Community Briefs
Hospice of Davidson County seeking volun
teers
LEXINGTON - Hospice of Davidson County is
looking for volunteers to join its team. The agency's
more than 100 volunteers serve in a variety of roles
ranging from providing companionship for patients
and families to completing administrative tasks.
Currently, Hospice of Davidson County is seeking
patient-family and switchboard volunteers for serv
ice in its administrative offices, home care and The
Henry Etta and Bruce Hinkle Hospice House.
Patient-family volunteers receive specialized train
ing, enabling them to provide companionship and
caregiver support to those experiencing a life-limit
ing illness. The agency encourages patient-family
volunteers to consider a commitment of one to three
hours per week. An orientation and training session
for those interested in volunteering with the agency
will be held August 2-4 from 1-5:00 pm. at the
administrative building located at 200 Hospice Way
in Lexington. Registration is required. The agency is
now offering the majority of training online. Once
the interview process is complete, applicants will be
given a handbook and access to an online portal
allowing the volunteer to complete the training over
a 30-day period. Once the online component is com
pleted, the applicant will be invited to an abbreviat
ed face-to-face session to complete training. For
more information or to register, visit
HospiceOfDavidson.org or contact Sumiko Harmon,
manager of volunteer services, at 336-475-5444.
Truliant launches Financial Education Fund
to celebrate milestone
Truliant Federal Credit Union is pleased to
announce that in celebration of reaching the 200,000
member-owner milestone, it is launching the
Truliant Financial Education Fund to provide school
systems in its communities with $200,000 for finan
cial literacy education.
The credit union also reached another milestone
in 2016. In just over a decade, Truliant has grown
horn about $1 billion in assets to surpassing $2 bil
lion in assets.
Tniliant's continual membership growth, up
nearly five percent in 2015, is a product of its
expansion and the demand for better banking
options in its member-owner communities. Truliant
is the third largest credit union and the 14th largest
financial institution in North Carolina.
The Truliant Financial Education Fund will offer
financial education grants to school systems where
the credit union has Member Financial Centers.
Teachers from eligible districts will be able to sub
mit funding requests for projects that advance finan
cial literacy. The credit union will distribute funds to
winning projects through 2020. The credit union
will open the application period for the first grant
cycle on August 1. Further celebrating the achieve
ment, the credit union is offering special giveaway
items at its Member Financial Centers through July
22 for Truliant Member Appreciation Days. For
more information on Truliant Federal Credit Union,
visit www.truliant.org.
Mepham named assistant director of
Humanities Institute at WFU
Aimee Mepham has been promoted to assistant
director of Wake Forest's Humanities Institute.
Mepham, who first joined the Wake Forest staff in
2008, was previously the institute's program coordi
nator. As assistant director, Mepham's responsibili
ties will include overseeing the Humanities
Institute's Story, Health and Healing Initiative,
which is one of several recipients of the Engaged
Humanities grant that the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation awarded Wake Forest in 2015.
Creative excellence earns Wake Forest 8 Gold
Awards from CASE
Wake Forest continues to raise the bar of cre
ative excellence for best practices in advancement,
winning eight Gold Awards in the annual 2016
Circle of Excellence awards program sponsored by
The Council for Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE). Wake Forest Magazine received
the Gold Award in the General Interests Magazine
category; circulation 37JOOO+. The magazine also
won the Gold Award in the category Staff
Periodicals Writing. The entry included "The
Hidden Gym," "Family Trees" and "Inside Pitch"
by managing editor Cherin C. Poovey; "Look at Her
Now" by Maria Henson, associate vice president
and editor-at-large; and "Real-Life Drama" by sen
ior editor Kerry M. King. The Communications and
External Relations team received a total of six Gold
Awards for a range of creative work in varying cate
gories.
Jones reappointed WFU Graduate School
dean
Brad Jones has been appointed to a second term
as Dean of the Graduate Programs in the Arts &
Sciences at Wake Forest. Jones, a professor of
chemistry at the University since 1989, is also an
alumnus, completing his BS degree in chemistry in
1984.
