Community Focus
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The Choice for African-American Slews
Community
Calendar
Central Library will hold
family event April 13
Community Day @> Your
Library will be held April 13
from 1-4 p.m. at the Central
Library on Fifth Street. In cel
ebration of National Library
Week, the children's depart
ment of the Central Library
will host a family event featur
ing crafts, "Musart Enrich
ment" by Mindamusic Learn
ing Center (crafts and music)
and continuous showings of
William Wegman's hilarious
short film "The Hardly Boys
in. Hardly Cold." This film,
for all ages, is offered in cele
bration of Wegman's exhibit at
SECCA and features the tal
ents of an all-canine cast,
Wegman's famous weimaran
ers. All programs are free.
Crossing 52 Initiative will
. have awards celebration for
essay/poster contest winners
Crossing 52 Initiative will
have an awards celebration for
the winners of its annual
poster/essay contest. These
contestants are students in
grades K-12 in Winston
Salem/Forsyth County
Schools. ,
Crossing 52 Initiative is
dedicated to raising the cultur
al awareness in the communi
ty
The event will be held on
April 6 at 2 p.m. in the Ander
son Conference Center on the
campus of Winston-Salem
State University. All Winston
Salem/Forsyth County
Schools' students, parents, and
school administrators are
invited to attend. This event
has no admission charge.
Carver School Branch
Library will hold programs
in celebration of National
Library Week
In celebration of National
Library Week, April 14-20.
Carver School Branch Library.
4915 Lansing Drive, will
present these programs:
? Rock n' Read - back by
popular demand. Patrons are
invited to enjoy rocking chairs
while they read from April 15
20.
? Boom. Boom the Clown -
April 15 at 10 a.m. Boom,
Boom the Clown will entertain
the children at our regular
story time.
? Love your Body - April
18 at 7 p.m. Come out and
learn simple techniques for
loving your body. Free demon
strations and samples.
? Jazz in the Afternoon -
April 19 from 3-6 p.m. Kick
back, relax and enjoy smooth
jazz tunes from trumpet player
Joe Robinson.
All events are free and
open to the public. For more
information, call 661-4917.
Search under way for
members of 1971 Junior
Class of Atkins Senior High
School
The 1971 Junior Class of
Atkins Senior High School is
planning an Atkins 1972
"Class That Never Was"
Reunion for Aug. 2-4. All
classmates are asked to call
(336) 767-8894 or (336) 764
8477.
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Photos by Kevin Walker
David Flomo, president of the Liberian Organization of the Piedmont, makes sure that the Liberian flag has been evenly
placed on a wall of the banquet hall at the Urban League.
A Party with a Purpose
The Liberian Organization of the Piedmont celebrates 14 years
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
The Triad's burgeoning
Liberian community has come
together many times over the
years for many different rea
sons. Last summer, local
Liberians united to try* to
secure medical and financial
support for a young Liberian
boy brought to Winston-Salem
to get treatment for a painful
birth defect.
For sometime now the
group has worked together to
collect books and other learn
ing supplies to send home to
Liberia, a small West African
nation that has had its share of
ups but mostly downs over the
last deCade.
But Saturday, many local
Liberians united for a differ
ent reason - to dance, eat tra
ditional dishes and celebrate
the successes of the past and
look forward to the many
challenges that the future
holds.
The Liberian Organization
of the Piedmont celebrated its
14th anniversary during a
soiree at the Winston-Salem
Urban League that brought out
dozens of people born in
Liberia who now live in this
area. The event was also billed
as a fund-raiser for LOP's lat
est outreach effort - Books for
Liberian Schools Project,
which is striving to once more
give schools in the nation the
tools they need to educate
children and college students.
"We are and have always
been willing to help our broth
ers and sisters in Liberia,"
said LOP president David
Flomo, w ho detailed the many
efforts LOP has launched in
the past to give back.
Liberia has a historic rela
tionship with the United
States. In the 1820s, former
black slaves from this country
who wanted to return to Africa
were resettled in Liberia. The
Set Liberia on C2
Ranney Jackson, chair of fhe board of directors of the United Liberian Association group;
Roberta Davis, president of the Liberian Community Association of Pittsburgh, and Deputy
Ambassador Aaron B. Kollie
Ralph Pearson, left, talks with Dr. Joesph Korto, the former president of the national Liber
ian Association. Pearson is a member of LOP.
Aaron Kollie greets guests at the party.
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