Vol. XXXVII No. 45
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
THURSDAY, July 7, 2011
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Colin Miller talks with WXII's Margaret Johnson
about the Prodigals' philanthropic effort.
Volunteering
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Men and women from substance abuse
treatment program help fight hunger
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE ,
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina
received help from an unlikely source last week, during its
"Bag Childhood Hunger" summer feeding campaign. The
food bank, which serves families in an 18-county area, has
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Some of the many donations
given by local Lowes Foods
customers .
seen a snarp increase in
?the demand for its serv
ices in recent years, and
members of the
Prodigals Community
are pitching in to help
make sure no child goes
hungry during the sum
mer months.
Lowes Foods and
WXII-TV 12 partner
annually to solicit food
and monetary donations
to support the Bag
Childhood Hunger cam
paign, which provides
families with children
additional nutritious
child-friendly food dur
ing the summer break,
when many of the
youngsters don't have
access to feeding pro
giaiua.
"It's one of my personal joys, really," Steve Hall, presi
dent of Lowes Foods, said of helping food banks. "I've been
involved with food banks for about 30 years ... I like to see
everybody with full tummies."
Lowes Foods has extended the campaign, which began on
June 1. an additional three weeks with the goal of topping
$20,000 in monetary and in-kind donations. Hall said. Hall
presented Second Harvest Executive Director Clyde
Fitzgerald with a $4,552 check last Thursday outside the
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WINSTON-SALEM
BIBLE COLLEGE
Left: Over the
decades, a num
ber of classes
(like the one
pictured here)
have come
through the
College.
Below: Carolina
C h r i s t i a n
College staff
members
Elizabeth Colon
and Nechol
Smith pose
with LaTanya
Lucas and
Tyrone Tyson.
Steeped in Tradition
Local bible college has trained religious leaders for more than 60 years
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Rev. Tyrone Tyson, direc
tor of Recruiting and
Development at Carolina
Christian College. was
searching for a tidbit of
information that would help
market his school to the
community this spring,
when he stumbled upon a
treasure trove of information
about the CCC's connec
tions and influences in the
city that are largely
unknown.
"The history had been
forgotten." said Tyson, an
alumnus of CCC. "That's
how I got into it because
I've lived in this city all my
life and 1 didn't know about
it."
Tyson, pastor of Freedom
Missionary Baptist Church
and a self described "history
buff." has spent the last sev
eral months digging through
records and archives to learn
more about the storied past
of the school, which awards
baccalaureate degrees to a
diverse population of stu
dents who seek to broaden
their education in ministry.
"We market the school as
the being this oldest histori
cally black bible college in
the city," related Tyson, who
received his diploma from
CCC in Mav "The histors
is actually unique and incred
ible when you look at it."
Carolina Christian
College was founded in 1945
by Dr. RL Peters, an African
American, and JW West, a
Caucasian From the begin
ning. it served both white
and black students in inte
grated classrooms and dorms,
Tyson said. To his knowl
edge, the college was able to
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Farmers Market shoppers say difference is the taste
Shopper Deborah Rattle.
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
As more and more
Americans are discovering
the benefits of locally-grown
produce, farmers markets are
sprouting up almost as
quickly as the crops these
markets specialize in.
In Winston-Salem in
recent years, such markets
have been started at Union
Baptist Church. Krankies
Coffee and even Wake Forest
University Baptist Health,
which invites local farmers
to sell the produce in one of
its parking decks. The City
of Winston-Salem's
Downtown Farmer's Market
Virginia Craver chats with customers.
Photos by Layla Farmer
is one of the most popular
and longest running markets.
During the summer, the out
door market is held each
Tuesday and Thursday from 9
a.m. - 1 p.m. on Sixth
Street, between Cherry and
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New Americans
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New U.S. citizens lake the Oath of Allegiance on'July 4 during a
ceremony at Old Salem Museum and Gardens. In all 110 neonle
took the oath. Read more on page Bl. P P
Help Wanted
Nonprofit boards seek volunteers at UL event
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Local non-profits were looking to
recruit the next generation of minority lead
ers last weeK at me
Second Annual Board and
Commission Recruitment
Fai r.
Held at the Piedmont
Club and sponsored by
the Winston-Salem Urban
League Young
Professionals, the Fair
drew representatives from
nine non-profits who
were eager to lure young minority profes
sionals to the boards of their agencies.
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Photos by Todd Luck
Reran Bloomfield chats with Lesley Hunt and
Sandy Siegrist (right) of H.E.R.O.
Spend it here.
Keep it here.
BUY LOCAL FIRST!
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A Mind For Business.