Bridgebuilding: 'We're all in this together' By PATRICIA SMITH-DEERING . Community News Editor - ' Building bridges in the community through teamwork from all segments of that community / was the focus o? the more than 300 community ? residents and city officials gathered at the M.C. ? Benton Convention Feb. 21 for the Winston ? Salem Human Relations Commission's 12th Annual Awards Banquet. A highlight of the1 ban ? quel was the awards presentation to sixty-oae stu dents from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County ; school system. n Proclaiming the day "Human Relations Day," ; Mayor Martha Wood spoke of the city's economic ^ development plan that will require the joint efforis of everyone in the community "to get the job | done." In keeping with the theme for the occasion, ; "We're All In This Together," Mayor Wood said that she hoped the efforts she was seeing signaled the beginning of a new era of cooperation among all the citizens of Winston-Salem. Emery L. Rann III, director of the Human Relations Commission, stressed the importance of - ? building bridges in the community. He cited the ? actions of the men, women, and young people being honoTed as contributing factors in that ; bridgebuilding effort. Before presenting awards to the youth being - honored, Palmer Friende, Associate Superintend ; dent for General Administration, reminded them ? and the gathering, "Our youth really are our future ? and a great responsibility accrues to you young < folks as a result." He also said that educators alone cannot educate the youth of the community. "It takes the entire community working together," he added. In addition to the 61 stu dents receiving recognition, there were five recipient* of the Commission's Human Rights Award: Mary Sloan Jones, Joycelyifc Johnson, Donna Radcr, David Lee Speas Sr., and Robert Clemmer. Other awards went to: the D.A.R.E. program ? Patricia Miller; the Police Department's Foot Patrol ? Bobby Bcane; Corporate - Leader ? Michael's Restau rant; Neighborhood Association ? Mattic Young, Cleveland Avenue Homes; Cultural ? Ruth Julian; Religious ? Bar bara Carvana and Delores Scales; and Literacy ? Bess Hollingsworth and Marguerite Yearns. Featured speakers were three graduates of Wake Forest University, well-known in the world of sports: Charles Lawrence Davis, former mem Student award recipients included (seated, l-r): Chareba Cardweil, Bishop McGuiness High School; Meka Douthit, South Park High School; and Joi C. Samuels, South Fork Elementary School; (standing, br): Willie Kinnard, L.I.FyT. Program; Pla Haizlip, ? Kernersvllle Elementary School; and Corey H. Watlington, Kennedy Middle School. Scouts' honor, Kate B. The Kate B. Reynolds Poor & Reynolds Poor & Needy Trust Needy Trust was honored on was honored for its contributions ' Tuesday, Feb. 26, with the Whit ney M. Young Jr. Service Award by the Old Hickory Council, Boy Scouts of America. The award is presented to individual volunteers or organiza tions whojiave made an outstand ing contribution toward imple menting Scouting opportunities for low-income youth within local Scout councils. Established by the Boy Scouts of America in 1978, this special recognition is named for the late Whitney M. Young Jr., civil rights spokesman and execu tive director of the Urban League from 1961-71. Nominations for the award aire made within each local BSA council and arc approved by the local committee, as well as by the national Urban/Rural Field Ser vice Committee. The Kate B. within Old Hickory Council in brining Scouting lo low-income youth. The award was presented at The Old Hickory Council Recog nition Banquet on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Holiday Inn. "Service to others has always been one of Scouting's most important objectives," said Hal Murray, Scout executive. "The Old Hickory Council is grateful for the efforts of The Kate B. Reynolds Poor & Needy Trust and other dedicated volunteers who have worked to bring the benefits of the Scouting program to all our community's youth." Participating in the ceremony were Dr. Kenneth Sadler, -vice president for Inner-city Scouting and Vance Fryc of the Kate B. Reynolds Poor and Needy Trust. Jackson coming to A&T % Chronicle Wire Report The current year-long A&T Centennial Celebration will reach an important peak when one of the university's most notable graduates, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, returns to the campus on Tuesday, March 12, to deliver the Charter Day address. The 10 a.m. convocation will l>e held in the Cor beti Sports Center on the campus. "We would like to have 10,000 persons on hand to welcome the Rev. Jackson/ said Dr. Edward B. Port, A , r - Associated Press v - Audit bureau of Circulation - National Newspaper * ' PublishersAssociatJon . - North Carolina Press ? Association - North Carolina Black + -. Publishers Association! ? 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