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Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 11, Document 6 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 11 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | Inc. | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0bbf163f1f653585d32cdd9abed2b769.pdf b5ec5a6461ca01ceb60496bbb6c5e77a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. z 0 101 Marietta Street, NW VOLUME 2 NUMBER 27 Ja.nua.ry 5, 1968 FIFTH PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC OPENS The Pl:-3_nned Parenthood Association of the Atlanta Area will open its fifth clinic a.t 1H3 Marietta. Street, N. w. on Friday, January 12th a.t 5 p. r:n. Mrs. Julian Freed.man, Executive Director of the program, sa.id, "This clinic is being opened here a.t our new hea.dqua.rters office to servG a.s a. centrally l ocated center for women who want to go to a clinic but do not live nea.r e ither of our four other clinics. " The new clinic will be open from 5 to 8 p. m. on Fridays. In ~ ddition , it will se r ve a.s a. central supply center every week da.y from 2:00 to 4 : 30 p. m. f o r a.11 Planned Parenthood participants. Women may pick u p supplies here no matter where they received their Planned Pa r e n thood orientation . EOA finances 80% of the total budget forthe Planned Parenthood Association of the Atlanta. Area.. The four other Planned Parenthood clinics a.nd their opera.tiona.l h ours a.re : Bethlehem Community Center Clinic 9 McDonough Boulevard Telephone: 627-0176 Monday a.nd Thursday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m. Perry Homes Clinic 1660 Drew Drive, N. W. Apt. 756 Telephone: 355-8278 Monday a.nd Wednesday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m. West End Clinic - John O. Chiles Homes 435 Ashby Street, S. w. Telephone: 755-4228 Thursday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m. Ea.st Point Clinic South Fulton Neighborhood Service Center 2735 Ea.st Point Street Ea.st Point, Georgia. Te lephone: 767-7541 Tuesday evenings, 6 to 9 p . m. The r egu l a r of f ice hours for the Planned Parenthood Association are fr om 9 : 30 a. . m. t o 5 : 30 p. m. Interested persons should ca.11 5236 9 9 6 fo r fu r ther · i riforma.tion . �- 2- ~fil AND CHILD C~R BRIEFING Edgewood parents of children under thre e years of age are invited to a Parent and Ch ild Center Br i efi ng Conference to be held at the Sammye E o Coan Middle School f 1500 Boulevard Driv e 0 S o E~ e on January 10 and ll o The Wednesday u Janua ry lO u meeti ng will be held from 7:00 until 9 ~00 p ., m .. The Thursday 0 J anuary 11 0 meeting will be held from 9 ~00 a . m .. u ntil 4 ~30 Po mo . I I MODEL CITIE S MEETING Lewi s Peters ~ Chairman of the Model Cit i es Mass Convent i on 0 urges all r es idents of the Model Citi es area to a ttend a final planning meeting Wednesday 3 January 10 6 at 7 : 30 p Q m"u i n preparation for next Sunday 0 s Ma ss Con vention .. Wednesday 0 s me eting will b e he ld at the Peter J ., Bryant School , 252 Georgia Avenu e ., Mr ,, Pe ters s aid t h e Wedn e sday night meeting will be most important because dec i sio n s must be ma de about t he agenda for Sunday 1 s Convention e The Mass Co nvention will be held at 3 i 30 P o m., 0 Sunday " January 14 0 at the Hoke Smith Te chn i cal School ~ · * "**************** CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENT ~ COLLEGE PARK CHI LD ,·DEVELOPM.ENT CENTER ~_ FORT MCPHERSON YOUTHS ENTERTA.lli "A group of young peopl e 16- 17 y ea r s of age 0 sponsored by Chaplin Webb of Fort McPherson t came to give a Christmas Party to the children on De c ember 1 9 0 They came i n r eponse t o a .1lett er written to the Commander General by the Center 0 s Social Worker 0 Mrs ., Dorothy Yang 11 asking for their invo lve ment i n the EOA program ~ " Rona l d Gr ego ry 0 17 u p layed Santa Claus a His mystical powers turned the cente r into a fairytale land ~ These five young people of Fort McPherson raised the mo ney of $5 0 by putting on a play and by selling themse lve s as s lave s f o r a day9 They brought personal gifts for each child in addition to the cand i es 8 c ook i es v c o kes and music for the party .. The soun d of Christmas mus ic and the sight of Santa Claus no.t only delighted the Center 0 s children 6 but also attract ed the whole population of the neighborhood ,. There m.ust have been over 100 children and adults who talked to Santa Glau s and. pa.rtook o f the Chr i stmas goodies ~ It was a real festive time for the whole commun i ty around t he center o " Reported by staff ANT I OCH CHILD DEVELOPMENT C ~ · , CHRISTMAS • ENTERTAINMENT.'