Church and Business
Begin Facelift Of East Winston Neighborhood
By KAREN M HANSON
Communit> News Rejxjrter
Just a few months ago, the cor
ner of 17th Street and Patterson
Avenue was a busy area. Delivery
trucks pulled in and out of the
Krispy Kreme building's loading
dock.
But employees there noticed
even heavier traffic coming in and
out of a house across the street.
They assumed it was a neighbor
hood crack house.
Today the crack house is gone.
Now, thanks to the combined
efforts of Krispy Kreme, Home
Moravian Church and Habitat for
Humanity, Elaine Morris has a
brand new house and a place she
considers her new home on that
same lot.
Morris said she considers her
self fpminatty _ . ...
"It's like being in heaven. This
is what heaven's all about," Morris
said. "It's just a dream come true."
Plans to build the three-bed
room, two-bath house began when
both Krispy Kreme and Home
Moravian Church were searching" for
? community service project. Scott
Livengood, president of Krispy
Kreme Doughnut Corp., who is also
a member of the Home Moravian
adult Sunday School class, came up
with the idea of both groups work
ing with Habitat for Humanity 1o
help build a house.
Workers broke ground on the
lot the first weekend in September.
With a lot of hard work and dedica
tion, it took volunteers, working
only on Saturdays, 16 weeks to
complete the house. On Jan. 10,
Habitat dedicated the house to Mor
ris.
During the dedication. Marcia
Vaughn, of Home Moravian
Church, who was the project coordi
nator. said, "As Elaine Morris
moves into this house next week, the
tide will move further toward a
neighborhood that's full of people
who care ? about-their homes, their
friends and neighbors ? people
who care a lot more about life than
the crack dealers that hung out here
just a half-a-year ago. This house
represents a recovery but only the
beginning."
Sara Dorgan, executive director
of Habitat for Humanity, said the
next step* is to get more black leaders
involved, from churches and black
owned businesses to volunteers.
"We would really like to see
more members in the black commu
nity coming out to our Habitat sites
and volunteering, "Dorgan saicT"
"We hear a lot about the problems in
our community about racial tension,
and at the Habitat work site, every
body comes together for a common
purpose.
"The barriers are all dropped
here at the Habitat site. It's young
and old, rich and poor, black and
white. It's just a perfect way for all
kinds of people to get to realize that
we're all the same."
Vaughn said, al6ng with volun
teers, the black community can join
others in providing Habitat for
Humanity financial support
? "Locally, our Habitat is doing
great things," Vaughn said. "We
have a lot of people volunteering
man hours, but Habitat needs firwi
cial support, as well ? especially if
we can get corporate financial sup
port. ^ ? *'*
Beau Danes, chairman of the
local Habitat board, agreed.
"We are sorels in need of con
tributions and support from busi
nesses and churches." Danes said.
"We are solely reliant on donated
funds and materials. But one was to
do it is for a business and a church
to get together and help sponsor a
house. Their contributions of funds
and solunteers help build it. and we
select a family for the house.
"We'd really like to see the
churches get involved because it
really is a situation where the con
gregation can do something together
? sort of practice what they
preach." Dancy said.
Standing in her new bedroom,
Morris echoed the need for olacks to
get involved.
"Black churches need to help
donate some money and their time
to better their own neighborhoods*"
Morris said. "They (Krispy Kreme.
and Home Moravian) didn't have to
give this house to me. but they did.
Black people need to look around
and see what's going on. They need
to help rebuild their own neighbor
hoods."
Meanwhile, Vaughn said her
church. Krispy Kreme and Habitat
^'or Humanity are hoping to replace
other houses in the same block with
new Habitat homes.
"The Krispy Kreme Doughnut
Corporation, Home Moravian
Church, and Habitat for Humanity
have all made a commitment to con
tinue this recovery process until
we've reached our goal of transition
ing this neighborhood back to what
it once was and was meant to be"
Vaughn said. ? a place to live and
to lo^e and to grow# -
A&T Awarded $3 Milliort Grant
North Carolina A&T State Uni
versity i\&sJj??n awarded a $3 mil
lion-grant from the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation of Battle Creek, Michi
gan, to enhance the university's
graduate and undergraduate pro
grams in engineering, teaching and
research.
? Q The grant was announced by
Dr. Edward B. Fort, A&T's chan
cellor who said the grant will great
ly enhance the University's efforts
to begin offering doctoral programs
in electrical ^pd mechanical engi
neering. "The superb award and its
designation of the University as a
Kellogg Center of Excellence in
Engineering is a milestone in the
l(X)-year history of this great insti
tution, he said. "This world-class
University is geared to help meet
the critical national need of signifi
cantly increasing the number of
minorities and women who earn
degrees in engineering, science and
technology. We are grateful to the
Kellogg Foundation for iis confi
dence in our engineering program."
