EVENT ALERT: The Sylvia and Herbert Woods Endowment Scholarship Fund to Celebrate Its 10th Anniversary October 28

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson


When I received the call from my friend, Ronnie Sykes, in reference to the 10th Anniversary of the Sylvia & Herbert Woods Scholarship Fundraiser, I had a brief flashback to the day when they started planning the first event. Sylvia, who has always been about education, Vann the eldest son, Kenneth, Bedelia, Crizette and the rest of the family had gathered at the restaurant to determine just how to launch it, and what their first scholarship amounts would be.

I remember it was a tented affair, held at Sylvia's Also, the banquet facility on the corner of 126th and Malcolm X. Those were very intense times, coming on the heels of Herbert Wood's passing earlier that year.

Most of us remember when Sylvia's Restaurant was the "city hall" of Harlem. Where political figures and celebrities came to hang out and tune in. Well nothing has changed in that regard, except that Sylvia is more often than not relaxing at home, having recently turned 85. She has literally worked since the age of 10; and truth be told, had her children not persuaded her to take a break, she's be at the restaurant as usual greeting customers with that famous beautiful smile of hers.

This Scholarship Fundraiser is yet another in the long line of services the legendary restaurant has provided so generously to the community of Harlem, where they have made their home since the 40's. The restaurant will be turning 50 next year, and there are still many who find it difficult to believe that the Woods family still retains ownership. So let me assure you - they own it and the property, lock, stock and barrels. Despite her demure good looks, Ms. Sylvia, and her husband Herbert, were great business people. Their children (and grandchildren)have likewise followed in their footsteps, insuring the institutionalization of this great family affair.

Sylvia's Restaurant has been my home away from home since I moved to New York. And, even though I live in Brooklyn now, I can't come anywhere near Harlem without "checking in" to see what's going on.

I recently received the following email from Ronnie: "The Sylvia and Herbert Woods Endowment Scholarship Fund to Celebrate Its 10th Anniversary At New York City Gala
Ceremony to Recognize National Leaders in Education- Alma Powell-America’s Promise Alliance, Geoffrey Canada-Harlem Children’s Zone & Marcia Young Cantarella, Ph.D.-Educator/Author."

So I'm sharing it with you, because I know you will all want to come out and celebrate this great milestone, as well as to congratulate the awardees and scholarship recipients.

"The Sylvia & Herbert Woods Foundation (SHWF) will mark its 10th anniversary by awarding 10 students with scholarships and recognizing three national leaders in education for their commitment to advancing opportunities for young people in Harlem and beyond during its annual awards ceremony on October 28, 2011 at City College's Great Hall.

Award-winning Anchor and Reporter, David Ushery of WNBC TV-NY will serve as guest host for the evening. Alma J. Powell, the Chair of America's Promise Alliance, Harlem Children's Zone Founder and CEO Geoffrey Canada will receive the Herbert Woods Community Service Award and Educator/Author Marcia Young Cantarella, Ph.D., and daughter of noted civil rights activist Whitney M. Young, Jr., will receive the Sylvia's Award.

Established in 2001, by Sylvia Woods, owner of Harlem’s world-renowned Sylvia’s Restaurant, in honor of her late husband Herbert, the Sylvia & Herbert Woods Endowment Scholarship Fund is a nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance to college-bound youth, which helps to bring some much needed relief to students and their families. Awarding the first 2 scholarships in 2002, the Fund has provided over $200,000 to 66 students in scholarship funding in the past 9 years. To be eligible recipients must have a 2.5 G.P.A. or better and must also submit an essay of at least 275 words stating why they should receive financial assistance as well as personal recommendations, among other requirements.

Dr. Joseph Feldman, chairman of Hackensack University Medial Center’s emergency trauma department and Lew Zuchman, executive director of Supportive Children’s Advocacy Network (SCAN) are honorary committee angels. To date sponsors and partners include: Cogswell Realty, Steiner Sports and Marketing, Exquisite Apparel, Crest Gems, PK Furs, Unitex Laundry Service, Panoply Corporation (Distributors of Sylvia’s Food Products) and Christopher Hunte Designs.

