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<feT chancel iur. "Hi1 is truly one of the nation's most outstanding human rights leaders." The convocation is open to the public. Jackson, a native of Greenville, S.C., graduated from A&T in 1964. His leadership skills were first noticed as he led civil rights demonstrations to desegregate public facilities in Greensboro. Alter graduating from A&T and directing Operation Breadbasket in Chicago, he organized Operation PUSH here. He later organized the Rainbow Coalition and ran twice for the Presidency of the United States. A world traveler, lecturer, minister, author and national television journalist, Jackson has literally "walked with kings." The convocation will mark the official chartering of A&T as the A&M College for the Colored Race in Raleigh on March 1XC)|. The name wa$ later changed to the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical Suite Uni versity. From 37 students, the university has grown to ?\5(X) smdents and is regarded as one of the nation's most outstanding historically black universi ties. , Joining Jackson on the Charter Day program will ^ A&T chancellor, Dr. Edward B. Fort, and representatives of the Unjjed Slates Congress, the North Carolina Legislature, the* North' Carolina B<wd of Governors, the Boards of Trustees, the A&T National Alumni Association, the faculty and the students. rt. Meka Douthlt, dual award winner, receives congratulato ry handshake from Palmer Friende, Associate Superin tendent for General Administration. bcr of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trailbla/.ers, Director of Community Services at WFU, and sports reporter for WXII; Gil McGre gor, drafted by the Cincinnati Royals and and radio announcer for the Charlotte Hornets radio network; and Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues, who played with the Washington Bullets and last year was voted Most Valuable Player for the Charlotte Hornets. As ahtletes, accustomed to the environment of teamwork required to have a winning team, each emphasized that it is the same type of coop erative effort that epitomizes the banquet theme, "We're All In This Together," in order to bring the community together in a truly progressive man ner. Bogues, chided good-naturedly because of his diminutive size, said, "Basketball is not for big people; it's for people who know how to play the game." He added, "It's important for everybody to be involved ... to come back to the community to give something back." Davis said being a giver, a volunteer in the community is important today because the time of neighbors working together is not what it was in the past. "The growth of us is tied to each of us," he reminded the audience. In the same Spirit of teamwork and coopera tive effort, McGregor said, "This is your town. It's like a puzzle; it takes all of you to put the puzzle together." 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