March 2012 Neighborhood Voice

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The State of My CityI believe East Cleveland is doing better now than any time in the 20 years I’ve lived here.

On Feb. 18, I attended Mayor Gary Norton’s State of the City address to learn about our progress. He spoke to a packed house in the Greg L. Reese auditorium of the East Cleveland Public library.

Norton recalled East Cleveland’s past troubles and reflected on how far the city has come. He also mapped out how far we must go to reclaim our identity as a thriving community.

He spoke about the projects he ushered in by

Buckeye-Shaker • Central • East Cleveland • Fairfax • Glenville • Hough • Little Italy • University Circle

Put Your Doctor Out of Business Page 4

Hough Student’s College Quest Page 8

Hawken School in Greater University Circle Page 7

Rhonda Williams, director of the Social Justice Institute at Case Western Reserve University, Angela Glover Blackwell, founder and CEO of PolicyLink, and Trevelle Harp, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Alliance for Hope, at the City Club last month. Blackwell spoke about PolicyLink’s mission to promote economic and social equity. The event was sponsored by the Saint Luke’s Foundation as part of its “Why Place Matters” series. Read more about the foundation’s work in Buckeye-Shaker on Page 6. PHOTO BY M. LaVORA PERRY

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By Lila Mills

GLENVILLE - A Glenville High School student competed in the National Boxing Champion-ships earlier this month. The championships are the official Olympics qualifier for seven unqualified weight classes.

Fred Wilson Jr., 17, traveled with his dad and boxing coach Fred Wilson Sr. to compete in Colorado Springs, Colo., the headquarters of U.S.A. Boxing.

Fred Jr., a 165-pound middleweight, joined almost 100 other fighters in his weight class from Feb. 27 – March 3 at the 2012 U.S.A. National Boxing Championships.

Neighborhood Voice caught up with father and son during practice at the downtown YMCA days before their trip.

“Since I was 8, I’ve always wanted to fight in the Olympics,” said Fred Jr., a high school ju-nior. “I’ve trained hard.”

He works out from 4:30-8 p.m. Monday – Thursday. He starts with warm-ups, moves

into “catching hands” or punching his coach’s hands, spars with opponents and then jumps rope. He ends each workout on the speed bag.

His boxing idol is Muhammad Ali because, Fred Jr. said, “He was a heavy weight but he moved like a light weight. He had quick feet and hands and was very strong.”

Fred Jr.’s record is 47-11. He has knocked out seven opponents.

He said boxing teaches discipline and hard work. His father agreed.

Boxing “actually gives you a fighting chance in life,” Wilson Sr. said. “Boxing teaches you to keep pushing. If you get knocked down, get back up. Those are life lessons. If you get down in life, get up. You don’t quit on yourself, on your family. You got to keep pushing.”

Wilson’s three sons and one daughter all box through his organization Cleveland Inner City Boxing. Wilson trains boxers of all ages. They compete as Team 216 wearing red camou-flage uniforms.

As he prepared for the Olympic trials, Fred Jr. said, “I keep telling myself if I win this, I represent my country. This means every-thing to me.”

Teen Boxer Punches Ticket to Championships

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PERRY’S PERSPECTIVECommentary By East Cleveland’s M. LaVora Perry

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Glenville Church Renovation Photos

Boxer Fred Wilson, Jr.

Little Italy Has VoiceBy Barbara Strom

Little Italy is proud to have a “voce/voice” in Neighborhood Voice! We will be bringing you notices of events and news of our historic neigh-borhood that are enjoyed by so many, near and far. Did you know that Little Italy is home to over 21 retail galleries and businesses and even more services such as photographers, attorneys, architects and more? We covet our reputation for one of the country’s largest collections of Italian restaurants representing many regions of Italy. Some of our businesses are internationally fa-mous for their artistic accomplishments, both culinary and fine art! There is a lot to learn about this historic destination that is within minutes of where many work and live! Stay tuned for our regular features and check out our official busi-ness website clevelandlittleitaly.com.

Barbara Strom is the owner of La Bella Vita, a gallery specializing in “art for the table” includ-ing dinnerware and specialty gifts. She is also a member of Little Italy’s merchants association.

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In February’s NV, Timothy Goler wrote we parents must take good care of ourselves. I agree. However, I want to comment on his description of depression, bipolar disorder, addictions and eating disorders as “by-products of a lack of self-love.” Ground-breaking research conducted at UH/Case sheds light on the causes of mental illnesses. When it comes to bipolar disorder, UH/Case doctors say one’s genes, brain, and environment are factors. Most health care practitioners believe certain illnesses require medical attention. These include bipolar disorder and, in many cases, depression. These illnesses can lead to addictions, eating disorders and suicide. On the other hand, people with these conditions can lead wonderful lives if they get the right treatment. (I wrote a feature on bipolar disorder in the October 2011 of Neighborhood Voice. It’s online at neighborhood-voice.com/health/understanding-bipolar-disorder.) And as is true with other illnesses, like cancer, even when you love yourself, you can have a mental illness.

M. LaVora Perry, East Cleveland

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NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH Neighborhood Voice

Put Your Doctor Out of BusinessThe current economy is gloomy. But the health care business is booming. Thanks to our glu-tinous western diet and sedentary couch and mouse potato lifestyles, which include iPad’s, iPod’s, computers, TVs with remote control and lack of exercise, doctors are in high demand.

Three of four people will die of heart disease, diabetes or stroke – many of which are self-induced chronic diseases that could be avoided by lifestyle changes.

Can you please put doctors out of the chronic disease health care business?

I don’t really want to put anybody out of busi-ness. But we have it in our power to transform the economics of health care – without waiting for the president or Congress to give us univer-sal health coverage or repeal it.

You might say, “Disease happens. It’s the luck of the draw.” In many cases, that’s true.

But, chronic diseases are responsible for 83 percent of all health care spending. These are diseases that drag on for years and years and get slowly worse and require increasingly com-plex interventions. These are the diseases that keep doctors in business. And these are the diseases we have to power to control.

If we eliminated chronic diseases and em-braced self-care reform, we could put millions of doctors out of work.

