Coalition on Alcohol and Drug Problems Recognize Volunteers
Awards for individuals and
groups who have taken the lead in
Jaromoting alcohol and other drug
4&use prevention. The banquet was
held Oct. 21.
Individual and group awards
have been established in the follow
ing categories: adult (24-64). youth
<13-23), senior adult (65 and olden,
-Jjvic/religious, neighborhood and
~$t5iness.
>.. The following people were rec
? ognized:
RUSSCHELL JOHNSON
(nominated by Yvonne Booker);
Helping people as a consumer
advocate for the Consumer Involve
ment Office is just one of the ways
Russchell Johnson helps people.
Currently, she is the president of the
Forest Ridge Tenant Association
and has guided the association
through successful completion of
the first family fun/anti-drug festival
this past summer. She also met with
the principal of Kernersville Ele
mentary School in order to organize
a community-based tutorial pro
gram. She also contacted local
human service agencies and encour
aged them to provide afternoon pro
? grams for youth.
She is a member of OFF Man
agement Team and was a highly
.visible participant in the Smart Stan
?.initiative.
MARY HOGDEN (nominated
"by Martha Martinat):
Hogden is committed to people
having a second chance. She has
rebounded from a very difficult and
painful life to become an example
of strength and perseverance.
Against seemingly insurmountable
oddsrshe has been MLcceisfuHn
establishing a program in the com
munity that provides a second
chance for people who have been
involved in drugs or crime.
The program. Forsyth Initiative
For Residential Self-Help Treatment
Inc., is a two-year program that is
an alternative to prison and is mod
eled after the Delancey Street Pro
gram, of which Hogden is an alum
nus. In order to bring FIRST to
Winston-Salem, she organized a
board and advisory committee with
? support from businesses, churches
and community leaders. During
these years of organizing, she also
achieved a personal goal ? a col
lege degree. She is a member of the
? LlftQ?_Club. and has been selected
for Leadership Winston-Salem.
JOHN E. MOORE (nominated
by Robert Greer):
Moore has been involved in
efforts to help others for many
years. He was instrumental in estab
lishing a breakfast program and a
free clothing closet for those in
need. He was also instrumental in
the founding of Black Men and
Women Against Crime and serves
as vice president in charge of opera
tions for the group.
He has workectwith youth from
all areas of the city as a social
worker and scout leader. He is cur
rently Chairman of East Ward Vot
ing Committee, and is a board mem
ber of the East Winston Community
Development Corporation.
GEORGIA SMITH (nominated
by Althea Jones):
Smith is well known in this
community as a caring, sharing and
doing person. The list of activities,
programs and efforts that she has
been instrumental in initiating
include: the "Neighbor to Neighbor"
Program for drug prevention, an
after-school tutorial program for
youth 6-18 years old; a tenants'
association; and a "Family Fun
Day" for residents in her commu
nity.
Georgia is also involved in the
work of several agencies and orga
nizations in the community which
include: the East Winston Commu
nity Development Corporation.
Skyline Village Tenants' Associa
tion; Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools, Winston-Salem
State University and the Winston
Salem/Forsyth County Coalition on
Alcohol and Drug Problems.
This is the second Community
Service Award she has received; she
was an award recipient in 1992.
j
PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOL
1DAC i nominated by James Bran
don. Principal. Parkland High
School)
IDAC. an acronym for Identify
Disassociate- Attack with Love
Convert. is a drug-prevention pro
gram organized at Parkland High
School in 1989. It takes a different
approach to alcohol/drug awareness;
rather than having students sign a
pledge not to drink and drive, 'stu
dents pledge not to use
alcohol/drugs at all. They do not
associate with others who do use
alcohol/drugs.
IDAC has sponsored guest
speakers; provided students for
DARE; had a CARE teamed trained
at Charter Hospital to help other stu
dents; donated money from stu
dent/faculty basketball games to
such organizations as Crisis Control
Ministry; purchased videotapes on
drug abuse/teen-age problems for
Parkland's Media Center; partici
pated in the Governor's Highway
Safety Seatbelt Education Program;
given thousands of dollars (from
Crosby Foundation) to students for
being active in IDAC. IDAC also
works with the Medical Center to
do an annual drug survey.
ELIZABETH COX (nominated
by Lucille Ransby):
Cox is currently president of
the Cry stal Towers. Residents Coun
cil and has worked many hours
without pay to improve the quality
of life for senior residents, espe
cially those with substance-abuse
problems. After discerning the prob
lems of substance abuse at Crystal
Towers, she realized that petitioning
for eviction was not the answer,
because many of the residents were
moving in from the mission, or
homelesspoputatioifc __
She organized an Alcohol
Anonymous group in the building,
but very few would participate. So
she decided to talk to the residents
'with the problems, who told her a
recreation room with a pool table
and other equipment could help
them. Cox was instrumental in
securing a grant to establish a recre
ation room for these residents. C<?
directs the Resident Choir for
HAWS seniors and works with the
Downtown Church Center and the
FOCUS group at Bowman Grayand
sits on the Board of the Legal Aide
Society. Her son. Lee Cox, accepted
the award for Mrs. Cox, who was
hospitalized.
MELVIN WILKINS (nomi
nated by Lucille Ransby):
Wilkins has organized an out
reach group of young people to
work with youth and adults. He
works one-on-one with street drug
dealers as well as those who use
drugs, inviting them to attend com
munity meetings with the purpose
of stopping their involvement in
drugs and other criminal activities.
During the summer, he carried a
group of 150-175 people to Myrtle
Beach. S.C.. for a Christian retreat.
Workshops were conducted on sub
stance abuse, teen-age pregnancy,
violence prevention, among others
topics.
HAROLD KINNARD (nomi
Recipients of Winston-Salem! Forsyth County Coalition on Alcohol and Drug Problems Awards.
nated by Cleveland Avenue Task
Force):
Using his talent to deliver his
anti-drug abuse message to youth, is
just one way that Kinnard con
tributes to the community. Harold,
who is known affectionately as "Kid
Smooth" by those close to him, is a
rap artist. He volunteers his services
in Housing Authority communities, .
as well as other communities in
Winston-Salem. He has performed
for the Red Ribbon Week Kickoff
ceremony; A Drug-Free Talent
Show for the Housing Authority;the
Alliance of Afro-American Men;
Piedmont Park Community Day
Celebration; the Cleveland Avenue
Homes Fall Festival. His shows are
anti-dmg. All of his songs deal with
messages on drug prevention, teen
age pregnancy prevention, anti-vio
lence and staying in school.
HAPPY HILL GARDENS
VOLUNTEER STAFF (nominated
by Lucille Ransby):
The Happy Hill Gardens Vol
unteer Staff is composed of women
and men dedicated to community
awareness, working to rid their
community of aleohol, drug! and
violence. They are recognized In the *?'
community for their efforts in orga
nizing clothes drives, a food bank,
delivering food to senior citizens,
bake sales, gathering residents for
special classes and events. They are
presently involved in "Home
-Group" organizing for AIDS aware
ness and prevention.
DONALD MEBANE (nomi
nated by Lucille Ransby):
Mebape is a member of the
Piedmont Park Peace Team, a com
munity-based program that focuses
on young African-American males.
He strives to keep them involved in
masculine activities, providing
activities that teach violence preven
tion through conflict resolution
skills, alcohol and drug abuse
awareness, crime prevention and
health facts. In order to accomplish
these things, he networks with the
Health Department, Step One, N.C.
Extension Office, Housing Author
ity Residents Council and many
other agencies.
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