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Money Jungle for teens
Parents and guardians of all area students in
grades 9 through 12 are being encouraged to register
their youngsters for Consumer Credit Counseling of
Forsyth County's "Money Jungle," a first-time finan
cial -education experience, to be held Saturday, April
19, at Winston-Salem State University's CJE. Gaines
Gymnasium.
Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., area high-school
students will get a chance to test their knowledge of
money and finance. Each student will undergo a
real-life, 20-minute "simulation," under the guidance
of CCCS staff and financial-professional volunteers,
involving a series of financial trials: Applying for
housing, going through credit checks, balancing
checkbooks and other real-life situations. At the end
of the simulation, students will take an exit exam and
receive a Money Jungle "diploma" (T-shirt) repre
senting their participation.
CCCS developed the Money Jungle to increase
students' financial awareness using everyday situa
tions in an entertaining, non-threatening environ
ment. The event i? free and open to the public. For
registration information, call Shenell Thompson at
837-0641, or email her at
shenell ,thompson@cccsforsyth .org .
The "Money Jungle" is sponsored by Blanco
Tackabery & Matamoros PA, Brown Jenkins &
Oneyear PA and Weston & Associated.
McDonald's exec featured
in advertising campaign
One of McDonald's top African American execu
tives is featured in new advertising highlighting
career opportunities within McDonald's. This is the
latest in an Employment Opportunity campaign that
was first introduced in
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James Collins is vice
president and general
manager of McDonald's
Greater Southwest
Region and oversees mar
keting, finance, opera
tions, franchising, train
ing and human resources
for over 700 restaurants
located throughout
Oklahoma, New Mexico,
northern Texas and
Arkansas. Collins is fea
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paign. Collins started as a McDonald's crew member
back in 1976, went to work for other places and
rejoined the company in 1985.
"I came back to McDonald's as a store manage
ment trainee because I recognized all of the opportu
nities that were available for me, not just at this one
Cleveland-area restaurant, but also at other restau
rants and the company itself," said Collins. "I recog
nized then that McDonald's creates an environment
for people to be successful. The company will make
available resources - training, mentors and develop
ment opportunities - all of which motivate and
inspire employees to excel."
The advertising campaign includes print ads in
March issues of Rolling Out and JET magazines, and
the April issue of Black Enterprise, as well as radio
and online advertising, to showcase the great
employment opportunities available at McDonald's.
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Retired judge named head
of N.C. DMV's hearings
North Carolina Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
William C. Gore Jr. has named retired Court of
Appeals Judge Joseph R. John as Director of
Hearings for the division.
John oversees the work of 60 hearing officers
who conduct the wide variety of motor vehicle and
driver hearings required by North Carolina law.
Hearings are held at many of NCDMV's driver
license offices across the state and also by telephone
when possible.
Judge John served on the North Carolina Court of
Appeals for eight years before retiring in 2001 . Since
then, he has been an emergency recalled judge for the
Court of Appeals and a North Carolina Superior
Court emergency judge and certified mediator. He
has been recorder for the North Carolina Superior
Court Judges' Pattern Jury Instruction Committee
since 2005.
State Farm Insurance gives
scholarships to N.C. A&T
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University recently received a $59,000 gift from
State Farm Insurance for scholarships and equip
ment.
The gift will provide scholarship opportunities
in the College of Engineering and help to purchase
new equipment in the computer science depart
ment.
State Farm insures more cars and homes than
any other insurer in the U.S., the leading insurer of
watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada.
State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees
serve over 76 million auto, fire, life and health poli
cies in the United States and Canada, and more
than 1.7 million bank accounts. State Farm has also
been selected as one of the "Top 100 Employers"
by The Black Collegian, placing 19 out of the 100
ranked employers. Each year The Black Collegian
conducts a survey of major employers to determine
the most active recruiters of college graduates. The
results were published in the February 2008 issue.
WSSU's LeGrande
receives promotion
Former admissions director is now
assistant vice chancellor
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Tomikia LeGrande, director of
admissions at Winston-Salem State
University, was recently named
assistant vice chancellor for enroll
ment services.
"Mrs. LeGrande has done an out
standing job in her role as director
for undergraduate admissions," said
Dr. Melody Pierce, WSSU vice
chancellor for Student Affairs and
Enrollment Services. ^She has
demonstrated that she is ready to
assume increasing responsibility and
we are pleased she has accepted the
challenge of her new role."
LeGrande will provide leadership
in the following Enrollment Services
areas: Undergraduate Admissions,
Financial Aid. Recruitment, Peyton
T. Hairston Visitor's Center and the
Solutions Center. She was previous
ly employed as the director of
Undergraduate Admissions and as
the director of Graduate Enrollment
Management.
LeGrande received her Bachelor
of Science 4n chemistry from
Savannah State University and her
Master of Science in chemistry from
North Carolina A & T State
University.
WSSU Photo
Tomikia LeGrande started her new job this month.
