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r Page A6-The Chronicle, Thursday, August 23, 191 Close-Un Boys Club not By AUDREY L. WILLIAMS Chronicle Staff Writer Ten years ago, the Salvation Army Boys Club on Stadium Drive was a predominantly white recreational facility for youth. When Winston-Salem's black residents began moviugriiiUKfit WdUKhtuwin'itrifthborha6rivwhite flight to the city's suburbs and Forsyth County turned the tables. Today, 99 percent of the Salvation Army's youth membership is black, says its white executive director, Don Moore. The Stadium Drive facility is the only Boys Club in the Twin City. The first Salvation Army Boys Club in WinstonQalpm Hatoc t n 1QIO ?t/V* ?r% <? WW.... uui w & vawn IU 17^7, " IIV. 11 II was lUCdLCU downtown on Second Street. The facility moved to the three-acre site on Stadium Drive in 1952. Moore jpined the staff as physical director and resident "floor mopper" 11 years ago, he says. "I've watched the program go from 99 percent white," Moore says, "to 99 percent black and the needs are still the same today as they were when I first walked in here." With an estimated annual operating budget of $200,000, the Boys Club, which occupies the lower level of a 30,000-square-foot building, serves an average of 350 boys a year. The buildinc's unner level houses the Salvation Army Girls Club. Nintey-three percent of the Boys Club funding is received from the United Way of Forsyth County. Moore says the funding is sufficient for the programs offered, but that, "I would be a fool to say I couldn't use more." Since he's no longer5mopping the floors and comSocial Notes Eastern Star The 11th District Order of the ^ I Eastern Stars, Prince Hall affiliated, held its annual closing of the Bride Contest on Sunday Aug. 12 at 4:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple at E. 14th Eleven chapters were ^ represented in the contest. Grand f Worthy Matron Elizabeth Tilley jp ? and Grand District Deputy Dorothy Sprinkle presented -Ife flowers and trophies to the winn- ! ing brides. ? S First place winner was Jessie Landingham of Bivouac Chapter No. 503. Second place winner ^9 was Minnie Shields of Sisters of James H. Young Memorial Chapter No. 592. Third place winner was Marcelette Williams fl of Meridan Chapter No. 308. Other chapters and brides par- fl ticipatina were Blondena Ander son of Beauty of the West No. I 36, Dorothy Witherspoon of Queens of Olympic No. 620, I Clara Chandler of Rose McCloud No. 608, Orelia Stark of Mars Chapter No. 395 and Shirley Allen of the Rose De Malle Chapter. Also participating in the Participants in contest were the Elizabeth, Dor- Elizabeth Tille^ cas and Prides of Yadknight Deputy Directc chapters. X1 Grand Wonky Matron i iitety She-ateo rcpoa * repor tecHhat chapters aided eight ? Grand Chapter students in going to college, with nually to Joh two pending, for the 1984-85 University, Livi school year. St. Augustine's People On The Move Correll is awarded sch< "ru- c.i i ? _ c -ri? t 1 ? i nc otnumrMiip ^ommmcc ui I ne scnoiarsi the Winston-Salem Chapter of each year to hig the North Carolina Central who will be enn University Alumni Association the fall, recently named Miss Sonya A. Members of t Correll as the recipient of the ship commitr chapter's 1984 scholarship. Young, chairpe Correll is the daughter of Mr. Bush; Sadie Da: and Mrs. Johnny Correll of 2620 Williams. Reynolds Park Road. She is a graduate of Parkland Senior Caroline T. High School. McKinney, Ken The recipient was selected bas- Lisa N. Styles, ed on recommendations from the trust operatic Scholarship Committee, her Wachovia Bank school counselor, teachers, as Beck, a Mod well as her academic achieve- been with Wac ment, extra curricular activities, and is superv verbal and written communica- clearance, tion skills. McKinney is ??. > 34 Pec Community Calendar, Close-Up, : a babysitter ing up with recreational diversions for the boys, Moore says his direct involvement with the youth has been somewhat altered. But,.he says, his