Community Briefs
City hires new budget and evaluation director
City Manager Lee Garrity has appointed Patrice
Y. Toney as the city's new budget and evaluation
director, after an extensive national search and
assessment process. Toney will assume her new
duties on Dec. 5. Toney has worked for Forsyth
County since March 1999, including the last Ave
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agement analyst. She also held
positions in the Forsyth County
Department of Public Health and
the Public Library. While working
in the county Budget and
Management Department, she
assisted with the development of
the county's $414 million annual
budget, performed management
analysis for numerous departments
and managed the county's contracts with outside
agencies, including local non-profit organizations.
Prior to joining the county, she worked as a public
safety communications operator for the Winston
Salem Police Department. Toney has received
numerous community awards, including the city of
Winston-Salem's Outstanding Women Leaders
Award in March 2015. Toney will have an annual
salary of $100000.
Architect honored for work on depot
David E. Gall, Architect, PA has earned the 2016
Tower Award given by the North Carolina Chapter of
the American Institute of Architects for the restora
tion of the 1888 Pulaski Train Depot in Pulaski,
Virginia. The award was presented at the annual
AIANC Design and Chapter Awards Ceremony held -
at the Winston-Salem BioTech Place on Nov. 10. The
award recognizes "well designed projects ... that
exemplify historic preservation and adaptive reuse,
restoration, or rehabilitation of an historic structure."
The project has previously earned the 2011
Community Preservation Award from Preservation
Virginia and the 2014 Virginia Municipal League
Achievement Award.
United Way of Forsyth County names new VP
of marketing and engagement
Kim Thore was recently named vice president for
marketing and community engagement at United
Way of Forsyth County (UWFC). Thore brings 20
years of leadership experience in corporate and high
er education marketing. In her role, Thore will ensure
that marketing and branding efforts achieve maxi
mum impact and favorably
increase donor and community
support. She will also lead innova
tive strategic thinking, planning
and management of opportunities
to enhance UWFC's branding
efforts and value proposition
throughout Forsyth County. Thore
previously worked as a marketing
strategist at Piedmont Advantage
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and Wake Forest University. She obtained her bach
elor's degree from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill and is a member of Professional
Women of Winston-Salem.
United Way of Forsyth County names new
director of communications
Aaron Singleton, who most recently served as the
director of news and media relations for Winston
Salem State University, has been named the director
of communications at United Way of Forsyth
County. Prior to his role at W5SU,
Singleton served as the director of
public relations for Cheyney
University of Pennsylvania,
responsible for all internal and
external communications. He cur
rently serves on the board of The
Council for Advancement and
Support of Education (CASE),
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served as a writer and editor in the Public
Information Department. In his current role.
Singleton will coordinate the organization's overall
communications strategy and broaden the awareness
of the United Way of Forsyth County. He will report
to the Kim Thore, vice president of marketing and
engagement.
ESR promotes success coach
Experiment in Self-Reliance (ESR), a non-profit
community action agency that assists the working
poor, has promoted Pamela Ingram as its Housing
Program Manager. Ingram will manage programs
and staff related to housing initiatives which serves
150 clients per year. She will also
continue to advocate for programs
suited to assist people with hous
ing and other services, through
collaborations and program devel
opment. Prior to becoming
Housing Program Manager,
Ingram worked for 10 years as
Housing Connector and Success
loach at ESR where she manaeed
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client cases of homeless individuals
and families. Before her position as Housing
Connector and Success Coach, she managed pro
grams for economically disadvantaged individuals
with die City of Durham Office of Economic and
Employment Development. Ingram is a graduate of
North Carolina Central University.
