Food Banks
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panies thai typically give to their local food
bank have had to cut back as well." Cooper
said. "1 hope these grants can aid struggling
families andvspur others in the community to
continue to give what they can to help those
in need."
Funding for the grants comes from North
Carolina's share of a national settlement
Cooper and 22 other attorneys general
reached with major vitamin manufacturers in
late 2009. The attorneys general alleged that
certain vitamin manufacturers got together
and fixed prices of vitamin ingredients that
they sold to food processors and drug manu
facturers.
Second Harvest Executive Director
Clyde Fitzgerald expressed his gratitude for
this timely grant.
"These funds will assist us to continue
meeting the greatly increased need for food
assistance," said Fitzgerald, who also
expressed his appreciation for the continued
support of the community.
"We have wonderful supporters who
have continued to donate to us as they can.
Because many of these folks are also experi
encing difficult economic situations, their
donations may not be as large as in the past,
but they continue to remember us with dona
tions of money and food," he said. "We are
grateful for the continued support to help us
narrow the gap between the need for food
assistance and our collective ability to pro
vide it."
The Second Harvest Food Bank of
Northwest North Carolina will split the
$741,220 with the Second Harvest Food
Bank of Metrolina (Charlotte), the Second
Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North
Carolina (Fayetteville), The Food Bank of
Central & Eastern North Carolina (Raleigh),
the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (Raleigh),
MANNA Food Bank (Asheville) and the
Food Bank of the Albemarle (Elizabeth
City).
About one in seven North Carolinians
seek help each year from a food bank,
according to the NC Association of Feeding
America Food Banks. The state's food banks
partner with more than 2,700 agencies such
as food pantries, soup kitchens, food deliv
ery programs. Meals-On-Wheels, and feed
ing programs for seniors, children and fami
lies to help those in need.
NCSU
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Expanded Food and
Nutrition Education
Program, to work with com
munity leaders and organiza
tions to develop community
driven, culturally appropri
ate environmental and policy
changes that increase access
to healthy foods and safe
places for physical activity
within communities.
Improving child nutri
tion is the legislative center
piece of the Healthy,
Hunger-Free Kids Act that
passed Congress and was
signed by President Obama
on Dec. 13, 2010. This leg
islation authorizes USDA's
child nutrition programs,
including the National
School Lunch Program, to
make real reforms to the
school lunch and breakfast
programs by improving the
critical nutrition and hunger
safety net for millions of
children. This Obama
administration priority is
fundamentally changing the
conversation about how we
eat and stay active, helping
to ensure future generations
are ready to win the future.
Grief
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each stage can he extremely helpful," said
Kain. She recommends seeking counseling,
having religious faith and maintaining sup
portive friends as well as emotionally prepar
ing tor anniversaries and other trig
gers to these memories.
Grief may be defined as an emo
tional and physical reaction when
something or someone people love
or value is taken away. It can range
from changes in financial lifestyle or
divorce, to loss of health or physical
capacity, any of which may lead to
the loss of the ability to obtain a
dream. The most severe cases of
grief usually include the loss of a
spouse, child or other close relative.
Layoffs, however, have become a top
cause of severe grief in recent years. The
U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported 1 .283 mass layoffs (of at
least 50 people) involving 137.992 workers
Fain
seasonally adjusted in December 2010. For
2010, nearly 2 million people were laid off,
which was down from 2009 totals. In addi
tion to the initial shock, these events threaten
financial stability, possibly causing tempo
rary changes in current lifestyle, retirement
and the ability to obtain a dream in a finan
cial way, just as in cases of the
death of a spouse or close rela
tive, Fain said. Other top causes
of grief include loss of a pet, loss
of a sense of safety after a trauma
such as 9-11, or the loss of the
perceived ability to obtain a
long-time dream. Currently,
Egyptian- American families of
those living and demonstrating in
Egypt may be experiencing
wide-spread grief due to the
unrest in that country.
There is no quick relief to grief. The
process can take up to two years or more,
says Fain, who herself suffered the loss of
two children. However without help, the
process can last longer, she noted.