\FOR.JAt!TI OCH CHILDREN Kinde rgarten and o l der c h ildren a tt ended the ballet 11 Nutcraker 1•1 at Mun i cipal Auditor ium q De c ember 26 ~ The- kinde r gar t en g roup a ttended a pe r fo r mance of "Trimming the Christmas Tree " at Theat e r At l anta 9 December 17 ,, The n ursery and ~ i nder garten children attended a Christmas puppet show at the Bowen Homes Day care Center 0 December 14 Q �- 3- ~Q!:!BORHOOD YOUTH CORP S : _ENROLLEE HONORED When Frank Briley was transferred from his j ob at the Army Recruiting Office , staff members there held a special ceremony for him and presented h i m with a Certificate of Merit ~ Lieutenant Ferdinand B .. Elstad wrote i n h i s letter to Mr o Briley ~ " I feel that you will be a great a sset t o any empl oyer ., Overall ., your services reflect a great e x ample to ouhe rs and a credit to yourself and the Neighborhood Youth Corps .. 11 ENROLLEE PARTICIPATION WEEK LI KED BY NYC'ers ! The one hundred and twen ty- five enrollees assigned to : schools attended an Enro llee Participation Week during the two weeks their schools were closed for Christmas ~ The weeks included speakers , studies , and discussions on the job market 8 i ntervi ewing and applying for a job, r equirements for a g ood j ob u crime prevention , the mis~use of drugs , the venereal diseases , the story of cancer and other topics. The group met at Eagan Homes Aud itorium each day except the day they toured the Southern Be ll Telephone Company s NYC NEWS BRIEFS Martha Holland 6 former cafeteria a ide at the Board o ~ Education I nstructional Cente r ., has been employed in the cafeteria at Atlanta Tech~ Shirley McKenzie i cleri cal aide at Internal Revenue, will beg in working as a car dpunch operator at the Internal Revenue Center in Chamble ~ on January 8th " Silvia vargas 0 NYC clerical aide from the Panama Canal Zone , assisted the Young Republicans in giving a Christmas party for children in the central city nei ghborhood .. Silvia made three pi'nata s for the children to break as do the children in Mexico at Christmas ~ She also assisted in leading games $ Si lvia works in the NYC main o ffice~ NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTERS : EDGEWOOD : INTER-AGENCY MONTHLY MEETING Representatives from various DeKalb County agencies, interested in the health i welfare and educational needs of the people in the Edgewood and Kirkwood areas , held a second group meeting. December 18th , at the Edgewood Neighborhood Ce nter ., Mr ~ Jack Sartain , of DeKalb County Health Department 6 wa s moderator~ Empha si s was sti ll on c ommunicati on between agencies, the need f or each to be aware of a nd understand the funct ions and proffered services of the othersQ Plans were made f or a third meeting January 24, 1968, to be held a t the new Sammye Coan Middle School on Boulevard Drive, No E. GOLDEN AGERS The Go lden Agers ' Annual Christmas Party was held in the Ce nter 1 s con f erence room December 19th ~ A large number participated; refreshments were served and gifts exch anged e This event is only one o f many highl i ghts of the y ear8 ,, �-4EAST CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER ~ THE GRASS GROWS GREENER ! The grass that was pla.nted on Boule vard i s growi ng nice l y ,. we wish to take th i s time to thank Dr e Buchanan and M.r o Watson and all of the people from Piedmont Park that as s i sted i n the g:riound break i ng and s owing of the seeds Q Our thank s go out to Mrs ., Br umly and th e members of the Hands Organizati on ., Some of the tenants on Boulevard have made signs and p u t out front to PLEASE KEEP OFF THE GRASS e We have noti ced th~t these signs h ave been ignored arid removed o Help us to restore Boul evard 1 s beauty -- "it is our duty !" From the Neighborhood Obse rver By Mrs ., Lois Winder Harris Area Block 11 D" SOUTH FULTON NE IGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER ~ SANTA COMES TO HILLCREST One hundred families 0 including some 450 children u living in East Point 0 s Hillcrest Homes public hous i ng received gifts o f f ood r clothing and t o y s for Christmas ., Numerous persons and agencies donated the gifts ., Volunteer workers sorted t he gifts at the Hill c rest Community Center and distr i buted them ., Volunteers included Wendell Hendrix!' Cha irman of the Hi l lcrest Steering Committee; Robert Smith 0 Steering committee Treasurer; Raymond Hutto and Sharman Raper " c ommittee members; Charlie Mosbyg David McCarten and Mike Lessnew 9 VI STA workers ~ Lee Harvey 0 Don Traylor and Denny Prerin ., t een c ommittee members ; Frank Lewi s 11 Mrs o Dot Harvey, Mrs ., Euna Garner 11 and others a Gifts worth more than $10 0 000 were donated b y Central Park Elementary School 11 Marines O Toys fo r Tots @ East Point Chaplai n Jack Holt 0 ;Joe Carter of Hillcrest Supermarket 0 Capitol View Baptist Chur chQ " Big Brother and Sister Program 11 o f Georgia state College 0 Dogwood Hills Bapti st Chu:rch_; Columbia Avenue Baptist Churc h of Decatur {/ East Point First Ba.pti st Chu r ch , Headland Heights Bapti st Chur ch., Chr i st the King catholi c Church 6 Sa l vation Army ., Empty St o cking Fund 0 and Warren Memorial Boys ' Club. ,._,. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MU re, } eee O Sue: u ¥ E > 1, * 3 7” oO _ Oo A ° Z # a * - \ op M \\ SEORGIF 701 Marietta Street NW. VOLUME 2 NUMBER 27 January 5, 1968 FIFTH PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC OPENS The Planned Parenthood Association of the Atlanta Area will open its fifth clinic at 118 Marietta Street, N. W. on Friday, January 12th at 5 p. tas Mrs. Julian Freedman, Executive Director of the program, said, "This clinic is being opened here at our new headquarters office to serves as a centrally Located center for women who want to go to a clinic but do not live near either of our four other clinics." The new clinic will be open from 5 to 8 p. m. on Fridays. In faddition, it will serve as a central supply center every week day from 2:00 to 4:30 p. m. for all Planned Parenthood participants. Women may pick up supplies here no matter where they received their Planned Parenthood orientation. EOA finances 80% of the total budget forthe Planned Parenthood Association of the Atlanta Area. The four other Planned Parenthood clinics and their operational hours are: Bethlehem Community Center Clinic 9 McDonough Boulevard Telephone: 627-0176 Monday and Thursday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m. Perry Homes Clinic 1660 Drew Drive, N. W. Apt. 756 Telephone: 355-8278 Monday and Wednesday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m. West End Clinic - John O. Chiles Homes 435 Ashby Street, S. W. Telephone: 755-4228 Thursday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m. East Point Clinic South Fulton Neighborhood Service Center 2735 East Point Street East Point, Georgia Telephone: 767-7541 Tuesday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m. The regular office hours for the Planned Parenthood Association are from 9:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Interested persons should call 523- 6996 for further’ information. PARENT AND CHILD CENTER BRIEFING Edgewood parents of children under three years of age are invited to a Parent and Child Center Briefing Conference to be held at the Sammye E, Coan Middle School, 1500 Boulevard Drive, S. E., on January 10: and Ll« The Wednesday, January 10, meeting will be held from 7:00 until 9300 “ps. (as The Thursday, January 11, meeting will be held from 9:00 a. m. until 4:30 p. m. | | ' RARER ERERRRRERRREREER RE * MODEL CITIES MEETING Lewis Peters, Chairman of the Model Cities Mass Convention, urges all residents of the Model Cities area to attend a final planning meeting Wednesday, January 10, at 7:30 p, m., in preparation for next Sunday's Mass Convention. Wednesday's meeting will be held at the Peter J. Bryant School, 252 Georgia Avenue. Mr, Peters said the Wednesday night meeting will be most important because decisions must be made about the agenda for Sunday's Convention. The Mass Convention will be held at 3:30 p. m., Sunday, January 14, at the Hoke Smith Technical School. KEKE EEE EET EERE EEE EER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS: COLLEGE PARK CHILD, DEVELOPMENT CENTER: FORT MCPHERSON YOUTHS ENTERTAIN "A group of young people 16-17 years of age, sponsored by Chaplin Webb of Fort McPherson, came to give a Christmas Party to the children on December 19. They came in reponse to a:letter written to the Comman- der General by the Center's Social Worker, Mrs. Dorothy Yang, asking for their involvement in the EOA program. “ Ronald Gregory, 17, played Santa Claus. His mystical powers turned the center into a fairytale land. These five young people of Fort Mc- Pherson raised the money of $50 by putting on a play and by selling them= selves as slaves for a day. They brought personal gifts for each child in addition to the candies, cookies, cokes and music for the party. The sound of Christmas music and the sight of Santa Claus not. only delighted the Center's children, but also attracted the whole population of the neighborhood, There must have been