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Local NAACP President Stephen Hairston with State President William Barber at the last
Emancipation event, Jan. I, 2007.
Organization is dedicated
TO CELEBRATING FREEDOM
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For over 50 years, the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
Emancipation Association has
been celebrating the anniversary
of President Abraham Lincoln's
famous proclamation that freed
the slaves.
The . Emancipation
Proclamation went into effect on
January 1 , 1863 and freed all the
slaves in the rebelling
Confederate states. So, every
year on New Year's Day the
Emancipation Association holds
a service to celebrate. The serv
ice includes singing, comments
from local community leaders
and a speech on the meaning of
emancipation. Last year's speak
er was NAACP state president
William Barber. During the serv
ice, scholarships are given to
deserving young high school
seniors. Emancipation
Association President Rudolph
Boone said his group is dedicat
ed to keeping the memory of that
day of freedom dive.
"That's the main thing is to
keep that for the people, to let
them know that this was a day to
remember, to celebrate. The way
we do that is to have this gather
ing on the first day of each year,"
said Boone.
Next year's service will be
held Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. in Union
Chapel Baptist Church located at
300 25th Street. The speaker will
be Samuel Stevenson, pastor of
Grace Presbyterian Church.
Boone said all are invited to
attend.
"We think that every person
who believes in freedom, justice
and equality ought to celebrate
together regardless of race,
creed, color or anything like
that," said Boone. "This is a cel
ebration day and our audiences
have really been increasing "
He said the association used
to hold the ceremony in the
downtown courthouse.
Eventually the celebration was
held at various local churches, a
tradition that continues today.
The age of the association is
unknown but Boone said the ear
liest records they have con
firmed that it's been around
since at least the mid-1950s.
The association has tried to
branch out this ySar, offering the
community some help with eco
nomic freedom by offering a
financial seminar last week.
Boone said that he felt finances
was an important topic to edu
cate the community on.
"If you don't have finances
you don't have resources to do
things for yourself or anybody
else. It's important to know how
to handle what fiances you have
and how to increase those
Boone
finances and do something con
structive with them," said
Boone.
The seminar featured finan
cial advisor Danny Freeman
who educated the small group
that attended on how vital it is to
save money and plan for retire
ment. Martha Jones, the associa
tion's vice president, said at least
10 people attended the seminar.
She said last week's
Thanksgiving holiday probably
caused the turn out to be lower
than expected but the people
who were there got a wealth of
information.
"It was very informa
tive. ..and it was very helpful,"
said Jones.
The outreach that has
become the association's staple
for over 50 years is its scholar
ship program. Jones said the
association really focuses on
youth because they're so impor
tant to the future. She said that
there's been a big push in getting
contributions for the scholarship
fund.
"We have our freedom, I
know places it's not as viable as
others, but we're sill strug
gling. ..we just have to make the
most of it and encourage our
members to come and join and
help us continue that effort," said
Jones.
The association usually gives
out three $1000 scholarships to
local high school seniors and last
year gave $100 each to five run
ner-ups. Boone said he hopes to
increase that this year. He said
the association relies entirely on
the contributions of churches,
businesses, organizations and
individuals for the scholarship
money. While the money isn't
enough ao cover tuition, Boone
said, it is a great help to the stu
dents when it comes time to pay
for books and other college
expenses.
Boone said that they are also
looking to expand their member
ship. The group had nearly 100
paid members last year and
expects to have double that
amount by the end of this year.
Membership is only $5 a year.
Members can attend association
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The deadline for donations
for this year 's scholarship is
December J. Those looking to
make a donation or who need a
short extension on making a
contribution can call Rudolph
Boone at 767-4087.
News
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UNCG commencement is
Dec. 20
The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro will
hold commencement exercises
Thursday, Dec. 20, at 10 a m. in
the Greensboro Coliseum, with
Dr. Roberto Campo, associate
professor of Romance
Languages, as speaker.
Last spring, Campo
received the Alumni Teaching
Excellence Award from
UNCG. A faculty member who
came to UNCG in 1989, he
teaches French and is a special
ist in Renaissance literature. He
holds master's and Ph.D.
degrees from the University of
Pennsylvania. His address will
be titled "Gen Ed for the
Global Galette."
UNCG Chancellor Patricia
A. Sullivan will welcome the
graduates and their families,
and will play a central role in
the ceremony. Approximately
940 students are candidates to
complete their degrees during
the semester. The 501 gradu
ates who completed degrees in
August can also participate in
the December ceremony.
New state helmet law to go
into effect
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Recent changes to the state
motorcycle helmet law will go
into effect Jan. 1, 2008, to better
specify what types of helmets
can be worn. The new law also
clarifies that the helmet must be
properly secured on the head
using a strap so that it will stay
on in the event of a crash.
Motorcycle helmets are con
sidered legally compliant if they
meet Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) 218,
which requires helmets to have
a firm inner liner of polystyrene
foam that is about one-inch
thick.
Compliant motorcycle safe
ty helmets will also carry the
symbol "DOT," for U.S.
Department of Transportation,
permanently installed by the
manufacturer on the back of the
helmet, as well as a permanent
ly attached manufacturer's label
on the interior of the helmet.
Novelty-type helmets are not
compliant with FMVSS-218.
To identify helmets that are
compliant with FMVSS-218,
motorcyclists can visit,
wwwjihtsa.dot.gov/people/injur
y/pedbimot/motorcycle/U nsafe
HelmetID/page2Jitm for more
information.
Local airman completes
training
Air Force Airman Michael
L. Fowler has graduated from
basic military training at
Lackland Air Force Base, San
Antonio, Texas,
During the six weeks of
training, the airman studied the
Air Force mission, organiza
tion, and
military
customs
and
courte
sies; per
formed
drill and
ceremo
n y
marches,
and
received
Dhvsical
Fowler
training, rifle marksmanship,
field training exercises, and
special training in human rela
tions.
In addition, airmen who
complete basic training earn
credit! toward an associate
degree through the Community
College of the Air Force.
He is the son of Daisy and
Thomas Fowler of Lewisvilk.
Fowler is a 2007 graduate of
West Forsyth High School.
A&T surpasses SECC goal
Employees at North
Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University
make a concerted effort this
year to raise money for the
State Employees' Combined
Campaign, surpassing its goal
and raising more than
$164,000.
"I am very excited to report
that our 2007 State Employees
Combined Campaign raised a
total of $164376. Even more
exciting is the fact that we not
only exceeded our official goal
of $120,000 but, we also
exceeded the $151,750 we
raised in the 2006 Campaign,"
said Dr. James J. Gooch, SECC
committee chairperson. The
number of contributors also
increased to 880 topping off
last year's list as well.
The SECC is the only state
approved payroll deductible
charitable giving campaign.
A&T employees have always
participated in making a differ
ence by giving back to the
community, state, nation, and
international community and
being "Partners in Giving".
The State Employees
Combined Campaign began in
1984 as an effort to consolidate
our giving to charitable agen
cies into one annual campaign.
"The campaign stats clearly
highlights the dedicated com
mitment of support the Aggie
Family has via their financial
contributions for the produc
tive and well being of the sur
rounding greater communi
ties," Gooch remarked.
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