By NATHANIEL SCOTT
DETRO - Bertha Har . ,
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nd rtha Pye, publi h r of
the monthly mag zine Th
Christian Guide, ha devi d
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th gospel quartet community
and the city of Detroit.
The t 0 cone p re: The
Go pel Singers Benevolent
Fund nd The Network Mara­
thon. Pye . d th public unveil-
, ing of the cone pts ill be
Saturday, April 9, in a 12 noon
to 12 a.m. program at ew P
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Detroit resident Reverend
Eddie K Edwards was honored
with six other area residents for
outstanding volunteerism at the
United Way for Southeastern
Michigan's 27th annual Heart of
Gold A ward luncheon.
In 1976 with five other busi­
nessmen he began the Joy of Je­
sus, a program providing early
intervention support to inner-­
city youth that might follow the
pat of criminal activity. More
than 16,000 adolescents have
been helped through the pro­
gram's summer camp and year­
round after-school activities.
In 1986, Edwards developed a
revitalization strategy for the
Ravendale community on De­
troit's east side. This 38-block
area is becoming a self-sustain­
ing and self-gov:erning commu­
nity. Ravendale has beoome an
inspiration for other neighbor­
hoods. There are 1,500 single
family homes and more than
4,000 residents who are actively
involved and 'Working toward
positive change.
"The goal is to develop pro­
grams that would not only ad­
dress the needs of residents but
Second Baptist
site for
Health-O- ama
Second Baptist Church of De­
troit, located at 441 Monroe (cor­
ner of Beaubien), will be a site
for Project Health-O-Rama,
Sunday, March 27, from 12 noon
to 5 p.m.
Tests and services to be of­
fered . are height and weight,
blood pressure, vision, hearing,
glaucoma screening, blood tests,
colorectal cancer screening,
blood sugar testing, health edu­
cation information, counseling
and referral, podiatry servi ,
and opthamology servic .
The Blood Panel is $15 and
the Prostate Specific Antigen
Blood Test is $25. All other tests
and services are free.
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EDDIE EDWARDS
her� ev;ryday and see the
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In addition to Joy of Jesus,
Edwards erves on many boards
including: . Michigan Cancer
Foundation; a United Way
agency; Neighborhood Renais­
sance, Inc.; City for Youth; and
community advisory committees
for the National Bank of Detroit
and First of America Bank.
Did You Know?
The CAKEWALK was the first dance of
. Black origin to sweep the country. _
teach them how to build a better
life for themselves," Edwards
aid.
THERE IS an eoonomic de­
velopment program for rehab­
bing homes and a
ource/oommunity center for
. dents called Camden House.
Other programs in today's Joy of
J us ministry include a new
Child Development Center de­
signed to give pre-school-age
children an "active learning" en­
vironment, while encouraging
the child's parents to further
their education.
Edwards' vision is to replicate
the Joy of Jesus programs in dif­
ferent neighborhoods through­
out the city of Detroit. "It is not
impossible for Detroit to turn
around," Edwards said. "I see
the light at the end of the tunnel.
The reason I can say this so em­
phatically is because I am out
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year seven branch libraries and
Children's Library participated,
this year one more branch has
joined the program. ,
For "Author Day," librarians
visit schools to invite students to
read and report on a elected
number of books, provided by
the library. The titles are chosen
for their literary quality and
their appeal to young adults.
Students who read and write re­
ports on the required number of
books also vote for their favorite
author and then are invited to
meet the winning author in per­
son at the library.
Thisyear, the winning author
is Joan Lowry Nixon, for her
book "Whispers from the D d. "
Two thousand students from 18
schools will get to meet Lowry at
the Detroit Public Library on
March �9"'an '30. - � , �,
etroit ubli c Library -
one of ten be t in country
The Detroit Public Library's
... Author Day Program" has been
recognized by the American Li­
brary Association as one of the
top ten programs in the United
States for excellence in library
service to young adults.
Each of the ten libraries hon­
ored received 500 from the
Margaret A. Edwards Trust.
Other libraries that. had pro­
jects selected included Chicago
Public Library, San Diego Pub­
lic and Berkeley (California)
Public Library. More than 200
applications were submitted.
The goal of" Author Day" is to
encourage recreational reading
among children in grades seven,
eight and nine, and to develop in
them the habit of using the li­
brary.
IT BEGAN IN 1987 at the
Monteith Branch Library; last
The response to "Author D$Y·
among tudents, teachers, par­
ents and community leaders has
been extremely positive. And
Detroit Public Library librari­
ans in participating branch
have noted a significant in­
crease in library usage by the
tudents in the program.
Literally thousands of tu­
dents are becoming avid readers
thanks to the support of the
Friends of the Detroit Public Li­
brary who full fund "Author
Day," through grants from busi­
n and private foundations.
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