With that in mind, here are “Top Ways to Put Your Doctor Out of Business.”

Number 1: Take Your MedicineIt’s estimated that about 50 percent of the 2 bil-lion prescriptions filled each year are not taken correctly. One-third of patients take all their medicine, one-third takes some and a third never even fill their prescriptions.

As the former surgeon general C. Everett Koop said, “Drugs don’t work in patients who don’t take them.”

That goes for contraceptives, too. We live in a golden age of contraceptive medicine. But the pill doesn’t take itself. Condoms don’t slide on by themselves. Intrauterine devices, tubal ligation and vasectomy require a doctor’s appointment.

Compliance goes beyond drugs. Do the physical therapy. Do the special exercises. Stay off your feet if you’re supposed to. Get out of bed if you’re

supposed to do that. Follow that special diet.

If you don’t like your doctors, do what they say. You won’t have to see them again.

Number 2: Lower Your Blood PressureThey call hypertension the “quiet killer” be-cause it’s virtually asymptomatic. People with uncontrolled high blood pressure are three times more likely to develop heart disease and six times more likely to develop congestive heart failure (a weak heart).

If you want to put your doctor out of business, bury the saltshaker. Get a stationary bike. Lose weight. Pass the martini bar. Bypass the buffet table at your favorite restaurant. Get your blood pressure checked regularly.

Most importantly, there are excellent medica-tions to control high blood pressure. But com-pliance is often low because high blood pres-sure has no symptoms. So if you’re taking high blood pressure medication, really take it. Don’t just sleep next to it.

Number 3: Safety FirstMost of us can expect to die of natural causes. But one out of every 22 Americans dies of something else. We call them accidents. But some experts don’t like that word, because it makes these things sound unpredictable and unavoidable.

Accidents are frighteningly predictable. We know for certain that about 50,000 people will die in motor vehicle accidents every year, without fail. These people won’t need doctors any more. But accidents are like battlefield statistics. For every death, you can assume ten or more have inju-ries that will keep doctors busy. Common sense seems to be the answer to most safety issues. Yet the statistics show that common sense isn’t as common as it’s cracked up to be.

Accidents kill more children than all childhood diseases combined and fill the rehabilitation hospitals with sad cases.

Here’s how to give your pediatrician a boring life:• make your children buckle up• make them wear bike helmets• supervise them in or near water• check your smoke detectors monthly• set your water heater no higher than 120 degrees• keep guns out of the house or locked up• store cleaning fluids and medications out of reach.

National Safety Council stats show almost 900 people died from choking in 2011. How many of those 900 people could have been saved if someone nearby knew the Heimlich maneu-ver? Do you know it?

Look for another installment of “Ways to Put Your Doctor Out of Business” right here in next month’s issue.

Dr. Linda Bradley is vice chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Cleveland Clinic. She was raised in the Hough and Lee-Harvard neighborhoods

A health column by Dr. Linda Bradley

DOCTOR’S ORDERS

RECIPE OF THE MONTHCheesy Bean and Rice CasseroleIngredients with estimated pricing:

1 can of kidney beans = $1.191 large onion = 99 cents1 cup of cottage cheese = $2.993 cups of cooked brown rice = $2.893 ounces of low-fat cheddar cheese = $1.22

Also needed: 1 garlic clove and 1 tablespoon of flour

DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked rice, drained can of beans, chopped onion, minced garlic, 1 cup of cottage cheese and 1 tablespoon of flour.

3. Pour mixture into casserole dish. Top with grated cheese.

4. Bake covered for 30 minutes and uncovered for 5-10 minutes until the cheese is golden brown.

Patients’ rights are a concern when it comes to dealing with hospitals, especially when the conversation involves lodging a complaint. When people come up against a medical giant, they often don’t know where to begin or how to proceed.

Attorney James H. Schuster met with the Ohio Patients’ Rights group last month at the Cleve-land Public Library’s Main branch to discuss what recourse individuals have.

“We’re looking for some kind of remedy or protection or recourse from being banned [from lodging a complaint] by hospitals in Cleveland,” said Tom Burton of Ohio Patients’ Rights, a nonprofit.

Schuster said hospitals’ participation in Medi-care and Medicaid programs holds them re-sponsible to live up to certain requirements detailed in the Conditions of Participation. Those say hospitals need to have a process for handling grievances quickly and must act on that process unless they put it in writing that another committee is going to do so.

Even though this federal statute establishes rules for hospitals in the area of hearing out and resolving grievances, individuals still have to do some leg work. The first step is to know when they have a grievance.

“A complaint is not a grievance, but a griev-ance is a complaint,” Schuster said. “You’ve got

a complaint. You’re going to raise an issue. If it’s not resolved right there on the spot either written or verbally, it would be considered to be a grievance.”

It is important to know the difference because any documentation set up to aid the individual in this case deals solely with grievances not mere complaints.

People also need to go about lodging their com-plaints and grievances in a responsible manner, Schuster said.

“You have a right to escalate [your complaint] to a point,” Schuster said. But people “can’t do whatever they want, whenever they want, however they want in order to either defame or harass or create escalating problems for the institution.”

Rules are set up to govern health care insti-tutions, as well as individuals, when it comes to the airing of grievances. Should a hospital violate these rules, individuals are permitted to make their complaints known and the result could be the institution’s exclusion from Medi-care and Medicaid.

Those wanting to learn more about their rights as patients can send an email to [email protected] or call 216-221-2724.

Justin Rutledge is a Benedictine High School graduate who studied journalism at Bowling Green State University.

Lawyer Talks Patients Rights By Justin Rutledge

- Submitted by Bridget Hausman

Neighborhood VoiceNEIGHBORHOOD FAITH


L O O K I N G U P

DistractionThe other day I had an appointment with a client who failed to show up. This was odd behavior for him, so I tried phoning him and sending a text message, with no response. A few hours later, I received a text message from the client, apologizing for missing our appointment. He said that his mother had been involved in a car accident and he had rushed to check on her. He went on to say that she was okay, but that she had been hit by a 17-year-old distracted driver who was— you guessed it— texting!

