Mayor will help NBTF reach money goal
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by,Courtney gaillard
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' Mayor Allen Joines will
lead fund-raising efforts for
tftjc 2003 National Black The
atre Festival scheduled for
Aug. 4-9. Larry Leon Hantlin.
NB.TF producer and artistic
director. made the announce
ment last Thursday at City
Hall South.
"We've talked about pol
ishing the silver here in Win
ston-Salent. We've got a lot of
good silver here, and we've
^ot to make sure it's viable,
ntjjhhy and working. The fes
tivaf community is one of
those key pieces of our infra
structure, which makes Win
ston-Salem so special." said
Joines, who announced that
NBXF has been selected as
jme of the I (K) top events in
North America by the U.S.
Bus, Association.
f ."Hamlin says that he was
taT.ited" about the prospect of
Jfemning up with the mayor for
jipcoming festival, calling
tlwir partnership "monumen
tal. "
? "I was sometimes surprised
tri see (Mayor Joines) at some
Sf.fhe activities and events
wftet;e I was present, and I'm
sure he was surprised to see
me^at ones that he attended,
but "we spoke during those
. timgS and we're very happy."
Hamlin said.
Alderman Vernon Robin
son approached the mayor
about becoming the chairman
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Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph smiles at fans during the 7001
National Black Theatre Festival.
of the fund-raising committee rnent will generate more pri
after the last festival in 2001. vate business support and citi
"(Mayor Joines') involve- zen participation in reaching
Photo by Paul Collins
From right: Claire
Davis, David Culiss,
Noemi Camacho
and Kate Burkhal
ter - all students in
Jane Barkley's
fifth-grade class at
Redeemer School -
wrap Christmas
presents for men at
the shelter at
Samaritan Min
istries. Barkley is
shown at left.
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Photo by Courtney Gaillard
Larry Leon Hamlin and Mayor Allen Joines stand side-by-side at a press conference last week
at Citv Hall South.
the $1.5 million goal," said
Robinson, who served as a
fund-raising consultant for the
previous NBTF.
Joines said that he hopes to
personally attract more corpo
rate financial support from the
area in helping NBTF reach its
goal for next year's festival.
The 2001 festival fell several
hundred thousand dollars short
of its goal. That money was
eventually raised, but not until
Louisville
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had promised all along he
would select an outside candi
date. Louisville Police Chief
Greg Smith and Jefferson
County Police Chief William
Carcara were not considered.
The other finalists were St.
Paul, Minn., Assistant Chief
Richard J. Gardell and Chat
tanooga, Tenn., Chief Jimmie
the festival ended.
"It's events like the NBTF
that helps put Winston-Salem
on the map....The NBTF is
probably one of the corner
stones for our downtown com
munity," said Joines, who1
thinks that, despite the volatile
economy, the NBTF's reputa
tion will generate the neces
sary funds to make the event
successful.
The mayor said that he
L. Dotson.
The Rev. Louis Coleman, a
community activist leading
many of the protests, said he
is pleased Louisville hired a
black chief, but that it is too
early to judge White.
"He's Daniel going into
the lion's den." said Coleman,
adding that he expected the
protests to continue.
White will be heading a
department twice as large as
Greensboro's, with 1,246 offi
n m
intends to use funds from the
Millennium Fund, which was
established by the Winston
Salem Alliance, which Joines
heads, to be invested in down
town infrastructure and eco
nomic development, toward
the festival's fund-raising
efforts.
The NBTF draws droves of
stage, television and screen
stars and features more than
two dozen productions.
cers and an annual budget of
$120 million. He will earn a
base salary of $145,000 a
year, Abramson said.
White, 50, began his law
enforcement career in 1972 as
an officer with the Washing
ton, D.C., Police Department
and left in 1995 as the com
mander of the department's
Fourth Police District. White
also served as chief of police
for the District of Columbia
Housing Authority.
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J. "We'll be here for the day," out..."
* 0n Dec. 18. II children in Barkley said, "so we'll just do She added, "All year long, we
pane Barkley s fifth-grade class at whatever they want us to do." try every month, whatever
p^deemer School took a field trip She continued: "I want chil- (Samaritan Ministries needs) for
go*Samaritan Ministries. dren to develop service hearts ... the month, to collect it and send
L Tte school had raised more to understand what Christmas is it, so it's a yearly project."
'than-$1,000 for Samaritan Min- really about." Redeemer is a private. Presby
atrics. and Barkley wanted her One 0f the students. Kate terian school in the old Ardmore
students "to see where the money Burkhalter, said she liked doing School building. "We're a little bit
went, not just have it be some something to help the men at the different; we're patterned after the
abstract concept. homeless shelter. And. she added: schools out of Atlanta. Twelve to
Some of the students w rapped "If s fun. I like wrapping the pnes- 14 students are a maximum. So
presents (underwear) for the men ents." we can do things like this,"
who stay in the shelter, and some Barkley said: "This is the fifth Barkley explained.
Photo by Paul Collins
In addition to hot
meals, the Samari
tan Ministries pro
vides warm beds
for people who
need them.
[Shelters
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jwlthin the manufacturing base
?and- also when somebody leaves
?from; (say), Wachovia, they not
only Jake their salary and their
job out of our economy, (there is
also) a ripple effect through the
rest of the economy as well. So
there are fewer jobs in the serv
ice industries that are available to
some of our people as well."
"Another trend that I would
point out that's pretty interesting,
we're seeing more people who
have jobs come in for lunch
because they're trying to stretch
their budget," Hardin said.
He expects that on average
during the winter the soup
kitchen will serve about 400
meals a day - 250 at lunch, and
75 each at breakfast and dinner.
Winter is the soup kitchen's
busiest season of the year
, because of not only people com
? mg to get something to eat. but
'?also because people are coming
i in to get out of the cold for a cou
pie of hours or less.
Hardin encourages the public
to donate to Samaritan Min
istries. "As people go through the
holiday season and reflect on
their blessings, just remember
that a lot of people are in pretty
bad shape right now. Even small
gifts can make a big difference."
Kurosky said the shelter is in
constant need of donations. Each
month, the shelter solicits help
from different religious denomi
nations. She added that it is
important for the public not to
forget the homeless after the hol
iday season ends.
"Homelessness happens
every day of the year." she said.
William Adkerson. executive
director of the Bethesda Center
for the Homeless. 930 N. Patter
son Ave., said. "We're serving
quite a few more primarily
because the Lighthouse Min
istries' shelter closed last July."
Last year, the Bethesda Cen
ter averaged about 40 people a
night staying at its emergency
night shelter; this year the aver
age is more than 70. Adkerson
said. "We have had to move our
women to the Salvation Army to
make room for additional men ip
our night shelter (as of Oct. 30)."
The Bethesda Center's day
shelter still serves men and
women - an average of 85 people
a day. The day shelter provides
basic serv ices such as telephone,
bathrooms, showers, washer and
dryer, and case management.
"We have about 50 (people) in
case management." Adkerson
said. If the person is educational
ly deficient, the Bethesda Center
can help, but for most other case
management needs, the Bethesda
Center makes referrals to other
agencies.
Adkerson said the communi
ty is responding well to the
Bethesda Center's annual cam
paign. which is under way.
The Bethesda Center has
ongoing needs for personal
hygiene items, blankets, winter
Joats. towels and wash cloths.
The Salvation Army and the
Rescue Mission also have home
less shelters, and Family Services
has a battered women's shelter.
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