LaVerne C. Franklin

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  Fifth Third presented the check to Mayor Bonnie MacKenzie and NAACP leaders LaVerne Franklin and Roofus Watson at the City Council Meeting on February 22, 2002.
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  NAACP President, Franklin stated, "We understand that building relationships with the business community is crucial to our success and we can't thank Fifth Third enough for this support."
  
  In 1948, Fifth Third became one of the first institutions to establish a permanently endowed foundation.Additionally, Fifth Third serves as Trustee for the Eleanor C.U. Alms Trust, Charles Moerlein Foundation, Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Charles E. Schell Foundation, Ohio Valley Foundation, and the Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Fund.As sole trustee, Fifth Third uses income from these charitable funds carefully and selects programs consistent with the intentions of each of the original benefactors.Fifth Third is proud to perform its fiduciary responsibility and to work in partnership with the philanthropic community to ensure a better quality of life for all.
  
  Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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  LaVerne Franklin, 68
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  LaVerne Franklin, former Collier County NAACP president, sits inside the sanctuary Bethel AME Church, a historically black church, in Naples. Franklin, originally from Philadelphia, says that God's words have given her strength to persevere through the tough times of segregation and inequality. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff ,
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  LaVerne Franklin, former Collier County NAACP president, sits inside the sanctuary Bethel AME Church, a historically black church, in Naples. Franklin, originally from Philadelphia, says that God's words have given her strength to persevere through the tough times of segregation and inequality.

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  LaVerne Franklin, 68, community activist and former president of the Collier NAACP

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  By SHARON FRANKLIN and LAVERNE FRANKLIN, Naples
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  LaVerne Franklin / Special to the Daily News
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  Make checks payable to Sharon and LaVerne Franklin Community Service Scholarship Inc. and mail to: LaVerne Franklin, 7005 Kiwi Place, Naples 34113; or call 239-352-2868.

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  "People need to see that life is a struggle, and if you apply yourself, you can make it," NAACP Collier County branch President LaVerne Franklin said of bringing Gary to the event.

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  Published on: 1/22/2007    Last Visited: 1/22/2007  

  LaVerne Franklin, head of the NAACP's Back-to-School and Stay-in-School programs, served as emcee and portrayed Stagecoach Mary Fields, who was famous for delivering mail for the U.S. Postal Service to the northwestern states.
  
  Franklin said the idea for the living history event grew out of the NAACP's desire to honor King for his accomplishments advancing the rights of black Americans.
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  "We started by asking the museum to feature Dr. King, but he didn't do things by himself, so we thought of celebrating others," Franklin said.

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  "(King) was such a great American, not only here but throughout the world," said LaVerne Franklin, head of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

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  Published on: 2/23/2003    Last Visited: 2/23/2003  

  NAACP President LaVerne Franklin spoke to an audience of literary fans who gathered at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Naples, during the last few days of black history month.
  
  "A lot of people don't know about African-American literature - that we are diverse," Franklin said."The basic thing is to enjoy literature . . . share it with your neighbors."
  
  One of the African-Americans honored during the program was Thurgood Marshall, a lawyer and the first black Supreme Court justice.He's known for his role in overturning the U.S. Supreme Court case of the separate but equal clause under the Constitution.
  
  Marshall was responsible for the landmark 1954 court decision Brown vs. the Board of Education, which declared segregation of public schools illegal.

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  Fifth-grader Stephanie Lopez, right, is turned into a "Queen" as LaVerne Franklin, treasurer of the Collier chapter of the NAACP and chairwoman of the Stay in School program, places a scarf, also known as a gele, on Lopez's head. Franklin spent time Thursday with the YES Kids Program at Avalon Elementary School in East Naples, teaching the students about Kwanzaa, which begins today.
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  Fifth-grader Stephanie Lopez, right, is turned into a "Queen" as LaVerne Franklin, treasurer of the Collier chapter of the NAACP and chairwoman of the Stay in School program, places a scarf, also known as a gele, on Lopez's head.Franklin spent time Thursday with the YES Kids Program at Avalon Elementary School in East Naples, teaching the students about Kwanzaa, which begins today.
  
  Kwanzaa itself is far from new.But for many students at Avalon, hearing details about the 40-year-old holiday was a first.
  
  LaVerne Franklin, chairwoman of the "Stay in School" program for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Collier County, spoke Thursday with about 13 students after school about the traditions and principles of Kwanzaa, and helped them participate in the holiday rituals.
  
  "I think they need to have all kinds of educational experiences," Franklin said.
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  Franklin began the program by asking each child about their day in the African language Swahili, which is used in Kwanzaa celebrations.
  
  She then went on to explain the principles of Kwanzaa, including unity, self-determination, responsibility, economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
  
  Rebecca Senatus, a fourth-grader at Avalon Elementary School, pretends to light the seven candles of Kwanzaa during a presentation about the holiday given by LaVerne Franklin of the NAACP. The seven days, which start today and continue to Jan. 1, signify seven different principles.
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  Rebecca Senatus, a fourth-grader at Avalon Elementary School, pretends to light the seven candles of Kwanzaa during a presentation about the holiday given by LaVerne Franklin of the NAACP.
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  Franklin first taught the principle in Swahili, and then explained in English.
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  Franklin said teaching students the meaning of Kwanzaa helps dispel myths about the celebration.
  
  "I think people associate Kwanzaa with Christmas, but they have nothing to do with each other," she said."Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday."
  
  Although many students don't celebrate the holiday at home, Franklin said she hopes they will gain a desire to learn more about Kwanzaa.To help, Franklin distributed books about Kwanzaa and postage stamps representing the holiday.
  
  "I think if they hear it over and over again, it'll sink in," she said.

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  Members of the Collier County Branch of the NAACP said that this year, the more than $4,000 it costs to put on the parade - a mainstay of the holiday for years - could be better spent on the organization's after-school programs for children, according to president LaVerne Franklin.
  
  A short march from Triumph Church, 1380 Fifth Ave. N., to a tree planted in memory of the slain civil rights leader, will start at 9 a.m.
  
  That event will be followed by a gathering at Cambier Park on Eighth Street South - across from Naples City Hall - at 1 p.m., Franklin said.
  
  Outgoing Naples Mayor Bonnie MacKenzie will be recognized for her support of the NAACP, Franklin said.
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  Besides celebrating King's memory, the local NAACP has other events planned for the winter, Franklin said.
  
  On Feb. 14, members and guests will travel to Miami to watch a performance of the only all-black circus in the world, Franklin said.
  
  On Feb. 15, there will be a black literature awareness program at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Waterside Shops, 5377 Tamiami Trail N. in Naples.
  
  The campaign to bring awareness of black authors will continue through March 6.
  
  People may pick up vouchers from the NAACP and present them to the cashier at Barnes & Noble when they buy books by black authors, Franklin said.
  
  Part of the proceeds from the book sales will go to support programs sponsored by the NAACP, she said.
  
  For information about these programs, call Franklin at 352-2868.

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