New teachers receive welcome gifts I B ii ? w ??^tt??11 mwamrnKTM 1 Submiued Phdo ,\ew teachers (from left) Alecia Johnson (Paisley Middle), Chase Culler (Reynolds High), Katye Welborn (Paisley Middle), Winifred Haywood (North Hills). Lauren Miller (Hanes Middle), David House (Glenn High), John Olson (Career Center), Lee Harris (West Forsyth High) and Amanda Marchese (East Forsyth Middle) hold their totes. SPfctlAL IU 1 Ml. I HKONK l.h On Tuesday, Aug. 15, two Forsyth County Delta Kappa Gamma chapters distributed insu lated lunch totes to teachers new to the Winston Salem/Forsyth County School System. Members of the Zeta and Beta Nu chapters filled the bags with several items, some of which were donated from local businesses. The Beta Nus contributed bags of pretzels and Tootsie Pops. Wrenn Conrad, Zeta Chapter's chairman of Supporting Early Educators (SEE), contacted local businesses for contributions. K&W Cafeteria provided a welcome letter with a coupon for a free dessert attached. Dewey's gave a box of Moravian cookies as well as a coupon for a free cake square with any purchase. A free doughnut coupon was included from Krispy Kreme. TW Garner Foods con tributed a mini-bottle of Texas Pete hot sauce and a beverage koozie. Both chapters included welcome letters to the new teachers. The Zeta letter included web sites that offer economical and healthy lunch ideas. According to its web site, Pelta Kappa Gamma is an international society that promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. ESR adopts Dominion Street SPECIAL TO THE CHRONIC! I Experiment in Self Reliance (ESR) is contin uing its legacy of making a difference by adopting Dominion Street, the new location of their head quarters. On July 31. more than 30 employees walked along Dominion. RJR Boulevard and Akron Drive for the clean- up effort, which was cham pioned by ESR Operations Director Fred Bazemore. "(ESR) will be clean ing up the Dominion Street area every other month to aid in keeping our streets clutter free and safe for walkers, while (also) greeting and meeting residence and businesses in the north- i east area." said i Bazemore. Wade Armfield. who owns 'A' self-storage company next to ESR. greeted the group with a smile and indicated he was glad to have the agency as a neighbor. He also commended the staff for their caring spirit and ESR for enhancing the visual footprint of the street. ESR's primary objective is to empower working residents to achieve economic and sociil self-sufficiency by providing them with intensive case manage ment. Each participant's unique situation is assessed and an individu alized case plan is devel oped to address identified needs, objectives and goals. "We at ESR are grati fied to have this confi dence placed in our agency to assist the com munity in the clean-up efforts, as well as contin uing to provide much needed services for the residence in Winston Salem-Forsyth County." said ESR Executive Director Twana Wellman Roebuck. HMHPSa . _J Suhini' ESR employees pose on clean-up day. Birthday from page Bl sons have gone on to glory. Charles "Richard" Hamlin died several years prior to Larry Leon's passing in 2007. She says her faith brought her through. Rev Mack H.L. McConnel. pastor of Saint James Missionary Baptist Church, said her quiet strength has inspired others. "She has encouraged every one of us to stay ' steadfast." he said during ' the prayer he delivered to open the celebration. ' Hamlin Johnson's own pastor. Dr. Sir Walter 1 Mack Jr. of Union Baptist Church, also led a prayer and gave words of praise for one of the most devot ed among his flock. "She brings a smile to all of our faces." said Mack, who added that Larry Leon's stage pres ence and gregariousness was inherited from his mother. Mack and his wife, Kim. had a busy Saturday. There was a funeral, a wedding and other obligations. But when it was time for Hamlin Johnson's get together. the couple tem porarily halted every thing. "I wouldn't have missed this for nothing in this world," Mack said. Hamlin Johnson began her remarks stand ing behind a waist-high wooded podium. "I love Jesus Christ. 1 love people," she said after thanking attendees. Then, in a moment that surely would have made Larry Leon proud, she stepped from behind the podium, microphone in hand, to deliver an extemporaneous skit ? complete with one-liners and a redacted version of "Stormy Weather." Hamlin Johnson gave her guests a charge to embrace and live by, sim ple advice that has served ( ler well. "You have to be nice ;o people." she said. 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