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MARCH 8, 2001
Top Ladies of Distinction host
reception for “Top Tot 2001" Contestants
iThe Top Ladies of Distinc
tion recently hosted a meet
the “Tot 2001" Contestants”
for the members and families
of the Tots.
\The Ladies of TLOD are
djvided into five groups, each
group sponsors a “Tot.” The
“Tots’ and their families were
introduced giving brief infor
mation about each. A ques
tion/answer session followed.
The Ladies of TLOD and fam
ily members of the “Tots” en
joyed the interaction and fel
lowship.
The contestants are:
Garreth Carpenter, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gary (Richelle) Car
penter, Iverson Johnson, son
of Ms. Susan A. Johnson,
ZaKiya Fyne,daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Alexis(Dr. LaTanya)
Junior League hosts 50". Annual Attic Sale
The Junior League of Au
gusta will hold its 50" An
nual Attic Sale, the largest
rummage sale in the Cen
tral Savannah River Area
with over 300 households
participating. The sale will
be held on Saturday, March
10, 2001, from 7 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Hippodrome on
the Aiken-Augusta Highway
Ray Charles gift nets cool '
$1 million for Morehouse College
y ATLANTA, GA.
.Legendary entertainer Ray
Charles astonished guests dur
ing Morehouse College’s an
nual “A Candle in the Dark”
(jalaby presenting a check for
$1 million.
' A humble Ray Charles who
received the College’s presti
gious Candle Award for Life
trme Achievement in Arts and
Kmtertainment, allowed his
longtime manager Joe Adams,
also a Morehouse supporter,
t 0 present the check on his
behalf to Morehouse College
President Walter E. Massey.
\“By all accounts, this Gal was
our biggest and most success
fyl ever,” said Dr. Massey.
“Thankstothesupport received
fromthecorporate community,
our friends, trustees and
alumni, we will be able to add
significantly to our endowed
scholarship fund. Ray Charles’
$1 million gift was such a pleas
antsurprise.” The college hopes
to use the gift to fund its per
forming arts program.
The black-tie event, held
Youth baseball
registration at
Family Y
Registration for the Family
Y’s coed Youth Baseball pro
oram for children 4-14 years
old is scheduled March 26-
April 14, at Wheeler Center,
1532 Wheeler Road.
Registration hours are Mon
day through Friday,B:oo a.m.-
1.00 p.m., and 4:00-8:00 p.m.;
and Saturday,9:ooa.m.-1:00
p.m. Games begin n May. Pro
gram levels include: T-Ball
School (ages 4-5); T-Ball (ages
6-7); Coach Pitch (ages 8-9);
Machine Pitch(ages 10-11)and
Kid Pitch (ages 12-14). Fees
vary by program type. Family
Y membershipis required. All
participants musst be the age
specified in their particular
program level by June 1,2001.
For further information call
(706)738-6678.
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“Top Tot” contestestants: (left to right) Iverson Johnson,
ZaKuja Fyne, Aria Hill, Garreth Carpenter, Tony Daggett Jr.
Fyne, Aria Hill, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Hill and
Tony Daggett, son of Mr. Tony
in North Augusta,S.C., across
from the Taylor Toyota. The
salewill showcase great deals
on furniture, appliances,
sporting goods, hardware,
children’s toys and clothes as
well as numerous other
unique items. Prices range
from 25 centsto SSO. Thesale
is “cash and carry” as every
thing must go. Items for this
during the College’s 134
Founders’ Week celebration
on February 17 at Atlanta’s
Hyatt Regency, illustrates the
College’s historical mission of
producing outstanding lead
ersby honoring African Ameri
can men and by showcasing
the talents of Morehouse stu
dents. Since its inception in
1989, the Gala has grossed
more than $2.8 million' (ex
cluding this year’s proceeds)
for the college’s endowed
scholarship fund.
Entertainer Harry
Belafonte also received the
Candle Award for Lifetime
Achievement in Arts & Enter
tainment; Dick Gregory, the
Candlein Social Activism;and
Reverend C.T. Vivian, the
Candle in Human & Civil
Rights.
