BORDERS
Pholof by Todd Luck
Borders' Trey Anderson and Joe Champion pose with some of the donated books.
A Feast for
the Mind
Book stores and Second Harvest team up
to give books to kids
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Second Harvest Food Bank
of Northwest NC's mission is
primarily to fill stomachs. But
feeding young minds has
always been a goal as well.
To that end, a lot of young
people are about to get a lot to
read thanks to a book drive held
by Triad area Borders and
Waldenbooks that has collected
2,170 donated books.
The books will go to the
food bank's Kids Cafes and
BackPack Program, two pro
grams that feed low income
children.
While food and books may
sound like an odd combo, the
two go together perfectly
according to Erin Foster.
"A lot of the kids that are
coming to these sites have
home lives where books are not
a normal purchase," said
Foster, Second Harvest's mar
keting manger. "Some of these
families are struggling to put
food on the table."
The food bank runs Kid's
Cafes, which feeds children
three nights a week, at various
community sites throughout the
city. The cafes regularly feature
tutoring and enrichment activi
ties. The Backpack Program
sends a backpack full of food
home with kids in rural areas.
Last month. Borders and
Waldenbooks (a Borders sub
sidiary), across the nation col
lected books for local charities.
Local stores made Second
Harvest the beneficiary of their
efforts. The Winston-Salem
Borders in Thruway Shopping
Center collected more than
1 ,200 books. They were pur
chased at the store by Borders
customers and then donated to
the effort.
Store Manager Joe
Champion said he and his staff
were happy to get behind such
a worthy cause.
"I think part of the goal for
Borders is to get children read
ing," said Champion.
The' store made sure that
every person who walked
through the doors knew about
the book dive. Displays touting
the effort were set up through
out the store, including near
Customers at the Winston-Salem Borders donated more than
1 ,000 books.
cash registers. Cashiers also
pitched the drive, asking cus
tomers to donate as they rung
them up. Announcements were
also made over the store inter
com system.
Trey Anderson, who coordi
nated the book drive at Borders,
was pleased with what he
called an amazing response
from customers. Cashiers kept
a stack of books, ranging in
price from $4 - $20, nearby so
that customers who agreed to
take part in the drive could eas
ily purchase one for the book
drive. In many cases, Anderson
said, customers bought entire
stacks of kid-friendly books for
the drive.
"We had a lot of people
doing that," he said.
Champion and Anderson
say Borders customers deserve
a big pat on the back for their
generosity.
"I want to make it clear to
the community how thankful
we are for the participation,"
said Champion. "I was really
impressed with how the com
munity pulled together."
A financial contribution
wjll also be made to Second
Harvest as part of the effort.
Five percent of the total sales of
the donated books will go to the
agencies. All the book sales
totaled nearly $10,000.
For more information about
Second Harvest and how to get
involved, including volunteer
opportunities for September's
Hunger Action Month, visit
www.hungernwnc .org .
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YWCA to host Wii
Tournament
As part of its observance
of National Family Health &
Fitness Day on Sept. 27, the
Gateway YWCA is holding a
Wii Tournament for kids ages
6-12. Children will compete
in age groups 6-8; 8-10 and
10-12.
Kids will compete for
prizes including MP3 players,
Wii accessories, gift cards and
other prizes.
There is no fee to enter.
Play begins at 10:30 a.m. at
the Gateway YWCA, 1300 S.
Main St.
For more information, call
Hatti Taylor at 354-1590, ext.
312.
Jaycees to host candidate's
forum
The Winston-Salem
Jaycees are hosting a
Candidates' Forum on
September 21 at 2 p.m. to 4
p.m., at the
Bolton
Street cam
pus of
Forsyth
Technical
Community
College .
The event
is free and
open to the
public.
McCrory
Candidates from the
Forsyth County
Commissioner's race have
been invited as well as other
local and state candidates.
Organizers say that Charlotte
Mayor Pat McCrory, who is
running for governor, has
accepted the -> invitation to
attend, while his Democratic
opponent, Lt. Governor
Beverly Perdue, has declined
the invitation to attend.
"We are proud during this
important election year to
offer the opportunity for the
public to hear from the candi
dates in person," said Ben
Marsh, 2008 President of the
Winston- Salem Jaycees.
For more information on
the Candidates' Forum,
please email
wsjc2002 @ aol .com .
The Winston-Salem
Jaycees is a leadership organ
ization targeting young pro
fessionals ages 21-40.
1968 Aggie football team
plan reunion
North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical
State University's 1968
Aggie Football Team is host
ing a 40th Reunion Weekend
event on Oct. 25.
Organized by former foot
ball player Merl F. Code and
a host of former players, the
reunion was initiated to pay
homage to the many players
who have gone on and those
who have contributed in their
careers to society.
To register for the event,
go to
www.68aggiefootball.com or
call 864-525-1900. Returning
participants will also attend
the Aggie vs. Howard foot
ball game at Aggie Stadium
and host a banquet at the
Downtown Marriott Hotel.
Michelle Obama returns
to N.C.
Michelle Obama, wife of"
Democratic presidential nom
inee Senator Barack Obama,
is slated to return to North
Carolina today (Sept. 18) for a
women's economic round
table in Charlotte and a North
Carolina Women for Obama
rally in Greensboro.
Obama started the series
of economic roundtable dis
cussions early in the primary
season to hear firsthand the
stories of working women
who have struggled to support
their families through eight
years of failed economic poli
cies. In discussions across
Obama
the country.
Obama has
shared her
husband's
plans to
make
Washington
work for
working
families,
and grow
the overall
economy by strengthening the
middle class.
Obama's last visit to North
Carolina was the day before
the Democratic primary in
May; she hosted a roundtable
discussion with military
spouses at Fort Bragg to dis
cuss the unique challenges
facing military spouses and
their families.
The Greensboro event will
be at the Carolina Theatre,
310 S Greene St., sometime
after 2 p.m. It is free and open
to the public but tickets are
few and far between.
School advisory committee to
meet this evening
The Community Advisory
Committee of Winston
Salem/Forsyth County
Schools will start its second
year with a meeting at 6 p.m.
this evening (Sept. 18).
The group is open to all
community members who do
not have a direct link to the
school system. It's an effort ?
to help those not connected
to schools see how the school
system works, ask questions,
and make suggestions about
how things can be done bet
ter.
Possible topics for
Thursday's meeting include
curriculum issues, school
construction, transportation
and No Child Left Behind.
The meeting will be held
in the Media Center of the
Career Center, 1605 Miller
Street.
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