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Today, Dec. 1 - Lighting
Ceremony
Wake Forest Baptist Medical
Center, 1 Medical Center Blvd. will
hold the Annual Moravian star light
ing ceremony on today, Thursday,
Dec. 1. The ceremony will be held
from 5:45 - 6:15 pjn. The event is
open to the public free of charge. The
ceremony will be held on the top
level of Wake Forest Baptist's Eden
Terrace parking deck off Hawthorne
-Road. TTie event will have a brief
worship service given by Rev. John
D. Rights of Konnoak Hills
Moravian Church, hot apple cider,
Moravian cookies and music by the
Medical Center Chorale and
Moravian band led by Rev. Nola
Reed Knouse, PHD. For more infor
mation about the ceremony, call
Wake Forest Baptist's Division of
Faith and Health Ministries at 336
716-3409.
Dec. 1-4, 8-11 & 15-18 -
Production of 'Written on the
Heart'
RALEIGH - Burning Coal
Theatre Company will present David
Edgar's Written on the Heart, a
drama about the creation of the King
James Bible. The play will run Dec.
1-3, 8-10 and 15-17 at 7:30 pm.;
Dec. 4, 11 and 18th at 2 p.m. The
play will be held at Burning Coal
Murphey School Auditorium, 224
Polk Street, Raleigh. Tickets are $25
for regular admission, $20 for seniors
(65+) and $15 for students, teachers
and active military. The first Sunday,
Dec. 4, is Pay What You Can Day
and will be audio described. All
Thursday performances are $15 gen
eral admission. Tickets and further
information can be found at
www.bumingcoal.org or by calling
919-834-4001.
Dec. 1-4 - Holiday play
GREENSBORO - North Carolina
A&T State University, 1601 E
Market St., Greensboro, will present
the production of "Black Nativity"
on Dec. 1-4 in Harrison Auditorium.
The play celebrates the birth of
Christ with storytellers guiding audi
ences through the" words of the Holy
Scripture. The Thursday, Dec. 1 per
formance will be at 7 pm.; Friday,
Dec 2 show will be at 7 p.m.;
Saturday, Dec 3 will have perform
ances at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday,
Dec. 4 show will be at 3 pm. The
ticket costs are $17 for adults; $11 for
senior citizens and non-AT&T stu
dents; $8 for children 12 and under;
free for AT&T students with student
Aggie card. To purchase tickets, call
336-334-7749 or visit
ncataggies.com. For group rates,
contact 336-334-7519.
Dec. 1-16 - Holiday meals and
Food Drive
Ferguson Bath, Kitchen, and
Lighting Gallery, 7905 N Point Blvd,
is partnering with Move for Hunger,
to host a holiday food drive on Dec. 1
- 16. Donations can be dropped off
from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday thru
Friday. Customers, employees and
members of the community are urged
to bring non-perishable food items to
the provide meals for their neighbors
in need. City Transfer & Storage, a
local moving company, has provided
boxes for the collection and has vol
unteered to deliver all donations to
Second Harvest Food Bank of
Northwest hftsjrth Carolina at the end
of the drive. For more information,
contact Dan Beam at dan@move
forhunger.org or call 732-774-0521
Ext. 109.
Dec. 2 - Food Drive
Southeast Middle School's Parent
Teacher Student Association (PTSA)
and Second Harvest Food Bank are
collecting canned goods by holding a
"Fill the Bus" campaign on Friday,
Dec. 2. The school will accept dona
tions from 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the
front parking lot, 1200 Old Salem
Road, Kemersville. Volunteer staff
members will be ldcked up on the
bus until a requisite number of
canned goods are donated as bail.
Community members are encour
aged to participate by dropping off
canned goods on a drive-through
basis. Staff members and parent vol
unteers will be available to collect
donations throughout the day. For
more information, contact Principal
Stephanie Gentry by email at sjgen
try@ wsfcs Jc 12 jic.us or by calling
336-703-4219.
Dec. 2 - 11 - Black Nativity
play
The North Carolina Black
Repertory Company, 610 Coliseum
Drive, will present the play Black
Nativity by Langston Hughes Dec 2
-11. The play directed and choreo
graphed by Mabel Robinson focuses
on a Christmas story Combining
gospel music, dance and spoken
word.''The play will have special
school performances on Dec. 2 at 10
a.m.; Dec. 2-11 Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Saturday and
Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets for
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adults are $26. students are $21 and
children IS and under are $18. All
seats are $18 on Saturday matinees at
3 pjn. For group rates, call 336-723
2266 for more details.
