Board Member
Griffin Is “No Stranger” To CMS Problems
made Arthur Griffin the
choice to fill' the vacant
board seat. Chosen from 25
other candidates Griffin
had also placed his name
-n. ka
Griffin will be sworn in
on February 26 and attend
his first meeting the same
evening. As one of the
Post’s Achievers Griffin
is no stranger to the aspira
tions and problems of the
He' has volunteered his
has worked with youth in
Head Start and talked to
abjput his business, A and G
Office Supplies, Inc. .
schools. Tbeee are times I
business. I have also
CvideotaUy Griffin be
lieves our future lies in the
of his time to
Arthur Griffin
....Heads AftG Office Supplies. Inc.
“More blacks should look
into going into business,”
Qriffin suggested. “We as
a black community spend
ISO billion dollars nation
wide. There is, on the other
hand a market for our
services as well.'’
In many ways Griffin’s
ambition as a businessman -
dutiful service. The Appreciation pro
gram featured Rev. J.C. Robertasu as
guest speaker. Tbe Jlnwrtgkts were
presented with gifts and plaques, tokens
of the congregation's gratitude. (Photo
by Divine Reflections)
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and a child advocate are
similar. In respect to his
business his attitude is far
from being tabled defeat
est. “If my plans don't
meet up to my fullest ex
pectations I don’t quit until
those expectations come up
to par.
He did not want to go into
a traditional business. Of
fering office supplies
struck him as being a
competitive business...and
one he would have to get
out and “hustle’’ with.
This is the fourth year of
the business’ existence.
It’s as if Griffin enjoys
the challenge of making his
schedule meet hectic de
mands of being president of
his own business and being
involved in civic efforts.
He is also a member of
. the Mecklenburg County
Human Sevice Council, the
Leadership Charlotte
Board of Directors and
served as a member of the
Big Brother-Big Sister Mi
nority Recruiting Task
Force.
What drives Griffin so
hard to meet his expecta
tions is he explains “..a
sense of achievement. It’s
gratifying when you meet
your expectations...it
feels good to accomplish
something. You can com
pare it with sports, when
you hit two shots in basket
ball all the work and prac
tice was worth it I enjoy
working hard and setting
goals and it feels good to
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meet them and it gives me
strength to try again."
Griflin is married to the
former Alicia Elston. They
have two children, Arthur
and Christina. He is a
Trustee at Memorial Pres
byterian Church and en
joys working in his yard
and working on his car.
Griffin served time in Viet
nam, worked at Legal Ser
vices as assistant to the
director and at N.C. Mutual
Life Insurance.
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