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Feb. 18 - Parent Resource and Volunteer Room Grand Opening Alisha Taylor and Elena Guevara, teachers at Diggs-Latham Elementary, recently received the Lowe's Toolbox Grant for $5,000 for their Parent Resource and Volunteer room to create a welcoming space for parents and volunteers. A grand open ing will be held today Feb. 18 at 5:30 pjn. Feb. 18 - "Welcome to Medicare" Workshop The Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem is offering a work shop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available, includ ing "Original Medicare," Medicare prescription drug programs, Medicare supplements and Medicare Advantage plans. The session will be held today, Thursday, February 18, 2016 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem, 1700 Ebert Street. The session is designed to explain and clarify the Medicare sign-up process and educate attendees on how to make smart choices. Trained Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) coun selors will be on hand to answer questions. The session is provided at no cost. Because space is limited, reservations are required. Contact the Shepherd's Center at 748-0217 for more information or to reserve a seat. Feb. 18 - Winston Under 40: Lunch With Leaders The Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce will host the Winston Under 40 Lunch with Leaders Series from 11:30 a.m. to 1 pjn., today, Thursday, Feb. 18, at Fairfield Inn & Suites, 125 South Main St. The event will showcase innovative business professionals from the Winston Salem area and feature speaker Eric Tomlinson. This ev.ent offers a great opportunity to connect with local business leaders and gain valuable knowledge to grow in business careers. Due to limited seating, early registration is required. Registration includes admission and lunch. To reg ister for the event, contact Joseph Hamby at 336-728-9227. Feb. 18 ? 2016 Candidates' Forum The Winston Salem Chamber of Commerce and the Winston Salem Journal will hold the 2016 Candidates Forum from 5:30-8:45 p.m., today, Thursday, Feb. 18 at the Center for Design Innovation, 450 Design Ave. The event will feature candidates run ning for the Winston-Salem City Council and the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. The Candidates' Forum aims not only to allow individuals to have their questions answered, but to offer the community an opportunity to meet and talk with candidates in order to make the best educated decision for the most suitable candidate to serve Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Light refreshments will be provided. All registered candidates who have oppositibn are invited to participate. The event is non-partisan, free and open to the community. The format of the forum, is as follows: Meet and Greet with light refreshments from 5:30-6 p.m., presentation of candi dates for City Council from 6-7:15 p.m., and presentation of candidates for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners 7:30-8:45 p.m. To submit questions for the candidates, contact Allysen Mahaffey at amahaf fey@wsjournal.com or 336-727 7403. For more information about the event, contact Wendy Poteat at 336 728-9249. Feb. 18 & 19 - Racial Equity Institute two-day workshop Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods is hosting the Racial Equity Institute's two-day workshop: Race, Class and Power on Feb. 18 & 19. This event will be held at Habitat for Humanity's Housing Education Center, 1023 W. 14th St., today, Thursday, Feb. 18, and Friday, Feb. 19. This two-day workshop will edu cate us about our complete history, it's impact on our culture, and how we can end the "war on each other" ' through a true understanding of race, class, and power. For more informa tion or to register, go to www.nbn community.org/upcoming-events , or call 336-602-2519. Feb. 19 - 21 - Triad Home & Garden Show The Original Triad Home & Garden Show will be held Feb. 19 - 21 at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Education Building. This is the largest and longest running consumer show in this area with over 100 ven dors. Event Hours are Feb. 19, 2 - 8 pjn., Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 21, 12 - 4 pjn. Tickets Information: $8 at the door. Free parking is located at Gate 5 on Deacon Blvd. and is handicap accessible. Feb. 19 - Rock the Ribbon concert Rock the Ribbon is a concert style event with six different bands includ ing special guest, A1 Yountz, will be held on Feb. 19 at 6 pjn. at Ziggy's, 170 W. 9th St. Robert Fleischman will be the event emcee. All door pro ceeds will go to Susan G. Komen Northwest NC in memory of Sherri Roberts Biallis and Joan Marie Barrett. For more information, con tact Cathy Pighini at clpighini@ptmc.net or visit ziggy rock.net. Feb. 20 - Health forum The Winston-Salem Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will hold a public health forum 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 in the Education Building at the Winston Salem Hospice & Palliative Care Center, 101 Hospice Lane. Former Essence Magazine Executive Editor Tamara Jeffries will lead the forum. Jeffries is assistant professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Bennett College for Women. She is also a contributing editor for Health magazine. The forum will include discussion on mental wellness among women and families of color. For more information contact Elizabeth Newton, at 336-784-6508. Feb. 20 - Odd Fellow Cemetery work day The Friends of the Odd Fellows, along with volunteers from the Professional Grounds Management Society, will have a work day at the Odd Fellows Cemetery on Saturday, Feb. 20, beginning at 10 a.m. Community volunteers are invited to come out and help with the ongoing work of removing weeds and clean ing grave sites at the cemetery. The entrance to the cemetery is located on Shorefair Drive between Senior Services and the Winston-Salem Police drivers training parking lot. Feb. 20 - Celebrate Winston Salem Islam Community The community is invited to Celebrate Sixty Years And Counting of the . Winston-Salem Islam Community on Saturday, Feb 20, at the Delta Fine Arts Center. Hie pro gram features the Healing Force, a delicious meal and recognition of three honorees. A review of the high lights of the growth of Winston - Salem's Islamic Community will highliglit the evening. The program starts at 5 p.m. Please contact Fleming El-Amin at 336-575-0895 for more information. He can also be reached at fleming07 ,fea@gmail .com. Feb. 20 -First Aid for a Healthy Yard program The Forsyth Cooperative Extension office is offering a First Aid for a Healthy Yard program on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 2-4 p.m., at 1450 Fairchild Rd. Some topics will include plant selection, pest and inva sive plant id/management, soil test ing, and providing habitat. The first 20 to register will receive a free Yard Health First Aid kit! This workshop is sponsored by the Piedmont Triad Water Quality Partnership. The work shop is free, but registration is required. Contact the Forsyth Cooperative Extension office to reg ister for this program. For more information call 336-703-2850 or email coop-ext registration@forsyth.cc. Deadline Feb. 20 - Forsyth County Democratic Party Gala The bi-annual Forsyth County Democratic Party Gala will be held Saturday, Feb. 27 at The Millennium Center, 101 W. 5th Street. Festivities begin with a VIP reception at Artworks Gallery on Trade Street at 6 p.m. and move to The Millennium Center at 7 p.m. Gene Nichol, distin guished law professor and director of the North Carolina Poverty Fund, is the keynote speaker. The Gala is an opportunity to mingle with elected officials, meet state and local candi dates, and enjoy a special Millennium Center buffet dinner. Mariana Kirk and her swing dance company will add jump, jive and wail to make this a truly high-energy, exciting event. The Gala is open to everyone and all ages. To purchase tickets, go to https :/secure .actblue/contribute/page/ 2016gala. Deadline for ticket pur chase is February 20. Tickets will not be sold at the door. For more info call: 847-909-3651. Feb. 20 - AJH. Anderson Class of 1966 class reunion meeting The Anderson High School Class of 1966 will meet on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. at the home of Clyde Moore. For further information, you can call 336-761-0668 or 336-971 6196. Now through Feb. 21 - American Heart Association events The American Heart Association will hold several events in the Triad area in recognition of American Heart Health Month, part of the Go Red for Women's Heart Health movement. Beating Hearts Zumbathon with Novant Health, the Hispanic League and Macy's from 6-9:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19 at the Village Inn Event Center, 6205 Ramada Drive, Clemmons; Red Bottom Shoes Wellness Fair and Luncheon with Red HEAJULT, Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Benton Convention Center, 301 West Fifth St.; and Red Dress Tea from 3-5 pjn., Sunday, Feb. 21 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, 3155 Maplewood Ave. For more information, call 336-542-4837 or email sarahiedele@heart.org. Feb. 22 - Small business seminar Micro Enterprise Loan Program of Winston Salem Forsyth County Inc., a non-profit corporation designed to create jobs by promoting self-sufficiency for small businesses in Forsyth County, will host another small business success seminar on Monday, Feb. 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the East Winston Library. This seminar Is designed to help entrepreneurs/small businesses who are interested in starting a business become more profitable, find financ ing, marketing and proper structure of the business. The seminar is spon sored by The WellsFargo Foundation and The First Tennessee Bank Foundation. This seminar is free and open to the public, however, seating is limited. RSVP to Darryl Little at 722-9600. Feb. 21 & 28 - Carolina Stars Basketball Spring Try-Outs Carolina Stars Basketball is hav ing their Spring Competitive 2016 Tryouts on Feb. 21 for boys 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th, and on Feb. 28 for girls 6th, 7th, and 8th at Westchester Country Day School, 2045 N. Old Greensboro Road, High Point. If you are interested in playing competitive Travel Basketball, please visit our website to fill out an intent to tryout form. All tryouts and open gym dates are now posted. For more informa tion contact Coach Grier at 336-991 0597 or go to www.carolinastarsbas ketball.com. Feb. 23 - AUSCS meeting Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AUSCS ) will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p jn. at the Polo Recreation Center, 1850 Polo Road, Winston-Salem from 7 8:30 p.m. "Students See Cracks in the Wall Separating Church and State" will be the topic at ther meeting of the Triad Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Ellis Brown, Marissa Siavelis, and Noah Washburn will provide insight into how local high-school students view hot-button issues. The modera tor will be Leigh Humphrey, who teaches Advance Placement U.S. History at the Career Center. Members of the public will have an opportunity to ask questions. Beginning Feb. 25 - Workshop on living with chronic disease The Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem will hold the Living Healthy with Chronic Disease work shop from Feb. 25 - March 31, 1 3:30 pjn., at Peace Haven Baptist Church, 3384 York Road. Call 336 748-0217 to register. Orientation and registration will be held on Feb. 25. The workshop starts Thursday, March 3 and continues through April 7 from 1-3:30 p.m. Space is limited to the first 16 who register. You must pre register by calling 336-748-0217. Deadline Feb. 26 - Applicants Sought for Community Appearance Commission Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke is accepting applications from citizens interested in filling a vacancy on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Community Appearance Commission. The vacancy must be filled by a person who has demon strated special experience or educa tion in a design field, such as archi tecture, landscape architecture, horti culture, land use planning, historic preservation, or a closely related field. Applicants must reside in the city limits. The Community Appearance Commission seeks to enhance and improve the visual qual ity and aesthetic character of Forsyth County