Photos by Todd Luck
The Rev. Ernest McLaurin preaches to a packed house.
Thanksgiving
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boxes filled with additional
turkey meals for them to eat.
Clothing was also given away,
everything from coats to
socks, and even blankets.
First Lady Linville said
that the Thanksgiving dinner is
held in early November, weeks
before the Thanksgiving holi
day, to avoid overlapping with
holiday events that other
churches regularly plan for
those in need.
She believes it is always
important, regardless of the
season, to reach out to those
who are down on their luck
and give them hope. Anyone,
she said, can fall on similar
hard times.
"I've seen people come
who I went to high school with
(at the Thanksgiving din
ners)," said Linville. "It's not
unusual for someone you
know within your lifetime to
end up in a difficult situation
which places them in a home
less shelter."
Linville threw her first
feast for the homeless in 2002
with the help of volunteers and
local churches. When she mar
ried the Rev. James Linville.
the church's pastor, in 2003
and became a part of Piney
Grove, she enlisted the help of
its members, and the church
has been hosting it ever since.
At first it was held in the
church itself and then in
Family Life Center, which was
built in 2005. As the need gets
greater, so does thcsize of the
Some of the clothing items that were given away.
Thanksgiving dinner. Last
year, more than 100 people
were served. This year, with
harsh economic times increas
ing the demand for shelters
and soup kitchens, Linville
was told to prepare for up to
200.
Every part of the church
was involved. The hospitality
ministry prepared the food.
Greeters, ushers and nurses
acted as hosts and hostesses.
The church's praise team sang.
In all, 50 volunteers*" helped
make the Thanksgiving dinner
come true. One of those peo
ple was Barbara France who
was in charge of promoting the
event.
"This is very important to
us, giving back to the commu
nity, helping somebody else
who's less fortunate than we
are," said France.
Before the meal was
served, the Rev. Ernest
McLaurin, of
Gethsemane Hope Baptist
Church, preached a short ser
mon about the spiritual mean
ing of Thanksgiving. Rev.
Linville had his own special
message for those who came
from the shelters
"You are somebody special
regardless of what people say
about you, you are God's
best," said Rev. Linville. "God
created you and He did not
create junk."
Wayne Sheffield came to
the dinner from the Rescue
Mission, where he's lived for
the last three months. He said
he's already conquered the
addiction that brought him to
the shelter's recovery program
and is on his way to getting his
life back on track. He said he
was thankful that he got both
spiritual and physical nourish
ment at the dinner .
"It's a blessing to be here,"
said Sheffield.
Law clinic
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Winston-Salem and greater
North Carolina.
The CL&BC has been
developed with the guidance
of community leaders both
locally and regionally. The
CL&BC will provide its
resources to small businesses,
nonprofits and community
based efforts that promise
innovative solutions to com
munity concerns.
The new clinic
will serve at least
two purposes. First,
as a program of
WFU's School of
Law, the CL&BC
will train new
lawyers and busi
ness leaders in the
skills they will need
to work in the
increasingly com
plex business envi
ronment they will
face after graduation. By
working with clients under the
supervision of Wake Forest
faculty, students will develop
and practice the skills they will
need throughout their careers
Just as importantly, students
will learn the vocation of serv
ice while serving our commu
nity, a vocation they will carry
with them as they grow in their
careers and leadership.
The clinic's second pur
pose looks beyond Wake
Forest, as students serve as pro
bono advisors for social entre
preneurs, those individuals
who apply themselves to solv
ing our community's chal
lenges. Wake Forest's innova
tive program will help individ
uals and communities take
charge of their own develop
ment by providing technical
and professional assistance
through the efforts of students,
faculty and private profession
als.
Through the CL&BC. non
profits, community groups and
small business owners can
receive, at no cost, legal assis
tance, business planning and
consulting services as they
Moranl
move forward with communi
ty-base'd initiatives that prom
ise to create economic oppor
tunities and improve the quali
ty of life for their owners and
the community. For example,
nonprofit housing developers,
who play a crucial role in our
nation's strategy to develop
and operate affordable hoas
ing.can receive a full range of
professional services from the
CL&BC. By making these
resources available. Wake
Forest facilitates the work of
others in an area where more
resources are vital
ly needed today.
The CL&BC
will continue the
university's tradi
tion of serving as
an incubator for ini
tiatives that address
the most pressing
needs of our com
munity, housing,
poverty, employ
ment and commu
nity engagement, while adding
to the fabric of our communi
ty. The School of Law has
launched this initiative to both
serve its students and its com
munity, and to find new ways
to weave a great university
more deeply into the fabric of
Winston-Salem and all of
North Carolina.
Steven Virgil, an associate
clinical professor at Wake
Forest University School of
Law, is the director of the
Community Law & Business
Clinic, which will he located at
8 West Third Street, Suite
IOOA. For more information,
the clinic, when it opens, can
be reached at 336-631-1953
or www.law.wfu.edu/clinics.
The Opening Ceremony for
the Wake Forest School of Law
Community Law & Business
Clinic will he Nov. 13 from
5:30-7:30 pm. The event will
include remarks by Virgil; Law
School Dean Blake Morant;
Jill Tiefenthaler, WFV
Provost; Mayor Allen Joins
and Murray Greason, a mem
ber of the law school's Board
of Visitors.
Ed Gordon to
speak at Bennett
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT I
Emmy award-winner Ed Gordon will speak at Bennett
College for Women next week.
He will be the third speaker in the school's Lift Every
Voice Speaker Series, which was initiated by President
Julianne Malveaux. His ]1 a.m. address on Nov. 11 (in
Bennett's Annie Merner Pfeiffer
Chapel) is free and open to the
public.
Known for his stellar interac
tion with newsmakers from the
worlds of politics, entertain
ment, and sports. Gordon's name
is synonymous with the "big"
interview. Gordon's knack for
landing exclusives and his no
nonsense style make him one of
television's most respected jour
nalists.
Now, as host of "Our World
with Black Enterprise," Gordon
gets to display all aspects of his
interviewing expertise. The
weekly 30-minute program is a
mix of one-on-one headline 1 ^ ^ ' ? "? J
interviews with today's top Ed Gordon
newsmakers and celebrities, an
eclectic roundtable discussion and profiles of some of the
world's most intriguing people.
This latest assignment just adds to the list of impressive
positions Gordon has held over the years, including contribut
ing correspondent for the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes II"
and contributor for NBC's "Today Show" and "Dateline."
Gordon's diverse style also makes him one of the most versa
tile people in broadcasting. He also hosted "News and Notes"
with Ed Gordon which aired on National Public Radio.
On the evening of Nov. 11 (at 7 p.m.), the Bennett Music
Department will host a jazz concert featuring Maritri and Nick
Cassarino in the Little Theatre. The event is free and open to
the public, but seating is limited.
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