Community Briefs
Christina Banks earns Gold Award
Christina Banks, member of
Girl Scout Troop #41199 of Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, Greensboro
earned the Gold Award and was
honored at a ceremony held at
Greensboro College on May 15.
She built Walkertown High
School's first ticket booth that is
mobile and can be moved to their
many athletic fields. Christina is
the daughter of Rev. Gary and
Banks
Phyllis S. Banks of Winston-Salem and granddaugh
ter of Gloria Jeralds and Richard Sheff Sr.
Forsyth County volunteers receive Girl Scout
awards
Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont
(GSCP2P) at a special recognition ceremony hon
ored adult volunteers "who serve as positive role
models every day for our Girl Scouts," said CEO
Lane Cook.
Angela McCann, Kemersville, is recognized as
going above and beyond her duties as a volunteer to
receive the Appreciation Award, which recognizes a
registered adult Girl Scout who has delivered out
standing service and contributes to the achievement
of the council's goals in at least.one service area.
McCann is the leader of two Girl Scout troops.
She also helps on the service unit level, promoting
the fall product/magazine program, coordinating
Girl Scout Sunday activities at her church, growing
attendance at service unit meetings through an
incentives program and helping with recruitment
rallies and service projects in her region.
Paula Kennedy, Tobaccoville, received the
Honor Award, which recognizes a registered adult
Girl Scout who has delivered outstanding service
and contributes to the achievement of the council's
goals to two or more geographic areas.
Kennedy, who leads 50 girls in her Girl Scout
troop, is always looking to recruit new girls to the
program. She has even recruited several men this
year to serve as volunteers. She also plays the role
of event planner for her service unit, coordinating
the father/daughter dance and service unit adult
recognition celebration.
For more information on how to join, volunteer,
reconnect or donate to GSCP2P, call 800-672-2148
or visit www.girlscoutsp2p.org.
Mildred R. Griffin celebrated 81st Birthday
Mildred Roseboro Griffin, a consummate volun
teer who participates in numerous programs and
activities at the local, state and national levels, cele
brated her 81st birthday on May 13. She was hon
ored with a "Surprise Party"
Saturday, May 14, by a host ol
her nieces and nephews at her
home. Tire celebration contin
ued Saturday afternoon at
Stratford Station Grill by her
children Charlene, James,
Fernandez "Bumpy" and Mark. ?
Also in attendance were her
grandchildren Darren, Jamita,
India and Marquisia, great
Griffin
granddaughter Kamoria and Mr. and Mrs. Richard
and Sharon Jobe and Mr. "Bo" and Diane Davis.
Mrs. Griffin is very active in various community
and civil programs, including senior transportation
for the Shepherd Center; Winston-Salem State
University National Alumni; WSSU Brown Alumni
Chapter; Rho Zeta Pi Beta Sorority; Gamma Phi
Delta Sorority; Phi Delta Kappa Sorority; James H.
Young Order of Eastern Star #592; North Carolina
Association of Educators (NCAE); North Carolina
Retired Schoof Personnel; NEA; National
Association of University Women and NAACP.
Mrs. Griffin is a member of Friendship Missionary
Baptist Church, where she serves in many leader
ship capacities.
Land Trust Day is June 4 at Mast Store
The Mast General Store celebrates Land Trust
Day with the Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) on
Saturday, June 4. Recognized for 14 years at Mast
Store, Land Trust Day is a friend-raising event
encouraging new memberships in local land trusts,
as well as an educational opportunity to learn how
these groups are preserving our land heritage.
Representatives from Piedmont Land Conservancy
will be at the Mast Store in Winston-Salem on
Saturday, June 4, to share with guests the activities
they are undertaking to conserve the open spaces,
clean water, and farmland in the region. Hie Mast
General Store will donate 20 percent of sales on that
Saturday to Piedmont Land Conservancy. Visit the
website - www.piedmontland.org - for more infor
mation on current projects and membership in the
organization. To learn more about Mast Store's other
land trust partners, go to MastStore.com.
