a ^ ' t' ? Salvation Army, Hanes Mall team to help deserving children get clothes for school Shoppers can buy clothes for effort : through the month COURTNEY GAILLARD j THE CHRONICLE ? ? School starts back in less ? than a month which means J students are heading out to J shop for new fall wardrobes. ? Not every kid has the luxury I of dragging their parents to J their favorite store for a new ? outfit so the Hanes Mall along > with the Salvation Army and ? Coca-Cola Bottling Co. have ? launched the Clothes for Kids < campaign at Hanes Mall. Shoppers have until July 31 to buy clothes for disadvantaged kids from needy families in the community. CBL & Associates Proper ties, Inc., which manages Hanes Mall, is spearheading this 16-day campaign at, 60 malls around the country. Curtis Stogdale is one of many volunteers manning the donation desk in the gelk's Cou{i in the mall. There, any one can get a small hanger tag which contains a child's name, age, size and clothing needs. Most kids are asking for a pair of shoes, jeans or shirt. Once the items are purchased, they can be returned to the dona tion display to be distributed. He says about 30 hangers out of 200 have been picked up since the campaign kicked off on July 16. "I'm surprised by the num ber of people who have bought everything on the hangers." said Stogdale. "It's really a good thing for chil dren. My wife and I have worked the Angel Tree at Christmas time and we feel this is equally important." Major Dan P-roctor with the Salvation Army of Win ston-Salem says this is the first clothing campaign they've done for kids in time , for the school year. He says many of the children who will benefit from the clothing donations participate in activi ties at The Salvation Army. News Clips Compiled from staff, wire and submitted reports NCSA grad wins major award Timothy Hagen, 22, ^gradu ate of the School of Music at the N.C. School of the Arts, has won a scholarship of up to $50,000 from the Jack Kent Cooke Foun dation in Lansdowne, Va. The awards were announced last week. The Jack Kent Cooke Foun dation Graduate Scholarships are the largest offered by any private foundation in the United States. Hagen is one of 39 recent college graduates who will receive an annual award of up to $50,000 for the length of his graduate or professional degree program. Hagen, a native ot Lumber ton, wanted to play clarinet in his middle school band but decided to take up flute after clarinet was not open. The decision changed his life, causing him to put aside his dream of a career in science and devote his life to music instead. After less than two years of study. He made All-State Band. In the 1 1th grade, he audi tioned for the School of Music at the N.C. School ol'.tfjc i A?e and enrolled in his senior year. He graduated from NCSA with a high school diploma in 2(KX) and with a bachelor of music jn 2003. having studied with Philip Duni gan and Tadeu Coelho. While at NCSA, Hagen won the school's concerto competition, earned a 4.1 GPA. and performed fre quently with the NCSA Sympho ny Orchestra and Wind Ensem ble in addition to touring with the NCSA flute studio and giving several solo recitals. From June 2003 to March 2004. Hagen was a Kenan Fel low at Lincoln Center Institute in New York, where he worked with arts in education in New York public schools and pro duced and performed a concert of contemporary compositions for flute. Hagen plans to pursue a master of music degree at the University of Southern Califor nia. Wake professor named to editorial l>oard of journal Mark C. Chappell. Ph.D.. associate professor of surgical sciences at Wake Forest Univer sity Baptist Medical Center, has been appointed to the editorial board of the journal Hyperten II sl(>" Chappell Chup pell, who is also associate professor of physi ology and pharmacology, is a researcher ai Wake Forest Bap tist's Hypertension and Vascular Disease Center. Hypertension is considered the preeminent publication for basic research and clinical stud ies on the characterization, treat ment and consequences of high blood pressure and tissue injury as well as related diseases or risk factors such as diabetes, athero sclerosis and obesity. It is con sidered a high honor for profes sionals in the area of hyperten sion to be appointed to the publi cation's board. Affleck to leave WSSU for Hampton Arthur G. Affleck, "HI, Win ston-Salem State University's Vice Chancellor for University nuvaiitc ment for the past four years who led his divi sion to a number of nation al awards and hon- I <1 aM ors, has Affleck resigned to accept a position at Hampton University. Upon learning about the res ignation. Chancellor H;irold L. Martin. Sr.. said, 'today I accept ed the resignation of Arthur Affleck, effective July 30. 