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A view of downtown Denver.
Locals
expect
peace in
Denver
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Local delegates are gear
ing up to travel to Denver for
the Democratic National
Convention, which will start
Aug. 25.
Local party loyalists were
chosen for the nearly ten dele
gate spots based on their ded
ication and involvement in
local precincts. The process is
competitive, according to
longtime Democrat Denise
Adams, who will be serving
as a delegate for the third
time.
"When you want to
become a delegate, it's like
running for public office," she
related.
Adams, who was a dele
gate for Bill Clinton in the
1992 and 1996, is an Obama
delegate this time.
The Illinois senator came
out on top after a protracted
primary contest between he
and Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Obama ended the primary sea
son 2,254 delegates, to 1,890
for Clinton, according to the
latest number from the
Associated Press. It takes
2,118 delegates to jvin the
party's nomination.
There has been much talk
See Delegates on A6
Grant puts good health in motion
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
The Blue Cross Blue
Shield of North Carolina
Foundation has awarded a
$55,000 grant to a local pro
gram to aid in its efforts to
reduce the instances of hyper
tension in African- Americans.
The Consortium for
Southeastern Hypertension
Control (COSEHC) is the
beneficiary of the one-year
grant, which will fund
"Hypertension on Wheels," a
new mobile hypertension pre
vention program devised by
consortium members.
Founded in 1994 by Wake
Forest University Baptist
Medical Center's
Hypertension and Vascular
Research Center Faculty
Members Dr. Carlos Ferrario
and Dr. Michael Moore, the
consortium is a group of
physicians, scientists and
healthcare providers who
hypertension
on
Wheels .j
? Photo by Jaeson Pitt
A health worker tests the blood sugar of a local woman on Tuesday evening.
work together to reduce the
occurrence of hypertension in
an effort to lower the inci
dence of hypertension-related
afflictions -C such as heart
attack, stroke, renal disease
and heart failure - in the
Southeast. ?
The consortium has
increased its focus on patient
education in recent years,
according to Dr. JaNae
Joyner, a member of the
organization.
"They're trying to revamp
and build the patient side of
the organization," ? she
explained.
Joyner currently serves as
coordinator for Hypertension
on Wheels .
The mobile program provides
free blood pressure checks
and Cholesterol screenings,
cardiovascular risk assess
ments and health education to
the community, visiting small
businesses and churches in the
area at each organization's
request.
Joyner will return to each
site two to three times to fol
low up with previous partici
pants on health goals and
See Hypertension on A14
Tomorrow's Leaders
Photo courtesy of W-S UL
Winston-Salem Urban League President/CEO Keith Grandberry greets Sen. Barack
Obama Aug. 2 in Orlando during a convention of the National Urban League.
Grandberry, one of the nation's youngest leaders of an Urban League chapter, was
among a select few invited to quiz the Obama after his remarks at the convention. To
read more about the convention, see page A6. . \ . ?. "
Photo by Tbdd Luck
Students organize meals for the Wake Forest Campus Kitchen.
Freshmen
get lesson on
giving back
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Volunteering was the first assignment for 40 Wake Forest
University freshmen.
The students lent their time and energy to several local
agencies this week through the school's annual SPARC
(Students Promoting Responsibility and Action to the
Community) program, which encourages freshmen to volun
teer before the fall semester begins. Each year, the freshmen
are led by upper-class students for four days of community
service at places like the Ronald McDonald House and The
Children's Home.
"We try to give them a broad, over-reaching view of com
munity service," said Sophomore Natalie Halpeni, a SPARC
leader. "We try to get all different areas of community service."
Students did not have to travel far earlier this week when
they helped out at the Wake Forest Campus Kitchen. The
Kitchen takes food that is left over from the campus dining hall
and uses it to prepare boxed meals for those who could use it.
It's student volunteers that make the program happen, says
Kitchen Coordinator Melissa Duquette.
"If it wasn't for students, and we do get some faculty/staff
Sec Freshmen on A12
Geneva Brown with her winning team at the most recent AKA
golf tourney. Beside Brown are Deborah Reave*, Melanie
Wilkerson and Donna Oldham.
Ladies
Tee
o
Women's Golf Tournament to
benefit worthy causes
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
?
Whether it comes in the
form of a small white ball or a
full-scale fundraiser. School
Board Member Geneva
urown loves a cnai
lenge.
An avid golfer
for decades. Brown
is now working to
share her love of the
sport with others,
and make some
money for a good
cause in the process.
The Sara Lee
Center for Women's
Health was chosen by a nine
member committee as the
beneficiary of Winston
Salem's Second Annual
Women's Amateur Golf
Tournament, which Brown
started last year.
"It's just a thrill to see the
ladies play, to see ariybody
play," she commented.'
"There's so much fun to be
had."
Proceeds from the inaugu
ral event, which drew a mod
Brown
est collection of female
golfers of all skill levels, went
to families of fallen Winston
Salem Police officers.
Organizers are stepping up
their charitable aspirations
this year, offering
two mulligans, or
"do-over" strokes
for those who
donate non-perish
able items to the
Second Harvest
Food Bank of
Northwest North
Carolina.
Though she
likes fhe idea of
being able to con
tribute to local entities, it's
spreading the joy of the game
that Brown says she's most
concerned with.
"I'm not looking to raise
money - except what we can
give to the organizations -
I'm looking to increase the
number or lady players," she
said. "You- just don't have as
many minority women play
ing the game as I'd like to
? See Golf on A4
In Memory of "Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better"
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Russell Brown Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support
82:2 Carl Russell Ave.
Cat Martin Luther King Dr.)
Winston -Salem, NC 27101
(336) 722-3459
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