Womble Carlyle Sand ridge and Rice, LLP to
sponsor Healthy Heart Challenge
In partnership with the American Heart
Association's Winston-Salem Heart Ball, Womble
Carlyle Sandridge and Rice, LLP is proud to
announce the first-ever Healthy Heart Challenge in
Forsyth County.
As part of the Healthy Heart Challenge, Womble
Carlyle and the American Heart Association will be
accepting nominations for men and women who
have made lifestyle changes in exercise and eating
habits to prevent heart disease and stroke. Heart dis
ease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women in
the United States.
Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the
nation and the leading cause of permanent disability.
To nominate someone, email laura.may@heart.org
or call 336-542-4836. Three finalists will be
announced at the Healthy Heart Challenge celebra
tion in January 2017. Public voting will decide the
2017 Healthy Heart Challenge Winner, which will
be announced at the Wmston-Salem Heart Ball on
Friday, April 28,2017. The winner will receive
great prizes and become the "Face of Heart Health"
in Forsyth County for 2017.
Fridays through July 29 -
Fairground Fridays for Teens
Fairground Fridays has returned
with dance contests, prizes, give
aways and free arcade games from 7
to 10 pun. 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 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 21 - Reading Party
ReadWS will hold a reading party
today, July 21, at Forest Park
Elementary School, 2019 Milford St.,
from 6:30 - 8:30 pjn., for parents of
children 4-8 years old. Parents,"
bring your children! Register at shon
ette@readingwsorg or call 336-972
2518.
Today, July 21 - 14th Street
School reunion meeting
The 14th Street Elementary
School alumni are meeting every
Thursday at the 14th Street
Recreation Center at 6 p.m. to plan
our historical reunion to be held
August 13th. We need all students
who attended 14th Street School to
come to the meeting and sign up to
volunteer. For more information,
contact Marva Reid at 336-997-2519.
Today, July 21 - Community
conversation on gun violence and
safety
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams,
12th Congressional District, invites
the community to be heard at
#saferl2th, a community conversa
tion on gun violence, gun safety,
reform and community'policy today,
July 21, 7 p.m., at the Winston Lake
YMCA, 901 Waterworks Road.
July 22 - Live Performance of
"Letters to the New Year: Six
Months Later"
At New Winston Museum, 713 S.
Marshall St., during the month of
July, "Letters to the New Year:, Six
Months Later" is a physical exhibi
tion and programming series based
on a collaborative, artistic translation
experience conducted by some talent
ed local artists. The second perform
ance of a one-of-a-kind event,
"Letters to the New Year," is the
improvisational product of collabora
tion between Winston-based artists
Blakeney Bullock, Michael Durando,
Tim Nolan, and Jacob Paul. This will
be held on Friday, July 22, from 7 -
9:30 pjti. Volunteer letter writers are
wanted - contact Blakeney at hey
blakeney@gmail.com to participate.
July 22 - 24 - Atkins Class of
1961 Reunion
The Atkins Class of 1961 will be
hosting its 55th Reunion on July 22 -
24 at the Hawthorne Inn. Our Theme
is "Reflect, Rejoice, Renew." Class
reunion weekend activity includes:
Friday night: Reception/Meet &
Greet from 6 p.m. until 11 pm.;
Saturday night: Banquet and dancing
6 p.m. until midnight; Sunday:
Church service at Goler Memorial
A.M.E. Zion Church. Following
church service we will have early
dinner at the Hawthorn Inn. For more
information, contact Marian Wilson
Mcgainey at mesylvestre43@gmail
com or 510-813-9503.
July 22 - 31 - Presentation of
"Cheatin"'
Theatre Alliance, 1047 Northwest
Blvd., will present the comedy
"Cheatin"', beginning July 22.
Performance dates are: Friday, July
22, Saturday, July 23, Thursday, July
28, Friday, July 29, and Saturday,
July 30, at 8 pm.; and Sunday, July
31, at 2 pm. Please note that this per
formance contains adult situations
and strong language. Tickets to
Cheatin' are priced at $18 for adults
and $16 for students/seniors. There
is also a $2 per ticket discount avail
able for groups of 10 or more. Tickets
? to Cheatin' may be purchased in per
son at the Theatre Alliance Box
Office (Fridays from 12:30-3 pm.),
online at www.wstheatrealliance.org
or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at
(800) 838-3006. Please call Theatre
Alliance at (336) 723-7777 with any
questions about this or future shows.