A&T will rcceivc $1.5 million
the first 21 months of the grant. $1
million for the next year and
$5(X),0(X) the final year. The grant
will he effective beginning, in Feb
ruary.
A&T's designation as a Center
of Excellence in Engineering by
Kellogg provides impetus to this
growing national status in engineer
ing and scientific fields. The Uni
versity is the nation's leading pro
ducer in. Black engineers at the
bachelor's anil master's degree lev
els. The grant will enable the Uni
versity to implement the doctoral
programs and enhance doctoral and
research opportunities for students
and practicing engineers. ,
Youth Choir Has -Family And Friends Day
The New Bethel youth choir
will have a family and friends day
on Sunday Jan 24, 1993, at 4:00
p.m. The mistress of ceremony will
be the president Dionne Piggott.
There special guest will he a
mother and son duet. They are
Norma Hester and Master Jarvus
Hester, formally of Chicago, Illi
nois. They are members of Provi
dence Baptist Church of Kern
ersville, N.C. Jarvus is a freshman
at East Forsyth High School. He has
performed in the little theater play
"The Music Man" and severai-plays
at the First Assembly Of God
Church on University. He has writ
ten and directed a play in Coving
tj / -
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Dionne Piggott
Mistress of ceremony
ton, Michigan during the summer.
Norma Hester sings in the church
choir at Providence and has sang in
the "We Shall Behold Him" drama
? at Fjrst Assembly. She has also per
formed special music at the church
for several occasions. She is mar
ried to Ronald Hester and they have
~T&o other sons.
Others appearing on the pro
gram will be mother Lillian Johnson
with remarks, Brian Johnson with a
solo, and other members of the
youth choir.
The church is located at 1016
N. Trade St. Dr. Jerry Drayton is the
pastor. All arc welcome to come
ariti be a friend of the choir.
Baha'i Group Works For The "Dream"
The Baha'i Community world
wide has labored for the last 150
years for the elimination of preju
dice in society. This is one of the
central principles of the message of
Baha'u'llah, the Prophet Founder of
the Baha'i Faith.
Because of the Baha'i teachings
on racism and the strong involve
ment of the Baha'i Community with
these issues, the Baha'is were again
asked to co-chair the March in
Atlanta on Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day and were again the first group
to follow the VIPs and the civil
rights groups leading the march.
This year the number of Baha'is
participating exceeded the 2,000
mark. Some Baha'is from this area
went to Atlanta, some participated
in local activities, and all 5 million
Baha'is world-wide joined on Sun
day, Jan. 17 for the 4th annual
"Prayers Around The World Cam
paign For Peace and Racial Harmo
ny" to "pray in memory of Martin
Luther King, Jr. Every participating
community sent its city name which
will he inscribed on a roll that will
be presented to Mrs.. Coretta King.
The prayer meeting for the city of
Atlanta was held at the Center for
Non-Violent Social Change. As an
ongoing local activity, the Baha'is
of Winston-Salem arc the sponsors
of the Healing of Racism Dialogue,
which is a scries of sessions dealing
with aspects of racism. One cycle
ended a few weeks ago and another
will start soon. The Healing of
Racism Dialogue is open to all that
ar? constructively arid positively
interested in achieving the elimina
tion of racism. If you arc interested
in participating in this project,
please call Sandra Miles at 767
6888 to add your name to the list.
Murdock Ministry Is Growing
Dr. Mike Murdock is in
- tremendous demand as one of the
most dynamic speakers in America
today. More than 9.000 audiences
in 36 countries have attended his
crusades, conference and seminars.
Each year. Dr. Murdock receives
more than 1 .500- invitations to speak
and travels 150,000 miles to bring
God's Wisdom Keys to colleges,
schools, corporations and churches.
He has also appeared on TBN, CBN
and other television networks. ?
Dr. Murdock has authored over
12 books and is the renowned com
poser of the Gospel favorite. "Jesus,
Just the Mention of Your Name",
and many other songs. Additionally,
as an accomplished pianist and
singer, he has released more than 10
albums to date.
The son of a minister. Dr. Mur
dock is known for his ability to
bring God's Word and power to the
hurting. His strong compassion for
those in need motivates him' to trav
el the, world, training the Bwly of
Christ for victory
Or. Mike Murdoek
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