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City Employee of the Year Selected Belinda Hardy, the 1994 city employee of the year, is praised for stepping up and taking a big J role in helping out, no matter what the job may be. Her enthusiasm and energy carry her far beyond the bounds of the duties that she is assigned in her job as custodian at the William C. Sims Sr. Recreation Center, where she has worked since coming with the city three years, ago. Her nominator, Denise Scott Johnson, says that Hirdy, 40, is a "hard- working, conscientious employee" who "has demon strated superior qualities and abil ities." Going beyond the 40-hour work week, she volunteers "countless hours by assisting with the organizing, supervising and supporting of various programs." She has worked hard to help the self-esteem of residents of the-" Happy Hill community and "is dedicated to completing any task or challenge that is given to her." One quality that especially characterizes Hardy is her will ingness to work: She is "very sensitive to thcneeds of the recreation center and the partici pants it serves." She shows lead ership ability, maturity and sound judgment even when decisions have to be made quickly. She is call a "dedicated" and "service oriented" worker who takes much pride in herself and in the com munity. She "has an enthusiastic way of helping and encouraginR others which reflects a genuine concern and interest" for everv one. Initiative is another of her strong qualities. She is the leader of the Girl Scouts at the Sims Center, the seamstress . who sewed color-coordinated bow ties for the staff to wear' at the cen ter's anniversary celebration and the photographer. Her nominator says, "you name it, she'll do it." Besides being a jack-of-all trades. Hardy pays careful atten tion to her custodial work.. Mari Belinda Hardy lyn B. Springs with the state Cooperative Extension Service, wrote, "The find quality of your work is reflected on how well my nutrition classes are going [at the center]. The kitchen, rooms, gym" and whole building "are in marvelous condition" because of "your unceasing efforts. More over, I have received a number of compliments from people. . . on the prompt and courteous manner which requests are handled." Sims Center supervisor Ben Piggott say, Hardy "goes out of her way to make the total pro gram a success. She helps with most of the center's special pro grams and always does it with a smile." She is "an A-l co wuiker" who works hard- keeping the building clean for events like Stop the Violence, daily and ( weekly programs, the Halloween carnival, the staff meetings (even buying refreshments out of her pocket), answering the phone and taking excellent notes when the staff is gone. "The seniors love her/r Pig gott says. "She helps with the Crochet class, the exercise class and the nutrition class. She is a role model for the younger gifts in the community" and "a family oriented person." .\ ? Besides the schedule she fnl Tows at the Sims Center, the work that Belinda finds timf Hn m the community shows'* "her sin cerity in helping with helping with the physical, mental, emo tional and spiritual development of others," her nominator says. She is a member of Friendship Baptist Church and^ participates as a missionary in the church's Willing Workers Club, a member of the Spiritual Ensemble Choir and a member of the Choir Com , munity Outreach which addresses the needs of shut-in members. SIMPLY UN PA R A LL ELED NUTRITION The Gift That Always Fits Lookingfora^peciat gift this Christmas? or friend this Christmas. Why not help the ones you love stay healthy. Put a YMCA Membership under your tree this year. 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Kimberly ?ark, Cleveland Homes, Happy Hills and Pied mont Park Housing Communities have Fqrsyth Tech. GED and Adult Basic Skills classes that meet in each community's Resource Center. The directors of the Centers were competing to see who could organize the most successful program. The award was made Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the audito rium of the Sunrise Towers Apartment high-rise. Cleveland Resource Center won because the students in the class amassed nearly five hundred total contact hours of class time during the fall Art Milligan (center) presents ABS Trophy to members of the Cleveland Avenue Resource Qenter quarter. For its efforts the Cleve land Avenue Resource Center received a large trophy which will be kept at the Resource Center until the next quarter is over. Cleveland Homes also received a floral arrangement donated by Bo-Ty Florist and champagne donated by Bi-Lo Foods. Once the announcement Was made, a heartfeU cheer erupted from onlookers for the occasion. Several residents and staff mem bers made open challenges to the recipients of the trophy that they_ "should not get too use to having the ABS trophy around." Another presentation will be made at the end of the winter quarter, and as before, the resource center with the best overall attendance will carry the ABS Cup back to their neighborhood. ? Art Milligan, the director of the Housing Authority, graciously added another incentive for the classes, saying that he would per-, sonally take and pay for the next 7 ? ? ' winning class to have lunch at the Piedmont Club. Milligan spoke to the residents about how education is the key to their escape from economic poverty to freedom. He left no uncertainly in the mind of anyone attending about how important he felt the ABS pro gram was for the clients the city Hpusirtg Authority selves. Resi dent, city housing authority staff members, and teachers in the adult basic skills program, attended the ceremony. 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