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A new look for Joe Harris Park The city is hoping the historic site will be a place for families, not crime.

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Joe Harris Park, located between Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard and Pearl Street near Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, has been a popular hangout and community treasure for decades.

For out-of-town Black motorcyclists, it has been a prime place to park during Bike Week and Biketoberfest. And it has traditionally been the place to go for locals looking for a friendly pickup basketball game.

Unfortunately, the historic park located at 315 Pearl St., also has been the site of shootings, fights and drug sales.

A facelift for the park, named after entrepreneur, activist and politician Joseph Harris, is underway. The goal of the City of See HARRIS, Page 2

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Joe Harris Park in Daytona Beach will be closed during renovations. It’s expected to reopen in October.

Health officials: Tuesday a good day for HIV testing

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION 2017

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

PHOTOS BY DUANE C. FERNANDEZ SR./HARDNOTTSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

African dancers perform at the Juneteenth banquet held June 14 at the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center.

Local activities include banquet, festival Daytona Beach’s Juneteenth observance started with a banquet on June 14 and ended with a large community festival on Saturday at at Cypress Street Park.

This was the 17th year for the Juneteenth festival and 15th for the annual banquet.

On June 14, the local Juneteenth committee honored 19 “Hometown Heroes’’ during its banquet at the Midtown

Vendors sold jewelry and a variety of other items at Saturday’s festival.

Cultural & Educational Center in Daytona Beach.

Juneteenth commemorates the day when slaves in Texas and Oklahoma found out that they were free in 1867, which was two years following the American Civil War. The official day celebrated was June 19, 1865.

More photos from the Daytona Beach events are on page 7.

Local health organizations are encouraging local residents to get tested during National HIV Testing Day on Tuesday, June 27.

The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County encourages everyone to know their status.

Free rapid testing will be available on that day at the health department’s facilities from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Appointments are not necessary.

“Everyone should take advantage of this opportunity to confirm their HIV status. When a person knows their status, they can protect themselves and their partners,” said Patricia Boswell, administrator of the Volusia health department.

Results in minutes Rapid HIV testing requires a finger prick to collect a small drop of blood. Results are ready within 15 minutes. If test results indicate a blood draw is needed to confirm the rapid results, it also can be done at no-cost onsite, Boswell added.

“The tests are safe and FDA approved. There is some paperwork involved that may be the hardest part,” said Paula Burns, Area 13 HIV/AIDS program manSee TESTING, Page 2

Going fishing: DBPD inviting youth to join them Saturday at Lake Valor

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Lake Valor is located at the Daytona Beach Police Department’s headquarters.

ALSO INSIDE

BY ANDREA BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri.

It was a bike ride in April. Now it’s a fishing tournament.

The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) is offering another opportunity for local youth to hang out with officers as a community outreach effort.

DBPD is hosting a fishing tournament for local youth up to 12 years old on Saturday, June 24, from 9 a.m. until noon.

The event will take place at Lake Valor, which is an actual lake at the police headquarters, located at 129 Valor Blvd., just off Mason Avenue.

“We want to try to make a difference with the youth. We are trying to build relationships. Relationship building in the community takes time. We want them to see us in a different light,’’ said

Food, games, prizes The tournament is free and all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Those who do participate are encouraged to bring their own fishing poles. Poles won’t be provided. However, the department will provide bait.

There will also be free food, including hot dogs and hamburgers.

The DBPD plans to give out gift cards, fishing poles and prizes.

“We will have bounce houses, barbecue and more. We just want to have a fun-filled positive interaction with the kids. We are still figuring out the prizes. We are looking at prizes for whoever catches the biggest fish, etc.,” Craig noted.

Away from TV The morning is all about fishing and fun.

“Many kids like fishing. There are also some kids that have never been fishing. We think it will be fun,” Capri remarked.

He added that fishing is a good outing for kids.

“Fishing is a great activity. It’s a great sport. It’s fun. It’s exciting.

It’s even relaxing at times. This also gets the kids outdoors and away from both the TV and video games,” explained Capri.

Plenty of fish Lake Valor is nearly a threeacre lake at the police station. It has been there since the station was constructed 10 years ago.

The lake is one of two retention ponds in front of the police See FISHING, Page 2

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R2 ‘Cornbread’ returns to Midtown center on Thursday Vincent Taylor and his character, “Cornbread,’’ will return on Thursday, June 29, to the Midtown Cultural and Educational Center, 925 W. George Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach. The 1 p.m. event is free and open to the public for youth of all ages.

Author Vince Taylor created the popular “Cornbread’ children’s book series. The tall character Cornbread engages young people in learning exercises that keep them on their feet.

Taylor, an educator from Duval County, uses rhythmic reading with rap during his interaction with the kids.

The June 29 event is sponsored by the City of Daytona Beach, F.R.E.S.H. Book Festivals, and Angie Bee and Bartee Productions Inc.

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Jazz Sunday coming to Cinematique

Vincent Taylor is shown with his character “Cornbread.

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headquarters. A smaller retention pond sits next to it.

In April, Lake Valor was restocked with fish, including catfish, bluegill, shellcrackers, and possibly others.

The police chief acknowledged that there’s plenty of fish in the lake.

“Yes, we do have an actual lake and it does have actual fish. We also added some other fish,” he shared. “There are about 1,200 catfish in there along with others.

“The catfish are the only ones that could be caught right now because the other fish are too small. There may also be some other fish out there that we may not know about. We’re also thinking about putting some bass out there.”

Community outreach In April, DBPD held a successful “Daytona 100,” which was a bike ride with kids and officers.

In the past, they’ve also given away bicycles.

