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Fellowship Community Rallies around Houston Missionary Baptist Church After Arson Attack T he brothers of Al- pha Kappa Psi in Houston presented a $1,500 donation to Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church Oct. 9. The organi- zation contributed the mon- ey, from their non-profi t – Education & Charities Foundation – to go towards the rebuilding of the Carl Walker Jr. Multi-Purpose Center. This past July, the church fell victim to arson, which damaged the Carl Walker Jr. Multi Purpose Center. Although fl ames did the most damage structure, the center also suffered severe smoke damage leaving the structure uninhabitable. The center has been apart of the church since 2000, providing many services for the community. The Carl Walker Jr. Center was built in an effort to help young men stay off of the streets and give them a place to be productive. There is a basketball court in the center, which can also be used as a vol- leyball court, a kitchen, a computer lab for studying and more. Larry Warren has been PHOTO BY EMILY FITZGERALD By Terencia Lee Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Houston Forward Times Alpha Kappa Psi, a professional business fraternity, donated $1,500 to Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church. in the forefront of making sure that the center gets renovated and back to normal, so the church can continue to serve the com- munity with events such as their health and back to school drive. “We give school sup- plies to the children right before school starts as well as different vendors from the community come here to provide health screenings,” said Warren. Each year the church pro- vides 1500-2000 students with school supplies, but they were unable to do so this year because of the fi re. The church plans to use the donation from the brothers of Alpha Kap- pa Psi to put the fi nishing touches on the rebuilding of the center and help with the already heavy cost of reconstruction. Claude Cummings reached out to the brothers of Alpha Kappa Psi and other organizations for do- nations to the church. The church is still accept- ing donations for the center and encourages anyone who can give to donate at www.faithrevitalizationcrt. org, which also allows do- nations to be made through PayPal. Harvey Garnett Volunteer of the Year at Hollywood Senior Center H arvey Garnett was recognized as “Vol- unteer of the Year” at Hollywood Senior Center for 2015. After about four years with center, where he also serves on both its board of directors and advisors this is the fi rst time Garnett has gotten this award. “Whenever people [at Hollywood Senior Center] have any complaints or want to get something done, they come to me to resolve the problem or see what I can do,” said Garnett, who is the only African American man to have received this award from the center. Garnett has also made history at the center by cre- ating its fi rst Tai Chi class, which he said has become extremely popular. “I used to be on the board at Friendly House, so I was like, ‘It doesn’t make sense for me to be travelling all the way out here to North Portland.’ And I’m on the board at Hollywood Senior Center, so I presented it to the executive director and Harvey Garnett, also known to locals as “Mr. Ala- meda,” was named the Hollywood Senior Center’s Volunteer of the Year. got the [program together, and now everybody likes it, takes it and it’s got a waiting list.” Besides his moves at Hollywood Senior Center, Garnett is a documented pioneer, creating the city’s fi rst Black-owned movie theatre, Alameda Centre, now known as the Alberta Rose Theatre, located at the corner of Northeast 30th Av- enue and Alberta Street. 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In addition to delivering ODOT projects, Region 1 collaborates on many local projects, including roads, bridges, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and public/private develop- ment projects. ODOT is an EEO/AA employer. Go to odotjobs.com and search for announce- ment ODOT15-0075oc. 10-21-15 Page 10 October 21, 2015 The Portland and Seattle Skanner