Salem Lodge #139
Black History Month
Community Banqi > i &
Miller Schola rs h i p g I r a
Come Out and Support our HBCUs, as the
Evening's Honor ees are:
Barber Scotia College President Dr. David Olah
Bennett College President Dr. Julianne Malveaux
Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Dr. Willie J. Gilchrist
Ftyetteville State University Chancellor Dr. James A. Anderson
Johnson C. Smith University President Dr. Ronald L. Carter
Livingstone College President Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr.
N.C. A&T State University Chancellor Dr. Harold L. Martin, Sr.
N.C. Central University Chancellor Dr. Charlie Nelms
Shaw University President Dr. Irma McC'laurin
St. Augustine's College President Dr. Dianne B. Suber
Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Dr. Donald J. Reaves
Keynote
Speaker
Tickets:
771-2600
Mr. Eric Watson
Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion
Delhaize America
February 26, 2011
Albert H. Anderson Center
Winston-Salem State University
7 p.m. ? Business Attire ? Tickets: $40
Proceeds to benefit the Salem Lodge #1 39/Rohert A. Miller Scholarship Endowment.
Salem Lodge PI: i9 is a subordinate lodge of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the
Jurisdiction of North Carolina.
Springs
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can't keep up the pace of this
job," she explained. "1 think
I was trying to squeeze can
cer into my daily routine and
I thought I was doing a good
job of it, but maybe not so
much."
Though Springs is not
accustomed to having so
much free time on her hands,
she says she is learning. She
has been knitting and writes
often on her blog at
Caringbridge.org. Having
more time to spend with her
husband, Kenny, a truck driv
er for the City of Winston
Salem; and her daughter
Moriah, a sophomore at
George Mason University in
Fairfax, Va., has been one of
the perks of her new routine.
Springs said.
"I'm enjoying this new
life," she commented. "It's
just different not working full
time."
Springs, a Howard
University alumna, first
came to Winston-Salem in
1 987 to work as a reporter for
the Winston-Salem Journal.
After three years on the job,
she decided to try her hand at
public relations.
"I thought it would be
exciting. I'd worked on the
news side and I thought it
would be a challenge to work
on the other side of the desk
and be able to tell stories
about an industry like health
care from the inside," said
Springs, who was hired as a
PR manager at FMC in 1990.
"There were stories that I got
to tell here that were fasci
nating, whether it was the
largest twins born or a new
procedure. It was really
fun."
Springs left the hospital
in 1995 to work for a private
firm, and spent some time
being self employed before
the hospital wooed her back
in 1999. She's been a fixture
there ever since.
"I have looked forward to
coming to work every day,
just to be with Freda," said
Cynthia Charles, director of
Marketing and PR and
Springs' supervisor. "Every
Freda Springs with colleagues Kati Everette (left) and
Cynthia Charles.
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Springs shares a laugh with longtime friends Michelle and
Bill Cook.
day has been filled with
laughter, reaffirming and fun
debates."
Springs is known around
the office for her commit
ment to excellence, her
extraordinary writing skills
and for always rising to the
occasion with a smile on her
face, Charles said.
"Freda is all about shar
ing our stories with accuracy
and transparency. She has
held us to the highest stan
dards and we're going to
continue that," Charles stat
ed. "She leaves big shoes to
fill."
Even as she battles her
disease. Springs has been the
subject of admiration
amongst her peers.
"She's just the best,
absolutely the best." declared
Mike Horn, who has worked
with Springs on and off since
her days as a reporter. "Her
courage, it is an inspiration to
all of us."
Springs has been deliber
ate in spreading her message
of hope . She is currently co
facilitating a weekly discus
sion of the Christian-focused
book, "In a Pit with a Lion on
a Snowy Day: How to
Survive and Thrive When
Opportunity Roars," at
Winston-Salem First, where
she has been a member for 16
years. The book, which was
recommended to her by a fel
low church member, has
helped her cope with her cur
rent situation. Springs said.
She has given away dozens
of copies to people she
thought would benefit from
reading it.
Having to live with stage
four breast cancer is devas
tating for Springs and for
those that love her, but she
says her abiding faith gives
her the will to press on.
"It's not the journey 1
expected. It's the one that I
have," she declared. "Every
time I think 1 have the jour
ney figured out, you get
another twist, but God is
always there; He's shown me
that He's there, and that is
what sustains me."
Well wishers may visit
Springs at
www.caringbridge .org/visit/f
redasprings.
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