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* ;?? k * Submitted PhOto Volunteers work in the community garden at Main Street United Methodist Church . Program aims to grow more community gardens BY LAYL.A FARMER THE CHRONICLE The Forsyth County Cooperative Extension rs hoping to help make this town a little greener this year. The agency has high hopes for its community gar den resource program, which was launched late last year with a one-year grant for $40,000 from the Winston Salem Foundation. The pro gram will promote the bene fits of community gardening and encourage local resi dents to grow gardens of their own. As the custodians ot more than 40 community gardens, many Forsyth County residents are already well versed in the benefits of community gardens, said Extension Agent Mary Jac Brennan, a former teacher and landscape designer who has been hired to spearhead the program. The Extension hopes to help foster the cre ation of at least 15 new gar den* this. year. "This grant came about " to try** to provide some qpor dination for a lot of the interest that was already going on," she explained. "We want to start as many (gardens) as we can." The Extension has a goal of founding gardens in at least 10 low income commu nities, but the key factor in deciding where to place gar dens will be the level of interest shown by the resi dents of a community, said Brennan. a native of Sumter, SC. "We can't just take a gar den and place it somewhere. We want this to grow from the grassroots up," she said. "There needs to be people in the community that will invest their time and energy and ownership in the garden for it to be successful." In February, Brennan, who fancies herself a "com munity horticulture activist," will begin training local residents to go out into - the community and help organize new gardens. She also plans to set up a system where the gardens can donate their excess produce to local food pantries. Brennan believes the gar dens' greatest yield will be the social interactions they create among neighbors. ''You can accomplish s<l many things with a commu nity garden," she said. "Not* only can you bring people together to really enrich their lives personally and sort of cre&te a lively spot within a community, but you can also improve the envi* ronment and you are provid ing an opportunity for peo pie to be educated about the natural world. 't ; .. Dr. Francis Manns Jr. is giving the community gar ^ den project high marks." Since 2007, ManpsAa tea<ch ijig assistant at C. Douglas Carter High School (former ly Carter Vocational), has organized a community gar den known as Ancestor Acres Qt the' site of the for mer Brown Elementary ' School, across from Shiloh Baptist Church on 1 2th v > Street. .Manns, who also leads Cartet. High's 4-H **- \s ?, Photos by Layla Farmer Dr. Francis Manns Jr. and former Carter student Kylin John pose with photos of the first prize award the school's 4-H club won at the Dixie Classic Fair last year. Mary Jac Brennan is excited about the project. club, is a strong believer in the importance of gardens. "It's all about nurture. We're nurtured by the Earth, and we owe that back to it," he declared. "Everytljjng affects gardening and gar dening affects everything else ... 1 don't care how high tech we go, we've still got to eat." Brennan has worked in the community garden at her church. Main Street United ?Methodist Church in Kernersville, for the last two years. The garden has had a unifying effect, attracting workers from an array of socioeconomic and racial backgrounds, she said. "Food seems to be some-, thing that we can all relate to," she remarked. "It's a really good medium for con necting.people." Although First Lady Michelle Obama has increased interest in commu nity gardens of late, with her White House vegetable gar den, Forsyth County has a long history with the con cept. In 1759, the first docu mented community garden in the nation was established in the Bethabara community (now Historic Bethabara Park), Brennan said. "Since we've got that kind of heritage, we just need to be tjie leaders in the country on this," she said. For more information about' the community garden resource program or to find out how to start your own community garden, contact Brennan at 703-2869 or brennamj@forsyth.ee. ELLISON Eric S. Ellison Attorney At Hi* Is Your License Revoked or even Permanently Revoked? I May Be Able td Get You a Driving Privilege. Is the Bail Bondsman Too Expensive? Maybe YoO Need to try a Property $bnd. Call Me! 112 North Marshall Street Wmston-Salem, NC 27101 (Just North of 1st Street) Phone: (336) 723 7370 Fax:(336)723 7372 ellisoiilawfeearthliiik.net " Dedicated To Providing You The Beet Service." y News Clips Baby becomes first born in Winston in 2011 Yahli and Kossivi Bessou of Winston-Salem are the new parents of a healthy baby girl born in 20 1 1 at the Sara Lee Center for Women's Health at Forsyth Medical Center. At 8 pounds 7 ounces, the Bessou's daughter. Jasmine, was delivered at the medical cen ter at 1:22 a.m. on Jan. 1. Both mother and daughter were in excellent health. It