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The date of April 4th, 2000 was selected for a special showing of one of Shakespeare's most fast-paced and popular plays. In conjunction with the following sponsors: WWOS, Cox Cable, WNIS, TWA, Castaldi's Restaurant, and WNSB, the Virginia Stage Company was able to provide tickets at a discounted rate.

Benefits from the sales of tickets to this ONE performance* were donated to two local domestic violence programs, Help and Emergency Response, Inc. (H.E.R. Shelter) in Portsmouth and Chesapeake and the YWCA Women-in-Crisis shelter in Norfolk.

We appreciate all who particpated in this event and hope that it was as enjoyable as inticipated.

The Phyllis Wheatley YWCA Centennial Celebration Rescheduled for November 4, 1999 at the YWCA An event to honor women in our community associated with the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA and to celebrate their accomplishments. The Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, named after a former slave and America’s first Black published author, provided community services in Norfolk from 1899 until 1972, and offered a residence hall for young women, recreation programs, summer camp, youth clubs and a variety of social services. Thursday, November 4, 1999 3 o’clock p.m. YWCA 253 W. Freemason St. Honoring Leisure Hour Club Members* Helen Bagby, Kathryn Bibbins, Velma Bynum, Telma Carlos, Beverly Clark, Roxanna Coleman, Mabel Cox, Estelle Davis, Edith Greene, Thelma Hayes, Mary Lou Henderson, Bernice Hopkins, Margaret Johnson, Virginia Miller, Catherine Mingo, Helen Hazell Moore, Bessie Omohundra, Catherine Owens, Margaret Perry, Lula Proctor, Marian Reid, Dorothy Riddick, Odessa Smith, Ruth Smith, Florence Woodhouse *Membership in PW Leisure Hours Club verified. ODU Speech Chorus Phillis Wheatley Poetry Reading Tea and Refreshments Please RSVP to 625-4248 by November1st. Thank You 1952 Swimmers at Camp E. W. Young _________________________________________________ Day of Commitment to Eliminate Racism April 30, 1999 Day of Commitment to Eliminate Racism

Racism ...it really hurts.

The YWCA of South Hampton Roads is dedicated to eliminating racism in our community and promoting appreciation and dialogue between the races. April 30 was the National YWCA Day of Commitment to Eliminate Racism. To commemorate the event, the YWCA of SHR produced an elementary school rally to celebrate diversity and symbolize unity among the races. The rally was hosted at 2:00 p.m. at Mary Calcott Elementary school in Norfolk. All 627 students marched out to the field waving colorful ribbons symbolizing the diversity among them. Principal Pete Sykes made opening remarks referring to the students as a "beautiful rainbow of colors". Delegate Jerrauld C. Jones, this year's recipient of the YWCA's Mary Helen Thomas award, made a brief speech on racial harmony. The event culminated with students and faculty singing "Colors All Our Own" while accompanied by Michael Goldberg and Eric Worden in conjunction with the Magic99 program.

The event was taped by WHRO as part of it's "Colors All Our Own" outreach and footage was aired on the May 18 broadcast of "School Talk" with Angie Callahan. On May 1, 1999 The Virginian-Pilot published an article entitled "Student's Defy Racism" on the first page of the Hampton Roads section.

In light of recent coverage of violence in the media, the YWCA of SHR is proud to be projecting a positive image for our young people. This event was truly a community collaboration that fostered an attitude of unity and appreciation of other racial, cultural and ethnic groups. If we all remain committed to teaching our young people to establish harmonious relationships, it will create a better world for us all.

We would like to acknowledge and thank the following people for their contributions to the event: Del. Jerrauld C. Jones, WHRO, Angie Callahan, Margaret Padilla, Michael Goldberg, Eric Worden, Principal Pete Sykes, Kevin Rae, Pam Hyatt, Jennifer Grissom, Mr. Smallwood, Carol Branch, Virginia Power, Lester Pauls, Dave Whitton and 627 very special students! Special recognition goes to the young artists whose work was featured on the event banner; Ashley Maddox, Jeffrey Foster, Mindy Emerick & Michele Horton.

The YWCA of SHR site was jointly developed by Samantha Boucek, Kimberlee Sellers, and Cynthia Forrester.