One program at the Charlotte-Mecklen
burg Youth Council allows Kay Hender
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son, Diane Kobinson and Wiiia Wyatt to
experience floral design.
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Mecklenburg Youth Council
To Provide 42 Summer Jobs
, uy reresa burns
* Post Staff Writer
J Summer arrives in June
* and along with it 42 jobs
ζ for the economically dis
■J advantaged youth. As part
ι of the Charlotte-Mecklen
ζ burg Youth Council pro
gramming, from June 23
η through August 29 marks a
'' time when the yoûth can
ij work and take courses,
j; The program allows 14 to
s 21 year olds who reside
; outside the Charlotte city
ij limits, but within Mecklen
! burg County to choose from
* a list of various Job open
;; ings. From sign painting,
£ day care, floral design,
j| secretarial positions to
t' community services, even
η farm work and gardening
ζ positions are available.
* According to Leroy Le
·· wis Director of the summer
Τ program, "Participants
^ are tested - general interest
! tests. They choose the
* positions." Most of the time
} the positions and test re
i suits correspond. And at
-, least 75 percent would like
» to pursue their particular
- interest, career wise,
* Lewis revealed.
The program strives to
do more than just provide
jobs, Lewis explained. "We
try to do more than hire.
We have counseling, job
preparation, and two days
out of the week we have
classroom study in aca
demic areas."
In order to become a part
of this program students
must be planning to return
to school in the fall and
must be presently enrolled.
And while the jobs allow
money for necessary items
for school, the classroom
activities prepare them for
school when it reopens,
Lewis commented.
Classroom credits from
{ the program are accepted
by North Mecklenburg
Senior High School and
Alexander Junior High
School. "Sometimes we
Ihave situations where
young people just need a
half of a unit to go from
ί junior high to senior high,"
Lewis remarked. "This
j program allows students to
{ work and not completely
ι stop working to go to
• courses."
, Veronica Price, worksite
J supervisor for the summer
t program feels that the
} work positions give stu
; dents a sense of responsibi
i lity. "It gives the students
I a chance to learn what the
J job world is all about ·
reporting on time for in
■ stance. We try to impress
} that being responsible on
« the job is important."
• "We also try to keep our
{ students interested," Le
• wis added. "We are involv
« ing them in practical thing*
J they can use even if it is not
J career oriented."
The program provides
! transportation each sum
| mer and free day care for
; any participants with chil
, dren.
{ Usually the students are
; satisfied with the activi
EA8T STONEWALL
! The 59th anniversary of
; the Pastor's Aid Board will
be celebrated Sunday, May
ι 25, at 4 p.m. The guest
I concert artist will be Mrs.
• Thelma Robinson, a native
! of Greensboro.
Mrs. Robinson is a Head
Start teacher in the
Greensboro School System
As a solosit she has per
formed on television and
radio. She has sung at state
conferences, nationwide.
Everyone is cordially in
vited to this special ser
vice.
ties. "Last year we only
lost four students out of
50," Lewis said. "In a 12 to
13 week period that's good;
we had gotten through to
most of the students."
One student last summer
even received a full four
year scholarship to Living
stone College from the
agency she was placed in.
Also fifteen students went
up two reeding levels ac
cording to Lewis.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Youth Council, which has
existed for seven years,
has many other programs
funded by federal, state
and local revenues. A few
of the programs include:
CITA, Mini-Cities, YETP
and Title II-D. These along
with other programs aid
the purposes of the Coun
cil; to provide academic,
economic, medical and so
cial services to the youth of
Charlotte-Mecklenburg; to
discuss, study and resolve
some of the major social
economic and education
problems of society; to
increase achievement, at
tendence and participation
in school activities and
community-based projects
for under-achievers and
disruptive students.
The council's main office
is located at 501 East More
head St. with a learning
center located at 1222-24
East Tenth St. Plans have
also been made to open a
satellite agency at the old
Torrence Lytle School io
Hunters ville.
Be Aware Of Certain Combination Of Food, Drugs
y you are laKmg me
iicine', the food you eat
could make it work faster
or slower or even prevent it
from working at all. In
fact, certain combinations
of foods and. drugs can
produce results you didn't
bargain for. Consider these
examples:
-Washing down a pill
with a glass of milk can be
a waste of money if the pill
is a tetracycline (an anti
biotic) capsule. The cal
cium in the milk can im
pair your body's ability to
absorb the tetracycline and
you won't get your money's
worth from the medicine.
-Taking as little as 4
teaspoons of mineral oil a
day as a laxative can hin
der your body's ability to"
use vitamin D, vitamin Κ
and carotene, a substance
the» hnHv rnnvortc tn \zifo_
min Α. ·
-Combining alcohol with
antihistamines, tranquili
zers or antidepressants ca.i
cause excessive drowsi
ness and make it hazardous
to drive a car or operate
machinery*.
-Eating salami and aged
cheese and drinking Chian
ti wine can be dangerous if
you are taking a certain
type of medication for high
blood pressure or depres
sion. A substance in cheese
and other foods can react
with the medications ( MAO
inhibitor drugs) and cause
a serious rise in blood
pressure.
It should be obvious that
taking medicine involved
more than just putting pills
into your mouth. You may
also have to avoid certain
foods or time yourself to
use the medicine before,
during or after meals. In
many cases, taking a drug
correctly will make the
difference between a treat
ment that works and one
that doesn't.
Your doctor or pharma·
cist is a good source of
information about the best
way to take medication and
which foods and beverages
to avoid,' if any. It is
important to tell the doctor
a· <ut any unusual symp
ti is .that follow eating
particular foods, and to ask
how drugs might interact
with your favorite foods
and beverages.
Not all reactions between
foods and drugs cause pro
blems. For example, eat
ing fatty foods before
taking a certain drug for
fungus infection can in
crease its effectiveness.
However, it is more com
mon for foods to interfere
with a drug's action. Be
cause of their acidity, ci
trus fruit juices and soda
pop can cause some drugs
to dissolve in the stomach
insœaa οι in uie îniesunes
where the medication
would be absorbed into the
bloodstream faster. Exces
sive amounts of natural
licorice extract can coun
teract medication for high
blood pressure, and foods
high in vitamin Κ (liver
and green leafy vege
tables) can work in direct
opposition to drugs pre
scribed preventing blood
clots.
People who are taking
medicines for long periods
of time should know that
drugs can sometimes inter
fere with 'he way the body
uses footi. For example,
women who take "The
Pill" may devefop a de
ficiency of vitamin B6 and
folic acid because of the
Pill's ability to deplete
these vitamins. Chronic
use of ciuretics (or "water
Dills".) can cause serious
r ι
potassium losses. And non
prescription drugs can also
lead, to nutritional pro
blems. Antacides, for in
stance, can lead to a vita
min D deficiency if used on
a long-term basis. .
ine best precaution a
consumer can take against
unwelcome food and drug ,
interactions is to follow the
advice of · doctor or phar
macist and to heed the
' instructions that come with ■
jiedications^^^^^^.
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