Bennie Awards - given ex
clusively to outstanding
alumni and named for Dr.
Benjamin R. Mays, Morehouse
president from 1940 -to 1967 -
were presented to Horace T.
Ward ‘49, Service; Howard F.
Ft. Gordon hosts visit
by Maj. Gen. Poythress
FORT GORDON
The Adjutant General ofthe
state of Georgia, Major Gen
eral David Poythress, is the
featured speaker for a general
membership breakfast meet
ingofthree organizations con
nected to Fort Gordon.
It will be held Friday, March
6, at 7a.m. at the Gordon Club
on 19% Street.
Poythress will discuss
“Youth Challenge Academy
Program and the Role of the
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Augusta, GA
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Friday. Also open for Sunday brunch.
Call 828-7799
Daggett Sr., and Ms. Deadra
Reese.
The Top Teen-Top Tot Con-
spectacular one-day event are
sold as is. Admission to the
sale is free and bargain hunt
ers are encouraged to shop
early for the best selection.
Antique dealers are welcome.
Refreshments are available
for purchase.
All proceeds from the Attic
Sale benefit current commu
nity programs and services of
Jeter ‘7O, Trailblazer; Dr. Ezra
D. Davidson, Jr. ‘64, Achieve
ment; and Charles “Chuck”
James, 111 ‘Bl, Leadership.
Ranked the number one col
lege in the nation for educat
ing African American students
by Black Enterprise magazine,
Morehouse College is the
nation’s largest liberal arts
college for men. Founded in
1867, the College enrolls ap
proximately 3,000 students
and confers bachelor’sdegrees
on more African American
men than any other institu
tion in the nation.
Prominent alumni include
civil rights leader Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.; U.S. Sur
geon General Dr. David
Satcher; filmmaker Shelton
“Spike” Lee; academy award
nominee Samuel L. Jackson
and Atlanta’s first African
American mayor Maynard
Jackson. Visit our web site at
www.morehouse.edu. Photos
and video clip available at
www.morehouse.edu/
galaphotos.
National Guard in Future
Forces.”
The breakfast is hosted
jointly by local chapters of the
Association of the United
States Army, Armed Forces
Communications and Elec
tronics Association and the
Signal Corps Regimental As
sociation.
Tickets are $6.75 per per
son. Please contact Cathi
Murphy at 791-6429 or Staff
Sgt. Scott at 791-5790.
test is annual fund raiser for
Top Ladies of Distinction.
Monies raised will be used for
scholarships to Top Teens in
CSRA and community projects.
The contest will culminate
on March 31,2001 at the Gor
don Club, Fort Gordon, GA,
with the crowning of Top Teen
and Top Tot 2001. The evening
includes“Diningin Elegance”
with delectable dishes pre
pared by “Distinguished Men
Who Cook” from the CSRA.
Tickets are $25 each and may
be purchased from any mem
ber of TLOD.
Lady Lurene Lamback is
chairperson of the fundraiser
and Lady Lurene Johnson is
president of TLOD Augusta
chapter.
the Jr. League of Augusta
including the Day Shelter
for Homeless Children and
mini grants to teachers of
local elementary, middle and
high schools. For more in
formation on the Attic Sale
or programs of the Junior
League of Augusta, please
contact the League’s admin
istrative office at 736-0033.
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(L to R) Senate Majority leader Sen. Charles W. Walker
and State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond.
Senator Charles Walker of
Augusta, Democratic majority
leader of the State Senate and
keynote speaker at the Georgia
Department of Labor’s ninth
annual Black History Month
awards ceremony in Atlanta,
gave an inspirational speech
recently on the value of striv
ing for personal success.
State Labor Commissioner
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Scholarship applications for the 2000-2001 CSRA
Classic, Inc. Scholarship Fund are now available.
Applications can be picked up at your local high
school or at the Walker Group located at 1143
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manitarian awards te Atlanta
Housing Authority executive
director Renee Lewis Glover,
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Jake Calvin Sessionsand a post
humous humanitarian award
to the late Earl T. Shinhoster,
an executive of the NAACP at
the time of his death last year.
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