Azalea Terrace wins award
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
? The Housing Authority of
the City of Winston-Salem
(DAWS) is proud to announce
t5at the Azalea Terrace inde
pendent living development
fur seniors has won a presti
gious award.
* Each year, the Community
(Affordable Housing Equity
Q>rp. (CAHEC) selects one
project it has funded as the
"Outstanding Development of
tfie Year." Standards for evalu
a(ion include the quality of the
development and the ability of
the developer to get the proj
ect built on time and within
bpdget. CAHEC also consid
ers design and location, giving
tlje highest marks to develop
ments that are attractive and
located in unique settings and
neighborhoods. While physi
cal attributes of the property
are important, supportive
services for residents are con
sidered crucial attributes for
the award.
In announcing the award,
CAHEC officials said that
Azalea Terrace received the
highest marks for every stan
dard, describing the apart
ments as "a unique combina
tion of spacious living and,
extraordinary amenities."
The 100-apartment com
munity offers special features
and services to help senior cit
izens continjjejto live inde
pendently, safely and in com
fort.
The low-rise, three-story
building has elevators, laun
dry and storage facilities on
each floor, and common areas
that provide space for social
izing. entertaining and recre
ation. There is a comfortable
lobby, a ^dinning/activity
room, a gazebo and a sun
room. A library, a craft center,
a fitness center, and a technol
ogy learning center offer
encouragement for lifelong
learning.
A hair salon and a health
clinic staffed by a full-time
nurse practitioner provide res
idents with important services
on-site.
Security is augmented by a
state-of-the-art closed circuit
TV monitored entry system.
The one-bedroom apart
ments have private balconies
or patios, fully equipped
kitchens, cable wiring, carpet
and tile.
A HAWS Hope VI senior
service coordinator has
launched many community
activities, including daily
luncheon bus trips, on-site
health screenings, prescription
evaluations and monthly com
munity breakfasts.
Although the facility is
new and very newly occupied,
it has already received out
standing support from the
Winston-Salem community.
Winston-Salem State Univer
sity is stocking and staffing
the wellness center, and '
Forsyth Technical Community
College supports the technolo
gy learning center.
The first and integral phase
>f a four-part HUD Hope VI
evitalization project. Azalea
Terrace showcases the begin- i
ning of a partnership between
Community Management i
Corp.. Eagan & Sons, [he
Housing Authority and the
:ity of WLnston-S$pm.
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Azalea Terrace, a seniors facility; is the first completed HOPE VI project for HAWS.
Library to sponsor
appraiser from PBS s
Antiques Road Show'
?eCIAt TO THE CHRONICLE
There may be hidden
treasures in the closets and
attic of your houite worth a lot
of money! The C.G.-O'Kelly
Friends of the Library will
Culminate their lecture series
for the 2001-2002 academic
year with Philip J. Merrill
acclaimed in-house appraiser
for PBS's "Antiques Road
Show," Discovery Channel
qpnsultant, and author, on
March 23 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. in room 127 of C.G.
O'Kelly Library, on the cam
rus of Winston-Salem State
niversity.
! From 10 to II a.m. Merrill
|will lecture on the history and
I
importance of understanding
African American memorabil
ia in the context of American
culture. From 11:15 a.m. to 2
p.m. Merrill will be on hand
to conduct free appraisals and
answer questions on antiques
and memorabilia collecting.
Merrill founded Nanny
Jack & Co. to educate audi
ences about black history and
culture through black memo
rabilia and material culture.
The company is named after
Merrill's great-grandmother,
from whom he learned to
value the artifacts that chroni
cle the struggles African
Americans have faced
throughout history.
Merrill has a B.A. degree
in sociology from Loyola Col
lege in Baltimore. His special
ties include African-American
historical research, oral histo
ry interviewing techniques, as
well as collecting and inter
preting artifacts.
Merrill coauthored the
book "Baltimore," which doc
uments the everyday life of
the city's African-American
citizens before and after
desegregation. He has also
written "The Art of Collecting
Black Memorabilia," a guide
to collecting African-Ameri
can material culture.
The lecture and appraisal
fair are free and open to the
public.
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Histories of black vets being sought
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Veterans History Pro
ject is a project of the Library
of Congress through its Amer
ican Folklife Cenler to collect
and preserve oral histories and
documentary materials front
veterans of World War I.
World War II. and the Korean,
Vietnam, and Persian Gulf
wars. The project was created
by Congress in legislation
sponsored by Senators Max
Cleland and Chuck Hagel, and
Representatives Ron Kind,
Amo Houghton, and Steny
Hoyer. The legislation passed
unanimously ip both the
House and the Senate. AARP
is the founding private sector
sponsor of the project.
To learn more about the
project and to see a listing of
more than 150 official partners
and the members of the Five
Star Council. visit
www.loc.gov/folklife/vets.
Individuals, family members,
veterans, civic groups and
organizations are invited to
interview African-American
veterans by contacting the Vet
erans History Project, where
staff will provide guidance to
ensure that an audio or video
interview be made and pre
served at the Library of Con
gress as part of the permanent
record of the nation's history.
Noting that "the service
and sacrifice of our war veter
ans is the bulwark of our free
doms," James H. Billington.
librarian of Congress, said.
"The record of their service
must be preserved for future
generations." The American
Folklife Center is asking that
those who would like to par
ticipate call the toll-free mes
sage line (888-371-5848) to
request a kit. leaving their
names and mailing addresses,
or contact the Veterans History
Project by e-mail at
vohp@loc.gov.
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