"Just for today­
bt:r tit« h day' a new begin-
ning with a chance to try . all
memor-ia to erase that to
tl in us pain. Each day is a new
beginning can a
� to rt out our p� and
know what we must do. Eachday
is a new beginning in which to do
our best. If we tlk the first ep
forward God will help us with the
rest" ...
Tonti Jackson' retirem nt
party held at Athena Hall a
party to remem rfor a long time.
Th were pretty balloons
centerpieces on the tabl ,tiny
scrolls tied with blue ribbo for
h guest, frosty cocktails, deli-
001.5 food aOO the Whiz m1 Ron
Sand lin t> provide the mesic for
dinner aOO daIxing. T tmas r
was Richard Mustafa of the
Water Board staff.
Senator Jackie Vaughn
presented a resolution from the
Senate, Adia Craft
(granddaughter) aOO daughters
Unda Craft aOO Joanne Foster
made remarks and presented
flowers. Special frierxls, Bennie
1.. Benjamin, Lee Murray am
Ernest Lofton paid tribute to
Tomi woo was gradous in ber
resporse aIX1 dazzling in her dress
of scarlet fringe with matching
pumps.
Guests included Louise Con­
ner, Zelma Dore, Jane Morgan,
Betty Ann Cooper, Grace
Peeples, Bill Thorpe, Gwen Guy,
James and Faye Harper, Amyre
Loomis, Mary Mazur, Helbert
Simmons, Hazel Braxton, Louise
Grier, Leonard Nora Nash, 1lxl­
rna Hunts, Wal r Foster, Marie
O'Conner, Mary Hall, Helen
Love, Frank Angelo, Viola R\S­
sell and others ...
, Belfc! MAMril kty'Mbr#.'
y Night Brid � clutJ met as
usual with Shennan Olcek con­
ducting the 5-round session, Cof­
fee and home made cookies were
served through the evening.
Monetary prizes were won by Art
Johnson, Rhetta Johnson and
Clyd Turner. Other players
were Nancy Walsfuv!, Dorsey
Walker, Billie Anderson, Bernice
Curtis, Jim Hill, Jeannine'Sberril],
Cornelia Olcek, Helen Tum m1
Marge Atkirson, ..
In the mailbag. .• Karl Young's
colorful card came from Hawaii,
where he's basking in the summer
sun for a much needed vaca­
tion ... Attorney Archibald
Harpers card 81)IlOUIlCCS his new
location from 1 Kennedy Square
to 4450 St Oair .. .Pretty "thank
you" cards came in from Joanne
Jackson, Juanita Diggs aOO Willa
Darque ... Charlie Northern's
newsy letter from Las Vegas. She
aOO Big AI will be here Il:xt
month for Idlewild Week. ..
Helen Talbert enjoyed a 3-
week vacation in a whirl of party­
going in �gee, Montgomery,
Atlanta and Chicago, before stop­
ping in Washington, D.C. on her
way home to visit other reladves
and friends ...
Gregory Levi Craig, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James McCree,
pessed tb: bar aI¥1 was sworn in
before Judge Samuel 1b>mas.
Attorney O>meli� Pitts stood
with him am is his role model.
The court room was filled to
capacity by friends arx1 family
members. A delightful breakfast
at Millender Omni followed ...
Friends may call or visit Maty
Helen Loving in the ArmldNW'S­
ingHomeon West 7 Mile Rd. and
Greenview. Call 532-8912.
Visiting hours are from 11 am,
until 7 pm, daily ...
The summer concerts at
Cbene Parle are in full swing.
Billy Edcstine will be featured on
Thursday, August 6th at 7:30
p.m, .. Tlcke� are available at the
FISher TIatre box office ...
� Detroit Imtitute of Arts
� speakers for YOW' club meet­
� if you're interested. �y'
lecture on the art periods on dis­
play at the mlEeWD. Qlll 833-
<]758 for fw1htr information. ..
DETROIT
o
o upport SU:bSUlDCC
crlm pr v ntlon
ard you
paren ; and
- Tn-City eD&1S.sanc:e.
of Ecor e in the
10 000 de elop d circul e a
community De lett .
The Community Foundation
for Sou m Michi built
around a concept t orl ted
o er enty-five year ago. It is a
perm nent community
endowment built by from
hundreds of community citiz
and org niz tion ho are
committed to the future of
outh tern Michigan.
The next de dline date for
propo als con idered for the
MichCon/Mott eighborhoods
Sm 11 Or nt Program is
September 1, 1992.
For more inform tion: call the
Community Foundation at
3131961-6675.
Commu
D 0 - t meetin on
June 15, 1992, the Bo rd of
Tru tee for the Community
Found tion for Southe tern
Michlg pproved four ran
totaling $35,000 through the
MichCon/Mott ei hborhood
Small Oran Pro m Initi tive.
