Newspapers / Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.) / April 21, 2016, edition 1 / Page 12
Part of Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Community Briefs Simon G. Atkins CDC to receive Breaking Barriers Award The Simon G. Atkins Community Development Corporation wiU be presented with the Human Relations Commission's Breaking Barriers Fair Housing Award for 2016 during the commission's 11th annual Fair and Affordable Housing Summit, to be held at 11:30 a.m. today, Thursday, April 21, at the Benton Convention Center. The award is presented annually to a community agency, organization, business, or non-profit that pro motes fair housing opportunity within Winston Salem. Atkins was selected for its work in revitalizing the housing stock by renovating dilapidated houses and building new homes, and for its role in serving as the coordinating neighborhood agency for the city's ? Transforming Urban Residential Neighborhood's program, said Wanda Allen-Abraha, the city's human relations director. 'This impact will only grow with their involvement with the TURN program, which provides housing rehabilitation and financial assis tance to qualifying property owners in neighborhoods selected for the TURN program," Allen-Abraha said. Winston-Salem Urban League CEO honored for Katrina advocacy On Wednesday, April 20 in New York City, Winston-Salem Urban League CEO, James Perry and his wife Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, received the Auburn Seminary 20th annual Lives of Commitment Award. The award honors outstanding leaders of faith and moral courage who bridge divides, build commu nity, pursue justice and heal the world. Peny is being honored for his heroic hurricane Katrina advocacy. He led civil rights litigation to secure housing rights for tens of thousands of storm affected residents. His effort resulted in a half-billion dollar settlement to rebuild homes in mostly African-American neighbor hoods in New Orleans. Harris-Perry is being honored for her groundbreaking eponymous MSNBC televi sion show and her transformative work as the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University. James Perry remarked, "I didn't engage in my New Orleans advocacy for recognition. I did it because it was the right thing to do. I am anxious to bring the same level of success to the Winston-Salem Urban League." Event details are listed here: https://livesofcom mitment2016.splashthat.com Social media followers can follow the event at #li vesofcommitment. : Christopher B. Leak earns family wealth adviser designation Morgan Stanley recently announced that Christopher Leak, a Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and Financial in the Firm's Wealth Management office in Winston-Salem, has attained Morgan Stanley's Family Wealth Advisor (FWA) designation. The FWA designation is granted to those Financial Advisors who have successfully completed an accreditation program focused on the skills needed to help families communicate about money and val ues, share their goals and grow and protect wealth across generations. Leak has been a member of the financial services industry for 25 years and holds a BS degree from Wake Forest University. 'Black Reign' is at The Diggs Gallery The senior exhibition called "Black Reign" is being shown at Winston-Salem State University's Diggs Gallery, 601 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., through May 15. It features works by: Devin Laws, Quinton Benson, Joreal Bennett, Ivan Odom, Jayleen Mack, Charles Green and William Moore. Professional Women of Winston-Salem to give scholarships Professional Women of Winston-Salem is making a scholarship available for single, employed mothers who are working to complete a college degree. Applicants must live or attend school in Forsyth County. The $1500 scholarship will be awarded in the fall of 2016. Go to https://www.pwws.org/schol arship-fund-donation/ to complete an application online. All applications must be received by May 31, 2016. For more information or questions, contact Brooke Eagle at 336-749-1946. Patterson-Masuka Appointed to City of Greensboro Research Board Andrea Patterson-Masuka, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) assistant pro fessor Of communication and media studies, was recently appointed to the local research board for the city of Greensboro's Participatory Budgeting Project (GPBLRB). The GPBLRB's mis sion is to assure that quality research instruments and process es are used during the evaluation process. The board examines if Patterson Masuka and how historically underrepre sented groups participate in the democratic process and how the relationship changes between the public and government, if at all. Research board members are professors from UNCG, ELON, UNC, NC A&T State University, and WSSU and represent diverse , scholarly disciplines. WSSU's Morris Clarke named a leader of Advisory Committee Morris J. Clarice, PhD., asso ciate professor of biochemistry at Winston-Salem State University, has been named leader of the Executive