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NEWS/The Charlotte Post March 7,1996 Community Notes • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership will sponsor an MWBE outreach fair March 14. The fair will be held at 1 p.m. at the Charlotte Regional Realtors Association Building, 1201 Greenwood Cliff, third floor. Housing Partnership staff will be available to answer questions and discuss qualifying procedures on con tracts to be offered to bid, inclduing computer services, insurance, lawn maintenance and residential construction trades. For more information, call 342-0933. • The city of Charlotte will unveil a small business direc tory Saturday. Sylvia Grier, president of BIRS Co. International, will present the directory at 9 a.m. at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, room CH-14 in the basement. The directory offers information on resources in Charlotte- Mecklenburg that can assist businesses in economic devel opment, bonding, certification, technical assistance and net working. • Johnson C. Smith University will hold its first Circle of Honor Awards March 29 at the Sheraton Airport Plaza Hotel. This year's honorees are Sarah Belk Gambrell of the Belk Stores; Rev. Clifford Jones, pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church and Rev. Leon Riddick, former pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. The university will also honor James and Melva Costen, president and profes sor at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta and a posthumous award for John McDonald of McDonald's Cafeteria. Tickets are $50 for individu als, $100 for benefactors and $125 for patrons and must be purchased in advance, for more information, call June Saunders Grayson at 378- 1025. • The general meeting of the Democratic Women's Cluh of Mecklenburg County will be March 18. The meeting will be held at Democratic Party Headquarters, 2821 South Blvd. and features Mecklenburg County Commissioners candidates. For more information, call Sharon Ward at 375-0223, extension 106 or 536-2757. • Harding High School students will sponsor a fundraising drive this week end. The Ram-A-Thon, sponsored by the PTSA, will be held from 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The drive is a direct appeal for contributions to meet the school's $25,000 goal for landscaping/renovation, scholarships and a benevo lence fund. For more informa tion, call 343-6007. • The Hidden Valley Optimist Club will sponsor an Atlantic City getaway next month. The trip is $174 per person for double occupancy for a two-night stay at the Midtown Bala and includes two casino trips and a show at the resort. Proceeds will go to the Hidden Valley community. Deadline for application is March 28. For more information, call 379-0235. • The Charlotte- Mecklenburg NAACP is accepting applications for the African-American Cultural, Technological, Scientific Ol3mtipic competition. The competition will be held April 20 at Garinger High School, and winners advance to the national contest in Charlotte July 6-11. Deadline for apph- cations is April 5. • Sponsors, players and vol unteers are needed to field the Westside Babe Ruth League. Four teams made up of boys 13-15 years will compete in the baseball league. For more information, call Dexter Hayes at 358-0258. •Parent facilitators will sponsor Male Volunteer Day Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Lincoln Heights Elementary School to honor male volun teers in the Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools. For more information, call Sarah Caldwell, 343-6067. ‘ Charlotte sailor finds success in the navy By Marcus Myers SPECIAL TO THE POST SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy is a reflection of society and its sailors represent almost every ethnic group. African American sailors have long been successful through out the fleet and continue to be models of success in today's changing Navy. Petty Officer 3rd Class Darren L. McKissick, 22, is a prime example of African Americans in today's Navy. McKissick is stationed aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam and feels his heritage is important to him and that it is a motiva tional factor in his Navy career. "My heritage makes me real ize how far African Americans have progressed. I am also able to look back and see how people as a whole have grown over the past few decades," said McKissick. McKissick, a communica tions specialist, transmits and receives messages linking the Antietam with other naval activities. The Antietam is one of the Navy's most formidable multi mission warships that is equipped with powerful gas turbine engines and a state-of- the-art Aegis combat system. The Aegis is an integrated system designed to simultane ously collect, evaluate and dis play combat information, launch and guide missiles to their targets and share tacti cal information with other ships. Carrying a variety of mis siles, torpedoes and rapid fire guns, the San Diego-based cruiser can not only build a defensive shield around a naval battle group, it can also Petty Officer 3rd Class Darren L. Mckissick of Charlotte on duty with U.S. Navy. conduct offensive strike mis sions. While the Navy provides ample opportunities for suc cess, McKissick uses the strengths of his heritage to ensure success. "The secret of my success has been a lot of hard work, perseverance, dedication and faith in God," said McKissick. As a role model in the Navy, his advice for young African Americans is to continue to stay positive and strive for success. "My advice to yoimg Aftican- Americans would be if you have the chance to travel, do it. There's a lot more out there to see than just your hometown," said McKissick, a three-year veteran. McKissick is proof that African Americans continue to make a positive impact in the Navy and strive for positions of greater leadership and responsibihty. "Some of my best accom plishments have been being promoted to the rank of petty officer third class, traveling, maturing and becoming more disciplined," said McKissick. "My ultimate goal to finish my current tour at sea and go to shore duty in September. I want to spend two years at a shore-based communications station in San Diego." America's strength is drawn from its cultural diversity; the Navy is no different. African American sailors like McKissick continue to provide new and innovative ideas that keep the Navy moving in the right direction. Marcus Myers is a Navy Journalist assigned to the Navy Public Affairs Center in San Diego, Calif. Simpson denied insurance claim for legal costs By Cliff Edwards THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — An insurance company has rejected a claim by O.J. Simpson that would defray expenses in his wrong ful-death lawsuits, saying the claim didn't relate to his busi ness activities. Simpson filed the claim in October on the general busi ness liability policy that cov ers him as an executive in his company, Orenthal Productions, said William Shaffer, a spokesman for Chicago-based insurer CNA Financial Corp. Simpson sought the money to help pay expenses in the wrongful-death lawsuits filed by the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges Oct. 3 in the deaths of Ms. Simpson and Goldman. Simpson recently sold his New York condo at a loss and has been peddling a video that he says tells his side of the story. 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