This ction brin to $113 2
the total amount of gran m de to
neighborhood group in 1 92
through MichCon/Mott
Neighborhood Sm 11 Grant
Program.
The MichCon/Mott
eighborhood Sm 11 Or nt
Program provid gran of up to
$10,000 and technical si tance
to new or emerging neighborhood
organizations in D troit, Ecrose,
Inkster, Highland Par , Yp ilanti
and Pontiac.
The 'purpose of the program is
to increase the capaci ty of
neighborhood organization to
respond to important communi ty
is ues, improve neighborhood
th
pro idem,
nei hborhood
, and community
Parents
Wayne State University social
work Professors Marilyn Spur­
lock and Creigs Beverly hope to
raise enough money to end 25
Detroit Northern High School
students to Ghana, West Africa,
in February in a collaborative ef­
fort of WSU, the Kellogg Foun­
dation and the Detroit Public
Schools.
"The trip will give them a
chance to gain exposure and see
t tW; odd," say Spur� .
Established in lW, roject
1993 is a dropout prevention in­
itiative for Northern students
thought to be at risk of quitting
school.
"Project 1993's mission is to
. reduce the dropout rate for these
students and to increase the
quality of the graduate product,"
say Spurlock.
The students-many of whom
come from disadvantaged back-
lea
grounds-take part in numerous
activities to build elf-esteem and
increase their chances of com­
pleting high school.
Project 1993 i a spjnotI of
Project 1991, a uccessful pro,
gram developed by Beverly.
Project 1991 students from Mum­
ford High School visited Senegal
in Northwest Africa.
"Project 1993 has maintained
about a 75 percent retention rate;
VI ptpUshment for
it d nts eAnnJlrked not to com­
plete the ninth grade," Spurlock
says.
She estimates the trip will co t
about $62,000. So far ap­
proximately $8,000 hu been
raised through donations and
various fund-raising activities.
Each student i required to pay a
third of the projected $2,500 fee.
Anyone interested in contributing
may contact Marilyn Spurlock at
577-7755.
Journalist to FAMU chair
Joe Ritchie, national/foreign
edi tor at the Detroi t Free Press, has
been named to the $1 million
Eminent Scholar Knight Chair in the
Florida A&M University (FAMU)
School of Journalism, Media and
Graphic Arts.
Ritchie will assume the post in
August, with the rank of full profes-
or. He will direct a professtonat
development program, which,
among other things will bring
professional journalists to the
Florida A&M campus as guest
speakers and send students to profes­
sional conventions and seminars.
Ritchie also will teach journalism
courses and conduct workshops for
_ students.
Ritchie has 17 years of ex­
perience in the newspaper industry.
Prior to moving to Detroit, he was an
assista!}t foreign editor at the
Washington Post. Ritchie also taught
in and chaired the Department of
JOE RICHIE
Mals Media Arts at Hampton
University.
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Distinguished waniors
-nominations accepted .
Each year the Detroit Urban
League honors at leut four in­
dividuals who have made outstand­
ing contributions to the struggle for
human rights in our community. In·
dividuals who are recognized are 65
years or older and have spent a
lifetime in the service of their fellow
human beings, in their professional
and/or private life.
The Dlen and women who are
selected are usually not famous, and
many have never been recognized
for their contributions. The purpose
of the Distinguished Warriors award
is to acknowledge those unsung
heroes in our midst.
They will be honored at the An­
nuaJ Salute to Of. tin uished War-
riors which will be held March 18,
1993.
Nominations will be accepted
from the' community until Thursday,
A.ugust 3, 1992, and must be sub­
mitted on a nomination form. For
more information or to receive a
copy of the form, call832-4600.
ADVERTISE
HERE
869-0033
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DETRO" - The Detroit/Wayne
County Homel Strategy Coaliton
held their monthly meeting July 21 at
the UIban League here.
Among issue dicussed were
Mayor Young's 1992-93 budget. It
was noted that the Bloc Grant Pro­
gram was decreased in the new
budget. "No group got more money,
everyone was cut, "said Irene Moore,
director, Homeless Strategy Coali­
tion. The Block Grant Program rep­
resents 1(2 percent of the city's $2.1
billion budget.
In other matters, the focal point of
the meeting was on federal dollars
the city receives from HUD. It w
noted by Mary Ann Plelou, HUD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JUDY.ELK
1�'X«1l'M Di,wtor
1A1Ji SWaIl" FOH"dntion
LANC C •• UUL
/);''Pctor, CO''J'O'lIte CO"triblltKJ'fI
IJPAmetn
MARGARET A. CHEAP
�uliu. DirectOr Ii CEO
NCBlNwlop",e"t Co,p.