Are you guilty of driving while texting? I know I am! In fact, I must also confess that I am of-ten guilty of checking email while driving! Yikes – talk about being distracted!! Only the Lord knows how many times He has protected me (and others!) from my distracted driving while I’m focusing on everything but the one thing I should be focused on.

Often times we are distracted by and caught up in life itself, and become focused on this world of instant pleasure, on what we can see and touch. We get distracted by the cravings of this world.

Distracted driving is dangerous to your life. Dis-

tracted living is dangerous to your eternal and immortal soul.

Why is this distraction a problem?

The enemy of our souls wants us to live distract-ed by a lust for the things of this world so that we miss the real meaning and purpose of our lives. If we become so caught up in chasing after the temporary and fleeting material things of the world, we lose sight of Jesus.

As people of faith, it is imperative that we remain aware of worldly distractions and consciously strive to live a God-centered life and put aside distraction by the things of this world.

Things like the pursuit of money, possessions, and career advancement. These are not inher-ently bad things, however, the way we go about obtaining them can be. When we start to pri-oritize these things before our relationship with Christ, they become distractions that can be det-rimental to our spiritual growth.

We can also become distracted by things of the heart – things that we see in others but some-how don’t see in ourselves. I call them distrac-tions of the heart because that is where they originate. For example, jealousy, harboring an-ger, gossiping, being unforgiving are all distrac-tions that steal our focus and energy away from what God would have us do.

In her book “Discerning the Voice of God,” au-thor Priscilla Shirer says, “The fact of the matter is that all day, everyday our hearts and minds are being saturated with messages that are con-trary to the word of God.”

It is hard for us not to become distracted. It requires a daily conscious effort and becom-

ing mindful of those things that pull us away from God.

My brothers and sisters, we are to remember that we live in this world but we are not of this world for the Scriptures say, “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Ro-mans 12:2a).

The key words here are “any longer” - turn your eyes from the distractions the enemy has placed in your path and fix your eyes on Jesus.

I am also guilty of living for a long time distracted by the things of this world. I was caught up in having the latest, greatest name brand, designer everything! I felt like I had to have it and that I deserved it, too! Can you relate? Then one day in 2007, all that changed.

It was as if the Lord Himself had said, “Enough already!”

I lost everything I owned when my home caught fire. Everything gone – I walked away with only the clothes on my back.

And, I recall the Lord whispering in my ear as I watched everything go up in flames, “Do I have your attention now?”

It took me losing everything I had to realize that the things of this world are here today and gone tomorrow. Living distracted by these things is flat-out foolishness.

My wake up call was a fire. What will it be for you?

Natalie Rudd is on the ministerial staff at An-tioch Baptist Church. Reach her at [email protected].

HOUGH - While my pickup truck has in excess of 110,000 miles on it, it still looks and runs excellent … and it’s a good thing it does since I have no plans to ever replace it. This one will have to last me to the onset of my dotage. I plan to be buried in it. And for that to happen, I have to take very good care of it.

So when I heard a strange rattle emitting from under the carriage one morning I immediately took it to my friend who owns an auto body shop; just by listening to the sound his diagno-sis was that the heat shield covering the cata-lytic converter was loose. A predicable problem given the truck is almost a decade old. His shop was so busy it would take him weeks to get to it, and it really wasn’t harming anything but my nerves, so I decided to wait it out.

However, after a few days, the rattle (although not that loud) was driving me to distraction. So I stopped in at Monroe Muffler, on East 55th at Superior, to have someone take a look. The manager, Whitney Madison, said he could get it on the rack right away.

When I asked him to give me an estimate he replied, “Let me take a look at it first.”

The shop was humming along since two other mechanics, Don Black and Michael Fayne, were busy putting brake pads on one vehicle and installing a muffler on another. They were en-gaging in the easy banter one hears when real men are making an honest living to support their families. I liked the vibe … it was cool.

Within 10 minutes, Madison (I don’t think he likes to be called “Whitney” all that much) had pulled my truck onto the lift. I could see him re-moving the rusting shield that was causing the noise. A minute later he was pulling my truck up to the front door.

My first thought was since he had not given me an estimate, I hope he wasn’t going to try to charge me more than $20. Instead, he handed me my keys and said, “You’re good to go.”

“How much I owe you?” I asked.

“Nothing … no charge,” he replied.

I smiled. An honest mechanic, I thought. Now this was super cool.

When I went back later to conduct an interview for this story, one of my elderly neighbors was there getting a price on having a part replaced.

Madison gave him what I know to be an excel-lent price for the work.

“I’ve been doing this for 10 years now,” Madi-son said, “and I’ve found that you get much further by being straight up and honest with people.”

True dat, I thought, true dat.

An Honest Mechanic By Mansfield Frazier

F A I T H P R O F I L E

Greater New Zion Baptist Church997 Lakeview Rd., Glenville

In August 2011, the Rev. Will Hamlet, Jr. and the congregation of Greater New Zion Baptist Church, located at 997 Lakeview Rd., awarded Evergreen Energy Solutions (E²S) a contract to renovate and give the church a much needed makeover. The renovation, the largest such project E²S had ever undertaken, involved en-hancing the structural integrity of the roof, re-placing the entire roof, siding the entire church, replacing 10 windows, completely replacing the sanctuary floor and renovating the entry-way to the sanctuary. The church financed the renovation with “building fund” money raised over several years. The church plans to con-tinue to renovate and upgrade the property.

We thank Jesus Christ for allowing us to serve the neighborhood better.

About Evergreen Energy Solutions (E²S)

E²S, located at 540 E.105th in Glenville, de-signs, installs and develops solar arrays and provides energy efficiency and energy conser-vation services to the residential and commer-cial markets. E²S, an Evergreen Cooperative, is a worker-owned cooperative, whose mission is to stabilize and revitalize the Greater Univer-sity Circle neighborhoods and similar areas of Cleveland, by creating businesses in and hiring from those neighborhoods.

