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Proj ct Jamaica
September 12, 1989 will
mark 12 of COIl-
_ ceDtrateci effort for Jamaicans
to recover from Hurricane
Gilbert's b teriDg • ds and
ram. The storm., recorded as the
or t natural disaster in
Jamaica' . ory, caused dis­
placement of over 800,000
people, severe property
damage and hiDderence to the
. 'ceo omy. Through the
strength of its people and the
cariDg of its friends, Jamaica is
making a strong comeb ck.
Project Jamaica began in
October, 1988, by the Optimist
Youth Foundation and area
Optimist Clubs of Detroit,
Highland Park, Inkster and Oak
Par an effort to help the
homeless in their rebuildi
process.
"Youth helping youth," a sen­
timent expressed by community
youngsters to extend helping
hands to island neighbors," said
local Chairman Henry E. Wat­
son II. The Optimists urveyed
hardship needs and decided to
target Hapy Grove, St.
Catherine and St. J 0 schoo •
S Catheriae to be rebuilt.
Durin," Gilbert's de tructioa,
the were used 1-
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tera and are n being returned
to oom service, however,
most re damaged structural­
ly.
" Our goal' to raise $75,000
for building structure repairs,
equipmeDl and supplies. So far
uYe collected 125 cases of
o boob, SOO desks and $15,(8).
The real task lies cad in ar­
ranging transit for these it to
reach the island safely," said
Wat on. Recently, Mayor
.Coleman A. Young issued a
Proclamation in support of
Project Jamaica. "I implore the
churches, businesses and
citizens of Detroit to co e to
the aid of our neighbors in their
time of need. Together- we
can ease their suffering." he
said.
Endoned by Ministers of
Religion in the Detroit area,
local churclles are asking con­
tributions of their parishioners
in this cause.
"Project Jamaica will enable
Diany students to return to full­
time classrooms," said Watson.
·No single organization can
lOWe the prob em alone; your
contribution will be weU used
and deeply appreciated by the
people of J amaica," said Wat-
son.
Humanitarian support in
dollars is needed Now! Please
cell 423-1143 or wri e P.O. Box
21335, Detroit, . cbigan 48227
to make tax-deducti le dona- •
tions.
Did You
Know?
Tayl
ty much forget about getting
justice in civil rights cases. The
study of in three states
showed t those bringing bias
cases before judges appointed
by former President Carter
received favorable rulings 60%
of the time but only 12% of the
time when similar dISCrimina-
tion cases were brought before
judges appointed by Reagan.
1 Pundralstng' advice for groups·
Cond 1
Material passed to the audience
tated a propos I should in­
clude:
- A brief description of the
organization see ing support.
- List of the organization's
ccomplishments.
- Proof of organization's tax
exempt atus. (Campbell sug­
gested organizations respond
better to organiz tions with a
501C3 status.)
- Brief de cription of the
program. Explanation of why it
. is necessary and who the
program will serve.
.- Amount requested and a
detailed budget of income and
expenses.
- Information about other
potential sources of funding.
- Starting and ending dates.
Campbell added other
points in his talk:
- Give a thorough defini-
tion of problem that the or-
ganization is trying to solve.
- Describe ways you "will
o if the problem is solved.
lie noted foundations know
t at no aU programs are sue­
ce ful. "Learning that has
taken p [from f . ure ] has
value as II." he said.
- D't for something
the funding source says it is Dot
going to do in i guidelines or
ua1 report. . makes your
. lI'oup lose credibility. .
DID' YOU K OW that a
recent survey showed that
former President Reagan so
eked federal courts with con­
scrvatiYeS � Blacks can pret-
- If you- expect more total
expenses than the foundation or
funding source's grant require­
meats indicate it is willing to
give, explain who else you ;lre
asking for help.
- Explain the history of your
organization, its purpose and
"mission." How long have you
been around?
- Have clear f cts in
d cribing your program and
the organization.
A previous speaker Charles .
Grenville, representing Focus
. Hope, urged people not to use
"self-serving statements," in­
dicating that a program or an
organization was "unique", ur­
ging them to show why it was
unique.
Campbell indicated he was
not offended by such state­
ments, becau e "we all feel
we're unique: but added, "the
proposals that stand out are the
one th t tell us why '_ why your
vision is a clearer vision."
Campbell warned against
spelling and typographical er­
rors, noting that his foundations
are charitable bout them, but
o in tight competition, '!It' a I
. er to stand out if the ords
are peUed correctly, and it' a
real 11 done proposal."
A sheet passed around
stated that the preferred form
of applicatioo·· "a brief letter
siped by a seaior officer of
" requesting organization.
Elaborate and lengthy prescn­
tations are not required."
Campbell did no criticize
IQJlg proposals, but suggested
organization write a short two
page cover letter summarizing
the proposal nd getting the
reader interested right away,
noting funding source get im­
patient waiting 15 pages "before
you tell them what their doing.
Glenville suggested that or­
ganizations should start out by
asking for small grants, getting a "
trac record before they go
after large grants (or larger
projects.
He suggested that organiza­
tions should pay grant writers to
put their grant proposal
together, but. Campbell dis­
agreed.!
"If you have the idea, you
ought to sell us on the idea."
Campbell said. .:
He noted on time that he
called the director of n or­
ganization about the me ning of
a sentence in the prop sal The
official did not know what it
meant and referred him to the
grant writer.
The grant writer said he
not sure and referred him to the
pr ·dent.
That, Campbell suggested
lowered the organization's
credibility.
Jay Butler, WODH r dio
personality, understands the
need to re-open Detroit
mer camps and keep them pen
each year for our disa led
\t)UJDnters. La of oper .
closed Detroit's f . ties
. 1988.
Easter Seals Of Wa ne
Gounty operates a 6-wee -
mer day camp program for
children who are neurologi
and physically impaired.
R un annually from J ne
ogh July, activites are of­
fered to ages 6 to 18 to iner
functional mobility. Arts" nd
crafts, boating, exercise ga es,
fi Id trips, picinics and swim­
ming provide fun and ther py.
damp progr began in 959
at which tim four location
served Wayn County from
Downriver, I er, with tw in
Detroit.
As Honor ChirJan of the
Adopt a Disa�ed For Su er
C mp Campa go, Jay Bu ler
. a d Easter request he
honor of you presence a·
s mi-formal, fir t ann al
• dopt a Di abled Ch Id
surance, Co., oW born.
SEPTEMB R 8, 195
Willie May w ns Nat" nal
League batting ampionship.
1981 - Roy , executive
director, NAAC , died.
SEPTEMB R 9, 1908 -
Jac Jo 0 becomes
heavyweight ch p. 1960 -
Tennis challenge Arthur e,
• Jr.,tirstBlackto . U.S . .Open,
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Benefit" to be held Sunday, Sep-
tember 10,1989,5 p.m. at Mercy
College, 8200 West Outer
DriVe, Detroit.
Donations and reservations
may be made through the
Easter Seal Society of W yne
County By caIliDg 722-3055 or
by mailing to 2S45 Hyde Park
Drive, Inkster, Mi 48141.
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