Vol. XXXVI No. 12
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THURSDAY, November 19, 2009
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West Forsyth stu
dents serve men and
women at the
Samaritan
Ministries Soup
Kitchen on Sunday.
Below: Little
Richard's Co
Founder Nick
Karagiorgis.
Thanksgiving comes early
FOR DINERS AT SOUP KITCHEN
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Samaritan Ministries Soup Kitchen diners
were treated to Lexington-style barbecue with all
of the fixings on Sunday.
Employees of Little Richard's BBQ decked
the halls of the Samaritan Ministries' dining hall
to make it resemble one of its restaurants. A ban
ner outside welcomed guests to "Little Richard's
at Samaritan." Tables were covered with check
ered cloths and colorful, round signs bearing the
restaurant's logo - a singing pig dressed like a
rock singer with the words "Eat Mo' Pig" -
draped from the ceiling.
The barbecue, coleslaw, baked beans, rolls and
banana pudding that were served were lovingly
See BBQ on A2
Photos by Layla Fanner
Jim Conrad
Community SeZuics, uuth, a. Smile,
There's little Jim Conrad has not been involved in over the years
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
After more than 40
years of entrepreneurship,
Jim Conrad has no plans
of stopping.
His retirement date?
"The day the Lord
calls me," says Conrad,
the owner of Conrad's
Hair Design on New
Walkertown Road. "I
think when you retire, you give up."
Conrad, a former professional golfer
who has owned three hair studios and two
golf shops, shows no signs of giving up.
In fact, his greatest
ambition is to make his
10-chair salon the
busiest and most suc
cessful shop in the city.
Despite a long client list
that includes some of the
city's most respected
and prominent women.
Conrad's Hair Design is
a one-man operation, but
not by choice.
See Conrad on A9
Woman to
Woman
Fund nears $500,000
in grant-giving
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Teen moms are among the countless women and girls
whose lives will be impacted by grants awarded last week by
The Women's Fund of Winston-Salem (TWF).
Launched through the Winston-Salem Foundation. TWF
founders took action after they learned that less than seven
percent of philanthropic giving is directed specifically
toward females.
Today, TWF has more than 700 racially-diverse dues
paying members, who select grant recipients whose pro
grams specifically support women and girls.
In the last
three years,
TWF has given
out nearly
$500,000 in
grants to local
agencies and
programs
designed to
"address the
self-sufficiency,
health and safe
ty, leadership
capacity, and
family issues."
Eleven local
nonprofits were
awarded grants
for the 2009
season. Those
grantees were
feted at a Nov.
1 1 luncheon at
the Embassy
Suites.
"We're very
excited about
this year's grant
recipients
because of the
potential that
they have to
Photo by Cay la Farmer
Aretha "LaMoure" Garr of the agency.
Striving Spirits.
make social change, commented Dr. Allison Brashear. the
2009 grant committee chair. "...With the economy the way
it is, the infusion of $162,000 into just Forsyth County, just
for women and girls will be substantial."
The Fund offered grants in two categories this year.
Community Grants were awarded to established nonprofits
in the area, as is tradition. For the first time this year, small
er, Grassroots Grants to fledgling nonprofits were also given.
Aretha "LaMoure" Garr's nonprofit. Striving Spirits, was
awarded nearly $10,000 for the implementation of the
Djembe Project, a 12-month initiative designed to foster self
esteem and confidence in 24 hand-picked girls from Mineral
Springs Middle School.
"These are going to be young girls that unfortunately,
aren't going to have the resources of being in a program that
is designed specifically for them as individuals ... teaching
them to love themselves," said Garr. "...The Dejembe
See TWF on A10
Better Safe Than Sorry
Locals say women should not change routine for mammograms
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
A recently released report from the
U.S. Preventative
Services Task Force
has some local advo
cates worried that its
findings may delay
the detection of breast
cancer in women.
The Task Force's
recommendation this
week that women in
their 40s skip routine
mammograms caught
many off guard, espe
Howard-McNatt
cially since none of
the 16 health experts that make up the
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File Photo
Breast cancer advocate Betty Meadows.
Woman of the Year
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Phdo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Maya Angelou is escorted by former President Bill Clinton last week as she accepts a
2009 Glamour Women of the Year award during the magazine's annual award show in
New York. Angelou joined First lAdy Michelle Ohama, singer Rihanna and nine other
"Women of the Year" honorees.
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