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Meals-on-Wheels opens new KeraersviUe
route
Senior Services announces the Meals-on -
Wheels program will be opening a new route in
Kemersville. The expansion, made necessary by a
rising need among seniors in the area, will move ten
people off the waiting list for service. Currently, the
organization is seeking 20 new volunteers to help
fill this route, slated to begin September 1. Delivery
time averages an hour to an hour and a half and the
typical commitment is once per month, though vol
unteers can arrange to deliver as often or as infre
quently as their schedule allows: The meals will be
picked up at the Koerner Place Apartments commu
nity center and will deliver to Koerner Place and
Gateway Place Apartments in Kernersville. If you
are interested in helping, please call the Meals-on
Wheels volunteer coordinator Heather Livengood at
336-721-6910 for more information or to sign up.
Now you are also able to sign up online at
bit.ly/lRoZZRg.
* Congress woman Alma Adams announces
Congressional App Challenge
Congresswoman Alma Adams has announced
that the 12th Congressional District is participating
in the annual Congressional App Challenge and
invites all eligible students to enter. To participate in
the Challenge, students must create a software
application, or "app" for a mobile, tablet, or com
puter device. The Challenge is open to all high
school students who live in or are eligible to attend
public high school in the 12th Congressional
District. Students may work individually or in
teams of up to four. All entries must be original in
concept, design and execution, and must have been
created within the last year. Entries must be
received by Nov. 2. Winning students will have
their apps displayed in the Capitol Building. For
more information on how to submit, call 336-275
9950.
Moonlight Madness 5K kicks off United Way
of Forsyth County 2016 campaign
The United Way of Forsyth County kicked off
its 2016 Community Campaign at the sixth annual
Moonlight Madness 5K, a fundraising event that
took place in downtown Winston-Salem and is
coordinated by United Way of Forsyth County.
Hundreds of runners started the race at Bailey Park
in the Innovation Quarter and ran through down
town to support the annual campaign and United
Way's focus on building a healthier community.
John Fox, Chairman, First Tennessee Bank Mid
Atlantic Region is the 2016 Community Campaign
Chair. The theme of this year's community cam
paign is "The Why Behind the Way." The goals of
United Way of Forsyth County reach beyond raising
money, but also include educating community
members about major issues and encouraging
involvement. .
WFU faculty fellowships awarded
Six Wake Forest University faculty axe the new
selected recipients of Wake Forest Faculty
Fellowships, effective July 2016. The Wake Forest
Faculty Fellowship program is a program of finan
cial support designed to honor the University's best
teacher-scholars. New recipients include Uli
Bierbach, professor of chemistry, Levison
Fellowship; Rob Erhardt, assistant professor of
mathematics & statistics, Sterge Faculty
Fellowship; Tiffany Judy, assistant professor of
Romance Languages, Baker Family Fund Faculty
Fellowship; Claudia Kairoff, professor of English,
MacDonough Family Faculty Fellowship; Frank
Moore, assistant professor of mathematics & statis
tics, Sterge Faculty Fellowship; and Raisur
Rahman, associate professor of history, Henry S.
Stroupe History Faculty Fund.
AIDS Care Service announces interim exec
utive director
AIDS Care Service, the longest continuously
operating AIDS service organization in Forsyth
County, has announced its selection of Ashley Love
as its new Interim Executive Director. Love most
recently served as a Program Manager with the
National Kidney Foundation. Love will serve as
interim executive director for at least one year.
' During the next year. Love and the ACS Board of
Trustees will continue to assess all of AIDS Care
Services programs and work to better position the
agency within the changing world of fighting the
disease and homelessness associated with it. ACS
is excited Love has agreed to serve in this capacity
as we continue to implement our transition plan to
find a permanent executive staff leader and position
ACS for a positive, healthy future. Love has a
Masters in Social Work - Community Organization,
Social Administration and Nonprofit Leadership
from the University of Pittsburgh. She has worked
with organizations like Operation Better Block, the
LGBT Community Center of Charlotte, and as a
Nephrology Social Worker. She is also a published
poet and artist.