This time the department decided on fishing.

“We decided on a different community outreach idea. We figured that we have a lake out-

Cinematique will be presenting a new live jazz program called Jazz Sunday. The series, held the first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. will feature local jazz musicians.

The first session on July 9 will feature Rob’s Jazz Express with Rob Whiting on guitar, Robert Banks on percussion, and Michael Scott on bass.

Due to limited seating, reservations are required.

Tickets are $10.

Cinematique, 242 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach, is an art house cinema specializing in international, national and local independent films.

For more information, call the theater’s box office at 386-252-3118.

July 1 event to include music, slam poets Creative Happiness Institute has teamed up with Thank You Five Theatre in Port Orange for an evening of slam poetry and music.

The program, 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 1,, will feature singer/songwriter Ysa Fernandez and her band together with prize-winning slam poet Troy Kody Cunio.

There will also be an open mic for all styles of poets, singers and songwriters. A cash prize will be given for the best performance of the night. Admission is $5.

The theater is located at 4606 Clyde Morris Blvd. in Port Orange (Unit 2N).

For more information, email David Axelrod at axelrod@creativehappiness.org, or call 386-337-4567.

side so why not a fishing tournament for the kids. We try to think outside the box at times,” Capri related.

DBPD also touts the relationship that it has with the Daytona Beach community including its Black community.

“It’s not perfect. There are issues, but our relationship with the community is excellent. We have great community support.

Other police departments across the country wish that they had the relationship with their community like we do. We’ve built it over the years. We are part of the community and partners with the community,” responded Capri.

How to register To sign up a kid, send an email to Wolfelschneiderj@dpbd.us or call 386-671-5102.

“We want everyone to pre-register, but we will take walk-up registrations,” Capri added. “We won’t turn anyone away. We have 80 kids pre-registered. We want 100 kids, which I think would be a great day. We want as many kids as we can have.’’

The city is getting sponsorship help from Bass Pro Shops, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Wal-Mart, The Fishin’ Hole, and The Fisherman Stop.

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ger for the Florida Department of Health-Volusia County.

Clients can remain anonymous.

The health department also has rapid HIV testing available daily on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at locations in Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach and Orange City.

Outreach event Outreach Community Care Network, located at 240 N. Frederick Ave., Daytona Beach, also will hold an event on June 27.

The center deals directly with HIV and hepatitis C patients.

Free food and raffles will go to those who get tested that day.

“We invite everyone to come out and take part in the event.

It’s very important that you know your status. You’re dealing with your life. Everyone having sex should know their status,” commented Tamika Crumiell, prevention special-

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Daytona Beach, which owns the park, is to beautify it and make it safer.

Renovations underway The City of Daytona Beach is spending $300,000 to revitalize Joe Harris Park, also known as Harlem Park. Renovations have begun and the park is scheduled to reopen in early October.

“We want to make it more beautiful and safer for the people who want to enjoy the park. That would be families, youth, adults, students and visitors who want to grill, picnic and use the park for traditional uses,” Mayor Derrick Henry stated this week.

“Hopefully, they’ll use the park more rather than drug dealers and troublemakers. Unfortunately, it has been used for that in the past.’’

Shootings near park In recent years, the park had become a hotspot for crime and drugs.

Its proximity to the Biarritz Club, where two people were shot to death in 2015 on New Year’s Eve in the nightclub’s parking lot, heightened concerns. The park and the club shared a common parking lot.

A few months earlier, four people were injured when a man opened fire into a crowd after a fight in the Biarritz parking lot.

In February 2016, the city erected a fence at the park.

There also were community meetings to discuss what should be done to upgrade the park. Discussions included safety as well as renovations.

New park ‘zones’ According to the city, the renovation will make the park look larger “by creating overlapping outdoor spaces while preserving

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A sign posted at Joe Harris Park gives information about the renovation.

THE UPGRADES

Here are the upgrades planned for Joe Harris Park, according to the City of Daytona Beach.

The upgrades are designed to make the 2-acre site seem larger by creating overlapping outdoor spaces while preserving a sense of openness and cohesion as a single place.

The present basketball courts and playground features will remain but both will be updated.

The four lighted basketball courts will be reconfigured into two full-size courts.

The playground equipment will be replaced with high-end features, including a climbing net and several spinning apparatuses tailored to children ages 3 to 8

a sense of openness and cohesion as a single place.’’

Upgrades will include providing park “zones,” will include large open lawns, covered shelters with picnic tables and a playground.

The mayor noted that the city is enhancing areas where people actually live.

“This project shows that there is a real commitment to enhance the areas where people live as

years old. To provide additional safety, a cushioned “fall zone” will be installed as the flooring and a 2-foot bench wall will be built to delineate the children’s play area.

Landscaping will be improved, irrigation will be installed, vegetation will be planted, trees will have uplighting, and there will be two large open areas.

The park’s new design divides outdoor space into four “zones” organized around two pedestrian cross axes reaching out to the existing urban and residential contexts.

The park “zones” will include large open lawns, covered shelters with picnic tables, a playground, linear tree canopies and basketball courts.

much as it is to enhance the areas where businesses are,” he added. “This isn’t attached to businesses. This is a residential area where people live. People like to come there to relax, enjoy the park and play basketball.”

‘It’s long overdue’ Residents welcome the idea of making the park look better.

“It is a well-deserving change

ist with Outreach Community Care Network.

Still a stigma HIV is a disease that affects many and still has a negative stigma.

“We do have some improvement in the community here locally when it comes to that stigma. Having conversations about HIV reduces prejudices and negative feelings,” said Burns with the Volusia health department.