- Submitted by Loretta Bey, office manager at Evergreen Energy Solutions and member of New Zion Baptist Church.From left to right, Whitney Madison, Don Black, and

Michael Fayne. PHOTO BY MANSFIELD FRAZIER.

A regular column by Natalie Rudd

NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE Neighborhood Voice


HealtH & Beauty COME TOGETHER IN BUCKEYE-SHAKER

By Lila Mills

BUCKEYE-SHAKER – In the midst of the stylists and nail tech at A Touch of Rain & Cut Loose Salon one Saturday last month stood MetroHealth pediatrician Dr. Robert Needlman.

He showed up at the salon Feb. 11 with a dietician and his homemade vegetarian chili and set up shop in the lobby to answer ques-tions about health issues. The two-hour-long conversation with salon clients and others touched on everything from Happy Meals to epilepsy.

The visit was the first in a series of health talks, dubbed “Shop Talk,” to be hosted once a month this spring at the salon and the neighboring barbershop Polished Profes-sionals. The talks are part of a larger effort by the St. Luke’s Foundation, working in partnership with MetroHealth and a variety of other organizations, to encourage healthy living in the Buckeye area.

Salon co-owner Rain Burnside and barber James Boyd joined the healthy living effort after the two realized that more and more of their clients were talking about their health.

“I didn’t realize how many women don’t go to the doctor,” Burnside said. “We wanted to encourage them to be healthier.”

During Needlman’s visit to the salon, as hair dryers blew in the background, the doctor challenged people to think about the last time they had a meal without meat.

Not eating meat “helps with your budget and it helps your cholesterol,” he said. “If you don’t understand the words that are in the ingredients [listed on the box] then that’s a bad thing. “

Later, Needlman recommended a concoction of whole milk mixed with dry milk powder as a cheaper alternative to Pedi Sure when salon co-owner Rain Burnside asked about her daughter’s low growth rate.

Salon customer Bonita Henderson listened in as she got her hair done.

“I thought it was very helpful,” Henderson said.

The talks are just one way residents, busi-ness owners, MetroHealth, the St. Luke’s

Foundation and others are working to re-duce health disparities in the area. Sandra Chappelle, a senior program officer at the St. Luke’s Foundation, has worked extensively on health disparities.

“Where you live, work and play influences your health outcomes,” Chappelle said in an interview.

If you live in a neighborhood without a gro-cery store, Chappelle said, you may buy fast food or food from a corner store without a quality selection.

An analysis by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health showed there is 24-year differ-ence between those that live the longest in Cuyahoga County and those with the short-est lives. People with the longest life expec-tancy (more than 88 years) are concentrated mostly in Lyndhurst. People with the short-est life expectancy (64 years) are concen-trated in Hough. People living in urban ar-eas generally suffer from poorer air quality, housing stock and food choices than those in the suburbs.

“Often the choices you make are shaped by the choices you have,” Chappelle said. “The environment where we live helps to shape our choices.”

By working with a variety of organizations, the St. Luke’s Foundation and its partners expect to reduce inequities in policies and systems that result in health disparities. For more information about the St. Luke’s Foundation and its work in Buckeye-Shaker, check out www.saintlukesfoundation.org.

Needlman’s visit to A Touch of Rain & Cut Loose Salon last month was the first in a series of health

talks to be hosted at the salon and Polished Professional barbershop each month. The talks, dubbed the “Shop Talk Health Series,” are the second Saturday of every month starting at 10 a.m. at A Touch of

Rain & Cut Loose Salon, 12407 Larchmere Blvd., and then moving to Polished Professionals,

12501 Larchmere Blvd.

The talks are free. Anyone can come and join the conversation.

UPComiNG TAlks:

March 10: “TimE To QUiT”

MetroHealth’s Closing the Gap Freedom from Smoking program

April 14: Prom sAfETy

May 12: MetroHealth’s

HEAlTHy lifEsTylE for Adults program

June 9: lEAD PoisoNiNG

Also, donate gently worn prom attire for young ladies and men

throughout the month of March at A Touch of Rain & Cut Loose Salon

and Polished Professionals.

Open the door to a community of aspiriation!Join Neighborhood Connections as we celebrate community and unveil new opportunities in Greater University Circle

For more information, call 216-229-0555.

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Hawken School is a co-ed independent day school with campuses in Lyndhurst, Gates Mills and University Circle.

By Chelsea Bonner

As a senior at Hawken School, I took an Inten-sive course called Community Development and Urban Renewal. The Intensive was held at the Gries Center in University Circle, allowing us ac-cess to the amenities of the area such as Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and Wade Park. In addition, we were in close proximity to East Cleveland, Glenville and Fair-fax – the three neighborhoods that served as our final projects.

Throughout the three-week course, my class explored the vital topics associated with Com-munity Development and Urban Renewal – dis-tinguishing characteristics of urban and rural areas; components of communities and neigh-borhoods; and the many factors that influence an area’s growth, prosperity and attraction. All these topics sparked eye-opening discussions about the urban/suburban divide, race, educa-tion, socioeconomic status, health and politics in Cleveland. We learned much about Cleveland’s past and present, many of us being surprised that it had actually once been a thriving city like that of New York or Chicago.

Much of our time was spent outside the class-room, allowing us to explore Cleveland up close and personal. Some highlights of our class were an overnight expedition to Ohio City to complete a visual essay, an introduction to the new ad-ditions and innovations in University Circle and Neighbor Circles. The Neighbor Circles, held in East Cleveland, Glenville, and Fairfax, allowed us to meet with residents and discuss their neigh-borhoods. We gained great insight from the residents as they told us of their history, likes

and dislikes, issues and personal experiences in their neighborhoods that would enlighten us as well as aid us in our final project.

The final project put our knowledge to the test, as we were split in groups to explore one of the designated neighborhoods in depth and make a proposal outlining the biggest issues in our neighborhood and requesting a grant for the construction of institutions, establishments or programs we planned to install to address our neighborhood’s needs. In addition to the pro-posal, we made a formal presentation to our instructors and residents of our neighborhoods.

