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B-PAL gala honoring Burke
On August 22. B-PAL will
celebrate its 30th anniversary
b> honoring Dr. Vivian H,
Burke: The gala will be held
at the Benton Convent joh
Ccjiter. beginning with a meet
and greet at '5 p.m. The gala
starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $30.
and available at Special
Occasion-vTES Engraving, the
LaDeara Crest Community
Center Office. tlTe Delta Arts
Center and E.ryin's Beauty
?Salon,. For more information,
contact Naomi Jones at 336
724-3759 or Evelyn W;
Sanders at 336-7H5-4272.- '
liarry Potter event
In celebration of the
release of the latest Harrv
Potter movie. The Children's
Museum of Winston-Salem .
will host a Potter-esque House
Cup Tournament. Young
attendees will take part ifv a
sorting ceremony, design a
Hog warts castle. attend
Hogwarts classes, take the
Bertie Botts challenge and go
on a golden snitch hunt. There
will also he pizza, salad and
dessert. The event is $10 per
member and SI 2 per non
member. Pre-registeration
should be done by July 10 by
calling 33(1-723-91 1 1 /The
event is recommended for
ages v 10.
Substance abuse help
If you or a family member
is struggling with substance
abuse HELP is a phone call
away. The Twin City Area
Narcotics Anonymous
Helpline can he reached at
800-365- 1035 or online at
www.tcana.org. For meeting
schedules and additional
information for this 12-step
Recovery Program, .please call
the number or visit the Web
site.
'Color Purple* in Charlotte
A bus trip to , see the play,
"The Color Purple" in
Charlotte on Saturday, Aug.
29 at 2 p.m. is being planned.
The trip is $103.25 per person
and includes transportation, a
ticket to the show, a snack and
a stop at Concord Mills. For
more information , call
7K5-4272 or e-mail CYef
sndrs@aol.com.
Scales Campaign launch
The Committee to Elect
Donald L. Scales, an East
-Ward candidate, to the City
Council, is inviting the public
to attend the the official kick
off for his campaign on
Monday. July 6 from 6-8
p.m. al Rupert Bell Park
There will he food and enter
tainment from acts like The
Boss Drummers. Christina
Perrin. the Fletchers. Freedom
Steppers. Vessels of Praise
and the Mt. Olive Baptist
Church Choir. For additional
information, contact Dion
Owen at 336>9tS4437.
Trip to WSSIJ game in
NYC
A trip is being planned to
the WSSU/Morgan State
game at New York's Giants
Stadium The Urban League
Football Classic will be on
Sept. 19. Trip-goers will
spend three days, two nights
in NYC. Call 336-749-1192 or
&6-722-966H or email triad
travclcrsgroupfa gmail.com
for more information.
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Bishop John Huntley .second from left, with garden Volunteers Russell Johnson. Jermaine McCoy, Cleo McCoy and Tony Wedderburn,
Church's garden is
en joyed by all in the
neighborhood
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Alpha & Omega Church
ot Faith is a little place of
worship with a big garden.
For the past four years,
the small church on the cor
ner of Gray Avenue and 16th
Street has been tending a gar
den on land across the street
from the building. In that
time, it has grown from a
small, personal garden into
an expansive community
one.
At least 500 families have,
been led by its harvesT
which includes zucchini,
squash, Okra. tomatoes, peas
and lowering stalks of corn.
The church's pastor. Bishop
John Huntley, takes great
pride in the garden that he
helps cultivate.
"1 think over the years we
have proved ourselves that
can't nobody grow a garden
like we do," said Huntley
with a grin and a laugh.
Alpha & Omega original
Is purchased the land with
ihe intent of building a park
ing lot. but when the church
couldn't raise the funds to
have the area paved, it aban
doned that idea. Instead.
Huntley planted a small gar
den there and vowed to live a
healthier life by eating the
vegetables he grew. He
allowed others in the East
Winston community to use
some of the space to grow
things of their own. Before
Huntley realized it. the gar
den had taken on a life of its
own and had ballooned in
size.
The garden sprouts from an acre of land across from the church.
The church uses some of
the vegetables harvested for
its events, such as the
upcoming week-long meet
ing of Churches of Faith
from around the country. But
many of the vegetables are
picked by people in the
neighborhood for their own
use. The vegetables are free
to those who need them.
Huntley said. He does ask
that those who use the garden
inform the church so they can
help people maneuver
through the maze of green.
"We just love to grow it
This zucchini was recently plucked from the garden.
and see it grow." said
Huntley. "So if they come
and ask us for it. we'll give it
to them for free."
Cleo McCoy, whose par
ents were share-croppers, has
taken an active role in main
taining the garden.
"As a girl coming up. we
always had our own garden,
so "I knew all about the gar
den: what to plant, when to
plant," said McCoy.
She estimates that the
garden is nearly an acre in
size now. It's used year
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The growing garden yields produce year-round.
Hishop Huntley stands in his pride and joy.
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