Hearing Planned
For Domestic
Violence .
A public hearing will be held
Thursday, April 3,7 p.m., at the Hal
Marshall County Services Canter,
700 North Try on Street, for citizens
to tell the City-County Domestic
Violence Task Force about their
experiences with domestic violence.
The Domestic Violence Task
Force, an ad hoc group appointed by
Charlotte Mayer Harvey Gantt and
Cairla DuPuy, chairman of the
Mecklenburg Board of County Com
missioners, wUl submit a final
tafort to County Commissioners and
the City Council for consideration
and approval on April 21.
Persons who wish to speak at the
hearing but desire to remain anony
mous wiU be protected. Those who
wish to be heard at the public
hearing, or who need transporta
- tion, are asked to call the Women's
Commission, 33*32*0. If possible,
please provide a written copy of.
your comments to the task force at
the time of the hearing. You are
asked to limit your remarks to 10
minutes. Written comments may be
submitted to the Women's Commis
Mon, 700 North TTyon Street,
Charlotte, N.C. 28202, if you are
unable to attend.
For additional information, con
V tact Fay Skidmore, 336-3210, or Jane
^Harper, who chairs the Domestic
i Violence Task Force, 372-2830.
• 8th NABA Banquet
The Charlotte Chapter of the
National Association of Black
Accountants (NABA) will hoU its
-eighth annual Scholarship »«i
. Awards Banquet on Friday, April 35,
1 p.m., at the Charlotte Adam’s
. Mark Hotel, 565 South McDowell St.
The keynote speaker will be
BenhieC. Cunningham Jr., offensive
~ tight end for the PitUburgh
. For ticket Information, contact
any member of NABA or Roger
Williams, 373-5067.
Sewing Classes
Sign up now for the sawing class
being sponsored by the Agricultural
Extension Service. Classes begin
April 4,7-10 p.m.
Ali levels of seamstresses are
Invited, from beginning to advanced
Within seven weeks instructors gua
rantee that members of the class
will be able to complete a garment.
To register, call Mary Martin at
Child Sexual Abuse
Special To The Post
. . . Raleigh • North Carolinians will
bad an opportunity to participate in
the firat nationwide satellite
training and networking event on
Child Sexual Abuse.. The two-day
rereoce, Form Caring to Action,
held on April l-a at A then
Drive High School in Raleigh from
11 a.m. - 7:15 p.m. each day.
This unique lndepth practical
training was carried live via
satellite to 45 major cities nation
wide.
• The event waa preeented by
’Satellite Training, Inc., of San
Anselmo, California, and the
Institute for the Advancement of
Human Behavior. Continuing educa
tion credit is available.
; - "From Caring to Action" is
designed for all professionals who
deal with children and families
including: child care and day care
providers, foster parents, teachers,
doctors, psychologists, law anforen
meot officials, social workers,
child protective services workers,
attorneys, court personnel, govern
ment officials, and private social
service agency officials
Some of the nation’s leading
authorities had been aaeendded for
the conference. They Incttde Dr.
Michael Durfee, David Fjnkelhor,
PhD., Sandra Baker, L.C.S.W.,
Dr Roland Summit, Kee
Mac Farlane, ll.S.W., Inspector
Seth Goldstein, Ann Cohn, Ph D.,
Df. Eli Newberger, Lucy Berlinar,
M.S.W... Eliana Gil, Ph.D.,
Nicholas Grother, Ph.D., and Judge
Pamela Isles.
Sample Ballots
Available
■ Ten Democrats and three Repu
blicans are running May 6, In
primaries for the U.S. Senate seat.
The first district election for the
Mecklenburg Board of County Com
missioners, two statewide questions,
and 12 candidates for four Charlotte
Mecklenburg School Board seats all
appear on the upcoming May ballot.
If you are not familiar with the
candidates, (ben you need a sample
ballot.
Sample ballots will be available
; until the primaries, at the Main
Library and at all branches of the
Public Library of Charlotte
Mecklenburg You are limited to
five minutes in the voting booth, so It
la a good Idea to get and study a
sample ballot before you go to the
polls.
