Fortitude Mentoring Program
graduates first class
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The first class of the Fortitude Mentoring Program cel
ebrates the last week of the 2014-15 school year on
Tuesday, June 9, alongside mentors and program creator,
Kenny Brown (center, back) as the members proudly don
their new T-shirts, donated by Winston-Salem State
University (WSSU) Athletics and the office of Mayor
Allen Joines.
Fortitude is a mentoring program for Hall-Woodward
Elementary School boys, ranging from grades 2 to 5, aj
they learn the life skills and life lessons Brown believe!
often are left untaught in the classrooms of children ir
Title 1 schools.
Kenny Brown, 2015 WSSU graduate, wanted the
young men of Fortitude to know that you can accomplish
any dream that you can dream of, regardless of where you
come from, if you work hard enough and if you believe
He said he knows because he did just that.
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Photo by Erin Mizelle for the Winston-Salem Chronicle
Kenny Brown, center, back, the leader of the Fortitude Mentoring Program, takes a break with the first
class of the program.
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United Way Meeting
United Way staff will
hold an open meeting to
help people learn more
about the United Way's
Place-Based Initiative and
the application process
today (Thursday, June 18)
from 10:30 a.m. to noon at
Carver High School, 3545
Carver School Rd. The
United Way staff will dis
cuss why investments are
being focused on intercon
nected solutions within
neighborhoods. The
United Way will also pro
vide an overview of the
geographical focus area, its
resident engagement work,
and an overview of the
application process.
Contact Noelle Stevenson
at Noelle .stevenson @
uwforsyth.org to RSVP.
Piedmont Triad Airport
Application
Mayor Pro Tempore
Vivian H Burke is accept
ing applications from citi
zens interested in filling a
vacancy on the Piedmont
Triad Airport Authority-.
Applicants must reside in
the city limits of Winston
Salem. The application
deadline is Friday, June 19.
For more information con
tact the City's secretary
office at 336-727-2224 or
e-mail to reneep@city
ofws.org.
Summer Conservatory
The Salvation Army of
Winston-Salem is still tak
ing applications for its
2015 Academy of Music
and Arts Summer
Conservatory. The
Salvation Army has part
nered with the Winston
Salem Symphony and now
offering violin as an elec
tive. For more information
call 336-970-0608 or go to
http://www.salvationarmy
carolinas.org/winston
salem/porgrams/academy
of-music-and-arts.
Applications will continue
to be accepted until filled.
Bowling For Sickle Cell
The Bold Lips for
Sickle Cell will have its
Bowling for Sickle Cell on
Friday, June 19 from 7 to 9
p.m. at AMF Lanes off of
Jonestown Road. Presale
tickets are $10 for kids and
$15 for adults through
EventBrite at
www.boldlipsforsicklecell
wsnc.eventbrite.com. On
the day of the event at the
door it will be $20 for kids
and $25 for adults. Any
business or family who
would like to buy a lane, it
will cost $45. which
includes tickets plus shoes
and bowling for two hours.
AJ1 proceeds go to Bold
Lips for Sickle Cell, a
community-based organi
zation that focuses on sick
le cell awareness and edu
cation. For more informa
tion, contact Jew-EL
Darbone, founder and
CFO, at
jeweldarbone .blfsc @ gmail
.com or
Boldlipsforsicklecell@gm
ail.com.
Talent Show
The SG Atkins Alumni
Association will be hosting
a talent show on Friday,
June 19, from 8 to 10 p.m.,
at the Winston-Salem
Preparatory Academy at
Atkins on 916 N. Cameron
Ave. Anyone who wants to
participate in the talent
show should contact
George Johnson at 336
391-0025. Tickets are $15
and can be purchased at the
door. For additional infor
mation .call 336-682-2347
or any member of the
Atkins Alumni Association
Inc.
WSSU Class of
1980 Cookout
The WSSU Class of
1980 will have its pre
reunion cookout on
Saturday, June 20 at
Shelter 1 at Reynolds Park
on 2450 Reynolds Park
Road at noon. For more
information, contact Craig
Umstead at 910-332-8577
or craigumstl@yahoo
.com.
Short Film Festival
The Echo Network will
present LUNAFEST, a
national traveling film fes
tival featuring eight short
films, by, for and about
women at the Hanesbrand
Theatre Saturday, June 20
at 6:30 p.m. on 209 N.
Spruce St. Tickets are $20
and $15 for seniors and can
be purchased at the box
office or by going to
www.echonetwork .org.
Musical Festival
The Wayne C.
