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Winston-Salem native honored in California s I'K 1AL TO THE CHRONICLE Syvera Hardy was honored Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. at the San Diego (Calif.)Women of Dis tinction Awards. She is a regis tered nurse for the Office of Public Health Communicable Disease Control for San Diego County and was bom and edu cated in Winston-Salem. She has been employed for almost 25 years as a registered nurse for the San Diego County Department of Health and Human Services. She has been a resident of San Diego County since 19 7 4. She is a graduate of Kate Hardy Bitting Keynolds Memorial School of Nursing and is an active member of the National Black Nurses Association. San Diego chapter, where she is cur ' rently vice president. In 1991 she was named Nurse of the Year. She has held various elective positions with the San Diego County Black Employees Asso ciation. Her volunteer activities include participation in numer ous organizations throughout San Diego. She has a son and a daughter and four grandchil dren. i Interfaith Unity Week Oct. 29-Nov. 2 SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE GREENSBORO - Making Ends Meet, a private, nonprofit organization founded by the Al Ummil Ummat Islamic Center of Greensboro, will host an Interfaith Unity Week Oct. 29 through Nov. 2. Making Ends Meet's mis sion is to serve the Greensboro community by providing food (perishable and nonperishable items) to low-income families, disabled and senior citizens to supplement their incomes. The purpose of the Interfaith Unity Week is to celebrate and facili tate discourse within all reli gious faiths throughout the Piedmont area to collectively address issues concerning poverty within our local com munities. During the Interfaith Unity Week, there will be scheduled programs: ? Tuesday, Oct. 30: Presen tation of our religious leaders to the community through public television, announcing the pur pose of the upcoming citywide day of unity. Show will be titled "Meet Our Religious Leaders." ? Wednesday. Oct. 31, 10 a.m. until-: Collectively walk throughout elected communi ties distributing bags of food (perishable and nonperishable items) to needy individuals and families. ?Thursday. Nov. 1: 7 a.m. - interfaith breakfast at Marriott Hotel downtown; noon - public address at N.C. A&T State Uni versity with renowned world leader Imam Wallace D. Mohammed. Muslim American Society spokesman, as the guest speaker; 7 p.m. - awards banquet dinner at the Marriott Hotel downtown, with keynote speaker Nan H. Griswold, exec utive director of Second Har vest Food Bank, and guest speaker Imam Wallace D. Mohammed. The event is sponsored by: Al-Ummil Ummat Islamic Cen ter and co-sponsored by The National Conference for Com munity Justice, Greensboro Jewish Federation and The Greenville Focolare Movement. For more informatiorrr'call 852-3040 or 686-8562. Seminar from page C5 board member of the Texas Partnership for End of Life Care. "In modern society, we expect children to outlive their parents," said Debbie Flippin, R.N., director of patient/fami ly services for Hospice. "Yet, 53,000 children in the United States die each year from trau ma, congenital conditions, premature births, inherited disorders or acquired illness. Most of these children die in hospitals, and many in inten sive cars units- This program will explore pediatric pallia tive care from a child and fam ily-centered perspective in hopes of finding ways to improve palliative care for children." In addition to lectures led by Levetown, the seminar will include a panel discussion on negotiating goals of care. Panel participants will include: ? Levetown ?... ethical issues. ? Rev. Sharon Engebretson. M.Div.. director of the Depart ment of Chaplaincy and Pas toral Education at Wake Forest University School of Medicine - spiritual issues. ? Susanna Lund, expres sive arts therapist at Hospice - communication issues. ? Winoka Plummer, R.N.. Hospice of Davidson County, and parent of two children with chronic illnesses - parent issues. The seminar is open to nurses, social workers, child life specialists, counselors, educators, school administra tors, school nurses, therapists, volunteers and other pediatric care providers. The cost is $56 for those who register after Oct. II. The fee includes instructional costs, program materials, and lunch. Partici pants will also receive contin uing education (CE) credits. To register, call Marie Simos at 800-277-7654 or you can save $5 by registering online at northwestahec.wfubmc.edu. Hospice recently devel oped a Pediatric Palliative Care Team within the organi zation's Carousel Center, a year-round program where children, teens, and their fam ilies who are grieving a death can share their experiences as they move through the healing process. The team focuses on providing relief of physical, social, psychological, and existential or spiritual pain by providing care designed to enhance the quality of life for children facing life-limiting illnesses and their families. Hospice - a community nonprofit organization emphasizes palliative care, which begins at the diagnosis of a life-threatening illness, where the goal is to achieve the best possible quality of life for patients and their families. In addition. Hospice continues to be committed to providing quality medical, emotional, spiritual, and social