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Job Training Program Graduates AnotherSuccessful Class ? Program designed to help individuals who are under skilled prepare for success in the workforce rt\ \ , j Clemorv ('h Start \S riter Xbout 90 percent of the gradu ate from the W ord Processing Training Skills Program have some thing many four-year college gradu ates have immediately following v ommencement. They have jobs. Most of the 26 graduates from the Job Training Partnership Act Program -sponsored by the Winston Salem Forsyth County Private Industry Council are. already cmplcned or were looking forward to besinfine .new jobs shortly after Nursing Sorority Honors^ Graduates ?The Chi Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi NursiiVg Sorority ,Inc. honored ! Jr.* rv.'Vnt graduates and Chi Chi Beta members. A reception in their honor, was held M^y 3. at Winston Saletn*. State University. Chi Chi Beta the undergraduate chapter of the Chi Chi Chapter. The heta chap it w\ts formed in 1991 on the cam pus ol Winston-Salem University. Those being honored were Zeleka Gillyard, Michelle W oodruff a: ul Dorothy Wood Smarr. \ . /.eleka Gillyard. bom in Brook ly;:. vonsiderv Rocky Mount as her ti v m f u' ^tre her ametrnre m ber"of:Ctir : Tta Phi Sorority in April. 1992. ^ nice. joining. slie has received a graduation. This program is one of several job specific skills programs offered through Winston's Workforce Development Department, Director Martha Jo Campbell. said. j r* * * The Workforce Development Department is the administrative entity for the JTP program and oper ate under an consortium agreement with the county. "The program is designed, to help individuals who are under skilled and underemployed prepare >vfor successful entry into the work force. "Campbell said. leadership award and has served as membership intake chairperson. She works at Forsyth Memorial Hospital as a SNT where she has received a merit for good service.. She says, "My goal is to disperse myself to the Community as a home heath community nurse." She attributes her ability to con tinue in nursing to God's will and the loss of her brother to cancer two years ago. MicKelle Woodruff has been a member of the sorority since the "spring of 1992. where she has served as anti basileus. She was awarded the 1993 Spirit of Nursing A?ward from the Army Nurse Corps and the Student Nurses Association. She is listed in Who's Who Among Americans College Students 1 993 94. She has a four year old daughter named Millicent. She will be com missioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps and will be sta tioned in Jacksonville, Fl. Dorothy Wood Smarr is from Salisbury and is the mother of nine - year-old son. She was the basileus of the chapter for 1993-94 school year. She also served as president of Graduate Tesha Green congrat ulated all of her fellow classmates for setting a goal when they entered the job training and achieving that goal. She added that it is hard to achieve without a support system, but one was easy tc find within the job training program. ' "When you walk through the door, the minute you're accepted into the program youTTfiow v?ou have been adopted by a strong sup port system," she said. ? Campbell said the program not only helps individuals but employ ers who are looking for a skilled workforce to handle on-the-job needs. When the program begun, four years ago. Campbell said major employers were contacted and asked if there was a need for such a pro gram. Employers were even asked the kind of hardware and software they used so program participants could be mote responsive to their needs. ' ? Commencement speaker. James Rousseau, vice-president of plan ning and development at Forsyth Technical Community College, said a winning attitude will help gradu ates succeed in all endeavors and offered some ingredients to achieve that attitude. Seated (I to r) Michelle Woodruff, Zeleka Gillxard , Dorothy Wood Smarr. Standing Carie Robinson. the senior nursing class. She. is a member of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society and Sigma Theta Tau Nurs irTg Honor Society. She was also a member of the Student Nurses Association. She is a member of Gythsemane Baptist Church in Sal . isbury. . These three 1994 graduates were honored with -the presentation of p 1 agues b\ Jhe la spon sor and nurs ing school faculty member. Kan/en - ner Wilks. l. Annual Friendship Celebration Luncheon Held On Thursday. Artanzra Jones ? touted a "F-riendship Celebration" luncheon at l.es Arbe.s on New W ,-lko.rtown Road Guests were rep* tvs^ntatives tiom several senior citi zens clubs to \\ insion-Salem and Fi rvyth Counts li was a birthday . v- t'ebration and to commemorate the tint ;? o n i \ crs,ir\ oi Jones' re.tire Micnt from F:\periment in Self l\ 'tance. where she vsas coordina ~ _ u. .hi! senior clubs, the progi ani. consisted of welcome, ?oi'puite. and presentation by Jones; ? Mayer and solo b\ Dinah Pettigrew; poem by Kris Pettigrew; grace by Robert Lee Witherspoon. Guests and seniui citizens club they represented were: Patterson Avenue: Mesdames Suzanne Anderson. Ruth Roseboro and Sal lie B. Hughes; Inner Club Council: Mildred Griffin;- Pi ney Grove: Mes dames Emma Harper. J ante Shelton and Eadie M Black; Walkertown: Lois k. Smith. Henry Chandler. Grady Mills. Marchrous Roberts; Bon Air: Marie Clyburn: Chatham Heights: Mesdames Elsie Cobb. Pearl Bankhead. and Nora Cox; Eastgate: ? Mesdames Roberta Edwards and Portia Rivers; Colum bia Heights: Kobert Lee WTther spoon and Jessie Witherspoon; Ogburn. Station: Mozella Booker; Greenwood Avenue: Mesdames Eleanor R. Harris. Mary Hindson and Bleaker Ellis: special guest: Inez S. Shaw, leader of Sarah Circle Missionar\ Society of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Jones dedicated this poem by Edgar A. Guest: "I'm wishing at this special