This Intensive proved to be my favorite course, as it served as both a great learning and bond-ing experience. I discovered so much about the social and economic aspects of Cleveland. Once having a shallow understanding of Cleveland, this course allowed me to gain a new perspec-tive about the city. I have high hopes for Cleve-land, and am eager to see what ideas people have to restore it to its former booming and lively status.

By Kathleen Graham

Community Development and Urban Renewal is a class offered at Hawken School. Because of the school’s unique schedule -- three week immersion courses both before winter break and summer -- this class was able to thrive. Hawken School has a third campus in addition to its Lyndhurst and Gates Mills campuses, called the Gries Center, which is located in University Circle. CDUR took full advantage of this loca-tion. The class was able to really interact with the surrounding neighborhoods. For the first week, the class had an expedition. Everyone had to find a way to get to Ohio City from the Gries Center using public transportation. Once

we reached Ohio City, we backpacked around the town interviewing local people to find their opinions on the city.

At the end of the first week, the class began a new project called Neighbor Circles. Neighbor Circles meets three times, and during these sessions the people from the neighborhood get to know each other and eventually think of ways to improve their neighborhood. We had the chance to be involved and hear the opinions of people who actually live in these neighborhoods. The class was split into three groups, and each group was assigned a differ-ent neighborhood that was close to the Gries Center: Glenville, Fairfax and East Cleveland. All the people we met had great ideas and were excited that young people, like us, were noticing the importance of building up our city’s neighborhoods. In my neighborhood, there haven’t been any initiatives to improve the community, so being a part of the Neighbor Circles was very exciting for me. It is refresh-ing to see people who want to be so active in their neighborhood and are more than willing to take action.

hawken Students Learn from Local residents

Chelsea Bonner

Kathleen Graham

Students and residents at the Gries Center, Hawken’s University Circle campus. Photos courtesy of Hawken School.

NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS Neighborhood Voice


At Case Western Re-serve, community service is more than another extracurricular activity — it’s part of our character, our col-lective campus DNA. We strive to share who we

are and what we do best with everyone around us. As a premier research institution, we offer a variety of community engagement programs in the STEM fields — science, technology, engi-neering and math. Here are some science pro-grams of interest for the entire family!

sAVE THE DATEs:

Power of Diversity Lecture Series: Tues., March 27, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space and founder and president of Two Medical Technology Companies, will serve as the national keynote speaker for the Power of Diversity Lecture Series. Receiving a Doctor of Medicine degree from Cornell Univer-sity in 1981, Jemison has practiced medicine as a volunteer in a Cambodian refugee camp and as a medical officer with the Peace Corps in West Africa. She was working as a general practitioner in Los Angeles, Calif. when NASA selected her and 14 others for astronaut train-ing. Jemison completed her training as a mis-sion specialist with NASA in 1988. In Septem-ber of 1992, as a mission specialist aboard the Shuttle Endeavour, Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to enter space. This event will be held at the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building, 2103 Cornell Rd., Cleveland. To rsvp, please call 216-368-8877.

Family Friday Night: Remembering the Titanic with Hands-on Science, April 20, 7- 9 p.m.

Spend Friday night together as a family as you enjoy an evening of hands-on science in remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. This event is a collabora-tion of Case Western Reserve University’s Cen-ter for Science and Mathematics Education, Cleveland Lakefront State Park and Cuyahoga County Public Library. Place your reservation with Cleveland Lakefront State Park Headquar-ters by calling: 216-881-8141 x3001.

Science is Fun! Family Day, Sat., April 28, 2012, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Center for Science and Mathematics Edu-cation at Case Western Reserve University will host the sixth annual Science is Fun! Family Day for people of all ages. This FREE event of-fers a variety of hands-on science activities and a special visit by the Challenger Learning Cen-ter (space limited for Challenger e-Missions). For more information, visit: www.case.edu/artsci/csm/fun.html Reservations are required. Please call 216-368-5075.

- Submitted by Kathryn Kwiatkowski, Center for Science and Mathematics, CWRU

MAKING THE GRADE

A regular column by Timothy D. Goler

Our Children: The Greatest Love of AllThe untimely passing of Whitney Houston has saddened the world. A music icon that became known as “The Voice” — Whitney Houston cre-ated many memorable songs for people of all ages to enjoy. I’ve always liked “The Greatest Love of All” because the words of the song de-scribe what I believe is the most important les-son in life: to learn how to love yourself.

“I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside. Give them a sense of pride to make it easier. Let the chil-dren’s laughter remind us how we used to be. And if, by chance, that special place that you’ve been dreaming of, leads you to a lonely place, find your strength in love…”

The words of this song describe how to cope with life’s challenges, to be strong — whether you succeed or fail, and pass that strength onto your children so they may carry it into their adult lives. We have all heard it said many times be-fore that children are like sponges. They soak up

whatever they are exposed to within their envi-ronment. If we as adults learn to love and honor ourselves first, then and only then, are we fully available to love others in a healthy way.

We are better equipped to face the challenges that life may bring our way and set a great example for our children to follow. As a result, our children won’t need to look for love and ac-ceptance in other people. They won’t gravitate toward emotionally toxic people and endure abusive relationships or require material things to validate their self-worth.

During Whitney Houston’s funeral, Stevie Won-der sang one of his signature songs – “Loves in Need of Love Today,” and I agree wholeheart-edly. At the end of the day, what people of all ages, race, ethnic and economic background are looking for and every human being requires is love. We were all created to be, give and re-ceive love. A life without it, results in every social ill plaguing our communities today: crime, ad-diction and more.

The lives of millions of children are negatively impacted by parents who are in emotional dis-tress and who turn to various substances to numb their pain. The 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 8.3 million chil-dren lived with at least one parent who abused or was dependent on alcohol or an illicit drug that year.

