Businesses
from page AS
will take participants
through a step-by-step
approach to envision, start,
and operate a small business.
The experience, expertise and
passion of WSSU faculty, stu
dents, and other collaborative
partners will create a nurtur
ing environment for program
, participants to learn and grow.
Pagiavlas, who is also
director of CFE said, "as we
performed a regional analysis,
it became evident there was a
need to create a broad-based,
equitable regional economic
development strategy that
would assist populations in
forming small businesses, or
non-for-profit social entrepre
neurship projects."
Often a key roadblock in
forming
viable
entities
is the
inability
of aspir
i n g
local,
especfal
1 . y
minority
PagiavUis entrepre
neurs to
acquire business funding.
This is largely due to weak
credit histories, lack of busi
ness planning experience and
role models, and limited
access to business and aca
demic support networks.
Once projects are
"matured" to the stage of
acquiring external funding,
participants will be mentored
in the creation and refinement
of business plans. This will be
facilitated by hands-on con
sulting to include strategic
market research, economic
analysis, venture capital
acquisition, human resource
management, etc.
DataMax Foundation was
created in 2006 with the
vision "to support the greater
Forsyth County community
through improving public
education, nurturing entrepre
neurs and enriching the busi
ness climate."
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Local Olympian will be
honored at July 19 race
Murphy
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vent heart disease, the number one
killer in America for both African
Americans and whites."
Standing Tall for Success
(www.standtall4success'.org) is created
and managed by four successful North
Carolina A&T State University graduates.
The organization focuses on facilitating
resources and programs to enlighten,
enhance and empower individuals in our
community for success in the areas of edu
cation, personal accomplishment, business
and recreational development.
Through Standing Tall for Success, the
community, and A&T State University,
Murphy's memory will continue to be
honored annually as the Classic strives to
increase awareness of heart disease and
raise the essential funds for heart disease
research and educational programs.
Murphy's parents and aunt were presented
With a plaque and flowers at a ceremony
during half-time.
Standing Tall Photo
The Murphy family thanks the crowd.
Holland
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"I was overwhelmed by the
graciousness of every Japanese
person I met. They really went
above and beyond," she relat
ed. "I felt so welcomed. It
challenged my own stereo
types of how they could be."
The journey began in
Tokyo for a crash course on
culture and the Japanese edu
cation system. The educators
were divided into small groups
and traveled to suburbs and
small towns to experience the
education in classrooms first
hand. It was an eye opening
experience for Holland.
"I was shocked by the
amount of freedom the chil
dren had in the schools.
(There were times when) you
didn't see teachers anywhere
... they pretty much let the
kids be themselves," she relat
ed. "(The students) take them
selves really seriously, and I
think it's because they don't
always have a teacher hover
ing over them ... I'm still try
ing to process ... how I can
bring that into my classroom."
Though both Japan and the
United States have the ultimate
goal of preparing their youth
to compete in a global society,
the two nations accomplish
this quite differently. Holland
surmised. Students at the
schools she visited were
encouraged to explore and
come to their own conclusions
about the world around them,
she says.
"Every elementary school
had a garden that the students
planted," she reported,
"...during recess, you would
have all of that regular recess
stuff - kids on the jungle gym,
kids on the swings, kids play
ing soccer - but then you d
also have kids in the (wading)
pond, trying to pick up craw
dads and crayfish and really
exploring."
Holland's excursion
included a night in a tradition
al "ryoken," or Japanese inn,
nestled in the countryside,
where she and the other
instructors were treated to an
eight-course meal. She
described the jagged moun
tains, roaring river and nearby
hot springs as "picturesque.'
"It was really very deca
dent and beautiful," Holland
said. ,,
For Holland, a self
described introvert, perhaps
the most daunting component
of the trip was the day and
?night she went alone to stay
with a Japanese host family
The experience far exceeded
her expectations, Holland
says. The family took her to
the grocery store, which she
found to be engaging and exot
ic. The following morning,
she was given a private callig
raphy lesson with the grandfa
ther of her host family, a mas
ter calligrapher who didn t
speak a word of English.
"That was one of the high
Photo by Layla Fanner
Tiffany Holland hopes to incorporate her experiences into her
classroom at Wiley.
lights of the trip," she related.
"They were so gracious and
. warm in opening their home to
me.
Now that she is back at
home, Holland says she is
working hard to incorporate
the wisdom of her experiences
in her lesson plans. She is
hopeful that her students will
learn from her example and
reach for the stars.
"A lot of my kids haven't
traveled ... they really don't
see that as an option for them,"
she related. "I'm hoping that
in some way I can convey that
to my kids, to look around and
look for opportunities."
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when awake, babies need
supervised time to play on
their tummies.
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reduce the risk of SIDS:
Do not let anyone smoke
around the baby. Do not keep
the baby in the same house or
car with someone who is
smoking! If the mother or
another person living with the
baby is a smoker, encourage
them to call 1-800-QUIT
NOW for free help in trying to
quit.
Breast-feed babies when
ever possible. Breast milk can
help prevent infections that
make it hard for the baby to
breathe. Breast-fed babies
have a lower SIDS rate than
formula-fed babies do.
Everyone who cares for an
infant can play an important
role in reducing the risk of
SIDS deaths. Parents, grand
parents, baby-sitters, and
child care providers all can
help prevent and infant death
tragedy by following these
tips.
- Contribution by Rodd
Smith and J. Nelson-Weaver,
Forsyth County Department
of Public Health
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