| Church News:
Jones Memorial United Methodist Church,
4310 Holloway will sponsor a Medical Awareness and Business Expo on Saturday, May 25, 2002
from 12:00 - 6p.m. Call 713/741-3682 for more information.
Our Lady
Star of the Sea Church, 1401 Fidelity, hosts a Bazaar, Saturday and
sunday, June 8-9, 2002. Music will be provided by Zydeco Plus DJ's, Step Rideau & the
Zydeco Outlaws. There will be food, games and rides. Call 713/673-1004 for more
information.
Forest Lawn Missionary Baptist Church Women's Ministry,
presents Women of Faith, Conference 2002. Topics will be "Forgive and
Forget," "The Proverbs 31 Woman in the 21st Century," "Why am I
Here," and "Satisfied - Regardless of Status." The church is located at
8101 Wileyvale Rd. Rev. R.C. Bell, pastor. Call 713/631-0976 for more information.
Friendship
West Baptist Church, 616 W. Kiest Blvd., Dallas, hosts an IMANI
Festival 2002. Saturday, June 15, 2002 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Frederick D. Haynes, III-
senior pastor.
Call 214/331-5684 for more information.
May 22-25, 2002
NUSA's 27th Annual Conference on
Neighborhood Concerns will be held at the Westin Galleria, 5060 W. Alabama and the Westin
Oaks Hotel,
5011 Westheimer.
Call 713/837-7500 for more information.
May 24, 2002
Third Ward Community Cloth Cooperative holds
its monthly meeting of organizations at Child & Adolescent Development Inc.,
2505 Southmore
8:30a.m. to 10a.m.
Call 713/524-2603 for more information.
May 25, 2002
SBDC presents Starting and Running Your Own Business,
a seminar designed for new business owners or those thinking about going into business.
Fee: $25.
North Harris District Office, 250 N. Sam Houston Parkway E.,
Houston, TX 77060.
Call 281/260-3174 for more information.
May 26, 2002
The Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research,
10920 South Post Oak,, will be held at the Fort Bend YMCA,
4433 Cartwright Rd., Missouri City, Texas
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Call 713/785-8032 for more information.
May 26, 2002
Third Annual Jamaica Cultural Association's Family
Picnic will be held at Hallmark Park in Fort Worth, from 12 noon -
until. Activities include food for sale, door prizes and Dallas vs. Fort Worth in soccer.
May 27, 2002
Put the Neighbor back in the hood by: Feeding the
Homeless,
Memorial Day
Masjid of al-Islam South DallaHarward & Grand.
11a.m. - 3p.m.
Call 469/6413 for more information.
May 29, 2002
Houston Business and Professional Men's Club
last spring session will be held at 11:00a.m. at the South Central YMCA, 3531 Wheeler Ave.
Call 713/748-5405 for more information.
May 30, 2002
SBDC presents Marketing On a Shoestring attendees
will learn how to do market research cheaply, where to place your advertising and how to
use unconventional marketing methods.
Fee: $20.
Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce
14511 Falling Creek, #205, Houston, TX 77014.
Call 281/440-4160 for more information.
May 31, 2002
Entries are due on this date for the Mayor's Proud
Partners Awards which recognize beautification, landscaping and
community improvement projects organized by individuals or groups. The awards will be
presented at the 18th annual Mayor's Proud Partners Awards Luncheon.
Call 713/839-8855 for more information.
May 31, 2002
The 10th Anniversary of the Robert F. Tinsley Memorial
Scholarship Fund will be observed at the Edwin Hornberger Conference
Center, 2151 W. Holcombe Blvd. The event will begin with a silent auction and reception
starting at 6:00p.m., scholarship awards dinner and dancing to live music. The fund awards
initial scholarships yearly.
Call 713/680-1138 for more information.
June 4, 2002
Third Ward Community Cloth Cooperative
holds its monthly meeting of organizations at Child & Adolescent Development Inc.
2505 Southmore,
8:30a.m. to 10a.m.
Call 713/524-2603 for more information.
June 5, 2002
Houston Minority Business Council hosts Presenting with
Pizzazz,
6671 Southwest Freeway, Suite 110.
Call 713/271-7805 for more information.
June 7-8, 2002
Houston Blues Society presents the second Annual Big
Mama Thornton Blues Festival,
Miller Outdoor Theatre, 100 Concert Drive.
6:30p.m. - 11:00p.m.
Call 713/942-9427 for more information.
June 8, 2002
Metropolitan MultiService Center (MMSC) Advisory Council
presents a barbecue lunch, fund raiser, from 11:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. at 1475 W. Gray.
Call 713/284-1973 for more information.
June 8, 2002
The Reggie "air Man" Dixon Youth Sports
Program will hold its annual Celebrity
Golf Tournament at Glenbrook Golf Club, 8205 N. Bayou Dr.
Registration: 6:30a.m. - 7:45a.m.
Shotgun: 8:00a.m.
Format: 4-person scramble.
Deadline: May 31, 2002.
Call 713/643-8199 for more information.
June 15, 2002
6th Annual Moving in the Right Direction - Juneteenth
Health Expo, will be held, from 10:00a.m - 4:00p.m. at Grand Place,
Fair Park. The event is free and will offer: free health screenings, including blood
pressure checks, cholesterol readings, diabetes, sickle cell anemia, immunizations, etc.,
"ask-a-doctor" booths, soul-food cooking demonstrations; choir performances;
praise dancers; African-American health and history museum; and much more.
Call 214/748-7212 for more information.
June 15, 2002
Acres Home citizens chamber of Commerce and The Acres
Home Center for Business and Economic Development present the 10th annual Juneteenth
Zydeco & Blues Festival 2002, from 2:00p.m. to 8:00p.m., at 6130
Wheatley. Featuring: J. Paul Jr. and the Zydeco Nu-Breedz, Joe "Guitar" Hughes
& The Blues Band, Nooney & The Zydeco floaters, Business Networking Opportunity,
Vendor Exhibitions fun & games for all ages and great food. Free admission.
Call 713/692-7003 for more information.
June 17, 19 & 21, 2002
Acres Home Youth Association Mini-Football Camp for
ages 5 - 12 will be held at Charles R. Drew Academy, 1910 West Little York, from 6:30 -
8:00p.m.
Call 713/688-2114 for more information.
June 21, 2002
The Austin Eastside Story Foundation invites
the public to join in the festivities of the 4th Annual Roosevelt Leaks Celebrity Golf
Tournament on Friday, at Circle C Golf Club.
The Austin Eastside Story Foundation is a 501© 3 agency,
providing community access to emerging technologies and enhanced educational opportunities
for children and their families living, working and attending school in East and Northeast
Austin and Pflugerville. The Eastside Story Afterschool Program assists more than 800
students from public,charter and private schools in East and Northeast Austin and
Pflugerville by providing assistance with daily homework assignments, TAAS tutorial
services and computer technology training for students ages 5 through 13 years. The
tournament benefits the foundation's Science,Math and Technology Summer Camp, an
eight-week intensive camp which operates from early June through late July. A true
pioneer, Roosevelt Leaks is a graduate of UT/Austin and former Longhorn and National
Football League player. He is a parent of a student in the program and actively supports
the work of the foundation with time and talent.
To register for the tournament or sign up as a sponsor, contact Marilyn Bostick at
512/322-2342. |