DENNIS A. COLLIN , Chair
President
The In'''�s "1Ii,,� Fo""datio,,
ANNE IW.LETf
H.Tt'OIh11e Dirwtor
Wkboldt Pom,dn'KJ"
JAM�J. HOWARD In
Ch";""t,,, &I CEO
NfWt""" Stat'l PDtA¥r Co.
IOLHURWITZ
Pr.nd""
COM",i"H lor /J'cortOmic
�,
ANNA FAITH JONEI
Prrlidnrt
1'1,� Roston F u"dntKJ"
JAMES A. JO EPH
Pn,id�,,' (Jt CEO
Co,,,,rilo,, Fo,,,,dntkll1'
THOMAS W. LAMBETH
l:':ucut;,JiO /);'T'('tor
7.. Smith Uryrrnltls Fd».
DANIEL B. LOPEZ
Pr.tide", G1 cso
C,,'i/on,ia Commu"ity
R�rrws'",ent COf'j>Oflltion
DAVID J. PAULUI
s-;or J)'iQt """"'"
Fint Clta,o eor,on.�
HlLDY).IOO(ON.
va PrY,..",
J. P. AlMJttI'f (JI Co.
EDWARD .&LOOT
RJtMlrM Dirmor
Surd"tI fo'otmdQtKJ", 1M.
WNIJA F. �II\ atan
RECLAI I G THE NEIGHBORHOOD - Detro Summer"92 Youth
r ntly participated In an anti-crack-hou 8 March In Southwe
o roIt. Th march w organized by WE-PROS �e 111e People
Reclaim Our Str ).
gy Coali on meet
prorgram manager, that the City of
Detroit stands to lose S4.s million if
it can't fill 400 vacant public housing
units. "The occupancies rate in
public boUliDghas incteaSCd from 57
percent to 70 percent. That' 27 per­
cent belo the HUD standard of 97
percent, " Pielosz said. . .
"Mayor YOUD'g's push is to get
those 400 units occupied within 30
days," Pielosz said. "August 15 is
the key date. At that time HUD will
make a decision about Public Hous­
ing. Do we assIgn it to the city - or
do we give it to a non-profit. HUD
we will be lookin at evervthln "
ahe -cg �cf.JI} I lilt; f �(1
The next meeting of the Homeless
Strategy Coalition is August 18 at the
. UIbanl...eague. For more information
call 832-4600.
Send Your Letters And
Comments To
MICIDGAN' QTIZEN
12541 Second
P.O. Box 03560
Highland Park, MI 4820�
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AN 0 l£ITER TO
nt Bush and Governor Clinton:
Whoever is elected In November must face squarely the prob­
lems of America's cities and urban poor. That much is certain.
This letter is about a practical, proven approach to meeting
those problems, bypassing ideological gridlock. It's called
community-based development and it buifds from the bottom
up, With neighborhood reSidents providing the leadership.
mey form nonprofit organizations to improve their communi­
ties and their lives by building housing, creating Jobs, and
fighting drugs and crime. Self-help and partnership are the
methods. Business, private philanthropy, and 'government
supply the mean .
Community-,based development work . We can show you
successful examples In each of the 50 state : 320,000 hous- .
lng units and 90,000 new job in over 2,000 neighborhood .
COmmuniti of despair have been transformed fnto commu­
ntties of hope and achievement by mobilizing their own en­
ergy and skills, with the help of public and private partners.
Our Council and the cooperating national organizations listed
here work together, to support these local efforts. We repre­
sent the corporations and foundations that assist neighbor­
hood groups determined to turn their communities around.
Ttlere' nothing uniquely Republican or Democratic about
community-based development; it combines the best ele­
ments of both liberal and conservative tradition . It's helping'
fellow American to help themselves.
Community-based developm�nt should be an integral part of
your urban gend. Under trong executlvtt leadership, the
fed raJ g0V8�ment can nurture the e community-based
groups - by acknowtedging their accomplishments, encour- ,
aging th r growth. and assTtlng their programs. We'd like to
help.
. Respectfully,
D nnll A. Colllni
Chair
Talton F. Ray
President
Coop rating National Organizations
C n r for Community Ch ng
Devtlopment LI "hlp N ork
DevtIopment Tr Inlng Inltltutl
The EnttrprI Foundation
Locallnltl Support Corporation
NItIonII AIIocIItIon of Community ActIon Ag nel
National Congrtll for Community Economic D velopm nt
nal Council of La Raza
Natlona,l Ighborhood Coalition
Ighborhood Hou Ing �rvlce of America
COUNCIL FOR
COMMUNITY- BASED
DEVELOPMENT
w ..... gretefuI to
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