For more information about the
upcoming election, call IH-tM
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The parents of Yvette M. Howey. Mr. and Mrs. Willie M. Howey.
announce their daughter’s engagement to Bartholomew Crawford, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Crawford. Miss Howey who is a
servicing assistant at Southern National Mortgage Company and
Crawford who is a career opportunity consultant at 8cott Fetter
Company have set their wedding date for September 27 at 4 p.m. The
wedding will take place at First Baptist Church-West with Dr. J. B.
Humphrey officiating.
Information About Arthritis
People in North Carolina now have
information about arthritis at their
fingertips with a new toll-free tele
phone number. The Arthritis Foun
dation is testing a national toll
free information service in this area.
The service is called the Arthritis
Foundation Answer Line.
The Answer Line provides general
information about the more than
100 forms of arthritis and about
programs and services of the
Arthritis Foundation’s North
Carolina Division. Callers may also
request referrals for medical or
community services.
The Answer Line is the first
IT - I ..i --
national toll-free number for the
public to use for arthritis informa
tion, according to Dan Litz, Execu
tive Director of the North Carolina
Division. The Arthritis Foundation,
he explained, is testing the service in
five areas of the country Including
North Carolina.
"This toll-free telephone number
is for people who need our services
but presently have to make a toll call
to reach our office,’’ Litz said.
The Arthritis Foundation’s
Answer Line operates between 10
a m. ET and 5 p.m. ET. The
service can'be reached by dialing
‘n422*1*8- -sh .**.
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By Joe Brown
Post Staff Writer
When it comes to improving the
area and providing the needs of the
neighborhood, no one does it better
than Linda S. Geiger and the
Brookhill Community. This leader
believes in the best for her neigh
borhood and proves it in the end
results.
The Brookhill Neighborhood is
located along Distributor Avenue to
South Try on to Remount Road to
Village Court toTremount Avenue.
The area consists of 435 apartment
homes.
Ms. Geiger has been president to
the Brookhill Community since 1975
and improving has always been the
major goal.
“The Toomey property has al
ways been a major problem. It had
come up several times at the city
meetings. It was to be rezoned to
place warehouses there, but we
fought it for years. Now, a church is
built there,” claims Ms. Geiger.
“The community park was im
proved with the help of the City by
planting trees, replacing garbage
cans, putting out water fountains
and other things.”
Other improvements in the area
include the drainage problem and
the lights on Barringer and Remount
Roads, said Ms. Geiger.
The Brookhill Community offers a
number of programs to the residents
in the area. Ms. Geiger says the
senior citisens are given food
baskets every year and children are
given candy on Halloween. Hie
neighborhood participates in the
cleanup program twice a year to
beautify the area. Hie Brookhill
area has a special summer program
in which they receive a grant from
the Mott Foundation.
“This is the second year we are
receiving this grant. The first year
we got $4,200 and this year we are
going to receive $8,800,” confirms
Ms. Geiger.
“The money is used to pay the
youth $3.35 to work Jobs in the
neighborhood and it pays adults $25
to supervise them.”
The officers of the Brookhill Com
munity Organisation an Linda S.
Geiger, president; Doreatfaa Carter,
secretary; and Martha McDonald,
treasurer.
' There is a caring atmosphere that
hovers over Brookhill, especially to
the senior citisens. “We took our
senior citizens to McAdenville to the
Christmas lights and also took them
--!-—- ■ ■ >—.«■ ' j
Linda Geiger
.Community leader
To Heritage USA," told Ms. Geiger.
“We help old persona or persona
who have been hospitalized or can’t
pay their rent. If we can’t help than
we refer them to the Bethlehem
r~. -- - ' —
Center or same other agency to help
them.”
Ms. Geiger says the participants
from the residents varies at the
meetings and certain events, but
coming together has always been
important. She says it is accortflng
to what it is that brings the
response of the residents. Meetings
are held every second Monday of
each month at 7 p.m., 821 Village
Court or the Bethlehem Center for a
large meeting.
Ms. Geiger relates a message to
the Brookhili Community. “We have
been trying to get crime watch in our
neighborhood. We have been trying
for a number of years. Our next goal
is to get crime watch, because of the
high rate of break-ins.
, “We are trying to make it a dean
and better and safer neighborhood,
so pitch in to keep it and improve it/'
she urges.
Ms. Barbara Dillinger is a dose
associate with the Brookhili Com
munity and knows the improve
ments the area has come through.
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