Page 6-THE NEWS-February. 1985
McKeithan To Receive Human Relations Award
The Charlotte Chapter of
B’nai B’rith Women is proud
to announce Deborah Crouch
McKeithan as the recipient of
its 1985 Human Relations
Award.
To qualify, recipients of the
award must be residents of
North Carolina and have given
of themselves above and
beyond their paid profession,
in the betterment of human
relations.
Ms. McKeithan is recogjniz-
ed as the founder of HOW
(Handicapped Organization
Women), a nonprofit organiza^
tion founded in Charlotte in
1979 to meet the unique needs
of women who are disabled. A
self-help support network bas
ed on volunteerism, HOW is
reaching across the U.S.
assisting in the development
of Chapters to provide emo
tional support assisting each
woman to reach her fullest
potential by developing a
positive self-image through
education, shared experiences,
and becoming a part of main
stream activities in the com
munity. Ms. McKeithan is at
tempting to teach women, who
happen to be disabled, to be as
independent as can be, as
dependent as need be, and
challenged to understand the
difference.
“...For we are women who
just happen to be handicap
ped,” Ms. McKeithan said in
a recent interview. A native of
Charlotte, Ms. McKeithan
who, “just happens to be han
dicapped,” is legally blind, has
cerebral multiple sclerosis, is
partially paralyzed from a
stroke, and has epilepsy.
These handicaps would deter
most other people.
But, she has stepped above
her handicaps, receiving
numerous awards and honors
for her work in establishing
HOW. The W. Clement and
Jessie V. Stone Foundation
“Endow a Dream Award”;
Distinguished Woman of N.C.,
1984; and Handicapped Pro
fessional Woman of the Year,
1984, are just a few.
Ms. McKeithan, through her
efforts, has reached out to
those in need, giving courage
and support. Those efforts are
evident with one of our own
members, Ellie Katz. Ellie
wrote in the August, 1984
issue of The Charlotte Jewish
News; “I have decided it is
time to concentrate on my
abilities, not my disability.
This is without a doubt most
important to me.”
With all her awards and
honors, Deborah McKeithan
was overwhelmed when Bever
ly Greenwald, Human Rela
tions Award Chairwoman,
notified her of the award. Ms.
KcKeithan said, “I have
received many awards, but I
have never received one in my
own home city.”
The award will be presented
at a luncheon Wednesday,
Feb. 20, 11:30 a.m. at the
Adam’s Mark Hotel. The
keynote speaker will be Msu’y
Olive Johnson, architect and
partner in the firm of Peterson
and Associates. Ms. Johnson
became acquainted with Ms.
Deborah McKeithan
Photo/Paul Epley
McKeithan after volunteering
her services to the Mecklen
burg Association for the blind.
Since then, they have become
close friends and have worked
together in developing ar
chitectural designs for
buildings for handicapped
people.
Cost for the luncheon is $9;
checks must be received no
later than Feb. 15. Your check
is your reservation and should
be made payable to Ch£u*lotte
B’nai B’rith Women. If more
than one reservation is made,
please include the names of
people attending. All checks
are to be mailed to: Human
Relations Award, 3607
Huckleberry Road, Charlotte,
NC 28210. For more informa
tion call: Beverly Greenwald,
365-3489 or Tobey Silber,
542-9935.
— Cheryl Simons
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