Eighty-six percent of the general public believes that support from parents is the most important way to improve the schools and that lack of pa-rental involvement is the biggest problem facing public schools. I submit to you that our schools and the academic performance of our students will dramatically improve when we, as parents, begin to take better care of ourselves both phys-ically and mentally. Decades of research show

that when parents are involved students have:

• Higher test scores and graduation rates• Better school attendance• Increased motivation, better self-esteem• Lower rates of suspension• Decreased use of drugs and alcohol• Fewer instances of violent behavior

Terrie M. Williams, a mental health expert and author of “Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re Not Hurting” recently said: “Our community has too many Bobbi Kristina Browns (daughter of the late, great and legendary singer Whitney Hous-ton and singer Bobby Brown), who had a front row seat to the trials, tribulations and emotional struggles of her parents. How many more [will there be] before we begin to really address our own pain and our collective communities’ pain in healthy ways? Let us remember it matters not if you are famous and wealthy, or unknown and poor; what matters is the source of the pain and the ways chosen to deal with it.”

Terrie Williams will serve as a keynote speaker at Case Western Reserve University’s The Road to Recovery Mental Health Forum.

This free event is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday, April 9 at CWRU’s Wolstein Center located at 2103 Cornell Rd. For more information, please call 216-368-1723.

Our greatest love of all is our children. They are our future and we, as a community, have an ob-ligation to teach them well so that they can be all that they can be. Learn to love yourself first so that you can be fully available to love your/our children.

Timothy D. Goler is a sociology doctoral candi-date at Case Western Reserve University and co-founder of PolicyBridge. Feel free to share your thoughts with him at [email protected].

My name is Channon Conner. I attend Health Careers Campus at Martin Luther King Jr. High School. Cookies 4 College is pretty much how it sounds: It’s me selling cookies to pay my way for college. I have been applying, but haven’t received a scholarship yet, so I began to worry. My nickname is Cookie, my favorite character is even Cookie Monster, and the first thing I knew how to bake was a cookie. I just love ‘em, I think I’ve had every kind made. I wear Cookie Monster T-shirts and eat cookies so much, peeps just assumed it was my real name.

The goal I set for myself with this project is to raise at least $1,000 in four months. I started on February 10 and the planned ending date is May 10. I have to admit this is not my first time selling cookies though. The previous time was in the summer of 2010 through one of the orga-nizations I’m in called DoSomething.org. I sold them in my local area in memory of my beloved grandmother who had passed in November 2008. She died of a heart attack so I donated

the money I made within those two weeks in the summer to the American Heart Association in her memory. It never dawned on me until now how all this time I’ve been baking cookies as a snack after school I could have been sell-ing them for a good cause to benefit my future.

I’m a junior. My dream college is Kent State for pre-medicine. I want to become a pediatrician. I’ve been pursuing this goal since I was 5 years old. I involve myself with teens and children all day long. I’m also an advocate for youth. I sell the cookies for one flat rate $1. They are as big as my flyer. I have six main kinds: chocolate chip, almond, strawberry, lemon, brownie and coffee. I also make a huge cookie for $5. So far all the cookies and the varieties have been selling really well.

I think the main thing I would want anyone to get out of this is to never stop, and to do some-thing you’re good at to benefit you or someone else for a good cause. It really is worth it. I can’t

tell you enough how many kids see me doing the things I do and it inspires them to know that you don’t have to allow what you see surround-ing you dictate who you are as person. I’ve al-ways stood out, but I always encourage other peeps to do better than me. It’s been a very bumpy road but everyone goes through obsta-cles. I’m going to college one way or another.

If you would like to purchase some cookies, call 216-229-8769.

Hough Student Selling Cookies 4 CollegeBy Channon Conner

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS Neighborhood Voice


for more information about the musical, contact the rev. Adam Hange, youth minister at

[email protected] or Jim riggs at [email protected].

P O E T ’ S C O R N E RNeighborhood Voice regularly features local poets. Submit your poem to [email protected].

Poverty Is A Dirty Word

I hate poverty,

Poverty is a !

I mean it,

Just like humility,

Poverty is a !

Real dirty word, Just like patience.

Hey...

Hey...

Pay attention

Listen to me,

I’m talking to you.

You’re going home, I am too.

You say, you don’t want no company?

Too late,

I’m assigned to be with you.

God sanctioned me,

I’m no guardian angel,

I’m your conscience.

Happy Belated Birthday

According to the world,

we’re born once;

Each year we celebrate the

anniversary of our birthday.

The age ain’t nothing but a number;

Every moment I spend with

you is golden.

I refuse to take you for granted;

Sorry I missed your anniversary.

God bless you on your second birthday!

I’ve been born again, too,

Thanks to you.

Poetry by Calvin Marshall, a University Circle resident.

The Neighborhood Voice wants to hear from you

Use your voice.

I N G R A M ’ S C I R C L E

A regular column by Lori Ingram

Free Art Tour at the Cleveland ClinicHave an hour to kill and need to find some-thing interesting to do? On the RTA HealthLine and want to have lunch and enjoy a world-class art tour? Stop off at the main building of the Cleveland Clinic at East 95th Street and Euclid Avenue. You can choose an audio art tour or an Art Ambassador Tour. I ate lunch there and waited for the Art Ambassador Tour.

The tour is comprised of dedicated volunteers called docents who present the Cleveland Clinic’s Contemporary Art Collection. The tours

cover three different areas of The Miller Pavil-ion: commissions, first floor and second floor. My tour, which was guided by docent Laura Ospanik, lasted one hour and covered the first floor and main building rooftop overlooking the city. We began at the Miller Lobby. The first pieces were works by Juane Plensa, who uses the alphabet in stainless steel fonts to con-struct objects such as a sculpture of a seated man, or a curtain of famous quotes entitled “Whispering.” There are images projected on the walls and carpets utilizing films of color-ful sea turtles and whales that dart in and out of focus like ghosts. One piece that everyone especially appreciated depicts a wall projec-tion of a moving, whirling tree being blown by the wind. The tree slowly changes before your very eyes.

The Art Ambassador tour can be attended on Wednesdays or Saturdays with tours starting at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. No reserva-tion is necessary. Just wait for the docent at the information table in the Miller Lobby. The Audio Art Tour can take place at your conve-nience and at your own pace, if you prefer. This tour can be requested and downloaded onto your MP3 player and describes the high-

lights as well. It is available in three languag-es- English, Spanish, and Arabic.

