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Chefs tending a hand
On Friday, Nov. 15, at Embassy Suites, top
chefs will offer local diners an opportunity to
enjoy a great night out while raising funds, mak
ing friends and increasing awareness of the
March of Dimes mission to improve the health of
babies.
In addition to sampling signature dishes.
guests will De aoie to
bid on many unique
auction items graciously
donated by various
community businesses.
All funds raised by
Signature Chefs
Auction support lifesav
ing research and educa
tional programs across
the state.
"By becoming
involved with the March
of Dimes, we have
The Stricklands
learned more about the tremendous, life changing
accomplishments of the organization and want to
share with others what we have learned," said
Jimmy and Julianna Strickland, honorary event
chairs. "Four million babies are born each year in
the United States and each and every one of them
is helped by the March of Dimes through
research, education, vaccines and breakthroughs.
Let us all continue to work to together for
stronger, healthier babies ."
This year, the March of Dimes is celebrating
its 75th anniversary and its ongoing work to help
babies get a healthy start in life.
For more information, contact Jamie
Southern at JSouthern@marchofdimes.com or
directly at 336-231-3765.
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The Human Relations Commission (HRC), a
division of the N.C. Department of
Administration, has welcomed seven new com
missioners to the 16 member Martin Luther King
Jr. (MLK) Commission.
The new members are Clarence Henderson
(the chairman) of High
roint, Anitra Bailey or
Durham, Dr. Troy Kkkler
of Cary;, Shakeal Moore
of Rocky Mount, Vancine
Sturdivant of Lilesville,
Warren Turner of
Charlotte and Douglas
Williams of Greensboro.
The new commis
sioners will join the nine
existing commissioners.
Dr. Dumas Harshaw of
Raleigh. Kenneth
Henderson
Freeman of Pembroke, Donnie Gams of
Charlotte, Jacquie JefFers of Wilson, Larry Jones
of Warren ton, Melissa Martin of Raleigh, Dr.
Tony Mitchell of Cary, David Prince of Gamer
and Bennett Taylor of Seaboard.
Appointed to four-year terms by the
Governor, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives or the President Pro Tempore of
the Senate, the MLK Commission is charged
with promoting an awareness and appreciation of
the life and philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther
King. Jr. The Commission's signature events are
participating in the 2014 Martin Luther King. Jr.
Grant Program, and conducting the Let Freedom
Ring bell ringing ceremony at the Bicentennial
Mall in January 2014,
1WS Board changes
Leadership Winston-Salem has five new
board members and new officers. The new chair
of the Board of Directors is Peter J. Juran of
* Blanco Tackabery. The other officers are: Vice
Chair Dr. D. Kathy Stitts of Winston-Salem State
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university.
Secretary Alison
Y. Ashe-Card of
Wake Forest
University,
Treasurer
Benjamin Rowe
of the City of
Winston-Salem
and immediate
past chair, and
Cheryl D.
Joyner of
BB&T.
Newly
appointed board
members are
Tyke Arbaugh
of BB&T.
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New members (from left)
Kathy Goliszek, Andy
Brown, Lisa Venable and
Tyke Arbaugh.
Andrew "Andy" Brown of COR365, Carrie
Collins of the YMCA, Kathy Goliszek of
Carolina Urological Associates and Lisa Venable
of DataMax Corporation.
The Board of Directors acknowledged the
contributions of outgoing board members B. Jane
Doub of Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc., who gave six
years of service, and Lawrence "Rence" Callahan
of Walter, Robbs, Callahan & Pierce, a member
for three years.
With a mission of educating, connecting and
energizing leaders to serve and improve the com
munity, Leadership Winston-Salem is a nonprofit
organization founded in 1984 that offers a nine
month Flagship Program that challenges partici
pants to increase their personal and collective
capacity to transform the community through
civic engagement, servant leadership and build
ing social capital.
Lucas among
N.C. Award
honorees
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
John Harding Lucas will receive
the North Carolina Award for Public
Service later this month.
Lucas, 93, has earned the respect of
many by embracing and overcoming
challenges. For more than 60 years, he
was an education administrator and
leader. He fought for the integration of
the the whites-only North Carolina
Education Association and the black
North Carolina Teachers Association,
proposing what came to be known as
the "Lucas concept."
He proposed that a completely new
organization be formed rather than
forcing either group into an existing
structure and
in 1970 the
North
Carolina
Association
of Educators
was created.
He was elect
ed to the first
school board
of the newly
merged
school sys
tem in
Lucas
Durham County and served as presi
dent of Shaw University.
He is an advocate for youth, school
funding and social justice. Lucas
Middle School in Durham and other
community institutions bear his name.
He remains active in his church and
serves lifelong appointments on sever
al boards.
The state's highest civilian honor,
the North Carolina Awards will be pre
sented by Gov. Pat McCrory to six dis
tinguished North Carolinians at the
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and
Convention Center in Durham.
"It is an honor to pay tribute to
these remarkable individuals who have
made North Carolina better by their
extraordinary involvement in this
state," says Susan Kluttz, Secretary of
the N. C. Department of Cultural
Resources. "Each has enriched the
lives of our citizens and propelled
North Carolina onto the national ayd
world stages."