WHEN: Friday, October 28th at 6:00pm
WHERE: City College- The Great Hall -Convent Avenue & 138th St.
WHO: Geoffrey Canada, CEO and Founder- Harlem Children’s Zone
Alma J. Powell, Chair of America’s Promise; Marcia Young Cantarella, PhD Educator and Author/Daughter of Whitney Young, Jr.; David Ushery, Anchor-WNBC TV- New York

Scholarship Award Recipients are: Amma Dodoo; Latisha Elijio & Ciara Wyche Sade Aguila; Shaquille Duberry; Anisa Newkirk; Modesty McDowell & Jamal Fowler

Of course the dinner will be catered by none other than DINNER CATERED BY SYLVIA’S RESTAURANT!!

If you require additional info for making contributions and/or reservations, contact Ms. Ronnie Sykes via email ronnie@sykesgc.com

Take care and
Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson
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EVENT ALERT AUGUST 2010

August 3- 18
There's a lot to do this month.
August 7th alone has about a million events. If you cloned yourself
ten times you still couldn't make half of them. These are some of the
events you may have overlooked. This is by no means exhaustive. Add them
to your repertoire.


AUGUST 4, 2010
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S 49TH BIRTHDAY
EVERYBODY TAKE TIME TO WISH PRESIDENT OBAMA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - SEND EMAILS, WRITE LETTERS, SEND CARDS
DO A VIDEO - WHAT EVER
LET OUR PRESIDENT KNOW THAT WE LOVE HIM, SUPPORT HIM, APPRECIATE HIM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YA - BARACK OBAMA

AUGUST 5, 2010
RAIS E. WILSON (MY HANDSOME SON) BIRTHDAY
I LOVE YOU, SUPPORT YOU, AM PROUD OF YOU & APPRECIATE YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - ONE SON LION RA!!

NEW YORK CitiWorks, INC.
LOCATION: NEW YORK CitiWorks, INC.
THE LAFAYETTE GRILL & BAR
54 FRANKLIN STREET
3 BLOCKS BELOW CANAL - EAST OF BROADWAY
PHONE: 212-732-5600
By Train: A,C,E & # 6 To Canal Street
NETWORK MEETING INFORMATION:
WHEN: THE FIRST " TUESDAY " OF EVERY MONTH
TIME: 7:00 PM TO 10:00 PM
ADMISSION: FREE
FOOD & DRINK: RESTAURANT MENU AVAILABLE
NETWORKING: PRESENT YOUR PROJECT TO A DYNAMIC GROUP OF PEOPLE!
THE MEETING THIS MONTH WILL START AT 7:45 PM SHARP –
THANK YOU FOR ARRIVING ON TIME.

GUEST SPEAKERS CALENDAR 2010:

August 3rd, 2010 – Tuesday
Kevin Bailey Author, President – ANTHONY CARES 4 KIDS
A New York CitiWorks Project)
Motivational Speaker/Author
Email: kevinbaileyspeaks@yahoo.com
Website: www.kevinbailey.info

September 7th, 2010 – Tuesday
Edna Holt – Financial Planner & Advisor, Primerica
Personal Financial Planning, Investing, Mortgage Lending
and Home Saving Programs
Primerica's mission is to "Help People Become Properly Protected, Debt Free and Financially Independent."

October 5th, 2010 – Tuesday
Louiza Patzis MS
LP Enterprises, Athens, Greece and New York City
http://www.louizapatsis.com
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGHNbrlefAE
Books:The Boy in a Wheelchair
Life, Work and Play: Poems and Short Stories
Pocket Guide to Fitness: All You Need to Know to
Start Working Out Effectively
www.authorhouse.com
www.louizafitness.blogspot.com

November 2nd, 2010 – Tuesday
CHINESE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOC. –WWW.C-AVMA.ORG
Dr Lu, Founder & President

December 7th, 2010 – Tuesda
SAVE THE DATE:
DECEMBER 7th, 2010 - Tuesdsay
THE LAFAYETTE GRILL & BAR
NEW YORK CitiWorks HOLIDAY PARTY!!!
@ THE THE LAFAYETTE GRILL & BAR

January 4th, 2010 – Tuesday
RIDERS IN THE STORM
James Simopoulos & Billy Joe Walker

