CHILD
CH
tumed
thoughout the
t:amcd � with
.. for AI.l\f8IlJcmcm of
Science (AAAS), one of the
wOOd' �scientific orp.aniza-
1io '> do sane� about �
slD1Bgeof �
malhaOO��p .
inAm:rica.
With s�rt from AAftS, tl'x:
churches hive � . educa
tion progI1Ilm that haM: childIen
� .00 soerce or am
puler activiti . iting . �
m\l!iC\lm, Z(U, or boIaBalI gar
derB. arxl � about sderre
and t:dmlogy telated �
� point is '> stinJJ1ale yoq
people's ClI'i<mty about �
math and engineering and en
roumgc dan '> tbinkaboulcarcers
in these real �
THE AAAS-CHURCH
partmship was initiaEd by AAAS
two Y=S ago. 'Ill: � ofchur
da' par1DCISwasobWua1nn;t
from �bcgimq. AAASwarD:d
a oornm\l1ity-bmed project Re
search wassOOwing thltavariety of
negative int1\DnSinam�idcof
sctml were � Black
b thinking that saerxe am math
were rot for. them. WlIlt was
needed, MAS knew, was a strong
\WOrt system k> rounICr8Ct tlDe
ncgati� intluetrCS.
Why rot make soerce am
math ed\ation a regular part of
cb\l'Ch? NQt only are Anaica's
estimated 65,cm Blaclc churches
hu. of oommunity life for many
Blade families am childIen. but
they tJaditi9nBDy Imve been �
advocates for edlational �
ment.
AAAS \Dcquently lawxD:d
the Blade Ot\l'ChProjcct. Inaseries
of all-day scmiIJus, AAftS traim
churdlslaffaro volunteets k> nnan
etIcctive scier¥:e edwltion pro
gram. Tle lvN-o � from
roOO\x:ting I"IBIm«l sciem: ac
tivities 10 ��scien
lists as role rmdels for the children.
MAS also slWlies ready-to
a kits for the children's hams-on
activities.
� chuIch's part is tosetupaoo
nm a program, thena�oo a follow
up seminar six months later 10 share
,experimrs with MAS aoo oeer
chUIdJ:s. 1brougtx>ut tb: churdt's
inYoIYetmJt,AAASprovides�
nical aOO otms�rt as reeded,
FOR TIlE CHILDREN,
tIae wbl participa1c in tb: scieIre
activities are awarded a speda1
merit ctnifiade from MAS.
BaIely two yem old, the Black
QudlProjectisalft31y�1O
be a winIw. YoIaOOa George, the
project's deputy director, says
. MAS always has more requ=sts
for tmining than it can haOOle. Of
the rrore than l,(rn chl.Udles 1ml
hIM: panidpa.:d in tmining. about
600, from San Francisco to
W�nD.C,alreadyhave� ,
�sdm:e programs,
It is exd� � churches
pla� this irqxlr1ant aOO reces
sary role in 0tI' duldren's well
being. We must provide
opportuni1ies for younp1e1S to
develop an understanding of
sc:iQre mlllllth am JeYeae the
negative auiUie 1tIlt � \B Black
girls and boys canmt achieve
cd\Dtlonal exmm:e.
.IU rmte iIt"amadoo on 00w
ycu dud1 can participa1c in thc
Black Olurch Project, contact
Yolanda George or Treopia
Washington, MAS, 1333 H
Street, N.W. W�hington, DC,
1ml5,�
BOTH THE DI TRICT coun
cil and the Human Rei tions
Dep rtment were boli hed under
lh admini tration of Mayor Robert
HIGHLAND PARK
I t term,
he erved
P Ident of the
City Council,
"! tr t
ing" to ee
pe pie com to
the Coun iI
with com-
plain bout
city dmini tra
tion t t be d
no le al power
to handle.
ow that he
i in office, Porter y," 0 matter
how m 11 or big a citizen complaint
i , it has to be h ndled in timely
manner." •
He dded that he planned to et
up M yor' Advi ory Commi ions
on uch re b ine ,youth,
cable and cultural enrichment. He
intend to work with block club
ier, improve
OR ADDS The i
trying to rai e revenue by oing
fter busine e that viol te tax
laws.
He wants to get the city "in the
blac by two years," without cutting
rvices, to make the Public Safety
Department more efficient in fight
ing fire , to gct young people more
involved in recreation programs
rather than "treet ctivity" and to
tart youth bloc clu working on
community rvice.
Mayor Por er appoin
By RON SEIGEL
Corr •• pond.nl
HIGHLAND PARK-The newly
inaugurated Highland Park Mayor
Porter tated that the last ad
ministration "left our city in a very
critical condition," adding, "It i
imperative that I surround myself
with very-competent, qualified, and
hardworking professionals."
Under the new Porter Ad
ministration:
- The new Executive Assistant
to the Mayor i Scotty Wainwright.
- The new Finance Director is
Michael Ferris. Porter stated that
both Wainwright and Ferris served
under pa t admini tration , but in
his opinion "were never allowed to
display their skills to the maxi
mum."
- The new City Attorney is Eric
Daniel.
- The interim Director for the
'Department of Community
Development, responsible for plan
ning, economic development and
site specific housing activities is
Darwin L. Heard, who worked as
the department administrator be
tween 1982 and 1988.
The interim Deputy Director
coordinating day-to-day activities
on the broader based neighborhood
rehabilitation programs is Kathy F.
Bagley, former Program. Coor
dinator for the Department from
1974 to 1.988 and Director of Ben
ton Harbor's Community Develop
ment Department from 1988 to
1990.
BOTH INDIVIDUALS will be
Harvey C.
Jackson
cholar hlp
drive begin
The annual Harvey C.
Jackson, Jr., Memorial
Scholarship Fund drive will
be conducted by the Highland
Park School District, with the
Mothers Club of Highland
Pl!rk as co-sponsor, in the
community's public schools·
Feb. 3 through March 3.
The scholarship is named
for Highland Park' first
Black professional employee,
a counselor and visiting
teacher who served from
1941 until hi death in 1967.
The fund drive under
writes two $2,500 grants and
three $250 finalist awards for
college expense for High
land Park Community High
School seniors. Screening,
interview , and election are
done by a school-community
committee.
Contributions by check or
money order payable to the.
Harvey Jackson Scholarship
Fund may be ent at any time,
c/o Public Information Of
fice, Highland Park School
.District, 20 Barlett, Highland
Park, MI 48203.
y
a
wo
tochang p 0
Cony
hired on 6O-day contracts, while
they "lay the e ential groundwork
to perform complete overhaul of
the department during the transition
period. Both will average t le t
25 hours a week with no fringe
benefits at an hourly rate of $26.50
for Heard and 23.50 for Bagley.
- The Director of the Pub) ic
Safety Department is John Mattox.
In discussing his choice for
Public Safety Director, M yor
Porter recalled that he promi ed
during his campaign that he would
pick omeone from the rank of the
Highland Park Public Safety
Department.
Porter noted th t Mattox was 8
"lifelong re ident of the city," who
graduated from the Highland Park
High School and Highland Par
• Community College, with parents
still living there.
In choosing a Public Safety
Director, Porter added, "I looked
for a high grade of integrity. I
asked that he be firm, ensitive,
creative and do the best job he is
capable of."
By RON SEIGEL
C""'yond«J,
HIGHLAND PARK-U.S. Con
gressman John Conyers (lst D L
Detroit) tated that he introduced a
Budget Process Reform Act, now
being considered in the Government
Operations Committee, which would
"allow us to tap our swollen defense
and foreign aid budgets 10 ddress ur
gent domestic needs and reduce the
deficit"
He adds that m, legisladon '> place the
federal government's cenIr8l procuring
agency -=- the Geraal Services Ad
ninmtion-onanatDJ8l�
cycle, would "inject competition,
simplicity in � federal procwancnt
process aoJ rnaJce it nne ibIe k)
small mr mimrity busiorsscs "
AS CIWR OF the Government
Operations Commit1ee, Conyers tales
he is conducting "dozens of investiga
tions into w te, fraud and abuse at all
lew of govemment," htcluding "un
nece ry and wa teful military
programs, uch the Navy's multi
billion dollar A-12 program, which he
tcnns a "fiasco," and what he calls
"mismanagement" of the drug war in
Latin America.
He dds he is continuing efforts .
against what he charges is "the federal
government's pullout from Detroit."
He ad� he' working to oversee
rninori ty contraciors ' hare of work on
the new Veterans Administration
H�pital.
HELP FEED· THE HUNGRY
Use thi coupon to Help Feed the Hungry. Gleaners
Community Food Bank will u e your donation to purchase
the ca e of food you elect and di tribute them at no cost to
over 180 oup kitchens, church pantrie , and emergency
helters.
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I DICATE THE NUMBER OF CASES OF EACH ITEM
YOU WISH TO BUY FOR THE HU GRY
. Indiana Firm Discoyers;
City/State/Zip _
Plea e make check payable, to Gleaner Community Food
Bank and mail with this coupOn to: 2131 Beaufait, Detroit,
Michigan 48207. .
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for arthritis
( ) Ca tleberry Beef Stew
( ) Bu h' Deluxe Pork & Bean
( ) Star Ki t Chunk Light Thna
( ) Kroger Peanut Butter
( ) Welch' Grape Jelly
( ) Ragu Old World Style Spaghetti Sauce
( ) Healthy Choice Chicken Noodle Soup
( ) Kroger In tant Potatoe
( ) Beech Nut Baby Food
( ) Juicy Juice (Grape Juice)
( ) Sunshine HiHo Deluxe Cracker
( ) S·M·A Infant Formula
( ) Kroger Toasted Oat Cereal
$14.06 case
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$40.00 case' .
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$19.35 case
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$14.03 case
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. If you'd like 10 try the prod
uct, you can order it directly
from the company below. It
comes with an ironclad
guarantee that states, "If you
don't like PAINBUST·RU,
just drop the company a noc.e
and your money will be
cheerfully refunded." All
miers are shipped promptly.
TO ORDER: Send your name,
address, zip code and $7.9S for
one large lUbe to:
American Melody
123 South Street
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
(Please pnnt clearly)
SA VE! Order two large tubes
for SI3.95.
CARMELt IN. - There is
now available a new medi
cated cream discovery that not
only relieves Arthritis pain, but
also soothes and conditions the
skin. The company thatdiscov
ered the cream, Continental
Quest Corporation, has named
the product, "PAINO UST·
RII." According to company
president. Bryan Auer ,
PAINBUST·RII was re
searched and fonnulaa.ed to be
absorbcddirectly intothcjoints
and musclest where the pain
originates. It works 10 relieve
Rheumatism and Bur itis pain
as well. But that is not all it
docs. "When � special for
mula is applied directly onto
the skin, it goes to work imme
diately to condition and reju
venate the skin cells, leaving
the skin feeling cool, smooth
and refreshed after each appli
cation. tt • tThere is llOlhiog quite
like this product on the market
that equals ilS eJ!ecliYeMSSrt
Gleaners alute t above food indu try a soci te for their involvement in our
continued effor to Help Feed the Hungry.
Enclosed is my check in the amount of for
---- case(s) of food as a tax deductible contribution to
Gleaner Community Food Bank to Help Feed the Hungry.
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Addre
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�,..,.I For more information call (313) 923-3535.
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