Community Briefs
WFU alumnus donates $15 million Wake
Forest athletics
Wake Forest University (WFU) class of 1961
graduate Bob McCreary, has donated $15 million to
further his nearly $35 million in lifetime giving to
the Athletic Department. McCreary who played for
Demon Deacon football on scholarship, significant
contributions to athletics have included lead gifts
for the three most recent major athletics projects.
The projects include the McCreary Field House
(completed in 2016), Bob McCreary Video Board
Honoring the Class of 1961 (completed in 2011)
and Deacon Tower (completed in 2008). McCreary
has supported student-athlete scholarships and plans
for the forthcoming Sports Performance Center.
McCreary received a Distinguished Alumni Award
earlier this year, inducted into the Wake Forest
Sports Hall of Fame in 2013 and received the Gene
Hooks Achievement Award in 2008 (Gene Hooks
honors former athletes for their integrity, charity
and leadership). McCreary was also the founding
member of the Moricle Society, served on the
College Board of Visitors and was twice named
Deacon Club Member of the Year. His latest gift
contributions are to the goals of Wake Will: The
Campaign for Wake Forest to create opportunity,
educate the whole person and inspire excellence.
WFU will pay tribute to McCreary by naming
Deacon Tower in his honor, McCreary Tower, at the ?
homecoming football game on Oct. 29.
Bank of North Carolina Unifies Brand
HIGH POINT - Bank of North Carolina (BNC),
in anticipation of its 25th anniversary is unifying its
brand under the Bank's long-standing BNC name. ?
The unified identity will showcase BNC's flagship
cardinal as one modern and in-flight, signifying
BNC's momentum, vision and growth. In 2010,
BNC acquired South Carolina-based Beach First
National Bank: The Bank operates from 71 loca
tions, after thirteen acquisitions throughout North
Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia with total
assets of $6.5 billion. The modernized BNC Bank
logo validates the strong reputation BNC has built
and emphasizes focus toward the future. BNC will
launch its newly designed website in late October,
as well as the new BNC Bank signage in NC.
Nominations being accepted for first-ever
Forsyth County heart champions
Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice, LLP in
partnership with the American Heart Association's
Winston-Salem Heart Ball, is proud to announce the
first-ever Healthy Heart Champions in Forsyth
County has started. Womble Carlyle and the
American Heart Association as part of the Healthy
Heart Champions are now accepting nominations
for men and women who have made lifestyle
changes in exercise and eating habits to prevent
heart disease and stroke. Heart disease is the No. 1
killer of both men and women in the US. Stroke is
the 5th leading cause of death in the nation and the
leading cause of permanent disability. In Forsyth
County, heart disease and stroke are the 2nd and 4th
leading causes of death respectively. The three final
ists will be announced at the Healthy Heart
Champions celebration in Jan. 2017. Public voting
will decide the 2017 Healthy Heart Champion win
ner, which will be announced at the Winston-Salem
Heart Ball on Friday, April 28. The winner will
receive great prizes and become the "Face of Heart
Health" in Forsyth County for 2017. The nomina
tion deadline is Dec. 19, to nominate yourself or a
Forsyth County resident that is setting the example
for heart health in our community, call 336-542
4836 or visit http://wwwJieart.org/wshealthy
heartchampions or contact Laura May at
laura.may@heart.org.
Hanesbrands supports Arts Council and
Forsyth County through employee giving
, Hanesbrands, a leading marketer of everyday
basic apparel, announced company employees has
raised $192,416 during the 2016 Arts Council
fundraiser surpassing 2015 campaign results by
nine percent. Campaign efforts were spearheaded
by John Marsh, campaign chairman and group pres
ident, Global Activewear accompanied by a team of
employee committee members. The annual cam
paign included weeklong activities, including silent
auctions, art contests featuring HBI employees, an
aits festival with local artists and agencies showcas
ing their talents and programs, an employee talent
show where vocal and instrumental performances
were held at HBI's onsite cafg. The week also con
sisted of local musicians that performed onsite dur
ing lunchtime. The employees of Hanesbrands are
generous supporters, patrons, participants and vol
unteers of the arts.
