June 7, 2011
Winefest at Sand Creek!
Once again, the Crisis Center, Inc. located in Gary’s Miller community, will host one of Northwest Indiana’s most popular events on the social scene, the Wine Fest & Auction at Sand Creek Country Club, this Thursday from 5:30-9:00 p.m. Funds from the event are used to support a cadre of services for people, especially teens, in crisis, including Crisis Contact (a crisis line), counseling services, Teen Court (an early intervention and youth development program), Safe Place (outreach to youth in crisis), and Reassurance Contact (regular phone outreach to senior citizens). Shirley Caylor is the Executive Director.
If you’ve ever dined, golfed, or visited Sand Creek, you know that it is nestled among lush, beautiful gardens and landscaping, and is a stunning backdrop for this much anticipated annual event. The Wine Fest is noted for its huge selection of fabulous Live and Silent Auction items. This year’s grouping in the Live Auction includes vacation getaways to a Wyoming Ranch Lodge & Spa, Sanibel Island, Las Vegas, Dauphin Island, New Orleans, a private dining experience for 12, White Sox, Bears/Packers, and Blackhawks suite and ticket packages, a fun-filled Limo Wine Tour through Michigan, custom-made jewelry, a Dennis Davis painting, and it’s all topped off with an exciting, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly with the Lima Lima Show Team.
Tickets can still be purchased online at www.winefest.com for $85, which includes a sumptuous buffet of hors d’oevres, and a selection of wines to satisfy any connoisseur’s palate! It’s an experience you don’t want to miss! And, it’s so popular you’ll be able to catch up with friends from all along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Come out and support the Crisis Center programs. See you there!
Gary NAACP Tops 1,000 Members
The Gary Branch NAACP celebrated its 46th Annual Life Membership Dinner at St. Timothy Community Church. Danny Bakewell, Sr., Chairman of the National Newspapers Publishers Association and keynote speaker, spoke on the banquet theme, “A Prescription for Building and Healing Our Community” with a call-to-action to the black community to “lean on one another.” His message emphasized supporting and patronizing each other, black businesses, and taking responsibility for solving the problems in black communities.
Atty. Karen Pulliam, President of the Gary Branch, reports that of more than 2,200 NAACP branches nationally, only 22 have a membership role of 1,000 or more members, and the Gary Branch is one of those 22! The highlight of the evening was the welcoming of 10 new Life members into the Gary Branch. They include: Dr. Myrtle Campbell, who added the Golden Heritage designation to her Membership, and new Life Members, The Post-Tribune, Daisy Holliday-Purnell, Anne Thompson, Eliza Wilder, IUN Chancellor Dr. William Lowe, Methodist CEO Ian McFadden, Tyler & Kyren Winfrey, and NIPSCO manager Eddie Melton.
In addition to Pulliam, leadership of the Gary Branch includes Henry Bennett, Jr. 1st VP, Stephen Mays, 2nd VP, Carolyn Jordan, 3rd VP, Quiana Johnson, Secy., Fr. Pat Gaza, Treasurer, and Kathy Kelly, Ass’t. Treasurer. Anyone interested in becoming a member or volunteering with programs can attend the next meeting on Thursday June 9th, at 6:30 p.m. at Ivy Tech Gary Campus.
The Cast of Sheation 1-2:22 Returning to Indiana!
The multi-talented Ernie D. Shelby aka Lady Sax® returns home after the successful Chicago premier of her musical “dramedy” in which she served as Executive Producer, Composer, Director and Asst. Musical Director! The plot revolves around several “unsung” females of the Bible who attend a brunch to meet with Eve! The cast includes Nina Turner, Lynn Strong, Sharon Suchoza, Terah Paynes, Claudia Strong, Catherine Hill, Valerie Myricks, Dream Swan, Michelle Westbrook, Hakimah Qualls, Tina Smoot, Stacie Myers and LaToyia Gilbert. All cast members are from the Northwest Indiana/Chicago Region! June 25th is the date and tickets are available at Beautiful Things in the Village on Grant Street in Gary, Indiana. . Buy there and save $5 UNTIL JUNE 17th. Tickets are also available from cast members, or by calling Ernie @ 219-887-7729 or email: ladysax@netzero.net for special delivery!
©Renae Brantley 2011
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Renae
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