“We must also make HIV testing part of routine medical care, and having honest discussions about it can all reduce the fear and prejudices, which will help reduce the stigma.’’

Major advancements Having the disease doesn’t mean a death sentence.

“An HIV diagnosis isn’t the death sentence it was years ago. There have been major advancements in medication.

A person no longer has to take multiple pills. Many people now can take just one a day. If anyone needs HIV care but fear they cannot afford it, we can help,” Burns added.

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for the community. It may be at an inopportune time since it is summer and the kids are out of school. Still, it should be good and different,” Barrington Keely told the Daytona Times.

For Skeeter Myers, it’s long overdue.

“I just don’t like the plans for the basketball court. The courts need to stay the way that they are because it’s a large number of kids in the community playing there as well as the college kids.”

Businesswoman Patricia Heard welcomes the park renovations but has some concerns.

“I think it’s wonderful that they fixing up the park,” said Heard, who owns property in front of the park.

She added, “People need access to the road while renovations occur. That’s students, businesses and residents. I am concerned with the design. It looks like they are getting rid of some of the parking. It looks like they are adding some shrubs. I am concerned that during biker events it will remove areas for vendors and parking for bikers.”

Park ownership There still are concerns about park access and still come confusion about ownership.

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) is believed by residents to have taken over the park. B-CU police patrol the park and open and lock the gates.

Myers told the Times, “There is some confusion. They say the city owns it but B-CU is policing and locking the gates. They keep several gates locked and only leave one entry open out of the three entry points. It’s supposed to be open from either sunrise to sunset or until 10 p.m. but the gates are often locked earlier. When it’s open, all gates and access points should be. They need to make sure that it’s accessible for everybody.”

“I am concerned about access. It’s supposed to be a public place. It shouldn’t be closed. The

National HIV Testing Day is a day recognized and set aside by government and national health organizations for free HIV testing designed for prevention and care.

The event was created in 1995 by the National Association for People with AIDS. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there are About 1.1 million people in the United States living with HIV. One out of seven people don’t know it.

The CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 to 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care.

But those more active are at higher risk and should be tested at least once a year. Sexually active gay and bisexual men may benefit from more frequent testing. Three to six months is recommended.

For more Florida Department of Health-Volusia County information, call 386-274-0662 or visit www.FloridaHealth. org. The Community Care Network can be reached at 386255-5569 or online at www. outreachinc.org.

gates are often locked and kids are jumping the gates just to play basketball,” echoed Keely.

The city and B-CU say that the parks’ ownership lies with the city.

“Absolutely the park is the city’s property and it belongs to the city. Residents are welcomed to the park just as BethuneCookman students who are residents while they attend school here,” Henry stated.

Park history Joe Harris Park has a history of street basketball, cookouts, music and fun, especially during special events like Black Bike Week and Biketoberfest.

Originally, it was the site of dirt roads and homes. The homes there were destroyed during urban renewal in the 1970s.

The park was built and named after Joseph Harris, a prominent Black civil rights leader, politician, activist and entrepreneur.

Harris and his wife, Dufferin, were one of the most well-known power couples of their time. Dufferin was the first Black journalist at the Daytona Beach NewsJournal.

Harris and his wife also were noted for allowing Jackie Robinson to stay with them when he integrated minor league baseball in Daytona in 1946.

In addition, Harris was once beaten badly by the Ku Klux Klan for his efforts to get Black people out to vote.

Joe and Dufferin Harris, now deceased, are both buried in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Committee suggestions A citizens’ committee was formed last year by the city to make recommendations for improving Joe Harris Park.

The committee will reconvene to make recommendations for future programming.

Those interested should contact Assistant City Manager Betty Goodman at 386-671-8207 or by email at goodmanb@codb.us.

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JUNE 22 – JUNE 28, 2017 COMMUNITY DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2006

Program provides sage information to local seniors The State of Florida saves millions of dollars with dedicated volunteers conducting investigations and assessments of nursing homes, in addition to assisting through SHINE and Meals on Wheels. SHINE is highlighted down the line.

Meals on Wheels is a community-based, meal-delivery program for seniors unable to provide or prepare their meals, supplementary funded by the Older Americans Act. The meals are delivered by volunteers.

The Office of Volunteer and Community Service, Florida Department of Elder Affairs, recruits volunteers and takes the time to acknowledge them.

Community conversation Such was in store for Older Americans Month in May at the Palm Coast branch of the Flagler County Public Library.

“Age Out Loud”/“Advocacy and Aging - A Community Conversation” was designed for seniors in the state of their lives where interests, goals and dreams get a new and second start.

The cost-free discussion with refreshments were open to the public.

Dedicated Floridians who donate volunteer hours were honored, and recent Legislative activities presented by regional and State of Florida officials.

These practices were facilitated by Catherine Anne Avery, RN, LNC, Bureau Chief, Elder Rights, Florida Department of Elder Affairs; and Linda Levin, M.S.G., executive director, ElderSource.

“It’s a win for the seniors to

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have that job, to bring in some money, to pay for their prescriptions, pay for their gas, their rent, or for mortgages, or for food,” said Avery, citing the Senior Community Service Employment Program.

Valuable information The superabundance of information pinpointed seniors that are 125 percent below the poverty level, are eligible in certain ways to be employed through the Senior Community Service Employment Program, a valuable program from the federal government, and the contractor being AARP (American Association of Retired Persons). And in Miami, UNIDAD of Miami Beach.

Regarding legal services, the Older Americans Act requirements apply, partnered by the Aging and Disability Resource Centers.