PepsiCo giving $1 million tQ UNCF
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NEW YORK - PepsiCo has
committed $1 million to UNCF -
the United Negro
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^oiiege runa ? to
help provide financial
support to UNCFs 39
member institutions
and scholarships to
students at more than
900 colleges and uni
versities around the
country.
PepsiCo, one of
the world's largest
food and beverage
companies, made the donation on
March 7 at UNCF's 64th
Anniversary binner in New York,
where it was the presenting spon
sor. The event raised a total of
$2.7 million.
The dinner presented UNCF's
highest honor, the Frederick D.
Patterson Award, to Denzel and
Pauletta Washington for their
support for UNCF member col
leges and for Denzel
Washington's recent film, The
Great Debaters, about the history
of UNCF member Wiley College.
"PepsiCo is a proud supporter
of UNCF and has been for 60
years. We are committed to
expanding opportunities to help
minority students secure higher
education," said Indra
Nooyi, LfcU and chair
man of PepsiCo.
"That's why we're excit
ed to present this gift of
$1 million to UNCF to
ensure that deserving
young people continue
to get a chance to go to
college and earn degrees
- and have the opportu
nity to make their. mark
in the world."
Minority education has long
been a funding priority for
PepsiCo 's Foundation.
In 1981, PepsiCo donated $1
million, the largest multi-year
corporate donation ever pledged
to UNCF's Annual Campaign at
that time. Last year alone, the
PepsiCo Foundation provided
grants for education programs in
excess of $8 million dollars to
fund education programs that
promote academic excellence for
all students.
'Over and above the amount
Nooyi
Dr. Michael L. Lomax heads the
UNCF.
committed by the company,
PepsiCo's African-American
employees also raised $75,000,
creating a UNCF/PepsiCo
African American Legacy Fund,
which will be matched by the
PepsiCo Foundation, for a total
of $150,000. This new education
al endowment fund will provide
scholarship support for students
at UNCF member schools.
"This fund honors the many
African-American employees
who have made contributions at
the company and most especially
those who broke through barriers
in the 1940s," said Ron Parker,,
PepsiCo senior vice president
and chief global diversity officer,
referring to corporate America's
first all-black sales team at Pepsi.
"UNCF is grateful for
PepsiCo'^ investment in young
minority men. and women," said
Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D.,
UNCF's president and CEO.
"PepsiCo's commitment will
enable thousands of students to
secure degrees that will help
them to launch careers in fields0
like science, math, technology,
business, medicine, law and edu
cation; and prepare them to
?? become leaders in an ever-chang
ing global economy."
Photo by Jaeson Pitt
Wachovia was among several companies honored by the BBB.
Local companies win
BBB ETHICS AWARDS
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The Better Business Bureau of Northwest
North Carolina handed out its second
annual BBB Marketplace Ethics
Awards J*st week.
Several awards were handed out in
categories based on a company's size.
There was also a non-profit award pre
sented this year. The winners, all of
whom are based in Winston-Salem,
are: Lusk Tree Service, Inc.,
Anderson-Moore Builders, Inc.,; BB
& T Corp.; Wachovia Bank; and
Partnership for a Drug-Free NC, Inc..
The 2008 Honorable Mentions are:
Dry Cleaning Station .Winston Personnel Ciroup,
Winston-Salem; Flow Companies and Children's
Center for the Physically Disabled.
The winners were picked by judges Deanna K.
Ray of Forsyth Technical Community College;
Alice B. Sineath of Forsyth Technical Community
College; Ananda Mitra of Wake Forest University;
and Jessica Bailey of Winston-Salem State
University.
"The judges had a tougher time this
year than last," said David Dalrymple.
president of the BBB of Northwest North
Carolina. "Our goal each year is to
increase the competition - to make it hard
er for them to make their decisions. If we
are doing that, then we are building a mar
ketplace of trust." ?
Only a select few companies/agencies
nationwide are honored with the award, the
BBB said. Th& winners were feted at the
Benton Convention Center. The guest
speaker for the event was Rusty LaRue, a former
Wake Forest University basketball player and the
athletic director at Forsyth County Day School.
LaRue spoke on the importance of integrity and
ethics in athletics.
LaRue
Veteran . x
educator
Johnson has
a new title
She was recently named head
of alternative education for
the school system
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Dr. Gwendolyn S. Johnson
has been named Winston
Salem/Forsyth County Schools'
director of alternative education.
me veteran
educator began
her new job
March 10,
leaving her
position as
dean of stu
dents at
Griffith
Academy, a
school on
Clemmonsville
Road.
John so n
has spent more than 32 years in
the education field. Nineteen of
those years have been in the local
school system. She also served as
a classroom teacher in High Point
Cjty Schools for 13 years.
In addition to serving as dean of
students and a classroom teacher,
Johnson has also been an assistant
principal, curriculum/test coordina
tor and a district-level technology
specialist. In 1991, she was named
Walkertown Middle School's
Teacher of the Year.
Johnson earned her under
graduate degree from Winston
Salem State University and her
master's degree from N.C. A&T
State University. She holds a doc
torate from North Carolina State
University.
Johnson