Cake for the Grand Opening of Bwernai House

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Title

Cake for the Grand Opening of Bwernai House

Alternative Title

Bwernai House Grand Opening

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Housing--Florida
Cakes

Description

The cake served at the grand opening of Bwerani House, a village house operated by Dedra Jenkins and her mother, Christine McClendon, beginning in 2000. The Center for Drug Free Living sponsored the grand opening, and they set up tents, sports, and Uno in the backyard. In Swahili, "Bwerani" means "Come (You Are Welcome)," which is what is written on the cake. The village house provided a place for children ages 10 to 18 to go after school, in hopes that they would not get involved with drugs. Jenkins taught the young men and women about communication, cleaning, cooking, and relationships, much of it based on Biblical principles. She also helped them complete craft projects, such as baking soda volcanoes and making candy apples. Children were also welcomed at the Bwerani House on weekends. In 2009, when the youngest attendees became adults and McClendon became ill, Jenkins discontinued services at Bwerani House.

Creator

Jenkins, Dedra

Source

Original 4 x 6 inch color photograph by Dedra Jenkins, February 2000: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.

Date Created

2000-02

Contributor

Jenkins, Dedra

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original 4 x 6 inch color photograph, February 2000.

Is Part Of

Parramore Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Medium

4 x 6 inch color photograph

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Bwernai House, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher

Provenance

Originally owned by Dedra Jenkins.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Dedra Jenkins and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Parramore History Harvest

Curator

Raffel, Sara

Digital Collection

Source Repository

Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins

External Reference

Thompson, Geraldine Fortenberry. Orlando Florida. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
"Carver Park: An Orlando Housing Authority HOPE VI Community." Orlando Housing Authority. Accessed 13 April 2016. http://www.orl-oha.org/carver_park_update.htm.
Shanklin, Mary. "Grand Opening of Carver Park." The Orlando Sentinel, September 12, 2009. Accessed 13 April 2016. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-09-12/news/0909110187_1_carver-park-carver-court-downtown-orlando.

Citation

Jenkins, Dedra, “Cake for the Grand Opening of Bwernai House,” RICHES, accessed March 28, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7790.

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