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A4 February 27, 2020 The Chronicle Canaidates Press Release Mose' Delaine Belton Annette Scippio SUBMITTED ARTICLE Winston-Salem native Annette Scippio grew up in historic Reynoldstown with her parents, Gertrude and Johnny Scippio and five brothers, and with her guardian, Sallie Gladden Salvage. Reynoldstown was the home of doctors, lawyers, nurses, teachers, preachers, grocery store operators, cab company owners and factory work ers, like her parents. An nette attended 14th Street Elementary School, Diggs Elementary School, and Anderson Jr./Sr. High School. She furthered her formal education at How ard University and Duke University. She is the mother oftwo children and grandmother of four. Her professional career has included Del Monte Corporation in San Fran cisco, General Foods in White Plains, New York, and nonprofit management at the Delta Arts Center and Leadership Winston- Salem. Over the years, she has served on numer ous boards, commissions, and committees locally, at the state level and at the national level. It has been her numerous service and life experiences that have provided unique insights on working with people of all walks of life. Ms. Scippio is a strong advocate for individuals in vesting in their intellectual and educational growth, in their achievement of financial stability, and in protecting one’s mental and emotional health. She knows firsthand the isola tion and oppression expe rienced by African Ameri- Scott Andree-Bowen looks to take the next step for City Council SUBMITTED ARTICLE Scott Andree-Bowen has announced his candi dacy for the 2020 election for Winston-Salem’s City Council representing the Southwest Ward. Andree-Bowen is a minister and manages a food pantry at a church in Winston-Salem. He has spent the past 15 years serving in ministries, non- profits, and educational roles around the city, ex periences that have guided his path to be an advocate for this community. For the past two years, Andree-Bowen has served on the Urban Food Policy Council, (one year as the vice chair), an advisory board to the Winston-Sa lem City Council. He has written policy recommen dations, been a part of an open forum to local farm ers, and researched ways to provide more access to local/urban farmers. In 2018, Mayor Joines announced the Think Or ange Campaign to combat cans during segregation, the horrific disruption of East Winston neighbor hoods due to urban renew al, and the legacy of deseg regation. It is the lack of validation of the African American experience in America that drives her to express and document the unique history of African American life in Winston- Salem. Thus, the adoption of the African American Heritage Initiative Com mittee by the City Coun cil will have a profound impact on all residents of Winston-Salem and in Forsyth County. Amazing stories will be captured and shared and will enrich many lives. In the one year of ser vice on the City Council, her business knowledge has produced a long-term tenant for Union Station, Winston-Salem State Uni versity Admissions depart ment. This partnering will provide long-term stabil ity to the newly restored train station. Additionally, a full-service restaurant will be selected for Union Station. That restaurant will be the first full-service eatery in the historic East Winston district since ur ban renewal. This spring, the new Happy Hill Park will open with an added competition level track. The vision is to have a citywide recreation track and field program. Last year’s East Ward signature event, the Flight Festival, attracted hun dreds of residents and hundreds of kites flew be neath a beautiful clear blue sky. The Flight Festival will be held Father’s Day weekend this year and it is childhood hunger. Andree- Bowen has served as the lead of the Breakfast in Classroom task force. Af ter meeting with members of the Winston-Salem/For- syth County School Board, school nutritionist, school principals and teachers to make sure every student was being fed in the morn ing, he contributed to a re port that was presented to school board members in May of2019. As a City Council member, Andree-Bowen will focus on economic development for our com munities that need a boost, improving the city’s en vironmental impact, and making city government more open to all residents with monthly open fo rum meetings within the Southwest ward. You can contact An dree-Bowen by email at scottandreebowen4ws@ gmail.com or visit his website at www.scottan- dreebowen4ws.com. hoped that many residents will come for a relaxing day outside to learn about “all things that fly”. Ms. Scippio is keenly concerned about our his toric neighborhoods and has initiated a technology- driven planning project with NC A&T State Uni versity architectural en gineering department to revitalize the Dreamland Park Community and the Columbia Terrace/Skyline Village Community. This will be a yearlong effort with graduate students working with residents to create a plan to transform these older neighborhoods. Economic prosperity for all residents is a high want of Ms. Scippio. She knows from personal ex perience that “your attitude determines your altitude.” Though the City Council provides infrastructure ser vices like water, sewer, and roads, Ms. Scippio is clear that we must “build peo ple” as we build buildings and support job opportuni ties. Her passion is to seek to reclaim, nurture, respect and teach those who have been disenfranchised, ne glected and abandoned. She says, “My truth is: I love my neighbor as I love myself.” B.A., M.S . LUTCF, CPIA Mose* Insurance Agency, Inc President 904 Peters Creek Pkwy Winston Salem NC 27103 Bus: 336 723-1174 / Fax: 336 723-1139 beltonml ©nationwide.com 2020 Lenten Revival Series "A Savior for Such a Time As This" Deuteronomy 10:16-18 Guest Speaker - Friday, March 6 12:00 P.M. Rev. Dr. Jonathan L. Walton Dean, Wake Forest University School of Divinity w mna pi RsT , “ BAPTist I CHURCH 700 N. Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Black History Fact Solomon Carter Fuller Solomon Carter Fuller was born in Monrovia, Liberia, in 1872. Fuller moved to the United States to study at Liv ingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina, graduating in 1893. Later he attended Long Island College Medical School. He completed his MD degree in 1897from Boston University School of Medicine. In 1919 Fuller became part of the faculty at Boston University School of Medicine where he taught pathology. He made significant contributions to the study of Alzheimer ’s disease
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