Submitted photo
GIDE participants headed to the circus thanks to the Rotary Club
of Clemmons.
Agency in need of funds for
summer program
BY CHANEL DAVIS
THE CHRONICLE
A local agency dedicat
ed to providing educational
alternatives for teenagers
who don't have a place to
go after school is looking
for the public's help with
funding.
The Guiding Institute
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Education Inc. is a
nonprofit organization
whose mission is to
"enhance the life-long
learning, character
building capacity for
under-served youth
and their families."
The agency is
holding a fundraiser,
titled "One Enchanted
Evening," a romantic
dinner and dance, with ,
proceeds going to the pro
gram's summer initiative.
"We are very excited
about the event. We have
some of the best performers
in the region and nation,"
McClain said.
The event will include
music from Martha Bass, t
Chris Murrell and The
Phase Band.
The organization serves
roughly 200 middle and
high school students with
target areas that include
public housing and low
income housing communi
ties.
Most of the families are
residents in the Cleveland
Avenue Homes, Town view
Apartments, Rolling Hills
Apartments and surround
ing communities. The
agency teaches the follow
ing values: reliability,
learning, inclusiveness,
integrity and leadership.
The agency serves stu
dents and their parents with
the use of S.T.E.M. (
Science, Technology,
Engineering and
Mathematics) curriculum
and literacy-based instruc
tional tools and methodolo
gy. The after-school pro
gram does this through arts
education, youth, sports,
family literacy, health edu
cation and character build
ing programs.
u "Across the state, funds
have been cut for commu
nity-based after-school pro
grams because of the funds
being forwarded to the
school system," he said.
Board chair Ward
Miller said that helping
these children is a way for
the agency to give back to
the community.
"We have a lot of kids
who sometimes don't get
what they need during the
regular school hours and
they need some additional
help after school. We are
there to fill that void," he
said.
The program is mod
eled after the
21st Century
Community
Learning
Centers of
North
Carolina,
according to
its website.
The CCLC
program,
funded by the
N . C .
McClain
Department of Public
Instruction, funded GIDE
for four years beginning in
2010. The grant provided
the organization with
$384,000 a year for four
years reducing funding in
the last two years, 20 per
cent and 40 percent respec
tively. That money ran out
last year.
"We had some local
funds, held some fundrais
ers, and had some individu
als that made some contri
butions. We've recently
received $150,000 from the
Piedmont Federal Savings
Bank to be distributed over
three years, $50,000 a
year," he said. "We also
received $20,000 from
Goodwill through the Gang
Prevention and Dropout
Prevention program."
The agency is also
sponsored by The Rotary
Club of Clemmons and The
New Canaan Society.
McClain said that the
agency still needs more.
"We are trying to raise
money so that we tan have
a summer program.
We've got funds to last
us to the end of the school
year but are trying to raise
funds to hold the summer
program," he said.
McClain said that the
results are worth every
penny.
The organization keeps
the kids busy and out of
trouble, while giving them
a chance to get one-on-one
tutoring or help on a specif
ic subject.
"We've got kids who
have been through our pro
gram who are now in col
lege or in law school," he
said. "They (the kids) look
forward to the program
because it provides some
assistance for them. Some
of our kids parents aren't
able to help them with their
Algebra and higher cours
es. We have teachers to
help them."
The event will be held
at the Village Inn and Event
Center's Crystal Ballroom
in Clemmons on Friday,
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $100 per cou
ple with $50 as a tax deduc
tion.
Miller said that he
hopes the agency can con
tinue the event.
"We hope that this can
be a signature event for us
to raise funds and raise
awareness in the communi
ty about us," he said.
For tickets or more
information, call 336-602
0565 or 336-254-1116 or
email
bill.tcewp@gmail.com or
tamarampatterson@yahoo.
com.
Winter Wellness event
to feature
health checks
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
I'm My Sister's Keeper
(IMSK), a faith-based
organization dedicated to
the health and healing of
the whole woman, will host
a Winter Wellness Event on
Saturday, Feb. 21, from 12
-3 p.m. at Secrets, 875
Northwest Blvd.
Admission is $5 per per
son.
There will be vendors
on hand, health checks and
screenings, Praize Kraze
exercise and more.
The organization 's mis
sion is to "Equip, Educate
A Empower." This newly
formed organization was
created to develop a net
work of support, education,
training, and healing for
women who have suffered
from domestic violence.
This event is a fundrais
er to aid in bringing aware
ness to Domestic
Violence.
All monies raised go
toward the program and
services provided by
IMSK.
For additional informa
tion, email
immysiterskeeperws@gma
il.com or go to www.face
book.com/wsimmysis
terskeeper.
TLOD salutes local women
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem
Chapter of Top Ladies of
Distinction Inc. recently
held its "Salute to Ladies"
Awards Luncheon and the
induction ceremony of nine
new members at the
Hawthorne Inn and
Conference Center.
The "Salute to Ladies"
is a formal recognition of
local women for outstand
ing achievement across the
broad spectrum of the
service arena. Phenomenal
Women from the multi
faceted fields were hon
ored and presented a mono
grammed crystal upright
standing plaque. They were
also featured in the pro
gram's souvenir book. The
following women were
honored: Mechanics &
Farmers Senior Vice
President/Piedmont Triad
Regional Executive Evelyn
Acree; Winston-Salem
Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian
Burke; Ervin's Beauty
Services & Beauty Mart
Co-owner Dr. Minnie J.
Ervin; Novant Health
Senior Vice President of
Physician Services and
Interim Chair of
Neurosciences Dr. Chere
Grogery; longtime commu
nity volunteer and advocate
Doris Herrell; Hanesbrands
Corporate Human
Resources Director Cheryl
Lindsay; State Sen. Earline
Parmon; and State Rep.
Evelyn Terry
Mayor Allen Joins pre
sented Top Ladies of
Distinction with a procla
mation, and congratulated
the honorees and newly
inducted members. The
Mayor proclaimed Dec. 6,
2014 as 'Top Ladies of
Distinction" Day in the
city. Gov. Pat McCrory
also sent a proclamation in
recognition of TLOD's
service to the community.
It was presented by Sen.
Earline Parmon.
Dr. Sherrie Flynt
Walling ton, an assistant
Professor of Oncology and
program director of the
Health Disparities
Initiative at Lombardi
Comprehensive Cancer
Center at Georgetown
University Medical Center,
was guest speaker.
Lady Bobbie Miller is
the TLOD chapter presi
dent. The Salute to Ladies
Awards Luncheon
Chairperson was Lady
Annie Lassiter. Other offi
cers are Lady Doris
Herrell, 2nd vice president
and membership chairper
son; Lady Sharon Debnam,
1st vice president and pro
gram chair; Lady Lillian
Satterfield, financial secre
tary; and Lady Barbara
Stowe, TTA advisor.
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