over 100 children and adults who talked to Santa Claus and partook of the Christmas goodies. It was a real festive time for the whole community around the center." Reported by staff ANTIOCH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT. \FORLWANTIOCH CHILDREN Kindergarten and older children attended the ballet "Nutcraker" at Municipal Auditorium, December 26, The kindergarten group attended a performance of "Trimming the Christ- mas Tree" at Theater Atlanta, December 17. The nursery and kindergarten children attended a Christmas puppet show at the Bowen Homes Day Care Center, December 14. NETGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS; ENROLLEE HONORED When Frank Briley was transferred from his job at the Army Re- cruiting Office, staff members there held a special ceremony for him and presented him with a Certificate of Merit. Lieutenant Ferdinand B. Elstad wrote in his letter to Mr. Briley, "I feel that you will be a great asset to any employer. Overall, your services reflect a great example to others and a credit to yourself and the Neighborhood Youth Corps.” ENROLLEE PARTICIPATION WEEK LIKED BY NyC'ers: The one hundred and twenty-five enrollees assigned to: schools attended an Enrollee Participation Week during the two weeks their schools were closed for Christmas. The weeks included speakers, studies, and discussions on the job market, interviewing and applying for a job, requirements for a good job, crime prevention, the misuse of drugs, the venereal diseases, the story of cancer and other topics. The group met at Eagan Homes Auditorium each day except the day they toured the South- ern Bell Telephone Company. NYC NEWS BRIEFS Martha Holland, former cafeteria aide at the Board o€ Education Instructional Center, has been employed in the cafeteria at Atlanta Tech. Shirley McKenzie, clerical aide at Internal Revenue, will begin working as a cardpunch operator at the Internal Revenue Center in Chamblee, on January 8th. Silvia Vargas, NYC clerical aide from the Panama Canal zone, assis- ted the Young Republicans in giving a Christmas party for children in the Central City neighborhood. Silvia made three pinatas for the children to break as do the children in Mexico at Christmas. She also assisted in leading games. Silvia works in the NYC main office. KE EEK KKK ERK RRRERREK RE REREREREREE EIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTERS: EDGEWOOD : INTER-AGENCY MONTHLY MEETING Representatives from various DeKalb County agencies, interested in the health,welfare and educational needs of the people in the Edgewood and Kirkwood areas, held a second group meeting December 18th, at the Edgewood Neighborhood Center. Mr. Jack Sartain, of DeKalb County Health Department, was moderator. Emphasis was still on communication between agencies, the need for each to be aware of and understand the functions and proffered services of the others. Plans were made for a third meeting January 24, 1968, to be held at the new Sammye Coan Middle School on Boulevard Drive, N. E. GOLDEN _AGERS The Golden Agers' Annual Christmas Party was held in the Center's conference room December 19th. A large number participated; refreshments were served and gifts exchanged. This event is only one of many high- lights of the year. EAST CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER: THE GRASS GROWS GREENER, The grass that was planted on Boule=- vard is growing nicely. We wish to take this time to thank Dr. Buchanan and Mr. Watson and all of the people from Piedmont Park that assisted in the ground breaking and sowing of the seeds. Our thanks go out to Mrs. Brumly and the members of the Hands Organization, Some of the tenants on Boulevard have made signs and put out front to PLEASE KEEP OFF THE GRASS, We _have noticed that these signs have been ignored and removed. Help us to restore Boulevard's beauty -- "it is our duty:" From the Neighborhood Observer By Mrs. Lois Winder Harris Area Block "D" SOUTH FULTON NETGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER: SANTA COMES TO HILLCREST One hundred families, including some 450 children, living in East Point’s Hillcrest Homes public housing recéived gifts of food, clothing and toys for Christmas. Numercus persons and agencies donated the gifts. Volunteer workers sorted the gifts at the Hillcrest Community Center and distributed them, Volunteers included Wendell Hendrix, Chair- man of the Hillcrest Steering Committee; Robert Smith, Steering Committee Treasurer; Raymond Hutto and Sharman Raper, committee members; Charlie Mosby, David McCarten and Mike Lessnew, VISTA workers; Lee Harvey, Don Traylor and Denny Prerin, teen committee members; Frank Lewis, Mrs. Dot Harvey, Mrs. Euna Garner, and others. Gifts worth more than $10,000 were donated by Central Park Elemen- tary School, Marines’ Toys for Tots, East Point Chaplain Jack Holt, Joe Carter of Hillcrest Supermarket, Capitol View Baptist Church, “Big Brother and Sister Program of Georgia State College, Dogwood Hills Baptist Church, Columbia Avenue Baptist Church of Decatur, East Point First Baptist Church, Headland Heights Baptist Church, Christ the King Catholic Church, Salvation Army, Empty Stocking Fund, and Warren Memorial Boys' Club.