MCWSV ships much needed supplies to Eastern N.C. BY TEVIN ST1NS0N THE CHRONICLE After collecting donations for more than a week, on Saturday morning the Minsters' Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity (MCWSV)and the City of Winston-Salem shipped more than 1,000 bottles of water, non-perishable food items, diapers, toiletries and dozens of other items to residents in Eastern N.C. who are still recovering from Hurricane Matthew. MCWSV President Bishop Todd Fulton said he was proud to see the com munity come together to help those in need. He said, although it will be some time before things get back to normal in many cities in the Eastern portion of the state, it feels good to know that the groups did make a difference. "We have had a tremendous response from our local churches and our communi ty. I'm just grateful to be a native of Winston-Salem and a part of this wonder ful city." Council member Denise "D.D." Adams said, "We want the people in the east to know that Winston-Salem cares. We want them to know that we are here for them." During a short interview, Adams men tioned the city will be making other trips to send supplies to those in need. She said, "This is only the beginning." The City of Winston-Salem and the Minsters' Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity col lected more than 1000 bottles of water and other items to send to those in need in the east. Volunteers package items to send to residents in Goldsboro who are still in need of basic items like water, and food after Hurricane Matthew swept through the south a few weeks ago. I I Photo# by Tevin Stioson Council member Denise "DD." Adams (second from left in front row in gray suit) and Minsters' Conference President Bishop Todd Fulton (first from left in front row in white shirt) take a photo with volunteers who helped collect and package items to send to Goldsboro on Saturday, Oct. 29. Photo by Tevin Stinson The Winston Mutual was originally built in 1969 as the headquarters of Winston Mutual Life Insurance Company. VIRGINIA FOXX A REPRESENTATIVE WE CAN TRUST ? Standing up for hor constituents ? Working to grow our economy ? Securing and protecting our borders ? Honoring our veterans and fighting for VA reform ? Defending our North Carolina values ? Bringing workforce development to our communities VOTE ELECTION DAY: TUESDAY, NOV 8? ONE-STOP EARLY VOTING: NOW - NOV 5? FOXX U.S. CONGRESS Marker from page Al Life Insurance Co. in the 1980s, rumors began to surface that the building would be demolished to make way for something new, but black entrepre neurs, business owners and both former and current elected officials fought to ensure the tan-colored building remained a staple in the community well into the late '90s. During that time the building housed a doctor's office, a pharma cy, lawyers' offices, a bank and countless other things, many of which were black owned and operated. Former state Sen. Earline Parmon and gener al assembly Rep. Larry ?mjuh^HBEJ Womble both ran their campaigns out of the Winston Mutual Building. Council member Derwin Montgomery has a connec tion with the building as well. In 2013, then a stu dent at Winston-Salem State University, Montgomery ran his cam paign for City Council out of the building. After running a suc cessful campaign, one year later Montgomery and other City Council mem bers voted to move the Winston-Salem Engineering Field Office and Winston-Salem Police Department Community Resource Unit inside the building. Prior to the marker unveiling, Montgomery said, "While it is important that we memorialize the historic nature of the phys ical building it is equally important that we honor the spirit that still lives today." He said, "When we think about Winston Mutual and black-owned businesses, we have a lot of work to do, but Winston Mutual symbolizes what has been and what can be for our community." Mayor Tempore Vivian Burke said, "I'm proud to be apart of this historic moment. "Winston Mutual stood for so much. It made a dif ference for those who felt they could make a econom ic impact in this communi ty and in this city." PRIVATE WATER WELLS How often should my well be tested and for what? The North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health suggests having your well sampled: ? (my taf for total ml hat ottrn bacterfc. ? Enry Twe tan tor ho* mMs. nitrates nitrites tad, wop* Md wlWh ml wapands (VOCsl ^wiy Ewe Yeasloiptstiadet II ??kno? of ipirttadapestictatM is wthdiiaaaru. test yearly ? for additional aformtiM ut the [? nbsifo it mnupt^v/prtataHls Contact Forsyth County Environmental Health tar specific pricing of available tests Environmental Health ?Tl uaorc (330) 703-3225 li facebook. ENDORSED BY B .. urn. chronicle "Aaron Berlin Will winshw^l? ^ '7' 77 " " "" JOURNAL Do What's Right ' for the People He Serves'*^^ Aaron and I share the honor of being Wake Forest graduates. But we share something else. And that's a sincere belief that you always do whatVright. I am confident that Aaron will be a great judge. He is fair and believes everyone deserves a chance at the American Dream. Most importantly, Aaron Berlin is an individual with common sense and has a great legal mind. He will do what is right for all the people he serves. He deserves our vote for district court judge. Skip Brown BerlinForJudge.com PAID FOR BY THE COMMfTTEE TO ELECT AARON BERUN

Page Text

This is the computer-generated OCR text representation of this newspaper page. It may be empty, if no text could be automatically recognized. This data is also available in Plain Text and XML formats.

Return to page view