Program for
ex-prisoners
benefits from
Diggs' service
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE .
In recognition and honor of Brenda Diggs*
service on the Poor and Needy Division Advisory
Board of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitably Trust,
the agency has
approved a
$25,000 grant
to Forsyth Jail
and Prison
Ministries Plan
to Prosper Re
Entry Program.
The pro
gram provides
pre-release
training and
counseling for
inmates as well
as post-release
assistance for
ex -offenders.
Last year,
the Ministries
Plan to Prosper
Re-Entry
Program pre
pared 230
inmates for
work prepared
ness, connect
ed 251 ex
offenders to
community
agencies and
assisted 27 Public service has been a hall
persons to find mark in Brenda Diggs' life and
housing, business career.
Diggs selected
this program to receive the grant because she
believes it is truly "making a difference" in this
community.
Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries has provided
chaplaincy services for inmates in the jail, prison
and youth detention center in Forsyth County for
more than 30 years. "
Diggs is a former Wachovia executive who
once headed Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth
County. She has been involved in charity work for
most ofjier life. She once led a successful United
Way campaign in Forsyth County.
Jazzy kick off to BHM at Library
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
The Forsyth County Public
Library system doesn't need a spe
cial occasion to honor black histo
ry, as Director Sylvia Sprinkle
Hamlin is quick to point out.
"We celebrate Black History
Month all year through," she said
with a smile. Like many other enti
ties however, the library does put a
special effort into the month of
February.
This year, library officials
decided to try a different approach
in celebrating Black History
Month, opting to focus on one
important African American rather
than trying to highlight the lives of
the many who are worthy of such
accolades.
"I think it's really unfair that we
have to relegate the contributions
of African Americans to one
month, and no matter how many
things that you try to cover, you're
not going to do a good job because
there are just so many aspects of
contributions made by African
Americans that there's too much to
cover in just one month," said
Children's Coordinator Joel White.
Mardi Gras at. the Library
served as the kickoff event for a
month's worth of activities cen
tered around the. life of Louis
"Satcjimo" Armstrong, this year's
featured African American.
The evening's activities includ
ed mask making for youngsters,
performances by the Triad Youth
Jazz Society; and a "parade" fea
turing decorated book carts from
the various branches.
The event caught the attention
of homemaker Nikisha Claytor,
who brought her children, Solan, S,
and Isis, 3, out to enjoy the festivi
ties.
, "I like Mardi Gras; I like the
whole New Orleans stuff, so why
not?" she remarked. "The kids get
to interact, get to make masks,
they're interacting with other kids
- they're home schooled, so they
don't get to do this too often."
The educational opportunities
the event afforded also appealed to
Claytor, she said.
"They have a very diverse
background and I think this adds
on to their development, you
know? Gets them used to different
rnotos oy Layu rarmei
Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin,from left, with Joel While , JaQuan Hamlin and William Stevenson.
^ i
William and Kim Boyer with
their son, Cay den.
cultures," she pointed out. "I think
that's important."
Kim Boyer and her husband
William are planning a trip to the
Big Easy with their three year-old
son, Cay den, and thought the
Mardi Gras celebration might serve
as a nice introduction.
"We're going to New Orleans
at the end of the month, so we're
Joel White leads a group of kids
in a Mardi Gras parade. A
trying to get Cayden ready for it,"
she said.
Boyer aaaea mat sne wants nei
son to be exposed to as much diver
sity as possible.
"I'm a teacher; I think it's a bad
thing when kids think what hap
pens in their neighborhood is whai
happens in the whole world," she
commented. "I just think it's a big
disservice to kick."
In addition to the Mardi Gra;
celebration, the library will host i
smattering of other, Armstrong
inspired events, Sprinkle-Hamlii
says.
"As a matter of fact, we hav<
Xhe curators of his museum fron
New York, they're coming dowi
the last week in February to tall
about Louis Armstrong and hi
art," she revealed.
Other events include Loui
Armstrong movie screenings ever
Wednesday of the month at th
Malloy Jordan East Winstoi
Heritage Center at 6:30 p.m. eacl
week; and a special jazz concei
featuring local artist Joe Robinsoi
and the Joe Robinson Quartet
which is slated to be hel<
Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Southsidi
Library beginning at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, visi
www.forsythlibrary.ore or cal
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