Buffalo Criterion, 1983-04-27

              rochester niagara region u.s postage paid permit no 1314 buffalo new york wn v's largest & only accredited minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion vol 58 — no 18 wednesday april 7 may 3 1983 community bible institute organized i hi photo shows those present at tne nrst meeting of the new age community bible institute seated from left are rev a charles ware rev larry watson rev h v reid rev r d hollow rev l t boyce rev robert barnes and rev oscar the si a age commu nity bible institute opened april 11th at the east side ferry ymca 347 east ferry st the rev dr r d holloway is the found er and president and the rev dr h v reid is administrative dean the new age communi ty bible institute came about through a ideal and need for this kind of an institute k*«t>.i m d mamamma prayed over it for many days and meditated many days and through conver sation and communication with pastor h v reid he chose to start it many years went into this anti mi on april ilth at 6:30 p.m it got on the way the response was great the turnout was very good several regis new age bible school opens mmmimrsmt imam wiht-iti began on april 25th courses will include *—»*-^———— ... viiios shown standing in the rear are karen l vvllherspthtr j„e e matfe sharon r 8r rev j i halliard hi mm rev charles jennings and others _ criterion phot j.;.illin ■ ■ • it ili itan txi san francisco resident to receive award mary helen rogers of san francisco calif has been selected to receive the 1983 rosa parks award sponsored by women in community service inc one of the largest non-profit volun teer organizations in the country rosa parks referred to m the mother of the modern freedom move ment will present the award to rogers at the 18th annual wics hoard and corporation awards banquet in buffalo on may m the award is named in honor it mrs parks who dramatically influenced the civil rights movement in 1955 when she refused bo give up her seat to a white man on a segregated w '" montgomery ala p rogers too has influ enced the civil rights movement as well as i movements for mental health tenant's rights crime prevention and education during her 20 years as a volunteer in the western addition com munity of san francisco ? | mary helen rogers is truly deserving of the rosa - b*rks award said mar ■ villalobos wics i'n-s hfent she is a single hrent with 12 children and 15 grandchildren who h*\s dedicated the past 20 bears of her life to enhancing the quality of jlife for so many others as founder and advo cate of the tenant rights r organization she has geerved as spokesperson for poor urban residents with i housing problems f threatened with a nassive redevelopment plan the western addition com • munity mobilized under the leadership of mrs rogers to halt destruction of low income housing this protest resulted in legislation to insure citizen participation in future redevelopment programs mrs rogers was instru mental in developing the first residential program for adolescents and the first 24-hour crisis center she continues to advocate for children youth elder ly and families while currently serving as a member of the westside community advistory board the honoree has played a major role in establish ing the audrey l smith developmental center a demonstration project pro viding child care for infants of single parents who live in public housing projects she also founded operation contact a crime prevention program to deter crime in housing projects quality eduction for black youths has been a direct result of mrs roger's outspoken criti cism of the school system her persistence helped achieve a moratorium on group intelligence testing in the san francisco public schools mrs rogers has been instrumental in securing affordable housing for seniors and low-income families said joseph crafton executive direc tor of the l smith development center she has assisted in developing and imple menting training pro grams for the unemploy ed through her dedica tion and ever-increasing energy many lives have 2 installed on gateway united methodist youth center bd two buffalo men have been installed to the board of directors of gateway united methodist youth center of williamsvilie i the agency's annual meeting anil appreciation dinner at bellextie heights united methodist church it syracuse fri day april 15lh henry l van landing ham ii medina drive hamburg is the retired builder and owner of town gardens lid he is a vestryman it st philips episcopal church and serves ii the council of the niagara frontier builders assoc dr very daniels of stanton st is a director administrator in the erie county department of social services and pastor of white rock baptist church he has named bachelors masters and doctoral degrees at sun butflo ma is active in sclc naacp and push gateway one of 60 united methodist homes for children across the united states is a resi dential treatment center for children with emotion al behavioral and educa tional problems currently serving 58 boys and girls from 16 counties across tipper sew york state and vermont also serving on the gateway board of direc tan are george w ni chols jr of andover lane wtlliamsvilie cieo reid of south division st and theresa white of donaldson rd bflo rev ivery daniels h.l vanlandincham confab june 21-26th st luke a.m.e zion church will host the 134 th session of the western new york conference june 21st to 26th the rt rev j clinton hoggard will preside announces candidacy