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j Photo by Felecia McMillan Vicky Causer (center) greets some of the models before the show. Lee from page AI had some alterations done for a man's outfit. Her brother had pur chased some items that needed to be tailored. "After 1 saw her work. I asked her to make outfits for me. I have purchased seven outfits from her shop." Dobbins said. "They are very unique. I do not like to see other people wearing the same outfits that I have pur chased. All I have to do is describe what I w ant, and she can make it happen." Cassie Kotas. 15, and her best friend. Samantha Stanco. met Causer when she designed some uniforms for the pep squad at Meadowlark Middle School. Since then, Kotas has had Causer design three other outfits to suit her taste. Lisa Oakes, 33, met Causer at Meadowlark Middle School because Oakes serves as the cheerleading coach there. Causer designed uniforms for the squad. "She has not designed any outfits for me personally, but believe me, she will." Oakes said. Donald Dykes wore a suil that Causer designed for him dur ing the show. The plaid tailored jaeket matched black slacks. "I met Vicky Lee through my first lady. Rev. Gloria Samuels, at Goodwill Baptist Church. She made this suit for me. and I enjoy the relaxed fit." Dykes said. "It is easier on me to have someone design what fits me because I don't have to search or wonder if it fits." One spectator said: "I like her taste in combining fabrics, col ors, feathers, fringe. I loved that lime green and plaid suit. I think I would put fringe on my nose if I could pull it off. All of the denim outfits were great, and I loved the bold colors." Faith Tuttle has purchased 30 outfits from Causer. Tuttle is a size four. She .said it is easy to find attractive size fours for juve niles but not for adults "I can't always find what I'm looking for in the store. Causer offers me gcxxl fabric choices and great style. If I go fhis route. I can get exactly what I want," Tuttle said. Causer usually requires three to four weeks' notice for special occasion cuts. She offers the unexpected, imported silk knits, empire sleeves, purple swing coats, fuchsia and royal blue jacket dresses, hold colors and unique combinations of fabrics. Terry Stanco was very impressed with the fall line of clothing. "I like the way the clothes flow. The materials she used helped the hemlines to move gracefully and smoothly as the women walked." Stanco said. "1 loved the jagged hemline and the fringe on the hem. It looked like it had been cut on an angle." Naasira Muhammad is very familiar with Causer's work. "I have seen many of her wedding dresses, and she does alterations for a lot of the shops at the mall," Muhammad said. In her spring show. Causer will continue to focus on unique fashion flair. Her children - Chanda Causer, Akil Muhammad and Khalid Muhammad - are always available to assist her with her shows. Other models included Sacha Beacum. Erin Jordan, Morgan Hodges, Britney Dunlap. Jasmine Stevens and Samantha Stanco. Homeowners from page AI America. Graduates also spent time with case managers and homeownership experts. When those in the program save at least $1,000, they become eligible for government and nonprofit funds that could double or even triple the graduates' down payments. Danny Haire. an ESR employee who is the chairperson of the program, said the program is designed for low-income peo ple - those who need extra help in making the American dream come true. The program works with about eight banks to pre qualify its graduates for mort gages. So far. 48 graduates have purchased homes. The graduates' mortgages have leveraged more than $4 million. Haire said behind the success stories is a great possibility that the cycle of poverty, of which many of the graduates are a part, is being broken. "It gets rid of that genera tional poverty type thing because these people become homeown ers. then the children see what's going on and then maybe they will be homeowners as well." he said. Dan Komelis. director of the Forsyth County Housing Depart ment, often goes out personally to do an inspection of homes before graduates sign their final paperwork. His office also works with graduates to set up meetings with banks and realtors. Komelis said the program teaches partici pants lessons they will use all of their lives, lessons about setting priorities and looking at the big picture. "The (program) is about sac rificing short-term goals for long term dreams." he said. The various agencies that partner to run the program have set a goal of producing 500 new homeowners in five years. There are currently three NCIDA ses sions running concurrently. Twana Wellman, the executive director of ESR. said while the program is always seeking new people to make homeowners, the agency partners will always be available for the homeowners who have already come through the program. "We are not going to kick you to the curb." Wellman told gradu ates Monday. "We won't let you go. and don't let us go." Wellman also told the gradu ates that she wants to be one of the first to receive a dinner invi tation once they settle in. "I am looking forward to hav ing my pinto beans and corn bread in your new house." Well man said. For more information on the program, call 722-9400. Atkinson from page A / Foundation's Next Century Schools program. Around 275 students are enrolled at the school in kindergarten through Fifth grade. The Principal of the Year Award is sponsored by Wachovia Bank and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. The Wachovia Cotp. has sponsored the Financial awards for the Principal of the Year competition for the last 24 years. Atkinson's career with WS/ECS began in 1983. She taught at the former Northwest Junior High School. Ashley Middle School and East Forsyth High School. Between 1989 and 1993. she served as a high school language arts specialist, and high school instructional gen eralist in the central office. Before joining The Downtown School in 1997 as principal, she was assistant principal at Kimberley Elemen