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 11, Document 7 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 11 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | Inc. | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/abf6e0d4881035c3126c0e1d64b1142f.pdf 132f90b30c8fe29ecd557103934d7957 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. t. L - / (Georgia) OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY Southeast Regional Office 730 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Phone: 526-3194 NEWS for immediate release OEO ANNOUNCES URBAN SER.VICE AWARDS Twelve community leaders,four newspapers, a television station and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce were among the first to receive the recently established Urban Service Award of the Office of Economic Opportunity, Sargent Shriver, Director of OEO, has announced. This honor is for those i ndividuals and organizations "whose dedicated efforts to alleviate the problems of the poor in America's cities have helped create a better life for our citizens," according to the award. The individuals included: in Atlanta, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., Boisfeuillet Jones, Dr. Vivian Henderson, William W. Allison, Dr. William Holmes Borde Dan Sweat, Mrs Earl Metzger, Jr., Mrs Mattie Ansley and the late Charles O. Emmerich; in Athens, Judge James Barrow; in Augusta, the Reverend E. O. Waldron; and in Columbus, Virginia Barfield. In addition to the above i ndividuals, citations also were made to the Atlanta Constitution, the Atlanta Journal, television station WSB and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; and the Athens Banner- Herald and Daily News i n Athens • . Mayor Allen was cited for his dynamic leadership of a progressive city during trying times, while Bill Allison and Dan Sweat were both cited for their service to Economic Opportunity Atlanta and to the city government and the citizens of the Atlanta area. Mr. Jones , who has served as Chairman of the Board of Economic Opportunity Atl anta, Inc., was cited for his numerous civic contributions and for his particular support of the War on Poverty. Mrs. Metzger was named for her service with the special task force assisting EOA in its programs around Atlanta, particularly in the Head Start Programs. Dr. Henderson was cited for his service to the community at large and the involvement of Clark College in poverty programs. (MORE) �I Page 2 (Ga.) Dr. Borders was named for his long leadership in Atlanta and especially for the self-help projects which he has headed in poverty communities. . Mrs . Ansley has worked diligently in creating interest in resident participation since the beginning of the War on Poverty in her neighborhood; her most recent activity has been to spearhead the target area elections for low income are a representation to the Neighborhood Advisory Committee. Mr. Emmerich launched, was the first Director of Economic Opportunity Atlanta. He -worked tirelessly from the time OED programs were first started in Atlanta until his ur:itimely death; in a very r eal sense, he gave his life in the War on Poverty. Judge Barrow has been active in the operation of the Athens Community High School and adult education program financed through grants made from OED. Reverend Waldron has been extremely active in the development of t he Community Action Agency in Augusta , Georgia. He worked diligently i n uniting the community, as well as interpreting the concept of Community Action to the point that the total community became concerned over the need to activate a program for the impoverished of Richmond County and Augusta , Georgia . Mrs. Barfield should be commended for her outstanding work in accomplishing the coordination of local resources in the establishment of the MIND Center at • a , which is an adult educat ion vehicle designed to take low-income Columbus, Ge or gi persons with less than an eighth·grade education and upgrade them