“We liaison with subcontractors to help answer questions,” said Avery. “We don’t do direct legal advice. But, they can help guide a senior that may have a legal issue – whether it’s tenant law, whether it’s some specific concerns – maybe an unlicensed contractor,” mentioned Avery, who continued to query, “How do I report this? What are my steps?”

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Included with those recognized were Linda Levin, executive director, ElderSource; volunteer Virene Garrett; Joanne Hinkel, Social Services/Senior Services, Flagler County Commission; volunteer Carol Sarni; Jacqualine Whyte, Flagler County representative, Area Agency on Aging (ElderSource); and volunteer Vivian Rowe.

Volunteers recognized A plethora of information was in store.

Meanwhile, three SHINE volunteers were recognized for their responsibilities, the things they do - giving of themselves - their compassion and smiles. They were Virene Garrett, Carol Sarni, and Vivian Rowe.

SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs) is a statewide, volunteer program, making accessible free Medicare and health insurance education, counseling, and assistance to persons with Medicare, their families, and caregivers.

For further information, contact Joanne Hinkel at jhinkel@ flaglercounty.org.

Sherman to address Flagler NAACP

The Flagler County NAACP will have a monthly meeting June 27, 6 p.m., at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 North U.S. 1, Palm Coast.

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Attending the 2013 Men of the AACS luncheon were former Flagler County Sheriff James Manfre, Sally A. Sherman, Flagler County Deputy Administrator; Edmund G. Pinto Jr., former African American Cultural Society President (AACS)/currently Chairman of the Board; and Craig Coffey, Flagler County Administrator.

Initiated by Membership Chair Jerusha Logan, Branch President Linda Sharpe Matthews announced that Sally A. Sherman, Deputy County Administrator for Flagler County, will be the speaker.

She will reflect on Flagler County’s 100-year anniversary regarding the recently issued proclamation of unity, recognizing equality for all citizens, and reconciliation for offenses large and small.

With over 35 years’ experience in local government, Mrs. Sherman is a dedicated public servant, experienced in management, administration, economic development, legislation, land planning, and human resources and communicating with citizens and local, state and federal leaders.

She holds a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Business from Barry University, a Dual Master degree in Public Administration and Management from Webster University, and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Troy State University.

Hospice centers need volunteers Halifax Health – Hospice Grief Centers are in need of volunteers for its Daytona Beach, DeLand and Flagler locations.

Compassionate individuals are sought to volunteer to facilitate groups for grieving children and adults. A free, comprehensive training program will be offered by a mental health professional that includes the skills needed to work in that environment.

Halifax Health – Hospice Grief Centers were established to serve the needs of children and adults who have lost loved ones.

Services include support groups, memorial services, special events and workshops, children’s grief services and an award-winning traumatic loss program. The centers’ supportive, experiential approach has proven to make a difference for children and their families during the grieving process.

For more information contact Cintia Ribar at 386.425.3100 or Dr. Kim Beck-Frate at 386-425-3339.

Master gardeners plan plant clinics Volusia County’s master gardeners will share summer gardening tips and answer questions during seven plant clinics in July. Residents can bring their plants for a free check-up.

• 1:30 to 3 p.m. Monday, July 3, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway. A master gardener will discuss gardening myths.

• 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, July 7, at the DeLand Regional Library, 130 E. Howry Ave. The gardeners will explain how to grow herbs.

• 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 8, at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave. Howard Jeffries will offer tips on dealing with the heat and drought from 11 a.m. to noon.

• 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, July 18, at the DeBary Public Library, 200 N. Charles R. Beall Blvd.

• 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, at the Port Orange Regional Library, 1005 City Center Circle • 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, at Sugar Mill Gardens, 950 Sugar Mill Road, Port Orange Master gardeners are volunteers who answer gardening questions at the Volusia County Agricultural Center, present horticultural classes to community groups, and staff information booths at fairs and garden shows.

For more information about the county’s Master Gardener Program, call the University of Florida/Volusia County Extension at 386-822-5778.

Palm Coast’s offices to close July 3 and 4 East Central Florida’s Black Voice Visit us online at daytonatimes.com

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All City of Palm Coast offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Offices will re-open on Wednesday, July 5, at 8 a.m. Recycling and garbage collection will

Prior to joining Flagler County in September 2008, she served as the Assistant City Manager for the City of Deltona, Deputy County Manager for Seminole County, and the Assistant City Manager for the City of Leesburg.

She is a recipient of many awards, including the Florida City/County Managers Association Assistant in Leadership Award for the State of Florida.

Mrs. Sherman is a wife, mother, and grandmother.

For further details, contact the NAACP at 386-446-7822.

••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted, the prodigal son, or daughter, and the bereaved.

Celebrations Birthday wishes to James Sharpe, June 22; and Monica Baker, June 24. Happy anniversary to Donald and Shirley Jones, June 24; and Errol and Carmel Hooke, June 25.

proceed according to the regular schedule.

At 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, an Independence Day Ceremony will be held at Heroes Memorial Park, 2860 Palm Coast Parkway NW, Palm Coast.

The city also will have Independence Day fireworks at 9 p.m. Monday, July 3, at Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast. A pre-fireworks AllAmerican Picnic and family fun will begin at 5 p.m.

For more information on the holiday closing, call Cindi Lane, Communications & Marketing Manager, at 386-986-3708 or clane@palmcoastgov.com.

DeLand church hosting music, drama camp Trinity United Methodist’s Summer Music & Drama Camp is July 10-14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, 306 W. Wisconsin Ave., DeLand.

This year’s theme is “The Colors of His Love.’’ Children who will be going into second grade through rising sixth graders are encouraged to attend. The cost is $40 per child and registration is now open.