There is also a special program that takes place every third Sunday of the month from 2 - 3:15 p.m. for individuals with memory loss and their care partners. Pre-registration is re-quired and can be made by calling 216-448-0232 to inquire about the program.

Yes, a wonderful free and informative af-ternoon may be had at the Cleveland Clinic where the art program’s mission is “to enrich, inspire, and enliven.”

Lori Ingram is an actress living in University Circle.

Send us your articles and photos at [email protected].

LITTLY ITALY - Paloma Pilar Grasso’s dream has been a reality for 10 years.

Grasso opened Galeria Quetzal 10 years ago after retiring from teaching. The local gallery specializes in handmade art from countries like Colombia, Peru, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Mexico.

Grasso has traveled all over the world to find each item displayed and sold in her store at

12400 Mayfield Rd. in Little Italy. Her most frequent travel stops are in Peru, Guatemala and Mexico.

“Going to these countries, you never know what you’re going to find,” Grasso said. “But I find something new every time.”

Through her travels, Grasso has developed deep connections to the people she meets and the things she buys.

Last spring, she traveled to Mexico where she met people called the Huichol who sold hand-carved wooden and clay figures decorated with hundreds of colored beads. The Huichol live in a dry mountainous region and cannot grow many crops so they sell artwork to get by.

Grasso bought several of the beaded figures and some thread pictures that are now dis-played in her shop.

“I handpick everything as if I’m picking them for myself,” Grasso said. “Sometimes it’s hard to part with items I’ve picked.”

Her fascination with Latin artwork started in 1963 when she joined the Peace Corps and went to Colombia. During that time she also became fluent in Spanish and later went on to teach it for 13 years at schools in Cleveland Heights.

For more information about Galeria Quetzal, check out www.galeriaquetzal.com. The Cleve-land Museum of Art is holding its “Land of Color: Latin American Textiles” exhibit, which runs through March 16. The various textile art works in the exhibit were done by artists from 16 countries and fit seamlessly into the theme of Galeria Quetzal, which hosted the exhibit’s opening reception.

Art Gallery to Celebrate 10th Anniversary By Robert Rozboril

Courtesy of Cleveland Clinic

By M. LaVora Perry

CENTRAL - Four young boxers recently trav-eled from Cleveland to Independence, Mis-souri. From Feb. 1 - 4, they fought in the 2012 National Silver Gloves Tournament, which is for 10 to 15 year old amateur boxers.

The four returned home winners.

Tiarra Conwell, 11, Khalil Osaze, 12, Dazzlin Turner, 15, and De’Andre Williams, 11, train under head Coach Donyelle (“Dee”) Bell at the Lonnie Burten Untouchable Boxing Academy. Founded by Bell in 2011, the Academy is inside the Lonnie Burton Recreation Center on East 46th Street off Quincy Avenue.

In their individual weight classes, Williams and Turner both claimed first place in Inde-pendence—they won the championship title. However, Turner won by default because no one in her class fought. Meanwhile, Osaze and Conwell each won second place.

Said Williams: “The best part was when I won and my team was cheering me on.”

Turner felt especially proud that she and Con-

well were trailblazers.

“We got a chance to make history,” she said.

She was referring to the fact that 2012 was the first year in which girls competed in the National Silver Gloves Tournament.

The other history-maker, Conwell, described the competition as “challenging.” She had wise advice for anyone who is thinking about boxing: “Work hard and never quit.”

According to strength and conditioning coach, Kalonji Osaze, father of Khalil Osaze, the Un-touchable team was remarkable for several reasons. First of all, he said, it’s rare for a single school to send four boxers to the na-tional tournament without any of them being eliminated before the final competition.

But in Untouchable’s case, said Osaze, “Every-body we took [to Independence] fought for the title.”

Another reason the Untouchable team stood out, said Osaze, was that usually boxers who make it to the nationals have already fought as many as 80 matches. But on the Untouch-

able team, Williams had only fought in 17 fights. What’s more, each of his teammates had fought in less than 10 state or regional matches before qualifying to box in the na-tional contest.

“That just doesn’t happen,” said Osaze. But now, thanks to the Untouchable team, it has.

M. LaVora Perry is a writer living in East Cleveland.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS Neighborhood Voice


forming partnerships with developers, corpo-rations and regional agencies like Cuyahoga County. These projects include the demolition of dilapidated and abandoned properties, a new senior citizen apartment building and the Cir-cleEast townhome development.

Norton also mentioned the closure of Huron Hospital by the Cleveland Clinic. He said no other mayor of a city that lost its hospital made a deal like the one he made. When hospitals leave urban neighborhoods they usually leave behind rundown, dangerous buildings. But in East Cleveland’s case, Norton said, not only is the Clinic paying for the demolition and removal of the old hospital building, but our agreement with them earned the city $20 million.

In the past, Norton said, “Nobody invited East Cleveland to the table to talk about regional de-velopment [but] over the past few years, we’ve been getting invited.”

He listed some invitations, or appointments, he received as mayor. They included appointments to the board of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Co-ordinating Agency, the Regional Transit Author-ity Board and the University Circle Incorporated Board of Trustees.

Norton peppered his talk with strong words for the five City Council members.

Saying, “I need your help,” he urged them to work with him instead of working against him by doing things like passing a resolution to cut his pay in half.

East Cleveland’s charter calls for the mayor to earn $40,000. Norton earns an extra $37,000 as safety director. Council passed a resolution to eliminate the safety director position at the beginning of this year, which would cut $37,000 from the mayor’s annual pay.

The mayor and his supporters countered by col-lecting 1,250 signatures from residents who are opposed to council’s move. Right now, the mayor is receiving the same pay he always has.

Council president Joy Jordan said council is pre-pared to “take that to court.”

City Council member Nathaniel Martin has been on council for 12 years, longer than any of his colleagues. When I telephoned him, regarding the mayor’s pay, Martin said the $37,000 was never meant for the mayor. He said the city needs that money to help get us out of the Fiscal Caution that the state of Ohio declared we are in.