is projected that more than 7,000 babies will be delivered during 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center's Sara Lee Center for Women's Health, an average of about one baby every hour and fifteen minutes. Crisis Control plans to use grant to change the lives of women Crisis Control Ministry was the recent recfpient of a $30,000 grant ffom The Women's Fund of Winston Salem. The grant will be jised to support the Breaking the Cycle Program, which pro vides case management for Crisis Control clients who need training and skill man agement in areas such as budgeting, job training, and interview skills. Through one-on-one interaction with a case manager, more than 100 clients have been able to maintain their financial situ ations without having to turn to social service agencies foi; additional assistance. Chelsea Franzese, case manager for the progTam, has seen firsthand how the current economic crisis con tinues to impact women, especially single mothers. She remarked, "We are hon ored that the Breaking the i I I'M' \ I " 1 ' ?' f Wfplf)1 * Cycle program was selected by the Women's Fund as a grant recipient. These funds will help many women rebound from seemingly hopeless situations and to become self-sufficient." The Women's Fund of Winston-Salem seeks to improve the lives of women and girls by building a com munity of female philanthro pists who provide grants to local programs and ihitia tives that address the root causes ' of 'social issues impacting women and girls in Forsyth County. Oguinn completes basic training Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Julie N. ? Ogiriim. ; graduated from ! basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Sanu Antonio, Texas. S h- e completed an inten sive, eight week pro gram that included Oguinn training in military disci pline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and bqsio warfare principles and' skills: Those who complete ba&ic training earn four cred its toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. She ig the daughter of Shelia Cook of Happy Lane and granddaughter of Kay Rudisill of Winston Salem. Oguinn graduated in 2001 from Forsyth Technical Community College. Thigpen reappointed to N.C. Court of Appeals Gov. Bev Perdue has reappointed Judge Cressie Thigpen to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He fills the position vacated by Barbara Jackson upon her election last November to the state Supreme Court. "I am pleased to reap point Judge Thigpen to the Court of Appeals," Perdue said, f "He's earned the respect of his colleagues at the court and his distin guished career both as a judge and an attorney will continue to be of great bene fit to this state." Judge Thigpen was appointed to the Court of Appeals this past August, but lost a close election in November for a full term on the court. Prior to thai, he was as a special superior court judge after more than three decades as a litigator in state and federal courts. He was a partner in the law firm now known as Blue, Stephens & Fellers. In addi tion to his 1999 election as president of the state bar - the first African-American to hold that post, Thigpen was inducted into the N.C. Bar Association General Practice Hall of Fame in 2007. He has served as chair man of the board of trustees of N.C. Central University, his alma mater, and has also served on the board of trustees for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Judge Thigpen received his bachelor's degree from NCCU in 1968 and his law degree from Rutgers University in 1973. International conference features TViad professor Dr. Jerono Rotich, an assistant professor in the Human Performance and Leisure Studies Department at North Carolina A&T State University, presented a paper entitled "Sports as a Metaphor to Unite and Empower Kenyan Youth to Champion Peace and Development in the 21st Century" at the Kenyan Scholars and Students International Conference in Bowling Green, Ohio. He was elected to serve as a Southern-Regional Representative of tl]g Kenya Scholars and Studies Association (2010-2012). & & ? H p i w ? NORTH CAROLINA'S Premier University Based Pre-College Program IN C- IVf SEN WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY The Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (CMSTE) NC Mathematics and Science Education Network (NC-MSEN) Pre-College Program % ? For Middle and High School Students (grades 6-1 Z) who are interested in ' pursuing careers in science, mathematics, technology, engineering, and teaching. " % Promoting Excellence ip Mathematics and Science Education ? Academic Instruction & Activities in Mathematics & Science ? Saturday Academy, Tutoring ? Field Trips, Math & Science Competitions ? Recognition & Awards Banquet . Program Cost: $50 for the remainder of Academic School Year Program Dates: January 8, 2011 - May 7, 2011 Deadline for enrollment: January 27, 2011 For further information about the program and online enrollment please refer to the website: www.wasu.adLiyncmsfln or call or office at 336-750-2995.
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