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Community
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Santa O'laus at Revnolda
Manor Shopping Center
Santa will be making his
grand arrival to Reynolda
Manor Shopping Center on a
restored antique fire truck on
Nov. 24 at 8 a m All kids 12
and under are invited to have a
tree breakfast, from a special
menu, with Santa at the Four
Way Restaurant. Children can
visit with Santa from 9 a.m. to
8 p.m. Photos are also avail
able.
Christmas Music
Sharon Evans & Friends
will be performing Christmas
music on Dec. 15 from 7-10
p.m. at The Master's Loft at
50. Miller St. The public is
invited to attend.
Sorority to host Beautillion
The National Sorority of
Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. of Beta
Lambda Chapter will present
the 2007 Beautillion in April.
The Beautillion is an African
American celebration of Rite
of Passage that introduces
young men into society.
Featured contestants are
males, ages 13-18 and young
males, ages 6-12.
The chapter sponsors the
Beautillion to provide an
opportunity for students to
raise scholarship money for
educational endeavors. Phi
Delta Kappa encourages
young men to strive for excel
lence to reach Vir maximum
potential. The deadline for
applications is Nov. 29.
' For more information, con
tact Theresa Scott at 336-760
1454 or Donna Mickens at
336-414-4008.
Christmas tree event
" The Downtown Winston
Salem Partnership and the
Gity of Winston-Salem will
present the annual City
Christmas Tree Lighting
Celebration on Saturday, Dec.
Z. in Corpening Plaza at the
corner of First and Liberty
streets The fun will begin
immediately following the
Jaycees Holiday Parade, with
music, costumed mascots, and
treats for the children The
program, which is packed with
talent from all parts of the
community, will start at 6:30.
The community is invited to
Attend both back-to-back
events which will officially
kick off the holiday season in
downtown Winston-Salem
Mayor Allen Joines will
light the 50-foot tree that is
erected each year by the City
Vegetation Management
Department. It will hold
20,000 lights and will be Ihe
centerpiece of beautiful
Corpening Plaza. The
Recreation and Parks
department will add other
decorations around the Plaza
for a festive, holiday scene.
Blankets and lawn chairs for
seating on the greensward are
encouraged, along with cam
eras for take-your-own holi
day photos at special holiday
vignettes.
Photos b> Fdecu McMillan
Annie Johnson accepets an award for her son, Larry Leon
Hamlin, from Marlon Hubbard.
Winners Ciat Shabazz and Claudette Weston.
Winner llohart Jones with County Commissioner Beaufort
Bailey.
A representative from the Anderson High Alumni Association,
right, accepts an award presented by Tabitha Bailey and Guy
Blynn.
Anne MacLeod accepts and award with her husband by her side.
Winners Ernie Pitt and Bob Brown.
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Deltra Bonner and City Council Member Dan Besse,far right, pose with the three honored pastors
the Revs. Seth O. Lartey, Sheldon McCarter and John Mendez.
' Evelyn Acree and Don Williams, far right ^present awards to RJR's Guy Blynn and Pepsi's Fran
O'Rourke. %
Plenty of Honors to go Around
Equal Opportunity
Day Awards Gab
focuses on "Bridging
the Community"
BY FELECIA P MCMILLAN. PH. D.
THE CHRONICLE
More than 400 people filled
the Millennium Center on
Saturday night to recognize local
volunteers and business leaders
during the first Winston-Salem
Urban League Bridging the
Community Awards.
Honorees were recognized
for their work toward empower
ing communities and changing
lives for the better in Winston
Salem. wxn 12 anchor Tolly
Carr and District Court Judge
Denise Hartsfield served as the
emcees for the evening. Keith
Grandberry, president of the
T'rban league, expressed his
great expectations for the organi
zation.
Since 1948, the Winston
Salem Crban league has been
leading the charge . . to improve
the quality of life for the Triad.
We look forward to being a part
of the community for a long
time," he said.
The President's Award went
to Robert J. Brown, chairman and
CEO, B&C Associates, Inc.
Brown is also chairman and CEO
of B&C International, Inc. and ?
head of the South Africa
BookSmart foundation. Brown
also served as the keynote speak
er for the evening. He offered
wisdom on the keys to success.
"Life is all about giving and
serving. It is not what you can
City Council Member J oycelyn Johnson with Florence Corpening Natasha Gore and Tahitha Bell.
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get, but what you can give. . . We
have a chance to lift others up.
We have many wounded people
in our paths. We need to be lifting
them up," Brown said.
He added: "We need to try to
make a tire for someone else
Employ the (jolden Rule.
Respect and treat all people fair
ly. . . He who would be the great
est among you, will be your ser
vant. ... Be committed to the job,
to the Urban Ixaguc, to your
family, to God, to the community,
to the country , to excellence," he
said.
Many honorees received
awards for their service to the
community. The Bridging the
Gaps Awards went to Donna
Rader, vice president for grants
and programs at the Winston
Salem Foundation; Anne
MacLeod, director of Forsyth
County Community Service; and
Ralph Mitchell, co-founder of the
Nehemiah -The Leadership
Company.
The I lonorable Mayor Allen
Joines presented Lifetime
Achievement Awards to Mayor
Pro Tempore Vivian Burke and
Delores Wylie. a former Irban
League president. The Legend
Award went to Chronicle
Publisher Ernie Pitt. Marshall
Bass, president of Marshall Bass
Associates and Winston-Salem
Journal Publisher Jon
Withers poon were also awarded
as legends.
The Emerging Leader of the
Year Award went to Mechanics &
Farmer's Evelyn Acree, vice
president. Other honorees were
the Rev Prince Rivers, pastor of
I'nited Metropolitan Missionary
Baptist Church; Winston-Salem
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