Dec. 2 *21 - Annual Fine Crafts
and Art Sale
Deck the Halls will return to the
Sawtooth School for Visual Ait in the
Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts,
215 North Spruce St. in downtown
Winston-Salem, on Dec. 2 - 21. The
event will feature 80 local and
regional artists and craftsmen with
uniquely handcrafted gifts and home
accent pieces. The hours are 10 ajn.
- 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10
ajn. - 4 pjn. on Saturdays and 11
a.m. - 4 pjn. on Sundays. The event
kicks off with a preview party on
Dec. 1. Tickets to the preview party
on Dec. 1, from 6-9 p.m? are $25 in
advance, $30 at the door. For more
information and ticket prices, visit
sawtooth.org/deck-the-halls or call
336.723.7395, ext. 201.
Dec. 3 - Bag of Shavings Event
Fur Ever Friends of North
Carolina is sponsoring a wood shav
ings bag distribution event, "Spread
the Warmth" on Saturday, Dec. 3
from 10-11:30 a.m. The bag of shav
ings will fill two to three doghouses
and should be spread throughout the
doghouse to provide extra warmth.
Free bags of shavings will be distrib
uted on a first come, first serve basis
in the parking lot at the comer of Ivy
Ave. and Liberty St. across from the
Downtown Health Plaza. Volunteers
will leave to distribute bags of shav
ings in several low-income neighbor
hoods in Forsyth County. There is a
limit of one bag per household. For
more information, go to Fur Ever
Friends website at www.furever
friendsnc.org.
Dec. 3 - Comfort of Faith
Auditions
The North Carolina Black
Repertory Company (NCBRC), 610
Coliseum Drive at Arts Council
Theatre, will hold auditions on
Saturday, Dec. 3 from 11:30 a.m. -
2:30 pjn. The auditions are for the
play "The Right Reverend Dupree in
Exile" continuing the season's theme
The Comfort of Faith. The produc
tion will be on March 3-12. To sched
ule an appointment, please email
headshot and resume to
casting@ncblackrep.org. Audition
times will be emailed upon confirma
tion of appointment. Interested recip
ients should bring a picture and
resume stapled together to the audi
tion.
Dec. 3 - Holiday Parade
The 26th Annual Winston-Salem
Jaycees Holiday Parade, downtown
Winston-Salem starting at the inter
section of Fourth Street and Poplar,
will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 5
p.m. The parade will be followed by
the Downtown Winston-Salem's
Partnership annual tree lighting cere
mony.
Dec. 3 - Holiday with Santa
The Virginia College in
Greensboro, 3740 S. Holden Road,
will hold a Holiday Fest with Santa
event for the community on Saturday,
Dec. 3 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Attendees
are invited to enjoy activities for all
ages such as pictures with Santa,
making holiday cards for Operation
Gratitude, decorating Christmas
ornaments, hot chocolate and tacky
sweater contest. Individuals can also
learn about the College and its pro
grams through campus tours.
Dec. 3 & 17 - Book Signing
Karen Fullerton author of
Sergei's Eyes: Reflections of Soul
Lessons will have a book signing on
Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. - 2
p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 17 from 1
p.m.- 3 p.m. The Dec. 3 signing will
be at Winston Cup Museum Special
Event Center, 1355 N Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive. The Dec. 17 signing
will be held at The Natural Dog Pet
Food Market, 29 Miller Street, with
special guests the White Christmas
Carolers 29 Miller Street. The book
focuses on inspiring spiritual growth
and help sick and injured pets receive
veterinary care.
Dec. 4 - Holiday Concert
Winston-Salem State
University's Department of Music,
Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium,
601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive,
will hold its annual holiday concert at
4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. The WSSU
Choir, the Burice Singers, Schola
Cantorum and the Singing Divas will
perform holiday favorites. The con
cert is themed "In Silent Night," will
feature holiday favorites, arrange
ments and student compositions.