educationally two to four grade levels in eight to ten weeks. In pre s enting these Urban Service Awards, Sargent Shriver said, "Arnerica 1 s most di ffi cul t challenge is i n the city, and you met it by working in the city to help i mprove the quality of urban life. Awards can never repay you for this unselfish dedication t o the welfare of your fellow man , but they do affirm our deep appreci ation f or your wor k i n behal f of t he poor." Dr. Ralph A. Phelps, Jr., Southeast Regional Director of OEO in Atlanta, said that all of the honor ees were nomi nat ed by OE0 1 s Regional Office on the basi s of their efforts to help t he poor in their own communities . Awards went t o War on Poverty Agencie s , wor kers, volunt eer s and suppor t ers i n over JOO Americ an citie s. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (Georgia) OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY Southeast Regional Office 730 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Phone: 526-3194 NEWS for immediate release OEO ANNOUNCES URBAN SERVICE AWARDS Twelve community leaders,four newspapers, a television station and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce ah among the first to receive the recently established Urban Service Award of the Office of ecnande Uesortund ie: Sargent Shriver, Director of OEO, has announced. This honor is for those individuals and organizations "whose dedicated efforts to alleviate the problems of the poor in America's cities have helped create a better life for our citizens," according to the award. The individuals included: in Atlanta, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., Boisfeuillet Jones, Dr. Vivian Henderson, William W. Allison, Dr. William Holmes Borde Dan Sweat, Mrs Earl Metzger, Jr., Mrs Mattie Ansley and the late Charles 0. Emmerich; in Athens, Judge James Barrow; in Augusta, the Reverend E. 0. Waldron; and in Columbus, Virginia Barfield. In addition to the above ingividuals, citations also were made to the Atlanta Constitution, the Atlanta Journal, television station WSB and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; and the Athens Banner-Herald and Daily News in Athens. Mayor Allen was cited for his dynamic leadership of a progressive city during trying times, while Bill Allison and Dan Sweat were both cited for their service to Economic Opportunity Atlanta and to the city government and the citizens of the Atlanta area. Mr. Jones, who has served as Chairman of the Board of Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc., was cited for his numerous civic contributions and for his particular support of the War on Poverty. Mrs. Metzger was named for her service with the special task force assisting EOA in its programs around Atlanta, particularly in the Head Start Programs. Dr. Henderson was cited for his service to the community at large and the involvement of Clark College in poverty programs. (MORE) Page 2 (Ga.) Dr. Borders was named for his long leadership in Atlanta and especially for the self-help projects which he has headed in poverty communities. Mrs. Ansley has worked diligently in creating interest in resident participation since the beginning of the War on Poverty in her neighborhood; her most recent activity has been to spearhead the target area elections for low income area representation to the Neighborhood Advisory Committee. Mr. Emmerich launched, was the first Director of Economic Opportunity Atlanta. He- worked tirelessly from the time OHO programs were first started in Atlanta until his untimely death; in a very real sense, he gave his life in the War on Poverty. Judge Barrow has been active in the operation of the Athens Community High School and adult education program financed through grants made from OKO. Reverend Waldron has been extremely active in the development of the Community Action Agency in Augusta, Georgia. He worked diligently in uniting the community, as well as interpreting the concept of Community Action to the point that the total community became concerned over the need to activate a program for the impoverished of Richmond County and Augusta, Georgia. Mrs. Barfield should be commended for her outstanding work in accomplishing the coordination of local resources in the establishment of the MIND Center at Columbus, Georgia, which is an adult education vehicle designed to take low-income persons with less than an eighth’grade education and upgrade them educationally two to four grade levels in eight to ten weeks. In presenting these Urban Service Awards, Sargent Shriver said, "America's most difficult challenge is in the