Vol. XXXVII No. 4
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
THURSDAY, September 23, 2010
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Unemployed execs turn to
Urban League for new start
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Aliza Diggs-Hailey (left) and Calvin Riley of Nehemiah, The Leadership
Company present a certificate to participant Verisia West (center).
BY LAYLA FARMER
THECHRONK i I
Angela Daniels has unwittingly found herself
in the job market - again.
Davis, a native of Washington. DC'., has
faced the uncertainly of
unemployment several
times since graduating 18
years ago from Winston
Salem State University
with a degree in Business
Administration. But find
ing the means to care for
her nine-year-old daugh
ter, Ariana. has been par
ticularly challenging this
time around, said Daniels,
who lost her full-time job
(irandberry
as a sales and marketing director.
"Outside of waking up and thanking God for
the fundamentals of life ... I immediately worry
and wonder, what is the day going to bring me?"
admitted Daniels. "With the economy the way it
is. its like a lottery when you're applying for
See Transition on A5
DEAC Care
Med student-run free clinic celebrates second anniversary
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
For the past two years, the
DEAC Clinic has allowed
medical students and volunteer
physicians to deliver free med
ical care to local patients in
need .
The project celebrated its
second anniversary last
Thursday with a fundraising
gala at the Millennium Center.
One hundred and fifty people
attended the event, which
raised more than $IO.(XM) for
the DEAC (Delivering Equal
Access to Care) Clinic, an ini
tiative of students from Wake
Forest University School of
Medicine.
It was business as usual at
the DEAC Clinic the night
before the gala. Nearly 30
medical student volunteers
manned the clinic, which is
housed in the Community Care
Center on New Walkertown ^
Road and operates from 6-9
p.m. every Wednesday. The a
clinic is typically bustling with p
activity as students, with the tl
help of volunteer physicians, a<
get a hands-on experience, w
DEAC Clinic students saw C
about 15 patients with various h
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ledical students Doug Swords and Kristin Johnson look over a patient's chart.
ilments over a three-hour
eriod last week. The work of
ie student volunteers is in
ddition to the much-heralded
ork done at the Community
'are Center - which, with the
elp of volunteer doctors.
serves patients with no or little
health coverage from Monday
through Thursday. The
Community Care Center offers
evening clinics on Mondays
and Thursdays, hut not on
Wednesdays, when the DEAC
Clinic is in full-sw ing.
Student volunteers rotate
tasks often so that they all get
the full range of experiences -
from checking in patients to
See DEAC on All
Pht#i>s by Lay U Farmer
Jerry Herron addresses the audience as Sheriff
Hill Schatzman looks on.
4 Pray . . . then
Vote' forum
draws many
seeking office
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
The Forsyth Countv Sunday School Union
turned its attention to the Nov. 2 General Election
on Sunday by hosting a forum featuring several
local candidates running for various offices
Held at St. Mark Baptist Church, the event
drew candidates for the General Assembly, the
sheriff's office. Board of County Commissioners
and the Board of Education.
Dubbed "Pray... then Vote." the forum was
moderated by former City Council Member
Joycelyn Johnson, who posed pre-determined
questions to the candidates.
State Sen Linda , ,
Garrou led the legisla
tors in responding to a
question about what
they would do to
champion the cause of
transportation and
economic develop
ment in the county.
"Rep (Larry)
Womble, Rep.
(Earline) Parmon and
I have been working
our hardest to ensure
that transportation
dollars stay in Forsyth
Eve re tie Witherspoon
County." declared
Garrou. whose Republican opponent. Nathan
Jones, was not in attendance. "...There's never
going to be enough dollars for transportation, but I
can ensure you that I'm going to keep working for
it."
Parmon. whose Republican opponent. John
\1agee was also not in attendance, said she and
other Forsvth County legislators are fighting to
secure funding for the 1-74 corridor that is slated to
eventually be constructed in Forsyth County. She
urged those present to vote carefully in the General
Election to make sure their needs are met in the
coming years.
"This is a verv. very crucial election." she said
"We have redisricting coming up."
See Forum on A 12
25 Years and 300 Houses Later
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Denise and Thomas Ford and their daughters, Patricia and Victoria,
are among many Habitat families.
Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth
County holds birthday bash
BY TODD LICK
THKCHRON ICLE
Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County cele
brated its 25th anniversary on Sundav with a birth
day bash with cake donated by Dewey's Bakery and
party music performed bv the hand The
Lubricators
Guests at the shindig, which was held at the
agency s Witt Street headquarters, included volun
teers. staff, supporters and the families that live in
the nearly 300 Habitat homes that have been built
or renovated in the last quarter centurv
Habitat of Forsyth CEO Sylvia Oberle greeted
Sec Habitat >? A I#
Art in Motion
Photo bv I * via Farmer
Students from VNC School of the Arts lake part in a
street theater performance during the Community Peace
Fair at l.lovd Presbyterian on Monday. See the full story
on AI2.
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