt at 683-4355 to reserve your
courts nowl " , '.
NCCU ARTISTS: NEW HORIZONS Art ex
hibit through Summer School, North Carolina Cen- .
tral University Museum of Art. No admission
charge. Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday; 2-5
p.m., Sunday. ,
WHY BE BORED THIS SUMMER when you
can revitalize your life with local classes and courses
from photography to tennis to Introduction to
Computers.; Project LIFT has area information,
reference and referral on adult education. Contact
Project LIFT, at 683-2626 Ext. 31 or visit at the
Durham County Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
Hours are 9-9 Monday and. Tuesday and 9-5:30
Wednesday through J Saturday;, LIFT also , has .
Employment ; Security Commission job listings
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.. DIANA ROSS She's vibrant, electrifying, and
at the pinnacle of success; in t the entertainment
world. She's Diqna Ross, the most successful lady
in music history; and Monday night,: July 20, PM
Magazine (WRALTV, Channel 5) will meet her in
Atlantic City and learn her true feelings about
fame, her family and the men she loves.
OBT MEETINGS - Albright Council, 7-22,
Greater St. Pan! Church, 6 p.m.; Bahama Council,
7-22, House to House, 7:30 p.m.; Bragtown Coun
cil, 7-21, Community Center, 7:30 p.m.; Welfare
Rights Steering Committee, 7-21, (location not
listed), 7:30 p.m.; Albright Senior Citizens Club,
7-21, Greater St. Paul Church, 2:30 p.m.; Edge
mont SC Club, 7-20, Memorial Center, 1:30 p.m.
FREE : FEATURE MOVIES are shown each
Saturday at 3 p.m., in the auditorium of the
Durham County Public Library. Plan to see
"Tumbleweeds" July 18 and "Grapes of Wrath"
July 25.
NURSERY-KINDERGARTEN - Applications
are now being accepted for the fall session of the
North Carolina : Central University Nursery
Kindergarten beginning in September. For further ,
information, call 683-6447 or visit the NCCU
Nursery-Kindergarten at the Diana S. Dent Home
Economics Building at North Carolina Central
University.
SUMMER SCENES, SUMMER PLACES, an
exhibit of members' art will be on display through
August 2 at CenterGallery, 118-A E, Main St.,
Carrboro. Hours: Friday and Saturday, 11-5; Sun
day, 2-5 . A talk by the artists on Thursday, July 23,
at 7:30 p.m., is open to the public free of charge.
For further information, call 967-1316 or 682-6234.
JULY WORKSHOPS at the Durham Arts
Council, 120 Morris St. For Adults: Beads,
Beautiful Beads (July 21).
For Children ages 5-7: Fun with Beads (July 21);
Super Hero Capes (July 23) and Drawing Outside
(July 30). r
THE PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS of Janet
Burgess representing the theme of "Landscapes of
the Mind" will be on display August 7-31 at
CenterGallery, 118-A E. Main St., Carrboro.
Hours are Fri. & Sat., 11-5, Sun. 2-5. An opening. .
reception will be held Friday;, August 1, 8-10 p.m. .
For more information, call.? 967-1316 or
919944-1735.
- BOARD MEETING RESCHEDULED In Ju
ly, Operation Breakthrough's Board of Directors
will not meet as regularly scheduled. The meeting
will be held on July 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Board
Room of the Durham County Library. ;
The September 17 meeting will be held in the
basement of St. Mark AME Zion Church at 7:30
P No Board or Board Committee meetings are
scheduled for August, ; v .
FOSTER HOMES FOR "SPECIAL NEEDS"
CHILDREN Children are continuously coming
into foster care. Foster care provides for the emo
tional and physical well-being of a child temporari
ly, A person wanting to become a foster parent
should take a look at hisher personal situation.
Could heshe best serve a child for emergency care
a few weeks, months, or long-term care, which
could mean years of caring for a child?
The Durham County Department of Social Ser
vices needs foster parents for school age children,
children with emotional problems, physical and
mental handicaps adolescents, and sibling groups,
"special needs" children. The basic requirements to
become foster parents are not that difficult. One
must: '.-.-' : -
be 21 to 65 years old;
provide a healthy living environment and meet
standards for sanitation and fire safety;
have adequate sleeping space; and
have a stable Income. ; ;
The crucial and most important criterion for
becoming a foster parent is to be able to be commit
ted to helping children. Most of these children will
. come into care with emotional problems related to
physical, emotional or sexual abuse, neglect, aban
donment or death of ' their parents or legal
caretakers. The loss of family and friends, and
familiar places can be extremely traumatic for a
child. He may manifest his feelings of loss in many
challenging ways. It might be necessary for the
foster parent to be an active participant and ad
vocate for the child In school or participate in fami
ly counseling. For children with special medical
needs, it might require special training. The needs
of these children are many.
Monthly informational meetings on foster care
are held at the Department of Social Services. For
dates and times, please call the Homefinding Unit
at 683-3500. If you believe that you can provide
care for any of the "special needs children", there
will be immediate follow-up as this is the area of
greatest need.
. CHURCH GROUP TRIP The Commission
on Membership and Evangelism of . Russell
Memorial CME Church plans a trip to Lookout
Mountain; Chattanooga, Tennessee, August 7-9.
For more information,, call Ms. Portia Faucette
688-0227 or Ms. Jean Farrar 688-6578.
MADELINE BLANKS MITCHELL FAMILY
REUNION will be held at the Marriott Twin
Bridges Hotel in Washington, D.C, July 24-26.
The family tree starts with Madeline Blanks Mit
chell who was born in Columbus County,. North
Carolina, May, 1850. From her two marriages, she
bore seven children, Lorna Blanks, Arnetta Blanks,
Sophia Blanks, Mary Blanks, Annie M. Mitchell,
Lucy Mitchell and Britton Mitchell, Jr. From these
children came numerous relatives who have
migrated to various parts of the United States.
In over 25 years, this is the first attempt to reunite
the family. Many activities are planned for all ages.
The main event will be a dinner-dance Friday, July
24 at the Hotel. Approximately 100 family members
are expected to attend.. .. : . .
For further information, contact Gregory C.
Hutchings, 37 Garden Drive, Alexandria, Va.
22304; 703370-3763 or 202393-2700. '.-., '
UntaSK ,RFJRES RECEPTION - : The
mSS? Poh? iiori;-of Durham is
'ISJpSSf Mr2pt,(m honoring James B. Samuel
2fi n '?rT Cafctcrla at North Carolina Cen
tral University (Lawson St., near Merrick).
'rhJ5!LlkLriUst lna frcc Publ'c film series
scheduled by the Campus YMCA at the University
- SSr mChapel HilL ; will: be cS
Who's Coming To Dinner?!' Tuesday Julv 28
Filmill be shown at 8 p.m. in 1W HamihHali
and discussion will follow. " "au