The happy group poses with their new shoes.
Kids receive free shoes from Payless
SPbClXL TO THE.CHRON1CLE
The YMCA of Northwest North
Carolina's Child Care Services received
25 $15 gift cards from Pay less
ShoeSource to distribute to children
who most need new shoes.
Payless ShoeSource selected the
YMCA' of Northwest North Carolina as
a partner for the "Payless Gives Shoes 4
Kids" program. The program's goal is
to provide $1 million worth of free
shoes to .children who need them this
holiday season.
"We were honored that Payless
ShoeSource chose us as a partner," says
Maria Aristizabal, executive director of
Child Care Services. "The YMCA
works closely with children, and adults
throughout our community Because of
our Open Doors program, which is how
we provide financial assistance so that
anyone may participate in our pro
grams, we were able to identify children
whose families mrjrht not have other
wise been able to provide for them in
this way."
YMCA Child Care Services took 25
children from Cook and Forest Park
Elementary Schools to shop with adult
volunteers at Payless ShoeSource in
Winston-Salerp. '
"I'm not sure who had more fun. the
adults or the children!" says Aristi/.abal.
"It was a great experience and the chil
dren were thankful for their new shoes."
Girl Talk program changing young lives
SPECIAL TO "I HI; CHRONICLE
A guidance-based mentor
ing program for fifth-grade
girls is still going strong after
being founded more than two
years ago.
Bolton Elementary School
Counselor Rinita Williams
started Girl Talk/ InSpire to
help elementary schqpl-age
girls make a successful transi
tion to middle school. The
girls are counseled, mentored
and have participated in sev
eral enrichment activities.
The project pairs, the girls
up with Dr. Beth Day
Hairston's students from
Winston Salem State
University. The WSSU stu
dents worked closely with
the girls during last semester
and volunteered in class
rooms at Bolton. The college
students mentored the girls
and talked about the impor
tance of getting a college edu
cation.
The students recently
invited the girls and their par
ents to the WSSU campus,
where they toured dorms,
experienced campus life and
were advised to start thinking
about college early. Dinner
The girls pose with WSSU students during a recent campus visit.
for the, parents and students
was sponsored by Macaroni
Grill.
The Girl Talk girls were
also taught etiquette by Ann
Moye, a member of the
National Sorority of Phi Delta
Kappa, Inc.
The , sorority recently
invited the girls and their par
ents to dine at the Piedmont
Club. The girls will receive a
certificate from Moye after
successfully completing the
etiquette class.
Some of the girts arrive at the Piedmont Club.
E-Girls' Ingram goes
to national gathering
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Cheryl Ingram, executive
director of Winston-Salem
based E-G?rls ^Empowering
Girls In Real Life Situations),
iycently was invited to pres
ent at the National Middle
School Association's Annual
Denver. Colo. The
E-Girls organiza
tion was ope of 374*
selected from 1 .100
proposals to pres
ent. The conference
attracted over
30.000 people from
ail uvci uic luuii- |
try.
cessful women in the com
munity.
E-Girls operated for the
first year and a half thr6ugh
personal contributions made
by Ingram, E-Girls' Board of
Directors and private individ
uals. Even without funding
during this time, E-Girls still
acnieveu extraordi
nary success. During
the 2007-2008 school
year, a total of 40 girls
participated in E'
Girls. Through the E
Girls program, the
girls greatly improved
their self-esteem.
Inn run, i.
? grades, test scores
and conduct.
Ingram sLarieu
E-Girls two years ago as a
way to touch and heal butting
girls. Ingram shares her own
painful childhood -*> that
they can identify with some
one who has experienced
some of the . things they are
dealing with but has lived
through it and gone .on to
become successful. By offer
ing a listening ear, she says
she has been 'tJlile to get he4p
fqr them as well as help them
make quality decisions and
introduce them to other sue
For the 2008-2009
school year, enrollment in E
Girls has increased to 80 par
ticipants In October of last
year. E-Girls received its first
grant from the Women's
Fund . of Winston-Salem.
Ingram's vision for E-Girls
continues to grow, as does
her desire to help every hurt
ing girl that she can.
For more information
about the program, eali 336
722-5406 or fax Ingram at
036-722-5408.