For more information, visit www.trinitydeland.org or contact Trinity’s Director of Music & Worship, Conya Hartman at 386734-4425, ext.205 or by email dirmusic@ trinitydeland.org.

U.S. citizenship subject of library program Information on becoming a U.S. citizen will be available during a free program at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at the Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 E. Magnolia Ave. Edly Vliet, a community relations officer for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, will cover eligibility, the application process, interview preparation, and studying for the civics test.

The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Daytona Beach Library.

Registration is not required to attend.

For more information, call the library at 386-257-6036, option 4.

Library to present patriotic concert The Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island is planning a musical salute to America’s birthday with a free concert featuring the Daytona Beach Concert Band at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1.

The musicians will perform “The StarSpangled Banner,” “America the Beautiful” and other patriotic standards in the library’s auditorium.

Information about the band is available by visiting www.dbconcertband.com.

The concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Daytona Beach Library.

For more information, call 386-2576036, option 4.

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JUNE 22 – JUNE 28, 2017

America’s prison-to profit pipeline must be stopped There is the adage that Nero fiddled while Rome burned, and I fear it is the adage that may define the ways too many observers have filtered the 45th presidential administration through a skewed lens.

There has been much commentary about 45’s twisted tweets, his threats to fire special counsel and former FBI chief Robert Mueller, and his general shenanigans.

There has been much less focus on the way his appointees have quietly changed the rules of engagement for too many citizens.

‘Regulatory injustice’ Just last week, according to the Washington Post, the US Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia said that the Federal Communications Commission exceeded its authority when it capped the cost of phone calls made by prison inmates.

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, who championed this cause, described the court decision “as the greatest form of regulatory injustice I have seen in my 18 years as a regulator in the communications space.”

Clyburn is the only Democratic commissioner on the FCC, which has two vacant seats that 45 can appoint.

She says the cost of prison phone calls is a civil rights issue.

More than 2.7 million children have an incarcerated parent, and the high cost of prison phone calls prevents them from having regular contact with them.

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Another Trump change The FCC was prepared to defend its caps on prison phone calls – which can cost as much as $10 a minute – until our nation’s political leadership changed.

Ajit Pai, a Republican member of the FCC (appointed by President Obama, who was required to appoint members of both parties), was elevated to chair the FCC. The free-market Pai said FCC lawyers, who were prepared to defend rate caps in courts, no longer had authorization to do so. Pai did not have to make that call, but he did, apparently at the behest of 45. Now, private companies, many with monopoly arrangements with prisons, can set rates as high as they like.

By the way, the caps – which were as high as 25 cents a minute, much higher than the market costs of phone calls – allowed lots of room for profit, since the real cost of a phone call is less than two cents a minute.

Profiting from misery But too many of the phone companies with monopoly arrangements with prisons were funding prison operations with contracts that looked very much

Trump administration plays ‘night games’ I’ve always heard that, “What goes on in the dark comes out in the light.” That statement is indicative of the faith that our forbearers had in the certainty of God’s justice.

Although challenged, often from the darkest of places, truth and justice have a way of overcoming evil. In honest evaluation, we’ve seen their truth win out at more than a few critical points in our history.

Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” statement was not made for public consumption. It was made in the confines of a secure campaign gathering among party loyalists who would surely keep it confidential.

True feelings Yet, his utterance found its way into the public venue and revealed his true feelings about those less financially fortunate

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than him. When disclosed, Romney’s statement became the tool of his campaign’s destruction.

A similar scenario occurred in 2009, only a few hours after President Barack Obama was sworn into office. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and his cohorts in conspiracy were discovered secretly and treasonously plotting the failure of the future Obama administration.

McConnell is famously known for remarking that his primary objective was to assure that President Obama became a one-term president. Sadly, McConnell has shown that to achieve that end,

Making the case for investing in HBCUs UNCF’s iconic “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste” advertising campaign remains the gold standard for shining light on the urgency of investing in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

No nation can be great if it leaves behind a large portion of its residents. More than 40 years later, the need for sustained investment in HBCUs remains as great as ever.

Topic of discussion With the change in presidential administrations, HBCUs have once again returned to the national conversation, with some openly questioning the need for such institutions, particularly in

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the face of advances over the past several decades. The conversation is not new and the answer has not changed.

We need HBCU’s to continue to exist. They need us for financial support and to make the case to decision makers about the continued value they provide.

HBCUs represent only three percent of all two- and four-year U.S. colleges and universities, but

like kickbacks. In other words, prison administrations were profiting from inmate misery.

Most research says that regular family contact is one of the ways that recidivism is prevented. Those incarcerated who have family ties return to the general population eager to continue to develop those connections, while those who have been isolated from their families may feel they have less to lose and are more easily arrested.

It is in the public interest that those incarcerated maintain and nourish family contacts, but too many prison administrators have another idea. They want to make money from the desperate situation of the incarcerated.

Not just prison calls The current administration’s attempt to roll back Obama-era prison reforms is not restricted to the matter of prison phone calls.

While President Obama said he would cease to use private prisons to house federal inmates, Attorney General Jeff Sessions says that the Justice Department will use private prisons for federal inmates. This makes incarceration a profit center for companies that run faulty facilities that are likely to be unsafe and ineffective.

Some of the companies that run these private prisons are publicly traded, cementing the notion that incarceration for some Americans is a profit center for others.

Nearly 22,000 federal inmates are held in privately-run prisons managed by private prison operators: Management and Train-

he was willing to see the nation fail along with President Obama.

