Community Briefs
Volunteers and donations needed for July
homeless count
Volunteers are needed to help with the Homeless
Point-in-Time identification and counting of people
who are sleeping outside on Wednesday, July 27, in
Winston-Salem and the surrounding areas. TTie
Homeless Point-in-Time Count is a one day, undu
plicated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless
individuals and families in Forsyth County. The
count, coordinated by United Way of Forsyth
County and the Winston-Salem Forsyth County
Homeless Council, helps determine the extent of
homelessness in our community. The data collected
is used to plan services for the homeless throughout
the year. Volunteers will be organized into groups of
four or five and in two shifts, 9 p.m.-12 am. and 1
am.-4 am. Organizers will be assembling bags of
necessities to hand out to homeless men and women
and are seeking donations of baseball caps/sun
visors, individual tissue packets, sun screen, bottled
water, canned foods with pop-tops or pre-packaged
food, and plastic utensils. Volunteers may register
by visiting www.forsythunitedway.org. Donations
can be delivered to United Way of Forsyth County,
at 301 N. Main Street.
WFU Learning Assistance Center, Disability
Services director named
Michael Shuman has been promoted to director
of Wake Forest's Learning Assistance Center and
Disability Services (LAC-DS). As director, Shuman
is responsible for providing leadership and vision in
the areas of academic support and disability services
for the University community. He manages the clini
cal and administrative operations of the LAC-DS,
implements accommodations for students with dis
abilities and coordinates comprehensive academic
coaching and peer tutoring program for students.
Winston-Salem Symphony announces
appointment of new chief operating officer
The Winston-Salem Symphony is pleased to
announce the appointment of Art Bloom as Chief
Operating Officer (COO). The COO position is a
new two-year temporary appointment which will
provide leadership and management for all aspects
of day-to-day operations of the Symphony. After
graduating from Washington and Lee University,
Bloom began his career as an investment counselor
with Wheat First Securities. He later served as co
president of a chain of furniture stores and as a retail
advertising manager for Wachovia. Bloom was
founder and president of The Bloom Agency, a suc
cessful Winston-Salem based marketing, advertis
ing, and public relations firm. In 2014, he sold the
agency to one of his trusted employees and began a
consulting business. Bloom also serves as Cantonal
Soloist for Temple Emanuel, conducts sing-alongs
for Centenary United Methodist's respite care pro
gram, accompanies and co-directs the Arbor Acres
Sharps & Flats singers, performs in musical theater,
serves on several local and national boards, and
composes music and musical scores.
Senior Services seeks wish list items for needy
seniors
Senior Services is holding its annual Christmas
in July drive to collect needed food, household and
personal care supplies for seniors in need.
Individuals, church teams, and civic groups are
invited to donate items on the Christmas in July
wish list now through July 31. The list includes
canned goods and shelf-stable food items like cere
al, canned fruit and vegetables, peanut butter and
soup. It also includes household items, such as
paper towels and dishwashing liquid, and personal
care items like deodorant, disposable bed pads, and
adult diapers. The complete wish list is available on
the Senior Services website, www.seniorser
vicesinc.org. Contributions and donations may be
dropped off at any of the Forsyth County branch
offices of Piedmont Federal Savings Bank. You
may also deliver your donations to Senior Services,
2895 Shorefair Drive.
Goodwill President and CEO honored with
Outstanding Management Award
Goodwill Industries of Northwest North
Carolina (Goodwill) President & CEO Art Gibel has
been honored with the 2016 Kenneth K. King
Outstanding Management Award for Executive
Excellence, the most prestigious executive award
presented by Goodwill Industries International
(Gil). The Kenneth K. King Award for Management
Excellence is presented to a Goodwill Industries?
executive in recognition of outstanding management
abilities and'accomplishments. The award recog
nizes a CEO whose performance consistently
demonstrates strong organizational impact related to
mission, excellence and sustainability. It is named
for tihe late Kenneth K. King, who endowed the
Kenneth K. King Management Award for Executive
Excellence Trust. The award is the highest honor a
Goodwill president and CEO can receive. Since the
"great recession" of 2009, Gibel has led a restructur
ing of the organization's mission services portfolio.
Gibel has focused the organization's mission on two
key areas: assisting those disrupted by the economy
learn skills and training to compete for available
jobs, and preparing youth with the education and
life skills needed to effectively enter the modem
workforce.