Wake Forest University pledges as a Healthy
Campus Partner
Wake Forest University took the American
College Health Association's Healthy Campus
Pledge and is now considered a Healthy Campus
2020 Partner. The pledge demonstrates a campus
commitment toward achieving the Healthy Campus
2020 goals and objectives, which provide a frame
work for improving the overall health status on
campuses nationwide, Healthy Campus 2020 is the
companion framework to Healthy People 2020, the
federal government's health promotion and disease
prevention initiative for achieving better health
across the United States. The initiative strategies
extend beyond traditional interventions of educa
tion, diagnosis, treatment and health care at clinical
levels, and involve embedding health into all
aspects of campus culture, across the administra
tion, operations and academics. Through Thrive,
Wake Forest's comprehensive approach to wellbe
ing, the campus is integrating multi-faceted and
holistic wellbeing into every part of the university
experience. Becoming a Healthy Campus Partner
reflects Wake Forest's commitment to health and
wellbeing while joining the national movement to
create healthier campuses.
Through Nov. 19 - Community
Family Enrichment Program
The Community Family
Enrichment Program is desjgned to
allow families at no cost to them the
opportunity to attend classes and
workshops that will help develop
their parenting skills, learn money
management skills, life skills and
strategies to help build stronger and
healthier families. The program also
provides ongoing support and
resources that will increase family
unity, restore family balance, and
promote harmony. Classes will be
held every third Saturday at Green
Tree Community Center, 930 S.
Broad St. For more information, call
Pastor Ora Mathews at 336-788
2364 or Green Tree Community
Center at 336-722-7738.
Through Oct. 29 -
Performance of "After the Fall"
The University of North Carolina
School of the Arts (UNCSA) pres
ents Arthur Miller's most personal
and autobiographical play, "After the
Fall," Oct. 20-29 in Catawba Theatre
of Performance Place on the campus
at 1533 South Main St. Drama Dean
Carl Foreman directs Studio IV, the
senior class, for ten performances.
Tickets are $18 regular and $15 stu
dents with valid ID, and are available
at UNCSA.edu/performances or by
calling the box office at 336-721
1945.
Through Dec. 2 - Medicare
Annual Enrollment Sessions
The Medicare Annual
Enrollment period will take place
from Oct. 15 to December 7. To
assist Medicare beneficiaries, the
annual enrollment sessions are being
offered on Fridays from Oct. 21
through December 2. The sessions
will assist Medicare beneficiaries to
review their drug plans and
Medicare Advantage plans and make
changes if necessary. Trained
Seniors' Health Insurance
Information Program (SHIIP) coun
selors will be available to assist in
the enrollment process. Enrollment
sessions will be conducted on the
following Fridays: Oct. 21 and 28;
November 4, 11 and 18; and
December 2. All of the enrollment
sessions will be held at the
Shepherd's Center of Greater
Winston-Salem, 1700 Ebert Street.
One hour appointments will be
offered from 1 pm. - 5 pjn. Space is
limited. Appointments must be made
by calling the Shepherd's Center at
336-748-0217.
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Department to distribute stovetop
fire suppressors
Members of the Winston-Salem
Fire Department and the American
Red Cross will spend the next three
Saturdays going door-to-door in tar
geted neighborhoods to install stove
top fire suppression canisters as part
of an initiative to reduce the number
of kitchen fires. On Oct. 29, the
teams will canvass the area east of
Cleveland Avenue, between 15th and
25th streets, east to Jackson Avenue.
On Nov. 5, the teams will canvass
the neighborhood around Kimberley
Park Elementary School, bounded
by 14th Street, Cherry St., NW
Crawford Place and Underwood
Avenue.
Oct. 27 ? Small Business Center
Events
The Small Business Center will
hold on Thursday, Oct 27 from 9 to
11 a.m. the program "Linkedln
Clinic Basics," will be held at
Innovation Quarter, 525 Vine Street.
Interested person should register and
obtain additional information by vis
iting http://www.forsythtech.edu/ser
vices-businesses/small-business
center.
Oct. 27-28 & Nov. 3-4 - Dinner
theatre fundraiser
The Enrichment Center will pres
ent a dinner theatre fundraiser "A
Tale of Courage - Simba's Story," at
The Enrichment Center, 1006 South
Marshall St. The performances will
feature The Enrichment Center's
Percussion Ensemble, Vocal
Ensemble, Dance and Theatre
Ensemble. The shows will be held on
Oct. 27 from 12 - 1:30 p.m.; Oct. 28
from 6:30 - 8 pm.; Nov. 3 from 12 -
1:30 p.m.; and Nov. 4 from 6:30 - 8
pm. The cost for lunch performanc
es is $30 per person, price for dinner
is $45 per person. Food will be pro
vided by the Culinary Arts students.
