Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts 'Adopts a Community' , Members of Winston .Salem Delta Fine Arts, assisted by the local chapter, have adopted the Lakeside Commu nity as its project for the year. The project, Adopt-a-Commu nity, began last summer with an enrichment camp program for the children of the Lakeside !;' community. During the five ? week period, many experiences >? were challenged by the stu dents. Others activities since & camp have been a visit to see the "Nutcracker" ballet, dinner - at Cafe Piaf, a trip to see "The Festival of Lights" at Tangle wood, and an ice cream party. The children will attend Brendle Hall on Wake Forest Campus Feb. 16 to hear the Winston-Salem Symphony as it performs the captivating story "Beethoven Lives Upstairs." Following the concert, the chil dren will have dinner at a local restaurant. The meeting held Saturday Operation Will Power sets sights at 20,000 The leaders of Operation Will Power hope to have the number of students who have pledged to remain free from drugs, crime, gun use and going to jail reach 20,000 by Feb. 28,1997. Operation Will Power is a motivational campaign that stresses freedom through self awareness, self-control and self denial. The campaign which started approximately five months ago has had over 3,500 students, from nine schools take the pledge to remain free from the evils of crime, violence and . imprisonment, gun use and drugs. Each student who pledges to remain free receives a certificate, which has been signed by the mayor, the police chief, the school superintendent and the district attorney. The - certificate has a place for the principal of the school, a friend of the student, the pastor/spiri tual leader of the student and the family physician. The power of this certificate is that a child will - be more concerned about his or her activities, particularly in the areas mentioned, jf the student is aware that all of these individ uals are watching. Along with the certificate, the child also receives a compo sition book that has the logo of the campaign. Operation Will Power will be introduced to all counties in North Carolina by Spring of - 1998. with parents gave the children an opportunity to express how they feel about what the Deltas are doing in the Community. Parents registered a great con cern and a thank-you for the activities that are being pre sented, and for exposing their children to various programs in the community. After a two hour session, parents organized and elected Sandra Simmons parent council chairman. They pledged to hold monthly meet ings and Work closely with the children and Delta members who are promoting the pro gram. The Rev. Albert Lopez, pastor of the Spanish Depart ment of Reidsville Baptist Church, spoke and pledged his lUO-percent support to the pro gram, and gave loud words of praise for the "Adopt-a-Com munity" project. Following the meeting, games were played by children and parents. Everyone enjoyed a delicious chicken meal. Other activities planned for the community group are ?a visit to see the Hughie Lee-Smith exhibit "Time and Space," at the Milton Rhodes 11 " * ' Gallery Feb. 14 ?a visit to see the P.H. Polk Exhibit in March at Delta Art Center and conduct a photogra phy workshop using cameras donated by Kodak. ?the summer enrichment camp beginning in June. Some members of the Delta ' 'Adopt-A-Community'' project are, (I to r), Laverne Gaither, Julia Chisolm, Simonna Allen, Gwendolyn Rocker, Sher essa Stafford, Pamela Wagner, Sharlane Hill, Patricia Shouse, Beverly Brown, Gwendolyn Wynn, and Laverne Hanes. Kneeling are Nancy Brat ton and Sandra Simmons, Parent Council chairman. * Talking over some of the plans she wants to implement, Sandra Simons * (third from left), Parent Council chairman, talks with (left to right) Nancy Bratton, Julia Chisolm, co-chairman of Program & Projects, and Ijouise Smith, "Adopt-a-Community" committee chairman. Liiki-oidi- ApisJ C oinnuinil \^M (inter 1 Parents who attended the meeting are, left to right, Adriana Noyola, Aida Lopez, Rosa Penaloza, Sandra Simmons, Norma McCorkle, Tere sia Simmons, and Teresa Pastrana. Not pictured are Terry Todd and Roy Stevenson. LLakeside.- AptftjM >?i Com mn nitgfflH Pictured are some of the children who attended the Feb. / meeting. ' Free Family Heart Symposium 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tues., Feb. 25 Calvary Baptist Church, 5000 Country Club Road Cholesterol HDL ? Glucose (blood sugar) j Blood Pressure ? Height ? Weight j Health Risk Assessment ? Pulmonary Function J Call the HeartLine at 1-800-716-7720 to register. Screenings available to the first 240 people who register.; > ? Fast-Food Facts ? Reducing Cardiac Risk ? Stress and the Heart ? Body & Mind Connections Women & Children's Heart Disease ; i ? i i i Sponsored by the Wake Forest University/ Baptist Heart Center and MERCK MERCK I valentine ^^^9 V Heart Accent Bracelet $145 00 Love Music Box $19.95 Sam Francisco Music Box Heart Soap S4 Crabtree A Evelyn m Dog Card $2.95 Giant Snoopy Card $7.00 Sandra's Hallmark Mug $5.95 Candy Express HanesMall Belli, Dillard's, Hechl's, JCPenney, Sears, The Menu Food Court and nearly 200 of your favorite stores 1-40 Bypass, exit Hanes Mall Blvd., or Business 1-40, exit Silas Creek Pkwy. South Winston-Salem ? (910) 765-8321 TOLL FREE 1-800-443-MALL outside Forsyth County

Page Text

This is the computer-generated OCR text representation of this newspaper page. It may be empty, if no text could be automatically recognized. This data is also available in Plain Text and XML formats.

Return to page view