WSSU receives $4 2 million for nursing
scholarships
More economically disadvantaged students will
have the opportunity to pursue a degree in nursing
at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) thanks
to a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services Heath Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA). HRSA's
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
program provided the grants, which will fund schol
arships for nursing students over the next four years.
The scholarships will be awarded to full-time,
financially needy WSSU students from disadvan
taged backgrounds who are citizens, nationals, or
lawful permanent residents of the United States.
Approximately $2.6 million will be awarded to
undergraduate students and $1.7 million will be
awarded to graduate students. The scholarships will
be equally distributed over the next four years.
WSSU's nursing program is consistently ranked
among the best in the region. In 2015, Nurse Journal
ranked it in the Top 10 in the East and Best Nursing
Colleges ranked it the No. 1 public university nurs
ing program in North Carolina. HBCU Colleges has
named the program No. 1 among historically Black
universities in the nation. The university offers sev
eral nursing options.
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Now through Oct. 1 - Winston
Lake Road Closed for
Construction
The portion of Winston Lake
Road off Waterworks Road that leads
to Winston Lake has been closed to
facilitate construction of the new
? Winston Lake Aquatic Park. The clo
sure will remain in place for up to 60
days. Access to picnic shelters 2, 3,
and 4 at Winston Lake Park is avail
able via the park entrance on Old
Greensboro Road.
Through Oct. 12 - Small
Business "Pathway to Success"
Series
The Forsyth County Public
Library Southside Branch will hold
the "Pathway to Success" series in
the library auditorium, 3185
Buchanan St., for those thinking
about starting their own business.
Join us for one session, or all, as your
schedule allows. Sessions run
Wednesdays through Oct. 12 from 6 -
8 p.m. These programs are part of the
Small Business Series at Forsyth
County Public Library, in partnership
with Forsyth Tech Small Business
Center. Call 336-703-2980 for direc
tions to Southside. For more informa
tion, call 336-703-3023 or email
lohmanj2@forsyth.cc. You may also
register for each session at Forsyth
Tech Small Business Center by call
ing 336-757-3810. All programs are
free and open to the public.
Today through Sept. 16 - Small
Business Center Workshops
The Small Business Center will
offer the following seminars: On
Thursday, Sept. 1: Small Business
Roundtable - Digital Marketing
Trends from 12-1:30 p.m. at The
Enterprise Center, 1922 S. Martin
Luther King Jr. Drive; Grant Writing
102 from 6-8:00 p.m. at Innovation
Quarter, 525 Vine St.; Business
Spotlights from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at The
Enterprise Center. On Wednesday,
Sept. 7: Marketing Your Business
from 6-8:00 p.m. at the Forsyth
County Public Library - Southside
Branch, 3185 Buchanan St. On
Thursday, Sept. 8: Managing a Non
profit from 6-8:00 p.m. at Innovation
Quarter, 525 Vine Street. On Tuesday,
Sept. 13, Website Building 101 for
Small Business, 6-8:00 p.m. at
Innovation Quarter, 525 Vine St. On
Wednesday, Sept. 14, TEAM:
Together Each Accomplishes More -
Developing a Culture of
Empowerment, 1-2:30 p.m..
Innovation Quarter, 525 Vine St.;
How to Find Customers, 6-8:00 p.m.
at the Forsyth County Public Library
- Southside Branch, 3185 Buchanan
Street. On Friday, Sept. 16, Linkedln
Clinic (hands on) Basics & All Stars,
from 8-10:00 a.m. at the Swisher
Center, 1108 Swisher Center Road
Kernersville.
Today through Sept. 3 - 5th
Annual Triad Music Festival
The 5th annual Triad Music
Festival will be held beginning today
through Sept. 3 in various venues in
downtown Winston-Salem. The
event will include a wide range of
happenings from musical perform
ances by local musicians to the N.C.
