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The Augusta News-Review August 25,1984 * « -I- i F_ ■% i ■ SFWfeW |f B|Mr jp| . \ >BB w<w I® ® ' MEI W www • WfW JN| * Or WP -w®! ■ B CONNECTING LINKS OF AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF LINKS Standing: Dr. Alfred Reed, Dr. William Griffin, Dr. Aliman Neal, Dr. Edmund Franklin, Joe McKenzie, Ed die Robertson, James Carter, 111. Seated: John Barrington, Dr. James E. Carter, Jr, James Hinton, Tracy Williams, and Dr. Allen Brwon. Links induct new members Carlette Franklin, Robetta McKenzie, Dr. Ruth Neal and Florida Reed became members of the Augusta Chapter of Links, Inc. at a recent induction ceremony conducted by the chapter president, Judith Ruffin, assisted Georgene Butler travels to Africa for church Georgene N. Butler, daughter ot Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Butler of Augusta, recently left for Nairobi, Kenya, in East Africa. She will be working there with the Youth Ministries of Beulah Tabernacle Church, Hampton, Va. Miss Butler, a member of the 1970 class of T.W. Josey High School, is a registered nurse, and a 1974 honor graduate of Hampton Institute. She received the master of scien ce degree in nursing from Catholic University, Washington, D.C., in 1977. Since then, she has been employed by the Board of Health of the State of Virginia in the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Va. 2 FREE 4 lbs. FREE Wash Loads Dr0 P Oh Service 'Minimum Charqe 8 lbs.) ALL FOUR LOCATIONS 525 15th St 2525 Washington Rd 3128 Deans Bridge Rd 3205 Wrightsboro Rd Limit One To A Customer THANK YOU for your 4 support and •’ ” 'jßf your vote. I / / ... . / 4 snail continue tz. / .1 honest representation in the House of Representatives. George A Brown State Rep. 88th District Page 2 by the chairmn of the Membership Committee, Willarena Williams. A reception honoring the new Link members and Connecting Links followed the ceremony. The Augusta Chapter of Links includes a group of 30 members. - v Bf * - 4 Er i Georgene Butler The chapter engages in many ac tivities which contribute to the cultural and educational enrich ment of the Augusta community. Links projects during 1984 have included the distribution of lap blankets to senior citizens, a series of workshops for children on “Good Manners for Today,” donation of children’s books to community centers, and a Black History Week program which featured local artists. The Augusta Chapter also an nually contributes more than SSOO to the Links National Grant-in-Aid program. Through this program. Links, Inc. has contributed more than one million dollars to the United Negro College Fund. Officers of the Augusta Chapter of Links, in addition to the president, include: Judy Carter, recording secretary; Anne Brown, corresponding secretary; and Ber nice Griffin, treasurer. Pendergrass bouncing back Talented singer Teddy Pen dergrass is looking good and soun ding good as he bounces back from the automobile accident that left him paralyzed, reports the Sep tember EBONY. The tragic March 1982 accident broke his neck and left him a quadriplegic confirmed to a wheelchair. In spite of the trauma, Pendergrass maintains a positive attitude, saying he is “not sick, just handicapped.” Pendergrass also says he thanks God for “leaving me with four vital organs in good working or der-my brain, my voice, my heart...and down th?r»» ” Always a shrewd investor, Pen dergrass has used the past two and-one-half years to increase his business holdings and further his education. Although the mental anguish and the pain associated with physical therapy have sometimes been intense, Pen dergrass has found a renewed inner strength in his relationship with God. He is also active as a spokesman for paralysis victims. He is executive director for the Coalition on Spinal Cord Injury and is in volved in planning a national telethon to raise funds for paralysis victims. 11 1 For MOVIES TITLES and SHOW TIMES Call: 722-4507 ADULTS ONLY [ XJK s ♦ Mil If B 0 4 BB j WiMßi raftJ|| ‘ IV V I'O> H " f £ ) Ib MEMBERS OF AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF LINKS Standing- Helena Thompson, Dollie Robertson, Ruth Neal, Juanita Mclntyre Robetta McKenine. Rosa Hin ton Florida Reed, Betty P Scot’t, Carlette Franklin, Inez Robertson, Justine Washington Bernice ud Carter, Willarena Williams, And Judity Ruffin. Seated: Maragaret Barrington, Majorie Carter, Josephine Richardon, Mattie Braxton, and Anne Brown. ' JML Tb io / IzIFJx flMh sfe- < lar 1 IK » 1 w ■I > jiMw OUI ~ r [g i; . Kgf VI || jwl ? ' £ ft JR*" fCi Sils rl ’■ ■- tn" NEW MEMBERS OF LINKS, INC., Ruth Neal, Roberta McKenzie, Florida Reed, and Carlettee Franklin. /WW > Bfc>> ■F “ X HE ’ BV' UNDERSTATED VIRTUOSITY —On her new Motown LP, she calls herself a Wild Animal. With her past group, she sold close to 500,000 albums and was praised by the Los Angeles Times for “imagination, wit and un derstated virtuosity.” But who is this mysterious vixen? It’s Vanity—formerly of Vanity 6 —who has been quietly working for the last six months on her first solo album. Wolfer, producer of Shalamar’s Dancing In The Sheets, who’s known for his keyboard work with Stevie Wonder and the Jacksons. Says Vanity, “I come up with a title and a feel for a song. I give it to Bill, and he comes up with a rythm track. Then I write the melody and the lyrics.” How do other male musicians feel about Wolfer’s collaboration with Vanity? Jealous!