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Letters 6 OpirThank you for making youngpeople part of future planningI would like to congratulate and acknowledge the effort of some fine people with big hearts who made the young people a major part of the recent Plan-it-Allen workshop held at the Old Fort YMCA a reality. I was indirectly involved in the process 20 years ago as a member of the Economic Development staff in the Win Moses administration during the Harvester shutdown and the famous flood of 1982.At that time there were few people of color, and no young people involved in the proposed future of Fort Wayne/Allen County. Twenty years to the day, the south/southeast side of Fort Wayne looks essentially like it did in 1982, with nothing planned for the South Side, nothing developed.The City of Fort Wayne and Allen County, in conjunction with the Old Fort YMCA and the Black College Alumni Association (BCAA), held the first ever youth workshop involving teenagers from the Black College Club (BCC). Their participation, along with other area youths, will go a long way in retaining some of our young people who might otherwiseleave Fort Wayne and the State of director of planning for the City ofIndiana.I, on behalf of the BCAA, would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the following organizations and individuals for a historic accomplishment:Fort Wayne, Dennis Donahue of Fort Wayne City Planning, the facilitators for Plan-it-Allen, Mr. James Redmond, BCC cameraman, Frost Illustrated, Joumal-Gazzette, News-Sentinel, Allen CountyThe City of Fort Wayne, Allen Public Library, WANE-TV, WPTACounty government and Ms. Brenda Robinson, executive director of the Old Fort YMCA, Ms. Denise Porter-Ross, director of public information for the mayor’s office, Ms. Pamela Holocher,TV, WISE-TV and members of the Black College Club.Thank you for a job well done!—Kevin Howell President, Black College AlumniAssociationV Is ‘ ► o ■ ♦ V. *,-■ - Vi-y ‘V. V .V V.V* '■ 4 VHowell family offers thanksforreeent reimitinI, on behalf of the family of the late Thurston and Vernon Howell, would like to thahk everyonc who participated ih theplanning ofand attended: the Howell’s Barn/McCUlloch Center Reunion held at Link’s Wonderland July 3. For all of my life I have been told stories of “The Bam” by literally hundreds of famil^ Mehds over The years. That Saturday slight reunion of more than 200 people iyho came together to honor and celebrate my dad and mom for whaf they accomplished in this community more than 50 years ago was very special to the and our entire family. ~Special thanks goes to the 2004 Reunion Committee of Jim Kendrick; chairperson, Nate Alexander, Helen Martin, Charlotte Dubose and Ellen Watson.-Ronnie, Larry (Tony), Quay and Twill be forever grateful and deeply touched by your love and appreciation for our parents.With Warm Regards, T v . V: ..;J;':-f . ’ , i•' ■ ■/^'■ - KevinHowell
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Fort Wayne Frost Illustrated
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Wed, Jul 21, 2004
Page 14
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