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Paoe 5 Your stories, your voices November 27. 2008
Community
Calendar
Closing reception
Winston-Salem State
University's Diggs Gallery
will hold a closing reception
on Friday, Dec. 5 from 5:30
- 7 p.m. for its current
exhibit, "Herbert Gentry:
The Man, The Magic, The
Master." Attendees will
enjoy jazz music and hot
cider. The gallery is located
in the lower level of O'Kelly
Library on the WSSU cam
pus. For more information,
call 336-750-2458.
Preview Party
The Sawtooth?School for
the Visual Arts will host a
Preview Party for its Deck
the Halls event on
Wednesday, Dec. 3 and
Thursday, Dec. 4. The pre
view will feature "Taste of
Winston-Salem" showcasing
food from Noble's Grille,
1703, Twin City Diner,
Finnegan's Wake, Dewey's,
Ben & Jerry's and other
eateries. It will also feature
live music, beer, wine, a fes
tive balloon pop, a raffle,
and the opportunity for
attendees to get the first dibs
on the unique artistic gifts
that are sold during Deck the
Halls, which will run from
Dec. 3 - 7 at Sawtooth,
which is housed in the
Chatham Building, 305 W.
Fourth Street, while the
Sawtooth Building is being
renovated.
Tickets to the Preview
Party are $20 in advance or
$25 at the door. Call 336
723-73965 or go to.
www. sawtooth .org/deckhall
for more information.
Holiday Celebration
The Lewisville Library
will host a Holiday
Celebration on Saturday,
Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. until
noon. The Friends of the
Lewisville Library is invit
ing everyone to come out to
celebrate the holidays. All
ages are welcome for the
event, which will feature
holiday stories, crafts,
games and festive treats.
Santa will also make a spe
cial guest appearance. This
program is free and open to
the public. Lewisville
Branch Library is at 6490
Shallowford Rd.
Angelou, others at Special
Occasions
Special Occasions will
welcome authors Carlos
Moore ("Pichon: Race and
Revolution in Castro's
Cuba: A memoir); from noon
- 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28;
Richard A. Long and Rosa
Johnson Butler ("Maya
Angelou: A Glorious
Celebration") and Dr. Maya
Angelou ("Letter to My
Daughter") on Saturday,
Nov. 29 from noon - 2 p.m.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, from
1- 3 p.m.. Soulful Santa will
be on hand. Little ones are
urged to dress to impress to
have their picture taken. All
events are free and open to
the public.
Special Occasions is
located at 1 12 Martin Luther
King Jr. Dr.
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Photos by Kevin Walker
Honoree D'Walla Burke with husband, Fred.
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Honoree Larry Little.
Mike Pitt and Paulette Moore of The Chronicle.
Honoree John Davis.
Honoree Kevin Terry, center, and his wife chat with Scott
Abdul-Salaam.
AT&T's Chuck Greene, right, receives an
award from Superintendent Don Martin.
Celebrating Community Service
Winston-Salem Urban League hands out EOD Awards
BY T KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
It was a evening fit for super
stars - from the red-carpeted
entrance to the rare roast beef that
was sliced and served by men in
crisp white uniforms.
To the Winston-Salem Urban
League, the men, women and busi
nesses it honored Saturday during
its Equal Opportunity Day awards
ceremony are just that - community
celebrities who work to make not
only themselves but many others
shine.
"They have shown the type of
leadership that inspires others to do
their best," Mistress of /Ceremonies
Renee Vaughn, a local t'adio person
ality, said about the honorees.
The ceremony, held at the
Millennium Center, was the high
light of a week's worth of activities
celebrating the Winston-Salem
Urban League's 60th Anniversary.
Other events included the grand
opening of Employment Security
Commission satellite site at the
Longtime Urban League Volunteer Velma Friende receives a hug.
Urban League's downtown office
building, and a job expo for the
agency's ever-growing list of
clients.
The agency's storied, six
decade-old past was highlighted
during the awards gala in a video
presentation that narrated by former
WXII Anchor Tolly Carr, who has
been doing community service at
the Urban League as part of the con
ditions of his slated release from
prison. Carr has served more than a
year behind bars for felony death by
motor vehicle.
Urban League President and
CEO Keith Grandberry predited the
agency 'so long history of devoted
volunteers, competent employees
and loyal community partners for
the agency's longevity.
"They have made us who we are
today," said Grandberry, who prom
ised that the agency will increase
efforts to end poverty and help the
working poor, both of which are the
main pillars of the Urban League's
mission.
John Davis, the managing direc
tor of Deutsche Bank, is a believer
that the Urban League will accom
plish whatever it sets out to do. He
used his remarks after he picked up
his Corporate Leader of the Year
Award to praise the agency while
invoking the campaign message of
President-Elect Barack Obama.
"This is what I'll tell you about
See EOD on Bll
Keith Grandberry with guest Crystal
German, a VP with the Cincinnati,
Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Ebony Fashion Fair Damali Scott has a laugh while she dips a
treat into the chocolate fountain.
Larente Hamlin with Rente Vaughn.
Debra Terry shows her son, Devin, and Superintendent
Don Martin the picture she took of them.
Martin and Tamara Henderson hit the
dance floor.
The band Innertwyned performs during the dance after
the awards ceremony.
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