HOME COMING
Veteran wounded in Iraq I
gains special new home |
Ret. Sgt. Allen
Megginson received a new
home for him and his wife.
Amy, on Friday, Feb. 28.
Bank of America donated
the home in partnership
with the Military Warriors
Support Foundation, which
chose the Iraq War vet as its
recipient. It's one of nine
Triad homes the bank's
donated to wounded vets. It
comes after a decade of
hardships for Megginson,
dealing with Post
Traumatic Stress
Syndrome and a variety of
war injuries, including a
traumatic brain injury he
only recently got Veterans
Affairs to acknowledge
after a decade of attempt
ing to get disability bene
fits for it. The couple, ?
which had been living in I
rural Virginia and fallen on
hard time financially, were
grateful for the home. They
said they hope to reach out
to help other local veterans,
and perhaps even start a
new local veterans' non
profit.
The Patriot Guard escorted the Megginson's to their
new home and held flags during the event.
Allen Megginson shakes hands with Derrick Ellington, Bank of America's Triad Market
Allen and Amy Megginson enter their new
house.
Allen and Amy Megginson in front of their donated home.
Text and photos
By Todd Luck
Local brothers place in statewide competition
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
Each year, the North
Carolina 4-H Dairy Poster
Contest educational activi
ty involves a large number
of youth in a meaningful
learning experience as they
learn about the dairy indus
try.
The competition is
open to 4-H members in
North Carolina ages 9-18,
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regardless of their cattle
experience and ownership.
Three local young men
placed well in the competi
tion. In the 9-12 year old
division, third place went
to Stephen Pledger. In the
13-15 year old division,
first place went to his
brother, Andrew Pledger.
In the 16-19 year old divi
sion, second place went to
another Pledger brother -
David Allen.
The boys are the sons
of Walter and Melanie
Pledger of Winston-Salem.
They each received a
cash prize from the
Southeast United Dairy
Industry Association
(SUDIA).
Posters were displayed
at the N.C. State Fair dairy
shows in Raleigh from Oct.
24-26.
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WSSV representatives participating in the VNC Social Entrepreneurship
Conference competition were (left to right): Christian Baucum, Kaley Skantz,
LaVie Montgomery, Fredrick Teeter, Dr. Notis Pagiavlas who served as coach
for the teams, Jeannette Huntley, Robert Irwin, Raymond Smith, Christian
Griffith andAileah Olds.
WSSU Team is First Runner-Up in the 2015
UNC Social Entrepreneurship Competition I
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
A team representing the
Winston-Salem State
University's Masters in
Business Administration
program was first runner
up in the competition held
during the recent UNC
Social Entrepreneurship
Conference.
The WSSU team, one
of 44 representing all 17
UNC campuses pitching
their business ideas to a
blue-ribbon panel of entre
preneurs, presented their
plan for "TEAMUP," a
program that bridges the
difficult transition of youth
in foster care to independ
ent adult life.
Members of the
"TEAMUP" group were
Jeannette Huntley from
Winston-Salem; Fredrick
Teeter from Edgerton,
Wis.; and R. Taylor Irwin
from Lawrenceville, Ga.
WSSU had a total of
two undergraduate and two
graduate teams competing.
The other three projects
dealt with an app to assist
home caregivers, an adult
day care center, and a
patented technology that
extends batter life by about
50 percent.
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Dr. Notis Pagiavlas,
interim senior associate
dean and professor of mar
keting, served as the coach
for the WSSU teams.
The conference, spon
sored by JPMorgan Chase
& Co., focuses on entrepre
neurs working to solve
ongoing societal chal
lenges using business prin
ciples that can ensure solu
tions last over time.
Student competitors
were challenged to identify
problems facing their local
communities and offer
implementation and finan
cial strategies for address
ing them.
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Tuesday, March 17,2015
6:00 p.m.
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Neighborhood Center
1502 Mount Zion Place
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