BRIDGES In
the News
Bridges gets into Uptown spirit with housewarming
By Rebecca Wilson
Originally appeared in the October 14, 2004 edition of the
Commercial Appeal
Bridges, a training organization for youths, officially moved
into the Uptown Redevelopment Neighborhood.
Located on Auction at 477 N. Fifth, Bridges invited neighbors
who have been observing construction over the past year to
tour the facility and eat dinner with staff and supporters in
the Wilson Family High Adventure Hall.
The hall is one of the finest indoor challenge courses in the
country, with its 35- foot climbing wall donated by the
Grizzlies and The Zone, and the high ropes course given by
AutoZone.
Following supper and the welcome by Bridges president James R.
Boyd, Robert Lipscomb, executive director of Memphis Housing
Authority and director of Housing and Community Development,
expressed his congratulations.
Ten representatives of religious communities led the guests in
a candlelit procession into the grassy amphitheater where the
Stax Academy Choir and Mt. Vernon Baptist Church adult and
youth choir performed.
Closing the evening was a litany of dedication led by Rev. C.
B. Baker of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, followed by a solo
"We Are Family" sung by Bridges staff member Renee McCreight.
During the solo, every guest held a candle that was lighted
and Rabbi Micah Greenstein of Temple Israel prayed that the
light be taken out into the community.
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