Federal money
will help find
missing adults
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONiri F
WASHINGTON - The
Justice Department has
awarded $1.75 million to
establish a national clearing
house for information on
missing adults under legisla
tion inspired by a missing
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This
is the
first
funding
'?"released
under
Kris
ten's
Law, wnicn Sen. John
Edwards sponsored in the
Senate and Rep. Sue Myrick
of Charlotte steered through
the House.
Kristen's Law was named
for Kristen Modafferi, a N.C.
State University student who
was last seen during the sum
mer of 1997 in San Francisco.
She disappeared just three
weeks after her 18th birthday.
Under the law at the time,
organizations that help search
for missing children were
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unable to assist Modafferi's
parents because she was an
adult.
The young Charlotte
woman's disappearance was
the subject of nationwide pub
licity, but thousands of other
cases involving young adults
are reported to authorities
without generating headlines.
"These funds will provide
desperately needed assistance
to law enforcement and fami
lies looking for missing
adults," Edwards said. "Kris
ten's Law will help ensure
that when an adult of any age
is missing due to foul play, a
national effort will be mobi
lized to help."
The funds were awarded to
the Nation's Missing Children
Organization and Center- for
Missing Adults. The Phoenix
based organization was found
ed in 1994 by Kym Pasquali
ni. As a child, Pasqualini nar
rowly escaped being abducted
by a knife-wielding stranger.
The nonprofit works to pre
vent abductions and to help
families of abduction victims
across the country. It distrib
utes photographs of missing
people and works with law
enforcement agencies to help
find missing people.
Edwards
Work of local artist Leo Rucker
to be featured at Delta Arts Center
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts Inc.
kicks off its summer exhibition series.
Two Homegrown Artists, with a one-man
show, (through Aug. 17) by local painter
and muralist Leo Rucker at the Delta Arts
Center. 1511 E. Third Street.
Rucker works in pencil, pastels,
acrylics and watercolors. His oil paintings
are characterized by "photo realism" that
captures the heartbeat of his subjects.
The artist's talent was recognized
early. He received his first commission at
age 5 for a portrait. East Forsyth High
School awarded him a scholastic gold key
and an art award at his graduation in 1981.
He received a degree in commercial art
from Rutledge College. C
During the '90's. Rucker's work was
awarded many prizes, including first prize
in the Stokes County Print Competition
and selection as the featured artist of the
African American Arts Festival in Atlanta,
Ga. Works by Rucker have been commis
sioned by Genesis Outreach Church,
Greater Cleveland Avenue Christian
Church, Ray Agnew, SMSI Marketing.
Many Forsyth County residents are famil
iar with murals created by Rucker and his
crew of Artiva interns each summer.
In an artist statement, Rucker said,
"The most exciting aspect of being a visu
al artist is that I can communicate wfth my
observer with the images that I create, as
well as to chronicle the history not only by
my heritage, but also of the things, places
and people that I have traveled with."
Paintings by Ann Bonner of Walker
town will be on view Aug. 24 through Oct.
12.
A piece by Winston-Salem artist Leo Rucker.
Tri-City Track Club gets grant for tutoring program; j
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
"Tri-City Project
T.E.A.C.H. has been awarded
a grant of $12,000 by the Win
ston-Salem Foundation,"
Learmond "Buddy' Hayes Jr.,
the club's president, said July
9.
According to Hayes, the
grant will be used to expand
the tutorial program for the
youths involved with the Tri
City Relays Track Club, as
well as other youths in the
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community.
"Our organization has
served over 700 children with
our tutorial program since its
beginning nearly 10 years ago.
"Hayes said. "The grant from
the Winston-Salem Founda
tion will give us additional
resources to enhance our pro
gram. We plan to implement a
back-to-school starter pro
gram at the beginning of the
2003-2004 school year. This
program will give the children,
assistance in the areas of
math, English and science
prior to the start of school."
Project T.E.A.C.H. already
has a strong after-school tuto
rial program in place, and the
grant will help recruit more
volunteers and staff to assist
the children. The funds will
also help the club's athletic
programs purchase equipment
as well as other related
expenses. The funds are made
available from the Edna B.
Parkin Georges Youth Fund
and the James and Barbara
Corrigan Advised Fund.
The Tri-City Relays Track
Club consistently serves more
than 100 children each sum
mer with its Junior Olympic
team. Athletes from this pro
gram have earned more than
$1 million in scholarship and
grant money for their college
studies.
Tri-City Project
T.E.A.C.H. also recently
began a youth cross-country
team, which has already field
ed national contenders.
"One of our goals is to pro
vide positive activities for our
youth on a year-round basis,"
said Hayes. "We accomplish
this with an all-volunteer staff
and the support of the commu
nity."
Tri-City Project
T.E.A.C.H., as it is now
known, was formed from the
Tri-City Relays Track Club in
1980. It has served more than
5.000 children from Forsyth,
Guilford, Davie, Davidson,
Stokes, Surry, and Iredell
counties since its inception- -
The track club and +t?
cross-country team, the Win, -
ston-Salem Wings, keep itlic .
athletes in good physical Cofl-I
dition while providing theni;
with opportunities to earn
grants and scholarships frnm
colleges to further their educa<
tion.
The tutorial program, 4ca;i
demies & Athletics. provJdfisX
free tutorial assistance for-the
students' school-related ?ufe-?
jects.
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African-American
health statistics
? Nearly 12 million African
Americans suffer from high
blood pressure, which pre
maturely ages the arteries.
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a huge threat to African
Americans due to obesity
and high blood-pressure
rates.
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of African American seniors
suffer from high blood pres
sure, diabetes and arthritis.
? The prevalence of diabetes is
70 percent more likely in
African Americans as com
pared with Caucasians.
? African Americans require
mote fiequent medical atten
tion'than other ethnic groups.
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