The room of nearly 150 guests included Ceasar Mitchell, President, Atlanta City Council, Scarlett Pressley-Brown, Vice President, Delta Air Lines Foundation, Steve Ewing, CEO, Wade Ford, Tommy Dortch, CEO, TWD, Inc. and Ernest Greer, Managing Shareholder, Atlanta Office, Greenberg Traurig.

Attendees received a special gift, "Black America" – a 400-page coffee table book filled with striking and expansive images that document the African American experience from slavery and the Civil War, to the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama.

'Beautiful Baby' contest kicks off

Do you have the most beautiful baby in Georgia?

If the answer is yes, you could prove it by entering the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies "Beautiful Baby Photo Contest."

To be eligible, children must be 3 years old or younger. Judging will be conducted by photo only in the following age categories: Newborn (up to 6 months), infant (seven to 12 months), toddler (13 to 24 months) and pre-school (25 to 36 months).

The entry fee is $25; the deadline is Oct.1. Winners will receive a $500 U.S. savings bond.
To enter, visit the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia's Web site at hmhbga.org, or call 770-451-0020.

Sadie Mays elects new board members

The Sadie G. Mays Health & Rehabilitation Center has elected five new board members. They are: Leona Barr-Davenport, Kathi Maribeth Laxton, Arthur J. "Art" McClung, Samuel S. Woodhouse, III, and Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD.

"Our new board members bring a wealth of experience and expertise which will help us to further our goal of providing the highest quality care for elderly and ill individuals in our community," said board chair, Alton Myers.

The new board members come from a various disciplines. Barr-Davenport is as president and CEO of the Atlanta Business League; Laxton is COO of the William Breman Jewish Home; McClung is a civic leader and retired Georgia Power executive; Woodhouse is founder and managing partner of The Woodhouse Law Firm, and Yeargin-Allsopp is a medical epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control.

The new directors will help govern the landmark facility, which was founded in 1947 by Sadie Gray Mays—social worker, educator, and the wife of famed Morehouse College president emeritus, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays.

New music project launches this fall

The Atlanta Music Project will launch this fall in Atlanta as an after school program at The Gilbert House, a facility of the Office of Cultural Affairs, organizers said.

The mission of the enrichment program is "to inspire social change by providing Atlanta's underserved youth the opportunity to learn and perform music in orchestras and choirs."

Organizers are asking supporters to donate to www.atlantamusicproject.com by Monday Sept. 6. All donations will help supply musical instruments and a drum and dance residency for Atlanta Music Project students.
For more information, visit www.atlantamusicproject.com.

Charity Golf Classic benefits United Way

The Lifestyle International Charity Golf Classic will be held Sept. 9-11 to benefit multiple charities associated with the United Way.

Organizers will have two days of golf at the Cherokee Run Golf Club in Conyers, GA (www.cherokeerun.com). The event will feature a Private VIP Meet & Greet reception at the Hawthorn Suites Golf Resort a 8 p.m. Thursday.

The "Big Guns Shoot Out" registration will be 8 a.m. on Friday, with a 9 a.m. tee time, shotgun start, four-person best ball, box lunch, and an All White Jazz Affair that evening.

Foursomes are $200 each for tournament only and $600 each all-inclusive. Individuals are $50 tournament only; $150 all-inclusive.

For more information, visit www.cherokeerun.com.

Fields & Reels night set for Sept. 10

Atlanta Braves alum and fan favorite Ryan Klesko will headline "Fields & Reels Night," a pre-game expo in Monument Grove for hunters, anglers and outdoors enthusiasts on Friday, Sept. 10.

Klesko, himself an avid outdoorsman, will sign autographs in Monument Grove and participate in a hunting and fishing themed Q & A with fans.

Fans will also have anopportunity to visit with stars from the Outdoor Channel including the host of Buck Commander Willie Robertson.

For more information, call: 404-614-1545 by Thursday, Sept. 9.

August 27 - September 2, 2010

Metro Round-up
Cityfest 2010 to honor military, public safety

COLLEGE PARK – Cityfest 2010, a free community event for residents and friends of College Park, will be held Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Georgia International Convention Center.

Cityfest 2010 will honor the U.S. military, as well as first responders and public safety, organizers say.
A musical performance by legendary blues artist Clarence Carter and local country favorites The Scott Little Band highlights the entertainment for this years' festival.

Doors open at 3 p.m., and guests are invited to participate in a health fair, children's activities, snacks, prize drawings and more.

Clergy to honor area civic leaders

LITHONIA – The United Ministers Alliance of Metropolitan Atlanta is sponsoring a 5th Sunday service honoring area community leaders at 4 p.m. Aug. 29 at Big Miller Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia.

Dr. R.L. White, pastor of Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church in Atlanta will be the guest preacher. The church, led by Bishop Miles E. Fowler, is located at Big Miller Grove Way near Panola Road and Salem Road.
For more information, call 404-538-5283.

Atlanta Food Rave to benefit food bank

The Atlanta Food Rave, an interactive night of food, fun, cocktails and live entertainment will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Aug. 27 at Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery, 199 Armour Drive.

With a goal to showcase some of Atlanta's best culinary talent, the Atlanta Food Rave will give food and cocktail lovers the opportunity to mix and mingle with an eclectic group of Atlanta-based chefs in an informal and fun atmosphere.

A portion of the proceeds from this year's event will benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank, which distributes nearly two million pounds of food and other grocery items each month to more than 700 non-profit agencies and 38 counties in metro Atlanta.

Tickets are $55 per person for ages 21 and up and are available for purchase online at www.atlantafoodrave.com. For more information, visit the Web site or call 404-856-0157.

Greenbriar to celebrate 45 years of service

More than 3,000 shoppers, supporters and other metro Atlanta residents are expected to attend the 45th anniversary of Greenbriar Shopping Mall on Sept. 19-25.

Atlanta city officials will present mall executives with a proclamation honoring the mall's years of service to the Atlanta community, organizers say. Participants will engage in a week-long celebration with special promotions, giveaways and other activities.

Since 1965, officials say the mall has donated more than $150,000 in scholarships to neighborhood high school students, sponsored 30 years of health fairs and other civic events and donated thousands of school supplies to area students.

Program to feature erotic art, poetry

COLLEGE PARK – An evening of black erotic art, poetry and film will be held Saturday Aug. 28 at Our Place Café, 3387 Main Street in College Park.

Promoters promise "hot photos and paintings, steamy spoken word, live DJ, rose petals on the floor, beautiful people, hot chocolate on strawberries, prizes, food, wine – and you!"
The program also will feature live nude body painting with the model, Queen Sheba.

Nobel winner's film to be shown Aug. 28

The Georgia Chapter of the US National Committee for UNIFEM will screen the award- winning film, Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, at its annual membership meeting Aug. 28 at the Central Atlanta-Fulton County Library, One Margaret Mitchell Square in Atlanta.

The film tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy.

The film has received numerous awards and is currently screening at film festivals around the world.
The event will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 Aug. 28 and is free and open to the public. For more information, call (770) 241-0707 or visit www.unifem-usnc.org/GAevents. UNIFEM is the United Nations Development Fund for Women.

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