Replacement for Griswold
named at Second Harvest
Clyde W. Fitzgerald Jr. has established
roots with the agency
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Clyde W. Fitzgerald Jr.
has been appointed the new
executive director of Second
Harvest Food Bank (SHFB)
of Northwest North Carolina.
A recognized community
leader and retired senior
executive of R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co., Fitzgerald has
worked closely with the
agency over the years.
"Clyde Fitzgerald has
been one of the Second
Harvest Food Bank's most
ardent and eloquent support
ers," said Ken Crews, SHFB
Board Chairman and Director
of Employee Relations for
Inmar, Inc. "We are fortunate
to have someone with
Clyde's executive experience
and intimate knowledge of
the organization to lead us
confidently into the future
and ensure the passionate
pursuit of fighting the prob
lem of hunger throughout our
service area."
Fitzgerald replaces Nan
H. Griswold, who announced
in September that she would
be leaving after 26 years of
dedicated service as execu
tive director. Fitzgerald has
served SHFB throughout its
entire history alongside
Griswold, a longtime family
friend. During his tenure on
the board, he has served three
terms as board chair, held
leadership roles on two capi
tal campaigns and chairman
ship or service on most major
committees of the organiza
tion. The board named a
major gifts program, the
Clyde W. Fitzgerald Jr.
Society, in his honor during
the 25th anniversary of the
agency to recognize his years
as a Food Bank ambassador
and champion of the fight
against hunger.
Fitzgerald rose through
the ranks of R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company's market
ing department to become
CEO of two of the company's
international divisions. He
also served as Senior
Executive Vice President of
Reynolds U.S. Operations,
managing over 12,000
employees.
Clyde Fitzgerald
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Volunteers Emma Ingram and Marva Reid man the Democratic Party's booth at the Dixie
Classic Fair where they registered voters and handed out literature.
Voting
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Democratic winning North
Carolina.
"This (state) could be the
determining factor for
Barack Obama," said Watt,
whose 1 2th District includes
parts of Forsyth and
Guilford counties.
Polls as recent as this
week showed Obama tied
with Republican John
McCain in North Carolina, a
state that President George
W. Bush won by double dig
its.
"We can break this Red
(Republican) State cycle,"
Blue said. But all parties
involved acknowledge that
that possibility is unlikely
without the record turnout
that is being pushed.
Although no one on
Tuesday's conference call
acknowledged it, high early
voting numbers in the state
could be a campaign strate
gy for the Obama campaign
as well.
The high number numoer
of newly registered
Democrats in the state alone,
has already forced the
McCain campaign to focus
more money and spend more
time in a state that should be
a lock for any Republican.
In the past week, both
McCain and his running
mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah
Palin, have been in the state
campaigning. (Palin will
return today for an appear
ance in Elon). If early voting
turnout is as high as expect
ed, the Republican team will
be forced to spend more
resources here, diverting
them from the traditional
battlegrounds like Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
Jon Carson, the National
Field Director for the
Obama campaign, says the
energy among the cam
paign's North Carolina sup
porters is unlike any that he
has seen.
Watt
"We strongly believe this
energy is going to translate
into energy for early vot
ing," he said. "This is one of
the reasons why we believe
that we can win this state."
Watt and Blue both
stressed the importance of
voters' understanding the
ballot, which will basically
require a three-step process.
Voters will first have to
make their choice for presi
dent. They will then have
the option of voting straight
ticket, for either Democrats
or Republicans, but voting
straight ticket will not cast a
vote in the presidential race,
that is why that choice must
be made first. Lastly, voters
will have to vote individual
ly for the judicial races.
Since these races are non
partisan, straight-party vot
ing will not cast votes for
any judges. In Forsyth
County, voters will also be
asked to vote for or against a
bond referendum for Forsyth
Technical i Community
College. Voting "yes" means
that a voter approves of the
measure to provide FTCC
with funds for construction,
expansion and renovation.
The bond item is the last
thing on the ballot.
Those who go to the
polls during early voting and
find that their name is not in
the registered voting data
oanK, can siinpiy re-rcgisier
and then vote. Those who
are registering for the first
time during the early voting
period, just have to bring
some sort of documentation
which lists their name and
address, such as a utility or
cell phone bill, a driver's
license, W2 form, pay stub,
school ID or other similar
documentation. Also,
teenagers who will turn 18
before Nov. 4 are eligible to
register and cast ballots dur
ing the early voting period.
The ballots cast during
early voting count just as
equally as those cast on
Election Day, Watt and Blue
stressed. The Obama cam
paign has set-up a toll-free
assistance line (1-888-NC
EARLY or 1-888-623-2759)
for anyone who is told that
they cannot vote.
In horsyth County, tne
Board of Elections head
quarters in the Forsyth
County Government Center,
201 N. Chestnut St., will ini
tially be the only site for
early voting. Beginning Oct.
20, several more sites will
open, and even more will
open Oct. 27. A list of all the
sites with there dates and
hours of operation are listed
in the Forsyth County Board
of Elections advertisement
at the bottom of page A6 of
this week's Chronicle.
Although Blue wants to
see Obama and other
Democrats - from State Sen.
Kay Hagan to Lt. Gov. Bev
Perdue - come away victori
ous on Election Day, he also
wants North Carolina to
come away a winner with its
ambitious same day voting
effort. No other state in the
South has pushed through
this sort of initiative; he
feels others will watch and
mirror North Carolina if
same-day voting is the suc
cess it is expected to be.
"It says a lot about our
state to set the trend in this
region," he said.
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these statistics (that negatively affect the
black community)."
The BPI has identified three issues to
tackle through BPF grants, Clements says.
Programs that enhance education, financial
literacy and parenting tactics are among the
those BPI members plan to support, begin
ning' with education, the focus of 2008 BPF
grants.
Although giving back to the community
is a longstanding tradition for many local
African Americans, many are reluctant to
give to organizations like the WSF, believing
that such entities require large monetary
donations, reports Annette Lynch, vice pres
ident of philanthropic services for the WSF.
"What I think people couldn't get their
minds around was the fact that they were
already philanthropists," she said. "(Black
philanthropy is) out there, it's powerful, but
it's just not identified that way."
The BPF is one of more than 1 ,200 sepa
rate funds housed under the WSF, and has
been modest in growth comparatively speak
ing, says Lynch. While committee members
may be lacking the level of monetary dona
tions they had hoped to garner, they have1
been successful in creating a dialogue
around philanthropy in the black communi
ty, Lynch pointed out.
"What they have achieved are relation
ships... More people in the community will
be paying attention to this grants process,"
she remarked. "We talk a lot in philanthrop
ic services about what philanthropy actually
is, and what it is is a love for mankind. By
calling this the Black Philanthropy Fund, it
gives us a chance to have that conversation."
Philanthropic giving is beneficial for the
giver as well, Clements says.
"If you get people involved as a group ...
the power is absolutely incredible," he com
mented. "Almost as important as the actual
dollars ... is letting people see that they have
power. That's the part that we're really
excited about."
The BPF is accepting proposals from
501(c)(3) nonprofits in the area that focus
on the education of school aged children.
G fonts are not intended for religious activi
ties that sfne only the members of a single
congregation or promote a particular faith
or long term operating support or for organ
izations that would ordinarily receive public
funding. Proposals should be returned by 5
p.m. on November 14 to The Winston-Salem
Foundation, 860 West Fifth Street. For more
information, contact Clements at (336) 725
'2382 xll4 or visit
www.wsfoundation org/ leader ship -initia
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