SPECIAL EVENTS:
SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2010 - SATURDAY
HARLEM RENAISSANCE ROAD RACE
STARTING TIME: 10:00 AM
STARTING LOCATION: HARLEM YMCA @ 135TH & ADAM CLAYTON POWELL BLVD
FINISH LOCATION: SALEM UM CHURCH @ 129TH & ADAM CLAYTON POWELL BLVD
ENTRY FEE: $ 10 PRE-ENTRY; $ 15 RACE DAY ENTRY;
$ 5.00 SENIORS OVER 60 & FUN WALK (2 MILES)
WEBSITE: WWW.HARLEMRACE.COM - E MAIL: Harlem5Race@AOL.Com
OR CALL (212) 330-8393

SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2010
YOGA FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL
STARTING TIME: 12:00 N
STARTING LOCATION: BATTERY PARK, MANHATTAN -
108 Sun Salutations and Ceremony with Yoga Music
2) 7:00 pm - Evening: Concert -
http://www.yoga-for-peace.org/

KIDflix Film Festival
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT IN AUGUST 7:30pm
Fulton Park Harriet Ross Tubman Blvd/ Fulton Street
(Between Stuyvesant & Lewis Avenues)
A/C to Utica- B25 to Stuyvesant- B46 to Fulton
To learn more: 646.208.8214 info@fultonartfair.com
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) and African Film Fest (AFF) proudly celebrate the 11th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bedford Stuyvesant in collaboration with the 52nd Annual Fulton Art Fair this August! This exciting partnership will bring fine art, film, music and dance to the Bedford Stuyvesant community in a brand new way.

Featuring the best of the last ten year's of the KIDflix Festival including:

AUGUST 6th: 
Short: Brian Strongwind and Dirk Joseph: The Origin of Photohealing 
Feature: Kirikou and the Sorceress
Performance: Indoda Entsha Drumming Ensemble
AUGUST 13th:
Short: Blitz the Ambassador: Something to Believe
Feature: Crooklyn
Performance: Kakande Quartet from Guinea
AUGUST 20th:
Short: Ali Santana and Spec Boogie: No Knock and Bed Stuy
Feature: Cornbread, Earl and Me
Performance: Restoration Youth Arts Academy
AUGUST 27th:
Feature: The Wiz
and a Special Tribute to Michael Jackson and Lena Horne (Prior to the film is
The Wiz Costume Contest with awards and prizes)
August 15th at 4PM
2010 Lifetime Dedication Award
To Ms. Dolores I. Carty

ArtCrawl Harlem
DATES/DETAILS:
Sat. August 7th Trolley tour from 12PM to 4PM
Reception following includes dinner, wine and music until 6:00PM

Sun. August 8th Trolley tour from 1PM to 5PM
Reception following includes dinner, wine and music until 7PM
COST: $55 *
SEATING IS LIMITED/BOOK IN ADVANCE AT:
WWW.ARTCRAWLHARLEM.COM or 1 800 838-3006
Galleries include:
Arts Horizon - LeRoy Neiman Art Center
Casa Frela Gallery Chashama
Dwyer Cultural Center
Renaissance Fine Art Gallery
Rio II Gallery
Studio Museum in Harlem
Taste Harlem Food & Cultural Tours Events
*Limited Number of $40 Tickets Available So Book Early!
Reserve your seat at www.artcrawlharlem.com
For more information call 212.866.7427 or tour@tast

SYLVIA'S ALSO
&
C & F Productions Present
Laughing Your *** Off
Poetry & Comedy Wednesdays
M'd By JP Justice
Co-Hosts
Bro Earl & Epiphany Harlem
Happy Hour From 5-7p Drinks 2 for 1
Showtime @ 7:00
Door $7 @ 7:00
You don't want to miss best
After Work Comedy Experience!!!!!
318 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Ave)
Harlem, NY 10027

Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010
JAZZ @ “TWO STEPS DOWN”
Jazz Vocalist,Steve Cromity 6 PM to 6:45 PM
Special Guest, The Enchanting Jazz Vocalist,
Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch 7:30 P.M. TO 8 PM
OPEN-MIC: 8 to 9 pm

Musicians:
Marcus Persiani, piano;
Eric Lemon, bass;
Larry Johnson,drums
Location: 240 DeKalb Ave @ Vanderbilt Ave,(718) 399-2020
Cover: $10.00 - $5.00 for performers
www.stevecromity.com, For bookings: (917) 685-3508 or acorns4u@aol.com
Next performance Dates: Sept 12, Oct 3 (Birthday Party)

Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson