Community Briefs
Parents reminded of required
school vaccines
The school year has started and Forsyth County
Department of Public Health wants to remind parents
about the required school vaccines for 2015-2016.
Children starting kindergarten and seventh grade are
required to have specific vaccines to protect them from
serious diseases.
Kindergartners are required to have: two doses of
varicella (chicken pox) vaccine if they do not have a
history of disease documented by a health care
provider, and the fourth (or fifth) dose of polio vaccine
must be given after 4 years of age and before entering
school for the first time. All kindergartners are
required to have a physical exam signed by their physi
cian. For more information, contact Caren Jenkins at
336-703-3274.
According to the NC Law, seventh graders are
required to have one dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria,
pertussis), and one dose of meningococcal vaccines if
they have not previously received these vaccines.
Children must have their immunizations up to date.
Those do not will not be allowed to return to school
today (Sept. 24).
Come to Clinic 3 at the Forsyth County
Department of Public Health at 799 N. Highland
Avenue, Winston-Salem, during the following hours to
get the required vaccines: Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday 8:30 am. to 3:45 p.m., Thursday 9:30 a.m.
to 6:45 pm. and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 am.
The immunization clinic is a walk-in clinic and
does not require appointments. Children with no insur
ance or Medicaid pay no out of pocket fee for immu
nizations. Neither credit cards nor private insurance
will be accepted.
For more information about the required vaccines
visit: www.immunize.nc.gov.
Blood donations needed
During Liver Awareness Month this October, the
American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to
give blood and platelets to support liver transplant
patients and others needing blood products.
Liver transplants are the second most common
type of transplant with more than 6/XX) performed in
the U.S. each year, according to the American Liver
Foundation. Liver transplant patients may require in
excess of 30 pints of blood during surgery.
Upcoming blood donations are as follows:
Kernersville; Oct. 3 from 9:30 am. to 2:30 p.m. at The
Bridge, 1080 Old Greensboro Rd.; Oct. 5 from 2 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m. at Kernersville Wesleyan Church/Family
Life Center, 930 N. Main St.; Oct. 11 from 8 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at Main Street United Methodist Church,
306 S. Main St.; Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 pm. at Glenn
High School, 1600 Union Cross Road. Winston
Salem;
Oct. 2 from 7 a.m. to 4 pm. at Novant Health
Forsyth Medical, 3333 Silas Creek Pkwy.; Oct. 2 from
10 am. to 2:30 pm. at Centenary United Methodist
Church, 646 W. Fifth St.; Oct. 3 from 8:30 am. to 1:30
pm. at Olivet Moravian Church, 2205 Olivet Church
Rd.; Oct. 4 from noon to 4:30 pm. at Canaan United
Methodist Church, 1760 Shady Grove Church Rd.;
Oct. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm. at Wells Fargo
Center, 100 N. Main St.; Oct. 8 from 3 to 7:30 pm. at
South Fotk Church Of Christ, 205 Keating Dr.
Oct. 10 from 8 am. to 12:30 pm. at Holy Family
Catholic Church, 4820 Kinnamon Road
Oct. 10 from 8:30 am. to 1 p.m. at Hope
Community Church, 4660 Brownsboro Road
Oct. 15 from 2 to 6:30 pm. at Calvary Baptist
Church James B. Sechrist Building, 5000 Country
Club Road.
SECU members partner with
N.C. GreenPower for Solar
Schools Project
State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) members
via the SECU Foundation are once again teaming up
with N.C. GreenPower to help expand the develop
ment of renewable energy sources through a pilot pro
gram geared to benefit North Carolina public schools
- the Solar Schools project. Over the next two years,
SECU Foundation will provide a total investment of
up to $140,000, awarding a $10,000 matching chal
lenge grant to 14 K-12 public schools that meet N.C.
GreenPower's program requirements for the installa
tion of a pole-mounted solar PV system on school
campuses.
Under the partnership agreement, N.C.
GreenPower will oversee all aspects of the Solar
Schools pilot project, including participant applica
tions, program criteria and school selection, cost pro
posals, training and educational materials. Applicants
who have the greatest need, such as public schools in
economically depressed counties are preferred candi
dates for the Solar Schools project. Four schools have
already been selected for the 2015-2016 school year
and an additional ten schools will be selected for 2016
2017. For more information go to www.ncgreenpow
er.org.
Wake Forest Baptist received
more than $5 million
Four donors and have provided gifts totaling $5.13
million to invest in chairs, professorships and endowed
faculty scholars at Wake Forest Baptist Medical
Center. The donors and their gifts, which was received
during the past 12 months include: The McMichael
Family Foundation, $1.5 million to establish a profes
sorship in oncology; an anonymous donor, $1.5 mil
lion to establish an endowed faculty scholar position in
aging and Alzheimer's disease; James W. Johnston and
the Johnston Family Foundation, $13 million to estab
lish a professorship in diabetes and obesity; and The
John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Hanes Foundation, $1
million to establish a professorship in cancer research.
"These kinds of gifts are among the most important
to academic medicine," said Edward Abraham, MD,
dean of the Wake Forest School of Medicine. "They
provide critical resources and time for research, educa
tion and patient care. These gifts will allow us to retain
and attract outstanding research faculty, to achieve
advances in treatment and science, and to help prepare
the health care leaders of the future "
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NC Women's Summit
There will be a NC Women's
Summit today (Sept. 24) from 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Bridger Field
House at Wake Forest University,
located at 499 Deacon Blvd.
Women from across the state will
come together to discuss how to
advance the interests of North
Carolina women and their families.
Television host on MSNBC and
Executive Director of Pro
Humanitate Mellissa Harris-Perry
will be present. Also Nerea
Tanden, President of the Center for
American Progress in Washington,
D.C., will give the keynote
address. The cost will $15, which
includes breakfast and lunch. For
more information, contact Kim
Marie Saccoccio at 919-986-9701
or email
Kim@WomenAdvanceNC.org.
Older Americans Work
The Winston-Salem Urban
League is having its "Ready for
Work" makeover event today
(Sept. 24) at 10 a.m. and a lunch
eon on Friday, Sept. 25 at noon at
201 W. Fifth St. Workers will learn
to transform with renewed confi
dence, self-esteem through career
I readiness, personal appearance and
apparel expo. For more informa
tion, contact Patricia Sadler at 336
725-5614 or email psadler@wsur
I ban.org.
Race relations discussion
Students of Winston
Salem/Forsyth County high
schools will have a race relations
discussion today (Sept. 24) from
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Parkland
High School auditorium on 1600
Brewer Road. The discussion will
be a part of the annual Student
Race Relations Forum. The stu
dents will discuss their genera
tion's view toward racial attitudes,
their personal experiences and the
overall relevance of diversity for
youth today. For more information,
I contact Wanda Allen-Abraham at
336-734-1226 or email wan
daea@cityofws.org.
Historic marker
A local historic marker com
memorating the Easton
Neighborhood will be unveiled
Saturday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. at the
intersection of Woodcote Street
and Clemmonsville Road. The
community was established in
1949 to meet the demand for post
World War II housing. Speakers at
the unveiling will include Mayor
Allen Joines; Council Members
Vivian H. Burke and James Taylor
Jr.; Linda Dark of the Historic
Resources Commission; Robert
Leak III, president of the Easton
Neighborhood Association; and
Paula McCoy, executive director of
Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods. For more informa
tion, contact Michelle McCullough
at 336-747-7063 or email
michellem@cityofws.org.
International membership tea
The Winston-Salem Section of
the National Council Negro
Women Inc., is having its annual
international membership tea on
Saturday, Sept. 26 from 4 to 6 p.m.
at the Rupert Bell Recreation
Center at 1501 Mount Zion Place.
Interested persons are welcome to
join. Countries from Brazil, China,
Jamaica and the United States will
be present. For more information,
contact Jean Moses-Petree at 336
721-1288 or 336-416-3903.
Exhibit opening
The Charlotte Hawkins Brown
Museum, located at 6136
Burlington Road in Gibsonville, is
having an exhibit opening on
Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. at the Visitor Center. The
exhibit runs through April 1, 2016.
"Freedom is a Fighting Word"
shows Dr. Brown's legacy and the
Voting Rights Act of 1965. For
more information, contact the
museum at 336-449-4846.
Book sale
The Friends of the Rural Hall
Branch Library will have its used
book sale beginning today (Sept.
24) through Saturday, Sept. 26 at
7125 Broad St. in Rural Hall.
Today's sale is a Member's
Preview, from 4 to 6 p.m., with
memberships available at the door
for $10. Friday's sale (Sept. 25) is
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and
Saturday's sale (Sept. 26) is from 8
a.m. to 2 p.m. with a $5 per bag
sale, along with a plant sale. For
more information, contact the
library at 336-703-2970.
Fall Vegetable Garden
The Forsyth County Extension
is having their Plan and Plant a Fall
Vegetable Garden today (Sept. 24)
at 11 a.m. at the South Fork
Community Center on 4403
Country Club Road. This event is
free and open to the public.
Wallace Williamson, Extension
Master Gardner Volunteer, will dis
cuss how to plan and implement a
fall vegetable garden. Discussion
will also include a look at plants
that do well in the fall and winter,
and what varieties work well in the
Piedmont. For more information
call Teresa Lowry at 336-682-6792
or email
teresalowry65 @ gmail .com.
Art Nouveau exhibit
Art Nouveau Winston-Salem
will open its art exhibition with a
reception on Friday, Sept. 25 from
6 to 8 p.m. in the Womble Carlyle
Gallery at the Milton Rhodes
Center for the Arts, located at 251
N. Spruce St. The theme of the
exhibition is "connectivity
between artists in our community."
For more information, contact
Devon MacKay at 336-747-1417
or email dmackay@intothearts.org.
Hosana House fish fry
Hosana House is sponsoring a
fish fry and car wash fundraiser on
Friday, Sept. 25 and Saturday,
Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
3420 N. Patterson Ave. Fish plates
are $7.50 with two sides, Fish
sandwiches are $6 with cake and a
drink, and grilled smoked beef or
pork sandwiches are $2.50. All
proceeds will go to renovate an
inner city laundry to serve as an
initial site of the Community
Employment Training Lab
(CETL). For more information,
contact Sandra Sherrill-Oliver at
336-986-1987 or 336-748-1013.
Race for the Cure
The Susan G. Komen
Northwest N.C. is having the Race
for the Cure for Breast Cancer on
Saturday, Sept. 26 at 8 a.m. at
downtown Winston-Salem and
BB&T Ballpark. Proceeds will go
to the Community Grants program,
educational initiatives and
research. For more information and
to register, visit www.komennorth
westnc .org.
Yadkin Riverkeeper's Clean
Water Weekend
The Yadkin Riverkeeper's
Second Annual Clean Water
Weekend will begin on Sept. 25, in
which there will be a meeting of
environmental filmmakers at
Krankie's Coffee at 211 E. Third
St. from 7 to 10 p.m. On Sept. 26,
the Wild and Scenic Film Festival
will be at SECCA on 750
Marguerite Drive where they will
be showing films from 3 to 10:30
p.m. On Sept. 27, there will be the
Yadkin River Clean-up and
Celebration for World Rivers Day.
Tickets range from $15-$35 for
adults and $5 for children. For
more information, go to
www.YadkinRiverkeeper.org or
contact Siobhan Olson at 336-769
6365.
Vigils for Healing picnic
The Vigils for Healing will
have its annual picnic on Saturday,
Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Reynolds Park, Shelter Four at
2450 Reynolds Park Rd. People are
encouraged to bring a photo of a
loved one that they lost from homi
cide. For more information, con
tact Gwen White at 336-788-5459.
Fall Fest Concert
The Salem Band, directed by
Eileen M. Young, will have its Fall
Fest concert, "John Williams
Spectacular", directed by music of
John Williams on Sunday, Sept. 27
at 3 p.m. at the Salem Square,
Academy and Main Streets of Old
Salem. Special guest is Darth
Vader and the Stormtroopers. Rain
date is Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.
This event is free and open to the
public. For more information, con
tact Young at
eileenyoung@triad.rr.com or call
336-413-2180.
Technology/Business Expo
The Piedmont Federal Savings
Bank is sponsoring a Technology
and Business Expo on Tuesday,
Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the Old Salem Visitor Center at
900 Old Salem Rd. Free and open
to the public. There will be free
food, prizes and networking.
Presenters include Mark Saunders
on "How to Control Your Email
Overload in Gmail", Allan Younger
on "Customer Engagement" and
Karen Deitz on "How to Produce
Markey and Statistical Reports in
Matrix". For more information call
336-721-7350 or go to
http://www.wsrar.com/technology
business-expo.