Henderson Music Festival
will be on Saturday, June
20 (rain or shine) from
10.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at
Grayson Highlands Park
on U.S. 58, Mouth of
Wilson, VA. The festival
will have 20 guitarists
compete for a Henderson
guitar, free children activi
ties and live bands per
forming. $20 per person,
free for ages 12 and under,
$5 parking. For more infor
mation go to www.wayne
henderson.org,
www.dcr.Virginia gov/state
parks.gra.shtml.
Juneteenth volunteers
The 11th annual
Juneteenth Festival will be
held Saturday, June 20
from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. at tht
historic Winston Mutua
Building on Fifth Stree
and Martin Luther Kin?
Drive. Volunteers art
needed to help with set-up
children's area, stage
parking and information
Food vendors anc
exhibitors are also needed
For more information
please visit www.triadcul
ture.org or call 336-757
8556. Contact email is
info@triadculturalarts org.
Father-Daughter Gala
Hoops4LYFE will be
hosting a Father-Daughter
Gala on Saturday, June 20
from 1 to 4 p.m. at the
GreenTree Church on 930
S. Broad St. Tickets are
$20 and can be purchased
at www.hoops41yfe.org/
events. For more informa
tion contact Brittany Ward
at 336-231-7968.
Genealogical workshop
On Saturday, June 20,
the North Carolina
Genealogical Society and
the Forsyth County
Genealogical Society will
host a genealogical work
shop at the Knollwood
Baptist Church. Michael
D. Lacopo, DVM, will
present four lectures on the
topic "Digging Deeper into
Your Family History".
The workshop will run
from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and
will include lunch.
Registration is required.
Cost $42 for NCGS or
FCGS members, $52 for
non-members. For more
information, visit the
NCGS website at
www.ncgenealogy.org.
Homes for our
Heroes Walk/Run
The Whole Man
Ministries will have their
Homes for Our Heroes
Walk/Run on Saturday,
June 20 at 8 a.m. at Central
Park on E. Salem Ave.
Anyone can register now
online through June 18,
$10 per person for ages 5
and up. $35 per person.
You can still register dur
ing packet pick up on
Friday, June 19 from 5 to 8
p.m. at Whole Man
Ministries at 3916 Old
Lexington Rd., or on the
day of the race from 7 a.m.
- 8 a.m. The Mile Fun Run
will start at 8 a.m., the 5K
Run will start at 8:30 a.m.,
and the 5K Walk will start
at 8:35 a.m. For registra
tion and more information
go to www.wholemanmin
istries.com/5k2015.
Father's Day
Parade/Cookout
The Mo Lucas
Community Foundation
, will have its second
! Father's Day Parade on
1 Sunday, June 21 at 4 p.m.
t starting from Fifth Street
; and ending at Rupert Bell
; Park. Following the parade
, will be the 10th annual
, Father's Day Cookout,
which will have various
I performances from local
talent. For more informa
, tion contact, Michael A.
Terry at 336-577-0721 or
molucaskids@yahoo.com.
Webinar training
The Carolina Public
Press will hold a free train
ing webinar, "Behind the
Door," on Friday, June 26
i from noon to 1 p.m. This
online-only webinar is to
i help journalists, public
officials and community
members understand
when, according to North
Carolina state laws and
guidelines, government
agencies and officials may
close public meetings. Pre
registration is required. For
more information and reg
istration go www.carolina
publicpress.org or call
828-774-5290.
Block party/Health fair
Today's Woman
OB/GYN and Pediatrics
will be having its 20th
anniversary Block Party
and Health Fair on
Saturday, June 27, rain or
shine, from noon - 4 p.m.
on 2001 Todays' Woman
Ave. There will be food,
music, health screenings, a
talent show and much
more. If anyone is interest
ed in volunteering, enter
ing your child in the Kids
contest (ages 0-6), your
choir or dance group per
forming call 336-722
1818. Any female over 35
years old, who has a pri
mary care physician and
insurance, can schedule a
mammogram on this day.
There are 24 appointments
available and will be filled
on a first come, first serve
basis. For more informa
tion for a mammogram,
call Tamika Cole, LPN at
the same number.
Amateur Radio Day
There will be an ama
teur radio field day on
Saturday, June 27 and
Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m.
at Hobby Park on 2301 W.
Clemmonsville Road. See
emergency radio operation
and find out all about
"Ham" Radio. There will
be displays and actual on
the air contacts. For more
information call Deryl
Holliday at 336-608-4854
or e-mail at
dholliday ?triad .rr.com.
For additional information
go to www.w4nc.com.