Novant Health leader Lawrence Nycum
appointed to medical institute
Gpv. Pat McCrory and Speaker of the House
Tim Moore recently announced that Dr. Lawrence
Nycum, Novant Health senior vice president of
medical affairs, will serve on the board of directors
for North Carolina Institute of Medicine. Nycum's
term on the board will begin immediately and will
expire Jan. 1,2020. Prior to becoming senior vice
president of medical affairs. Dr. Nycum attended
medical school at University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, completed an internship in surgery and
a residency in OB-GYN in Philadelphia, followed
by fellowship training in gynecologic oncology at
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Johns Hopkins
University Hospital, and the National Cancer
Institute. He then served in the U.S. Air Force with
the 60th Surgical Operations Squadron. Following
his time in the Air Force, Nycum joined a multispe
cialty oncology practice in Winston-Salem. Since
that time, Nycum has served in a myriad of leader
ship roles including president/chief of staff of
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center and medical
director df Novant Health Oncology Specialists.
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Juneteenth Festival's call for
artists and Vendors
Triad Cultural Aits is seeking per
formers, choirs, dance teams, spoken
wdrd artists, craftsmen, artists,
authors and vendors for the annual
Juneteenth Festival to be. held
Saturday, June 18, 11 am.-3 pm. at
Wake Forest Innovation Quarter,
which will include Biotech Place and
Bailey Park in Winston-Salem.
Interested persons should apply
online www.triadculture.org or call
336-757-8556.
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Deadline extended to June 6 -
Winston-Salem Writers will be
accepting entries
Winston-Salem Writers has
extended the deadline and will be
accepting entries for the 2016 Flying
South competition through June 6.
There will be $2,000 in prizes award
ed. Best in category winners will be
published in Flying South and will
receive $500 each. The Winston
Salem Writers President's Favorite
will also receive $500. Entries are
accepted for fiction, nonfiction and
poetry and all entries will be consid
ered for publication. For details on
submitting, go to www.wswriters.org.
Today, June 2 - Community
Open House
Place Matters, a United Way
endeavor, will hold a Community
Open House on Thursday, June 2
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (drop in), with
remarks at 6 p.m. The event will be at
the Salvation Army International
Boys and Girls Club, 2850 New
Walkertown Road. RSVP to
events@uwforsyth.org or 336-721
9338.
Today, June 2-30 - CPR Classes
Winston-Salem firefighters will
offer "hands-only" CPR training to
the public through city recreation cen
ters during June. "Hands only" CPR
uses only chest compressions. The
classes last about an hour. Interested
citizens should sign up at a participat
ing recreation center. Space is limited.
For more information, call CityLink
311.
Classes are scheduled at:
?June 2, 10 a.m., Uttle Creek
Community Center
?June 7, 10 am., Sedge Garden
Community Center
?June 7, 11 a.m., Georgia Taylor
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community center
?June 23, noon, Sedge
Garden Community Center
?June 25,10 am.,' 14th
Street Community Center
?June 25, 10 a.m? Polo
Park Community .Center
?June 28, 10 a.m.,
Martin Luther King Jr.
Community Center
?June 30,11 a.m., Little
Creek Community Center
Today, June 2 - TV
talk show host and jour
nalist Rolonda Watts
book signing
Rolonda Watts, a native
of Winston-Salem who is
known as a television talk
show host and journalist,
will hold a discussion, read
ing and signing of her new
book today, Thursday, June
2, at 7 p.m. at Barnes &
Noble, 1925 Hampton Inn
Court. She has written her
first novel, titled "Destiny
Lingers," which is about a
heartbroken journalist who ?
embarks on a journey of
self-discovery.
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for Better Neighborhoods
Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods is looking
for dancers, singers, come
dians, rappers, and the most
unique of entertainers.
Auditions for the Winston's
Got Talent Show will be
held Friday, June 3 from 6
9 pjn. Saturday, June 4,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, at
Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods, 502 N.
Broad St. Performers
should be prepared with
their own music accompa
niment. Group size should
consist of less than five
members and because of
sound restriction, bands
will not be considered for
auditions. The stage dimen
sions are 12 x 18 and acts
are limited to that space.
