?By WETTEN. FREEMAN
Chronkto Suit Writer
A local non-profit organization
established just over a year ago,
10rhs$, underprivileged children in
the community, is planning to
sponsor a gospel concert Sunday, \
Sept. 8, at 5 p.m., at Goier Memo
rial A.M.E. Zion Church.
The organization is Kids in
fito* Straits, or just K.I.D.S., which
was founded in June of last year.
The idea for the concert was
: conceived by Lisa Williams, a
member of Goier Memorial and
K.IP.S, ? She said, *We do differ- ?
ent fundraisers throughout the
year and eacttpgpon in the orga
nization chooses a fundraiser.
And my fundraiser was to have
this gospel concert." The concert,
which is expected to draw
between 200-300 people, will be
free to the public, and will feature
Conita Hunt and Randy Johnson,
both members of; Goier Memorial;
and Elder John Heath of Ambas
sador Cathedral Church. There
will also be performances by guest
choirs such as the St. Stephens
Mass Choir of St. Stephens Bap
tist Church, the Cathedral Choir of
Goier Memorial and the St. Peter's
Church Choir of St. Peter's World
Outreach Center.
Although the event will be
free, Williams said that the
"fundraising part of this is being
done by donations and ads."
Williams, who is the sister-in-law
of the organization's president
Beverly Williams, also stated that
the money raised will go towards
the primary purpose of the organi
- zation - helping those underprivi?
leged children who for one reason
or another, do not benefit from -
money raised by the United Way.
Beverly Williams stated that
she got the idea for such an orga
nization because of the lack of
knowledge as to how the United
Way's money is put to use. She
said that although the agency pub
licizes cases where it helps needy *
children, there were still some chil
dren that she knew who had not
received assistance or had only
received partial assistance.
"We're not trying to do real big
things, but something to help out,"
she stated. In the future, she said
hopefully the organization will be
able to have a bigger impact on
the community through its activi
ties.
Some of the organization's
past activities have included
dances and selling items at foot
ball games. Some future activi- <
ties, according to Lisa Williams '
include sponsoring a weekend
train trip and having a talent show
for kids. She said, "What we like
One-woman
show at
Bethlehem
AME Zion
"The Black Experience During
Slavery" is a dynamic, soul-stir
rlng. one-woman act being pre
tented by Mrs. Annie Johnson oh
Sat., Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. at Bethle
hem AME Zion Church, 6475 Old
Yadkinville Hwy., Pfafftown, where
the Rev. William Qullick is pastor.
Mrs. Johnson is an actor well
known city-wide for her dramatic
presentations of the days of slav
ery. She wHI be dramatizing a mht
mon fay James Weldon Johnson,
In which she portrays a black
slave. *
Her performance serves to
add dimension to the knowledge
of the black experience, building
on the contemporary activities of
Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks
and other modern-day African
American heroes.
Mrs. Johnson is the mother of
Mr. Larry Leon Hamlin, the
founder and artistic director of the
North Carolina Black Repertory
Company.
Sfye is a member of Union
Baptist Church, and the wife of
AAron L. Johnson.
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Lisa Williams (canter) of K.I.D.S., conceived the Idea of a gospel concert at Goter Memorial , which
will feature Conlta Hunt (left) and Randy Johnson (right), as well as several guest choirs.
to do with projects like that is to
give the kids something to do to
keep them off the streets. It's not
like going somewhere where there
will be a lot of drugs involved, or
alcohol, or anything like that. It's
just clean fun."
There are currently only six
members in the organization, all of
whom are African?American, but
Lisa Williams says that will hope
fully change in the future. "As we
grow, we want to build it out where
we will be able to get in others,"
she stated. K.I.D.S. is also not
limited to helping only underprivi
leged African- American children,
but needy children of any race, as
well as adults.
K.I.D.S. also plans to adopt a
family for Thanksgiving and
Christmas. ^We were^iven a
family to contact through Social
Services, and basically what it is,
it's a household with only one par
ent, and there are about four or
five children* And they really don't
have anythingLSo we're going to_j
try to at least do something solfie"
Kids will have something for .
Christmas," said Lisa Williams.
Overall, however, she said
that the purpose of the organiza
tion is clear. "We just feel that if
we are not able to help our chil
dren now, they may not have a
future, especially the way things
are going with drugs and things
like that, "Lisa Williams said.
Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion
Church is located at 630 Patterson
Avenue. For more information
about the concert or Kids in Dire
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7000 or 741-5387.
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