NCD announces Dr. Barbara Hills and Mazie Woodruff scholarship funds i W rvrlk inapt UiM r\?...?1 ? _ ??? ? nuiiiinviSi V^llIIVI L/CVCIUp ment Council Inc. will announce two scholarship funds at its sec ond annual fundraiser and Valentine Gala, Saturday, Feb. 1$ at 8 p.m. at the Elms Dance Hpll. Special guests will be the -Phase Band. The Barbara Hills and the Maizie Woodruff Scholarship Fund will meet two specific ngeds for families and child care providers of Northwest Child cire Centers. J The Barbara Hills Scholar slip Fund is named after Dr. Barbara Hills, who was a child c^re trainer and advocate. She worked extensively in the child c|re center in Piedmont Park, ujhich was eventually named after her. This scholarship fund v4)ll provide money to North ? ' \fest families who need emer gency help with child care. , I The Maizie Woodruff I; Scholarship Fund is named after f ojir recently deceased county [ commissioner. Woodruff was a I t{ue advocate for children and forked to bring about changes that would benefit those work ing in the child care industry. This scholarship fund will pro vide money to child care providers of Northwest to help them further their education in early childhood development. Northwest Child Develop ment Council was established in 1970 when the Appalachian Regional Commission Funds for child care became a reality. Pri mary support for children has been in the form of the develop ment of centers that serve chil dren ages 0-5 years of age. Cen ters were placed in facilities funded by community based HUD monies. Northwest Child Develop ment Council sponsors pro grams in a variety of locations in Forsyth, Davie, Stokes and Yad kin Counties. The centers serve approximately 800 children. Leaders recognized from the onset that the quality of employ ees is integral to providing qual ity child care. As a result, pre service and in-service training have been a continuing require ment for employees of the pro gram. The staff of Northwest Child Development Council (NWCD) have participated in many training activities, includ ing conferences such as North Carolina Association of the Edu cation of Young Children (NCAEYC) and North Carolina Department of Child Care Asso ciation (NCDCA). Cythia Woodruff, Kenneth Woodruff and Sandra Scales attended last year's gala. J Attendees enjoyed the buffet at last year's anniversary gala. James Peck Leo Rucker Carlotta Samuels-Fleming Barnes & Noble to sponsor "ArtsFest Barnes and Noble Book sellers will present a grand cel ebration of African-American cultural arts Friday, Feb. 7. The "ArtsFest," co-sponsored by the B&N Writers' Network, is designed to stimulate all of the senses, thereby giving writers and other artisans a lift. "When an artist feels over come by writer's block, this type of total experience can get one's creative juices flowing," said Vernadine Parker, event coordinator. "But the entire community is urged to come support our local artist." ??- 1- ? ? - " cxnious oy visual artists James Peck and Leo Rucker will be displayed all day at Barnes and Noble. Then at the 7 p.m. main event, both artists will discuss their work, which is well-known throughout the mid-Atlantic area. Their work is displayed at Dudley's, R.J. Reynolds, and at schools and hotels in the Winston-Salem area. Often featured in produc tions by the North Carolina Black Repertory Company and in plays touring nationwide (and internationally with Maya Angelou) is Carlotta Samuels Fleming. She plans to perform her original songs, as well as old favorites. Bill Jackson, best known for his original work, "A Million Black Men March ing" will perform his poetry. Selected works will be set to music. Many will know Jack son from "The Bill Jackson Show," which he hosts and produces on CATV. Another CATV producer /host, Vernadine Parker, will share her original poetry and prose. An event planner, speech writer, poet and publi cist, Parker hosts "Senior Scope" and "You Can Make It" on TV 6. Shirley Mosley is a North Carolinian, turned New Yorker, but she's pleased to call North Carolina her home once again. Although she only discovered her creative gifts at the of 53, she has entertained in the NYC Cotton Club, and the 36th National Artists Conference in New Orleans. She is well known for her amazing impres sion of the transformation caused by drugs, which she does in her performance of her poem "My Name is Crack Cocaine, But They Call Me Crack for Short." Mosley's most recent award, the Peace Medal, was earned for her. work with the "Save the Chil- ' dren" program at the William C. Sims Recreation Center. The Public is invited to Barnes & Noble Books and Cafe at'1925 Hampton Inn Court, off Hanes Mall Blvd., ? where events are always free of charge. Vernadine Parker Bill Jackson from page 5 noon and is free to the public. Mizzell will discuss the chain of life and the six stages of nutri tion. She will also focus'on how diseases that plague the African American community, such as hypertension and diabetes, can be controlled by natural means. For more information, call 788-3010. ? Celebrating Beauty In honor of Black History Month, the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 2001 Pitts burgh Ave., will present the pro gram "Celebrating the Beauty of Blackness" Feb. 8 from 3 to 6 p.m. The program will highlight African fashions, black hairstyles, black inventions, black leaders, educators and sports and music greats. The public is invited. For more information, call 727-2740. A Fayetteville Aumni The next regular meeting of the Winston-Salem Chapter of the Fayetteville State University Alumni Association will be held Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at Sethos Temple, 2511 G. Fifth St. All area alumni are urged to attend. * The Choice is the Winston-Salem Chronicle A Black History Focus A Black History Celebration is being held at the Fairchild Hills Community Center, 2630 Col bum Dr. No. 5. It began Feb. 3-5 and will continue Feb. 10-12, 17 19 and 24-25. The events will be held from 6 to 7:30 nightly. The following will be dealt with dur ing the sessions: family, youth recognition, money, music, judi cial awareness, God, and the organization movement toward CORE, SCLC and NAACP. For more information, call 761-8520. A Legal Aid The Board of Directors for the Legal Aid Society of North west North Carolina Inc. will meet Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the offices of the Legal Aid Society, i????? 216 W. Fourth Street in Winston Salem. The public is cordially invited to attend. The society provides civil legal assistance to residents of Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin, Davie and Iredell counties who cannot afford the services of pri vate counsel. For more information, call Kay B. House at 725-9166. ? Diabetes Lecture The Forsyth Chapter of the American Diabetes Association will present "Exercise & Dia betes" by Jeff Burchette, fitness director of Carolinas Medicorp Inc., at Calvary Baptist Church (Country Club and Peace Haven) Feb. 18 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event is free. For more information, call 1 -800-682-9692. ?? 1125 North Highland Avcnut Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 (910) 724-5013 Ms. Young or Ms. Washington Second Shift Openings 2:30 PM-12:30 AM Full Time/Part Time/Drop Ins Registration Fee $25.00 Weekly Fee $75.00 Activities: ? Arts & Crafts ? Videos ? ? Table Games ? Resource Center ? (Homework, Tutorial, Creative Dance, Drama, Self Help) Dinner & 2 Snacks Remember your first real history lesson?