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Quietly Goes About Business | ! mcnardion Poet Staff Writer According to the Banker. Edu cational Society Inc., (BESI) re gional head, James Moore BESI i. probably Charlotte, best kept se cret And he', right. While the or ganization has been in existence f" 12 y*ara> * ha* quietly gone about the business of keeping member blaek bankers in manage ment up-to-date in the changing world of banking and better com municating the services of the bank to the black community. The enormity of BESI's task is undertaken by 21 members. Each first Tuesday of the month BESI members meet to plan its agenda .and put its objectives into practice. Taking priority on BESI's agenda la **• mentor program at Johnson C. Smith University. "Smith recently instituted a Banking and Finance Program and BESI was instrumental in helping them set their curriculum. Members of our group were matched with Smith students who were interested in a banking ca reer. We helped them with their homework and gave them expo sure to the world of banking. Out of the 14 students who were in volved in the banking and finance program, there were 12 seniors. Nine of those seniors were placed in the job market," boasted Moore. But BESI's work did not stop there. Members of the organiza tion were also concerned that many recruiters had negative atti tudes about recruiting at Smith. BESI was soon to change that. "We not only changed the attitudes of some recruiters, we also got some recruiter, who had never gone to Smith to go and we've got ten institution, to donate to the banking and finance program," Davis After Every Vote Continued Prom Page 1A if no one receive* more than 60 percent of the vote, the second- ■ • place finisher can call for anoth er election with the first-place candidate. Davis said he is after every vote, and is taking nothing- espe cially black support- lightly. "We re not taking the black vote lightly," he informed. We’ll be out in Piedmont Court*. Earl Village, Derita and _ Hidden Valley, which is crucial to election." The white vote is important too, Davis said, adding that his cam paign workers are canvassing neighborhoods such as Elizabeth, Chantilly and Plaza-Midwood. "Some people don't think we can do well there, but Fm going in there," Davis remarked. "If we can get some support, then our chances are really good." Recard Wants Cross-Section Support I Continued From Page 1A lectlve. No campaign should stop doing that no matter how many times you run for office." Appealing to all District 3 voters instead of a targeted group, Re card said, should be beneficial on primary day. "I expect a cross-section of peo ple to vote for me," he related. "I was well known throughout my precinct long before I was chair man." Since no public survey has been done to guage the race, it's difficult to tell who has the upper hand leas than a week before voters go to the polls. 1 know if you go to someone in the election process, someone is going to be the favorite and some one U the underdog," Recard said. "But well find out on election dmy. CSMDC Celebrates Continued from Page 1A where 38* peraon gathered. Cuost speakers for the occassion wars former NBA star, Oaear "Big O" Robertson and Janies M. O 'Neal, senior vice president for Frito-Lay, 'Interfacing with minority venders at the shows helps us es tablish a partnership," says Vir ginia Gregory, Frito-Lay Pur chasing specialist. "We try and offer educational programs to help their businesses grow and it allows us to put something beck into communities/ >©©©©©©©©©©< (MM L'k* / ^ • ' commented Moore. Going beyond J. C. Smith's boundaries, BESI will soon be in troducing the mentor program to minority students at Davidson and UNCC. Just recently, one of BESI members, Elsie Hecks tall complet ed a presentation on BESI at Win throp College A new program BESI imple mented this year was an oratorical contest. Held in February in rec ognition of Black History Month, the contest offers three scholar ships to the top finalists. Unlike the mentor program which is only open to banking and business ma jors, the oratorical contest is open to banking and business majors, the oratorical contest is open to all Smith undergraduates. Still another program that Moore speaks highly of is the Church/Organization Program. Moore explained this program works in two phases. "In the first part of the program we (BESI members) bring in an accountant from H&R Block to talk about tax forms and later someone from tho organization comes in to talk about different banking services. Mirion White ia chairman of this pro gram. Persons interested in this service should contact Mirion at United Carolina Bank-Providence Rd. There are other areas where BESI members' influence is being felt. Presently, two members, Tit us Ivory and Walt Denning are in volved in the City Business Devel opment. In the near future BESI members will be joining the board of SpSID (Show Our Strength In Dollars). It is Moore's feeling that a good knowledge of banking services is an area where many blacks fall short. "There are many reasons why that s so. For one thing I don't think that alot of blacksask questions. We don't educate our selves. And secondly, there's not that many blacks in managerial positions that we can go to for help." Although Moore is not particu larly concerned with the modest number his group represents, he does feel that more bankers should be involved in BESI. "Because Charlotte is a banking area, wo should have two to three times more members than we do. At one of our meetings we always ask prospective members two ques tions: Is it important to remain educated as a manager and is it important to get information to your community? We feel that if nos" are the responses that fol lows, then the person echoing those responses has some serious problems. It is only as a united en tity can we make an impact on the Charlotte community." This month, when BESI meets the guest speaker will be Steve Matthews, banking and finance columnist at the Charlotte Observ er. Also at the October 6 meet, which will be held at Johnson C. Smith at G p.m., BESI will hold its Fall Reception. In November, Ma dine Fails of the Urban League will be the guest speaker. Soon to start is BESI's Ambassa dor s Campaign. Members of the organization will be getting the word out to civic groups and com munity organizations concerning BESI's existence. Also, the Black Professional Forum, in the works by BESI will focus on networking with other black enterprises. member, of the BESI Southern Region at thi. year’, conference in -~'i1' ‘ &■'■■’Si ■-' '_L- _ ' With this program, everybody will know who everybody else is," confirmed Moore. Shelly Ander son chairs this program. In April of 1988 the 80 to 100 members of the Southern, Central, Triangle and Eastern Regions of BESI will meet in Charlotte for its annual convention. The conven r~ - tion, to be held at the Marriott Ex ecutive Park ha* adopted as its theme: "Encouraged, But Not Sat isfied". The chosen theme says a lot about the organization. Moore concluded by saying, "While we feel we are accomplishments and achievements are great, we can't rest on nur laurels. Braces For Children & Adults J)R. PAUL A. McGILL. D.D.S., P.A. Practice Limited To Orthodontics" CONVENIENT LOCATION & SATURDAY HOURS (704) 375-7005 ■KL 1028 WEST FIFTH ST. CHARLOTTE. 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