t Right on Time Lawmakers hosting fundraiser for hard-hit The Children's Home BY LAYLA GARMS I HE CHRONIC! I State Reps. Edward Hanes Jr. and Donny Lambeth are co-hosting a fundraiser for the beleaguered The Children's Home. The Autumn Ball, an evening of dinner and dancing, will be held Friday, Nov. 1 at the Millennium Center, 101 W 5th St. - n in I w n a i we're trying to do is build relationships throughout the community and help tell their story, because I think, quite frankly, a lot of people don't know much about The Children's Home, and that story needs to be told." said Lambeth, a Republican who represents Forsyth County's District 75. "It's a tremen dous asset for this communi ty" For more than a century, the Home has served thou sands of chil dren and fami lies. providing everything from substance abuse counseling to foster care and adop tion services. "That place has been a home for some kids that have come from some pretty tough environments, and 1 think that's pretty important." said Hanes. a Democrat who rep resents District 72. "That's some thing that I would like to sec last and go on for many, many years." The Home, which is more than a million dollars in the red. is undergoing a restructuring that will bring an end to two of its residen tial programs and its Peek-A-Moos Child Development Center and lead to 79 layoffs. CEO Maurice Ware said ending the programs was a difficult but necessary financial decision. "It's tough, it's difficult, but at the end of the day, it's about keep ing the mission alive," he said. "... We're still doing great work and we will continue to do great work." The Ball will feature a decadent meal and the sounds of Grammy nominee John Brown, director of the Jazz Program at Duke University, and his group, the John Brown Jazz Quintet. The event is designed to generate income for the Home's general fund while helping the organization's leader ship foster new connections and relationships with community leaders, said Hanes. "We're looking at it as a plat form for them to get introduced to business leaders that they haven't met before, and vice versa, to get business leaders involved in The Children's Home and what it does for kids," thp city native stated. Lambeth and Hanes are hoping to attract at least 300 people to the event, which is bipartisan by design, Lambeth said. "We've invited all of the legis lators - both Democrats and N Republicans," he noted. "...We've ' been very broad based in who we've targeted and we hope that we'll get enough response that j we'll have to turn people away." "If we can bring some examples here locally that in fact Democrats and Republicans can get together and do things worthwhile when we want to, 1 think it's important that we do that," Hanes added. "I think it's important that folks understand there's a human element to every thing that we do." Despite the setbacks. Ware said the 104-year-old Children's Home is positioning itself to be around well into the next century. "We're still thriving: we're just making necessary adjustments," he said. "The Children's Home is here, we have a plan to move for ward. and we're going to execute it. Doors open for the Autumn Ball at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $100. and table sponsorships start at $1,000. To purchase tickets, make a dona tion or for more information, visit hh-wM-sautumnball.com or contact Natasha Smith at 336-891-0285. Hants Lambtth Wan Tjji Press Pnoto John Brown with members of his group. J Sunday bus service preview on Oct. 27 FECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Winston-Salem Transit Authority will preview its lew Sunday bus service on Sunday, Oct. 27 and is offering fee bus rides to the program using the new routes. The program will begin at 3 p.m. at the Clark Tampbell Transportation Center, 100 W. Fifth St. Light efreshments will be served. Speakers will include Mayor Ulen Joines, Northeast Ward Council Member and Mayor >ro Tempore Vivian H. Burke, East Ward Council Member Derwin Montgomery and WSTA General Manager Art Barnes. Sunday bus service will begin Nov. 3. Buses will run rom 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on seven Sunday-only routes that vere devised to serve as many neighborhoods and destina ions as possible. The routes are posted online at VSTransit.com. For the preview, WSTA will run all seven routes to irovide riders with transportation to and from the event, ??icks ups will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the end of each route ind work their way in to the transportation center. For more information, call CityLink 311 or WSTA at 136-727-2000. hnaflM Tka Oiftamca Ym Cm IMu * DONATE YOUR CAR 1*800-337-9038 FREET0WM6 WMV TAX DEDUCT?!! M Gel A Vision Screening Annually fH? 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