July 23 - Lunch counter inte
gration celebration
Join the International Civil Rights
Center & Museum on Saturday, July
23, from noon - 4 pjn., as we cele
brate 56 years of the F.W. Woolworth
lunch counter integration. There will
be food trucks, tours, and actual sit-in
participants recounting their experi
ences fighting for equality. The
Museum is located at 134 S. Elm
Street, Greensboro.
July 23 - Red, White & Brew
Storybook Shindig
Climbed a beanstalk lately?
Played with a giant Lite Brite or
cranked out doughnuts in the Krispy
Kreme doughnut factory? Now's
your chance when the Children's
Museum of Winston-Salem hosts an
adults-only "takeover" event on
Saturday, July 23 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Get in touch with your inner child
and play throughout the museum
while enjoying cold beer and listen
ing to the "Blue Eyed Bettys," a blue
grass/folk band out of New York City.
This is the third event in the
Museum's "Storybook Shindig"
series for ages 21 and up. Admission
is $15 and includes three drink tick
ets, fun crafts, and more! Food will
be available for purchase from a local
food truck. For more information,
contact Lexi Trempe at
ltrempe@childrensmuseumofws .org
or call 336-723-9111.
July 23 - Korner's Folly
Family Fun Day
Historic Korner's Folly, 413
South Main St., Kernersville, is host
ing its inaugural Korner's Folly
Family Fun Day on Saturday, July
23, from 10 am. to 4 p.m. Families
will have the opportunity to play his
toric games, and learn about
Victorian traditions, while participat
ing in hands-on activities and crafts.
In addition to the games and crafts,
we are excited to debut a brand new
puppet show, Aesop's Fabulous
Fables at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Self-guided tours and scavenger
hunts will also round out the day's
activities. Actors and actresses from
Kernersville Little Theater will be
stationed through the house and
grounds dressed in period costumes
dining tours. This interactive learning
experience is the perfect way to learn
about this interesting period in
American history. Korner's Folly,
historic house museum, is open for
self-guided tours Wednesday
Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday
1-4 pm. For tickets, reservations,
and event information, please call
336- 996-7922 or visit wwwJcomers
folly.org.
July 23 - Lion King Jr.
Elliott D. Lowery, the Executive
and Artistic director of the Winston
Salem Performing Arts Alliance, a
non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization,
and Stacey Pelsinger, the Theatre
Arts teacher at Parkland High School,
have teamed up to produce a produc
tion of Lion King Jr. on Saturday,
July 23, at 3 and 7 p.m. at the Flonnie
T. Anderson Theatre Arts Auditorium
located at Parkland High School.
This production is a condensed ver
sion of the original show that's
designed to be performed with kids
ages six to eighteen in schools and
with community theatre groups. For
further information or for tickets,
please call (336) 486-1288.
July 24 - Annual African
American Caucus
The annual African-American
Caucus of the Forsyth County
Democratic Party, Jacquelyne Barber
Branch, will have a cookout on
Sunday, July 24, at 3 pjn. at Winston
Lake Park Shelter #4, 2801 New
Walkertown Road. For additional
information, contact Mrs. Kennedy at
snkennedy87@yahoo.com or Mrs.
Chenita Johnson at chenitajohn@hot
mail.com.
July 25 - Deadline for applica
tions for Citizen Fire Academy
The Winston-Salem Fire
Department is accepting applications
for the Citizen Fire Academy to be
held Mondays from 6 to 8 pro., Aug.
1 - Sept. 26. Participants will learn
about fire department operations apd
receive hands-on experience in fire
and life safety, including an opportu
nity to ride along ort emergency calls.
Topics will include proper use of fire
extinguishers, eliminating fire haz
ards in the home, hands-only CPR
training, stovetop fire suppression
technology and more. The Citizen
Fire Academy is free and is open to
residents 18 and older. Participants
will be selected through an applica
tion process and must commit to
attending all eight class meetings.
