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Urban League receives grant to fund educational programs The Winston-Salem Urban 'League has received a gram of ,525,000 from ihe Z. Smith 'Reynolds Foundation to fund ""Educational Initiatives," which is designed -to provide -culturally? ^specific programs and activities to increase the educational attain ment of Afro-American youth. Education emerged as a top priority for the Urban League as a. | Sawtooth scholarships available now ? The Sawtooth Center for Visu al Design's seventh annual Chicago ; Night raised $5,000 in scholarships ; for the 1989-90 program year. scholarship money is available for the winter 1990 term, which begins Jan. 16. Scholarships arc awarded on the basis of financial need and/or artistic merit. Both full and partial scholarships in ceramics, fibers, graphics, metals, glass and photog raphy and all youth programs arc . available. The application deadline ; is Jan. 8 at 5 p.m. Applications for scholarships ' arc available at the Sawtooth Center ; office, 226 N. Marshall St. They ; may be mailed directly to appli cants as requested by phone. Public and private school art ? and/or classroom teachers are t ? 1 encouraged to submit names and ^ telephone numbers of students who would be appropriate for the schol arship program. Teachers are encouraged to submit a simple let ter of recommendation which should accompany any student nominee. Slater Park holds Christmas party The Slater Park House and Garden Club held its annual Christ- ' mas party Sunday, Dec. 3, at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn North. The Rev. E.L. Clark was the guest speaker. Ida L. Pauling was mistress of ceremonies. Members of the club exchanged gifts. Members and their guests were served a dinner of chicken, broccoli, potatoes, tossed salad, fruit, rolls, tea, coffee and crumb cake. Mary Shuler is the clubs pro gram chair. Annabelle Kimber is the club's reporter. Community will plant memory trees The Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks Department will plant memory trees next week. The Memory Trees Program lets residents have a part in replac ing trees destroyed in the May 5 storm. A special planting of four trees will take place at Rupert Bell Recreation Center, 1501 Mount Zion Place, Saturday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. Charmain Jones, a tree donor from Kemersville who is especially enthusiastic about the planting, and ? members of her family will be ? involved. ' Trees also will be planted at ; sites including Washington Park, Granville Park and Lockland Park. Deltas plan to form second alumnae chapter Any members of Delta Sigma ; Theta Sorority Inc. who would be interested in joining efforts to form ? a second alumnae chapter in the city, should attend a meeting Thurs ? day, Dec. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the - main library. HOLIDAY DEADLINES In order that our staff mem bers may spend time with their families during the holidays, the Chronicle's community and church news deadlines for the issues of Dec. 28, 1989, and Jan. 4, 1990, will be moved up to 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22, for the issue of Dec. 28, and 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 29, for the issue of Jan. 4. Our office will be closed on Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25, and on New Year's Day, Monday, Jan. 1. result of ihe Communis Forum Working in partnership with and the increasing gap between the school system, the public bljck and white educational libraries and community agencies, attainment. The league feels that a the league will implement Rc^kI s*(ics of meetings jointly spon- mg Olympics and learning Parents of Forsyth County and the Reading Olympics is a pro Winston-Salem/Forsyth County gram model developed at the School System, have confirmed Flint. Mich., Urban League that ihe need for intervention with motivates youth to read and com Afro-American youth. prebend by using adult mentors and competition for cash prizes to Dclorcs J. Smith, president of enhance motivation. the local league, said that the staff is "very excited to receive support Learning through "cultural for our Educational Initiatives identification" will utilize youths' Program. These funds will enable naiuruI inicrest in music and us to purchase hooks and provide dance to motivate students to staff support to strengthen the learn. Both activities will enhance existing volunteer effort." cultural identification and She said also that Educational strengthen self-confidence of Initiatives is a component of the Afro-American students. league's overall efforts to strengthen Afro-American fami lies. Bessie Singlctary, program coordinator . for Reading Olympics, is asking that all orga nizations aodvoLu nicer s interested in participating as a sponsor call the office at 725-5614. The Urban League, a United Way agency, is loeated at 201 W. Fifth St. JFG wEAf>tftm '?diteb w. Ntl Wl 12 02 12 OZ. JAR IFG PEANUT BUTTER HOSTESS DEUCIOU APPLES PRICES GOOD THRU TUESDAY, DEC. 19, 1989 OPEN 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT-SUNDAY, NOON TO MIDNIGHT 3740 N. PATTERSON AVE. ATHWY. 52 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. WE GLADLY ACCEPT FOOD STAMPS AND W.I.C. CUSTOMERS WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES ? SEAFOOD ? BAKERY ? DELI ? FLOWER SHOP
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