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Staff reports
Community member and activist Suncere Ali Shakur has established a nonprofit organization to provide free breakfast for children at Pisgah View Apartments in West Asheville.
The nonprofit, called Sankofa Children’s Free Breakfast, is working with several local restaurants for cooking equipment and supplies. Mr. Shakur does all the cooking himself, and he is hoping to expand the program to include free breakfast for children at all public housing in Asheville. Numerous studies have demonstrated that better nutrition improves learning outcomes.
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
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Daniel Scannell (L) and former NFL San Diego Charger, Titcus Pettigrew remain longtime friends.
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Staff reports
Former San Diego Charger Titcus Pettigrew will be keynote speaker at the “OpenDoors” Benefit and Art Auction February 20, 2010 at the YMI Cultural Center.
Pettigrew, who grew up in the public housing projects in Winston-Salem, talked with the Urban News about meeting his mentor and friend Dan Scannell.
“I was 11 years old when I became a participant in IBM’s Big Blue Adopt-a-School mentoring program. At that time Dan, an employee of IBM, was designated as my mentor. Unaware that Dan was observing me, I had one of my classmates pinned up against the classroom chalkboard in a scuffle. I suddenly turned around to see Dan witnessing me beating up on my classmate. Shamefully, I walked over to Dan, shook his hand, and told him, “I’m sorry you had to see that!” says Titcus.
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
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Apple tree orchard buried in snow. Photo: Wallace Bohanan
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By Wallace Bohanan
The farmers and other dwellers of rural Henderson County have to cope with the winter storms as much as, if not more than, city dwellers. Rural roads are usually the last to be cleaned of snow, and power outages can occur more frequently. This can make living in the rural farming community rather difficult.
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