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MinorCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1ALawrence Creates Maker-space, and her work has appeared in Final Friday displays. Other pieces of her artwork—she used to be big into homemade dollhouses — have been donated to auction fundraisers for organizations such as Douglas County Casa and the Douglas County Aids Project.Minor said she inherited her proactive, community-driven energy from her parents, who raised seven children, worked and still found the time to volunteer. “Always doing something,” she said.But it’s also her enthusiasm for art that pushed her into different aspects of the community. She first began associating with the NAACP about 15 years ago, doing things like making flyers or table centerpieces. And it was at an NAACP event in a park, with a craft station set up for kids, where attendees began asking if she’d do the same in other settings, like schools and the Boys Girls Club.“She’s an artist at heart and so she really encourages the students to use their creativity to come up with something they will enjoy taking home with them,” said Jeanne Fridell, Wood-lawn’s principal.Minor says her initial involvement with the NAACP didn’t include the ambition of becoming its president, but she was elected to the top job in 2010. Among other projects there, she said, she helped turn its scholarship program into a consistently annual thing, awarding $250 or $500 grants to four Lawrence public high school students, up from one.The energy has transferred to the rest of her family, too. Minor’s daughter, a graphic designer, usually comes along for the crafts stand at Wood-lawn and Pinckney. MinorLIBERTY HALL CINEMAFOR SHOW TIMES AND MORE INFO PLEASE VISITWWW.LIBERTYHALL.NETLAWRENCE, KS 6S044Please call if you have accessibility concerns.For accesibility info call 785.749.1972THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (R) 123 min7:05, 9:30SUN 1:00, 7:05, 9:30 MON-TUE 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 9:30 WED 1:00, 4:05, 9:30 THU 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 9:30Wild (R)ii5mmFRI-SUN 1:20,3:45, 6:45, 9:40 MON-TUE 1:20,3:45, 6:45, 9:40 WED 1:20, 3:45, 6:45 THU 1:20,3:45, 6:45, 9:40credits her son with ideas for the beaded heads. Her husband, James, a member of Lawrence’s Community Development Advisory Board and an NAACP volunteer, says he’d be less active if it weren’t for her.“I think it’s fascinating seeing her be able to do the things (she does),” he said.With the end of her library board term approaching, Minor said she has a short list of other committees she’d like to join if she does not return. She has no plans to hit the brakes.“I have a hard time saying no,” she said.GOLDEN GLOBE' NOMINEE iBEST ACTRESS • REESE WITHERSPOON ISCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD NOMINEEBEST ACTRESS ♦ REESE WITHERSPOONEXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTNOW PLAYINGLAWRENCE Liberty Hall (785) 749-1912
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