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Community News B 1 Efnpiayee tjf Thu Year ~ - Helping people find a home By TATIA M. DAVIS Chronicle Staff Writer Finding housing for the homeless was a job that Patricia Mum ford accepted 22 years ago because she cared about Winston-Salem and its less fortunate resi dents. In her eyes, she was only helping people receive the one thing they wanted desperately - a place to call _ home. Ms. Mum fora, tne nousing coordinator for Experi- ? ? ment in Self-Reliance Inc., never imagined that her concern for the community would rdsult in her receiv ing the 1990 United Way "Employee of the Year Award". "I was completely unaware that I was even nomi nated, not to mention being chosen to receive the award," Ms. Mumford said. The award consisted of a trophy and a U.S. savings bond for $1000. The United Way Agency is a large contributor of ESR, Inc., which is funded by state block grants and private city funding. "People have to actually want to lUyJuuler t'ar themsel ves. This is the only way we help make their problems easier. " -- Patricia Mumford Ms. Mumford believes that the award is not only a reflection of^herefforts but that of die entire agency, which she believes works together toward the common goal of improving the lives of others. ESR, a private, non-profit community action and social service agency, assists disadvantaged and low income persons through providing direct services including nutrition programs, employment and housing services and casework counseling. She thinks that she is able to do an effective job only because she has so much support from other indi viduals and institutions, "I work daily in places such as the United Way, Department of Social Services, the Salvation Army, Crisis Control. Through them, I have developed a mas sive network that keeps the system going." ? - She also credits many of her immediate co- work ers, Including Mr. Robert Law, executive director at the agency, for pushing her to do her best on the job. "Because I care about those who I work with and work for, 1 always find myself waking up each morning ready to go to work," she said. Besides her job, she is involved in several other activities, including the United Way Holly House Board, the Human Relations Sub-committee for low income families, the Housing Resource board and the National Youth Sports Program. While Ms. Mumford finds her work rewarding , she admitted that she often gets frustrated when she learns that funds have been cut for certain programs, which she says happens often. " One of the most effective programs we ever offered involved community outreach programs where people in housing developments would join together to plan programs and elect community officers so that they could motivate each other," she said. "However, because of a lack of funds, we had to drop the pro gram." She has always felt that going back into these com - munities is the only way of making sure that individu als not only have a place to stay, but have a decent and safe environment. Ms. Mumford said she believes all communities need to get back to the basics by teaching simple WB Photo by LB. Speas Jr. Patricia Mumford, center, proudly accepts the United Way 's "Employee of the Year" award and a $1,000 U.S. Savings bond from Robert Simon of Windsor Jewelers, left, and Harve Mogul, president of the United Way of Forsyth County. morals. As a mother of two sons, Chris and Kevin, she said she drives certain morals home to them in the hope it will help'them become better individuals. Saving the communities is a challenge that every one needs to be involved in, she said. She believes that if businesses don't start to give more people the oppor tunity to work, everyone will suffer. "Wft hflvp. tr> alsn realm that we now are looking at a new generation called the "working poor" -- those who have jobs but still find it hard to get the basics, like affordable housing or clothing," Ms. Mumford said. In order that we do not continue to see more gener ations of working poor people, Ms. Mumford has stayed busy motivating the people she sees during her work day to get all of the education that they can. She said she plans to use her award money for her own son's college education. "I tell them that though I finished at Atkins High school and went a few years at Winston-Salem State University, 1 still hope to go back to school to finish my degree," she said. She said that the concept she tries to stress above everything else is that of self-sufficiency. "People have to actually want to do better for themselves," she said. "This is the only way we help make their,problems easier." v ? Candletight memorial services, sponsored by the Christian Herald of American Legion Post No. 220, will be beldaU pjn. at Post 220. MONDAY, MAY 28 TUESDAY, MAY 29 ? Forsyth Technical Community College's sni classes win bo- held May 29 and May 30. Classes locations in East Winston. All classes are free, call 780-2373. prizes, interested per s&iisgsgsP&sii Fashion AKA Revival " Hie event will be held at 3160 Shafisbury Lane. There will be food an sons Should RSVPbyJune S'bjrtltti* 729&ti ? AnexMSit, "Black Women Artists - North Carolina Connections.' witt be presented at the Delia Arts Cenyr through June 1, tNWl from 10 ajn. to noon, and Saturdays by appointment. Admission is free counties, who arc 55 or older. The registration deadline is April 16. r*? ? .? . ?? mm amc ? - :$M; hifbnrvuioncall 722-5138. Senior artists who are ewaik art safe June 21 1 SOCIAL NOTES Delta Fine Arts, WFDD join forces to honor black composer "A Call to Remembrance"" the Undine Smith Moore Music Festival, devoted to the life and music of Undine Smith Moore, will be presented in a two-day event, June 23 and 24, by Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts Inc. The festival is co-sponsored by WFDD-FM, the public radio station of Wake Forest University, and is supported by - grants from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a