; Bennett
Presents
Noted Artist
Greensboro - As a part of
the Greensboro Chapter of
the NAACP’s celebration of
its 75th Anniversay, Ben
nett College has Joined with
community organizations
to provide cultural activi
ties for Black History
Month.
On February 12, Bennett
College will present stu
dent artist Addieleen
Crocker of North Carolina
AAT State University. Her
exhibit will be open to the
public in Bennett's Holgate
, Library. The opening re
* ception was held Sunday,
| February 5.
> Dr. John T. Biggers,
> artist and educator, will be
J the featured lecturer for
J Bennett’s Art Department
> on February 28-29. In ter
J ested local artiste and art
; students are invited to his
• lecture, Tuesday, Febru
' ary 28, at 7 . p.m.~ in
J Pfeiffer Science Assembly.
t Dr. Bigger, who has dte
| tinguished himself 8s a .
; painter, graphic artist and
j muralist, will show some of
\ his works during the Big
{ ger’s Exhibit, Wednesday,
r February 29, at 1 p.m. in
( Holgate Library.
Dr. Alma Adams, chair
> person of the Department
! of Visual Arts and Hu
| mane Studies, is CSordin
> ating Bennett’s iavolve
l ment in the NAACP’s
{ celebration.
: A&T Kicksoff
Fundraising
Campaign
The Queen City chapter
of A&T State University
alumni recently kicked off
its 1984 fundraising cam
paign.
A goal of $10,000 has been
set, which exceeds last
year’s goal by $4,000.
j According to_ Jimmy
chapter president, “1
realise that fee 1984 goal Is
aggressive, but We have,
over 390 alumni to help us
attain this goal.”
The national alumni goal
has been set for $300,000.
The money will go towards
scholarships and various
curricula In the university
! Maroon And
\ Gold Ball
Planned
West Charlotte National
i Alumni held its annual
, Maroon and Gold Bah on
' Sfehirday, February 4, at
fee West Charlotte Park
; <*oter tp 1
p a.m. ’This was irtadrais
(er towards the grand re
union to be held hi Char
loth** June, 1998.
Over 300 partictpantg art*
, joyed the music by Brief
r Encounters of Wilksboro.
f Dsor prises of $100 went to
I Arthur Buster Massey of
! 3711 Dslford Road in Shak
> er Heigts, Ohio; $79 to Lum
Read of 234 Summit Street
I in Monros, NX., and $80
to Mrs. C. W. Costner of 821
White Plains Road in
Charlotte.
A&T Alumni
| Set Recruitment
I Night
The Charlotte alumni
chapter of AM State
University will host a re
cruitment night February
15, flam 7-9 p.m. at the
| Greenville Community
Center, 1399 Spring Street.
Representatives from
the university will cover
financial aid, admissions
and career developments:
AH students and parents
are invited to attend.
For more Information,
contact Jimmy Winston at
537-1596 after 5 p.m.
Sears Grant
Dick Edminsten, store
manager for Seen at Saet
lead MaB, preenttsd Dr.
Robert L Albright of
Jotmeoa C Smith Univer
sity a check.for $M$a far
the faI schelanfdp
fund. The gift was part of i
$1.9 million anmmBy given
to collages and universities i
nationwide by the Boars I
Foundation !
The education grants i
are one program I’m par
SSHrt£S.i
»■ «• BMaa. General (n airman of the
Annual Fend Drive, made aa announce
ment about the Aria aad Science
Coonefl's gsal at the kick off laacheeo
held Thursday,
r ■ • 1
By Lari Grier
Pe« Staff Writer
It's the Annual Fund
Drive for Charlotte's arts
and science organisations.
Join the celebration by
helpiaft them reach the
$1,330,000 goal. Last year,
your contributions brought
the total to over $1,130,000
for 47 cultural groups,
such ha the Spirit
Square, Discovery Place,
this Mbit, the Symphony,
the Opera and the Com
munity School of the Arts,
plus your choir, your art
society and your chad’s
acting rineseo. All of
them depend on the Arts
and Science Council to help
thorn keep ptwidii* high
quality programs.