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Crockett wins Silver Arts medals
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i Piedmont Plus Senior Games & Silver Arts was held
i May 5 through May 15 at South Fork Community Center.
Jessie L. Crockett, a participant in the Literary Arts posi
tion, was awarded the bronze medal for an essay she sub
i mined. Crockett also received Honorable Mention for a
i poem. She is a local author and has published a book for
sale from her and online at amazon.com. The book's title
is "Expressions From The Heart." Crockett can be con
tacted at 336-784-2070 for further information.
Salvation Army appoints
new addition
The Salvation Army Area Command in the Greater
Winston-Salem Area has appointed a new director of
social services - Tashina Oladunjoye.
Oladunjoye began her employment in Winston-Salem
on June 1. Before this new role,
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sne neia me positions 01 preventive
services supervisor and, most
recently, director of social services
for The Salvation Army in High
Point. She holds bachelor's and
master's degrees in social work
from Andrews University and has
experience in case management,
therapy, supervision and manage
ment related to individual/ family
case planning; home visits, intake,
evaluations, social services and
Oladunjoye
individual, family, couple and group therapy.
The Salvation Army's Social Service Department is
the Command's single largest program and includes the
only emergency shelter for homeless families in Forsyth
County, emergency financial assistance for basic needs
such as utilities, clothing, medicine, and food in Davie,
Forsyth, Stokes and Yadkin Counties, and on-site feeding
365 days per year to the community at the Center of Hope
located at 1255 North Trade St. Oladunjoye, her husband
and their two children reside in High Point.
Winston-Salem State University
wins scholarship award
GENEX case managers, supervisors and branch man
agers recently nominated their alma maters (or local col
lege/university) for the 4th Annual GENEX Case
Manager Scholarship Award Program. Winston-Salem
State University was nominated by Beverly Jeter, supervi
sor of case management for the Charlotte branch.
"The Case Manager Scholarship Awards is one of the
ways GENEX honors our case managers for their commit
ment to helping injured workers return to the highest level
of function," said Tim Howard, senior vice president of
field case management services at GENEX. "By support
ing their schools, we can help foster that growth of knowl
edge and skills that our case managers have developed to
serve as the heart of workers' compensation."
The program is designed to assist the institutions that
develop and nurture future generations of students who
are critical to the entire healthcare system. Each program
will receive $20,000 to be used in support of the educa
tional endeavors of their student population through schol
arships. GENEX provides a total of $100,000 in scholar
ship awards to schools nominated by GENEX case man
agers.
The scholarships are intended to recognize the
GENEX graduates from these programs, strengthen the
awareness of the case management profession, and invest
in a new generation of future graduates to fill a growing
industry need.
Financial Pathways of the
Piedmont gains award
Financial Pathways of the Piedmont received the Joel
and Claudette Weston Award at an event on Thursday
night, June 12, at Old Town Club. The organization was
selected after a highly competitive review process with
more than double the number of applications submitted
than in past years. The application review process is man
aged by the United Way of Forsyth County.
Previously called the Joel A. Weston Jr. Memorial
Award, this bi-annual award recognizes excellence in non
profit management. Joel A. Weston was a senior execu
tive at the Hanes Cos. and an active member of the
Winston-Salem community. He served as president of the
United Way of Forsyth County Board from 1980-1982.
The award was established in 1988 by his family and
friends to honor his vision and dedication to the commu
nity.
Novant Health announces
leadership changes
Novant Health named Chad Setliff president and chief
operating officer of Novant Health Kernersville Medical
Center, Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center and
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital. Setliff previously
served as vice president of operations and chief operating
officer of Medical Park Hospital and Clemmons Medical
Center.
"We're excited to announce this leadership change that
supports our commitment to delivering remarkable patient
experiences in a rapidly evolving industry," said Jeff
Lindsay, Novant Health executive vice president and chief
operating officer. "Chad will help lead the way as Novant
Health continues to expand services and meet the health
care needs of communities that count on us."
Setliff holds a bachelor's degree in economics and sys
tems engineering from the United States Military
Academy at West Point, and a master's degree in business
administration from Wake Forest University.
Joanne Allen, president of Novant Health Kernersville
Medical Center, will retire by the end of the year after
serving more than two decades with Novant Health. At
Kernersville Medical Center, she successfully led opera
tions and strategic growth for the hospital as well as its
surrounding clinics and outpatient services. Prior to
becoming president of Kernersville Medical Center, Allen
served 18 years at Forsyth Medical Center in a variety of
roles, including critical care nurse leader, director of nurs
ing for cardiac and vascular services, and senior director
of clinical operations, launching many new services to
identify patient needs. (