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Community Sect,on B Also Sports, Religion and Classifieds September 29, 2011 Community Calendar Bowling fundraiser The Bow-Tie Boy/, (n Girlz) Auto Club will be host ing its Second Annual Charity Bowling Event on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 2-5 p.m. at Northside Bowling Lanes, 3550 N. Patterson Ave. The cost is $50 for a team of four. Prizes will be given away. All proceeds will bene! it the Peace Toys for War Toys Exchange program. For more intorma tion or to find out how you can help, contact Gerald Hardy at 336-692-8305. Astronomy observation On Saturday. October I , from 7 to 1 1 p.m.. the Forsyth Astronomical Society and SciWorks Planetarium will have an astronomy observation at SciWorks. which is located on Hanes Mill Road off University Parkway, or just off exit 1 16 on US 52. The public is invited to attend this free observation event. Inclement weather or unforeseen circum stances may cancel the obser vation. Call SciWorks alter 5:30 p.m. on October I at 336 767-6730 for cancellation information. The next observa - tion will be at Pilot Mountain on November 19. Charter school workshop Hazel Mack, founder of Carter G. Woodson School o! Challenge, will present the workshop "Fast Tracking Charter Schools" on Monday. Oct. 3 at the Piedmont Club. BB&T Building. 19th floor, 2(X) W. Second St. The work, shop is designed lor those who want to start a charter school. There is a registration fee. To register, call 866-865-4391 or e m a i I Hmackconsulting@gmail.com. Business events at the Piedmont Club The Piedmont Club is hosting a free Business Expo on October 4 beginning at 2 p.m. The theme is "Building a Road to the Future." The event will feature a number of breakout sessions and at 6:45 p.m.. VJ Smith, the author of "The Richest Man in Town." will give the keynote address. From 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.. the Club will host the Piedmont Triad Economic Growth Summit. This program is $20 at the door and includes lunch. For reservations, call 724 7077. The Club is located on the 19th floor of the BB& I Financial Center at 2(H) W. Second St. Seniors' festival The Senior Fun Festival for those 50 and older will be held on Monday. Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at 14th Street Recreation Center, 2020 E. 14th St. There will be line dancing demos, games, infor mation booths, tood and Iree health screenings. Admission is $3 per person. Zumba-Thon A Zumba-Thon will be held on Saturday. Oct. 15 at Winston Lake Family YMCA. 901 Waterworks Road, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. to raise aware ness of ovarian cancer. Donations of $5-$ 10 are encouraged. For more intor mation. call Rosemary R. Napper at 336-682-572. Pholus by Tiidd Luck Fellowship Home Executive Director Thorn Elmore (back row, far right) with certificate recipients (front row, left to right) Sandy "Sam" Medlin, Kenny Montgomery, Kim Morris, (back row) Bobby Ray Barrett, Demorris Carpenter, and Tyrone Daly. immfim? rail ?ii! Substance abuse program celebrates its many successes BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE The Fellowship Home eelebrated its 49th Annual Alumni Reunion Saturday - attracting many former residents who found their way to sobriety and independence at the success ful halfway house. Started in 1962 as a Flynn Home, the facility first pro vided a live-in treatment program for those recovering from alcohol abuse. In 1979, it was renamed The Fellowship Home and began offering programs for other types of addic tions. Thorn Elmore, executive director of the Home, said the program helps residents to not only conquer their addictions but to also be self-sufficient. "Abstinence from drugs and alcohol, just staying clean, is just half of the program," said Elmore. "The other half of this program is to become self sufficient and to be able to prac tice independent living." The Fellowship Home offers a two year program for men. Residents live at the House - a stately West End home that was built in 1917 and is on the National Register of Historic Homes - for up to nine months. During their stay, they must See Reunion on B9 Mayor Allen Joines speaks at Saturday's reunion at The Fellowship Home. I Alumnus Obie Johnson shares his success story. Piedmont Natural Gas Operations Manager Randy Bost speaks. I I Alumnus Morris "Russ" Russell talks about overcoming addiction. The Fellowship Home Executive Assistant Judy Moles lights candles in honor of deceased alumni at the vigil. Fellowship Home Executive Director Thorn Elmore speaks as Randy Bost and Judy Moles look on.
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