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Harvey Gantt -t? . .Political act! viat Mayor Harvey Gantt Ib Celebrate Now • -.5 ">■ I Dinner Speaker Mayor Harvey Gantt will be the featured guest speaker at the . annual Celebrate N»w dinner I sponsored by the Charlotte chapter of the National Organization for Women to be held on February al at the Unitarian Church on Sharon Amity Road North. A jazz ensemble is featured for the • * evenings entertainment. For ticket information, call Anr Hobson at 596-3602. 'f .*■ Junior Garden Oub The Druid Hills Gardm Club has under to win*. a fledgling dub called the Bridlewood Junior j Garden Chib. 1^, '\y '. This new organization consists of young girls from the ages of 10-16, and is open to persons interested in gardening and beautifying their own area and other premises undertaken by the organization. ■ 5f Officers for the Bridlewood Junior Garden Club sore: Lasheeta Price, president; Tameron Coaston, vice praident; Feiisha Love, secretary; < Tiffany Bynum, assistant secretary ; i Tiffany Love, treasurer; Stacy4 Price, chaplin and Tiffany Barks- ' dale, scrapbook chairman. Already the junior club has * planned their agenda for the year. .. They encourage any young girls to join by contacting Lasheeta Price at IS6-22S3 or Feiisha Love at 836-2269. The club meets every third Tues day of the month at the home of one '* the dub members. They have adopted the colors, red and white, the state's flower and bird-the dogwood and the cardinal and the motto-Esae Quan Vigeri”. Loig Lovo Is the president of the 1 Druid Hills Garden Club.. Beauty Of The Week ■ 2 CentImped From Page l A * interested in the academic aspects ~ of college. Lolita constantly refers to the fact that the will make the ~ most of this opportunity. "I want « more than anything to go forward k tod achieve my goals,” she insists, £ and she lists several reasons why l she is so determined. First, there is her family and I especially her mother, all of whom she wants to make proud of her. “I t indy love my family. They have - done so much for me,” says Lolita < about her parents, two brothers and ode sister. “I’d like to show them thst their love and contributions sre ; worth aiot to me It was my mother especially who impressed upon me $ to go to school. She told me stories of f how she made it. I want to do as well >- as she’s done and do better ” Second. Lolita feels a need to ; assist people, in general Similar to 1 the way that Mr W.W. Jackson ; reached out to help her and other . young people. She feels her ■. education win better equip her in aiding others. “I am usekws if I 2 don’t try to do something for people,” she comments. Her plans » are to acquire a degree In biology ; then goon togeta master’s. “I want ; toown a medical business,” projects Lolita, “its purpose would be to - develop and distribute medicines for ' people and animals,” she’s decided. uverau this young lady soys she Is very interested in people. ”1 enjoy being around people and I like getting along with them.” she expiate. “I try to be open and understanding with anyone who hoe V; problems and need to talk.” That is why Lolita la now concerned with such »— m hunger. “Our people are starving. They have no money, food or dothsa «oo their beck and people with all « thaae things will not help them.” rite laments Lolita claims this is one of areas she would like to sas Whether l^!ta"will stay In Charlotte after graduation she hasn’t decided yet Win she go back to Chicago4 "Only to risM,” she' assured "But I know Chicago is still ’ --- --r-**—1 &For the best in^!| It food bsrgams, lH N^shop The Post food lanizatiins PuAujHSHHktHWI^^Hi Special To The Post Franchising, one of the most lucrative business ventures around, has traditionally been a difficult realm for the black entrepreneur to enter. But various equal opportunity pressure groups, such as Operation PUSH and the NAACP, are rallying for signed covenants and fair-share agreements from franchisers which would increase the number of opportunities available to blacks, according to an article In the February issue of “Black Enterprise.” In 1984 the nation’s 482,000 fran chised establishments had $457 million in sales - one third of all retail sales. Black consumers were responsible for a healthy percentage of those sales, (for example, 15 percent of all fast-food sales). But black franchise owners constitute less than .9 percent of the total industry. George Riddick, executive director of Operation PUSH, told "Black Enterprise” that the biggest stumbling blocks for black would-be franchisees are red tape, financing, location, and expenses. Aside from the initial costs to secure a franchise, black-owners are usually placed in inner-city stores which —— ting costs are higher; and returns on revenues can be as much as S percent lower than those of a suburban store. ,-Burger King Corporation is ooe company which has come to an agreement with Operation PUSH to increase its number of black-owned franchises froth fewer than 100 to 540 by 1967. Burger King is allowing qualified minority members to put up 125,000 of the $125,000 needed to —----—_ secure a franchise, and the owners * are arranging the remaining financing themselves However, the fast-food industry is currently the only franchising industry that has special financing available for the black entrepreneur. An Informal survey of computer retailing franchises done by "Black Enterprise” failed to turn up one black franchisee. Southland Corporation, owners sf 7- Eleven convenience stores, has also signed agreements with Operation PUSH, the League of United American Citizens, and the National Hispanic Leadership _:_ Terence, j incr< ^481_ francfalaesto 23 percent by ] Franchisee* with multiple locations make most of the profits in the- franchising business, but Eugene Brown, a minority own^r of a 7-Eleven Store in Landovur, MD, feds that his request to open another store waa unfairly denied by Southland. Brown, whose store has grossed revenues of over $1 million, told "Black Enterprise," "They have no problems opening another store leas than a mile away. But they would not even discuss giving )t to me.” Rock Hill 1270 Albright Rd. (Next to Food Lion) Gastonia 2425 W. Franklin Blvd. (Next to Wendy's) Statesville Signal HHI Drive (Next to Food Lion) Charlotte 4633 Central Ave. (2 Blocks W. of Cartluul ' Charlotte 3231 Wilkinson Blvd. (Next to Bojengle's) Charlotte ■ 2510 Little Rock Rd. 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