War On Drugs
HVALKXANDBItR, JONES
. MrwMItllMCAMIUNIAN
l^cal antidrug actlviiu from
around the country shared success
stories with the board and regional
coordinators of ' Lead the Way to a
Drug-Free USA"- during the organ
ization's national annual planning
conference held recently in
Washington. D.C.
The "Lead the Way" conferees
heard from local leaders from
ItoBlon, Philadelphia. Washington,
D.<\. New York and Los Angeles, all
detailing victories in the fight against
drug abuse. The successes ranged
Irnrn getting hundreds of guns off the
greets in high-crime neighborhoods
in Philadelphia to an award-winning
after-school tutoring program for
inner city children in Washington,
D.C.
"Lead the Way," a national anti
drug coalition founded and
coordinated by the Church of
Scientology, has chapters in major
cities throughout the country.
According to spokesperson Susan
Taylor, "The purpose of Lead the
Way is to accelerate the handling of
the drug problem in the UnitedStates
by bringing groups together to
combine resources, talents, and
solutions. We felt it was important to
hear directly from the organizers of
local anti-drug programs in order to
plan our actions for the next year."
• UikI the Way" hoard member
InmcH Mills from the Philadelphia
Anti-Drug Anti-Violence Network.
n>|M»rl«>d ihi an innovative program in
I’hilaiMphin which enticed mldentt
hi violence-ridden commodnities to
•urn in hundred* of handguns, rifles
«»wl slmiguns. thereby lowering the
I'inwine of gun-related incidents of
violence.
Mill* noted that the rant of the drug
tirnhleni came from changed social
value* and moral*. ‘ The Ml* attitude
has changed America* perception of
what i* right and wrong so that there
is i|o distinction between the two. Our
spiritual value* need to he rekindled.
I'lns change iiiuhI come from the
lionie ami community- from the
grassroots level."
"I^ud I he Way" member Cynthia
Mclver, who is also assistant director
ot Washington. D.C.s Community
S«M viee tiullri. *|*ike on lla* guild's
iwaid-winning eduealion program
which is keeping kids off the *1 reels
«nli alter sehiMil tillering Melver
was given a large ovaliou for her
presentation showing II*’ luloring
program's success m draniniiWIIIy
raising tin* reading ami ariflimetie
skills of inner city children. The
program, which uses the educational
methods ol world renowned author
!<• Hon iluhliard. delivered more Hum
11 .mm hours ol tutoring in the ihho hi
school year.
Ministers’ Wives Plan
Projects And Programs
The Interdenominational Min*
liters’ Wives and Ministers’ Widows
Association of Raleigh and Vicinity
met recently at the home of Ms.
Josephine Wilkins. The meeting
marked the beginning of the group’s
new meeting year, September
through May 1988.
The newly elected president, Ms.
Naomi Lovelace, greeted the group,
conducted a business meeting, then
outlined special projects and
programs for the year. Among the
projects are the senior citizens >tin.w
scheduled for Dec. «; the Upper
Room Service scheduled for April 10,
1882; contributions to the Central
Children’s Home in Oxford; the
United Negro College Fund; the
North Carolina Ministers’ Wives
Scholarship Fund and several other
outreach activities.
The group will present a black
history program during its regular
February meeting and two
worksbope for ministers’ wives
during January and March meetings.
October is Recruitment Month.
Ministers’ wives wishing to Join the
association yhould contact Ms.
Lovelace or any member for details.
Regular meetings are held the fourth
Monday each month.
Hostesses Ms. Josephine Wilkins,
Ms. Susie Johnson and Ms. Rebecca
Young served dinner.
Members present were Ms.
Marjorie Allen, Ms. Darlene Batts,
Ms. Carrie Brock, Ms. Naomi
Debnam, Ms. Mae DeLaney, Ms.
Jessie Henry, Ms. Susie Johnson, Ms.
Naomi Lovelace, Ms. Josephine
Wilkins, Ms. Berta Woodruff and Ms.
Rebecca Young.
Club reporter is Ms. Carrie 6.
Brock.
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wlmi liv has lf«*riu*il Inis self
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"’Ha*rf isniK'lulil wlHiciumoi mill. A
jinriMii who fan assist- hi lias prams
itlnws with prnlf knowmu lluil llieir
child anil otlu'rs have a fill lira.
• 'Inlilrf n who liavr a purpose in life ila
nissl limits "
Kil Kimirn. "I.fail tin* Way"
fiNirilimilar from Boston, nave a
IHi'M'iilaiion to the conferees on her
very sueeejislul Host on Hocks
V.nihsl Drugs" program She noted
thin Itoston hits come ulive with
imisieiniiH coming forward with
original songs which will be
entered in the program's city wide
puti drug song contest Ms Figaro
commented that "The most
heartening aspect of the campaign is
when individuals call or knock on
Mini- door lt» thunk you for helping
them to get off of drugs People
earing uImHH |tcoplo is what this is ull
<■>101)1."
The eonlerenee also heard from
l.ead the Way" hoard member
f’edrie Hendricks. top aide to U.S.
Hep. K lea nor Holmes Norton t|>
IHM llendrieks s|sike on II.U. 32SW.
a loll that authorizes funding for drug
education and prevention progrums.
Any program that provide* an i>
alternative to drugs and drug r,'
involvement in Washington. I)..('and ■!><
other cities is a step in the right ‘o
direction," he said. He pointed out v
that it is important for those involved
in the anti-drug effort to urge tlieir
congressmen and senators to vote for ,
such legislation, as prevention iV;
programs are vitally needed to curb .,
drug abuse.
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