Scholarship will help legally blind
student enter the architecture field
SPECIAL TO THH CHRONICLE
Samantha "Sammy"
Holsinger may be legally
blind, but that has not
stopped her from pursuing a
profession - architectural
technology - that most peo
ple with her disability would
not consider. She is particu
larly interested in eco
friendly, sustainable design.
Holsinger, the first recip
ient of the Frank L. Blum
Construction Company
Scholarship for the
Construction Trades, is cur
rently on disability, but
looks forward to the not-too
distant future when she can
support herself. She expects
to graduate in May 2009
from Forsyth Technical
Community College with an
associate's degree in archi
tectural technology. She cur
rently earns straight A's in -
t-he program. which involves
intensive use of AutoCAD
software to produce three
dimensionaJ images of a
project .
The Frank L. Blum
Construction __ Company
Scholarship for the
Construction Trades was
established at Forsyth Tech
in 2008 by Frank L. Blum
Construction Company, a
Triad commercial contrac
tor. to celebrate its 85th
anniversary. One recipient
will be designated each year;
the scholarship will pay full
tuition and fees through the
duration of the program as
long as the student maintains
good academic standing
The company established a
similar scholarship at
Guilford Technical
Blum Construction President Drew Hancoc%with Samantha "Sammy" Holsinger.
Community College, wjien
the first recipient will bej
selected this semester.
Creativity is apparently
in Holsinger's DNA. Her
grandmother was a trained
architect, except for taking
the final exam, and designed
her family's adobe house in
New Mexico, where
Holsinger remembers play
ing as a young girl.
Holsinger plans to follow in
her grandmother's footsteps
by designing a house for her
and her fiance as well.
Holsinger also holds a bach
elor of fine arts degree in
creative writing from St.
Andrews College in
Laurinburg, N.C. She still
enjoys writing in her spare
time and has written poetry
and fiction.
"I have things written,
but not published - yet. 1
will one day," Holsinger
said. In the meantime, she is
serving as president of the
Forsyth Tech Writing Club,
which meets on Wednesday
nights at Chelsea's coffee
house. Meetings are open to
the public, shie was quick to
add
After graduation.
Holsinger will be looking
for employment, probably in
a small, close-knit desi-gn
firm where she can be men
tored - ideally by someone
who is also interested in eco
friendly projects. She . is
especially interested in
designing 'residential and
community buildings such
as- schools, churches, play
grounds and libraries.
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"New Beginnings" for local AARP chapter
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The Forsyth Chapter U
1797 of AARP has adopted
Beginnings" for the year
2(M)9. "New Beginnings"
wUl include: a new meeting
location, new meeting time
ideas.
Meetings will be held on
the second Tuesday of each
month at
?*S e n i o r
the
theme
New
and a new program/project
from 12 -1:30 p.m. This is
a new meeting time that will
provide a more flexible
schedule for persons who
are working to attend meet
ings/programs during the
traditional lunch period.
The program for the
month of January will be
held on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
The program will emphasize
the benefits of an AARP
membership. The guest
speaker will be Robert
"Bob" Jackson. AARP
North Carolina State
Director. - ...
A variety of ctrfhmutjity
service programs and proj
ects will be undertaken dur
ing the year that will repre
sent the chapter's motto,
"To Serve, and Not to Be
Served." They will include:
A Red Cross Blood Drive; a
Health Fair; CarFit
SM Assessments:
Recognition of
I OJder Americans; a
Community Cookout;
an Ice Cream Social; a
Mountain/Beach Excursion;
Senior Services Fundraiser;
and a Salvation Army Bell
Ringing Event
AH meetings and pro
grams are open to the pub
lic. Persons age 50 arid older
are eligible^and invited to
join the local chapter. For
additional information, con
tact Nancy Hall at 765-2215
or nancappy@msn.com.
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Hampton alumni and their families at the recent party.
Local Hampton alumni
celebrate the holidays
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONIC I I
Members of the Winston
Salem Alumni Chapter of
- Hampton University
enjoyed fun and food at their
annual Christmas dinner at
-the Piedmont Club on Dec.
6.
It is the mission of the
chapter to., perpetuate the
legacy of Hampton
University through service
to the community, recruit
i. ment of qualified Students
and fostering the bonds of
friendship, fellowship and
J^rfpJjtwrt among all
Hamptonians.
This year, members par
ticipated in the Relatives as
Parents Program (RAPP)
sponsored by the
Department of Social
Services. Alumni members
donated many gifts that
were given to a deserving
family in the community.
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