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; CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday. M^h 2. 1989 Fay Skidmore (center left), past president of a YWCA board of direc tor, presents Matilda Samuda, (center rljht), a brick from the old Photo/CALVIN FERGUSON Trade Street Y. Samuda represents the numerous women who were active at the Trade Street Y. YWCA Plans Child Development Center A ^ound breaking ceremony on Tuesday, February 22 sig naled the start of construction for a new uptown Charlotte day care center. The Charlotte YWCA and Child Care Resourc es, Inc. hosted the noon event at the site of the former YWCA, 418 East Trade Street. A "model” child development center for 148 children is planned. An Operations Com mittee, compost of representa tives of the boards of the YWCA and CCRI, will oversee the de- velc^ment and construction of the new center. The facility is expected to open In early 1990. Quality child care in uptown Charlotte Is critical^ short, and a study last year revealed that the new YWCA Uptown Child Development Center will in crease child care by 70 percent, ffhe study also Indicated that 80 percent of uptown Char lotte's woilrers are under 44 and more than half are female.) Located four blocks from the Square, the new facility will oc cupy 14,705 square feet between Tra^ Street arid E^t 4th Street. The YWCA located on the site was built in 1970. It has been demolished to make room for the new facility. Funds for construction of the new day care center were de rived from an anonymous $1 million gift. Spectacular plants at special low prices make Southern Spring Show visitors smile. This year's show, February 28-March 8 at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart, will have a large gardener's market place and at least 16 gardens bursting with spring flowers. Southern Spring Show In Town CHARLOTTE - You're deep in the heart of the African reiln for est, surrounded by exotic plants and colorful flowers. You can hear the sounds of wild animals off in the distance as you rest by a cascading waterfall. But here In the Jun^e, you can never real ly relax, as you never know what awaits youl But this time, it's easy to get back to civilization. For you're visiting the African Jungle exhib it at the 1989 SOUTHERN SPRING SHOW being held at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart through March 5. The exhibit is the creation of the North Carolina Zoological Park In Asheboro, and at about 6,000 square feet, it Is the larg est such exhibit the zoo has ever created. It took about 15 people a week to put the exhibit together. Three or four truckloads ^ trop ical and blooming plants, about 2,500 altogether, come into the Merchandise Mart to be carefully placed amid the exhib it's rolling topography to create a realistic and beautiful envi ronment. Building the 12-foot waterfall, stream and pool required a fork lift to bring in concrete rocks. A circulating water system must also be assembled. And all this is Just the tip of the iceberg, as it took designers weeks and weeks to plan, coor dinate and design this mini- piece of Africa brought to life in Charlotte. "Actually, the hardest part is making African plants bloom in the middle of winter in Char lotte," comments Dwight Hol land, curator of design at the zoo. 'We want this to be visually dramatic, but we want it to be as authentic as possible. We also The quality child care program for Infants to four-year olds is being designed to meet the high standards of the National Asso ciation For The Education of Young Children. The program will have low child/staff ratios, small group sizes, and teachers who have been trained in early childhood development. The curriculum model will focus on positive Intellectual and social outcomes for the children, par ent Involvement, and sensitivity to the children's health and nu trition needs. The ratio will be one staff person for every four Infants, increasing to one staff person for every nine children at the age four level. want to show visitors that the world is about plants as well as animals—something we feel very strongly at the zoo." Among the blooming plants in the exhibit will be gerberas, dai sies, kalanchoes, African violets, celoslas, lmi>atlens and gerani ums, and they will be Joined by such tropical plants as bana nas. areca palms, ficus, dracae nas, orchids and bromellades. Four 30-lnch monitors will show videos of such zoo animals as lions, elephants, gorillas, rhi nos, and tropical birds. We want people in the Char lotte area to know about the zoo and to realize that this is their zoo—we are part of the whole state," Holland said. The zoo exhibit is one of 16 gardens the show will boast this year. Others include a natural garden with live rabbits and a Japanese garden. Each of the ga^ens is dedicated to making soaring its colorful best. Plus, there will be 14 designer rooms, an orchid pavilion, a complete standard flower show, garden er's marketplace packed with specially priced plants, crafts, products for sprucing up inside and outside the home, and more. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily except Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $4.50 in advance for adults, $5 at the door. Students 6-12, $3. Under six free with an adult, ex cluding groups. Group rates available. For more information write or call Southern Shows, Inc., P. O. Box 36859, Charlotte. NC 28235, 704-376-6594. €briiiriuhity • The Charlotte- Mecklenburg Urban League's Word Processing Training Center is accept ing applications for their next class which begins April 3. For more informa tion call 376-9834. •The next session of PRO JECT LElAD.^riiich is spon sored by the Charlotte Chapter of Links, Inc., is scheduled for Saturday, March 11 at Friendship Baptist Church Fellowship Hall from 9:30 am. to 12:30 p.m. Health professionals will provide information and guidance on human sexuality with emphasis on the social and econom ic consequences of early parentho^ and sexually transmitted diseases. For more Information call 598- 7060. •The retail merchandis ing students of King's Col lege will present their an nual fashion show on March 2 at 12:45 and 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Pres byterian Hospital. Tickets are $1. •The Slddha Yoga Medita tion Center will present an Introductory program on Wednesday, March 8, 7:30- 9 p.m. at the YWCA, 3420 Park Road. For additional information call 827-0853. •The Charlotte Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will have its monthly meeting on Wednesday. March 8 at 6:30 p.m. Call 336-0332 for more information. •The Charlotte Women's Aglow Fellowship will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14 at the Idlewild Country Club. •The Charlotte Associa tion of Insurance Women will hold its monthly meet ing on Tuesday, March 7, 5:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Women's Club, 1001 E^st Morehead Street. Hornet Wives Meet Women’s Caucus What's it like to be the wife of a Charlotte Hornet? Find out Sat urday at the Greenville Center at 1330 Spring St when the wives of Hornets players and assist ant coach Gene Littles address the Black'Women's Caucus dur ing the organization's meeting. Scheduled to appear are players wives Diana Cureton, Keaml Lewis, Sonya Curry and LaShell Holton, as well as Rita Littles, wife of Director of Player Personnel and assistant coach Gene Littles. The public is invited to attend. Architect for the two-story fa cility is The FWA Group, and Da vid M. Sldbury Inc. is the con tractor. City and County elected offi cials are expected to attend the ground breaking ceremony. They will Join representatives of the Charlotte YWCA and Child Care Resources, Inc., along with two children representing the youth of Charlotte- Mecklenburg, in "turning the soil" marking the beginning of construction. The YWCA Uptown Child De velopment Center will begin taking applications for enroll ment in early fall, 1989. For The BEST in ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, FEATURES, & NEWS About The Black Community... SUBSCRIBE TODAY!!! Shop The Charlotte Post CLASSIFIEDS today! "God Is Our Very Best Friend" Read your King James Bible, Pray and Thank God Every Day. ®%(0)IFIF on dry cleaning only silk not included Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 10 Percent Off On Friday & Saturday Offer Expires March 9, 1989 Mimrnum $5. After Discount Coupon Must Accompany Order •Expert Alterations Full Price After 30 Days m • We Work Saturciays Too! 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