Council of the Advisory Committee for Biotechnology in the Piedmont Triad.' Clarke suc ceeds Bill Dean, of Strategies and newly named chief executive offi Clarke cer at ine v_ouiaer in Asnevuie. The Exefcutive Council consists of committee members with significant years of com mitment and contribution, providing a base of knowl edge and visionary leadership to the hill advisory committee. NCBiotech is a private, non-profit corpo ration supported by the N.C. General Assembly. Its mission is to provide long-term economic and socie tal benefits to North Carolina by supporting bioCech nology research, business, education and strategic policy statewide. i_ , | ? Now through the end of the growing season - Heirloom Plants Available for Purchase Old Salem Museums & Gardens will offer heirloom plants for sale in the Garden Shop at T. Bagge Merchant at 626 S. Main Street beginning now through the end of the growing season in October. The color, fragrance, and flavor of heir looms stir the memory?they also create a beautiful garden. The Garden Shop at T. Bagge Merchant offers many of the same varieties as those found growing in Old Salem's beauti ful and productive gardens. All plants are healthy and are locally grown in the Old Salem Greenhouse. A selec tion of perennial and annual flowers, herbs, and vines are available, as are a broad selection of heirloom veg etable, flower, and herb seed from Seed Savers Exchange, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, and D. Landreth Seed Company. The hours of the Garden Shop are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 pjn. For more information ? please contact 336-721-730Qorinfo@oldsalem.org. Today, April 21, through April 30 - '2016 Invitational' art exhibit fundraiser "On the Wall," Delta Fine Arts Inc., is an exhibit and sale of the "2016 Invitational" works of stu dents, professional and emerging artists across the region. On display: Pamela Cola, Owens Daniels, Darlene Glenn-McClinton, Jerilyn Harney-Baker, Cornell Jones, Joseph King, Bobby Roebuck, Donald Sawyer, David Wilson and 13 addi tional African-American artists. The public can vote for their favorite artist in the People's Choice Award. For more information, call 336-722-2625 or visit www.deltaartscenter.org. Today, April 21 - Pruning Heirloom Grapes in Early Spring for Late Summer Bounty Old Salem presents "Pruning Heirloom Graces in Early Spring for Late Summer Bounty" on April 21 from noon - 1 p.m. in the Single Brothers' Garden, behind Single Brothers' Workshop, 10 W. Academy Street. Native grapes offer much potential in the backyard. Learn how to care for the native Catawba and when and how to perform the impor tant spring pruning for overall vine health. Presented by Scott Sipes of the Old Salem Horticulture Department. In case of inclement weather, this workshop may be can celled. To pre-register for any work shop, please email vhannah@old salem.orgor call 336-721-7357 (please leave a message if no one answers) to register. To join Friends of the Gardens, call 336-721-7333. Today, April 21 - Community Meeting Southwest Ward Council Member Dan Besse and staff of the Recreation and Parks Department are holding a meeting today, Thursday, April 21, to show plans for improving Miller Park and solicit citizen feedback. The meeting will be held at 6 pm. at the Miller Park Recreation Center, 400 Leisure Lane. The plans include park improvements and streambank stabi lization features. Light refreshments will be pro vided. April 21-June 16 - Community Emergency Response Training Offered The Winston Salem/Forsyth County Office of Emergency Management is offering a basic training course for community emergency response teams on Thursday evenings starting April 21 and running through June 16. CERT members are trained to take care of themselves and help others in their communities for the first three days following a dis aster. Training will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4260 Clinard Road, Clemmons. Topics will include disas ter preparedness, fire safe ty, medical operations, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, and terrorism & CERT. Student materials will be provided. The training is free,, but participants must commit to attending all classes. Participation is limited to tbe first 25 qual . ified registrants-. Forsyth County residents will have first priority. Participants who complete the course will be invited, but not required, to join a CERT. A registration form and more information is available at Ready Forsyth .org, or call CityLink 311. April 22 - Beginning Vegetable Gardening Lecture Vegetables are never better than when they are home grown! Discover how to start your first vegetable gar den at the "Forks on Friday" lecture, April 22, noon - 1 p.m., at the Forsyth County Cooperative Extension, 1450 Fairchild Dr. Discussion will include finding the right location, how to take a soil test, improving your soil and which are the easiest vegetables to grow. Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, Ann Williams, will present the program. Bring your lunch and learn about growing your own veg etables during your lunch hour; bev erages will be provided. April 23 - Community gardening workshop Forsyth County Cooperative Extension and Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, 3543 Robinhood Rd., will hold a hands-on workshop on using cover crops in the garden on Saturday, April 30, from 10 am. until noon. We'll sow a summer cover.crop to improve the soil and smother weeds before a fall vegetable crop. Then, we'll cut down a mature, over wintering- cover crop (planted last fall) and prepare that plot for summer veggies. The cost is free. The garden is two blocks west of the church on Robinhood Road. If you are able, please park in the church parking lot and walk to the garden. Please regis ter at: http://tinyurl.com/FCG-SGS or by calling 336-703-2850. All garden ers are welcome to learn with us! Please bring a lawn chair if you have one. For accommodations for persons with disabilities or Spanish transla tion, please contact our office at 336 703-2850 at least two weeks before the event. April 23 - Community Day & Yard Sale Carver High School and the Class of 2016 will hold a Community Day & Yard Sale on Saturday, April 23, rain or shine. Setup time: 8 a.m. Sale time: 9 am.-2 p.m. Cost to sell: $10 per table; 6-foot table & chair will be provided. Contact Mrs. Chisom or Ms. Darling at 336-727-2230 or 336 727-2987. All proceeds will go to the Senior Class. April 23 - Queen's Contest The Mary L. Fair Gleaner Branch #137, the female youth group of Sisters of Bivouac Chapter #530 Order of the Eastern Star, PHA, will host its first ever Queen's Contest themed "Black Butterflies" on Saturday, April 23, at 3 p.m. at the Kate B. Reynolds Education Building located at 101 Hospice Lane in Winston-Salem. Five young ladies will compete to be crowned the 2016 Gleaner Queen. The funds raised by the contestants will assist them with expenses incurred to travel to the State Youth Assembly at the Raleigh Hilton July 7th-9th. April 23 - Jazz & Jambalaya Dinner and Music Saturday, April 23, Delta Arts Center will celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with our Jazz & Jambalaya dinner and live music event. The evening will feature din ner, live music from The Color Green Band and a J A.M. session with some local favorites. Join Delta Arts Center as they recognize 90.5 genuine Jazz radio station for their commitment to providing culturally driven program ming that strives to educate and enlighten its listeners. Tickets are $20 in advance $25 at the door. Cocktails will be available for purchase. Tickets available online at www.deltaartscen ter.org or in person at Delta Arts Center, 2611 New Walkertown Road. Proceeds benefit Delta Arts Center non-profit, "Where Art & Culture Come Alive!" For more information, call 336- 722-2625. April 24 - Bring it Blue: Zumbathon for Auttem Speaks The 3rd Annual Bring it Blue: Zumbathon? for Autism Speaks will take place on, Sunday, April 24, from 2-5 pjn. at the Village Inn Event Center, 6205 Ramada Dr; Clemmons. This co-ed dance-fitness party will feature a live DJ with club lighting, 22 certified dance instructors, refreshments, photo opportunities, vendors, door prizes, t-shirt cutting, and free child care. April is Autism Awareness Month. Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, funds research, helps to educate the public, and advocates for those affected by autism. The entire Triad community is invited, women and men. Free childcare is available; there will be numerous childcare providers present to interact with children through games, face painting, and more. Tickets are $15 in advance/ $20 at the door. Pre-purchase tickets at Women's Wellness and Fitness Center in Winston-Salem, Studio ZT in Advance, Fitness A to Z in Welcome, or jessietmitch.wix.com/blue. Call 336 546-7776 or 336-714-0172 for more information. April 24 - Dynamic Cheer and Dance Showcase Dynamic Spirit Force Elite Competitive Cheer will be hosting its 4th Annual Dynamic Cheer and Dance Showcase on April 24 from 12:30 - 5 pjn. at Carver High School, 3545 Carver School Rd., Admission: $5/person (ages 6 - up) Free (ages 5 - under). Pre-Show/Carnival 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Showcase doors open at 2:30 p.m.. Showcase starts at 3 pjn. Pre-Show/Carnival - various vendors, bounce houses, and food showcase. Various Cheer Groups, Dance Groups, and Bands. April 26 - Augustine Literacy Project information coffee READWS, a local non-profit that works with our public schools to improve the reading, writing and spelling abilities of low-income chil dren and teens who struggle with lit eracy skills, will hold an information al coffee for their flagship program, the Augustine Literacy Project?, on TUesday, April 26, 9:30 - 11 a.m? William G. White, Jr. YMCA, 775 West End Blyd. The Augustine See Community Cat. on B7 nncciH* uuesntpay. I I DO I I ?
Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 21, 2016, edition 1
12
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75