The Universal Family

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=848001" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#6666FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="048005f0egblyg.gif"> <div> <B>The Universal Family </b><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>on the web</b></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission Statement"><U>Mission Statement</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Company Information"><U>Company Information</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cultural Partnerships"><U>Cultural Partnerships</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="YES! Weve Got Products!"><U>YES! We've Got Products!</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B><U>Program Summaries:</U></b></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>What we do</U></b></I></div> <div> <A HREF="cultural_diversity_weaving.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kente: the fabric that speaks"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bf000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cultural Diversity Weaving</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Y.A.E.© Youth Art Education Program"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bf000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Youth Art Education</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SkateAwayFromViolencE S.A.F.V.E.© "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bf000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Skate Away From ViolencE</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Diversity Totems"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bf000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Diversity Totems</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Partnerships at Work:</U></b></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Everybody Skate!"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Every body Skate</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gang Intervention"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Gang Intervention</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Artist In Residency"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Artists-in-Education</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" VISUAL ARTS"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Visual Arts on the Web</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Why We're Doing It </U></b></I></div> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission Statement"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Mission Statement</b></U></A><B> </b><B> </b></div> <div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Company Information"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Company Information</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cultural Partnerships"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cultural Partnerships</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="YES! Weve Got Products!"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Products</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Contact us</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What is Art?"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">What is Art?</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What Is Culture?"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">What is Culture</b></U></A><B>?</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What is Weaving?"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">What  is Weaving?</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Artists..."><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">About the Artists...</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kofi Bempah"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kofi Bempah</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Carl Lewis"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Carl E. Lewis</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Robin Cauvel"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Robin Cauvel</b></U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0976c920.jpg" border=0 width="108" height="146" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>"Culture is a dish from which we all eat...</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Diversity is the spice we each bring to it."</b></I></div> <bR> <div>                <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990080" FACE="Eras Demi ITC" >The Universal Family</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Eras Light ITC" >     </FONT></div> <div>  A traditional indigenous proverb speaks of us who have "'red marrow and white bones'" as being of one race; it is with this philosophy that the Universal Family operates.   We foster, develop and promote the strengths that come with and from diversity.  Through our creative, educational and recreational program for youth and their families we provide the tools to create an awareness of and appreciation for the issues surrounding diversity, e.g. ethnicity, gender, age, validation and acceptance.</div> <div> Let me<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Eras Light ITC" > express a very warm  welcome and appreciation for your interest in our Informational Web Site. You are our <IMG SRC="http://members.tripod.com/bin/counter/index.htm?000000" ALT="[Tripod Counter]">  visitor!</FONT></div> <div> <B>The Universal Family</b> is a not-for-profit (<B>501(C)3</b>) entity which presents creative, cultural, and recreational  programs for youth and their families. </div> <div> We are currently in the process of reaching out to individuals, corporations and institutions to participate in our "<B>Cultural Partnership</b>" program. These "Partnerships" are designed to accommodate the diversity of potentials; partnering programs or projects with communities or institutions. This offers the greatest opportunities in terms of fulfilling the needs  of families and children during this next school year.</div> <div> <B>Presently, we have several sites requesting our services.</b><B> </b> Please take a look at the variety of programs we offer.  Then, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Eras Demi ITC" ><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>contact us</U></A><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>.</U></A></FONT>  The Kid's won't be sorry for it.</div> <div> <I>The Universal Family and its Board.</I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>