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Lighting the way to a positive future Torch Club offered at the Salvation Army Boys Club By YVETTE N. FREEMAN Chronide Staff Writer The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs of America, located on Martin Luther King Junior Drive, is offering an activity for young African-American boys that is both positive and educational. The activity is the Torch Club program, which is one of 40 nation al programs developed and made by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Ameri ca to help local Clubs respond to the needs arfd interests of young black boys aged 9 through 12. According to Ed Cooper, unit coordinator at the Boys Club, MWe like the idea of trying to develop young men into productive citizens and leaching them about job oppor tunities out there at an early age, drug abuse and teen pregnancy, and social interaction skills with other boys and young people, and girls. We thought this was a very good program to bring here to Winston Salem." The Torch Club is now in its fourth year at the Boys Club, with 15 members and about eight more young men on the waiting list. The program ha a maximum of 15 mem from the Winston-Salem Urban League. "We are very fortunate to have the Urban League to be co sponsors with us," said Cooper. He explained that it is Alberta McMillan, education director of the Urban League, who helps to set up "We like the idea of trying to develop young men into produce tive citizens and teaching them about job opportunities out there at an early age . . _ - Ed Cooper bers. In addition to being affiliated with the Boys Club of America, the Torch Club also receives support guest speakers and outside field trips for the members. However, it is the members, of the Club who plan and manage their activities, llil* . . Hi The Keystone Club is similar to the Torch Club, except that it is for young men aged 13 and older. Pic tured (left to right, front) Frank McMillian and Jerod Archie, (back) Derwin Isaiah, Reginald Brock Devon Tatum and Edward L. Cooper. Ed Cooper, unit director of the Salvation Army Boys Club on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, goes over upcoming activities with officers of the Torch Club. Pictured (left to right) are Mont6 Stanback-Secre tary,Clifford Crawford-Vice President, and Garfay Stepney-President. 1 VARGRAVE HAIR DESIGNERS Repeat business is our most important business. On the Corner ot Vargrave St. & Cunningham Ave. Winston-Salem,NC 27107 Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (919) 723-7511 or (919)723-3711 PIT C0L0M tGH with dry-foam carpet & upholstery cleaning 784-0708 For free estimates FURNITURE PEEP CLEANED Give your furniture and carpet a little tlc for the holidays call today: A CCU ? 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Like the Torch Club, the Keystone Club is also a national program. However, the Keystone Club is designed to help young boys aged 13 and older. It also has a limit of 15 members. The Keystone Club has been in operation at the Boys Club for about six years now, and unlike the Torch Club, the members are able to participate in a national conference each year. The Winston-Salem members have attended the conferences for the last four years in such cities as Pittsburgh, Nashville, Albany (Georgia), and Indianapolis. "What the kids learn there when they go to these meetings and conventions," said Cooper, "is to enhance their programs and learn of new ideas from other Keystoners throughout the country. Most Boys Clubs in the United States have Keystone Clubs, and we all send representatives to the conferences representing our local clubs each and every year." Anyone interested in learning more about the Torch Club, which meets every Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., or the Keystone Club, which meets every Thursday at 5:30 p.m., at the Boys Club on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, can contact Ed Cooper at 788-5761. How to Schedule Your Event: Send your information, concisely and neatly printed or typed, to the Chronicle Calendar, 617 N. Liberty St., Winston-Salem, N.C .27102, before 5:30 p.m. the Monday preceding the week in which THURSDAY, NOV. 28 ? Thanksgiving Dinner will be served to the homeless and needy at Michael's Restaurant, ocated at 848 W. Fifth Street in Winston-Salem from 10 ajn. to 5 p.m. The elderly, shut-ins, or Families wishing home delivery should call the restaurant at 777-0000 between the hours of 9 ajn. and 12 pjn. Meals will be delivered to their homes. Volunteers are needed to serve and deliver the meals. Interested persons should call the restaurant or come by from 10 ajn. to 5 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 30 ? The WS Junior Chamber of Commerce will host the Winston-Salem Holiday Parade begin ning at 10 ajn. SUNDAY, DEC. 1 ? The Twin City Choristers