- NWOA
Helps Out
Members of the Clemmons
Chapter of the National
Women of Achievement flank a
Thanksgiving basket that they
recently donated to the Sarah
Y. Austin Center. The donation
was used to help the center fill
the many baskets that it dis
'tributed during the holiday
season. Pictured are [from left )
Artgel Thompson, of the Austin
Center, NWOA members
Shirley Eaton and Hrenda
Galloway and Center Secretary
Joanne Ariyo.
Kwanzaa
from page B6
Amin was honored for his
work- as an educator and his
involvement with communi
ty organizations like
CHANGE and the Forsyth
County Democratic Party,
which he chairs. Guy Blyn,
chairman of the Winston
Salem Human Relations
Commission, accepted an
award on behalf of the
department, which has held*
several forums promoting
racial understanding.
African and African
American culture took center
stage at the event. The
"Ambassador Cathedral
Praise Dancers dazzled the
crowd with their moves, as
did mimes from the Royal
Curtain Drama Guild. The
Qtesha Creative Arts
Ensemble played AfTican
drums- and presented kinetic
African dance performances
Otesha dancers recruited
tembers, taught
them loose for a dance off
between men and women.
moves, and let
The high energy dancing
was accompanied by somber
spoken word performances
by,. Otesha that dealt with
African-American hardships,
from slavery to the modern
day drug trade. Hashim
Saleh, Otesha's director, told
the audience he wanted to
give them something to think
about..
"We don't call it enter
tainment. we call it edu-tain
ment," said Saleh. "You're
going to get something you
can take home and use in
your daily lives."
Kim Benjamin was
among the dozens who
"crammed into the .Urban
League's multi-purpose
room for the celebration. She
came with her grandson and
her daughter - an Gthesha
performer
"It's just been a wonder
ful experience to learn things
that me. as a grown woman,
did not. know." said
Benjamin, who said "she
planned to attend all seven of
the city's Kwanzaa events
this year.
The final KwanZait event
is today. Jan. I . at / p.m. at
Sweet Potatoes Restaurant ,
529 North Trade St., and will
feature a tribute to
President-Eleet Ohanui .
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Lesson
from pa fit' H7
Egyptians looked down on
herders. Years passed and the
people multiplied. For 150
years, the Hyksos ruled the
empire before the Egyptians
regained control of it. Once
that was completed, life for
tne Hebrews will dramatical
ly changed.
Lesson: About 30() years
have , juissed sinVe the
Hebrews moved into Egypt.
The new Pharaoh," after
defeating the Hyksos, is con
cerned about the number and
loyalty of the Hebrews. He
decides to enslave them.
Most scholars connect the
descendants of Abraham to
the Hyksos, which supports
the Pharaoh's suspicions. A
system of oppression us
developed to decrease their
numbers. "By treating them
as enemies of {he state, the
Pharaoh gains wealth through
legalized theft, cheap labor to
build cities, and power by
suppressing. tvco million peo
ple," (Echoes Adult
Commentary). The plan does
n't work; their numbers grow,
instead through God's grace.
The new plan is to enlist
Hebrew midwives to kill boy
babies while the girls are
spared. The two that are men
tioned are Shiphrah (SHIF
ruh) ,and Puah (PYOO uh).
Records don't clearly identify
them. Scholars aren't sure if
they are Egyptia-ns over the
Hebrew midwives or if they
are actually Hebrews. The
key point is jtoey fear (revere)
God and nof the Pharaoh.
When confronted with the
continuous population
increase. The midwives
respond by informing the
ruler that the women are so
vigorous that the children are
born before they arrive. He
then orders that all boy babies
be executed (remember
Moses).
? Jf it; '
Application: Ultimately,
the question is: "What will
you do?" You are the only
one who can answer this A ery
important question. It isn't
enough to know the
'Scriptures,. do you liCe them? '
For every decision that we
?iake (good or bad) there are
consequences. Have you con
sidered this?
Toe? often, we think that
standing for God will make
our lives easier or safer. The
prophets and other Christian
martyrs can testify that is. not
necessarily true. There is a
blessing in being committed
to God. Knowing thai your
actions, words, and thiXights
please Him is comforting,
"When trouble comes. God
will make a way for His will
to be done - even when a
solution seems impossible"
(Bible Expositor and
Illuminator). How committed
are you to God's mission? Do
you want to hear. "Well done
My good and faithful ser
vant," Our works don't save
us, but they indicate what
our priorities are. In the face
of rejection, isolation Or even
death will your commitment
remain in tact? What's going
to happen when you are chal
lenged like the midwives?
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