Through Her Music Gillard Touches The Lives Of Many
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Post Staff Writer
Diana Phifer Gillard is a
living example of how God
can change one's life The
change for Mrs—Gillard—
started a chain reaction
that has touched the lives
of many, mainly through
-thp ministry nf milsir_
Mrs. Gillard, a member
of Second Calvary Baptist
Church and the church's
Senior Choir, decided to set
* up a concert for the Cor
5 rection Center for Women
‘ in Raleigh And now there
• are plans for similar con
certs.
‘‘The music,” she
thought, "would give you
something to think about,
whereas you may not have
thought about God before.
Sometimes it can be rear
lonely. But when people
come and share the gosDel"
you know someone cares.”
Mrs.. Gillard . should
know. she lias experienced
the physical imprisonment.
But she realized that with
the help of God no one can
imprison you mentally un
less you let them. And from
this point on, her life began
to brighten.
. "1 thought 1 could change
myself but I couldn't do
that on my own. I had to let
God change me. He took all
my desires away and
placed me with a whole
new group of people *
Christians.”
Mrs. Gillard was brought
up at the Second Calvary
Baptist Church. “Becom
ing a member of the choir
was my first church in
volvement. 1 wanted to do
something...I had to do
Sorority
— To Sponsor_
Blood-Give-In
The Chai lutle'diapler uf
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority is
sponsoring a Blood-Give-In
on Saturday, February 13,
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Gethsemane AME Zion
Church, 531 Campus Street.
The Zeta Sorority is a
service organization,
having been founded, in.
1920, on the campus of
Howard University,
According to- Miss Madie
Simpson, president of the
Sorority, the Blood-Give-In
is our way of reaching out
to those who need us.
We especially call upon
the black community to
stand up and be counted in
this effort. Approximately
90 churches and 35 other
sororities, fraternities, and
. ' service clubs have been
contacted for the give-in.
• We also hope that there will
— be others responding as a
I result of the announce
ments through the news
! media.
Special recognition will
be given to each partici
~*i pa ting group.
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[ Cornelius
Program Is
Now A Reality
The Davidson - Cornelius
I Tutorial Enrichment Pro
gram is no longer an idea
but a reality.
On Monday, February 1,
50 students began filling
their—afternoons—with
positive reinforcement
skills in the areas of read
ing and math. They also
received homework help
and cultural enrichment
activities that will help
enrich their lives and
eliminate some of the bore
dom and .frustration that
sometimes low achievers
experience in a regular
school setting
Twenty students from
Davidson College, who will
along with two other staff
members from the Char
lotte-Meek lenburg School
System, attended a curri
culum and cultural work
shop facilitated by Miss
Melinda Johnson, associate
director and curriculum
coordinator, and Miss
Brenda Froneberger,
drama and arts coordina
tor of Gethsemane En
richment Program.
The operational hours of
the center will be 3:45 to
6:45, Mondays through
Thursdays, in the Davidson
Community Center without
cost
Students in grades l;6
attending the Davidson
Cornelius Schools, who
may be interested, may
contact Mrs Ann Brown,
instructional leader or
Miss Peggy Brown, co
ordinator of the Davidson
site.
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putting something into the
church and I started get
ting something out of it."
The program featuring
the Second Calvary Baptist
Church Choir in concert at
the Correction Center for
Women was a success "1
know that it lifted the
audience up but ir~atso
blessed the choir members
And I think they enjoyed
doing it."
Airs, uinara cauea ana
arranged this concert with
the help of Judy Berlow
“and Ted Marlin, minister
of music for Second jCal
vary. “Both of them and
my sister Selma Burton
have been a great inspira
tion to me." Ms. Gillard
pointed out
She has suggested to
Martin that the choir pre
—sent—a concert—once_a_
month to prisons, including
honor grade custody
orisons in the area.
The prison in Hunters
ville, Mrs. Gillard ex
plained. responded enthu
siastically to the proposal
In March another concert
has been planned The
choir will sing at Stonewall
I
Diana Phifer Gillard
Spreading God's love
jacKson training School,
prisons in Salisbury, New
ton, Monroe. Statesville
and return to Raleigh ten
tatively with Myers Taber
- naclo AMELZion Churchjn_
June.
In May the choir will
travel In a prison in Atlan
ta, Ga
It seems as if.the chain
reaction will continue to
promote better under
standing of God and fellow
ship. "Jesus is the answer
and the only way on earth
to make it," she said
Because one lady saw a
change needed to be made
in her life .."l tried life my
way and I couldn't handle it
mv way '...many people
have and will continue to
benefit.
Faith abounds and Mrs
Gillard is. pushing to
present a musical Christ
ian concert at the Central
prison for men in Raleigh
She also works at Trim
Line as a seamstress and is
going to take the state
board test for cosmetolo
glsts soon She enjoys read
ing , writing, the movies
and singing She has three
sons: Marco, James and
Demon.
une otner tavorite hobby
of Mrs. Gillard is spread
ing the Word of God any
where she can. She collects
and sends off for Biblical
literature such as book
marks with "The Lord’s
Prayer" on •.lesnc 1c
Love" printed on it.
"I distribute them out to
people especially in the
morning. People don't like
to smile in the morning. 1
spread His Word anyway I
can."
I hrough her prayers and
willingness to let God doHis
will in her life, Mrs Gil
lard has touched many -
probably far beyond her
dreams. She may not real
—t*e it but through her God ic
reaching out to others. Her
mission was inspired by
God and as long as He
prefers the mission
continue.
we nave made a list of
prisons located three to
four hours from Charlotte.
And once we visit these
prisons we will take the list
and start visiting them all
over again." And the chain
reaction of love continues.
“Y” Sleep-In
The Rock Hill YMCA will
have a sleep in for boys and
girls 6-10 years of age
Friday, February 5, begin
ning at “T prm.
Anyone that pre-registers
before Friday, February 1,
will get a $1 discount.
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