Cake for the Grand Opening of Bwernai House
Dublin Core
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.
Collection
Citation
Jenkins, Dedra, “Cake for the Grand Opening of Bwernai House,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7790.