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THE NORTH LAWNDALE FREE 1211 S. Western, Suite 203 COMMUNITY NEWS Chicago, IL 60608 Since 1999, More News, More of Your Issues, and More of Your Community Voices and Faces. Serving North Lawndale, East & West Garfield, Austin, Pilsen, Humboldt Park, Near Westside & South Lawndale PUBLISHER : STRATEGIC HUMAN SERVICES VOLUME NO. 13 - ISSUE NO. 12 ISSN 1548-6087 April 14 - April 20, 2011 PROVIDING INFORMATION ON RESOURCES AND EVENTS THAT IMPROVE THE LIFESTYLE OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY Exelon, Chicago Cares, & Youth Guidance Volunteers, Quality And Experienced Help Students with Garden at Fredrick Douglass High Out-Of-School Programs At BBF Nicholas Short Jaleesa Parks On April 12, students from Frederick Douglass Academy High School, located at 543 N Waller Ave, and several volunteers grabbed their tools and joined forces to make additions to their 50,000 sq. ft. community garden. The team of students and volunteers—which included 45 to 50 students and 20 Exelon employees— built benches, moved mulch, picked up trash and completed many other tasks to enhance the garden. Exelon, Chicago Cares and Youth Guidance were among the organizations that helped construct the garden, which stood nearby the school. Students helped develop the NLCN’s Nicholas Short standing on mosaic built by Exelon, Chicago Cares, Youth BBF student painting a pumpkin during arts and craft time with Project LEAD garden last year with backup from Guidance Volunteers, & Students A critical need exists development, and safety. In Root Riot, a community-based for quality out-of-school under-resourced communities organization that creates gardens change in the community. Exelon, was chosen as executive programming, which are like North Lawndale, there is a within the Austin and Oak Park After a conducting a peace walk sponsor for the project. He believes programs for children when heightened risk of juvenile crime communities. The birth of the garden for the student that was shot, the that the garden is a great way to help the school day is over or not for youth between the hours of commenced after a young man, a students brainstormed and decided the community and the young who in session. Out-of-school 3pm to 6pm. Many students in student from Fredrick Douglass, that jobs were needed to improve the reside in that community. He points programming provides safety the North Lawndale area often was shot. Afterwards, Youth community. Through the Put Illinois out that, because of such problems and keeps students on track show aggressive behaviors in Guidance, an organization that has to Work program, young people as a high dropout rate, young people for success. Over the last two the classroom, low self-esteem, provided comprehensive services were hired to build a garden—which in the community need guidance. decades studies have shown that and poor personal and social to at-risk youth, provided a crisis was another suggestion made by the “These are the kids that are at risk,” the types of activity that captures skills. Often, the time students intervention for the students. During students—with assistance from Root he said. the attention of children after- spend in the classroom is the the intervention Sheree Blakemore, Riot. Butler said that, even though school play a pivotal role in their only time they have to develop who works for Youth Guidance, asks Calvin Butler, senior vice Exelon and other organizations social development, academic the students how could the make a president of human resources at See Douglas page 3 See BBF page 5 ICE Theaters To Reopen at Homan and Roosevelt INSIDE Isaac Lewis, Jr. THIS ISSUE ICE Theater,s owned by Donzell He ran his own GameStop at 67th and Alisa Starks, is preparing to and Stony Island for two and half LANE CHANGE: reopen the movie theater located years as store manager. When at Roosevelt and Homan Ave. on GameStop merged with EB Games DEALING WITH 21st. The theater was originally they started closing a lot of locations. targeted to open on April 15, 2011. They wanted him to relocate out to a CRIME A PART But that date has been pushed Joliet. But instead he went back to TH backed to April 21st. According ICE Theaters as assistant manager OF 28 WARD to Robert Wood III, General and worked until he got to manage Manager and Marcus Gulley, his own theater again. ALDERMAN’S Assistant Manager, at the time of Wood and Gulley are good at this interview they will still need promotions for the theater. “We’ve DNA an inspection to open. promotion on Percy Jackson: ‘The building is already in good The Lightning Thief at the movie PAGE - 3 shape. We just got it back in better theaters on 87th and the Dan Ryan,” shape’, said Wood. The theater said Wood. They have also done Redistricting right now is ideally the same promotions on Coach Carter and a except for a new paint job. But haunted house for $1.00 for the kids Bootcamp: change are in the plans according who didn’t have a place to go. The Over 700 people applied for jobs during the 2-day interview period ICE Theaters to Wood. They are planning on plans for Lawndale ICE Theater setup to hire new people for its Grand reopening. Elected knocking down five of the screens will be the first integrated type people who worked at the 87th stuff done. I don’t take no breaks. and creating a multi-entertainment of entertainment center for their and Dan Ryan, who already live Anything I want to do I put my mind Officials and environment with a bowling operations. So it will be a model for in the Lawndale area. So ideally, to it. If I think I can do it, I can do it. alley, skating rink, and laser tag. their other theaters. they will transfer over here to those They have to have high energy, Community Blueprints are already developed Gulley, 27 used to be a cashier spots,” said Wood. The amount multi-tasking, somebody who can for the project. But for now they at the 87th street Chatham theater. of positions really depends on the learn box office, concessions, usher, Leaders Brace want to open up the business and He left and went to CVS worked his flow of business. Most theaters run learn all responsibilities and can get the community back involved. way up to manager at CVS. He said between 28 to 42 employees on the easily float in between positions for for Loss of Wood, 25 is an articulate young he received a call from Wood told low end. At Chatham they have 40 somebody who was to call or off or manager who seems very confident him he had a better position for him employees. somebody was to get sick. I could Congressional in his position. He started out with and he wanted him to come back When asked by NLCN what rotate people from one position to ICE Theater when he was 16 and work for him. type of employees would make this another. Seat years old. He worked as a cashier, “We expect to hire for twenty venture successful Wood stated, supervisor and moved up through to twenty-two positions at this “Well actually they have to be a mini PAGE - 7 the ranks at ICE and GameStop. locations. We have a couple of me. I mean, I’m high energy, I get See Theater page 7 Visit us on our website at www.nlcn.org for more articles, photos, information and more. Page 2 The North Lawndale Community News April 14 - April 20, 2011 North Lawndale Community News The North Lawndale Winner of the 2005 SBC Beyond the Call Award Community News North Lawndale Community News The North Lawndale Community News is now published Winner of the 7th Congressional District 2004 weekly by Strategic Human Services. Our purpose is to Education Champion Award help inform our community on resources, events, and is- Presented By Congressman Danny K. Davis & sues relevant to them and our neighboring communities. Residents of the 7th Congressional District Our community includes those who live, work, worship in, and/or care about North Lawndale. Our focus is on positive, productive solutions, that will improve the lifestyle of our community members. 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