Mentoring program resolves to get more volunteers
BY LAYLA rAAtMt.K
THE CHRONICLE
The Harvard Mentoring
? 'Project, MENTOR ' and the
!? Corporation for National and
^Community Service joined
jjforces in 2002 to establish
National Mentoring Month,
,-jecognized in January of each
tjear. The purpose of National
?'Mentoring Month is to bring
lactational attention to the thou
sands of youth throughout the
?""country who are in need of pos
itive role models.
WJj Chanda Hurins, program
v fiianager for Inspiring Futures,
! ? division of the YWCA's
/-?youth Intervention Services
\_Jvhich pairs at-risk youth with
?'?mentors, says that the need for
Vtnentors in this'X'ommun it\ is
V^ignificant.
Sixty percent of the youth
?&ho participate in the Inspiring
>Tutures program are referred by
?, the juvenile justice system.
?*3Hany are on the waiting list to
VJecieve mentors.
? ? "What we're tpying to do is
y provide ... mentors to males and
*Jenu<es, to help dissuade them
-*> not re-offend ... to give them
positive, structured activities to
do and to show them that there
are things better that they can
do with their time," Hurms
explained. "These are kids who
are in highly dysfunctional
families, which lends even
more to them being at risk."
Carol Sullivan, 49, became
a mentor through Inspiring
Futures- two years ago.
Sullivan was paired with 13
year-old Ayesha Crawford,
whom she affectionately calls
"Esha." She says the 'mentor
ing experience has been
extremely .rewarding for her.
"To look through Esha's
eyes at different world prob
lems, at different local prob
lems, at her own family prob
lems, at my family, it has
reawakened a part of me that I
had forgotten existed," Sullivan
commented. "Seeing her smile,
having her open up to me and
ask me questions that she might
not have asked anyone else -
that's by far been the most
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Private completes basic
training
Army National Guard
Pvt. Courtney R. Bowman
has graduated from basic
combat training at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of
training, the soldier studied
the Army .mission, history,
tradition and core values,
physical fitness, and
received instruction and
practice in basic combat
skills, military weapons,
chemical warfare and bayo
net training, drill and cere
mony, marching, rifle
marksmanship, armed and
unarmed combat, map read
ing, field tactics, military
courtesy, military justice
system, basic first aid, foot
marches, and field training
exercises.
She is the daughter of
Hazel Bowman of E. 23rd
St., and goddaughter of
Mellissa Thomas of
Montrose Lane, both of
Winston Salem.
The private is a 2006
graduate of R.J. Reynolds
High School.
Lexington Deltas plan MLK
breakfast
The Lexington Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Inc. will hold its 18th Annual
Martin Luthej King, Jr.
Memorial Breakfast on Jan.
15 at the Lexington YMCA,
located 119 West Third Ave.
in Lexington. The Memorial
Breakfast will feature
Reverend Dr. James L. E.
Hunt as the guest speaker.
Hunt is the pastor of New
Birth Worship Center in East
Bend. He is the former pastor
of Goler Memorial A.M.E
Zion Church of Winston
Salem, St. John A.M.E. Zion
Church of Thomasville, and
Patterson Grove A.M.E. ^ion
Church of East Bend. A
breakfast will be served
beginning at 7:30 a.m. The
sorority is happy to have
been able to present a cadre
of highly famed individuals
through the years and this
rewarding part."
Sullivan admitted that the
prospect of taking on a mentee
who may have had a criminal
background was a little daunt
ing for her at first, but says
things have workedlout well for
her and Crawford.
"I was a little leery at first.
1 didn't know what I was get
ting myself into, but she put me
at ease very quickly," she
remarked. "There is nothing 1
would have changed -
absolutely nothing. She's a phe
nomenal child."
Over' the years, the two.
have engaged in many activi
ties together, from tubing on
the Dan River, to hiking, volun
teer work, even stained glass
classes. Sullivan says that
Crawford has become a part of
her family.
"I have a daughter and son
living at home; my son is 24
and my daughter is 22, and
they've kind of adopted her as
their little sister," she said.
"She's pretty much a part of
every holiday meal 1 have."