Class size is limited. Applications
must be received by July 25. Apply
online at CityofWSFire.org. For
more information call 336-773-7965
or send an e-mail to sabrinas@city
ofwsfire.org.
July 25 - Winston-Salem and
the Mysteries of Micronesia
Award-winning writer and public
speaker Ron Tanner will offer a stun- (
ning slide show and talk about life in
Micronesia, the mid-Pacific islands
where he used to live, on Monday,
July 25, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at New
Winston Museum, 713 S. Marshall
St. These islands happen to be the
home of America's anti-ballistic mis
sile test site now and where the U.S.
tested its nuclear bombs in the 1950s.
The islands offer not only breathtak
ing beauty but also a lesson in global
ization and the effects of a rapidly ris
ing ocean. Ron will explain why it's
important for all of us to know about
this fascinating scatter of islands and
the people who inhabit them.
July 25-27 - Auditions for the
Winston-Salem Youth Chorus
The Winston-Salem Youth "
Chorus invites children ages 8 to 18
to audition for the 2016-2017 season
which begins on August 29.
Auditions will be held on Monday,
July 25, through Wednesday, July 27.
Members of the WSYC learn vocal
technique, theory, singing in other
languages, discipline, confidence and
teamwork while performing beautiful
choral arrangements. The chorus also
often collaborates with the UNCSA,
The WS Symphony, Piedmont Wind
Ensemble, Piedmont Chamber
singers and other groups in the
region. They also travel and perform
in other countries and around the
nation. For more information and to
schedule your audition time please go
to www.wsyouthchOTUs.org or con
tact our office at 336-703-0001.
July 25 - Aug. 18 - Upcoming
events at Cook Literacy Model
School
Kindergarten registration is now
open at Cook. Please come by or call
336-703-4201. Parent Forums to
meet the new staff are being held on
the following dates/locations/times:
July 25 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at MLK Jr.
Recreation Center, 2001 Pittsburg
Ave.; and July 28 from 6-7 pm. at
Cook Literacy Model School, 920
11th St. NW. Back to School Cookout
is Thursday, Aug.18 from 5:30 - 7:30
p.m. First day of school is Monday,
Aug. 22 at 8:15 a.m.
July 26 - Outsmart the Weeds!
workshop
Forsyth Community Gardening
will present the workshop, "Outsmart
the Weeds!" on July 26 from 6-8
p.m. at Diggs-Lathan Elementary
School Garden, 986 Hutton St.
Weeds at bay doesn't have to be
back-breaking, but it does take
thoughtful planning. At this work
shop, we'll review weed life cycles
and share effective practices to pre
vent them from growing, competing
with crops, and producing seed. The
workshop is free, but registration is
required. Please register online at:
http://tinyurl.com/FCG-SGS, or call
336-703-2850. For accommodations
for persons with disabilities or
Spanish translation, please contact
our office at 336-703-2850 at least
two weeks before the event.
July 27 - Homeless Count vol
unteers needed
The Homeless Point-in-Time
Count is a one day, unduplicated
count of sheltered and unsheltered
homeless individuals and families in
Forsyth County. The count, coordi
nated by United Way of Forsyth
County and the Winston-Salem
Forsyth County Homeless Council,
helps determine the extent of home
lessness in our community.
Volunteers are needed to help with
the identification and counting of
people who are sleeping outside on
Wednesday, July 27, in Winston
Salem and the surrounding areas.
Volunteers will be organized into
groups of four or five and in two
shifts, 9 pjn.-12 a.m. and 1 ajn.-4
a.m. 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.
July 28 - Lunch & Learn for
Caregivers
A free Lunch & Learn for
Caregivers is scheduled for Thursday,
July 28, 11 ajn.-l p.m. at Senior
Services, 2895 Shorefair Dr. Lia
Miller, Executive Director of
Creative Aging Network - NC, will
share information about "Creativity
and Aging." Terri Everhart Marion,
Adult Coloring Facilitator, will pro
vide materials and lead caregivers in
a coloring session. Lunch is provided
by Homestead Hills Retirement
Community. Registration is required.
Call 721-6918. Call early to assure a
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