Center front: First Lady Gloria Samuels. From left to right: Pastor Philemon Samuels; Pastor Frantz and Lady Cindy
Fontaine; First Lady Victoria Hanchell; Elder Kim Kelly; Pastor James F. and First Lady Renita Linville; Pastor Kenneth arid
Annette Hairs ton
Pastors and their first ladies hit the
run-way for breast cancer awareness
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
A tremendous group of
pastors and their wives
brought their voices, hearts
and style to the Sundance
Plaza Hotel Nov. 9-10 for the
purpose of beating the odds
against breast cancer by sup
porting the YWCA's Sister,
Speak! Program.
The Nehemiah Global
Network, lead by Pastor
Philemon and First Lady
Gloria Samuels of Goodwill
Baptist Church, hosted the first
ever Pastors Against Breast
Cancer Symposiunt, with the
theme of "Reaching Beyond
the Pulpit."
The YWCA's Sister,
Speak! is a breast health
awareness program that targets
medically underserved African
American women. Since the
program began in 2001, more
than 5000 women in our com
munity have heard the positive
message about breast health
and cancer prevention.
The symposium was
designed to increase awareness
among faith based community
leaders regarding breast cancer
prevention within their con
gregations.
"There is not a congrega
tion in this community or in
the world for that matter,
which has not been impacted
by breast cancer in one way or
another. That is why we knew
this was the right thing to do,
why we felt so strongly about
this program. We as spiritual
leaders need to learn all we can
in order to help those in our
congregations who are at risk
of this horrific disease," said
First Lady Samuels.
Betty Meadows, YWCA's
Sister Speak! program coordi
nator, conducted a breast
health awareness workshop as
part of the two-day event.
"We were so pleased with
the turnout," Meadows said.
"What was so wonderful was
how engaged the pastors and
their wives were in the presen
tation and discussion. They
asked so many important ques
tions. And they were all so
enthusiastic about helping to
bring the Sister Speak!
Program deeper into the faith
based community. We are so
blessed that Pastor Philefhon
and First Lady Gloria Samuels
took the lead on this outstand
ing event."
The program included a
charity fashion show, orches
trated by First Lady Samuels,
with all proceeds benefiting
the Sister, Speak! Program.
"We are so grateful for the
monetary gifts raised from the
Fashion Show," said
Meadows. "The funds donated
will help us to continue reach
ing out with our positive mes
sage of hope and health."
For more information
about Sister, Speak! and how
you can help or get help, call
Betty Meadows at the YWCA,
722-5138, ext 232 or email
bettym @ywcaws .org .
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Party planned for NBN
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A Sweet Sixteen House Party
will be held Nov. 29 to celebrate
the anniversary of Neighbors For
Better Neighborhoods (NBN) and
its new director, Tamieka White.
Sixteen years ago, the
Winston-Salem Foundation and a
band of community leaders came
together to form NBN, an organi
zation that helps build and
strengthen low income neighbor
hoods in Winston-Salem and
Forsyth County. Modeled after
the Mott Foundation's
Neighborhood Grant Making
Program, NBN was established to
provide technical assistance and
small grants to neighborhood
associations working to improve
the quality of life in their commu
nities. Remaining true to its origi
nal mission. NBN is recognized
nationally as a leader in commu
nity building.
Five years ago, NBN estab
lished The Neighborhood
Institute for Community
Leadership (NICL) to provide
individuals with knowledge and
experiences needed to build sus
tainable community based organi
zations such as neighborhood
associations and Community
Development Corporations
(CDCs). Their Small Grants
Program provides neighborhood
organizations with funding for
improvement projects and events.
Grants are available to assist with
leadership development and train
ing; operating support; communi
ty action and advocacy; and orga
nizational development. NBN
also helps communities identify
potential community leaden" and
assists in building relationships
among residents that will advance
a community's identity and lead
to more formal associations and
organization.
NBN just named White as its
new executive director. White has
worked with NBN as program
officer for six years, shadowing
former director, Lavastian Glenn.
The Sweet Sixteen celebra
tion will be held at the home of
James and Natasha Gore from
5:30 - 7:30 pjn.
Betty Gray Davis, one of the
original organizers will give
reflections. A posthumous award
will be presented to Rutherford
Moorman, one of the early and
dedicated organizers of NBN.
Attendees are asked to donate
$16.
For more information about
the event, including directions to
the house, contact Tamieka A.
White at 336-631-9407, toll free
at 866-290-0926 or via email
twhite@nft>nx>rg.
Urban League EOD gala
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem Urban
League will hold its annual Equal
Opportunity Awards Gala on
Saturday, Dec. 1 at the
Millennium Center, 101 West 5th
St. The ceremony will be from 7 -
9 pjn. Dinner and dancing will
follow from 9 pjn. - 12 ajn.
The EOD Awards honor indi
viduals and corporations that pro
vide superior leadership, notable
contributions and serve as strong
advocates for community
involvement and support. The
gala, with its encompassing
theme, "Educating, Elevating, &
Empowering Our Community ", is
an opportunity to publicly
acknowledge those in the com
munity who put compassion into
action to build a caring and inclu
sive community.
Awards will be presented in
several categories. Nominations
were submitted by members of
the community and the award
recipients will be selected by an
independent review committee.
The final award announcements
will be made at the EOD gala.
Jim Longworth, host of
"Triad Today" on My 48 TV, and
Renee Vaughn, of 97.1 QMG,
will host the event. Entertainment
for the evening will include per
formances by the Cyrus Art
Production and Envision Band.
Food Lion, Smithfield and
Neighborhood Solutions are the
key sponsors of the event.
For ticket information, call
336 725-5614 ext: 1001, or go to
www.wsurban jorg .