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The Cincinnati NAACP is proud to announce that volunteers delivered food to the Avondale residents whose gas, electric and water was shut off for 6 days. Michelle Edwards, Secretary of the Cincinnati NAACP, led a team of volunteers to shop at Kroger and deliver food to the residents on Sunday, April 18, 2010.
April 19, 2010 . Cincinnati NAACP Media Release . The Cincinnati NAACP is proud to announce that volunteers delivered food to the Avondale residents whose gas, electric and water was shut off for 6 days. The owner of all 3 buildings had not paid the bill even after collecting rent. The residents of all three buildings lost 100% of their food. Michelle Edwards, Secretary of the Cincinnati NAACP, led a team of volunteers to shop at Kroger and deliver food to the residents on Sunday, April 18, 2010. The volunteer team is listed below: . LaDonna Duffey, Executive Committee Member Michelle Edwards, Secretary Connie Hill, Executive Committee Member Velema Sanders, Executive Committee Member Elizabeth Sanford, Office Secretary Gina Munlin, Member Marsha Ogletree, Member Elaine Patterson, Member Cynthia Price, Member . The Cincinnati NAACP would like to thank all of the volunteers for their time. Also the Cincinnati NAACP would like to thank the Kroger Company for their donation of a $500 gift card to support buying food for the residents of Avondale. The Cincinnati NAACP is a volunteer organization. Since Wednesday, April 14, 2010 the Cincinnati NAACP has volunteered 262 hours of time to resolve this crisis. Those volunteer hours are worth $7,860. This does not include any financial contribution from the Cincinnati NAACP nor Kroger to provide food for the residents. "The Annual Freedom Fund Dinner allows the Cincinnati NAACP to intervene in crisis situations and resolve them quickly. We encourage the community to support the October 22, 2010 Freedom Fund Dinner and renew your memberships with the branch," Christopher Smitherman, president of the Cincinnati NAACP says. . The Cincinnati NAACP would like to extend a thank you to Duke Energy. This was a tough situation for Duke. The owner was not paying the bills and the residents informed the Cincinnati NAACP that the notifications provided by Duke Energy to the residents were removed from their doors. "This looks like an attempt by the owner to collect rent from the tenants without their knowledge of an imminent disconnection notice. This behavior is shameful," Smitherman says. The residents in all three buildings have been very gracious and thankful for the help they have received from the community. The owners behavior put the lives of 150 people at risk. The Cincinnati NAACP has contacted City Hall to discuss public policy that would not allow this situation to occur again. "The residents were put in the middle of a fight that was not their business. We thank the broad community for their continued support of the Cincinnati NAACP and its efforts to raise the quality of life for African American people," Smitherman says. |