Regional Gear & Music Expo,
including music & gear exhibits, gear
swap, industry panel session, food
trucks and more. The Festival will
start today with a Kick-Off Party at
Delurk Gallery on 6th Street from 7
to 10 pjn. which will include a
Songwriter Stand-Off. It is $5 to par
ticipate or attend. Day two of the fes
tival will include mainstage perform
ances featuring Caleb Caudle and
Wurlitzer Prize on Friday, Sept. 2
from 8 to 11 p.m. at Hanesbrands
Theatre. The final and main event of
the festival will be the N.C. Regional
Gear & Music Expo on Saturday,
Sept. 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside
and outside Muton Kiiodes
Center for the Arts. It will
include Music & Gear
Exhibitors, Food Trucks,
Demo & Pitch Sessions,
Gear Swap, Marketplace,
Music Industry, a panel
featuring NC engineers
and producers, and musical
performances at Winston
Square Park by Camel City
Collective, Carolina
Crossing and Fat Cheek
Kat. Tickets for the Main
Stage show, as well as VIP
Passes, are available
through Hanesbrands
Theatre at
http://wwwrhodesartscen
ter.org/triad-music-festi
val/.
Today through Sept.
15 - How Your
Government Works
Classes
The Village of
Clemmons will be offering
free classes on "How Your
Government Works." The
classes will be held on
Thursday nights Sept. 1, 8
and 15, from 6 to 9 pm.
Each night we will explore
a different aspect of Village govern
ment. You will come away with a bet
ter understanding of how complicated
and difficult decisions are made and
the impact you can have on those
decisions. Join us to learn the basics,
to participate in interactive sessions,
to have your questions answered, and
to find out what new projects are in
the works. For more information,
contact Mary Cameron at 336-766
6882 or mcameron@clemmons.org
or call the Village Hall at 766-7511 to
reserve your place in these free class
es. Registration closes on Aug.l 1.
Sept. 2 - Poetry Readings dur
ing Gallery Hop
Winston-Salem Writers is adding
a new dimension to the First Friday
Gallery Hop by featuring several of
their member poets reading at gal
leries during the Gallery Hop on
Friday, Sept. 2. The schedule is:
Delude Gallery, 207 W. 6th St., Helen
Losse, Sam Barbee, Valerie Neiman,
and Michael Boccardo. The Other
Half/Press S3 Building, Sandra Ann
Winters, Becky Gibson, John York
and Ed Robson, Studio 7/Studios at
625, Jacinta White, Pat Berryhill,
Maura Way, Steve Cushman, and Joe
Mills. Poets will read at various times
during the Gallery Hop. Several of
the poets have books that will be
available for purchase and signing.
All readings are free and the stag
gered times will allow visitors to mix
and mingle among several galleries to
hear a variety of poetry and meet
some of the best poets in N.C.
Sept. 2-4 - Atkins Class of 1971
45th Reunion
Members of the Atkins High
School Class of 1971 will celebrate
their 45 Year Reunion, on Sept. 2-4.
The highlight of their celebration will
be a Gala Dinner Dance on Saturday,
Sept. 3 at the Carlyle Clubhouse at
the BB&T Ballpark. The celebration
will pay tribute to the legacy of
Atkins High School Alumni in addi
tion to celebrating with the members
of the Class of 1971, which is the last
graduating class of the historically
black Atkins High School. Tickets
for the Gala Celebration are $35 for
the gentral public. A reunion pack
age is offered for graduates of the
class that includes the Gala and
events throughout the weekend,
including a meet-and-greet social on
Friday, a cookout Sunday, and sou
venir items. For information about
the Reunion Celebration or to pur
chase tickets for the Gala, please con
tact Rozena Purvis Lyles at 336-692
6426.
Sept. 3 - Homowo Heritage
Festival
Old Salem Museums & Gardens
will present a Homowo Heritage
Festival on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 10
a.m. to 3 p jn. The Homowo Heritage
Festival is a celebration of African
American food ways and culture.
Activities include exhibits and dis
plays, African/Ethnic Merchandise,
painting a picture using okra pods
and a Mancala tournament from 10 to
11 a.m. To register, email
lrucker@oldsalem'.org. There will
also be a lecture, "From Africa to
America to your Plate," presented by
Earl Ijames, Curator, North Carolina
Museum of History.ll:30 a.m. -
12:30 pjn., a food tasting at 12:30
pjn., African Drumming/Dance with
Greater Vision Dance Company and
drum circle with the Healing Force 2
p.m. All activities included with pur
chase of an All-In-On6 ticket, which
is $27 for adults and $13 for children
ages 4-18 or a Two-Stop ticket, which
is $18 for adults and $9 for children
ages 4-18. College students are free
with a valid ID. This event is free to
Friends of Salem. Purchase a ticket
online at oldsalem.org or at the
Visitor Center, 900 Old Salem Road.