Rick CaOkutt appointed NCBA chairman
High Point - Bank of North Carolina is proud to
announce that Rick Callicutt, President and CEO,
was named 2016-2017 Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the North Carolina Bankers Association
(NCBA), at their 120th Annual Convention. Since
1897, the NCBA has been the professional trade
organization providing advocacy, leadership, and
support to the North Carolina banking industry.
Callicutt has been with BNC since its inception in
1991 and was named President and CEO in 2013.
Through his guidance and leadership, BNC has
grown into one of the premier financial institutions
in the Southeast, recently receiving acclaim horn
several known banking and financial publications
for their exceptional growth and financial perform
ance.
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Fridays through July 29 -
Fairground Fridays for Teens
Fairground Fridays has returned
with druice contests, prizes, give
aways and free arcade games from 7
to 10 pm. at the Winston-Salem
Fairgrounds. Fairground Fridays is
hosted by Busta Brown and features
music by Mr. Bill's Productions.
Fairground Fridays will be held every
Friday through July 29. Admission is
free. Concessions will be available.
Free parking is available in the lot for
the Fairgrounds Annex.
Fridays through Aug. 26 -
Downtown Jazz Concerts
The 19th season of Downtown
Jazz presented by the Winston-Salem
Federal Credit Union continues in
Corpening Plaza at 237 W. First
Street. Downtown Jazz is a produc
tion of the Downtown Winston
Salem Partnership in collaboration
with Carl Denerson of Post
Entertainment. The remaining per
formances schedule is: July 8, Eric
Darius with opening performer
Saundra Crenshaw; July 22, Urban
Jazz Coalition & Will Donoto with
opening performer Will Donato;
August 12, Dee Lucas with opening
performer Vince Crenshaw; August
26, Joey Sommerville, opening per
former, Galvin Crisp.
Today, July 7 - Winston-Salem
Black Chamber of Commerce
meeting
The Winston-Salem Black
Chamber of Commerce (WSBCC)
will meet today, Thursday, July 7, at
6:30 pjn. at the WSSU Enterprise
Center. During this meeting we will
have an interactive information ses
sion. You will be part of a small
group of current and future entrepre
neurs discussing the ways in which
the Small Business Center at Forsyth
Technical Community College and
the WSBCC can help you to start or
grow your business. This may be
your first step to a long-term relation
ship with these organizations as your
business develops. We invite you to
come to this very informative ses
sion, and if you own, or are consider
ing becoming a small business
owner, please consider joining the
WSBCC. The speaker will be Allan
Younger of Forsyth Tech's Small
Business Center.
Today, July 7 - Reading party
READWS will host a reading
party at Rupert Bell Community
Center for children between the ages
of 4-8 today, Thursday, July 7, from
6:30-8:30 pjn. Join us for a night of
fun, games and discover simple and
effective ways to strengthen your
child's early literacy skills. Free
refreshments, party favors, and learn
ing resources. Please register by July
6. Email shonette@readws.org or call
336-723-4391 ext. 1507 or 336-972
2518.
July 8-10 - 40th McCollum
Family Reunion
The McCollum Family reunion
will hold its 40th family reunion July
8-10 at Comfort Suites Hotel, 200
Capital Lodging Court, in Winston
Salem. The family "Meet and Greet"
will begin at 5:30 pjn. on Friday,
July 8. Saturday's activities begin at
11 a.m. and the program and dinner
will begin at 5 p.m. The McCollum
Family reunion is unique among fam
ily reunions. It is a reunion of cousins
and not necessarily siblings, aunts or
uncles, with a history in North
Carolina that spans 200 years. If you
believe you are a descendant of
Charles and Minerva McCollum or
are a McCollum, you are most wel
come to attend the reunion. For addi
tional information please contact Mr.
Robert Nobel at noblerl9@aol.com.
July 9 - Family Fun Day and
printmaking activity
Join WSSU Associate Professor
of Art Scott Betz on a printmaking
adventure on Saturday, July 9, from 1
- 5 pjn. The printmaking activity
will take place outdoors in front of
the Diggs Gallery, 601 Martin Luther
King Jr Dr. This is part of the Diggs
Gallery Family Day activities. All
ages are welcome to come explore
our exhibition, "A Legacy Reunited:
The Gordon and Copey Hanes Print
Collection." This event is free and
open to the public. For more informa
tion, call 336-750-2458.