Rosa Clemente at WSSU
Former U.S. Vice Presidential
candidate Rosa Clemente will be
the keynote speaker for Winston
Salem State University's inaugural
Hispanic Heritage Month on
Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at
the K.R. Williams auditorium at
WSSU's campus. Clemente speaks
on issues such as hip hop activism,
media justice, voter engagement
among youth of color, third party
politics and more. For more infor
mation, contact Aaron Singleton at
336-750-3152.
Political empowerment
There will be a Democratic
Women's political empowerment
session on Thursday, Oct. 1 from
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Goler
Enrichment Center, 630 N.
Patterson Ave. There will be a
workshop breakout session with
coUncilwoman Denise "D.D."
Adams and Chief District Judge
Lisa V. Menafee, followed by
keynote presenter Patsy Keever,
N.C .Democratic Party State Chair.
After the symposium, there will be
a jazz social at the Forsyth County
Democratic Party headquarters,
1128 Burke St. $10 suggested
donation, light refreshments will
be served. For more information,
call 336-724-5941.
'Hit the Bricks' race
The eight-hour 'Hit the Bricks'
race will have its 35th anniversary
on Thursday, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to
7 p.m. at the brick pathway of
Hearn Plaza on Wake Forest
University campus. This race will
be to raise money for the Brian
Piccolo Cancer Fund. Brian
Piccolo was a Wake Forest alum
nus and a running back for the
Chicago Bears, when he died of
cancer in 1970. For more informa
tion call 336-758-5237.
Senior Democrats meeting
There will be a Forsyth County
Senior Democrats meeting on
Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. at the
Golden Corral on 4965 University
Pkwy. Guest speaker will be Linda
Coleman, a candidate for
Lieutenant Governor of N.C. Her
topic will be, "It's Time For A
Different Approach." Members and
guest wanting the breakfast buffet
will be able to enter the restaurant
at 8:30 a.m. For more information,
contact Jim Shaw at 336-767-0860
or 336-287-5053.
Environmental movie night
There will be an environmental
movie/speaker night on Thursday,
Oct. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Temple
Emmanuel on 201 Oakwood Drive.
The featured film will be "The
Light Bulb Conspiracy," which
combines investigative research
and rare archive footage to trace
the untold story of Planned
Obsolescence. The speaker will be
Dan S. Fogel, Wake Forest
University's Sustainability
Graduate Programs Director.
Admission is free. Other movie
dates are as follows: Nov. 5, Dec.
3, Jan. 7 2016, Feb. 4 2016, March
3 2016, April 7 2016 and May 5
2016. For more information, con
tact Gayle Tuch at 336-766-2767
or email ggtuch@yahoo.com.
Blood drive
The Colonel Joseph Winston
Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution (DAR) along
with the American Red Cross will
host a blood drive on Friday, Oct.
2, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Centenary United Methodist
Church located at 646 W. Fifth St.
For information or to schedule a
time to donate, contact Robynn
Rutledge at 336-575-1434 or email
ColJosephWinstonDAR@gmail.co
m.
Fall plant sale
The Paul J. Ciener Botanical
Garden will have its annual fall
plant sale on Saturday, Oct. 3 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 215 S. Main St.
in Kernersville. For a list of the
plants, visit www.cienerbotanical
garden.org. For more information,
call 336-996-7888.
Community Mixer
There will be a community
mixer on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30
p.m. at the Carolina's Vineyards
and Hops on 1111 S. Marshall St.,
Suite 184. There will be free appe
tizers. Hosts will be Kenneth
Archie and Kimya N. Dennis. For
more information, call 919-710
0288 or email
kimya.dennis@salem.edu.
"The Nutcracker" opening
There will be a box office open
ing for the UNCSA production of
The Nutcracker" on Saturday,
Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon at the
Stevens Center on 405 W. Fourth
St. "The Nutcracker will be per
formed at the Stevens Center from
pec. 12-20. This opening is an
inside look exclusively to purchase
tickets. The tickets will officially
go on sale to the public on
Monday, Oct. 5 at the Stevens
Center box office. For more infor
"d ,icket prices, call 336
722-9660.