But here’s what I think: The state says we owe $5.8 million for unpaid debts from 2006 to 2008, before Norton was mayor. Will taking $37,000 from him really make a dent in that? Plus, he is moving the city upward so we can climb out of the hole and pay our debts. East Cleveland has been in a sorry state for decades, but we are finally making real progress thanks to Norton and others.

Lastly, let’s be real. How many highly-competent people like Norton would be willing to do his job—right in East Cleveland—for $40,000?

Martin gave me a few final words about the mayor’s speech. When it comes to the idea that Council is blocking progress by blocking the mayor, he said, “No development, no project goes forward unless it goes through council…We voted on CircleEast. We voted on all the proj-ects [Norton] talked about, that he took credit for to our exclusion. That’s a fact.”

I’m glad Martin and the rest of City Council ap-proved those projects. I am also glad about this fact: Ever since Gary Norton became East Cleve-land’s mayor, City Council members have had a lot more great projects to approve.

Mildred Brewer is the only council member Nor-ton praised during his speech. By phone, I asked her what we citizens could do about the con-cerns he raised.

Speaking of elected officials, she said, we could to talk with our votes in 2014 when council posi-tions are up for election.

“You’ve got to see what people are doing,” she said. “What are they doing to improve the city? Where is their legislation to help the city? Those are the questions you should be asking.”

Those were great words. But I told Brewer that unless we have capable candidates running for office, we’ll keep getting elected officials who fail to do what’s best for our city.

So readers, who will run for office in 2014? Will it be you?

The State of My City continued from Page 1

From left to right, Asst. Coach Chuck Conwell, his daughter Tiarra Conwell, Asst. Coach Kalonji Osaze, and his son Khalil Osaze work out at the academy. PHOTO BY M. LaVORA PERRY.

Young Boxers Win at National Tournament

NEIGHBORHOOD ANNOUNCEMENTS Neighborhood Voice


Are your children uninterested in the same type of Summer Camp experience? If you answered yes, the East Cleveland N e i g h b o r h o o d Center is the place for you and your

family this summer. ECNC will offer two sepa-rate summer program experiences for youth ages 8 – 16 during summer 2012.

ECNC is proud to announce that it will once again offer the Children’s Defense Fund Free-dom Schools program to children entering grades three through six for the 2012-13 school year. The Freedom Schools program provides summer literacy enrichment that helps children fall in love with reading, in-creases their self-esteem and generates more positive attitudes toward learning.

During last year’s Freedom Schools, the scholars took field trips to the Cleveland Indi-ans Progressive Baseball Field via Lolley the Trolley, the scholars visited the East Cleveland Community Gardens, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and traveled to Cincinnati to spend the day at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. In addition to completing art projects, the scholars also had drama experi-ences from instructors at the East Cleveland Community Theatre. All scholars said good-bye to the fun-filled summer with an on-stage production.

ECNC Freedom Schools Program is a six-week program beginning on Monday, June 18 and concluding on Friday, July 27.

ECNC also offers separate summer pro-gramming for teens in middle school and high school. This uniquely designed summer program has the focus of engaging youth in alternatives to drug and alcohol use through education and prevention activities. Program-ming is also inclusive of life skills lessons and physical activities.

Weekly field trips will provide the participants experiential learning to support the skills be-ing taught and modeled during the week.

The teen summer program is unique in that it offers programming for teens who are in the middle — “too old” for traditional sum-mer camp and “not old enough” for summer employment.

Teen Camp is an eight-week experience be-ginning on Monday, June 18 and concluding on Friday, Aug. 17.

There is no cost to enroll in either of these exciting summer programs. All participants in the Freedom Schools Program and Teen Summer Camp will be provided breakfast, lunch and a nutritional snack.

Both camps have limited space and are ex-pected to fill up quickly, so call and reserve your youth’s space for the summer. If you would like more information or to enroll a youth in either program, please contact East Cleveland Neighborhood Center at 216-932-3626.

Program Contacts:Freedom School EnrollmentDabney K. Conwell, executive director

Teen Summer ProgramRayshawn Davis, prevention specialist

Job and Resource Fair Coming to University Circle

Get Assistance Pre-registering for the Job fair at the following locations:

(Please bring your resume in Microsoft Word format, if possible) The Greater University Circle Job and Resource Fair is scheduled for 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. March 16 at the Thwing Student Center, 11111 Euclid Ave., just across the street from the new Seid-man Cancer Center in University Circle.

A host of organizations and officials came to-gether to plan the Fair at the urging of Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Conwell. Forty employ-ers will have tables at the Fair along with 20 resource organizations, like utility companies. Applications and resumes will be accepted for full and part-time positions. There will also be job search, job readiness, career advance-ment, personal finance, resume writing and

interviewing workshops offered. Additionally, several community-based organizations are providing open labs to assist people with the on-line pre-registration process. People will be able to register on-site as well.

Officials plan to host the fair every other year.

“We are really trying to think beyond the job fair,” said Danielle Price, of Neighborhood Con-nections, one of the event sponsors. “During the off-year, we plan to engage residents and community-based organizations to facilitate ongoing connections to resources and projects geared toward economic empowerment.”

fairfax renaissance Development Corporation

8111 Quincy Ave., Suite 100Fri., March 9

10:30 a.m. – noon and 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Call 216-361-8400 for more information.

fatima family Center Computer lab6600 Lexington Ave.

Saturday’s 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Call 216-391-0505 for more information.

famicos foundation1325 Ansel Rd. Fri., March 9

Call Sadie Johnson at 216-791-6476 to make an appointment.

Clyde rahman Community Center

7401 Euclid Ave.Mon., March 12 and Wed., March 14

Noon – 3 p.m.Call 216-262-7488 for more information.

Ashbury Computer Center11011 Ashbury Ave.

Monday’s and Saturday’s 1 – 4 p.m.

Call 216-421-2305 for more information.

If you need hands-on assistance with your resume, please plan to attend an Employment Connection orientation

from 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. on March 12 at 1020 Bolivar Rd., 2nd floor. Call

216-664-4673 to schedule an appointment.

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