city, and you met it by working in the city to help improve the quality of urban life. Awards can never repay 70 for this unselfish dedication to the welfare of your fellow man, but they do affirm our deep apprecia- tion for your work in behalf of the poor." Dr. Ralph A. Phelps, Jr., Southeast Regional Director of OEO in Atlanta, said that all of the honorees were nominated by OEO's Regional Office on the basis of their efforts to help the poor in their own communities. Awards went to War on Poverty Agencies, workers, volunteers and supporters in over 300 American cities. HRY  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 11, Document 8 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 11 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | Inc. | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f78018f9eb6c32f429bcee43d1ba5af6.pdf 2ac56f0aedb131d43e042af638f5577e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. l I I OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY Southeast Regional Office 730 Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Phone: · 526-3194 NEWS for immediate release REGIONAL DIRECTOR MAKES - PRESENTATION The Regional Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity will present Urban Servic·e Awards to seventeen Geo.rgia individuals and organizations at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, January 23, at Atlanta's City Hall. Dr. Ralph A. Phelps, Jr., - will make these presentations on behalf of Sargent Shriver, Director of OEO, who announced the name~ of Georgia honorees last week. This honor is for those individuals and organizations "whose dedicated efforts to alleviate the proplems of the poor in America's cities have helped create a better life for our citizens," according to the award. The individuals in Georgia included: in Columbus,,Mrs. Virginia .Barfield; in Athens, Judge James Barrow; in Augusta, Reverend E. O. Waldron; and in Atlanta, Mrs. Mattie Ansley, Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Boisfeuillet Jones, Dr. Vivian Henderson, William W. Allison, Dr. William Holmes Borders, Dan Sweat, Mrs. Earl Metzger, Jr., and the award to Charles O. Emmerich, Sr., the late Director of Economic Opportunity Atlant~, will be accepted by his widow and son. Receiving the awards made to organizations will be: Augustus· H. Sterne for the Atlanta Chamber of Comme rce; Ray Moore, Jim Giltmier and Abe Gallman for ' television WSB; Editor Jack Spalding for the Atlanta Journal; Editor Eugene Patterson for the Atlanta Constitution; and Publish er N. S . Hayden ann Reporter Bob Ingle for the Athens Banner - Her a ld a nd At hens Da i ly News. ·-k** � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY Southeast Regional Office 730 Peachtree Street, N. E, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Phone: 526-3194 NEWS for immediate release REGIONAL DIRECTOR MAKES PRESENTATION The Regional Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity will present 4 Urban Service Awards to seventeen Georgia individuals and organizations at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, January 23, at Atlanta's City Hall. Dr. Ralph A. Phelps, Jr., will make these presentations on behalf of Sargent Shriver, Director of OEO, who announced the names of Georgia honorees last week. This honor is for thoaa individuals and organizations "whose dedicated efforts to alleviate the problems of the poor in America's cities have helped create a better life for our citizens," according to the award. The individuals in Georgia included: in Columbus, Mrs. Virginia Barfield; in Athens, Judge James Barrow; in Augusta, Reverend E. O. Waldron; and in Atlanta, Mrs. Mattie Ansley, Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Boisfeuillet Jones, Dr. Vivian Henderson, William W. Allison, Dr. William Holmes hosdees: Dan Sweat, Mrs. Earl Metzger, Jr., and the award to Charles Q. Emmerich, Sr., the late Director of Economic Opportunity Atlanta, will be accepted by his widow and son. Receiving the awards made to organizations will be: Augustus’ H. Sterne for 3 the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; Ray Moore, Jim Giltmier and Abe Gallman for television WSB; Editor Jack Spalding for the Atlanta Journal; Editor Eugene Patterson for the Atlanta Constitution; and Publisher N. S. Hayden and Reporter Bob Ingle for the Athens Banner-Herald and Athens Daily News. KEE  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 11, Document 9 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 11 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | Inc. | 1967-1968