The following are the honorees:
Myron S. Cohen (science), a trailblaz
ing UNC-Chapel Hill HIV/AIDS
researcher; John E. Cram (fine arts), an
Asheville art gallery owner; John M.
H. Hart Jr. (literature), a former attor
ney whose bestsellers include "The
King of Lies, "Down River" and "The
Last Child;" Phillip J. Kirk Jr. (public
service), a lifelong advocate of educa
tion and economic development; and
Walt Wolfram (public service), an
internationally-acclaimed linguist
who has spotlighted the state's rich
language and dialect heritage.
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Judge Ola Lewis has announced her intentions to run for the N.C. Supreme
Court next year. A resident of Boiling Springs Lake, Lewis has been a District
Court judge in Brunswick County since 1993. Last week, Lewis delivered the
keynote address at the fall meeting of the N.C. Federation of Republican
Women at the Raleigh Crabtree Marriott.
Honor for local free tax prep program
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The past tax season's collaborative effort to provide low income county residents with
free tax preparation has garnered a national award.
Partners the United Way of Forsyth County, the Piedmont Triad Regional Council
(Northwest Piedmont Workforce Development Board), the Forsyth County Earned
Income Tax Credit (EITC)/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and spon
sor Wells Fargo have received the Innovation
Award from the National Association of
Development Organizations, a group that
pushes federal officials to continue and
expand economic development programs
across the nation.
This past season, the returns of 2,708 res
idents were prepared through the partnership.
That number is up from the previous season,
largely because the Piedmont Triad Regional
Council's mobile unit was employed.
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Equipped with 10 computers, the mobile unit was able to traverse the county, helping res
idents in their own backyards with tax prep. The taxes mobile unit volunteers prepared
amounted to $200,000 in refunds.
Overall, the program prepared tax returns worth nearly $3.3 million for county resi
dents, much of that, $1,626,000, is from the Earned Income Tax Credit, which has been
credited with lifting nine million Americans out of poverty. According to the partner
agencies, on average, a qualified Forsyth County taxpayer receives $1,700 in EITC cred
it. In addition to benefiting working families, the credit brings money directly into the
community.
Again this tax season, community sites are available throughout Forsyth County to
provide free tax preparation, as well as asset-building counseling and referrals to asset
building programs such as Experiment in Self-Reliance's Individual Development
Account program, NC Saves and Financial Literacy Counseling.
The locations and operating hours for the sites have not yet been confirmed. For more
information, go to www.myfreetaxes.com/forsyth or call the Experiment in Self-Reliance
at 336-722-9400.
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Truliant Chairman and CEO Marc Schaefer presents the award
to Tar Heel Basement Systems' Pete Burgess with the help of
Chamber President and CEO Gayle Anderson.
Chamber awards business leaders
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The Winston-Salem
Chamber of Commerce held its
128th Annual Meeting on Nov. 5
ai ine Benton
Convention Center.
The Duke Energy
Citizenship and Service
Award and Truliant
Small Business Award
were presented during
the event. The former
went to Walter
McDowell, who was
recruited by the
Chamber in 2008 to
ieaa a community couaoorative
initiative to improve the high
school graduation rate.
He used his business acumen
and strong personal connections
to do everything possible to
close the achievement gap
between minority and majority
students, while ensuring that
each student graduates from high
school. He also chaired the
Community Education
Collaborative for nearly five
years. In that role, he voluntarily
took on the task of raising funds
to support the public school pro
grams that are designed to keep
potential drop-outs in
school. As chair emeri
tus of the Collaborative,
he continues to raise
funds needed for key
programs. Thus far, he
has raised $2.5 million.
The Truliant Small
Business Award was
presented to Tar Heel
Basement Systems,
which specializes in
basement waterproofing, crawl
space waterproofing and repair,
radon mitigation and foundation
repair. After 10 years in business.
Tar Heel Basement Systems has
maintained an A+ rating with the
Better Business Bureau.
More than 600 business lead
ers attended the meeting, where
the Chamber's key accomplish
ments for the year were among
the topics addressed.
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State's female leaders
getting noticed
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Three Council of State leaders have earned recog
nition.
State Treasurer Janet Cowell received international
attention by ranking 21st (second
nignest ranK among U.S. women)
on the Sovereign Wealth Fund's
Public Investor 100 list for 2013.
The Institute highlighted Cowell's
successful stewardship of the
state's public pension funds, which
have "outperformed the national
average for public pension funds
by 22 percent."
Secretary of State Elaine
Marshall is slated to receive The
Elected Women of Excellence
Award from the National
Foundation of Women Legislators
(NFWL) later this month in
Washington, D.C. at the organiza
tion's Capital Forum and 75th
Anniversary Celebration. The
award was "created to identify
women who have worked tireless
ly, often breaking down barriers
and overcoming obstacles that
once seemed insurmountable, to
serve their communities." In 1996,
Marshall made history as the first
woman elected to a statewide exec
utive office in North Carolina.
State Auditor Beth Wood has
been named by CPA Practice
Advisor magazine as one the
"Most Powerful Women in
Accounting" in 2013. The maga
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