tary. The Downtown School's small commu nity feels like family to Atkinson, who said that she has the best staff and parents in Forsyth County. "Tlie greatest gift for me was when you saw ihal light bulb go on - the 'aha moment.' That's what was always very rewarding about being in education." said Atkinson. Atkinson will go on to com pete w ith other principals from the northwest region of the state for one of three state finalists slots in February. One principal will be named the 2004 N.C. Wachovia Principal of the Year in May. "I wanted to do what I could to be an advocate for children. Being a principal has allowed me to do that in a broader scope," said Atkinson. "I really believe that I was put on this earth to prov ide sen ice to others." Janet Atkinson celebrates her win with her daughter, Jennifer. Women with breast cancer will share survival stories BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE I Charlene Roseboro has been in remission from breast cancer for the last two years. Before doctors detected a lump during a routine mam mogram. she never had any concerns about developing the disease. On Saturday, she will join other local women who are living with breast cancer at the Pink Ribbon Talks in Clemmons. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. "1 like to learn more in case I do get sick again or t might be able to help someone else in this situation," said Roseboro, who is a patient care assistant at Forsyth Med ical Center. Because Roseboro's lump was found early, she only needed to undergo a minimal amount of chemotherapy - something for which she feels blessed. The Pink Ribbon Talks, in its second year, is a one-day forum for women with breast cancer. Numerous breast can cer specialists, such as Dr. Hyman Muss, will give tips on treatments, resources and recovery. Muss is a professor of medicine at the University of Vermont and the director of hematology/oncology at Fletcher Allen Health Care. He will deliver the keynote address on life after breast cancer. Other local health care professionals will conduct a series of discussion sessions such as "Jump-Start Your Immune System," "Putting It Back Together" and "Learning to Live Again." , There also will be a Gath ering of Friends show with displays from vendors such as Rose boro Chic Wig Salon, The Custom Source, Dignity Products and Mary Kay Cosmetics, to name a few. Cancer Services Inc., Forsyth Regional Cancer Cen ter and Wake Forest Universi ty Baptist Medical Center are presenting the event. It's not unusual for women like Roseboro who are along in their recovery from breast cancer to attend the talks, said Linda Miller, a patient advo cate at Cancer Services. Caner Services provides emotional, physical and financial support to local cancer patients and their families. "Women are really inter ested in what they can do to keep (breast cancer) from coming back," said Miller, who has experienced three recurrences of breast cancer. "Three-quarters of the women (at the talks) will have been out of treatment for three years but still on the journey." Many of the programs offered at Cancer Services deal with cancer prevention awareness, said Miller, and the talks are a way to cater to women who have breast can cer. The Pink Ribbon Talks is the only program of its kind in the Triad. "It's sort o(j lifetime com mitment you 'make to staying well." Miller said. "Women want to know what they can do to keep themselves well. When women finish treatment, people expect them to get back to their normal life. The can cer survivor doesn't want to keep burdening their family, but they still need to talk.. .You're never the same. Cancer forever changes who you are." Miller encourages women, depending on their risk factors and family history, to geuyear ly mammograms before the age of 40. She said a woman is more at risk for breast cancer if a sister has had the disease than their mother. Roseboro said that she looks forward to fellowship ping with other women and participating in a day of learn ing and sharing about a dis ease you can survive. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women aged 20-59 in the United States. African-Ameri can women are less likely to get breast cancer than while women, but they are more likely to die from it. Eighty percent of all breast lumps are not cancerous. Medicare pays for an annual screening mam mogram for women aged 40 and older. The Pink Ribbon Talks will take place at the Village Inn Golf & Conference Center, 6205 Ranuula Drive in Clem mons, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no . charge for the event. For more information, call Cancer Services at 760 9983. Grandparents from page A 2 age of children under 18 living in a grandparent-headed homes. That was 6.3 percent in 2000, compared with 5.5 percent in 1990 and 3.6 percent in 1980. The latest census report found that grandparents acted as care givers most often in American Indian and black families. About 56 percent of Indian grandparents' and 52 percent of black grandpar ents living with grandchildren identified themselves as the main caregivers. The numbers for Indians and blacks are due in part to stronger cultural ties to grandparenting roles in those populations and because those groups tend to make less money and are more api to have several generations living in the same home, said Roderick Harrison, a demographer with the Joint Center for Political and Eco nomic Studies, which looks at issues concerning minorities. The rates were 43 percent among non-Hispanic whites. 35 percent for Hispanics, and 20 per cent for Asians. | Great Savings In Store Now! I ? WijV a llMf'1aqn i f i cent ^ - < / PENDAFLEX PREMIUM COLORED HANGING FOLDER 20-PK ? 10 times stronger than regular folders ? Made from 10% postconsumer fibers ? Letter size Blue 274-750 Yellow 274-929 |*J Red 274-938 Violet 279-826 Green 279-853 Assorted Colors 279-817 mmmi) am me i p f p Ream of HP Multipurpose Paper M| , < ! !? PC ^ ^ With Purchase of ANY HP Toner '? I ?kk (uptoaS4.65vakie) ~ i m .. S98"? 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