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Hattie Carthan Market starts season with volunteer drive and new programs

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Neighborhood garden & market provides education, culture and healthy eats

By Amelia Rawlins

Beyond the hustle and bustle of the Fort Greene strip, located on Marcy and Clifton Street lies one of Bed-Stuy’s gems. The Hattie Carthan Farmers Market, now in their fourth season, is back with its objective to continue to educate the community and instill healthy eating, food preparation and shopping habits.

What may appear to be just fruits and veggies growing from the ground is essentially the hard work and cultivation of the community and the market’s teenage volunteers who dedicate their efforts to spreading the word to residents of the origin of their foods through the garden and market.

Since its conception in July 2009, the market has distributed over 30,000 pounds of food.

This season the market welcomes teenagers from all over the city to become a part of the volunteer drive through the Urban Agriculture Youth Corps. The drive kicks off from 9 am to 3 pm, July 14.

This season also brings about new programs including the reopening of the children’s garden. Kids can be entertained at this part of the market by storytelling and learn about the healthy food and local farm culture.

The market has also launched its institutional basket program to help institutional neighbors locally grown food and herbs. Fitness programs such as African dance, drumming, capoeira, children’s fitness activities, crafts, and cooking demonstrations should also be expected, as well as a baking demonstration program, livestock demonstration and distribution programs such as Fresh Food on Wheels which caters to the seniors of the community.

Hattie Carthan Founder and Vice President Yonnette Fleming said the market will continue to revitalize the community and serve as an outlet and educational platform to discuss and learn about food and farm issues and work to eliminate poor nutrition in the community.

The market is open from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturdays from July to November and is located on Clifton Place at Marcy Avenue, directly behind the Hattie Carthan Community Garden.

 

 

On The Right Track with Diane Dixon: On the Road to the London Olympics 2012

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Track & Field Team USA has been named

Four reigning Olympic Champions and eight current World Champions highlight the Team USA roster nominated to the U.S. Olympic Committee by USA Track & Field. A roster of 127 men and women stands ready to represent the U.S. in track competition on August 3 – 12 in London.

 

Notable for its depth across a range of events, the roster features 28 athletes – 16 men and 12 women – who already own individual World or Olympic Gold Medals. Nineteen are American Record-Holders and one is a World Record-Holder.

 

2008 Olympic Gold Medalists set to defend their titles are Lashawn Merritt (400m), Angelo Taylor (400m hurdles), Dawn Harper (100m hurdles) and Stephanie Brown-Trafton (discus).

 

Fresh off of 2011 World Championship titles, eight athletes will look to take their supremacy to the Olympic level: Jason Richardson (110m hurdles), Christian Taylor (triple jump), Jesse Williams (high jump), Trey Hardee (decathlon), Carmelita Jeter (100m), Jenny Simpson (1500m), Lashinda Demus (400m hurdles) and Brittney Reese (long jump).

 

Amy Acuff is the veteran of the team as she makes her fifth trip to the Olympics. This will also mark the fourth Olympic Games for Abdi Abdirahman, Bernard Lagat, Aretha Thurmond and Angelo Taylor. Both Acuff and Thurmond have been Olympians since the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

 

No fewer than 19 athletes on the roster currently own an American Record Indoors or Outdoors, including Tyson Gay, Wallace Spearmon, Bernard Lagat, Galen Rupp, Kerron Clement, Brad Walker, Trevor Barron, Ashton Eaton, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross, Shalane Flanagan, Lolo Jones, Lashinda Demus, Jenny Simpson, Jenn Suhr, Chaunte Lowe, Jillian Camarena-Williams, Stephanie Brown-Trafton and Kara Patterson.

 

Ashton Eaton owns the World Record Indoors in the heptathlon and set the Outdoor Decathlon World Record in spectacular fashion at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon.

 

Our Time Press Columnist Diane Dixon is an Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist in the 4×400 Meter Relay. A native New Yorker, she resides in Brooklyn with her 16 year old son Dior Christian. She was the first American woman to win a World Indoor Title in 1991 where she set the American Record in the 400 Meters in a time of 50.64. In 1988, she was part of the 4×400 Meter Relay in Seoul Korea that set (and still stands) the American Record in a time of 3.15.51. The team included the late Flo-Jo, Denean Howard and Valerie Brisco. She is the only male or female in any event to win ten (10) consecutive Indoor National Titles in the 400 Meters.

