Relativ ly mall amoun
of lead in th body can Iowa
child's learning. Greater
amoun cause hyperactivity
nd in rious c can even
re ult in brain damage or
death.
H L TH OFFI IA)
'consid r one out of every two
children in the inner city to (all
in what scienti ts are calling
the "risky zone."
Public chool are not re­
quired to te t children for lead
poisoning. HUD ha not
removed lead from the paint in
public housing unit.
Landlords will often clo e
down their apartments rather
than remove the lead from the
walls.
It begins to ound like a
conspiracy, doesn't it?
ACORN is working wi th
the parents of lead poi oned
children to fight back. The
city, state and federal govern­
ments have got to put more
time and money into combat­
ting lead poisoning. Call the
ACORN office at 963-1840 to
. join us in this fight for the
well-being of our children.
Fight
.LEAD
· POISONING!
.. Call
963-1840
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course
Individualscan� their
test-taking skills for the Gradu­
ate Management Aptitude Test
by enrolling in Oakland
University'sfour-sessioo GMA T
preparation workshop, starting
December 7 on the OU campus
in Rochester.
OUts Division of Continu­
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sonalized workshops to help
enhance the individual's chance
for admission to graduate busi-
school. To register, call
(313)370-3120 anytime.
The GMA T workshops will
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00 December 7.
I.
. .
P Q'IT'SWORLDbegan
to chang Iy Sunday morning
on September 8 of this ye .
In wh the believ w retali-
tion for advoc ting for e
n ighborhood; either leading the
fight th t resulted in th police
"cl ing down a h
for verbally blasting "middle cl
kids" who "drivetheirtrucb" (toys)
through th neighborhood in adan­
gerous and reckless manner,
Parrott's two were firebombed
and his house and garage were
dam ged by fire, he said.
DETROIT
control.
desc:::rib�two
P cts a Blac
mal 18
and 25. It i be­
lieved th y
driving red
pickup true .
SincethatSep­
tember morning,
Parrott, ho said
he h brought in
$400,000 into the
neighborhood for
cleanup and re­
p
yer and
the rew d Bobble Parrott
notice. He has also
tried to organize a nightly neighbor­
hood p trol for the neighborhood he
moved into in 1979.
However! even though he ys
some 40 to 50 homes are within the
ake
no holiday
myself two we pons: a shotgun (sc
ter gun) and a pistol. "
He added, "everything I've done
in this neighborhood has been under
the auspice of the block club."
Currently, to ist in the distri-
bution of Holiday Cards, Meals On
Wheels has eight volun­
teer committee's charged
with reaching different
segments of people in De­
troit. These conunittees
include unions, civic
groups, churches, ware-
houses, service providers,
corporations, media d.
hospitals.
For the second con­
secutive year, WQBH radio person­
ality Martha Jean "The Queen" is
spreading the message of Meals On
Wheels to Detroiters. In addition,
. WXON-TV20 is producing a public
service announcement that will air
during the holiday season.
To make donations, volunteer or
for more information call the Meals
on Wheelshotline at (313)222-5360.
ACORN targets dangerous structures
Bridgewater tated that this is the
most ambitious effort un en by
The Meals On Wheels
Holiday Card Program, which is a'
project of the Detroit Area Agency
on Aging, has been underway since
October. The goal is to sell 20,000
holiday cards that will raise $1 00,000
in donations. Each card sold repre­
sents a hot nutritious meal for one of
the thousands of impoverished D�­
troit seniors.
Executive Director
By NATHANIEL SCOTT
SkIff Writer
The Prima Donn. organization
will be holding. Debutante Ball
March 14,1992. Any fern high
school . who· coDe bound
may be eligible to en .
The aim of this orpniudon is
to provide financial for
higher education by providing
scholarships, said Corinne
Alexander.
"It is abo important to this
organization that e h young lady
learn the proper social skills as
well knowledge about social
problems in our community so that
they can become part of the solu-
the county's
adult JX'(l�lOR
ervic or
ne.-by oorrec­
tional centers
project coordi­
nator Bobbi
Parrott ·d.
MORE OVER, th cent
houses the Peter Claver Trainin
Center which in Septern began
an "intensive employment d
with "don't
jail."
He added, ''They want to
become productive citizens and
they e the chance."
Hunger
Ddroit - In the midst of eco­
nomic crisi this holiday season will
find thousands of isolated,
homebound seniors who
. will go hungry thiS Thanks­
giving and Christmas.
Meals on Wheels is making
a' desperate appeal to
Detroiters from across the
metropolitan area to come
to the rescue of these
homebound seniors.
DETROIT - On Saturday, No- .
vember 16, ACORN (Association of
Community Organizations for Re­
form Now) took its fight to northeast
. Detroit. The organization demon­
strated for" demolition of dangerous
structures surrounding Robinson El­
ementary School," 12700 Grover
SCreet ..
ACORN specifica1lytargeted four
houses on Y oung S�t and two on
Hazelridge Street, although there
were numerous others on their dan­
gerous list.
INADDITIONtoACORN,Gre­
gory Barden, a northe t neighbor­
hood resident for the past 20 years
and Jane G. Caroll, president of the
northeast G.R.E.A.T. Home Owners
Association, wereequaUyconcemed
about "crack" and "crack houses" in
the neighborhood.
Their position: there .e "crack
houses" on at Ie two of the blocks
surrounding th elementary school.
Furthermore, itseems, intimida­
tion or the treat of retali tion for
speakingout,h more than on neigh­
borhood resident afraid to partici­
pate in ocial action, such a
ACORN's demonstration last SatUr­
day, spokesperson from the neigh­
borhood said.
"If everyone would buy one
holiday card we could feed
every senior currently on our
waiting lists. "
Paul
Meals On Wheels to raise the neces­
sary funds.
"The state budget cuts and the
increased number of homebound se­
niors in need of hot meals have
forced us to be very aggressive in our
fundraising endeavors," Bridgewate
said. "If everyone would buy one
holiday card we could feed every
senior currently on our waiting lists. "
DEMONSTRATING FORCHANGE-Thae north
the "danprOusstruetui'a" demolished and "crack ho "surround·
ing Robinson Elementary School dosed down. (Photo." N. SeoU)
According to Caroll, within the
197-block radius the home usocia­
tion represents, there are 97 houses
on their need to be demolished list.
The I· ,she said, has been pre­
sented to the Department of Public
Works (DPW).
At Saturday' demonstration,
Alexandria Crawford, a district man-
er with DPW, acknowledged re­
ceiving the home iation's list
and agreed to meet ith a represen­
tative group that includes ACORN to
discuss the problem, s.den . d.
The problem, as Barden and
Caroll verbalized it is: the neighbor­
hood is suffering decay because older
residents have moved out, drug deal­
ers have moved in and 't lum land­
lords" are stripping the neighbor­
hood of dignity.
B RDEN, while standing in the
h dow of Robinson Elementary
School, when asked about the pro­
posed meeting with Crawford . d,
"It' a . At le we have s0me­
thing going."
Prima Donna holds cotillion
for education-minded ladies
tion, d not a part of the prob­
lem," Alexander aid." e also
hope to link tog a group of
educa . on-minded I· can
I benefit from knowing ach
ocher."
DUring the Ball there will be
classes and &divities on social eti­
quette and dr ing for success, U
well as educational field trips. All
debutantes will be expected to p.­
ticipate in each function.
For information and comP
rules and entry requirement ,
please contact Prima Donna at
(313)559-8879. -
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