APRIL 13 - 19. 1986 Tft£ CITIZEN 11 o EYTALKS: Organize a By Jam .than ealth-building club is simply an organization of people who have joined together to pool resource , knowledge and frequently funds in an attempt to produce greater wealth for eror Lut . Ev The matrimonial music filled the church as I quietly antici­ pated the entrance proce tonal of th edding party. I h d no doubt in my mind or heart bout whether thi marriage would wor out. I knew it was b sed on trong belief in God and soundloving skill . A I continued to wait, my thoughts turned to the count­ Ie number of mania es that auld occur this year. I lament­ ed bout the nearly 25 percent of tho muriag th t would not continu until "death do us part." I lamented bout tho m n and omen ho continue to ar h for a life ornpanion ithout ucce. In my mind nd h art I w certain that something wa different about their Iif ori nt tion and that of th coupl who ould ppro h the It r together tod . Perhap th r ur en ir nment. ther re many who r hing for fulfilment. sure the bride and groom comfort bl with them- selv and th ir environment. I cert in that they recogniz- ed there was an Universal Foree that had its 0 n rhythm and beat. It a obvious that the life companions worked h rd tying in tep with the rhythm and be t of the U niver- I Force. Iter the wedding proces­ . onal h d culmin ted at the Iter, I could feel that all in the congregation felt a very special HOWTOGETTHE The Financial Security Guide is a 99-page fact­ filled booklet detailing dozens of ways to increase your current income. Compiled by veteran financial journalist James Nathan the Guide includes: The Six Best Ways To Raise Money Quickly; Buying Real Estate With No Money eal • I 9 c ub all club members. Such clubs are relatively easy to organize but a bit more difficult to maintain over an extended period of time. De pite this' latter drawback such clubs are springing up throughout the for or e feeling. Although it would have been impossible, I wished that I could I h ve witnessed o this marriage of life companions the first time, 40 years ago. The fact Mr. and Mrs. White were standing together before their community and the Uni­ versal Force was irrefutable proof that they had kept their promises to one another the last time. Forty years ago they promised "to have and hold one another for better or four orse until death do us part." In the beauty of it alII began to thin about whether there was any relationship between rong marriage and a strong community. If dancing to the rhythm and beat of the Uni­ versal Force allow one t feel comfortable with oneself and ones life omp nion perhaps the same principles and te hni­ wor in creatin a trong mmunity. Perh p , ommunity member ould fulfilm nt urtin 3J'I mmunity. If 'U to feel th me hen one orne t grip ith own rship in the BI k ommunity. From th realiza­ tion of that ownership on mu t c nfront our innate feel­ ing th t we re lly don't want to catch the first thing okin out of th Bla community. o matt r where one buy a hou ,the Black mmunity is HO if he s Black. Through re 0 rnzing our ownership we are f ed with the fact that our community is ours for better or for wor from thi day forward until death do us part. Those who have already courted and mar­ ried the African Arneric n com­ munity realiz that our com­ munity currentl is going through the "for worse" part of the "for better or wor ' part of the vow. But the inter- Continued on Pag 1 2 ONEY YOU NEED Down; How To Motivate YourWayTo Financial Suc­ cess; Re-Establishing Your Credit Rating And Getting Credit Cards and much more. Make $16.95 chec or money order payable to Law-Tay Communications, P.O. Box 54041, Washing­ ton, DC 20032. nation because they can serve a very valuable purpose. The immediate purpo of a wealth-building club is to intro­ duce ucce -oriented people to one another. Secondly, uch people are then able to u the club to accomplish a variety of financial goals. The chief goal should be to eventually get to the point of sponsoring money­ making events: from a Frid y night party to a Sunday morn­ ing financial minar. If one is interesting in start­ ing a wealth-building club, I would suggest the following steps: I-Take the responsibility of identifying at least two and not more than five other individuals who would be both interested in starting uch a club and prepared to work to m e it successful. 2- 0 later than the second or third meeting decide upon the type of event you would like to sponsor. 3- Gather information: ranging from the cost of en­ gaging in cert in types of CITlBAN