For more information, please call
336-721-7300 or email info@old
salem.org.
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Sept. 3 - Book Signing
Benjamin H. Piggott and
Lenwood G. Davis will sign copies of
their book, " The Life and Times of
Four Early Grand Masters of Prince
Hall Mason," on Saturday, Sept. 3,
from 12 noon until 4:00 p.m. at
Forsyth Seafood located at 108
Martin Luther King Drive. For more
information call Ben Piggott at 336
767-8149.
Sept. 8 - Lunch and Learn
about Goodwill Works
Goodwill Industries of Northwest
N.C. will present a lunch and learn
about "Goodwill Works" for adults
18 years and older who want to learn
about a new workshop that can help
them overcome barriers to job reten
tion and career advancement. The
workshop will be held on Sept. 8
from 11 a.m. to 1 pjn. at Goodwill
Industries, 2701 University Parkway.
The guest speaker will be Busta
Brown, a mainstay in Triad radio
since 1994. A light lunch will be pro
vided. RSVPs are required; register
by Tuesday, Sept. 6. Call Eddie
Moser at 336-724-3625 xl326 and
register today, or register online at
ww w.the workexperts .otg.
Sept. 8 - Senior Health Fair
The fifth annual "Carillon Cares 4
You" Health Fair will be held at The
Carillon senior living center, 4512
Lawndale Dr., Greensboro, on
Thursday, September 8, 2016. The
fair will include top vendors from the
health, wellness, and senior industry.
The event is free, open to seniors,
their families, and friends. Vendors
will offer all types of health screen
ings, consultations, information, and
even fun snacks from their booths.
Door Prizes will be given away
throughout the event, and you don't
have to be present to win.
Registration will begin in The
Carillon Lobby at 2:30 p.m. and con
tinue until 4:00 p.m. Parking will be
at Food Lion across the street, and
The Carillon's shuttle will get you
back and forth to your car. The
Carillon is a senior independent liv
ing community that offers affordable
apartment living for people ages 55
and above.
Sept. 10 ? 20th Anniversary
Celebration of Black Family Day
Black Family Day will be
observed Saturday, Sept.10, in down
town Reidsville. Open to the public
and sponsored by the Rebuilding the
Block Initiative, Muhammad Mosque
No. 34, local businesses and citizens.
Black Family Day is held annually.
The outdoor program will begin at
2:30 p.m. at Market Square, 303 S.
Scales St? Reidsville. Black Family
Day has been bringing all people
together in Reidsville since 1996. The
Black Family Day tradition has
become a part of the fabric 6f
Rockingham County. People of every
race, creed, color and class distinc
tion have enjoyed participation the
last 20 years and this year's program
is touted to be the best ever. The day
includes gospel, praise dance, African
dance troupes, R&B, hip-hop, spoken
word artists, spiritual and civic lead
ers. Vendors and entrepreneurs from
all over the region bring arts, crafts,
and products of interest to the Black
community. Ethnic and traditional
menus are on hand in the food vil
lage. The Family Fun Village will
feature a mobile arcade, bounce hous
es, face painting, and more. Families
are encouraged to register online at
http://www.facebook.com/blackfami
lyday or http://www.blackfamily
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Donna Rogers, managing editor at the Winston-Salem
Chronicle, will lead a free preaentaiion called
laws Madia 101: Oattteg Your Maaaaga Across"
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Nonprofits are invited to register a representative to attend the
seminar on all kinds of news media (print, online & broadcast).
To register, send your name, the name of your nonprofit
organisation, your cell phone number (home phone number if
ya?t don't have a cell phone) and email address to
Uptef aa hmnirlr mm. Please put in the subject field
"Registering for News Media 101."
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