DeVondia Roseborough, founder of the Rasberrirose Foundation, is kicking off her eighth annual “Bless a Child Toy Drive.”

Children from five local families will be picked to receive Christmas gifts based on need and a 500-word essay. Three of those families also will receive a Thanksgiving turkey with all the trimmings.

The toy drive begins today (10/28) and ends Dec. 20. Donors may drop off new toys, books, electronics or Thanksgiving contributions at DaShoppe Barbershop, 3115 N. Sharon Amity Road. Thanksgiving donations must be received by Nov. 20.

For more information, call 704-906-5544.

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Ed Sanders, a former Charlotte principal who helped integrate local schools in the 1950s, will be honored Friday (10/29) when Rocky River High School names its new media center in his honor.

A portrait of Sanders will be unveiled during the noon ribbon-cutting ceremony.

In 1955, Sanders oversaw the merger of Central and Tech high schools. Three years after Brown vs. Board of Education, he was instrumental in peacefully enrolling black student Gus Roberts into the all-white student body at Central in 1957.

Under his administration, the district’s first black teacher, Brumit Delaine, entered a classroom at Garinger High, the first step toward integrating black and white faculty.

Sanders and members of his family are scheduled to attend.

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Jeremy Franklin, a senior receiver on the Johnson C. Smith University football team, has been selected to play in the 2010 Russell HBCU Bowl.

Franklin this year become JCSU’s all-time leader in receptions and receiving yardage. As of his last game, he had 2,974 receiving yards, 200 catches and 24 touchdowns. Through eight games this season, Franklin has 49 receptions for 643 yards and four TDs.

The second annual HBCU Bowl is set for December 18 in the Georgia Dome and will feature senior players from historically black colleges and universities.

Franklin is a native of Casselberry, Fla.
 

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