Community Briefs
United Way of Forsyth County provides help
to at-risk youth
United Way of Forsyth County (UWFC) helped
265 Forsyth County at-risk teens this year get a sec
ond chance to graduate high school after committing
a juvenile offense. The opportunity is due to UWFC
supported programs similar to a Dallas United Way
program that will be featured on an Oprah Winfrey
Network Docu-Series episode of "The Hero Effect,"
airing on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 10:30 am. The UWFC
supported "Work & Earn It" program is for teens
who have committed offenses that could lead to
incarceration. At-risk teens are referred to the pro
gram by juvenile court counselors in order to pay
restitution or perform community service. The pro
gram's target population is youth between the ages of
nine and 15 who are first-time offenders or those
who have been diverted from Juvenile Court. Local
nonprofits and governmental agencies collaborate by
providing locations for the participants to perform
their community service. The youth are required to
serve on teen court, which also provides life skills
lessons designed to help the teens make better choic
es and become accountable for their actions. Local
attorneys and judges serve as judges and all proceed
ings are held in the Hall of Justice where actual court
cases are heard.
Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind has
new name - IFB Solutions
Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind unveiled
its new name and logo during employee celebrations
that also marked the organization's 80th anniversary.
The nonprofit agency will now be known as IFB
Solutions. Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind
began as a two-room workshop with six workers that
opened in 1936 in partnership with the local Lions
Club making mattresses, brooms and caned chairs.
Today, IFB Solutions is the largest employer of peo
ple who are blind with three manufacturing facilities,
a large optical laboratory supplying VA optical cen
ters across the Eastern Seaboard and more than 20
supply stores serving various government locations.
The name change announcement also coincided with
October as National Disability Employment
Awareness Month. The IFB Solutions name was
announced at the annual employee picnic. Womble
Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, I I P and Buhler, Inc were
recognized as the IFB's 80th Anniversary sponsors.
IFB's supporting foundation, which funds its com
munity programs such as the Community Low
Vision Centers, Tracy's Litde Red Schoolhouse,
Sensitivity to Blindness Training and the Student
Enrichment Experience (SEE), will now be named
the IFB Solutions Foundation.
Family Services Inc., daycare and Head Start
centers to participate in food program
Family Services Inc. and its daycare and Head
Start centers (Sarah Y. Austin, Winston-Salem State
University, Kernersville, and Mineral Springs)"
announce their participation in the U.S. Department
of Agriculture funded Child and Adult Care Food
Program. Meals will be available at no separate
charge to enrolled participants. Children who are
TANF recipients or who are members of SNAP or
FDPIR households or are Head Start participants are
automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits.
Adult participants who are members of food stamp
or FDPIR households or who are SSI or Medicaid
participants are automatically eligible to receive free
meal benefits.
Ersldne Bowles Staff Service Award given to ?
UNCSA employee
Joe Rick, who works in Residence Life at UNC
School of the Arts, has been awarded the 2016
Erskine B. Bowles Staff Service Award. Rick is a
two-time Big Brother with Big Brothers Big Sisters
Services and also serves on the agency's Bigs
Council. The award is presented annually by the
UNC Board of Governors to a permanent staff mem
ber of one of the 17 institutions and university affili
ate groups. The staff member must demonstrate
exceptional customer service; provides extraordinary
assistance by providing additional help outside of
normal job responsibilities throughout campus and
surrounding communities; displays selfless acts of
giving to campus and community events; and whose
creativity and impact greatly exceed normal accom
plishments of a staff employee. Joe's segment will be
featured on UNC-TV on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m.
Crisis Control Ministry Holiday Honor Card
Sales
The sale of 2016 Crisis Control Ministry Holiday
Honor Cards is underway, marking more than 20
years that the local organization has offered cards to
individuals and local businesses. The cards make a
positive difference in the community. For $5 a card,
Crisis Control Holiday Honor Cards can be sent by
the purchasers themselves or be signed and sent by
the Crisis Control staff. All proceeds from these
cards go direcdy to Crisis Control Ministry. Two
design options are available - one created by graphic
artist Beth Jones and one painted by well-known
local artist William Man gum, who has had a larger
holiday honor card program since 1987. Magnum
program, in its 29th year, has raised over six million
dollars for various organizations that assist the needy
and homeless in our state, including Crisis Control
Ministry. For more information and to purchase hol
iday honor cards from Crisis Control Ministry, please
visit ccmcaid.org or contact Viclri Jones at 336-201
5290 or by email at vjones@crisiscontrol.org.
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Dec. 8 - Community Meeting
Council Member Derwin L.
Montgomery will be holding a com
munity meeting on today, Thursday,
Dec. 8 at 6:30 pan. The meeting will
take place at the Winston Lake
Family YMCA, 901 Waterworks
Road, to discuss recent crimes in the
Old Greensboro Road area. For more
information, contact Carol Brooks
Fonville at 336-462-2341 or car
olf@cityofws.oig.
Dec. 8 - Community Night
Hospice of Davidson County,
200 Hospice Way, Lexington NC,
will hold the annual Night of
Reflection on Thursday, Dec. 8 from
5:30 - 8 p.m. The tree, floating com
munity event will feature 375 lit
luminaries lining the Hospice prop
erty. The luminaries each recognize
and honor a friend or family member
who has passed. Guests are invited
to walk through the display and visit
staff, while listening to holiday
music. Two moments of reflection
will be led by Hospice spiritual
counselors in the agency's courtyard.
For more information, visit
HospiceofDavidson .org.
