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Dozens of bikes have been donated to the cause.
Bikes
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along with Walker and the
volunteers. The massive amount
of bikes involved may look
daunting, but Allen said he has
no doubt the bikes will be done
in time for the toy giveaway in
December.
"I know being in crunch
time in the past that we'll make
our objectives. There's no doubt
in our mind." said Allen.
Walker said that over 80 stu
dents have worked on the bikes
as of two weeks ago. Some of
them sacrificed their Saturday
mornings to go and work on the
bikes. One volunteer who got
up bright and early to start
working on the bikes at 8 a.m.
was auto body student Cory
Hooks. Hooks said he was glad
to donate his time to a good
cause.
"It gives kids that are disad
vantaged ... the opportunity to
have the same things other kids
have." said Hooks.
Walker said new bikes will
be accepted through Dec. 15
and that used bikes will be taken
Alton Allen and
Mark Walker
until Dec. 8. He said that used
bikes can be in any condition,
even if the bike itself is unsal
vageable, it can be used it for
replacement parts for the other
bikes. Recently, over 35 bikes
were completed but Walker said
they began on the smaller bikes
first, which typically had the
most damage, and the bigger
ones will go faster. He tells the
students to keep the end result
in mind as they devote them
selves to this massive project.
"I said when you see a little
kid's face, all he wants for
Christmas is a bicycle, it's
worth the whole difference,"
said Walker.
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"I didn't know much about
theatre. . .but especially with this
being a family business... you
will get thrown in where you fit
in," explained Larentd. But over
the years, he says something
else kept him with the company.
"Black Nativity," which the
Black Rep stages each holiday
season, was the first show
Larent? Hamlin worked on.
He was hooked after that.
"I stayed because I could be
around my father and see how
he conducted business. He
always told me it was his dream
that he and I would be on stage
together, and we accomplished
that," Larentd Hamlin said. "In
Charlotte, we performed "King
Baabu" in 2003."
This was the first state-side
reading of Nigerian Wold
Soyinka, Africa's first Nobel
Laureate in Literature.
"Somebody didn't show up
for rehearsal and I was asked to
step in. Then we did Papa C. W.
Brown in 2004. Since it was just
he and I in rehearsals. We spent
a lot of time together."
While Larry Leon Hamlin
did not tech shows, he was able
to explain to his son the techni
cal elements needed to create an
illusion that would captivate
audiences. It was these pearls of
wisdom that sparked the techni
cal interest in both Larent? and
JdQuan.
Also, while Larenti enjoyed
working on stage with his
father... he says he prefers film
because scenes can be re-shot
where as in theatre it's all live.
"Black Nativity" opens Dec.
14 at 8 p. m. For the next several
weeks, Larentd Hamlin will be
the resident technical director
and JSQuan, his trusted assis
tant. They will make sure the
correct stage light fixtures are in
place, repair the set and secure a
custom designed light curtain
that creates the 'star filled sky'
look on stage. They'll also pull
gobos, a metal cut out that fits
over a light fixture and projects
an image onto the stage.
"I have a new respect for
techs since working backstage,"
said Larenti Hamlin, his eyes
brightening as he explains.
"Especially for lighting because
that is not an easy job. The cos
tumes are very colorful and the
skin tones are varied. So when
dealing with a group you have to
find colors that will make every
one look good."
Both Hamlins are taking
direction and learning from Dr.
Arthur Reese, who oversees the
light designs of all NCBRC pro
ductions. Larent6's work with
the Black Rep has broadened his
interest in the arts. He is a bud
ding film-maker and photogra
pher. The arts gene is also strong
in J?Quan, who plays the saxo
phone.
This is the seventh year the
Black Rep is presenting "Black
Nativity." Shows will also be
Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. and
Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. An extremely
talented cast of singers and
dancers will perform under the
choreographic direction of
Broadway veteran Mabel
Robinson.
HIV
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city has had 17,415 report
ed cases of AIDS alone.
Shannon Hader,
director of the
city's HIV/AIDS
Administration ,
declined to specu
late on reason's for
the city's high rate
or the demographic
shifts, though she
said common cul
prits such as drug
use and unprotected
sex were likely
major factors.
The city plans to use the
data and trends it identified to
try to stop the growth of the
disease, she said.
A key initiative is greater
testing for HIV and AIDS in a
variety settings. Hader urged
medical providers and hospi
tals to routinely test for the
virus, making it part of com
mon checkups like an annual
physical. Prisoners in the city
jail already are tested for the
disease.
Hader said pregnant
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checked early on in
their pregnancies so
that steps can be
taken to protect an
unborn child if the
mother is HIV posi
tive. By 2009, the
city hopes to elimi
nate all mother-to
child transmissions.
"This should be
sometmng mat
should be part of getting regu
larly checked out by your doc
tor," she said.
Along with more compre
hensive testing, the city also
plans public awareness pro
grams of HIV/AIDS risks that
would target teens, women
and black residents. By 2009,
city officials also plan to hand
out at least 3 million condoms
annually.
For more information go to
FTCC's website,
www.forsythtech.edu and click
on "A Bicycle Built for You."
Mark Walker can be contacted
about bike donations at (336)
734-7610 or mwalk
er@forsythtech .edu .
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