8 THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1S82
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
To Meet In Los Angeles
:. CHICAGO Alpha
; Phi Alpha Fraternity,
the nation's oldest black
greek-letter organiza-
: tion, will hold its 76th
anniversary convention
in Los Angeles, August
7-11, Alpha General
: President Ozetf Sutton
announced recently.
"Securing the Future
The Struggle Con
tinues" will be the theme
of the convention. Some
3,500 delegates,
members, and guests are
expected to take part in
the activities at the Los
Angeles Hilton Hotel.
: Sutton said one of his
organization's primary
toles is "mobilizing
(lack resources and uni
fying black leadership in
khe struggle that con
tinues." Workshops and
seminars are structured
to address these issues
and the problem of black
unemployment.
' 'Taking part in the
discussions will be Alpha
delegates from SO states,
The District of Colum
bia, and several foreign
countries. As. a signifi
cant number of the
'delegates are leaders in.
their communities, much
of what is decided will be
put into action locally,
Sutton added.
National leaders on
the program include Los
Angeles Mayor Tom
Bradley; John Jacob,
president of the National
Urban League; Rev.
Jesse Jackson, president
of Operation PUSH;
Willie Brown, California
State Assembly speaker;
California Congressman
Julian Dixon; Bishop
James L. Cummings,
Los Angeles District of
the Christian Methodist
Episcopal Church;
Henry Brown, vice presi
dent of Anheuser-Busch
Company; and Robert
Wright, associate adj
ministrator, U.S. Small
Business Administra
tion. W. Brown, Dixon,
Cummings, H. Brown,
and Wright are members
and staunch supporters
of Alpha Phi Alpha.
Sutton noted that a
key of the convention
would be a job interview ;
and recruitment program "
conducted by represen
tatives of large American
firms. He said this effort
is part of the fraternity's
goal to help qualified
young men and women
find meaningful employ
ment or to move to bet- "
ter positions. The frater-.
nity is also in the midst'
of planning job fairs in.
25 selected cities.
Founded on the cam-:
pus of Cornell University
by i seven young men,'
Alpha Phi Alpha has
grown to over 75,000
Over the years the frater
ingly active role in
developing and im
plementing educational,
economic, and social
'programs to meet the
needs of the poor and
deprived. i ;
Last year, at its Dia-.
mond Jubilee convention'
in Dallas, the fraternity,'
contributed $500,000 to
the NAACP, National
Urban League, and the
United Negro College;
Fund,- which was part
of a $1 million pledge.?
Since the convention,
Sutton reported addi
tional payments have
been made and that he
expects the fraternity to
fulfill the total pledae
nity has taken an increas- very shortly.
Birthday Celebration
Master Richard (Ricky) Cole, Jr., celebrated his
third birthday anniversary party at McDonalds
given by his parents Richard and Rosalyn Cole on
Tuesday evening, July 20.
Children attending were: Keith demons, An
thony Davis, Reginald , Ewing, Monique Judd,
Carla Ragland, Hyacinth Shuler, John Shuler, Jr.,
Jennifer Suitt and Quentin Young.
Parents of children attending were: Remell
Clemons, Brenda Davis, Shirley Ewing; Elena1
Judd, Francenia Shuler, Geraldine Young, Linda
Suitt, cousin; Virginia Rogers, Godmother; Edna
Thompson, Godmother; Lillian Cole, aunt; Ruth
McCollum, grandmother; and Anita McCollum,
aunt. .,
' Ricky received many useful gifts.
The Gleaner Club
Mrs. Effie Hill, Ms. Sarah McNeil, Ms. Marylyn
McNeil , and Ms. Margaret Stewart hosted the '
Gleaner Club of St. Mark AME Zion Church, Sun
day July 18, at Hayeswood-Yates Community
Center.
Dinner was served.
Members present were Mesdames Lula M. Royal,
Kitty Curtis, Dorothy Steele, Nellie Fogg, Lynell
Bracy, Louise Davis, Parker Lee McDonald,
Florence Cooper, Pearline Bullock, Thelnia M. L
Bullock, Hattie McClain, Annie Williams, Vera
Nicholson, Margaret Allen, Margaret Stewart,
Sarah McNeil,; Marylyn McNeil, Frank Williams,
Madison McDonald, James Smarr, Effie Hill and '
guest, Mrs. Sarah Cameron, Dewey Bullock and
Mark Bullock.
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Three of the Friendship Force members from Columbia,
South America who visited the Triangle area recently were
guests at a luncheon at North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance '
Company. Pictured left to right are: Friendship Force Hostess
Sylvia Richardson; Alfonso Lucumi; Ms. Helena Gonzalez, and
Ms. Maria Elena Escobar, all of Cali, Columbia; Bert Collins,
NCM vice president; and Friendship Force Hostess Evelyn
Wicker.
i The Friendship Force is an organization that promotes world
peace and understanding through exchange visits between '
Americans and citizens of other nations. Visitors spend two
weeks in the homes of host families. More than 200 Columbians
and Triangle residents took part in the recent exchange.
Growing Older
The proportion of
Americans who are 65
and older continues to
rise, says Ms. Isabelle
Buckley, extension aging
specialist at North
Carolina State Universi-:
The over-65 group will
rise from 23' million in
1976 to 32 million by the
year 2000. J
There will be about 17
million people older than
75 by 2000 and about
Kappa Conclave
Set For Aug.
1-5 In Detroit
DETROIT - Big
BrothersBig Sisters of
America will be present
at the 1982 Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity 64th
Grand Chapter Con
clave, August 1-5, at the
Westjn Hotel,
Renaissance Plaza, here.'
BBBSA attendance
marks the initiation of a
joint-partnership project
focusing on the needs of
minority youth. Nation
wide, Kappa Alpha Psi
chapters, with members
numbering 78,000, will
unite with BBBSA's
more than 420 agencies
to assist them in the
recruitment of minority
volunteers and fund raising-
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heavyweight champion,
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and a congratulatory
message from PK, a
robot and member of
BBBSA's delegation.
PK serves in the unique
role of fundraiser and
spokesman for the na
tional youth service
organization, BBBSA
representatives and PK
will staff a booth,
courtesy of the fraterni
ty, for on-site recruiting
of volunteers and for
dissemination of infor
mational material
describing the concept of
BBBSA, One-to-One,
the matching of one
adult volunteer to one
child.
..Thjs joint partnership,
a precedent for both
organizations, was im
plemented in an attempt
to decrease the substan
tial number of minority
children waiting to be
matched with a Big
Brother or Big Sister.
The fraternity will also
engage in fund-raising
activities for develop
ment of PSAs,
brochures, and recruit
ment appeals specifically
aimed at the minority
community. The na
tional headquarters of
both Big BrothersBig
Sisters of America and
Kappa Alpha Psi are in
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Learn How To Beat Lon liness
WINSTON-SALEM
Her phone is almost
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it does ring, she grabs it
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How, can people like
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loneliness, especially at
this time of the year
when it seems that
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or family?
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pastoral counselor at
R.J. Reynolds In
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where the people are.
Look around and you'll
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"One of .the major
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anything to overcome
their problem." .
Recently, a young
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Lewis asked. After a few
moments, "the reply
came. "Nowhere, . I
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Lewis suggests some
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Look for a group
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There are organized
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Do some self
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Becoming involved in a
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Check newspapers
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meetings of groups with
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and arrange f o go to the
next meeting.
Consider getting in
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a church. That's an ex
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positive activities.
Consider volunteer
ing your tinie to wor
thwhile programs.
Hospitals, nurseries,
summer camps, civic
groups and others are
always looking for
energetic people.
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