Organizations
Page 21-THE NEWS-Wlav 1990
HaLailah BB Women
ParentLink Has “Kick Off
By Beth Linderman
(L to R): Beth Liadcrauui, a pMt-prwident Charlotte MW; Macio Majo, Drug
EducatkMi Center; Mayor Sue Myrkk; Louise Bias, guest speaker; Abite Bryan,
president Ciiarlotte BBW; Hyla Lipsiiy, BBW International president.
On Mar. 13 Lonise Bias,
mother of Maryland University
basketball player Len Bias who
died from a drug overdose,
delivered her “Message of Hope”
to 250 people at the Grady Cole
Center.
Mrs. Bias was in Charlotte to
kick-off PARENTLINK, a fam
ily-oriented substance abuse
program coordinated by Char
lotte B’nai B’rith Women. This
program focuses on parents of
children, kindergarten through
3rd grade, and is presently being
piloted now at McKee Road
Elementary School. As Mrs.
Bias said, **Just saying No is
good, but we have to go beyond
that. We must change our ap
proach in reaching our children.
Go into your own home; that’s
where the change will come.”
Mrs. Bias went on to say “the
problems of today can be solved
if you (the parents) start giving
the greatest gift — yourself.”
PARENTLINK’s goal is to
unite parents to actively fight the
substance abuse crises in our
homes, schools and community
through education and commu
nication.
International President BBW
Hyla Lipsky, who attended this
very important program, was
here to support the new spring
board to action. This is being
undertaken by the Charlotte
Chapter BBW which supports
the welfare of children and
youth.
Before this dynamic program,
Mrs. Bias and Mrs. Lipsky were
presented with Keys to the City
by Mayor Sue Myrick at a
reception honoring Mrs. Bias.
Charloite Chapter BBW
The installation breakfast was
held on Apr. 4 at the Providence
Country Club. Candles were lit
by Peggie Rovman as Marge
Liebstein said the accompanying
prayers. Vicki Hopkins gave the
invocation; Abbe Bryan, Marge
Liebstein and Peggie gave the
year-end reports. Certificates
were awarded to all the commit
tee chairs by Beth Linderman.
She installed the new Executive
Board: Abbe Bryan, president;
Paula Gentile, administrative
v.p.; Lorrie Klemons, recording
secretary; Mickey Waldman and
Helen Rosenbiaum, correspond
ing secretaries; Shirley Fytelson,
treasurer; Eve Feldman, finan
cial secretary; Peggie Rovman,
counselor.
May 14 marks the first official
program of ParentLink. McKee
Road Elementary School has
been selected as the pilot school
in the lower elementary grades
of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
school system. The PTA (525
members) unanimously voted to
adopt this project after the
ParentLink presentation given
by Charlotte BBW.
Child’s Place, a current pro
ject of our chapter, needs some
one to help one morning a week.
Aline Lorber has been instru
mental in aiding this school for
homeless children, but she is
leaving Charlotte. It is hoped
that this school will become an
11 -month project instead of the
9-rrionth it is now. Call Abbe
Bryan, 542-2811, to volunteer.
— Ruth Eisenberg
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HaLailah prepared Passover
baskets during the end of March
for distribution in April. These
baskets were lovely thanks to the
hard work and monetary con
tributions of Randy Defilipp. A
special thanks goes to Harris-
Teeter in Providence Square for
their contributions.
On April 17, we sponsored an
afternoon tea and baby shower
for Hunter House. Gifts were
presented to both mothers and
children; refreshments were
served. Many thanks to Eileen
Darholt for coordinating this
event.
Installation of new officers
was held at Wan Fu on Apr. 24.
They are: President, Linda Spil;
Administrative V.P., Debbie
Palefsky; CVS V.P., Jenny
Snyder; Membership V.P., Jan
Weiner and Cheri Titlebaum;
Fundraising V.P., Kaye Yaffe
and Beverly Eisenoff; Commun
ications V.P., Lisa Wohl; Trea
surer, Michele Perlmutter; Fi
nancial Secretary, Janet Gorel-
ick; Recording Secretary, Lisa
Pharr; Corresponding Secre
tary, Eileen Darholt; Bulletin
Editors, Eileen Darholt and
Peggy Cohn.
New board members will par
ticipate in a Board Inservice on
May 20, 9 a.m.-l p.m. at Claire
Putterman’s home. Gail Robin
son is the guest at this event. A
board retreat will be held on
June 24.
HaLailah has made a commit
ment to work with the Operation
Exodus program. We are main
taining a list of volunteers for
this project and are also setting
up an apartment for one of the
families. Members who are
interested in being involved in
this, please call Jenny Snyder,
845-1394.
— Rachel Rosenfeld
ChUdren and the VOs
Marian Wright Edelman,
founder and president of the
Children’s Defense Fund in
Washington, D.C., will speak on
Friday, May 18, 1 p.m., at the
Radisson Plaza Hotel.
Under Ms. Edelman’s leader
ship, the Children’s Defense
Fund has become the nation’s
most active and effective orga
nization concerned with a wide
range of children’s and family
issues. This event is cosponsored
by the Council for Children, the
Mecklenburg Council on Ado
lescent Pregnancy, and the Uni
ted Way of Central Carolinas,
with very special appreciation to
Queens College for making Ms.
Edelman’s appearance possible.
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