AACP'
. mem er hip
univer ity
trains
olunteers for
Radiot on
BALTIMORE - With em­
phasis on the lates techniques in
marketing. leadership, develop­
ment, motivatin and community
organization, the NAACP has
initated a Membership Univer­
sity at its headquarters in Bal­
timore that will provide training
for its volunteer leadership from
across the country, according to
Dr. Benjamin 1... Hoo , ExeQ1-
tive Director ofth NAACP.
Th first session was held
over the eekend of May 13th
and 14th. Attending were some
50 volunteers who will fill key
roles in the AACP's ational
radiothon scheduled for Satur­
day, eptember 24, 1988.
An extensiYe curricular was
developed for the initial session
and covered such areas as the
. recruiting, training and reten­
tion of volunteers, how to or­
ganize a radiothon, etc. A
similar session will be held in
June for approximately the same
number of volunteers.
Participants will return to
their home cities where they will
share their training with other
volunteers who will take part in
the Radiothon - the first such
effort under ta en by the
AACP.
Th Radi h n is being co­
chaired by Percy utton and
Bishop Richard Hildebrand.
utton is a civil rights actvist,
winner of th AACP's 19 7
pringarn edal, and President
of Inner City Broadcasting,
Bishop Hildebrand is Presiding
Bishop of th Third Epi copal
District ME Church, and a
m r of the AACP ation-
I Board.
Th Wri er's Connection is a
literary publication d igned to
provi an avenue for literary
press' n as well as informa­
tion about the BACC. We wel­
come all short essays, stories,
poems, and other written
material. Please submit all
terial to: The Writers Connec­
tion, P.O. Box 3505, /(QJamllZOO,
MI49005-3505, c/o Buddy Han­
nah, Managing Editor.
10 BI ck Arts &. Culture
Committee ill old General
, II meetings at the Black
Arts And Cultural Center l0-
cated at 241 . Burdick Mall on
the following d tes: 6/8/88;
7/11/88, and 7 f1bI88. All starting
times for tb dates are 15:30
p.m.
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