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In an effort to provide shoes to poor people in Haiti, the Greater Mount Nebo African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bowie is holding a shoe drive through Saturday.

The church is collecting as many new and slightly worn shoes as possible, which will be distributed to Haitians in rural villages in early November, said the Rev. Jonathan L. Weaver, pastor of the church.

"This is a great opportunity for persons to provide help by donating an item we take for granted, shoes," Weaver said in a statement. "There are literally hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in rural villages who can't afford shoes, who walk everyday with their feet uncovered and unprotected, exposing themselves to the threat of all kinds of illnesses and diseases."

Anyone who would like to donate shoes to the effort can drop them off at the church through Saturday or contact the Rev. Roslyn Roberts at 301-249-7545. The church is located at 1001 Old Mitchellville Road.

Chamber holds second

Taste of Bowie, fashion show

The Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce's Women in Business Committee and Soroptimist International of Bowie-Crofton present the second annual Taste of Bowie and Fabulous Fall Fashion Show to benefit their scholarship funds. The event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 11 at Boswell Hall, located at 6111 Columbian Way in Bowie.

Tickets to the event are $50 a person and include tastings from local restaurants, as well as open beer, wine and soda. Local residents will model fall fashions on the runway; the event also will include raffles and live entertainment.

Contact the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce at 301-262-0920 or info@bowiechamber.org for more information or to make a reservation.

Bowie woman crowned

Miss Norfolk State University

Garyn Camille Clark of Bowie was crowned Miss Norfolk State University 2009-10 on Oct. 18.

Clark, 20, is a 2006 honor graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School and a senior music education major at Norfolk State, said her father, Gary Clark.

Clark has a 3.97 GPA, is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and the Golden Key International Honor Society. She is the student conductor of the Norfolk State University Concert Choir and serves as president of the Delta Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at the college.

As a result of her accomplishment, she will be competing for the title of Miss Virginia in 2010.

Her parents are Gary C. and Dr. Grace D. Clark. Her brother, Gary C. Clark II, is a junior at Eleanor Roosevelt High School.

Scout earns high rank

through environmental work

Michael Allegrezza, the son of Kim and Anthony Allegrezza of Bowie, and a member of Boy Scout Troop 1009, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout.

He was presented with the rank Oct. 10 during his Eagle Court of Honor, at Christian Community Presbyterian Church, according to his father.

In order to receive the rank of Eagle Scout, Michael, 17, completed a project that involved setting up a wildlife education center and habitat at Tulip Grove Elementary School. Michael led a group of volunteers who installed plantings, feeders and houses and natural habitat for birds and other wildlife at the school.

"We made some bird and animal houses and planted berry bushes," Michael said. "I thought that would be cool to do at the school and figured I would get the younger generation interested in environmental issues."

The enhancements qualified Tulip Grove as a nationally Certified Community Wildlife Habitat.

Michael, a senior at Bowie High School, was active in Cub Scouts Pack 1009 at Tulip Grove Elementary, where he earned the Arrow of Light award, the highest honor for a Cub Scout. He became a Boy Scout in May 2003 and joined Troop 1009 at Christian Community Presbyterian Church.

"I had been working at this a long time and it was a major accomplishment in my life," he said of earning the rank.

South Bowie club accepting basketball registrations

The South Bowie Boys and Girls Club is accepting registration for its basketball teams. Teams are forming for all ages and abilities.

Interested players can register at the Bowie Gymnasium from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays and from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sundays. The cutoff for registration is Nov. 20. For more information, call basketball commissioners Kenneth L. Mitchell at 301-805-6763 or Chandra Mitchell at 703-915-9052.

Whitehall Elementary

students' art on display

Students at Whitehall Elementary School will have their artwork on display in the Young Person's Art Gallery at Bowie City Hall through the month of October. The gallery features the artwork of students of Bowie schools each month.

Artwork by the following students is on display: Isaiah Bowes, Rachel Bruce, Alyssa Floyd, Joyelle Garcia, Sarah Keiser, Megan Keister, Abigail Lee, Samantha Marroquin, Sharee McLain, Mycayla McMillan, Rylee Nieman, Anna Sava, Marissa Schlette, Olympia Swaby, Ryan Westbrook and Matthew Woda.

Local church offers

alternative gift market

Christian Community Presbyterian Church will hold an alternative gift market from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the church, located at 3120 Belair Drive, in Bowie.

The market offers buyers the opportunity to give a donation to a humanitarian organization in the name of a loved one. Approximately 10 mission projects will be represented at the market, organizer Peggy Oates said.

The groups range from the local — such as the Bowie Interfaith Food Pantry and the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 39 — to the international. Two church members work with the group, Living Water, which installs water purification systems in Honduras and will be represented at the market.

This will be the fifth year the church has hosted the market. Light refreshments will be available. For information, call Oates at 301-262-6959.

Bowie High School

presents ‘Grease'

Bowie High School presents the musical "Grease" at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, at 15200 Annapolis Road, in Bowie. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7.

Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for seniors, students and children and may be purchased at the BCPA on Mondays through Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m. or one hour before show time; by e-mailing bowiehightickets@

yahoo.com or by leaving a message at 301-805-6880, ext. 55.