Still trying Now, nearly nine years later, McConnell and his minions are still trying. Their obsession with the ruination of Barack Obama allows us to believe that they have not received the memo that his term of office ended on January 20, nearly six months ago.

Despite the fervent efforts of his adversaries, President Obama maintains world-wide love and respect. He is admired for forward-thinking leadership that elevates the potential for all Americans as well as other citizens of spaceship Earth.

They continue their futile efforts to erase his highly successful legacy, but, like Muhammad Ali when he was stripped of his heavyweight title, President Obama remains the people’s president. Those impacted by his good works realize how badly their lives would now suffer without them.

What remains is a vicious group of sinister old men dedicated to using every underhand-

they enroll 10 percent of all African-American undergraduates.

They produce 17 percent of all African-American college graduates and generate 24 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in STEM fields earned by African-Americans annually, according to UNCF’s Patterson Research Institute.

Part of the reason is that Black graduates of HBCUs are significantly more likely to have felt supported while in college, according to 2015 data from an ongoing Gallup-Purdue University study.

Just a part But statistics are only part of the story. HBCUs have produced influential Americans including Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, filmmaker Spike Lee, Oprah Winfrey and many other business, civic leaders and entrepreneurs.

On campuses around the na-

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ing Corporation, the GEO Group and CoreCivic, which used to be known as Corrections Corporation of America.

Economic engine Incarceration is an enterprise and an economic development engine in some communities.

Prisons are not only centers of incarceration, but also centers of employment. Those who invest in CoreCivic stock, for example, are investing in the possibility of increasing the rate of incarceration in the future.

The Obama administration belatedly put these companies on warning that prison reform would slow the flow of new inmates.

Now, 45 and Sessions are signaling that there are more profits to be gained through mass incarceration.

Phone calls are simply the tip of the iceberg. Who manages prison commissaries, and how much more do their products cost than

ed scheme available to destroying the good without a reasonable or beneficial substitute.

No input From the bowels of the House of Representatives, an alternative Republican plan to President Obama’s Affordable Care Act spewed forth on March 24, 2017.

Without input from Democratic legislators or public hearings, House Republicans rammed through their plan, which by generous estimates would result in 24 million Americans losing health insurance. Critical analysts understand that the major result of this plan would be a reward of $880 billion in tax relief to the wealthiest Americans.

First characterized as “dead on arrival,” the House plan was given little chance of passage in the Senate. Pundits, given their opportunities, guessed that there was little hope of health care “replacement and repeal” in 2017.

We accepted that reasoning and our attention was diverted and drawn into a myriad of directions by the never-ending malignant controversies growing from the

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Trump administration.

For those who are listening, we are being lulled into a false sense of security. Following the path of their legislative partners in the House, Senate Republicans have retreated into the deepest, darkest recesses of legislative secrecy to create a Senate version of Republican healthcare that, for all intents and purposes, will be rammed through the Senate on short notice without public hearing, without public disclosure, and with the absence of input from Democratic legislators.

Apparently, while the Republicans are dealing with “the Russia thing,” “the Comey thing” or latest “Trump thing,” Mr. McConnell plans for people to accept the “pig-in-the-poke” of a sightunseen, out-of-the-dark health plan. We mustn’t play the game of Russian Roulette with our health which they present.

aspire to. And one truth is surely that the nation’s HBCUs are as relevant and necessary now as when some of them were founded over 150 years ago. These institutions were an antidote to the racist policies that, in some cases, banned educating Black students.

At a time when college costs are going up and attacks on Black students on predominantly White campuses are on the rise, the need for Black colleges is greater than ever.

As a government, we must continue to ensure that funding is there to keep this pipeline going. And as private citizens, we must open our wallets to ensure the long-term viability of the institutions that are working for us and our communities.

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tion, parents beamed last month as newly-minted HBCU graduates set out to fulfill their dreams.

At Howard University, my alma mater, I witnessed U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris remind graduates that the world will not always be welcoming and that they have a duty to serve.

“That is your duty – the duty of your degree,” Harris said. “That is the charge of a Howard graduate.

So whatever you plan to do next –whether you want to design the latest app or cure cancer or run a business; whether you’re going to be a dentist, a lawyer, a teacher, or an accountant – let your guiding principle be truth and service. At a time when there are Americans, disproportionately Black and brown men, trapped in a broken system of mass incarceration... speak truth – and serve.”

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those that are commercially available? How do people send money to their loved ones for commissary items, and how much must they pay to transmit monies?

How many states require inmates to pay for health services?

How many pay prisoners 18 or 25 cents an hour for prison labor, but charge them exorbitant amounts for services? Who regulates this and how likely are incarcerated people to be worse off, thanks to 45 and his free-market minions?

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn deserves our thanks for her commitment to the rights of those incarcerated. The rest of us should be repelled by the prison profit pipeline.

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‘The noose has long represented a deplorable act of cowardice and depravity – a symbol of extreme violence for African-Americans.’’

Lonnie Bunch,

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Tourists found a noose in the National Museum of African American History and Culture ‘s exhibit on segregation.

Nooses on National Mall echo domestic terrorism

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U.S. Park Police confirmed that another noose was found on the National Mall, last week, according to ABC News.

Late last month, a portion of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C., was closed for nearly three hours after a noose was found in a gallery, officials said.

The museum, on the National Mall near the White House, reopened fully later that day, after police deemed the area “safe and secure,” according to an internal memo provided to ABC News by the Smithsonian.

In an article posted to the Smithsonian’s, museum officials said that the noose is a reminder of “America’s dark history with lynching” and referred to similar incidents of noose sightings around the country including at a school in Missouri, a construction site in Maryland, on the campus of Duke University, at a fraternity house on University of Maryland’s campus, at a middle school in Maryland and at a high school in Lakewood, California.