concerns for youth are still the same as they were when he first joined the Salvation Army staff over a decade ago. "It doesn't make any difference to me," Moore saw among bTacTTicfs needs as 1 saw among the white kids. "That's what I've been trained to do ? take care of the needs of the youth, whether they're black or white," he says. "Isee the Boys Club going into the areas oj citizenship, leadership development, health education, youth development and delinquency prevention." -- Don Moore There are 25 Boys Clubs throughout the state. Salvation Army Boys Clubs are located in Charlotte, Greensboro, High Point, Durham, Burlington, Wilson and Gastonia. Most of the nation's Boys Clubs are in predominantly urban areas where the population is concentrated. BeSides being a recreational and enrichment program for youths from all walks of life, Moore says he sees the nation's Boys Clubs headed in other a: Ull CWUUI1). "I see the Boys Clubs going into the areas of citizenship, leadership development, health educa| tion, youth employment and delinquency prevention, " he says. During the summer months, which saw an enrolls host closing of < I V S I I 111 V \j| I i y ****_? V I & ' I i the Closing of the Eastern Star Bride Conte / and sisters Marcelette Williams, Minnie Shiek >r Dorothy Sprinkle. rtcd that-ttae^N ,c. s contribute an- Fund, the - NAACP cancer nson C. Smith research and the Sickle Cell ingstone College, Anemia Foundation. College, Oxford Grand District Deputy lips are awarded h school students oiled at NCCU in his year's scholar- g o ee were Linda 8 rson; Andrea M. x ?? niels and Jennifer % ?? Sonya A. Correll Beck,Brenda T. neth E. Staab and Mountain. She joined Wachovia have been elected in 1976 and has responsibility for >ns officers at Trust Operations' reorganization ; and Trust Co. unit. ksville native, has Staab joined Wachovia in 1982 :hovia since 1968 and is income processing superisor of security visor. He is a native of Minneapolis, Minn, a native of Pilot Styles has been with Trust ft >ple Social Notes, Community News 'v :<X' SSH^SK''^* H 1DV * ^rimk ^^HPT *. *" x* ' " ' 'r -* 1 rr i^fl Kenneth Evans tightens up on his backstroke at Parker). ment of 250 this year, fees are $25 per youth for 12 months and for a second child of the same household the fee is reduced to $10, while the third child pays $5. Frankie Bordeaux, program director for the Boys Club, says the fees aren't geared toward lowincome families, but represent the standard rate. Families from all over Winston-Salem bring their children to the Boys Club and their incomes fall bet ween me nign ana lower ranges. Bordeaux recently moved his large, metal desk up against the concrete wall in his office. The desk, he contest ^Vll r H rfriW ' ?* m *&1 I Sh|^MSB^ > * \ ^^ |; /' ' )a is and Jessie Landingham and chapters and commended them on their efforts this year. Music was rendered by Lillian Bonner. Brenda T. McKinney Operations for ten years and is supervisor of global custody ser- I vices. She is a native of WinstonSalem. Beverly R. Mitchell, president of the Winston-Salem Bar I Association, was unanimously Please see page A7 . r i c EdBBpBWBBjp 1 . i>-^'Tc ~? ?-? *v . 1". -?W,Ty h nj"T^"- ' ' By af. * a^-Jm^t4 Wl ^3Ty , * * iy f' .jt? K1|^B^ICmi.^>. * ^ S^H^rrRiisi ;;^Bj JSML -? < ~- "^Jjjj^^jl^* ^^b4l.<!\^3bshi^ * ,i^p? *' the Salvation Army Boys Club (photo by James says, got in the way of his efforts to establish an open line of communication with the boys. 4*1 '11 move it back," he says, "but I like the atmosphere better and I like the idea of being able to turn around and talk to people when 1 need to. "Seems like to me the desk creates a barrier," Bordeaux says. Bordeaux has only been in his position for eight months, but it was an easy adjustment for him to make, he says, especially since his course of study was recreational administration and his work Please see page A9 I II r*S/^ *fg> :*.. ,s. . S?-\;^^.3:->, .vT? ^-wT s^rtfvtfillBB
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