Dec. 8 - Christmas
Celebration
Reclaimed Off Trade, WS
Rescue Mission Thrift Store, 704
Oak St. NW, will hold a Christmas
Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 8.
The store will have the School of the
Arts quartet perform Christmas
music from 12-2 p.m. for everyone
to enjoy. The quartet is Michele
Zimmerman and Bella Ward on vio
lins; Violet Huang on viola; and
Christina Kim on cello. The Joyful
Note Choir, a ministry from Main St.
Baptist Church, will perform songs
at 3 p.m. Following the choir, Santa
Claus will make a special visit.
Now Through Dec. 11 - Black
Nativity play
The North Carolina Black
Repertory Company, 610 Coliseum
Drive, will present the play Black
Nativity by Langston Hughes now
through Dec. 11. The play directed
and choreographed 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 am.; Dec. 2-11
Fridays and Saturdays at 8
pjn.; Saturday and Sunday
matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets
for adults are $26, students
are $21 and children 15 and
under are $18. All seats are
$18 on Saturday matinees
at 3 p.m. For group rates,
call 336-723-2266 for more
details.
Dec. 8 & 9 - FAFSA
Assistance
State Employees'
Credit Union (SECU) will
be offering additional help
to college-bound students
and families with assis
tance in completing 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 finan
cial aid for college, career
or graduate school. The
branch personnel will be
available through the week
to answer questions and
help with the completion
and electronic filing of the
FAFSA for 2017-2018 col
lege academic year. The
annual event is offered by
College Foundation of
North Carolina (CFNC),
the North Carolina
Association of Student
Financial Aid
Administrators (NCAS
FAA) and SECU.
Dec.8&9-Toy Drive
' The Winston-Salem
Police Department is hold
ing a "Stuff the Patrol Car"
toy drive in early
December'to serve local
families. A police officer
will be at the Walmart on
Hanes Mill Road from 10
ajn. - 2 pjn. on Dec. 8 and
9, to accept donations of
new unwrapped toys for
children.
Dec. 9 - Bingo
< Fundraiser
Lowrance Middle
School, 3605 Old
Greensboro Road, will
hold a Bingo Fundraiser on
Friday, Dec. 9 beginning at
5 p.m. The cost is $7 and
includes cards and supper.
There will be plenty of
prizes.
Dec. 9 - Holiday Ball
Barnes & Noble, 1925 Hampton
Inn Court, will hold a first ever
Harry Potter Magical Holiday Ball
on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.
Customers of all ages are invited to
attend. The Holiday Ball will feature
dancing, music, Harry Potter-themed
activities and a special giveaway.
Customers are encouraged to wear
their most festive Harry Potter cos
tumes and holiday attire to the spe
cial event. For more information,
visit BN.com/MagicalHolidayBall.
Dec. 9 - Web on Wheels
The Forsyth County Public
Library will begin a new bookmo
bile service that aims to provide
access to technology resources,
training and education in under
served communities of Forsyth
County. The WOW (Web On
Wheels) unit will offer on-site train
ing courses, access to the Internet
and access to technology devices
such as tablets and laptops. W.O.W
will travel weekly and occasional
weekends to early child learning
centers and human service agencies,
where children and adults can check
out books and AV materials. A pre
view of the W.O.W will be given on
Friday, Dec. 9 at 12 p.m. at the
Center for Creative Design, 450
Design Ave.
Dec. 9 -10,13 & 20 -
Christmas Tours
Reynolda House Museum of
American Art, 2250 Reynolda Road,
will hold "A 1917 Christmas" tours
on Dec. 9, 10, 13 and 20. The tours
consist of daytime and evening
tours. The daytime tours will be held
on Dec. 13 and 20 between 2 - 3:30
pjn., with tours starting every 15
minutes. The evening tours will be
held on Dec. 9 and 10 from 5-8
pjn. 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. 9 and 10 - Holiday
Shopping Market
The Junior League of Winston
Salem's seventh annual holiday
shopping market Boutique, will be
held Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, '
Dec. 10 in the Piedmont Hall in the
Benton Convention Center. The
event will have vendors offering hol
iday dfeor, clothing, jewelry and
much more. The event will also have
a gift wrap station, with students
from Forsyth County Day School
wrapping gifts for a small donation;
and JLWS Dewey's fundraiser with
items ordered from a JLWS member
through Dec. 1 available for pick-up
at the event, with portion Of the sales
being utilized to support JLWS mis
sion. The holiday shopping will start
on Friday Dec. 9 from 12-5 pm.,
with a kick off of Girls' Night Out to
the event held later from 7-10 pjn.;
Saturday hours are from 9 a.m. - 5
p.m. Santa will be will available on
Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. for
children to take a professional photo
for $10. Tickets are $7 for adults and
$2 for children ages six through 12.
Children 5 and under are free.
Tickets for the Girls Night Out event
are available in advance for $30 or
$35 at the door.
Dec. 10 - Candle and Historic
Demonstration
Kernersville Moravian Church,
504 S. Main St., Kernersville NC,
will have a Traditional Candle Tea
exploring the history of how
Moravians lived and enjoyed
Christmas through the years.
Admission is free. The event will be
on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 ajn. -
2 pjn.
Dec. 10 - Museum Program
International Civil Rights Center
& Museum, 134 S. Elm St.
Greensboro, NC, will hold The
Legacy of Chain Gangs on Saturday,
Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. The program will
be presented by GrowingChange, a
youth-led service learning organiza
tion. The programs will focus on the
chain gang era in rural North
Carolina. The program is free and
open to the public.
Dec. 10 - Salem Christmas
Old Salem Museums & Gardens
will host a holiday celebration on
Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. -
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