Tourists found the noose in the museum’s exhibit on segregation.

More incidents The incident at the museum occurred after a noose was found

on May 26 hanging from a tree outside the Hirshhorn Museum, which is located close to the Black History museum.

In an email to museum staffers, Lonnie Bunch, director of the NMAAHC, said that the incident is a painful reminder of the challenges that African-Americans continue to face.

“The noose has long represented a deplorable act of cowardice and depravity – a symbol of extreme violence for AfricanAmericans,” said Bunch.

On May 30, at Wakefield High School in Raleigh, N.C. a Black doll with a noose around its neck was suspended outside of a window.

“Let me be clear: This was an offensive act that has no place in

our school. The imagery is deeply offensive and everyone in our school community should be appalled,” said Principal Malik Bazzell, as reported by a Raleigh TV station.

Defending statue During a rally at a park named after Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia on May 13, participants with torches chanted “Russia is our friend” and “you shall not erase us.”

According to ThinkProgress. org, the rally was in response to “the state’s decision to sell off a statue of treasonous general Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia against the United States during the Civil War.” ThinkProgress.org also reported that “Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer condemned the rally and its attendees.”

Hate crimes On May 26, in Portland, Ore-

gon, a man named Jeremy Christian hurled anti-Muslim vitriol on a subway train at two young women, then murdered two men who intervened, Taliesin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Ricky Best, 53, and injured a third, Micah Fletcher.

And on May 21, Army Lieutenant Richard Collins, 23, was stabbed to death by University of Maryland student Sean Urbanski, 22, as Collins waited with friends for a ride.

Collins was about to graduate from Bowie State University on May 23. The FBI is investigating the murder as a possible hate crime and it has already been reported that Urbanski was a member of an “alt-right” group on Facebook.

James vandalized On the eve of the NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James’ Los Angeles home was vandalized; the “N-word” was written with spray paint on his house.

“Just shows that racism will always be a part of the world, part of America. Hate in America, especially for African-Americans, is living every day. It is hidden most days. It is alive every single day,” James told reporters. “No matter how much money you have, how famous you are, how much people admire you, being Black in America is tough.”

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Study: Officers in debt, divorced more likely to use deadly force

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s son, Martin Luther King III, is shown at Rowan University’s MLK Jr. Scholarship Breakfast in Glassboro, N.J., on Jan. 20, 2014.

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The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will honor Martin Luther King III with the 2017 Lifetime Legacy Award during the group’s annual conference this week (June 20- 24) at the Gaylord Convention Center at the National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Md. As the oldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King III serves as an ambassador of his parent’s legacy of nonviolent social change.

In 1997, King was elected as the fourth president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) where he co-sponsored the 40th anniversary of the historic March on Washington.

Focus on poverty Following his service with the SCLC, he founded Realizing the Dream, which focused on redressing poverty by strategiz-

ing with community organizers to ignite investment in the local neighborhoods and foster peaceful coexistence within the U.S. and internationally.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., president and CEO of the NNPA, said that the group is especially pleased to present the 2017 Lifetime Legacy Award to Martin Luther King III. “For decades, more than anyone else, Martin Luther King III has continued to personify and represent the living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for freedom, justice and equality,” Chavis said.

King will accept the award on Friday evening, June 23.

Conference events The NNPA kicked off its conference Tuesday with a National Black Parents Town Hall Meeting on Educational Excellence featuring radio personality and community activist DJ EZ Street; Hilary Shelton, director of the NAACP’s Washington Bureau; Dr. Marietta English, president of the National Alli-

ance of Black School Educators; and Lynn Jennings of Education Trust.

The conference also featured a panel discussion about the documentary “Pardons of Innocence: The Wilmington Ten”; a conversation with NNPA members who operate publications that are more than 100 years old; and a presentation by the Nissan Foundation on 25 years of community service.

Celebrating Black press Denise Rolark Barnes, chairwoman of the NNPA, said that this year’s conference is a celebration of the Black Press.

“For 190 years, since the first Black newspaper was published on March 16, 1827, Black newspaper publishers have been actively engaged in ending slavery and Jim Crow, fighting against segregation and for civil rights, and galvanizing the electorate that voted for the nation’s first Black president,” she said.

“Our collective voices, with well over 200 Black-owned media companies across the U.S. and in the Caribbean, are strong, defiant and determined to be heard.”

For more information about the conference, visit www.nnpaevents.com.

DALLAS – A new study by researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas reports that factors like divorce and debt increase police officers’ likelihood of using deadly force.

The study, published in the journal Police Quarterly, focused on indicators in officers’ personal lives.

Researchers gathered data from 1,935 Philadelphia police officers, 5 percent of whom were involved in shootings.

The factors The study found that officers who exhibited poor personal self-control, as determined by eight factors, were more likely to use deadly force. The factors were: • A suspended driver’s license • Traffic accidents • Termination or dismissal

College presidents are still mostly White and male

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PITTSBURGH – How White and male is the college presidency in America these days?

Pretty White and male, but a study done every five years and being released Tuesday by the American Council on Education says there also are signs of increasing diversity.

On average, the typical campus leader remains a White male in his early 60s, according to ACE. He has a doctoral degree and has held office for about seven years.

from a job • Paying bills late • Loans or debts of more than $1,000 • Court orders • Divorce or separation • Traffic tickets in the past five years

Leads to ‘bad luck’ For each indicator, likelihood of involvement in a shooting increased 21 percent.