and the city of Winston Salem for the education, pleasure and enrichment of city and county resi dents; and to improve the communi ty's visual quality of life for genera tions to come. Interested candidates should contact the City Secretary's office at 727-2224 or send an email to melaniej@cityojfws.org. The applica tion deadline is Feb. 26,2016. w Community Briefs Robert Joyner HI graduates from basic military training Private First Class Robert L. Joyner III graduated from the Marines basic military training at Parris Island, in S.C. PFC Joyner completed an intensive 13-week pro gram that included training in mili tary discipline and Studies. The United States Marines core values are honor, courage and commitment. He is a 2015 graduate of Atkins High Joyner III School and is the son of Robert L. Joyner Jr. and Pam Peoples-Joyner. Reynolds American Inc. receives award Elder Care Choices, a division of Senior Services, has named Reynolds American Inc. one of the first recipients of its Wprk-Life Balance Award. The award recognizes the commitment made by the company to help its employees who face the challenges of being working caregivers. Reynolds American has offered Elder Care Choices as a part of its operating companies' employee benefit package for 20 years, making it pos sible for employees who are also caregivers to get the assistance they need in identifying and locating resources for aging loved ones. "We commend Reynolds American for being so far ahead of the curve when it comes to recognizing the significance and impact of caregiving issues in the workplace," said Richard Gottlieb, president and CEO of Senior Services. For more information about Elder Care Choices, call Annamae Giles at 336-721-6916 or e-mail her at agiles@ seniorservicesinc .org. Well Care Home Health expands services to Davie County Well Care Home Health, a North Carolina based home health agency, recently announced its expansion into the Davie County community with its acquisition of Davie County Home Health, an agency serving about 220 adult homecare patients that has served Triad-area citizens for decades. This acquisition will allow Well Care to provide services in the Greater Triad area to include Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Davidson, Yadkin, Randolph and surrounding counties. Well Care is a member of the Association for Home & Hospice Care in North Carolina, the National Association for Home and Hospice Care and a HomeCare Elije recipient. For more information, call 336-753-6200 or visit www.wellcarehealth.com. WSSU School of Health Sciences administrator named to Foundation Board Kevin B. Byers, assistant dean for budget and administration in Winston-Salem State University's (WSSU) School of Health Sciences, has been appointed to a three-year term to the Novant Health Foundation's Board of Directors. "I'm deeply humbled at the opportunity to serve on such an esteemed board whose primary focus is improving the health of our community," said Byers. "Being a believer that one's health is their wealth, I look forward to helping the foundation create wealthier peo ple by funding innovative healthcare initiatives that improve the health of our citizenry." Byers has worked at WSSU since 2004. Prior to his current rolp at WSSU, Byers served as the university program specialist in the Office of Sponsored Programs from 2007 to 2011. In that role Ik administered federal, state and private grants in excess of $10 million. Byers earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration at Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Va. and an MBA at Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Ha. WSSU receives $50,000 from Data Max Foundation to fund paid internships Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has received a $50,000 gift from DataMax Foundation to create paid internships at businesses located in Forsyth County. The funds will provide 16 WSSU students with paid internships in 2016. Paid internships allow students to gain important career-related experience while also earning money to help fund their college education. More than 90 percent of WSSU students receive need-based financial aid and 60 percent can expect no family contribution for their education. The majority of WSSU students are the first in their families to attend college. WSSU Career Development Services Director LaMonica Sloan said, "This investment from DataMax Foundation helps us develop a program to ensure that more of our students have access to internships, partic ularly local internships, as so many of our graduates stay in the Triad." According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 92.6 percent of employers prefer to hire candidates with work experience, and 60 percent of interns are offered permanent employment by the com pany with which they intern. Center for Design Innovation receives gift from DataMax Foundation The DataMax Foundation has awarded a $44,100 grant to the Center for Design Innovation (CDI) to sup port the development of the center's maker space. The gift will be used to replace and upgrade computers and key software applications used by CDI's Cultivating Future Innovators (CFI) program. Through its CFI pro gram, the center will welcome lifelong learners into its new space to explore creative ideas, learn technical skills, prototype new inventions and connect with thought leaders at the horizon of the discovery econo my. The Center for Design Innovation (CDI) is a multi campus research center of the University of North Carolina system. Located in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem, NC, the CDI is part laboratory, part workshop and part con vening space. Local attorney npmed to 2015 10 Best in North Carolina for client satisfaction The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of North Carolina's Family Law Attorneys H. Marie Hutto and Jennifer Payne as 2015 10 Best Family Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction. Attorneys who are selected to the "10 Best" list must pass AIOFLA's rigorous selec tion process, which is based on client and/or peer nom inations, thorough research, and AIOFLA's independent evaluation.
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