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Special points of interest:J Community Af= fairs by our Community Affairs reporters: Phylinese J Movie Critic= : J Book Review:= Kayla J Photographer= s: Dominique, Tiffany J Editor: Phyl= inese J Asst.—= Jim Estes J Advisor̵= 1; J.C. Wilson J Contributing= Stories: Kayla, Jabria, Leon, Lynette,Destiny, Hope, Isaiah.
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S= tory by: Destiny-Age 12
Well, I think that Black Hi= story month is a very important month because a lot of people were mistreat= ed. I don`t like it when any colored people get mistreated. Another r= eason why I think that Black History month is important is because plenty o= f people already were mistreated, people like Rosa Park. On Dec.1 in 1955, = she was very stressed so she sat in the front of the bus and they tol= d her to get in the back of the bus. She disobeyed doing it. And another ex= ample is Jackie Robison, he wanted to play baseball but there was a strict = color line, so he could not. Bill Veeck let Jackie Robison play on his team= . And the most important reason why I love Black History month is because o= n January 15, it’s Martin Luther King’s birthday and if it were= not for him sharing his dream, all of the black people still would be slav= es and sitting in the back of the bus. So that`s why I think black history = month is so important. |
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Normally, you won’t find an article written by staf= f in The Club News as this newsletter is written by kids for kids. Ho= wever, when a need arises that if met can substantially improve the level o= f service delivery I feel compelled to write and ask for your help. O= ur Club is located in a wonderful facility that in most cases would be the = envy of other Clubs. Nevertheless, we lack the ability to transport k= ids to and from the Club when they participate in our programs and we canno= t afford the cost of renting a vehicle every time we seek to take a group o= f kids on a field trip or a team to a basketball game. Sometimes ther= e is a fine line that separates a need from a want. There is no doubt= our Club will continue to serve kids if we don’t own a vehicle, so t= o conclude that having a van or bus is a necessity is a stretch. Havi= ng said this, a strong case can be made for why we do need to have our own = means of transportation. The fabric of a Boys & Girls Club is spo= rts, fitness and recreation and involves developing teams that travel to pl= ay teams at other Clubs. Youth look forward to matching their skills = against unfamiliar peers. Clubs lure youth in the doors with these sp= ecial opportunities and then encourage them to participate in more meaningf= ul programs such as tutoring. We were fortunate enough to forge an ar= rangement with the school district to transport children to and from tutori= ng; however kids are dropped off at designated sites. On dark and col= d winter evenings it would be much more reassuring to drop kids off at thei= r doorstep. Finally, youth should have the chance to go on field trip= s outside of their communities to learn more about other people and places.= There is so much more that can and should be said but in the interes= t of space I will end by encouraging anyone with the means of donating a va= n or small bus to do so. Thank you, James Rhyne—Director &= nbsp; |
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On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over f= ear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. From Barack Obama’s Inauguration Speech |
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