Officers having one or two of the factors can be “bad luck,” UTDallas criminology professor Jon Maskaly said. But a pattern may require police departments to take a closer look, he said.

More research Candidates with increased likelihood of deadly force may need additional screening before becoming police officers, researchers said.

Their research also suggested that officers should be monitored throughout their career.

Some change The share of presidents who are minorities is up, though. They comprise 17 percent as of 2016, up from 13 percent in 2011, the last time the survey was conduced.

Thirty percent of those jobs are held by women. In 2011, it was 26 percent.

Want to get to the top?

Coaching offers big bucks and plenty of TV exposure, but a better route to the presidency remains through academic affairs, according to the Washingtonbased organization’s study. More than four in 10 college presidents — 43 percent to be precise — have previously held a job in that position, the study found.

The American College President is considered the most comprehensive look at the campus presidency. It is based on responses from 1,500 college and university presidents.

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Juneteenth 2017: Daytona celebrates with banquet, festival

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The Juneteenth community festival at Cypress Street Park in Daytona Beach included plenty of activities for children and adults.

Scholarship winners were Dexter Gooding, Jasmin Marie Conde, Jeanine Danielle Christina Bennett-Gittens, Samarya K. Elliott, Quentin Ross and Anisaa Garner.

Far left: African singers and dancers were part of festivities.

Festival pound cake winners: Annie Reeves (second place) and Geraldine McCray (first place).

Left: At the banquet: Daytona Mayor Derrick Henry and Volusia Councilwoman Joyce Cusack

Edna and Willie Fields, retired educators, were honored as “Hometown Heroes.’’

Daytona Beach officers prepare to serve guests at the June 15 banquet.

Local leaders were among those in attendance at the banquet at the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center.

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Halifax Health nurse named team member of the year

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Left to right: Dr. L. Ronald Durham, Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry, Volusia County Chairman Ed Kelley, and Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile.

Speedway and NASCAR make contribution to First Step Shelter Daytona International Speedway (DIS) President Chip Wile presented a check in the amount of $15,000 on Tuesday to Dr. L. Ronald Durham, with the City of Daytona Beach to help fund operations of First Step Shelter, Inc. The donation represents equal contributions from DIS, the International Speedway Corporation (ISC) and NASCAR. “We are committed community partners and we hope this donation can help to fund ongoing operations of First Step Shelter, Inc.,” Wiles stated. “We encourage our friends in the community to do the same, and if possible to exceed our donation, creating an even greater impact and opportunity for our unsheltered.”

First Step Shelter, Inc. is an organization established to address the unsheltered in Volusia County in partnership with the County

of Volusia and the City of Daytona Beach.

What it costs Initial funding of $2.5 million from the county will cover construction and utility connections, along with an additional up to $400,000 per year for five years for operating funds.

The City of Daytona Beach plans to provide matching operational funds as the owner of the shelter.

First Step Shelter, Inc., operated by Catholic Charities of Central Florida, will manage area homelessness, but also provide a continuum of services aimed at finding shelter for each guest.

Thanks from Durham The check presentation was made at the International Motorsports Center across from Dayto-

na International Speedway with County Chairman Ed Kelley and City of Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry addressing the audience that included representatives from the ISC and NASCAR. “Once again, Daytona International Speedway, the ISC and NASCAR recognize the importance of reaching into the heart of this community with a tremendous level of support for those who are less fortunate and desiring an opportunity to return to wholesomeness,” said Durham, the city’s community relations manager.

“First Step Shelter, Inc., will forever be indebted to all of its partners who are supporting the completion of this much-needed project.”

To contribute to First Step Shelter, Inc., contact Durham at 386-451-5114.

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Halifax Health recently recognized its top employees at a Team Member Recognition Banquet.

During the event, Don Walls, a licensed practical nurse in Halifax Health’s Employee Health Department, was named Halifax Health Team Member of the Year for 2017.

A Daytona Beach resident, Walls has been a Halifax Health employee since 2002. His job responsibilities include performing new hire intake evaluations, billing, and overseeing the Occupational Exposure Program.

He also performs tuberculosis testing and various vaccinations to ensure that employees are upto-date with annual and regulatory requirements.

Along with the honor of being voted Team Member of the Year by his co-workers, Walls was awarded with check presentations from Halifax HealthAuxiliary, Halifax Health-Office of the Medical Staff and Halifax Health-Associates.

More honorees Other Halifax Health employ-

Children and Families Advisory Board to meet June 26 The Children and Families Advisory Board will meet at 1:30 p.m. June 26 in the second-floor training room of the Volusia County Historic Courthouse, 125 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand.

Members will review, score and make funding recommendations for fiscal year 2017-18 contingency grant funding. The board also will discuss its schedule

Don Walls has been working for Halifax Health since 2002. ees recognized include: • Tower Award winners: Sandra Dillard, Maurice Wiley, Robert Hill (Laundry & Linen Services) • Inpatient Quality Caregiver of the Year: Kaley McCarthy, RN (Center for Urology) • Allied Health Caregiver of the Year: Stephen Davis (Information Technology) • Outpatient Quality Caregiver of the Year: Constance Jenkins (Laboratory Services) • Nurse of Excellence: Pepper Burns, RN (Halifax Health – Hospice) • Nurse of Excellence Rookie of the Year: Kelsey Gaffka, RN (Labor & Delivery)

for the current and upcoming fiscal year.

The Children and Families Advisory Board assesses and evaluates strategies to meet needs, monitors program compliance, advertises funding availability, recommends appropriations for programs serving children and families, and provides recommendations to the Volusia County Council on children and family issues.

For more information, visit www.volusia.org/cfab or call 386-736-5955, ext. 12970.