sandi schmid an nounced tuesday night that she is a candidate for the democratic nomina tion for the erie county legislature's sth district seat representing buffalo and cheektowaga the prominent local businesswoman pledged to be an available and visible legislator who is responsible to the needs of the community she said that since she lives in cheektowaga and operates businesses on buffalo's east side she his a special insight into the needs and concerns of the people of the district with her husband bill mrs schmid runs alexan dra's restaurant and kor bel remodeiers both lo cated on broadwp.y in addition she finds time for numerous community ac tivities serving as a member of the broadway market neighborhood in formation center and general pulaski associa tion boards of directors among others she is also chairman of the loyalty day committee and was on the buffalo sesquicen tennial committee the former alexandra lawkowski grew up on buffalo's east side at tending queen of the most holy rosary school and east high school today she is widely represented throughout the area not only for her entrepreneuri al skills but also for her community involvement earlier this year she was the recipient of the am-pol eagle citizen of the year award for business mrs schmid promised to wage a very active campaign meeting as many constituents of the sth district as possible she hopes to start a door-to-door petition drive shortly * the sth district seat is currently held by demo crat shirley stolarski mrs alexandra nowak named honorary chm alice m posluszny chairman of the ninth annual daemen college president's scholarship dinner has named united states congressman hen ry j nowak of buffalo as honorary chairman of the dinner mrs posluszny noted it is a great honor to have congressman nowak as the honorary chairman of the daemen dinner mr nowak has given great service to our community this daemen dinner will yen further help western new york the daemen scholar ship dinner is scheduled o take place on thurs may 5 in the charles j wick center of daemen college at 4380 main st amherst congressman nowak was first elected to con gress in 1974 he was previously elected erie county comptroller and served as confidential secretary to supreme court justice arthur j cosgrove and as an assistant distict attorney mr nowak serves on the committee of public works and transporta tion committee on small business chairman of the sub-committee on access to equity capital and business opportunities and assistant majority whip he is married to the former rose santa lucia and has two children diane and henry joseph cong henry j nowak installation dinner had many in attendance mocha society of buffalo n y inc men of color helping all members of the international association of black professional fire fighters held their third annual installation dinner-dance friday april bth at the v.f.w post holden st in the central park plaza the affair was well attended the invocation was given by andrew boyd and the welcoming address by captain edward james who also introduced the master of ceremonies conde peoples after dinner emmett vinson gave the president's message and introduced the guest speaker the guest speaker was edward tht nas north eastern regional director of the 1.a.8.p.f.f the executive board was introduced and the swearing in ceremonies was done by the honorable wilbur d trammel the benediction was given by andrew boyd entertainment followed with allen wilkes and melvin drakeford the executive board includes emmett vinson president conde peoples first vice president archie amos second vice president donald porter recording secretary richard smith corresponding secretary paul batchelor treasurer joseph meritt 111 treasurer eddie l dawson sergeant-at-arms and robert murphy sergeant-at-arms — ike richardson photo can you identify the young lady this young lady is the daughter of bishop willie w'eedan it is one of the pictures that may appear in the humboldt underpass station along with several others anyone knowing her name and address is asked to get in touch with milton rogovin photographer at 876-4872 commencement speaker charles l lumsden i daemen college chairman | of the board of trustees 1 announced that united states senator daniel patrick moynihan will be daemen college's 32nd annual commencement speaker and that united states congressman hen ry j nowak will receive a doctorate of humane let ters from daemen college enator moynihan will also receive the presi dent's award from dr robert s marshall dae men college president this will take place at 3 p.m on sun may 15 in the kleinhans music hall at symphony circle in buffalo u s senator moynihan is the senior senator from new york state he was elected in 1976 and re-elected in 1982 the first democrat from the state to win a second six-year term in the senate during the post-war years mr moynihan is a former president of the united nations security council he received his bache lor's degree cum laude from tufts university and his ph.d from the flet cher school of law and diplomacy congressman nowak was first elected to con gress in 1974 prior to this mr nowak was erie county comptroller con fidential secretary to su preme court justice ar thur j cosgrove and assistant district attorn ey she received his doctor of jurisprudence degree from the university of buffalo law school sen daniel patrick moynihan award — see page 2 bible institutes 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