Community
Your stories, your voices May 15 2008
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Community
Calendar
Laugh out Loud
Representatives from the
Library's Adult Outreach
Department are expecting to
have a fun time teaching inter
ested persons how to use humor
to reduce stress in their daily
lives on Friday May 16 at 10:30
a.m. The event is free and open
to the public. Call 703-2940 for
more information.
Freedom Songs
A concert, "Freedom
Songs," featuring The
Ambassador Gospel Choir, will
be presented at 4 p.m. on May
17, in the James A. Gray, Jr.
Auditorium in the Old Salem
Visitor Center. Tickets' are $5
and are on sale now. Call 336
721-7350 for more information
or to purchase tickets.
The Night the Portraits
Spoke
A puppet show, "The Night
the Portraits Spoke," is set for 1
and 3 p.m. on May 17 in the
Old Salem Children's i
Museum. The puppet show
highlights African American '
individuals who have paved the
way for others with their contri- ;
butions to our history. This 5
production concentrates on '
those whose significant
achievements may be little I
known to children. The puppet <
show is free with the purchase
of a Children's Museum or an
Old Salem All-in-One ticket.
Juneteenth seeks talent
The Triad Juneteenth
Celebration will include a
Father and Son fashion show to
present a positive visual of
male role models in our com
munity. Fathers are invited to
participate with their "sons."
All men are welcome who
serve as a father figure, even if
it isn't biological. The fashion
show will be held on Saturday,
June 14, 2 p.m. at the Anderson
Center. Youth, ages 8-18 years
old who would like to perform
at the 'Juneteenth Festival on
Saturday, June 21 are also wel
cQme. Interested persons are
asked to call to participate. The
number is 336-788-1665 or
email:
info@triadculturalarts.org.
Community yard sale
Positive Image Performing
Arts Dance Teams' Fundraising
Committee and Carver High
School's Marching Band will
sponsor a community yard sale
on May 31 liom 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
in Carver High School's park
ing lot (rain or shine).
Families/Groups/Vendors can
purchase a space for $25. For
more information, call 971
1890.
A JI. Anderson Class of 1968
reunion
The 40th Class Reunion of
the A.H. Anderson class of
1968 will be celebrated during
the weekend of June 7. All
1968 graduates are invited to
come to the luncheon celebra
tion on Saturday at the Golden
Corral Buffet and Grill, 4965
University Pkwy. at 2 pjn. The
Sunday morning service will
start at 11 a.m. at Dreamland
Park Baptist Church, 2340
Dunbar St. To make your reser
vation and for additional infor
mation, contact one of the fol
lowing Steering Committee
members: Laura Hayes Allen,
788-2165; Pat Bitting, 661
1444; the Rev. Ronald Fisher.
725-6412; or Shirley Hall
Johnson at 282-1118.
iroy Hay den with the legendary
YMCA mentor, Mo Lucas.
Adult Achiever Darryl Prince Jr., with
his father, Darryl Prince.
Pepsi's Mike Bevilacqua with Judge
Camille Banks-Payne.
County Commissioner Walter
Marshall with his wife, Paulette.
Judge James Beaty, left, with his wife, Toy, and
Chief John Gist with his wife, Vanessa.
Shonnette Gardner presents a special honor to long
time volunteer, Shelia Astrop, right.
Teen Brittney Gaulden, center, with her
mother, Charlene, and sister.
ART
OF
Achieving
Annual gala honors brilliant black students
?Y T KEVIN WALKER
"HE CHRONICLE _____ _____
As a single mother raising children in a society where black
youths are likely to be a statistic rather than a success, Glenda
Hayden knew that June Cleaver parenting techniques would not
work for her; she had to employ more guerilla-like approaches.
"I told my kids flat-out that if 1 ever had to come to their school
because of them acting up, I was going to embarrass them in front
of their classmates ... and they knew that if they ever got locked up,
1 was not coming to get them out
of jail," Hayden said matter-of
facdy.
The fear factor worked. Her
daughter just ended a stellar col
lege career with a degree from the
University of North Carolina
Charlotte, arid her son, Troy
Hayden, is a straight- A student at
Carver High School who will
soon be a freshman at N.C. A&T
State University.
Momma Hayden also utilized
other keys to ensure her chil
dren's successes. She kept them
in "The Word" and involved in
programs and activities that
preached and practiced the same
high standards that she has for
them. One of the those programs
is the Winston Lake Family
usiness
Grantheum Johnson
Ach '
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YMCA'S BlacK Acnicvers. iroy nayucu was unc ui a uutcn uigu
school seniors feted last week at the Black Achievers' annual gala
for completing the academic achievement program. Hayden also
was recognized as the winner of the program's most prestigious
honor - the $3,000 Moses H. Lucas Scholarship.
"This program is the cornerstone of this (YMCA) branch,"
Jarrod Covington told the hundreds gathered in the Benton
Convention Center banquet hall for last Thursday's gala. At that
time, Covington was the executive director of the Winston Lake Y.
He left that post last Friday to head two Y branches in Memphis,
Tenn.
Y branches across the nation sponsor Black Achievers programs,
in which young men and women are paired with adult business pro
fessionals for mentoring purposes. The teens also tour college cam
puses, local corporations and take part in community service proj
See Achievers on B14
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This year's crop of achievers earned thousands of dollars on scholarship money.
Photos by J arson Pitt
A Kevin Walker
Darryl R.
M atth ews
Sr. address
a crowd of
several hun
dred last
week at the
Benton
Convention
Center.
Left:
Barbara
Hayes
Scholarship
Winner
L a t i s h a
Hardee
poses with
Hayes.
Right:
Award win
ner Brenda
Diggs with
husband,
James.
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l.ake Family
AchiejSP I rogran
Winston Lake Y Rlack Achievers Director Candice Benbow at the podium. Also pictured are
N2K Charities' Pritcilla Jackson and Pepsi's Re net Ballard, far right.
Jarrod Covington encourages the crowd to support Winston
Lake's Black Achievers Program.