The Bee’s at Advent Heights

Delta Citizens Alliance (DCA), in conjunction with the Center for Sustainable Change (CSC) and the WW Kellogg Foundation, is engaged in a holistic approach to working with the residents of the Advent Heights Housing Projects, located in an area commonly referred to as “Soy Bean City”, here in Greenville, MS.

Although DCA’s primary objective is to introduce the Three Principle Psychology or 3PP’s to the community, various other community development I Issues and opportunities have already been identified by the residents.

F or example, residents complained there is a serious infestation of bees that has literally taken over

approximately seven or eight unoccupied residential units and have developed territorial rights. Many of the youth and elderly live with the fear of having to pass by anywhere close to those infested units without being threatened by attacking bees.

Advent Heights is a low to extremely low income residential area. Although the housing project has a management office that is funded primarily by the local Seven Day Adventist Church, funding to pay for professional insect eradication is not currently budgeted.

DCA has started a “fund-raising” effort to identify financial resources to rid Advent Heights of the current terrorization being imposed upon the community by thousands of bees who feel like it’s the humans who are the pests in this situation. Anyone wishing to donate to the fund to get rid of the bees at Advent Heights can donate what you can by visiting DCA’s website at www.deltacitizens.org and press the donate button to make your on-line contribution. Or, you can send your donation by check or money order to “Bees” at P.O. Box 5335, Greenville, MS 38704.

In addition to introducing the Three Principles to Advent Heights residents, and helping to get rid of the bees, DCA is working closely with Advent Heights to identify other strategic community issues that the residents have identified including establishing a community library on site; improving school attendance and parental involvement activities; and activities to decrease the crime rate in the neighborhood. Last month DCA presented a meeting on Financial Literacy that was well received. DCA would like to thank Gloria Dickerson for facilitating that session. Please stay tuned for periodic updates throughout the year as we vigorously work in Advent Heights to help residents to help themselves to realize the American dream. The 3PP’s suggests that everyone is born with the innate wisdom to attain mental wellness.