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Friends
&
Family
At left, Carneillius Williams and children, Zarha
(front) and (back row, left to right) Jalen, Carne
sha and Marque. Below, members of the Genesis
dance team perform.
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Goler Memorial
AME Zion
sponsors day to
bring -
community
together
BY PAUL COLLINS
THE CHRONICLE
The parking lot and grounds
at Goler Memorial AME Zion
Church were awhirl with activities
Saturday at Community Outreach
and Family Day. And that's exact
ly what Alexis Kennedy. 7, and
Marlaya Ross, 6, did - whirl...
hula-hoops around their waists.
Both girls said they were having
fun, and it showed. They had
broad smiles.
I In another area. Khiry Sutton.
9, "was selling birdhouses made by
Cub Scout Pack 803 of Goler
Memorial.
Billy Wilson. Cub Scout mas
ter at Goler Memorial, said,
"Basically what we did...we
bonght the materials. They made
these birdhouses from scratch. We
sanded them down. We painted
thejn, put screws in them. All the
proceeds will be put towards get
ting something for the Cub Scouts
aind the Boy Scouts."
Khiry added, "I really liked
being involved in things and
painting them and working with
them. And I just had a great time
doing all of this."
Fred Phifer of Goler Memori
al Men's Ministry, which spon
I
sored Community Outreach and
Family Day. summarized some of
the activities, organizations and
agencies at the event: "We have
Big Brothers Big Sisters program.
We have Way of Life counseling.
We have Today's Woman (Health
& Wellness Center). We have
Seven Homes, which is for foster
children. We have the YMCA Lit
eracy Initiative. We have the
Forsyth County Public Library
Bookmobile. We have the
Gideon's International Bible
group. They are giving out Bibles.
We have the Winston-Salem
police. They are here instructing
our kids on the importance of
crime prevention, sharing with
them the things they do as police
men in the city to help them and
provide safe places for them.
"The Winston-Salem Fire
Department hopefully will be here
soon. They are here to talk to our
kids about fire safety. With the
recent number of fires here in the
city, we thought it was a good idea
to have them in and talk to our
children about the proper ways of
handling themselves in the event
of fire. We have several corporate
sponsorships: Sara Lee. Pepsi
Cola, Burger King, Wendy's,
MacDonald's, just to name a few.
"Our members are going to
participate in the services provid
ed here...Blood pressure checking
is done over there. That's through
Baptist Hospital...We have litera
ture gti hypertension, cholesterol,
stuff like that."
Information about dental care
was also available.
Used clothing was for sale, as
well as grab bags, and of course,
food.
Phifer said, "This event is
basically for the Boy Scouts and
our elderly folk at the church. It's
for people to come in and enjoy
themselves from the community.
"We're going to play bingo.
Lowe's, Wal-mart, Kmart all gave
the gifts that we will use in our
bingo games."
Nearby, Charles Scott, who
used to manage a service station,
was standing by an orange poster
advertising "Goler Auto Check."
He said, "I'm providing mostly
(these services:)... check air in
your tires, check the headlights,
the horn, the taillights; check oil.
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Single, but not alone
Single parents group raises money with auction
BYT KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
Ritchie McCollum and
Tracy Norwood engaged in ner
vcrus chatter recently outside of
a banquet hall at the Adam's
Mark Hotel. Both men had
t signed up to strut their stuff in
front of a roomful of
?' unabashed ladies.
Donned in pressed suits and
shiny dress shoes, McCollum
and Norwood were just two of
more than two dozen men and
women who volunteered to be
put on the auction block for a
local organization that provides
support - both financial and
emotional for single parents.
Raised by a single parent.
McCollum said the goals of
Single Parents Searching for
Solutions (SPSS) hit close to
home. So he was willing to do
anything that he could to help
"There were a lot of disad
vantages growing up without a
father." said McCollum, a
mortgage broker. "But my
mother did a great job. The
struggles she went through
made me and brother and sis
ters what we are today."
Norwood, a graduating
senior at Winston-Salem State
University and a member
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity,
said he thought about the chil
dren when he was approached
to be a bachelor at the auction.
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Photo by Kevin Walker
Tami Wright addresses the crowd after the auction.
Minority students
at Wake celebrate
accomplishments
Special graduation event lauds collective
spirit of tight-knit community
BYT. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
Wake Forest University students
still have more than a week to go
before they receive their degrees dur
ing the school's traditional outdoor
commencement. But some of them
recently got a taste of how the big
day may feel during a sendolf cere
mony for the school's minority
seniors.
The Second Annual Multicul
tural Graduation and Awards Cere
mony took place on the campus last
week, bringing together the school's
small, but tight-knit minority com
munity.
No degrees were handed out.
No one wore caps and gowns.
Instead, the event honored the indi
vidual contributions that some of
the students have made during their
stint at Wake and gave minority stu
dents a chance to come together to
share and look back.
Hugs and laughs were abundant
as individual students shared their
best memories with their classmates
and watched a slide presentation
featuring pictures dating back to
their first days on campus. Tears fell
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Photo by Kevin Walker
Seniors Charles Goodman and
Akua Asare hug at last week's
ceremony.
Month dedicated to
fighting teen pregnancy
BY PAUL COLLINS
THE CHRONICLE
May is recognized as Adolescent
Pregnancy Prevention Month. In
1999, 780 females between the ages
of 10 and 19 became pregnant in
Forsyth County. The Family and
Community Health Education Sec
tion of the Forsyth County Depart
ment of Public Health offers a vari
ety of programs to inform and edu
cate the community.
One of these programs is the
Teen Initiative Project (T.I.P.), which
offers educational sessions to any
youth group in Forsyth County.
During the month of May, T.I.P.
will focus on encouraging teens in
Forsyth County to think about how
their lives and their families' lives
would change if they were to
become pregnant or father a preg
nancy. The empathy belly allows
both males and females the oppor
tunity to experience how it feels to
be in the last few weeks of pregnan
cy.
Since the empathy belly enlight
ens the teens only on the physical
changes during pregnancy, the addi
tional changes that a teen may expe
rience in becoming pregnant or
fathering a pregnancy will be dis
cussed in the educational session.
T.I.P. also provides education
sessions for parents on how to talk
to their teens about sensitive issues
such as pregnancy prevention,
drugs, and puberty. If you ire inter
ested in more information or would
like to set up an educational session,
call Tanya Wilson. TI P coordina
tor, at 727-8172 ext. 3854.
In an interview Friday. Wilson
talked about some of the problems
pregnant teens and fathers face, and
gave some tips for teens and their
parents
"Teens love their privacy." Wil
son said. She tries to make sure that
teen girls understand that they may
lose some of their privacy if they get
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Colorful Stories
Diverse students tell stories from the heart
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE ' ?
Brittany Robinson thumbed
anxiously through a book at Barnes
& Noble Booksellers this past
weekend. After locating what she
was frantically searching for, she
announced, "I found it." to her
mother and other relatives,
Brittany stared into the book
and began to scan a page with her
eyes. After a few minutes she looked
up from the book with a big smile.
She had just experienced what it's
like to be a published author.
Brittany, a student at the highly
acclaimed after-school program at
the Best Choice Center, and more
than 100 of her counterparts from
the public school system got their
first taste of fame with the release
of "Majjy Voices. One World: A
Multicultural Anthology." Spear
headed by the Forsyth County
Library, the book features poems.
short stories, photographs and art
work by youngsters.
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Photo by Kevin Walker
Brittany Robinson roads.
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