Bessie Marshall's Lead For Small Churches Narrows ■, v,■ *;■/;- • ~~— — ■Charlotte Post Church worker Contest ■ Phillip Dunston Holds Lead For Large Church M f .Ajg lajivj ' tK-. Category For Third Week ; Nell Ken^fSif ' Medium Church Category Again >) * ' i' A I . * Kennedy PaopteDo."’ Prom • book, Lorraine contends she learned about the “Three D’s:“ desire, dedication and determination. This formula Is certainly helping this young woman take contsbl of her life. •Ta# very independent,” describes Lorraine. “I want slot of things and I’m willing to work hard for them. Also, I’m good at disciplining myself.” ‘ She further describes herself as dn outgoing type of person She is what she calls, “sassy!” Lorraine comes from a family of six siblings. She has three brothers and two sisters and the family is close-knit. “I love my family,” she assures, “allot them. We tarn slot,” Lorraine laughs. “But that’s because we’re concerned about each Her mother, Sa, ^ The co-claairmen for the prestigious, t^O-per person dinner were August ATBusch IH; Chairman and President of Anheuser Busch Companies Inc., and William J. Kennedy III, Chairman, President and CEO of North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company. Andrew F. Brimmer, President, Brimmer Jr Company Inc. and a former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Morris Tanenbaum, Ececutive Vice President, American Telephone and Telegraph, were both presented ICBO Distinguished Service Awards for their assistance to minority businesses. Mrs. Joel P. Martin, President, J.P. Martin AsROciafpq (advertising), was named "Business Person of the Year.” An advocate of the free enterprise system for minorities, ICBP marked its 23rd anniversary as the first national organization devoted to bringing private sector resources to bear on minority business development. Through volunteer consultants and staff, ICBO has substantially aided over SO,000 minority business persons and has been instrumental in obtaining over $300 million in financing and new ftftlpfi for minnrifv firma (bunty’t Plan 'M&A 5 c£n Jgorcest J Special Te The Pest A coalition of anven in fills neighborhood organizations has Joined together to oppose a Meek kMfcltt-g County Commissioners’ plan lor build a garbage transfer recycling station an the 10-acre site of the Royster Fertiliser Plant The P*»nt, destroyed by fire in UK, was located at 3400 LaSalle Street. SHSSsS Washington and others amugfrl. with the aeeistance at CommZkm Chalrperion Carta Di*»ny. a meet ing on June 4 to learn more about the prop*** facility from County staff. Miner ...Heeda speaker* team Many of the mere than 178penpletn attendance at the meeting were "very concerned" that they had not beanadvtaed by the Commlaalonere, •nd next at in 1MB,” he Mid Charlotte for Africa Is an apolitical group estabHahed to raise famine relief. The goal la to raise *MQ» to purchato a truck te transport food, medical, and development supplies from Bast African ports te the hungry t v Ull ItIVm OwTnCQ -dbeUctar*nr tJ^"wn!*rao^ information, call Philip Sprirdile at ST7-«e»l. Contributions are tax deductible. 1 ./ Leatse Sellers ... Co-chairperson especially by Bob Walton, about the Commit oner*' May » planned action, uld Mr* Washington. U At the May 19 Commiaaionera' meeting, a unanimous vote author ized County Manager Gerald Fox to purchase the fertilizer plant site for ftoe.ooo. TSHa vote and the wide dissatisfaction with what the citi zene were told at the June 4 meet ing led to the cell of a neighbor hood meeting on June 9,1998 at the West Charlotte Community Center Over MO people representing seven neighborhood group* ware in at tendance to organist* plan of action in opposition to the County Com missioners’ expected vote on June 19 to authorise the bathing of the Mrs Washington said «tet 9M 280 garbage trucks per day would be dumping garbage at the station and 80 18-wheeler truck* would be removing the recycled garbage to landfills at other locations. Con cerns were expressed at the June 9 meeting about the overall impact on traffic, commercial and residential development within each of the seven neighborhoods. In preparation for opposing the County Commissioners' expected June 16 action, Mrs. Waihington received nearly unanimous voter support in getting Pop Miller (Dalebrook) and Louise Sellers (Five Points) elected as co chairpersons of the one-issue coali tion of the seven neighborhood groups, the hiring of the law firm of Ferguson, Watt, Wallas * Adkins, the collection of over IS,600 for attorney feet and expenses, and selection of five persons to speak to the Commimioners on behalf of the coalition Pop Miller and Marvin Smith of the Westside Community Organisation will head the five member speakers team < (PHI) Offers Summer Day Camp* * The Charlotte Parka and Recrea tion Department la offering three sessions of summer day camps for youngsters six to ISyenre of age. The dates for the session* are: June 33-Jidy 3; July 7-18; and July 71-August 1. The coat Is 818 per Registration Is now open at any Of the participating recreation centers. For more Information, call ' V'