Hima For Fund*
Jennifer Payne Launches
Voyage To New York
Poet Muidai Editor
“You give but little when
you give of your pos
sessions. It U when you
give of yourself that you
truly give." (Prom “The
Prophet"' hy Kahili
Glbna).
Giving of herself is ex
actly what Jennifer Payne
U about, to do when the
launches from Marshall
Park Saturday, March 81,
at 1 p.ra. on her voyage to
New York. “I am running
from Charlotte to New,
York in order to raise
money for sickle cell ane
mia disease research. I
was sitting down in my
home one day wondering
what I could do to help, and
the idea of running came
into my mind," Mrs. Payne
reeled.
far, there are many
supporters, verbally. But
what Mrs. Payne wants out
of her run Is for Indivi
duals to donate to a special
Sickle Cell Fund that has
been set up in Charlotte.
She haa completed four,
20-mile marathons-three
in Charlotte and one in New
Yorfc. If one is skeptical
about her completing 15 to
20 miles a day for five
weeks, they should first
take a look at her deter
mination.
“I know I can do It. I’m in
good physical condition. I
know enough not to injure
myself because I know the
warning signs.”
On the average, Mrs.
Payne runs six to 12 miles
JENNIFER PAYNE
—Determined to finish
daily. For the run to New U.S., hemoglobin S is found
York, she will average 15 to mainly in black indivi
20 miles per day. In the duals, almost one in 12 of
marathons, one of her best whom have the sickle cell
times for 26 miles was five trait,
hours and twenty minutes. Sickle cell anemia oc
I plan to take it slow - curs only when two genes
I’m not racing against for sickle hemoglobin are
time, Mrs. Payne ex- inherited - one gene from
plained. Instead, she will each parent. In .'the U.S.,
be racing for what she feels the chance of a Slack baby
is a worthy cause - a inheriting two genes for
solution to a disease main- sickling, one from each
ly found within the black parent, is about one in 600.
race. A smaller percen- Mrs. Payne will also be
tage of white individuals of running toward something
Mediterranean ancestry special. “My nephew has
also have the trait. In the sickle cell anemia and he
ftwuremewt Worishop For JVBncrkies
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office
of Small and Disadvan
taged Business Utilization
will sponsor a one-day
procurement workshop for
minority and women busi
ness Owners.
The workshop will be
held on Thursday, April 12,
from* a.m. to 4:15 p.m.in
the EPA Auditorium, En-i
vironmental Research
Center Building, Hwy. 54
k Alexander Dr., Re
search Triangle Park, N.C.
27711. ..
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The workshop is one of a
series of initiatives being
implemented by EPA to
enhance the utilization of
minority and women busi
ness contractors in all as
pects of the Agency’s
procurement, grants and
cooperative agreement
programs. The objectives
of the workshop are:
-To acquaint minority
and women business con
cerns with the business
opportunities resulting
from the Agency’s procure
ment and grant programs;
•y<. v.; - i.i
and
-To afford minority and
women concerns an oppor
tunity to market their pro
ducts and services to ap
propriate EPA program
representatives and parti
cipating EPA prime con
tractors.
There is no registration
fee. Inquiries may be
directed to Mr. Jerry M.
Dodson, Small Business
Program, at 819-541-2249 or
Mrs. Lee Andrews, 541
3044.
lives in New York.” Ac- J
companied by her husband.
Bill, Mrs. Payne will run in
the following states: North
Carolina, Virginia, Mary
land, Delaware, Pennsyl
vania, New Jersey, New
York, and Washington, |
DC.
“I will be running main
ly within the cities,” Mrs.
Payne stated. “All the
states and the District of
Columbia, have been
cleared and they know that
I’m coming. Whether there
is rain or light snow, I’ll
make it. If there are any
injuries, I’ll walk.” (Mrs.
Payne has a diploma in
nursing ana a b.a. degree -
in Sociology.)
Some cities have invited
Mrs. Payne to deliver
messages. This will pro
vide a chance for her to
express the importance of
her run and why she de
cided to give of herself.
If you would like to do
nate money to the re
Bob Jordan for Lieutenant Governor
“A Man Who Believe# In A Government For All The People”
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Hob Jordan with Campaign I ice Chairman. Sen Hill Martin Ht-Cuilfordi
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— Bob Jordan has worked to rrfake sure that minority citizens and lower income
, persons are a working part of the governmental system.
— Bob Jordan has worked extremely hard to create new jobs and opportunities
for all of North Carolina's citizens.
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— Bob Jordan supported the Martin Luther King bill that resolved his birthday
being observed as a bonafide holiday.
— Bob Jordan has worked all his life to make better, the Carolinas educational
system, while serving on the Board of Governors he supported strongly our
Black institutions of higher education.
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|f — Jordan has been endorsed by several groups Including the political
action committee of the N.C. Social Services Association, the AME
Methodist and the AME Zion Churches.
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“When you help elect Bob Jordan as your next Lieutenant Governor, you will be
investing your vote in a better future for yourself and all of the citizens of our
great State."
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Vqte for
“Bob Jordan the No. 1 Man for the No. 2 Job”
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On May 8th
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Paid lor by the Boh Jordan 1'ommHtee
search of sickle cell ane
mia, you may send your |
donations to: Jennifer's ,
Marathon for Sickle Cell,
Mechanics and Farmers
Bank, 951 S. Independence
Blvd., Charlotte, N.C.
28202.
Just remember Mrs.
Payne’s creed: “I’ll be j
running to raise funds to,
prevent deaths."
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