Christmas Concert will be held at 5 p.m. at the Anderson Center of Winston-Salem State University. Admission is free. TUESDAY, DEC. 3 ? A banquet will be held to honor John Enock of Minority and Women in Business Magazine and Sonny Lacy of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company at 7 p jn. at the Marriott Hotel in Greensboro. For more information, call Mrs. Amy Hughes at 274-34411 Mrs. Arlene Hcnnessy at 279-3655, or Mr. Tom Trollinger at 724-6912. ? The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) will hold its monthly meeting at the Embassy Suites Hotel at 5:30 pjn., with a buffet dinner and social at 6:30 p.m., and a Big Bucks Auction at 7:15 p.m. Spouses are invited to attend and a special award will be given to the person who is dressed most appropriately for the holiday season. The cost for the evening is $15 per person. ? The City of Winston-Salem's Neighbor hood Government Services Office, 2301 Patterson Avenue, invites the public to "Making Your Own Christmas Ornaments and Gifts," to be presented by JoAnn J. Falls of the Forsyth County Cooperative Extension Service at 11 a.m. "How to Choose the Right Christmas Tree" will also be presented by Joe Jackson of the City'y Recreation and Parks Dept at 2 p.m. and "Fire Safety Tips for Your Christmas Tree" will be presented by Captain John Lucas of the WS Fire Dept. at 3 p.m. These programs are free and open to the public. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 ? The Little Theatte of Winston-Salem will hold auditions for The Dining Room from 8-9 p.m. at the Hanes Community Center, 610 Coliseum Drive. An audition workshop in improvisational techniques will be held from 7-8 p.m. and is strongly recommended for anyone wishing to auditon. For more information, call 725-4001. ? The YWCA, 1201 Glade Street, will present "Conflicts: Parents/Teens ? How to Share Sexual Information with Teens" at 7 p.m. James H. Clay, MMH will be the program facilitator. The program is free and open to the ' public. . ? Rcynolda Gardens will hold its annual display of poinsettas through Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Poinsettas will be' offered for sale beginning Monday, Dec. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission to the Poinsetta Show is free. THURSDAY, DEC. 5 ? For the month of December, Old Salem Sertoma Club will meet at 12 p.m. at the Best Western Regency, 121 N. Cherry Street. That will be the only meeting for* December. For information, call Charlenc Martin at 765-6081. ? The WS chapter of the Self Help Group for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) will hold a meeting/ holiday party from 7-9 pjn. at the Benson Center, Room 406, at Wake Forest University. For more information about the meeting or the WS chapter of SHHH, call Karen Nolan at 768-5536 between 9 a.m. and 5 pjn. ? The NC Cooperative Extension Service, Triad Money Management Center will sponsor a program on "Dying Without a Will" at 10 a.m. at tfieForsyth County Agricultural Building, Auditorium C. For more information and registration, call 767-8213. ? The Fourth Annual Guatemala Festival will be held from 6-9 pjn. at Parkway United Church of Christ, 2151 Silas Creek Parkway. There will be a wide selection of Guatemalan crafts, including clothing, tableware, dolls and acces sories sold to benefit Central American commun ities, refugees, and cooperatives. Also, from 6-7 p.m., there will be an inexpensive beans and rice supper, and Latin American songs and stories by "Hermanoz de Paz" (Jon Sundell and Marty Province) at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m., Manuel Mejia Tol, a Guatemalan Indian, will speak. Admission is free. For more information, call 724-5907. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ? City government offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 for Thanksgiving. There will be no sanitation pick up on either day. The pickup schedule will be Monday, Nov. 25 collect Tuesday garbage; Tuesday, Nov. 26 collect Wednesday garbage; Wednesday, Nov. 27 collect Thursday garbage; Monday, Dec. 2 collect Friday garbage. Please see page B8 Business Owners If either of the following applies to you: 1. Bills you can not pay due to lack of money or dispute 2. Civil Lawsuits, Judgements or Liens Robert Dunlap and Associates will negotiate a*reduced and reasonable settlement or an extended payment plan with your creditors. rcrrr.i Dunlap f>sj 205 W. 3" St. ? W-S, N.C. 27101 ? 748-0167 Ext. 3 NO results ? NO costs DEBT PROBLEMS An alternative to straight bankruptcy is a Chapter 13 plan, which will avoid repossessions, foreclosures, and lawsuits, consolidate your debts and repay your creditors through a court supervised plan. A. STANLEY MITCHELL Attorney At Law 301 S. LIBERTY Q1Q TOK QA1 1 IW1NSTON-SALEM, NC 27101 571*7" / ?0"0411 Donald R. 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