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Pamela Gibson (front) shows Kandyce Erwin and her mother, Eiloree Erwin, how to make a dragon, while Thomas Brown and art director Susan Parker look on. Eileen Hanson) (photo by Member* of the Childrtn'» Art Program show off the African maaka they made for Κ wan «ω, an East African holiday, (photo by Eileen Hanson). Children's Arts Program Prepares For Kwanzaa Program director JoAnn Moorhead and music director Delcia Harper introduce Tsahi Harris, age 2Mj, to African instruments at the Afro-American Cultural Center, (photo by Eileen Hanson). • ■ - NATIONAL 4-H CONGRESS- Wendi Weaver, 500 Owen Blvd., Charlotte, and Tami Todd, Rt. 9, Charlotte, (center) are among 40 4-H members from North Carolina attending the 57th National 4-H Congress in Chicago, 111. Shown with them is James West, district 4-H program leader at North Carolina State University Miss Todd, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.M Todd, Jr., was selected as one of 18 winners across the nation in the 4-H veterinary science program Miss Weaver, 18-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Κ. E. Weaver, is attending the congress as state winner in the 4-H horse program The delegates return home Friday (Dec. 1) Merchants Who Advertise In The Post Are Telling You *They Appreciate Your Business! Patronize Them!! by Eileen Hanson Special To The Poet their faces-the youngsters in the Children's Arts Program are eager for another Saturday of activities at the Afro-American Cultural Center in Spirit Square. Zelda Brown, a high school student who works at the Center under a CETA program, registers each child and gives him a large name tag. "I really dig the kids," said Brown, who wants to be a teacher some day. "We're teaching them about their culture, where they came from." The Saturday morning program for children ages 4 to 14 includes visual arts, music, African dance, photography, films and refreeh ments-usually a healthy snack of fruit, crackers and juice. The program is free, but parents are encouraged to send 50 cents for the snack. UNCC theatre student J ο Ann Moorhead directs the pro gram. This coming Saturday, Dec. 2, the β to 8 year old children will take à field trip to the Mint Museum. They will help paint a mural jfo be exhibited at the museum during the holidays. The group will leave Spirit Square at 9 a.m. and return at 1 p.m. The trip cost is $2.00, including refreshments. For the next four Saturdays, the children will be putting the finishing touches on their Kwanzaa program. On December 27, they will invite their parents and friends to the [Tenter for a covered dish dinner and program, celebrating the Kwanzaa principle of creativity of "kuumba". Kwanzaa, an East African Custom celebrating the first harvest, is >bserved by many black American amilies from December 26 to Janu iry 1. People come together to give hanks, make joyful noises and snjoy acting together for the com nunity. The children are busy preparing African dances, songs, ana dramatic interpretations. In the art room. several budding young artists are preparing a colorful paper machp dragon under the direction of Susan Paner and Evadne Jones, volun teers who work with the children. One volunteer, Marjorie Johnson, comes each Saturday from Chapel Hill. A poet-graduate student at UNO, Johnson is especially concern ed with the involvement of the family in education. She is working to get parents involved in CAP. "We want the total family involv ed-children, mothers and fathers," 4fid Johnson. "Parents want to be involved with their children's educa tion, but they need a specific job." She is working with Renee Jones to get parent clusters organized to help with the weekly program. Adrienne Leatherman and Hazel Koontz were among the parents that came to And out about the program last Saturday. "My kids enjoy the program be cause it is contact with their roots," said Leatherman, whose children . Nicola W-and-Rebyw (0) y we busy in ..the mutic room learning an 4 African dance. "Here they see pict ures of African children-they are our cousins. This gives them'a senSè' of historyan appreciation of where · they came from." Hazel Koontz. whose 4-vear-old daughter Karen just started in the program, would like to see more people get involved in sharing their talents with the children. "There are many senior citizens who could tell stories about their own past and the struggle of black people in this country. This is part of our roots." . For more information about Kwanzaa and the Children's Art Program contact, JoAnn Moor head, 374-1566 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. THE BIGGEST $13.00 Christmas Gift Υομ Can Give Is An Annual Subscription To The Post Three Good Reaaona Why YA11P 1 wi· ne «m Meceived It's informative-completed with Mich information M: The latest Happenings Around Town; Bob Johnson's colorful description of social events of the people you know; Bill Johnson's wry humor in Sports Beat; the latest news of the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association; Church News; Sherleen McKoy's choices for "Beauty of the Week;" Features by Susan Ellsworth; Editorials by Hoy le Martin and Gerald Johnson's imaginative "As I See It" end Vernon Jordan's prize-winning "To Be Equal" column·. It's functional-each week of each month it contains a feature story on the people you know. 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