Tickets can be purchased at
wwwenrichmentarc.org, under the
Events tab. For more information,
call 336-837-6828.
] Oct. 28 - Gardening for
Wildlife Presentation
A presentation titled "Gardening
for Wildlife with Native Plants," a
Forks on Friday will be held on
Friday, Oct. 28 from 12 - 1 pm. at
the Forsyth County Cooperative
Extension, 1450 Fairchild Rd. The
speaker for the event will be
Extension Master Gardeper
Volunteer Sheilah Lombardo. The
program will focus on the benefits of
one's yard such as the joy it can
bring to a person, as well as a haven
it offers for birds and butterflies. The
program also discusses the simple
steps you can take to enhance the
wildlife value of your garden. The
program is free. Registration is
required, to register email coop-ext
registration@ forsyth ,cc or call 336
703-2850. Space is limited. For
accommodations for persons with
disabilities, please contact the office.
Oct. 28 - Golf Tournament
fundraiser
Experiment in Self-Reliance
(ESR) decided to postpone the Golf
Tournament fundraiser event to
Friday, Oct. 28 at Winston Lake Golf
Course. Registration will remain
open. The tournament is a communi
ty fundraiser that aims to raise
awareness about poverty in Forsyth
County and to raise money to sup
port the services provided by ESR.
The registration fee is $75 per player
and $300 per team. All players will
receive a cart and green fees, break
fast, lunch and a swag bag. The tour
nament platinum sponsor is
Reynolds American and
Peterson/Gordon Architects is the
bronze sponsor. For more informa
tion, visit www.eisr.org/events or
call 336-722-9400.
Oct. 28 - Shredding Event
Old Salem Museums & Gardens
is holding a Community Shred Day
on Friday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Old Salem Visitor's
Center at 900 Old Salem Road. Old
Salem's Community Shred Day is
being held in collaboration with
Archive Information Management.
Old Salem's Community Shred Day
is a great opportunity to clean out
your home or office while supporting
preservation and education at Old
Salem Museums & Gardens. The
cost is $5 per bag. All donations in
support of Old Salem Museums &
Gardens will be accepted. For more
information, call Tabatha Renegar at
336-721-7352 or email
trenegar@oldsalem .oig.
Oct. 29 - Heart & Stroke Walk
Moves to Downtown
In its 24th year, the Tanglewood
Heart & Stroke Walk is making a big
move. The American Heart
Association will host their newly
named Winston-Salem Heart &
Stroke Walk on Saturday, Oct. 29 at
Bailey Park in Wake Forest
Innovation Quarter. All family,
friends, co-workers, neighbors and
even leashed dogs are invited. The
2016 Winston-Salem Heart & Stroke
Walk registration will begin at 8 a.m.
and the walk will begin at 9:30 a.m.
The Red Cap Ceremony will honor
the local heart disease and stroke sur
vivors. The Kids' Zone will include
carnival games, jump ropes, hula
hoops, corn hole and a balance
beam. Bring your dogs dressed to
impress for the Pooches on Parade.
New this year, the After Party will be
from 10 a.m. to 12 pjn. including
live music by the Jill Goodson Band
and a heart-healthy food truck com
petition. All funds raised at the
Winston-Salem Heart & Stroke Walk
will benefit heart disease and stroke
research and prevention education.
Currently, six AHA-funded research
grants, totaling nearly $12 million
are taking place in Winston-Salem at
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
and Wake Forest University focusing
on heart disease, stroke and preven
tion.
Oct. 29 - Legendary
Trumpeter to perform, with
Symphony
In the Plugged-In Pops concert,
Winston-Salem Symphony and
music director Maestro Robert
Moody will be joined by legendary
trumpeter Doc Severinsen for a spec
tacular night of music. The concert
will bring the swinging sounds of big
band jazz music on Oct. 29 at 7:30
p.m. in Reynolds Auditorium, 301 N.
Hawthorne Road. Tickets range from
$20 to $67, and are available in
advance by calling the Symphony
Box at 336-464-0145 or online at
WSsymphony.org.
