Mediation Services celebrates 25 years of service
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Judges, court personnel,
city officials, neighborhood
leaders, volunteers and friends
of Medication Services of
Forsyth County (MSFC)
recently attended the agency's
Annual Meeting . where MSFC
celebrated a quarter century of
success. ,
District Court Judge
Camille Banks-Payne was
Mistress of Ceremonies at the
event, which took place at the
new Winston-Salem University
Field House at Bowman Gray
Stadium.
Mediation Services has a
long-standing mission of pro
moting peaceful practices in
the community through media
tion of disputes and conflicts. It
started as the Neighborhood
Justice Center. Back then, the
staff went into communities
and persuaded residents who
were fighting with other resi
dents to sit down and work
through their problems.
Although Mediation Services
scope of work has expanded to
include civil, criminal, family,
and truancy disputes, it sticks to
its original vision of promoting
peace.
The speaker was former
Winston-Salem Police Chief
Patricia Norris, the director of
campus security at Winston
Salem State University. Chief
Norris spoke passionately
about how she has viewed
mediation as a "viable and
effective tool in helping bring
peaceful resolutions, not just
between two disputants, but
between groups of folks as
well."
Several awards were pre
sented. The agency's Marty
Penn Service Award, named
after the longtime community
educator and volunteer, was
given to Judge William
Graham for his work support
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Deputies ( harles Bean and Larry Reavis.
Local District Court Judges Larry Fine, Bill Graham,
George Bedsworth and Camille Banks-Payne.
Also receiving awards were
Deputies Charles Bean and
LarTy Reavis of the Forsyth
County Sheriff's Department.
Both men have been longtime
supporters of mediation.
Individuals recognized for
volunteering as mediators were
Brenda Galloway and Audrey
Lowery, who have over 35
years of combined service in
this area.
A very special presentation
was made to community leader
and retired educator Doris S.
Herrell. who served for several
years on the MSFC board of
directors.
Herrell was recently certi
fied as a mediator by the
agency. She also has pushed for
teaching young people media
tion skills as a tool for later suc
cess in life. To back that inter
est up. Herrell recently^tarted
the "Doris Smith Herrell Young
Peacemaker Scholarship"
through Mediation Services of
Forsyth County that will pro
vide?opportunities for peer
mediation training in local
schools and neighborhood
organizations.
Inquiries about the scholar
ship fund nuiv he directed to
MSFC at 336-724-2870.
Judge
William
Graham
is pre
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with his
award.
M S F C
Executive
Director
Emory
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with her
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Some of the dads and other male role models that took part.
Petree Elementary has
successful 'Dads' month
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Petree Elementary School
celebrated its 3rd Annual
Adopt a Dad Month in
October.
Principal Shelia Burlock
envisioned the event as a way
for students to invite their
father or any male relatives,
community businessmen, pas
tors and^rifluential male lead
ers to visit them at school.
She encouraged students to
recruit their dad or a positive
male to come to Petree at least
one time during Adopt A Dad
Month to support them in
school. The response was
overwhelming, with more
than 50 men visiting Petree
during the month. They par
ticipated in everything from
reading stories to the class to
sharing their profession.
Students completed many
activities honoring Dads and
Special Men during Adopt A
Dad Month. Poetry, artwork
and letters to Dad created a
beautiful backdrop in the halls
as Petree 's special guests
were greeted with cheerful
smiles and hugs froim the stu
dents.
An Adopt a Dad luncheon
was the culminating event. It
featured guest speaker was
Some of the male staffers at the school that played a role.
latnes Lucas. human
resources manager for the ele
mentary division of the school
system. The men relished in
Lucas' recollection of his own
childhood experiences with
his dad and this caused many
to ponder their own memories
of fathers and influential men
in their lives. Lucas encour
aged the men to become more
involved with their own chil
dren and children they mentor
by setting a standard of high
achievement in school as well
as in lifelong learning.
About 20 men over
whelmingly made a commit
ment to help form a Petree
Dad's Club as a result of their
participation in Adopt A Dad
month. The male staff mem
bers of Petree arc the facilita
tors and pacesetters for this
club. They are Lenwood
Thompson. Marquis Simpson,
Deshaun Love. Josue
Figueredo, Jonathan Groves.
Dr. Carl Leslie. Harold
Edwards, Jeff Hilton, Leonard
Lewis and Antonio Robinson.
Our students, staff and
parents of Petree Elementary
look forward to the great
things the Dad's Club will |
accomplish as it seeks to
involve all Dads, Granddads
and other positive male role
models with the students of
Petree. Some upcoming
planned events for the Dad's
Club include a father/son
forum, dad and daughter out
ing, campus beautification
projects and parents/staff bas
ketball game.
For more information
about the Petree Dad's Club,
contact Lenwood Thompson
at 336-748-3454.
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Local student will
witness historic
Obama inauguration
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Richelle Pugh, a student at Winston-Salem Preparatory
Academy, will witness the historic 2009 Presidential
Inauguration when Barack Obama takes the Oath of Office
as the 44th President of the United States. She will be part
of a delegation of students attending the 2009 Presidential
Youth Leadership Conference, sponsored by Lead America.
The Presidential Youth Leadership Conference will be
held during the week of the Presidential Inauguration, and
the 400 Presidential Scholars will attend briefings with mil
itary and intelligence officers as well as government and
agency officials to learn how each is ...
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anecieu oy me new Administration.
They will meet with a senior
political strategist, receive an inside
analysis of the 2008 election and par
ticipate in a Presidential Simulation
that includes assembling a transition
team, selecting the Cabinet and
determining key policy initiatives.
Richelle and other Presidential
Scholars will witness the
Presidential Oath of Office and
attend the Inaugural Parade. They
will also attend a Youth Inaugural
Ball to celebrate the historic event.
Richelle says "Just the experi
Pugh
ence of being there and being a part
of history is what I'm mostly looking forward to. Barack
Obama is an inspiration, not only to African American peo
ple, but to the nation."
Richelle is the daughter of Richard and Renee' Pugh. She
plans on attending UNC Charlotte in the fall of 2009 where
she will major in Early Childhood Development with a
minor in Business.
LeadAmerica is the nation's premier youth leadership
organization. With a commitment to providing quality lead
ership education. LeadAmerica empowers teenage leaders
and instills in them ethical and principled leadership values,
attitudes and skills.
"This is a historic year for our country," says Christ M.
Salamone, founder and executive director of LeadAmerica.
"The students attending the PYLC are our future leaders. It
is my sincere hope that this experience will instill in these
young leaders ethical and principled values that will help
them along the road toward a successful and rewarding life
of leadership."
Further information on LeadAmerica and the
Presidential Youth Leadership Conference can he found at
www.lead-america org or by call I -866-FY1 LEAD (394
5323).
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