time that I could hut repay A portion of the gladness that you've strewn along my way; And could 1 have one wish this da\ . this only would it be: I'd like to be the sort friend that you have been to me." Bowling and Johnson take First Place Winners Last Week Results of the Metrolina's - Grille "B" Tournament (Char t ? )p ) on Saturday, May 21: Section "A" Overall Winners , First Place - Richard Bowling ! and George Johnson (Greensboro i and Charlotte) Second Place - Sandra Brown ? and Lessie Hatton (Winston Salem) Third Place - Edward High j and Walter T witty (Charlotte) Fourth Place - Spencer Durante and Viette Neal (Char lotte) Section "B" Winners ' First Place - Saifdra Brown " and Lessie Hatton Second Place - Freddy Davy ! and Luetta Black (Charlotte) Third Place - Letha J. Cald J well and Samella B. Twitty (Char j" lotte) ' : Congratulations to Sandra Brown and Lessie Hatton for rep resenting Winston-Salem so well! ******** Grade "C* Tournament Win ners - Monday, May 23 Section "A" First/Second Place - Sandra Brown and Pauline Caldwell First/Second Place - Remta T. Segers and Olivia B. Thompkins Third Place - Geraldine Cary and Geneva Coleman Fourth Place - Wendell Robinson and Ruby B. Walker ' ******** Section "B" Winners (Under 100 master points) First Place - Wendell Robin son and Ruby B. Walker ? Second Place - Jefferson Rollins and Vivian Rollins ? ? This was a quarterly Qrade -r^CT game sponsored by the Kings and Queens Duplicate Bridge Club and the Winstoo-Salem Duplicate Bridge Club. Charles period since our beginning four years ago. v _ ? Tuesday, May 24 - 3 fun. - Winston Lake Family YMCA Winston-Salem Duplicate Bridge Chxb - Bridge News By RUDOLPH V. BOONE SR. W. Qadson was the Director-In Charge. Ruth G. Washington was the director for the montfaof May. Eight tables of players came out to compete in a Scrambled Mitchell Movement game. ] .In addition to the bridge game, Sarah J. Boone was hon ored with a birthday meal that was enjoyed by all. Jenny S. Scales planned the menu, also to cele brate South Africa's electing Nel son Mandela as their president Those assisting Scales with food and decorating were: Jean Joyner, Harriet Smith, Ruby Walker, Lillie Cuthretl, Renita T. Segers, Olivia B. Thompkins and Juanita Wynecoff. This game concluded the Monday events for the month of May, since the recreation centals were closed on Memorial Day, May 30th. Thanks to all the play ers who support the Monday games. You have made it a record-7 breaking attendance for the same 1/2 Place Tic - Flonnie Anderson and Goklia Anderson 1/2 Place Tie - Renita T. Segers and Olivia Thompkins ******** Thursday, May 26-7 p.m. - Rupert Bell Recreation Center Kings and Queens Duplicate Bridge Club A ''team game*' was played, however, the winner were not reported as of the preparation of this article. : Grade "A" Tournament in Durham The College View' Duplicate Bridge Ciub will sponsor its last Grade MAMJTournament June 17 19. The event will be held at the Omni Durham Hotel and Civic Center, 201 Foster Street Local players are urged to support this - .f tournament For further inform^- , . lion please contact any local dub H officers, Russo told graduates they must set goals- and constantly strive to meet those goals. "You must be committed and must not get frustrated if it takes longer or there are other barriers." he said. "You cannot lose sight of your goal." Another thing students needed to do. he said, was not worn' about failure, but be optimisjic and enthu siastic! - ^ : __ Russo added that graduates must realize that there are few short cuts when striving to achieve goals. "Just because something is free doesn't mean it's worthwhile," he said. , Each student was awarded a certificate of completion for the pro gram and those who do not have jobs will continue to get assistance /from workforce development with finding employment, Campbell said. * i In addition to the job skills ? training programs JTP offers tuition, assistance and on the job training program whe?e the employers train fhe individual and the program re reimburse the employers for up to 50 percent of the wage rate for a specific period of time. /<'/' f^swrs' rst ^/ssi f /yp tyrw Ar>r/*ir. / I DINING FORFRIEND^ An At -Home Fundraiser for the AIDS Task Force j On June II, all across town, people will sit down to dinner at the home of a friend. Meals wilt range from hot dogs to haute cuisine, and guest lists will include a handful or a hundred. All these gatherings will he held to raise money and understanding for the work of the AIDS Tail Fcrce of Winston-Salem. After the private dinners, all participants will meet for dessert and dancing at Benton Convention Center. Join the hosts and hostesses who are opening their homes and their hearts. Invite your friends. Ught the grill or put a roast in the oven. Join Dining for Friends, ait evening of good foo? good times and a generous helping of hope. To host a partw or for more information, * call the AIDS Task Force at (910) 723-5031. Pi. .'it < ft' /<"!? H.v wt Or IJMAS Hn Jen Printing. Kaurr Roth Hfturn, Inc . Oawr Villa ft Iru and tht IVinjfofi Salem Chrcmclf .)/<.> fi> Tnaii Health Propel in Orftmbom for asiistanrt in hnngmt Pinin/t for friends In Hinting Salem |* ^ . WSTA CQ V . 1/1 PRESENTS LATE NIGHT ? .r... PP . .., ,.v, - - v-?. . l-,P Route 50 from downtown to Westside areas with a new extension off Westgate Center Drive, Healy Drive, and Maureen Drive. SERVICE [Travel Winston-Salem under the Stars with our new late night service! Route ?1 ^from downtown to Northside/Eastside areas with a new extension from University Parkway to Walmart to Patterson Ave. Detailed maps arc available ai the YVSTA Downtown Transit Center now open from 6:(M) a.m.- 11:30 p.m. Monday- Kridu). or call TheAVinsion-Salcm Transit Authority at 727-200(1
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