Oct. 30 - tree f?s film
screening
The Shepherd's Center is part
nering with Highland Presbyterian
Church, 2380 Cloverdale Avenue, to
offer a free screening of the PBS
Frontline film Being Mortal on
Sunday Oct. 30 from 4-6 pan. The
screening will feature an interview
with author Dr. Atul Gawande. The.
film will have local professionals on
hand to answer questions and lead a
discussion about the difficult treat
ment decisions that plague patients
and families. Local panelists will
include Joanne Henley, Director of
Spiritual Care at Novant Health;
Kate Mewhinney, Atomey at The
Elder Law Clinic of WFU; Tina
Stearns with Hospice & Pallliative
CareCenter; Dr. Franklin Watkyis,
Assistant Professor of Gerontology
atWFU.
Oct. 31 - Forsyth County 1
Social Services Meeting
The Forsyth County Board of
Social Services will hold its monthly
meeting on Monday, Oct. 31 at 11:30
a.m. at the Forsyth County
Department of Social Services, 5th
Floor Board Room at 741 North
Highland Avenue.
Through Nov. 1 - The
American Farm Workshop
Reynolda House Museum of
American Art will offer a six-session
workshop through Wake Forest
University's Lifelong Learning
Program. This course will explore
Grant Wood's work and its relation
to other Regionalist painters and
their predecessors. Primary instruc
tors are Margaret Norfleet Nefif, co
founder of the Old Salem
Cobblestone Farmers Market;
Allison Slaby, curator; Bari Helms,
director of archives and library; and
Phil Archer, Betsy Main Babcock
Director of Program and
Interpretation. The cost is $125, plus
possible membership fees. Register
and find more information online at
reynoldahouse.org or call
336.7583150.
Now through June 2017 - Art
Exhibit
As part of its 2016-17 season, the
Winston Salem Delta Fine Arts is
pleased to introduce INTERSEC
TIONS + CONVERSATIONS: The
People's Gallery at Delta Arts
Center. The new space, carved from
Delta Arts Center's renovated lobby
area, will run concurrently with the
regular exhibition schedule inside
the Center's 1400 sq. ft main Simona
Atkins Allen gallery from September
2016 thru June 2017. Delta Arts
Center is located at 2611 New
Walkertown Road. Hours are
Tuesday -Friday 10 ajn.-5 p.m. and
Saturday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Delta Arts
Center is closed every third Saturday
of the month. Delta Arts Center is .
free and open to the public. For more
information visit
http://www.deltaartscenter.org/ or
call (336) 722-2625.
Nov. 1 - Volunteers needed to
tutor students
The Augustine Literacy Project,
a project of Read.Write.Spell
(READWS) needs volunteers to
serve as tutors to public-school stu
dents. Training classes are scheduled
for Jan. 23 - Feb. 3,2017. An infor
mation session for people interested
in learning more about the program
will be held on"Tuesday, Nov. 1 at
the Winston-Salem Foundation,
Carter Conference Center, at 9:30
p.m. For more information or to reg
ister, email pam@readws.org or call
336-723-4391 ext. 1509.
Nov. 1 - Signing with Babies
and Young Children Workshop
The Northwest Area Health
Education Center (AHEC) of Wake
Forest Baptist Medical Center and
part of the North Carolina AHEC
System will host a workshop on
"Signing with Babies and Young
Children" on Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. at Deacon Tower. The
workshop teaches the basics of
American Sign Language (ASL) and
offers some intermediate signs to
allied health professionals. It is
designed for speech language pathol
ogists, occupational therapists, certi
fied occupational therapy assistants,
physical therapists, physical thera
pist assistants, early interventionists,
perinatal educators and nurses,
health educators, pediatric nurses,
registered nurses, day care providers
and other interested health profes
sionals. The program will be led by
Jessica L. Kelly, BA, SLP/A, MA,
ITFS, the owner and instructor of
Signs of Learning. The workshop is
part of Northwest AHEC's continu
ing education activities. Information
about the program, course fees and
registration can be found at
http://nwahec .org/49002.
Nov. 1 - WSSU MBA program
open house
WSSU MBA program will hold
an open houses on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at
6 p.m. in RJ. Reynolds Center,
Room 107, on WSSU's campus, 610
S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. At
the open house, you'll be able to talk
to faculty and learn more about the
program. The session is free and
open to the public. WSSU offers one
of the most affordable and conven
ient MBA programs in North
Carolina. Courses are offered
evenings twice per week. The pro
gram is accredited by the
Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB) and is
open to graduates in all disciplines.
For more information, visit
www. wssu .edu/mba.
Nov. 4 - RiverRun Film Soles
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