support to patients and families who face a life-limiting illness regard less of diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, or ability to pay. Hospice has experienced major growth in the past six years. In 2000, the agency cared for 1,300 patients and their families, making more than 33,000 visits to homes throughout the community. This year, the agency, now in its 22nd year of service, is expected to touch the lives of even more people in its seven county service area. For more information about the Hospice & Palliative CareCenter. contact Lisa Holleman. director of commu nity relations, at 768-3972. Crosby's Basketball League holding sign-ups SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE' Crosby's Traveling Basket ball League sign-up dates will be Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, II, 18 and 25 at 2800 Millbrook Apart ments community room (near office), off 28th and 30th streets. Boys ages 10-13 add 14-16 may sign up 2-6 p.m. Players will need to be at least 10 minutes early (4:50 p.m.). Parents will need to arrive at Mineral Springs Middle School at least 15 minutes early (6:45 p.m.) to pick up yo"ur child. All players will need to wear comfortable clothes, sneakers, no jewelry (including earrings). Players should not bring money that cannot be kept on their per son at all times because there will be no way to lock up their personal items. If you have further questions or concerns, call Hubert Crosby at 722-4337. Wake Forest panel to present 'Why Do They Hate Us?' Teach-in SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE "Why Do They Hate Us'?: The War on Terrorism, a Teach in. Will be held at Wake Forest University on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the political science department and is free and open to the public. It will be held in Benson Universi ty Center's Pugh Auditorium. It is part of the year of Unity and Hope at Wake Forest. The panel will feature polit ical science faculty members Michaelle Browers, David Coates. Charles "Hank" Kennedy and Richard Sears. Browers studies Arab and Islamic political thought and will speak about how people might understand Muslims' per spectives and reactions regard ing the events of Sept. II. Coates will speak about differ ent nations' views about the bombings in Afghanistan. Kennedy is an expert on Pakistan and the Middle East, and will discuss the possible effects of U.S. military action in that region. Sears will speak about the choices the United States faces when deciding bow to fight terrorism international ly. The Chronicle's new e-mail address for news items is news@wschronicle.com The Lambs for Christ to present health fair SPEC1AI Ki IHI ( HRONK I I The "Lambs tor Christ" of Spencer Memorial Chrisiian Church will sponsor a Health Awareness Day on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. until I p.m. A continental breakfast will he served at 8:30 a.m. Vital infor mation concerning foot care (including diabetic foot care), hypertension, substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases. birth control, breast cancer and prostate cancer will be dis cussed. Special guests who will provide health-care informa tion include: Dr. Thomas Price from Abertheny Foot Clinic, Dr. Roland Friedman from Maplewood Urological Asso ciates. Michael Saunders from STEP ONE Substance Abuse Services and representatives from Today's Woman and the American Cancer Society. Free blood pressure checks, foot screenings, other screen ings, and literature will be available. * Take charge of your health and well-being by being a part of this Health Awareness Day! Spencer Memorial Christ ian Church is at 1410 Douglas Street, at Dellabrook. in Win ston-Salem. For more informa tion, call 841-6859. , NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP Broad Street Improvement Project ? The Winslon-Salem Department of Transportation will hold a publie workshop, as shown below, for the proposed improvements to the section of Broad Street between 6th Street and Business 40 bridge. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Forsyth County Central Library Auditorium 660 W. 5th Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 The purpose of the workshop is to provide information on design alternatives, traffic safety and operations and aesthetic improvements, and to receive com ments from interested participants. All members of the public are invited to attend and participate. The workshop will include an open house from 4:00-5:00 pm, with a formal pres entation beginning at 5:00 p.m. Comments and questions will be taken after the presentation. Both W-S DOT staff and Consultant team members will be avail able during the entire workshop to discuss the project. If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact Stan Polanis, Winston-Salem DOT, 336-727-2707 or stanp@ci.winston-salem.nc.us. For those needing special assistance to attend the workshop, please call Angela I. Carmon, the City's ADA Coordinator, at 336-727-2056 or TDD 336-727-8319. ill) Winston-Satan O ^ ? o lSb Here Today. Here Tomorrow. Another good reason to move your checking to LSB, the Piedmont Triad's largest community bank. lsbnc.com ARCADIA ? CLFMMONS ? DANBURY ? KERNERSV1LLE ? KING ? LEXINGTON ? MIDWAY . RURAL HALL ? THOMASVILLE ? WALKERTOWN ? WALLBURG ? WELCOME ? WINSTON-SALEM ^
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