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the Chronicle Community Focus ^ Winston-Salem Greensboro High Point iicriON w ? ' ? May 2 1, 1998 holds first Achicvcvs I I m- t \ dS (jjjltfl ^1 I The YMCA Black Achievers Program... Empowering Youth and Community "There are two lasting bequests we \eqn hope to give our child-en. One ?of these is roots; the other, wings." ?Hodding Carter ? * Pi FELEC1A P. MCMILLAN Community Conctoondcnl 9 ? ? ? ;> The Winston Lake Family I VMCAs Black Achievers Program held its first annual Black Achiev ers in Business and Industry ^Awards Gala, May 14, at the ?Anderson Center on the campus Winston-Salem State Universi ?tyi Sixteen graduating seniors in Jtlje Black Achievers Teen Program ^rere honored; six of them received ?0ie newly-established the Mazie S. Woodruff Youth in Government Award. This award honors Teen Achievers who have demonstrated an interest in government by .attending two or more YMCA ' ;fyuth Legislative sessions and ^having a bill(s) accepted into the ybuth Legislature Bill Book. The Woodruff Award winners included Paula B. Boozer, Sandra N. Mar shall, of Michael L. Rainey, Shie rina A. Brown, Camille F. Foe and Trey la V. Rice all of Carver High School. Other Teen Achievers, graduat ing seniors who excelled in ? scholastic achievement, and demonstrated character, initiative, and motivation, included Pridgen J. Amos of Reynolds High School, Stuart Eaten of Carver* Lamond D. Scales of Carver, Anthony L. Warren of Mount Tabor, Jameelah M. El-Amin of Carver, Renee E. Hill of North Forsyth, Norman E. Johnson Jr. of North Forsyth, Sta cie D. Murrill of North Forsyth, Britanny D. Orange, of North Forsyth and Benjamin M. Petty of Carver. Adult achievers from sur rounding companies who are mak ing contributions in the workplace and in their communities were rec ognized at the awards program. Iney included Alvin Atkinson Sr. of Wachovia Bank; Willie A. Booker Jr. of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; James Boone of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com pany; Randy D. Britton of Duke Power Company; ShaRon E. John son of American Express Co.; John J. Lewis III of Sara Lee Hosiery; Shelley W. Malloy of R. X Reynolds Tobacco Co., Martha March of WFU/Baptist Medical Center; Wesley Curtis Jr. of Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce; Jerrold A. Dash of R. J. Reynolds Tobac co Co.; Samuel Davis of The Chronicle; Sharon Y. Dooley, of American Express Co.; Lisa N, Moore of American Express Co.; Elaine Pitt, of THE CHRONI CLE; Mark Raymond of 980 WAAA Radio; Roland R. Selby Jr. of American Express Co.; Grego ry C. Hairston of Winston-Salem State University; Linda Hollingsworth of American Express Co.; Curtis James of Sara Lee Knot Products; Claudette B. Jarrett of the Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools; Michael L. Suggs of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; Kimberly Summers-Sims of Sara Lee Hoisiery. The featured guest speaker for the evening was Davida Wagner Martin, County Attorney for Forsyth County Government. Martin, a native of Winston Salem, is the first African Ameri can to hold this position. Craig Marberry, President of Info Video, served as the Master of Ceremony. A native of Chicago, Marberry spent nearly seven years as a reporter for WXLI News Channel 12. Gala Chairperson Barbara Hayes, formally introduced Marberry to the audience. A Martin and Marbeny were honored to support the goals of the Black Achievers Program, The central pur pose of the pro gram is to help ^ African-American youth to develop a _/? ..if a positive sense 01 sen ana to set high educational and ^ career goals. The leaders of ^ the program seek to raise the academic standards of youth; expose students to diverse career options; provide youth with role models; create channels for contin uing community involvement by business and industry; and to rec ognize and promote excellence. County Attorney spoke on the topic, "From Believers to Achiev ers." Martin began by honoring this distinguished group of young people and the YMCA for having the "foresight to identify the heart of a great need in the community.. . We are here to celebrate ... I am proud to come from the same school system as these outstanding scholars," she said. However, she reminded them "To whom is given much, much will be required." She defined an achiever as one who carries out, secures, gets, attains as a result of exertion. "I know these young people have exerted., great effort over the years . . . their achievement is a result of positive planning on someone's part. Mar then turned to history to show evidence of achievement as a result of exertion of effort, She called upon the lega cy of Harriet Tubman, a young enslaved girl, who was hired away to owner after owner. Though her back was scarred, her voice husky from repeated bouts with untreat ed illnesses, her forehead battered, she believed she could have a bet ter life. In spite of the $40,000 bounty on her head, she became the Conductor of ttve Under ground Railroad, saving herself and 300 others "We should reach back and help someone else," Mar tin said. Martin called upon the basket ball anomaly Muggsy Bogues, who became a "walking, talking example that it is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of See Block Achieved on C2 WINSTON LAKE Jf S^fC ACHtpVEWS I I Thm 1998 Rmr Achbvon inn awarded tor thoir ccholoMtlc ochhvomontt, domonttrotod character, Inl I Mothro and motivation. >. loMtr, Camilla P. Pom, Mlthaal L Kalnmy, Trotya V. Mm, Sandra M. Marthall, (not picturod) a m Mlivi irvw m? vrvwn* (Loft to right) Athlovor Shalt on Jahntan, Marcallatta Oranta, I xacutiva Olractar; Koynoto tpaakar Dovlda Wagnar Martin, County Attornay; Chary! Horry, Dlroctor Black Achiavart; Craig Marborry, Moitor at Coromony; and Barbara Hayat, Black Achiavart Oala Chalrpartan graatad ana anathar at tha and at tha program. Smm of th? 199$ Adult Aehhvn IntlutM (loft to right) ShoMon I. Johnton of Amoriton Ixprott Company; John J. Lowit III of Sara Loo Holtory; Martha March of WTU/BapHtt Mod leal Confer; Uta N. Mooro, Amorkan Ixprou Company; and tloino L Mtt, of Tho Chronklo. . _ ... I ?
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