Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, January 23, 1992 TAG: 9201240525
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Seminar to teach youth dangers of drug abuseThe fifth annual REACH America Drug Prevention Seminar for youth is scheduled for Feb. 8-9 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Shenandoah Life Insurance Co., 2301 Brambleton Ave. S.W.
The seminar, which teaches participants about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, is offered free to students ages 14-19. College students, adult leaders, parents and others who have an interest in the area of youth substance abuse also are encouraged to attend.
Joe Stephens, a youth trainer with the National Federation of Parents, will conduct the training. Participants will learn about substance abuse and will be taught how to present lectures, demonstrations and skits on the subject to younger students. Participants also will be encouraged to organize drug-free student groups and activities in their communities.
REACH, which stands for Responsible Educated Adolescents Can Help (stop drugs), is a project of the National Federation of Parents. The Roanoke seminar is sponsored by the Department of Motor Vehicles' District 2 Community Traffic Safety Board and Roanoke-area businesses.
A free parent training seminar will be held in conjunction with REACH America.
Called "Parents Strength, I Love You," the seminar will teach parents how to communicate more openly with their teen-agers and how to become more involved in youth-related efforts to fight substance abuse.
The seminar will be held Feb. 8 from 8-10 p.m. at the Sheraton Inn Airport.
For more information or to register for either program, call Mary King at 857-6940.
Railroad retiree wins church's King award
Alphonso L. Holland Sr., a retiree from Norfolk Southern Corp., has received the second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Award from High Street Baptist Church.
The award is given members of the community who have been described as making outstanding contributions toward the fulfillment of King's dream of racial harmony.
Holland, a member of High Street for more than 50 years, is active in various community and church activities. He has been involved in such organizations as Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Delta Nu Alpha (transportation fraternity), Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1444 and many groups within his church.
Holland also has been active in volunteer work with the League of Older Americans, the Private Industry Council, the board of WBRA-TV, the mentor tutor program at Addison Middle School, the YMCA Family Center branch and the Harrison Museum of African American Culture.
Roanoke Mayor Noel C. Taylor presented the award to Holland during recent Family Night activities at the church.
Council seeks entries for black history parade
Salem's Community Awareness Council is accepting entries in its third annual Black History Celebration Parade to be held Feb. 8.
Businesses, churches, schools, and civic and social groups are invited to enter floats, bands, cars, marching groups or other expressions of black heritage or racial harmony.
Participants will line up at Longwood Park beginning at 10:30 a.m. The parade will begin at 11, proceeding west along Main Street, south on Broad Street, circling onto White Oak Street to disband behind the Salem Parks and Recreation Department.
Interested groups may obtain entry forms by writing Black History Celebration Parade, 5632 Daytona Road, Roanoke 24019, or by calling 362-0687 after 6 p.m. Life-saving auxiliary elects 1992 officers
Lois Huddleston has been installed as president of the Roanoke Emergency Medical Services Auxiliary for 1992. She also received the auxiliary's Member of the Year Award.
Other officers are Norma Dempsey, vice president; Trisch Kaylor, secretary; Judy Harper, treasurer; Linda Barnett, chaplain; and O'Nita Rogers, historian.
The auxiliary recently donated nine flood lamps to the Roanoke and Williamson Road life-saving crews to be used on their ambulances. Valley veterans council elects officers for 1992
Dan Karnes has been elected president of the Roanoke Valley Veterans Council for 1992.
Other officers are Corky Coughlin, vice president; Dallas Proax Jr., secretary; Harold Worrell, treasurer; Tom Berger, chaplain; and Waynard Caldwell, sergeant-at-arms.