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By ATHANI L SCOTT
Detroit
Pauldgett i only even months old and doe n't re liz it but
he and her parents, Jim andYolanda Reed attended the fir t
·Silence the Violence" concert at Chene Park.
hoods from th crime crisis fac
ing this city."
they are involved in. Two such
progr ms re th Third Pre
cinct's BUOY 3 (Businesses
Uni d With Officers and Youth)
program and Brother-to
Broth r t th Fifth r inct.
In addition, th she t pro
vides information about organi-
T E INFOR TIO AL
s t lso carries a li ting all of
t he City's poli . p in and
some of the support programs
Act Three
Performers, set builders and stage hands from Act Three bore their banner for the first ·Silence .
the Violence" concert at Chene Park.
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By SHEILA R. HINES
Special to the Michigan Citizen
DETROIT - It was the 15th
Annual Children' Day in D -
troit held on Jun 29, 1994. This
years children's day was spon
sored by Blue Cross/Blue Shield,
Blue C r Networking and Tar
get. Th day tart� with.
beautiful sunny morning, chil
dren arriving from all dir c
tions. Th re wer a ivit ies and
how for all ge groups A
cial performa nce by h. Fir t
Michigan and ' lorual Fif and
Drum or was h ld on Kirby
Str
Micheal Evans-Carstens anxiously awaiting the finishing of
his tacial design by Ebony Thomas, founder of the
Children's Cultural Connection. .
h rn III ci id no .Ias long
l m. gl), Ion : nd . n-io: 1
n ark t h ' Y( II n 1(' h r
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F rri , N w Detroit manager of youth and dult prog m , Ron Alpern, 0 troit,
R cre tion Dep rtm nt nd N w 0 troit Vic Pre id nt Su H mllton-Smltn are thre f t
many who worked to m ke th fir t "Silence the Viol nc • concert t Ch P rk
zations with progrr m whi h
t s ways to "sil n VIOl
in our community
Many of the organiz tron
hav programs that foe on
helping children and f mili
trouble and te chin hild n
how to sil n viol n
'(with th turn
nd pl n to continue th
yr."
D 0 Farri ,
out 1,700
con rt tick through com ..
munity organiz tio and many
ofth organizations woreT-shits
with "Sil n th Violence" nd
heir r p ctive organization
name on them.
The group from Miami, Th
Puppi ,were m t impressiv .
Their a range from nine to -I5
and th founde of the group,
ni year -old "BigBoy" and his
II-year -old i ter Tamara Dee,
said, "Tell the kids to stay in
sch I nd follow their drea ..
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For additional information
about the Silence the Viol nee
Initi tive and other New Detroit
Inc. programs, plea e c Ii
(313 496-2000.
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"Big Boy" and his sister Tamara Dee are the founders of
The Puppies, a youth group from Miami, lorida. The Pup
pies performed.
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