The Arts and Science
Council is an Umbrella or
ganization which serves 47
cultural organizations in
Mecklenburg County, as
well as nearly 13,000
doasn who support its And
drive each year. It is a
non-profit organisation,
govern*! by a hoard of
directors, with a staff of
three, fhe varied schedule
of programs, classes, per
vitioo offered by its mem
ber organizations are en
joyed by nearly fine
million nconlr e&ch voar
iima anve,
hytheArts
February, 1b one of the
oldest «ich drive, in the
nation. The first was es
tablished in\ Winston
Salem in 1964. Four yean
later, the Arts and Science
Council was incorporated
and conducted its first fond
drive in 1969, raising fcs,
090. In 1962, under, the
leadership of Jhn Babb,
Executive Vice President,
Jefferson Pilot Broadcast
ing Cwnpany, the drive
wfeesied $1 million. In
1962, Harris Cuthbertson
chained the drive, raising
$1,150,000.
Tide year, Chairman
Sam H. Sloan, City Execu
dveof NCNB, says, “We’ve
got to build an our suc
cess. It’s our dollars that
Ipep the price of arts pro
grams downsomost people
can afford to attend.”
The corporate
ity Is extremely
ive of the drive,
provide their
part. In other
I ties around the_.,
driven of a comparable size
may include contribu
tion* from several hun
dreds to a Ifftie more than a
thousand Companies. In
zza&zssn
the drive each year. Se
cond, they their
*upf» wrag
Nl _ >yee
solicitations Tbs result is
that tide fund drive derives
(5 psresnt efits fetal funds
from individual contribu
tions; the typical drive ra
cei vep 15 percent. Third, 54
ms te una payroll deduc
tions fsr» theirjiledges,
? fa s?
mil is that people have an
’pportuehy to make a
hougbtful pledge, knowing
hey can pay it out over a
12-month period, without
ivnr having to write a
theefc.
This year marks fas Hi
rer anniversary ef the Arts
md Science Council fend
hive. Much has hsnpssul
ince the organixatfeo «ea
omaed to serve seven
nember groups Teday,
Ive cultural organization
kave operating budgets
angtng from nearly fa
nillloo to 92 million IV 47
nember organisations
«ve become e valuable
adjunct to tbe public school
system, with one of every
three students spending an
enjoyable; instructive field
trip to their facilities.
Thousands more are
reached by programs con
ducted in tbe schools them
selves. Adults, families and
children from all across
the United States take part
in the programs offered
each year. Collectively,
they have made Charlotte
the most important cultur
al cento- in the entire
Southeast
The member groups »!«(»
contribute to the financial
health of the community.
They provide 190 jobs each
year, with a payroll of $3
million. This, in turn, gen
erates nearly $U) million of
additional financial activi
ty in the local economy.
They purchase an addition
al $3 million of goods and
services locally. The cul
tural complex, along North
Try on Street, has already
drawn two galleries and a
new restaurant to the area.
People driving In.to take
advantage of the-programs
offered, eat at restaurants,
fill their gas tfu*s and
often taka care of some
before re
i _ rcfiill j.
both tbe quafity of life and
the financial health of
Charlot^s-Meckienburg are
stronger.
Fund Drive Twenty-Five
hna three major objectives,
which must be achieved if
it is to meet its goals. 1) v
To insure reasonable In
creases from those com
panies and individuals who
currently support the fund
drive; 1) To give 10,000
more people the opportun
ity to express their sup
port by making a contri
bution at the workplace,
using payroll deductions
where available and an
automative draft' upon
their checking accounts
where they are not and S )
To bring 200 new com
panies into the drive, so
that they and their em
ployees will be able to
contribute to the further
development of a cultural
community that makes this
a pleasant place to live and
raise a family.
The goal, itself, wilf pro*
vide for uthrimal program
ton of the Alla and Sci
ence Council after consult
ingfyWith member organ
and reviewing^theSe with
the community leadenMa
to determine die optimum
mao
room for ^mansion. The
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