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Claremont Courts Modernization

GHAofficiallyopenedamodernizedClaremontCourtsMay11,completewithanewResourceCenter. TheCommunityalsohasnewlydesignedexteriorfacades,newheatingandcoolingsystemsandimprovedlandscaping. ThenewCenterhasmeetingspace,akitchen,managementandstaffoffices,plusspaceforaPoliceNeighborhoodResourceCenter. Asecondribboncuttingwasheldforthenew“BornLearningTrail”atthecommunity,madepossiblethroughapartnershipwiththeToc-quevilleWomen’sLeadershipoftheUnitedWayofGreaterGreensboro. Extending1,373feetthroughtheheartofthecommunity,theTrailisanengagingpathofinteractiveactivitiesthatpromoteslanguageandpre-literacyskills,motorskillsandschoolreadinessforchildren,aswellasexerciseequipment,playstationsandsidewalkgraphics.

Congressman Brad Miller joined a large crowd of local and area officials in opening the new Claremont Courts Resource Center and community modernization May 11. Joining him at the ribbon-cutting ceremony were (front row, left) Mayor Pro Tem Yvonne Johnson, Miller, GHA Commissioners Mary Moore and Ledford Austin, GHA Chief Executive OfficerTina Akers Brown, HUD’s Regional Director of Public Housing Michael Williams, (second row, left) GHA Commissioners Ann Gainey Pinto and Nancy Hunter, Claremont Courts Resident Council President Charlene Washington and City Councilman Jim Kee.

ClaremontCourtsislocatedinnortheastGreensboroandprovides250affordablehousingapartmentsforover700low-income,handi-cappedandelderlyGreensbororesidents.

Poster Contest Winners Announced

EightyouthinthreeagecategoriesfromGHAcom-munitiesallacrossGreensborohavebeennamedlocalwinnersintheNationalAssociationofHousingandRedevelopmentOfficials’“HousingAmerica”PosterContest. Thewinnersinclude14-year-oldSymeonDavis,amiddleschoolstudentfromHamptonHomes,whowasanationalwinnerthelasttwoyearsandhadhisposterincludedinNAHRO’s2011and2012HousingAmericaCalendar. Thisyear’sfirst-placelocalwinnersare:ZoeBest,anelementarystudentfromHickoryTrails;Davis;andAngelaDukes,ahighschoolstudentfromRiverbirch. Second-placewinnersare:SymiahDavis,anelementaryschoolstudentfromHamptonHomes;AnyahDavis,amiddleschoolstudentfromHamptonHomes;andImaniUpsher,ahighschoolstudentfromRiverbirch. Third-placewinnersare:ShyanneHarrison,anel-ementaryschoolstudentfromRayWarrenHomes;andSerenityJohnson,amiddleschoolstudentfromRayWarrenHomes. Thethemeofthecompetitionwas“WhatHomeMeanstoMe.”

ONE MORE TIME? - Symeon Davis, (top left),a national winner in the poster contest for the last two years, is in the running again. Zoe Best, (left), an elementery school student from Hickory Trails, and Angela Dukes, (top), a high school student from River-birch, also took first place prizes for their posters.

News Bits •TwoGHAstudentshavewonSERC/NAHRO scholarships for college.BrandyRene’Crawfordwillget$1,000,andKadiEgharbawillget$1,500.

•Summerlunchwillbeprovidedatthefollowingcommunities:HamptonHomes,SmithHomes,ClaremontCourts,HickoryTrailsandRayWarrenHomes.TheSummer Lunch Nutrition Programisopentochildrenages1-18fromanyGHAcommunityandthesurroundingarea.TheprogramrunsthroughJuly26,Monday-Thursdayfromnoon-1:30pm.

A Celebration of FatherhoodSPECIAL DAY - Father figures had a special day

of fun, games, music and food with their children in

GHA’s first “Father’s Day Celebration” held at Ray Warren Homes.

Central Office Wins “Business Landscape Award”

TheGHACentralOfficeonNorthChurchStreethaswonthe“2012BusinessLandscapeAward”forwhattheorganizationGreensboroBeautifulcallsits“outstandingcontributiontothebeautificationofourcity.” Thegroup’sChairCarolynAllensaidtheoffice,whichwasrenovatedin2010withnewstonework,wallsandlandscaping,“createsafavorableimpressiontovisitorsandresidentspassingthroughourcity.” TheawardwillhangonaCentralOfficewall. “Thisisquiteanhonor,”saidChiefExecutiveOfficerTinaAkersBrown.“We,ofcourse,enjoythebeauty,andwe’rehappyothersdoaswell.” ThelandscapingisplantedandmaintainedbyNewGardenLandscapingandNursery.

BEAUTIFUL - Chief Executive Officer Tina Akers Brown receives the “2012 Business Landscape Award” from Greensboro Beautiful Chair Carolyn Allen.

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COMMUNITY NEWS is a publication of the Greensboro Housing Authority.

Tina Akers BrownChief Executive Officer

Mary Beth MyersEditor

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Administrative Office275-8501

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Property Region IApplewood • Claremont Courts,

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Property Region III

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Property Region IV

Pear Leaf • Ray Warren, Laurel Oaks • Silverbriar • Riverbirch • Foxworth

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The mission of the Greensboro Housing Authority is to provide safe, quality, affordable housing to

low-income, elderly, and the disabled in the Greensboro Community; to maintain a safe and

secure community environment; and to encourage personal responsibility and upward mobility of

residents while maintaining the fiscalintegrity of the agency.

Summer 2012Number 119

AlmostlostinthefanfareoftheMay11ribboncuttingsatthenewClaremontCourtsResourceCenterandthenew“BornLearningTrail”wasthespecialdedicationofabenchlocatedattheheartofthenewTrail. PlacedbytheGreensboroHousingDevelopmentPartnership,thebenchisdedicatedtothememory

Greensboro Housing Authority450 North Church StreetGreensboro, NC 27401

DEDICATION - Carolyn Turner (seated center) and Susannah Turner (seat-ed right) join Greensboro Housing Development Partnership members Carolyn Allen and Elaine Ostrowski and City of Greensboro staff Barbara Harris and Chancer McLaughlin in the dedication of a bench in memory of Jim Turner.

More Than Just A Bench offormerStateSenatorandGHAAttorneyJamesR.Turner,atirelessadvocateforaffordablehousing. Overhis33yearsofservicewithGHA,Turnercollabo-ratedwiththeCityofGreens-boroandotherorganizationsinmanyprojectsaimedatprovidingaffordablehousingforGreensboro’sresidents.