state-based" program of the National Endow ment for the Humanities, the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, a federal agency, and a grant funded by the United Arts Fund Drive of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agencv. The festival is being presented for the purpose of creating an awareness of the outstanding contri - buttons Mrs. Moore made to the fields of music history and compo sition, education and black culture. Mrs. Moore composed more than 100 works for various vocal and instrumental media, yet she is nof included in standard texts on Amer ican music, nor has her music received the prominence that it deserves. The full program will consist of three parts? a symt^sium on Mrs. Moore and her work, an exhibit of photographs, manuscripts, programs and memorabilia of the composer, and a concert of her music, include ing choral works, cqmpositions for solo voice, Solo instruments and chamber ensemble. The chorus will _ consist of singers from the commu nity and local choral groups Jhe~ chorus will be trained by D'Walta Simmons, choir director at Win ston-Salem State University. Guest conductor for the concert on June 24 will be James Kinchen, formerly of WSSU, and currently director of choral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. One hour of renewal credit will be offered through the Continuing Education Division of Winston Salem State University to music educators and other educators need ing recertification. Those seeking credit must attend all sessions of the symposium, the exhibit and the con cert. A fee of $25 is required for those seeking credit, which includes the university's administrative fee, a conceit ticket and a packet of music to be used in the symposium read ing session. A fee is charged only for those seeking credit and for con cert tickets, which are $5 each. Advance registration is required for all persons attending the festival. Registration deadlines are June 1 I i.iTfi i i nl Undine Smith Moore for those seeking crcdit and June 8 for other participants. All festival events are open to the general public. The symposium will be held at the WSSU Anderson Center from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on? Saturday, June 23 ? and from 9 ajn. to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 24. The exhibit will open at the Delta Arts Center, 1511 E. Third St., with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sat - urday, June 23. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, at the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem. Mrs. Moore (1904-1989), an Afro-American and native Virgini an, attained national prominences a composer, arranger, educator and lecturer. ^ # She was an honor graduate of - Fisk and ColumbiaJJniversities. In 1927, after a year as supervisor of? ^ music in the Goldsboro public schools, she began a distinguished 45-year career as a member of the music faculty at Virginia State Uni versity, where she excelled as a ? -tcachcr of music theory* piano and organ, and as a performer, accompa nist and choral conductor. She also taught some of the outstanding musicians and music teachers in the country, including jazz pianist Billy Taylor and opera singer Camilla Williams. Her 16-part choral work, "Sccnes From the Life of a Martyr," -written in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was completed in 1980 and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1981. This work was per formed here in 1987 by the Win , ston-Salem Symphony, by profes sional soloists and by the WSSU choir and community chorus under the sponsorship of Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts Inc. and WSSU. For more information* call the Delta Arts Center at 722-2625. Concert tickets are now on sale at the Delta Arts Center from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and at the Stevens Center. Teen Talk participants sponsor 'Senior Prom' for Sunrise Towers residents "The Sunrise Towers senior adult residents were dressed in their best attire Friday, April 20, for an evening of fun and dance at their "Senior Prom." The event was sponsored by the Teen Talk program of the Forsyth County Health Department Twenty-eight Teen Talk partici pants ranging in age from 10 to 16 volunteered to be hostesses, mar shals and guest registers. In addi tion, nine Teen Links, adult volun teers for the Teen Talk program, took part in the community service project. Music for the occasion was provided by Mr. Bill's Productions. The disc jockey for the evening was "T Finesse." One resident showed the teen agers a new way to do the popular "Electric Slide" danc? The senior residents also partic ipated in a "Soul Train Line" to showcase their best steps. PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Morgan named 10 pubi wmi &cieiiimo a&buoicuiui i GEORGE BOOIE Special to the Chronfde Dr. Carolyn Bradshaw Mor gan, a native of Winston-Salem, has been named secretary -treasur er of American Statistical Associ ation's Section on Physical-Engi neering Sciences in Schenectady, N.Y. She will serve for a period of two years. Dr. Morgan attended the Win ston-Salem/Forsyth County public schools, graduating from Atkins High School. She received her bachelor's degree in mathematics from Van dcrbilt University and her master's degree from Wright University, earning her doctorate from Union College in engineering systems and administration; specializing in statistics. Dr. Morgan has been rccog nized for various public services including working on behalf of minorities, youth, women and vic tims of drug abuse; creating a spe cial interest in high-technology careers among minority youth. She is married to Dr. Morris Morgan, a chemical engineer. They arc the parents of two chil dren, Enc and Kristie. She is the daughter of'Mrs. Willie L. Bradshaw of Winston Salem. ? -?? ? Dr. Carolyn Bradshaw Morgan
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