SEPTE SER 2·8, 1990
ICHtGAN CITIZEN PAGE 9
AACP state
. , convention
gathers in
Grand Rapids
The Annual Convention of
the Michigan State Conference
of AACP. the 54th, will be
held in the Grand Rapids Mar­
riott, during the weekend of Sep­
tember 7-9. announced State
President Carl Breeding.
The Kent County/Greater
Grand Rapids NAACP ill be
the host Branch.
The opening Public Mass
Meeting ill begin at 6:45 p.m.
exactly on Friday. September 7.
in th True Light Baptist
Church. 900 Thoma, S.E .•
Grand Rapies.
The 5th Annual Award
Luncheon and the Fight for
Freedom Banquet. to be beld in
tbe Grand Rapid arriott, are
cheduled for )) :45 a.m. nd
6:45 p.m., re pcctively, on
S turday. September 8, 1990.
"These arc not easy times for
those of us who ish to continue
to carry forward the banner of
racial j tice and equality. We
re faced with a depressed
economy due to plant clo ings
and layoffs, We arc f ced with
Ire h a ault which threaten
further integration of our
chool and the education of our
children. We are faced with
Ire h ults on affirmative c-.
'on whic eaten the hiring
nd promotion of qualified
Blacks. The en ele smail
ombin 1 a h ow over all
ho labor for p ace freedom
nd ju uce in Am rica and the
world" Breeding said.
The Convention theme is
"The Struggle Continues."
Over two hundred delegates
and observers are expected to
attend the total Convention.
The estimated attendance at tbe
Awards Luncheon nd Banquet
is 300 and 400 respectively.
Among the speakers
scheduled are: Terrance Duver­
nay, director of Michigan State
HOUSing Development
Authority; Dr. Jondelle Johnson,
National NAACP Director; At­
torney Sharon McPhail; Hon.
Benjamin Logan; and MSU
Professor Joe Darden.
EY ES HAVE IT: Each
year, 50.0nO American go
blind. "The sad part,." say
glaucoma specialist Dr.
Thomas Hutchinson of Har­
vard Medical School, "is that
third of those new ca es are
preventable." Nearly 13 mil­
lion American suffer from
eye di ea e. and more than
half of us wear corrective len­
ses. report the September
Reader' Digest Home' Eye
Tcs t. Almost 2 million ca e.
of chronic c c disorders such
as glaucoma. cataract and
rcunius . rc lIi gno. cd each
year.
MUSKEGON
t. Herman
marks 47th
year
ByM ryG . Y
MusJcegon Correspollihnl
, Mt. Herman Zion Baptist
Church will be celebrating their
47th Year Anniversary on Sun­
day, September 26. at 3:30 p.m. '
Their special guests will be
Queen Esther Baptist Church.
Rev. Samual Greer will bring
the message.
The Rev. David Mclntosb is
the host pastor.
In Ellensburg. Washington at
tbe 1 Col )I U or F e
C aID P D Sport B •• q et,
among them were Mus egonite
MITCH ADAMS, who played
three seasons at CWU (1969-71)
and earned All American honors
during hi senior sc on.
In 1970 be seta ingle season
rebounding record with 323. It
was broken in 1989.
Mitcb graduated from Mus­
kegon Higb School in 1962
earning second team All State
honors in b ketbalJ. He al 0
played football.
After four years in the U.S.
Air Force, he played one season
at Skagi� Valley CC prior to en- .
/ ..
22-23. 1990
SEPTEMBE
A
lTV A
co
D PAR
T F STIVAI-
" .....
� .,;1.
•
Art
& Craft
,I
�
a.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
LOCATED 0 WOODWARD AVE. & MANCHESTER
o lin at Central. He arned a
degree in chology and
SociaJogy in 1 71 and a Masters
in Personnel Administration
from Indiana Univcr ity in
1973.
Mitch and hi wife Ronni
Faye bas two children.
Mitch is employed by Xerox
as "it Personnel Manager and his
degre in busine a mJDJ tra-
tion from Brae rt State. .Y.
or for the personn I d part­
ment of her Alma at r.
They re ide in Ro h I r
.Y. Mitch i lh on of Houston
and Helen Hughy ofMu egon.
What's Going On?
Problem Hav Solution
N twork Information S rvlc
CYNTHIA BLAIR
Lie n eel Soci Wor.r
934-4843
H Ipful Alternative
· For more information c
Bu. a Case of Food
,
Use this coupon to Help Feed the Hungry, Gleaners
Community Food Bank will u e your donations to
purchase cases of food and distribute them at no cost
to over 180 soup kitchens, church pantries, and
emergency shelters. .
------------------------
MARK AN "X" NEXT TO THE FOODS
YOU WISH TO BUY FOR THE HUNGRY
11.20 case
8.00 case
6.00 case
9.00 case
15.2.0 case
12.00 case
13.20 case
9.00 case
32.40 case
14.00 case
15.40 case
13.20 case
( ) Instant Potatoes
( ) Chicken Noodle Soup
( ) Corn Muffin Mix
( ) Pork and Beans
( ) Pineapple Cuts
( ) Peas and Carrots
( .) Peanut Butter
( ) Green Beans
"( ) Tuna
( ) Peache
( ) Chili
( Beef Stew
Enclosed i my check in the amount of
., for casets) of food as a tax deductible
contribution to Gleaners Community Food Bank to
help feed the hungry.
Name �---------------
Address � �----�--------
City/State/lip --+-----�--
ake check payable to Gleaner Community Food Ban
and mail to: 2131 Beaufait Detroit, ichigan 48207.