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Photo provided by the ACEY Group
(L-R) ACEY number Twana Wellman-Roebuck, CNA Toccara Roberts and
ACEY members Latoya Cheek and Donna Rogers take a break during the third
shift at Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation nursing home last week.
Group provides certified
nursing assistants with treats
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The ACEY group, part
of the Winston Salem
Foundation's Women's
Fund, helped nearly 50 cer
tified nursing assistants
(CNAs) at Oak Forest
Health and Rehabilitation
nursing home on Windy
Hill Drive celebrate the
39th annual National
Nursing Assistants Week
on Wednesday, June 15.
The week ran June 9-16.
Members of the ACEY
group took the same three
shifts as the CNAs and
delivererd "smiles, hugs,
warmth, certificates and
gift bags," said Twana
Wellman-Roebuck, an
ACEY member on the
committee in charge of the
celebration. She also is the
executive director of the
nonprofit Experiment in
Self-Reliance (ESR).
Third-shift CNA
Toccara Roberts, who has
worked at Oak Forest for
two years, appreciated her
gifts and the women who
showered her with them.
When asked what she
likes about her job, she
said: "I love my residents."
She said her job at Oak
Forest is a stepping stone to
her nursing degree.
"This is the only job
I've ever done," she said.
Dessie Steele also said
she loves her residents. She
has worked at Oak Forest
for 13 years.
Other CNAs spoke
about their career aspira
tions, which included a
desire to go back to school
to get degrees. One CNA
who was celebrated said be
has worked with Oak
Forest for 22 years.
ACEY is an acronym
that represents goals of the
group: Achievement in the
education of women and
girls about the power of
philanthropy; Commitment
to connect with women and
girls in the community;
Encourage self-esteem and
empowerment of women
and girls; and Yield women
and leaders and philanthro
pists.
Neighborhood group calls for Winston s Got Talent Show auditions
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Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods (NBN)
presents its first Winston's
Got Talent Show. It will be
an opportunity for
Winston's most talented to
showcase their skills to
community.
NBN is looking for
dancers, singers, comedi
ans, rappers, and the most
unique of entertainers.
Auditions for the
Winston's Got Talent Show
will be 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, July 2, at
Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods, 502 N.
Broad Street in downtown
Winston Salem.
Performers should be
prepared with their own
music accompaniment.
Group size should consist
of less than five members,
and because of sound
restriction, bands will not
be considered for audi
tions. The stage dimen
sions are 12 x 18 and acts
are limited to that space.
"This event highlights
NBN's work by celebrating
the gifts, skills, and talents
that live, work and play in
our community. We are
thrilled to provide this
opportunity to showcase
them!" said Paula McCoy, '
executive director of NBN.
There will be first, sec
ond, and third prize win
ners for this event. There
will be cash prizes and
consultations from profes
sionals in the talent indus
try and other winnings.
Winston's Got Talent
Show is scheduled for July
24 from 5:30 to 7:30 pjn.
at the Rupert Bell Pant in
East Winston.
More information can
be found at nbncommuni
ty.org.
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