 

 

 

　

 

 

BRIDGE STREET VETERANS, MINISTRY DONATES CLOTHING FOR HOMELESS VETS

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The Veterans’ Ministry of the Bridge Street AWME Church recently donated men’s clothing to the Homeless Services Division of Black Vets for Social Justice (BVSJ). L-R: Michael Smith representing Assembly woman Annette Robinson; Carl Callendar, Director of Homeless Services for BVSJ; Timothy Moses, co-Chair, Outreach for Bridge Street’s Veterans’ Ministry who served in the U.S. Air Force; Tyrone Williams, who served in the U.S. Army and is now BVSJ’s COO; and Greg Jones, Sr., Bridge Street Church. The Ministry will be conducting a coat drive beginning in the fall to provide coats to the homeless vets. Also, the Ministry will host a special church service in conjunction with Veterans’ Day on Sunday, November 11, 2012.

Mr. Callendar, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, said, “At Black Veterans for Social Justice, we provide ‘tender loving care and a listening ear’ to all veterans and community residents that seek to be a productive part of society. Black Veterans for Social Justice serviced an estimated 12,000 clients in the past fiscal year. BVSJ employees help veterans and veterans help the community.” And apparently the community, represented by organizations and institutions like the Bridge Street Veteran’s Ministry, provides heartwarming support for the BVSJ, located at 665 Willoughby Avenue. 718-852-6004. Photo: John White

A Family Affair: Porter Foundation Honors Educational Excellence

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The Porter Foundation annually awards grants, scholarships and financial assistance to students, institutions and organizations that characterize the lifework of the Porters, among the East Coast’s most successful entrepreneur families and staunch community advocates. “We are proud to work for our rising community stars, and we will continue building the networks and supporting the bridges that connect them to the future.” said the Porter Foundation Board members, seated left to right: Paula Holmes, Principal, Dr. Susan B. McKinney H.S.; Fannie Porter, retired NYCDOE Principal; Ollie McClean, Founder/Director, Sankofa International Academy; Alfred Porter, Sr., CEO/President of the Porter Foundation; Doris Porter, Vice President; Katherine Payton; Eulene Inniss, retired NYCDOE Principal; and Eleanor Ashhurst.

Some H.S. awardees (standing) include in alpha order: Saidat Aderkanbi, Jamel Frayer, Isaiah Frection, Noel Haye, Ayana Hill, Fatyana Hughes, Messiwa Inman, Anthony M. Padgett, Breanda Padgett, Diamond Rollins, Talla Russell, and Sabongile Touré.

David Dinkins Tennis Club Classes Gears Up for Harlem Kids

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By: Sylvia Lewis, examiner.com

The David Dinkins Tennis Club will hold free summer tennis classes starting July 14 – September 30, 8 – 10AM. Classes will be held at Harlem’s famed “Jungle” tennis courts at the Frederick Johnson Park, 150th Street and 7th Avenue, where Althea Gibson, the first African American to win Wimbledon, the French Open and the US Open, first learned to play.

Registration is ongoing and open to five-ten-year-old children and their families. All equipment, including racquets, balls, court lines and nets have been provided by a grant from the US Tennis Association (USTA), Eastern Section, and private donations.

Returning for the third year, this program is unique in its USTA-certified training methods that focus on age-appropriate equipment and instruction for children and involves parent or family participation, according to Sam Penceal, program director. He will be ably assisted by USTA-certified instructors Lou Reid, Martha Ho Sang and Abdul Agawiyy.

“The children in this program will receive top-quality instruction designed to instill love of the game, success, safety with an emphasis on developing agility, balance and coordination,”

Penceal said.

He explained that the USTA’s “Ten and Under” method requires smaller courts, shorter racquets and less pressurized balls. By using age-appropriate equipment, the level of frustration is eliminated. Including the parents and family in the training reinforces technique and supports the children’s progress, Penceal explained. The club is also happy to offer a sports activity that can prevent obesity and be played over the course of one’s whole life.

“Who knows? We may discover another Althea Gibson or Serena and Venus Williams. We firmly believe that tennis develops life skills such as discipline, teamwork and sacrifice that can build a successful adult life,”

Penceal added.
To register, call 917-687-2576 or email: PRINCSAM@AOL.COM.

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