Maestra D'Walla Simmons-Burke is
director; Dr. Myron Brown, accom
panist; Dr. Ronald Patterson, bassist;
and guest percussionists.
Dec. 5 & 7 - Youth Chorus
Auditions
The Winston-Salem Youth
endorsed as the Premier Youth
Chorus and Ambassadors of the city
will hold auditions for the 2017
Winter/Spring semester beginning on
Jan. 2. Auditions are open to third
through 12-graders on Monday, Dec.
5 and Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 21S1
Silas Creek Parkway. For more
information and to schedule audition
time, visit www.wsyouthchorus.otg
or call 336-703-0001.
Dec. 5 - 9 - FAFSA Assistance
State Employees' Credit Union
(SECU) will be offering additional
help to college-bound students and
families with assistance in complet
ing the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) during the
week of Dec. 5-9 during normal
business hours in all 257 locations.
FAFSA is the document that is
required to be considered for all fed
eral and most state financial aid for
college, career or graduate school.
The branch personnel will be avail
able through the week to answer
questions and help with the comple
tion and electronic filing of the
FAFSA for 2017-2018 college aca
demic year. The annual event is
offered by College Foundation of
North Carolina (CFNC), the North
Carolina Association of Student
Financial Aid Administrators
(NCASFAA) and SECU.
Dec. 5 - 9 - Toy drive
The Winston-Salem Police
Department is holding a "Stuff the
Patrol Car" toy drive to serve local
families. A police officer will be at
the Walmart on Hanes Mill Road
from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Dec. 5-9,
to accept donations of new
unwrapped toys for children.
Dec. 6 - Genealogy Club
The Lexington Public Library,
602 S Main St., will have the History
Hunters Genealogy Club on Dec. 6
from 6-7 p.m. The club will talk
about preserving Christmas memo
ries.
Dec. 6, 9 -10, 13 & 20 -
Christmas tours
Reynolda House Museum of
American Art, 2250 Reynolda Road,
will hold "A 1917 Christmas" tours
on Dec. 6,9,10,13 and 20. The tours
consist of daytime and evening tours.
The daytime tours will be held on
Dec. 6, 13 and 20 between 2 - 3:30
p.m., with tours starting every 15
minutes. The evening tours will be
held on Dec. 9 and 10 from 5-8 p.m.
The tours will consist of the sights,
sounds and scents of the house that
will be brought to life by the museum
staff and costumed actors. The prices
are $20 and $15 for students as well
as members of the museum. To
obtain admission reservations are
required.
Dec. 7, 14, 21 & 28 - Free
Concerts
Old Salem Museum & Gardens
will present a series of free concerts
at the Old Salem Visitor Center, 900
Old Salem Road, on Dec. 7, 14, 21,
28 at 12 pm. Organist Susan Foster
will perform on Dec. 7; Organist and
Director of Music Stephen Gourley
will perform on Dec. 14; Regina
Pozzi, Organist and Director of
Music Ministry will perform on Dec.
21; Organist and Director of Music
for Traditional Worship Frances
Burmeister will perform on the Dec.
28 concert. For more information,
visit www.oldsalem.org or call 336
721-7300.
Now through Dec. 2 - Medicare
Annual Enrollment Sessions
The Medicare Annual Enrollment
period will take place from Oct. 15 to
December 7. To assist Medicare ben
eficiaries, the annual enrollment ses
sions 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 ses
sions will be conducted on the fol
lowing 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 pjn. - 5 pjn. Space is
limited. Appointments must be made
by calling the Shepherd's Center at
336-748-0217.
Now through Dec. 10 - Road
Closing
Hawthorne Road, between
Magnolia and Coventry St., will be
closed to through traffic from 7 a.m.
- 5 pjn. from now until it reopens on
Saturday, Dec. 10, if the weather per
mits it. The road will have a detour
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