July 9 - A JS. Anderson Class of
1968 class reunion meeting
The Anderson Class of 1968 will
be meeting monthly every second
Saturday at Forsyth Seaford Caff' at
6 p.m. to continue to plan for its 50th
Class Reunion to be held in 2018. For
mote information, contact Laura
Hayes Allen at 336-624-8516 or
Reggie Moore at 336-671-7154.
July 10 - Second Sundays on
4th
Second Sundays on 4th will be
held on July 10 from 3-6 pm. on
Fourth Street between Cherry and
Marshall Streets. There is free park
ing available in the parking lot of
First Presbyterian Church. This is a
free, family-friendly event with two
bands, as well as a Kids' Zone with
bounce houses, games and arts activ
ities. Opening band will be Silver
Sedans and the headliner is Michael
Nau. ?For more information, visit
www.SS04.com or Facebook Second
Sundays on 4th.
July 10 - Summer Pops
Patriotic Pops Concert
Piedmont Wind Symphony and
Judy Barnes Band will perform at
Tanglewood Park in Clemmons on
Sunday, July 10 at 6 pan. Piedmont
Wind Symphony, under the direction
of Maestro Matthew Troy, along with
the Judy Barnes Band, will present
music fen- the entire family - a great
way to spend an afternoon in one of
our county parks. Commissioner Don
Martin will be the guest emcee.
Admission is free and open to the
public. Come and bring a chair or
blanket and settle in for a musical
treat. Food trucks will be on site and
refreshments will be available for
purchase.
July 11 - Grassroots grant
funding meeting
Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods (NBN) will be host
ing their monthly Monday Night
Interest Meeting for residents and
groups interested in applying for a
grassroots grant ranging Bom $100
$5j000. In addition to the existing
NBN Small Grants Program ($0
$5,000?community-wide), United
Way of Forsyth County is providing
additional support with a Place
Matters Small Grant for resident-led,
asset-based initiatives and projects in
13 pilot neighborhoods ($0
$10,000?Place Matters) in eastern
Winston-Salem. These grants are for
any neighborhood-led group or
agency interested in making a change
in their community using the gifts,
skills, talents and drive of the resi
dents. Please note that in order to be
eligible to apply for an NBN or
United Way grassroots grant, you
must attend a Monday Night Interest
Meeting held on the 1st Monday of
every month. The next such meeting
will be held on Monday, July 11 at 6
p.m. at Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods office located at 502
N. Broad St.
July 1115 - LEGO Robotics
camp
Winston-Salem State University
will offer two camps which will run
July 11-15 for middle and high
school students and elementary
school students. The LEGO Robotics
camp, for 7th through 10th grade stu
dents, offers progressive approaches
to instruction and the provided kits
serve as the foundation for the very
popular FIRST LEGO League extra
curricular and after-school activities,
and competitions. The benefits to
each student include: hands-on edu
cation, meets national learning stan
dards, integrates STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics), builds teamwork, and
work that is fun and challenging.
Registrations are still being accepted.
The cost for the camp is $150.
The second camp, for elementary
school students in grades 3-5, will
offer a math, science and literacy
component. Space is limited to 30
students, 10 for each grade level. The
cost for this camp is $25. Registration
is available at
http://www.wssu .edu/centers/cmste/p
recollege-program/summer-schol
arsaspx. Both are day camps and run
from 8 ajn. to 5 p.m. For more infor
mation about these two camps, con
tact Joseph Baker, pre-college coor
dinator in the Center for
Mathematics, Science and
Technology at 336-750-2996 or
email bakeijc@wssu.edu.
July 11-15 - Summer Youth
Camp
Where Does Your Food Come
From? Summer camp for 7th to 10th
graders will prototype creative ideas
to get food from the farm to the table.
The camp will run July 11-15,9 ajn.
- noon at the Center for Design
Innovation, 450 Design Ave. The fee
is $35 and the deadline to register is
July 8. Registration URL: is
https://uncsa .secure .force .com/tick
et/. The Center for Design Innovation
(www.cdiunc.CHg) is a multi-campus
research center of the University of
North Carolina system located in the
Wake Forest Innovation Quarter.
July U-15 & 18-22-Two-week
drama camp
A full-day, two-week drama camp
will be offered at the Snow Camp
Outdoor Theatre from July 11-15 and
18-22. Campers will be exposed to a
wide range of theatre skills, from act
ing and improv, to mask-making and
stage combat. All their skills will
come together in the campers' own
productions on their final day, July
22, when they will perform for
friends and family, as well as the
Snow Camp Theatre cast and crew.
For registration information, call
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Jessica Nunn at: 336-417-6217.
Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre is
located in historic Snow Camp, at
301 Drama Road. More information,
registration forms, and directions,
visit http://www.snowcampout
doortheatre.com.
July 12 - Public Safety
Advisory Committee meeting
The Lewisville Public Safety
Advisory committee has scheduled a
special meeting for Tuesday, July 12
at 5:30 p.m. at Town Hall for finaliz
ing plans for the committee's partici
pation in the Town's 25th anniversary
celebration. For more information,
call the Lewisville Town Hall at 336
945-5558.
July 15 -17 - Class of '66 gold
reunion
The Paisley Alumni Association
will celebrate the 50th anniversary of
the class of 1966 and the 54th year
since the opening of J. W. Paisley
Senior High School in 1962. A meet
and greet social will be held on
Friday, July 15, in the Square Room
and a dinner/dance will be held on
Saturday, July 16, in the Salem Room
at the Double Tree Inn, 5790
University Parkway. Hours are 7:30 -
11:30 p.m. each night. There will also
be a hospitality room. The class wel
comes others to worship with them
on Sunday, July 17, at St. John's
CME Church at 350 NW Crawford
Place. The J. W. Paisley reunion plan
ning team, family, and friends will
celebrate what the Lord has done
with praise, thanksgiving, and prayer
on Thursday, July 14, at Saint John
CME Church from 6 -7:30 p.m. Cost
of tickets is $75 per person and $125
per couple for both the social and the
dinner/dance. For those alumni who
only want to attend the Friday social,
the cost is $25 per person. Persons
interested in attending should send
checks to Paisley Alumni
Association, P.O. Box 16166,
Winston-Salem, NC 27115-6166.
July 16 - Children's Museum
and SciWorks Merger Celebration
The Children's Museum of
Winston-Salem and SciWorks will
celebrate their official merger with a
progressive party featuring special
activities, crafts, and characters on
Saturday, July 16, from 10 am. - 1
p.m. at the Children's Museum of
Winston-Salem, and 1-4 p.m. at
SciWorks. All activities included
with admission and free for members
of both museums. For more informa
tion, visit www.sciwoiks.org.
July 16 - 9th annual Ride For
Angels
Hospice of Davidson County will
host its 9th annual Hospice of
Davidson County Ride For Angels on
Saturday, July 16. The 75-mile
motorcycle ride, which winds
through Davidson County, will depart
at 11 am. from Denton Farm Park,
located at 1072 Cranford Rd, Denton,
N.C. Proceeds are designated for the
compassionate care and grief support
of the agency's patients and families
facing a life limiting illness.
Advance registration is $15 per bike
and $5 for an additional rider.
Participants who register before 4
p.m. on July 15 will receive a com
memorative Ride For Angels patch.
Day-of registration is from 8:30
10:30 am. and is $20 per bike and
$10 for an additional rider. A hot dog
lunch is included with registration. T
shirts can be pre-ordered or pur
chased at the event for $15. For more
information, to register for the ride,
or to purchase a t-shirt, visit
HospiceOfDavidson.org or call (336)
475-5444.
July 17 ? The Big Chill
fundraiser
Ice Cream and mu^ic lovers alike
will enjoy Winston-Salem's biggest
National Ice Cream Day event, "The
Big Chill," featuring dozens of home
made ice cream samplings from par
ticipating community organizations
and talented musicians from our city.
The fun filled, family friendly festi
val, presented by The Shalom
Project, will run from 3 until 6 pjn. at
Grace Court Park on Fourth Street
with all proceeds going to support the
programs and initiatives of The
Shalom Project. Live music will per
formed by Laurelyn Dossett, The
Matt Kendrick Trio and Nishah
DiMeo. A kid's fun area will have
games and activities. Community
leaders will be sitting on blocks of ice
making calls to get donations in
before they get too cold. For more
information, visit www.theshalom
projectnc.org.
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