1 make this announcement with mixed emotions, ones shared by the entire WSSU community. We are happy for Arthur personally as he undertakes a great new pro fessional opportunity at Hampton University. He has been a great friend and an inspiration to stu dents. alumni, faculty and staff alike, and we wish him every success in his new endeavor. "However, we're also sad dened by the prospect of losing such a talented leader. Arthur has contributed immensely to advancing WSSU's strategic plan. Under his direction, we have increased the number of alumni making donations from three to 15 percent, while expanding overall giving by over 100 percent. These successful efforts were honored with the coveted the Wealth ID national aw ard for excellence in fund rais ing." . . : Nominate your family doctor for family physician of the year Patients across North Caroli na are being urged to nominate candidates for North Carolina's prestigious "2(XW Family Physi cian of the Year" award. The award acknowledges an out standing physician who embod ies all the ideals of a great family doctor - a high level of patient compassion, a strong commit ment to comprehensive care in their community and a person who serves as an excellent role model to other health profession als. residents and medical stu dents. Patient participation is vital. The award is sponsored by the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP). North Carolina residents who wish to submit nominations should send the nominee's name and its much supporting informa tion as possible by Aug. 20. 2004 to the NC Academy of Family Physicians. P. O. Box 10278, Raleigh. NC 27605. Nomina tions can also be submitted via email at iKafp@ncafp.com and complete nomination forms and guidelines are available at http://www.iKafp.com/fpoy. Photos by Courtney GaillanJ Above: Brian Carlton works at Just Casual , one of the stores where shoppers tak ing part in the Kids f'Or Cloth ing campaign can receive discounts. Left: Curtis Stogdale is a vol unteer with The Salvation Army . He says the clothing drive is off to a good start. "We know that times are hard and people have hard time coming up with (money) for the clothes that they need especially our Hispanic friends," said Proctor. "We think^e're going to help a lot of peS^le who wouldn't other wise have the opportunity to have new clothes for school." Raj Suri, owner of Just Casual al Hanes Mall, is one of several stores offering a discount to shoppers partici pating in the Clothes for Kids campaign. He says m^iny of his customers are teenagers. "Since the business I am in is clothes the teenagers would like instead of paying high prices to get a price break. Sometimes I like to help them out and not charge them such high price's," said Suri, who sells urban and hip hop wear for men Claire's. Suits In Style. Added Touch, Dakota Watch Company. Foot Locker and The Shoe Dept. are offering discounts on purchases made for Clothes for Kids until July 31. ?DpSN T9W8 jxirmers j cj Judging nam Winners \jnn Announced lwvll HI! tomato DID SALSA A CONTEST Enter your prize-winning tomato or home made salsa by calling 354-1500 before July 30. The Farmers' Market is located at Sixth and Cherry Streets in the Downtown Winston-Salem Arts District. Open Tuesdays and Thurs days, 9am to 2pm through October. For information eall 354-1500. Bryant wins award from press group SPECIAL TO THh CHRONICLE Judge Wanda Bryant will be the 17th recipient of the William C. Lassiter First Amendment Award. The award, to be presented July 23 during the North Carolina rress Associa lion's I 3 I s t Annual Conven tion. will honor Bryant for her achieve ments in Bryant First Amendment advocacy. Bryant, a member of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, recently authored a six-page opinion for the couit that handed down an open government deci sion which included the function al equivaU?.ol the "anti-SLAPP legislation" supported by the NCPA. The decision came as a result of an April. 2(X)2 order by the city of Raleigh's zoning inspector asking Hanson aggregates to stop using a particular parcel of land (that it owned) as a commercial dirt pit. Hanson responded by making public records request to the city attorney for all of its records relating to the property, "Crabtree Quarry." And. sure enough, the Raleigh city attorney responded with a lawsuit against Hanson seeking a declamatory judgment, ostensibly to get the Superior (trial) Court to declare that Hanson had no right to see the requested records. In the Court of Appeals deci sion. Judge Bryant systematically analyzed the interplay of several important features of the Public Records Act and the attorney client privilege Bryant is a former head of the Attorney General's Sunshine Office. Sylvia CraverV Time Traveler/ 536-751-7520 556-767-1511 Harrah's Casino July 24th, 2004 $35.00 Bay St. Louis, Ms. Sept. 3-6 (Labor Day) Tower Rooms 2 Free Buffets Double $235, Call For Details Singing In The Foothills Sept. 25, 2004 (Great Gospel Music) $50.00 Call Us Today For Great Get-Away Packages! The Chronicle will be holding a circulation drive during the next few weeks. We will make a contribution to the . . Samaritan Ministries for each subscriber signing up during this special promotion. 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