Sullivan, who works at
Windstream Communications
and does photography on the
side, has incorporated
Crawford into many aspects of
her life, sharing the knowledge
and passions that she possesses
with the child.
"She learned how to cook in
my kitchen for the first time.
I've given her many lessons on
using my camera. She's actual
ly started her own portfolio,"
Sullivan said, "(but) as much as
I may have taught her, I think
she may' have taught me more."
Although the program typi
cally supports mentor ships for
up to two years only, Sullivan
has already said that she plans
to continue her relationship
with Crawford. f
"As long as she wants me in
her life, I want to be thefe," she
said. "She's lovely, she's real
ly lovely."
Inspiring Futures, formerly
known as Governor's One on
One, is in desperate need of
male mentors, Hurms says, as
most of the referrals are male.
"These court referrals are
year. Tickets ($10 for adults
and $6 for students under 1 2)
may be secured from any
sorority member or contact
Arlene L. Pinnix-Morrow at
336-249-0438 or Theresa
Scott in Winston-Salem at
336-760-1454.
The Lexington Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta is a mem
ber of the national organiza
tion with a membership of
more than 50,000 college
trained members and more
than 900 chapters nation
wide. The goal of the sorority
is to promote the growth and
development of the commu
nity through eradicating edu
cational, economic and social
inequities.
BOE to hold special
meetings
Eric Elliott, tfie chair of
the local Board of Elections,
has announced in the first half
of 2007 the Board will take
advantage of a lull in the four
elec
tion
cycle'
to hold
a series
of topi
c a I
meet
ings
aimed
at get
t i n g
*
Elliott
community inpui on now ine
BOE might improve its pro
cedures. ' e
These one hour meetings
will be held on the 2nd
Tuesday of each month at 4
p.m. The dates and topics
will be: Jan. 9. BOH Budget;
Feb. 13, Precincts and
Procedures; March 13,
Communications; April 10,
Voter Registration and
Absentee Voting; May 8, Poll
Worker Recruitment and
Training. The chair invites
citizens to contact the Board
of Elections Staff and Board
Members with your sugges
tions and to join with us in
our Tuesday deliberations as
we seek to make the voting
experience the best for all
Forsyth County voters.
The Board Meetings will
be held on the 2nd floor of the
Forsyth County Government
Center, 201 N. Chestnut
Street, Winston-Salem, N.C.
If you have any questions
regarding the Board
Meetings, please contact the
Board of Elections office at
336-703-2800.
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Program manager Chanda Hurms.
Photo by Jaewm Piti
African-American youth who
are at risk," she commented,
"it'd be great if \ye could have
some really positive black men
step up. It doesn't matter as far
as your income level or your
education, as. long as you have
that ability to be positive."
Keith Kelly, District
Liaison for Mel Watt, is one of
the few men who have signed
on to be mentor since Hurms
took leadership of the program
two years ago.
Jamon Carson. 16, was
assigned to Kelly earlier this
year.
"Because I talked about dif
ferent things that we need to do
in our own community I
thought it was important that 1
give back myself," Kelly said
of his .motivation to become a
mentor. "It's a lot easier for
people to give dollars to charity
when really what we need to
Ayes ha Cra
wford
give is our lime. The facl that
you can be a positive role
model to a young person and
help shape them and mold them
- those things are so invalu
able."
Over the past six months.
Kelly and Carson hate engaged
in different activities, from
attending football and basket
ball games, to simply sharing a
meal and quiet conversation
"He really doesn't have a
male role model in his life, so I
just try to talk u> him about
some of the different things that
are going on." Kelly said. "I'm
not really that old, but I'm 29,
and I am far removed from the
teenagers It makes me feel
like I understand more ... like I
have more of a connection to
youth, to the younger genera
tion so to speak ."
Males ,tnd females who are
interested in mentoring may
visit the YWCA Youth
Intervention Services office,
located at 214 N. SpriQ^ St. in
Winston-Salem. Hurms says
that anyone with a positive atti
tude is welcome and encour
aged to come and make a dif
ference in the life of a local
youth.
"When we think back in our
lives of who was it that was a
positive influence, we can find
somebody,, whether they were
officially a mentor or not," she
said. "These kids need those
positive influences, because
they seem to be sorely lacking
them."
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