There will be first, second,
and third prize winners for
this event. There will be
cash prizes and consulta
tions from professionals-fn
the talent industry and other
winnings. Winston's Got
Talent Show is scheduled
for June 24 from 8 to 10
pjn. at the Wake Forest Bio
Tech Place in downtown
Winston Salem. Tickets are
$10 and will available at
the door or by calling 336-602-2519 ?
or at nbncommunity.org.
June 3 - Art exhibit opening
New Winston Museum, 713 S.
Marshall St., on June 3 will frold the
opening of "The Birth of the Cool," a
photography project by local artist, #
# Owens Daniels. The exhibit will run
from June 3-July 2."The Birth of the
Cool" is a traveling photography
exhibition which commemorates the
rich legacy of some of the most iconic
jazz and blues artistic musicians in
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County.
Programming for the exhibit will
include free Friday night musical per
formances from several artists fea
tured in the exhibit. Additional park
ing is available in the Old Salem
Visitors Center lot. Wine will be 'pro
vided by Carolina's Vineyards and
Hops. After the opening, guests are
welcome to visit Carolina Vineyards
and Hops for an after
party. Admission is free and dona
tions are gladly accepted. Visit the
website at www.newwinston.org or
call 336-724-2842 for more informa
tion.
June 3 - Annual Barrier
Awareness Day
One of the goals of Winston
Salem Mayor's Council for Persons
with Disabilities is to raise awareness
about the challenges people with dis
abilities face and to encourage inter
dependence between persons with
disabilities and persons without dis
abilities. Barrier Awareness Day will
be held on Friday, June 3, at Senior
Services located at 2895 Shorefair
Drive starting at 8 a.m. and ending at
1 pjn. For the Challenge event, par
ticipants will be divided into small
groups, escorted by a person with a1
disability. The groups will venture
into Winston-Salem while taking
turns simulating several types of dis
abilities. There will be a Sensitivity ?
Training session from 11 a.m. to
noon. Following the Sensitivity
Training, participants will continue to
experience the world of people with
disabilities during lunch. After eating
will come a time of interaction and
sharing. A variety of disability related
agencies will be represented with
resource tables and a wealth of infor
mation to share. A donation of $12 is
requested to offset the cost of the
day's events, including a continental
breakfast and lunch. RSVP by email
wsmcpd@gmail.com or call (336)
245-5678.
June 3 ? Movie Night in the
Village
Bring your family and join your
neighbors and friends for a movie
under the stars. Activities at the Jerry
Long YMCA, 1150 S. Peace Haven
Road, begin at 7 p.m, and movies will
begin at sunset. Come early to enjoy
the playgrounds and fields and enjoy
a night off from cooking with Boone
Doggies, Chic-Fil-A and Kona Ice..
Don't forget blanket and chairs. For
more information, call the Village of
Clemmons at 336-766-7511.
0 June 3 - An Evening of
Southern Food
The 5th annual Evening of
Southern Food will be held on June 3
at 6:30 pjn. at the Milton Rhodes
Center for the Arts in downtown
Winston-Salem. This event is held in
conjunction with Salute! NC Wine
Festival in downtown Winston
Salem, which will be held on
Saturday, June 4. An Evening of
Southern Food features live chef
demonstrations and guests will enjoy
wine and beer tasting as well as small
bites. Chef Francine Bryson is the
featured chef and Rien Fertel is the
featured journalist and author. Bryson
and Fertel will be available immedi
ately after the event for book signings
and books will be made available for
purchase by Bookmarks. Tickets are
$35 per person in advance and may be
purchased online. Tickets are $45 at
the door. Parking is available in the
Milton Rhodes Center parking lot
directly across Spruce St. from the
building. More information is avail
able at www.eveningofsouthern
food.com.
June 4 - National Diabetes
Walk
Sethos Court #105 sponsoring
National Diabetes Walk, Stomp Out
Diabetes, Saturday, June 4, Winston
Lake Golf Course. Walk Registration:
8:45 am at the Clubhouse. Walk
Time: 9 a.m. Walk: Donations
Accepted. For Walk information, con
tact Lisa W. Smith at 336-830- 2042.
June 4 - Class of 1968 from
Anderson High School planning
session
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