Seniors
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together. The couple, both
Wilmington natives, said it
was their first senior event.
Shirley, a former nurse who
has worked for 1FB for the
last 18 months, said she was
glad they made the trip.
"I think it's nice," she
commented. "I like stuff
like this."
Both of the Walkers said
they would be interested in
taking part in future senior
events.
The Golden Crowns usu
ally hosts a Valentine's
dance, but the event was
cancelled this year because
of winter weather, so many
members of the group
attended Huntley's celebra
tion instead.
Gloria Lowery, one of
the Golden Crowns charter
members, volunteered at the
party. Lowery, 76, an assis
tant program director at the
Winston-Salem Urban
League, said it's important
to give seniors a chance to
get out and do things for fun.
"It gives them something
to do instead of just sitting at
home," she remarked.
Mavis Bryant, owner of
Big Mama's Catering, pro
vided the seniors with a
savory meal of lasagna,
chicken parmesan bake, bow
"? , I
Pholo by Lavla Farmer
Husband and wife Theadore and Shirley Walker.
tie pasta, triple cheese broc
coli, salad and her signature
punch. Bryant, a Gastonia
native, says she has catered
several seniors' events for
Huntley.
"It's nice," she said of
the senior programing
Huntley is known for. "I
just hope she continues on."
Brown and Douglass
evening staff member Mark
Holley helped Huntley and
her volunteers put on the
party.
"This is my first
Valentine's Day (party at the
center), so this is exciting,"
said Holley, a native of
Detroit. "I've never been a
part of anything like this."
Holley, who has been
employed by the city for just
over two years, says he
enjoys working with the sen
ior population.
"I was taught you respect
your elders, first of all," he
related. "You can always
learn something from them
and they from you."
Holley, who is pursing a
degree in interdisciplinary
studies at Winston-Salem
State University, said he
hoped the party helped put a
little romance in the air for
the seniors.
"Love is still in the air,
and if they don't think it's
still in the air, they can get
reminded that it's still out
there," he stated. "It's never
too late."
For Golden Crowns
member Shelma Brown and
WFU
from pane A4
having only one trash can per department as
a way to encourage waste reduction and recy
cling."
Eco-friendly practices
adopted by businesses can
take root in the larger civic
community as well. For
example, there are often
expectations that single-serv
ing bottles of water will be
available for meetings,
DeLongpre Johnston
explains. A business might
choose to continue that prac
tice or might decide instead to
offer glasses of water rather
than plastic bottles.
"If the department decides to offer refill
able water glasses, this becomes an opportu
nity to involve outside constituents in what
i
Johnson
that organization is trying to accomplish."
Johnston offers five tips to help compa
nies and organizations launch a successful
green team initiative:
1. Find a champion on your leadership
team. Change doesn't always come from the
top down, but it's important to have
buy-in.
2. Prioritize your list of changes by
the impact they would make and then
assess which are most likely to happen.
There isn't any sense in taking on the
biggest problem first if you're not like
ly to get any traction. Small steps can
lead to bigger changes down the road.
3. Identify leaders for your peer-to
peer education team. Grassroots
change is best led by respected mem
oers ot your organization.
4. Empower members of the team with
sound information and guidance. Facts and
figures are more compelling than political
opinions.
5. Be patient. Change takes time.
her husband, John, love has
been in the air for more than
five decades. The couple
will celebrate their 51st
anniversary this year.
Shelma, 73, said one of the
things she and her husband
have learned during their
many years together is the
art of compromise.
"He loves to fish. He
goes fishing everywhere,
and I like to mingle like I'm
doing now," she explained.
"We share this together -
he's going fishtnjt tomorrow
and we're going out
tonight."
With three children, nine
grand children and six great
grands, in addition to a list
of volunteer duties, the
Browns stay busy, but they
always make time for each
other, Shelma says.
"We enjoy each other,"
she said simply. "1 love my
husband and he loves me."
For more information
about future events for sen
iors, contact Brown and
Douglas at 661-4987.
r
Hill
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joining Fox News, Hill wa* a
regular guest on CNN,
MSNBC and CourtTV. A
nationally syndicated colum
nist, his writing appears
weekly in Metro
Newspapers. His award-win
ning daily blog is updated on
his web site,
www.MarcLamontHill.com.
In fall 2009, he joined
?he faculty of Columbia as
associate professor of educa
tion at Teachers College. He
also holds an affiliated fac
ulty appointment in African
American Studies at the
Institute for Research in
African American Studies at
Columbia University.
Since his days as a youth
in Philadelphia, Hill has
been a social justice activist
and organizer. He is a found
ing board member of My5th,
a non-profit organization
devoted to educating youth
about their legal rights and
responsibilities. Hill also
works closely with the
ACLU Drug Reform Project,
focusing on drug informant
policy. In addition to lys>
political work. Hill continT
ues to work directly with
African American and
Latino youth. In 2001, he
started a literacy project that
uses hip-hop culture to
increase school engagement
and reading skills among
high school students. He
also continues to organize
and teach adult literacy
courses for high school
dropouts in Philadelphia and
Camden.
The Symposium will also
include a morning panel
presentation at 10 a.m. in
Dillard Auditorium that will
include Damon Scott, direc
tor of food services at
WSSU, Chris Fleming, com
munity service chair of
Black Men for Change,
Michael Isler, a registered
nurse, and Kerry Harbor,
certified strength and condi
tioning specialist.
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including the replacement of 11 bridges.
Public Input Session
February 23, 2011 - 7 p.m.
Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts - Hanesbrands Theatre
251 North Spruce Street, Winston-Salem
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