C OMMUNITY
section B ^Iso Sports , Religion , Obituaries and Classifieds May 14t 2009
Community
Calendar
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Black Chamber meeting
The Winston Salem Black
Chamber of Commerce will
meet on Tuesday, May 19 at 7
p.m. at the Hewitt Business
Center. 1001 S. Marshall St.
James Davis of Regional
Identity Theft and Associates
will host a seminar, "Five
^ Areas of Identity Theft and
How to Protect Your Clients."
Contact Randon Pender at
336-575-2006 for more infor
mation.
Kids fashion show
A Children's Fashion
Show will be held at the
Children's Museum of
Winston-Salem, 390 S.
Liberty St.. on Friday, May 29
from 1 1 a.m. - 1 p.m. It will
feature the latest spring and
summer fashions from labels
like BenPhil's, McCall's,
Gazoodles and Buttons. A
light lunch by California Fresh
Catering will be included.
Tickets are $20 per person,
which includes admission to
the museum. Vendor opportu
nities are also available Call
336-723-91 1 1 . ext. 206 for
more information.
Job fair
Innovation Professional
Staffing, LLC will host a job
fair for mental health profes
sionals on May 21 from 10
a.m. - 1 p.m. and from 3-6
p.m. at 1001 S. Marshall
Street. Suite 181. For more
information, call 888-723
0076 or go to
www.ipstaff.org/.
Auditions for Black Rep
production
The North Carolina Black
Repertory Company
(NCBRC) will hold auditions
for "Don't Bother Me I Can't
Cope." which will be staged to
celebrate the 30th anniversary
year of the NCBRC and the
20th anniversary of the
National Black Theatre
Festival. Auditions will be
held on Saturday, May 16
from 1-7 p.m. in the Arts
Council Theatre, 610
Coliseum Drive. Auditions are
by appointment only. Call
336-723-2266 to schedule an
appointment.
Collins b-ball camp
Winston-Salem State
University Coach Bobby
Collins will host a basketball
camp this summer from June
22-25 at Atkins High School.
The cost is $150 and lunch
will be provided. For ques
tions, call f the Men's
Basketball office at WSSU at
336-750-8841.
Indians sign-ups
Winston-Salem Indians
Football and Cheerleading
registration/sign-ups will be
held on and May 16 from 10
a.m.- 2 p.m. at East Winston
Shopping Center. On June 6,
June 27, July 11 and July 18
from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Ray
Agnew Sports Complex, a
doctor will be available to pro
vide physicals for $15. All
youths ages 5 to 15 are invited
to join. For more information,
contact Tanya Delph
(Cheerleading) at 336-774
6735, Leonard Green
(Football) at 336-765-7515 or
v f s i t
www.leaguelineup.com/indi
an2002.
photos by Lavla Fanner
C h a r I e n e
Gaudlen pres
ents special hon
ors to Barbara
Hayes ( right
photo), John
Da v e n p o r t
(below) and
Sandra Hughes.
The Art of Achieving
Y program celebrates
another crop of soon
to-be college students
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Eleven teens and nine
adults were honored at the
Winston Lake Family
YMCA's 12th Annual Black
Achievers in Industry and
Business Awards Gala last
Friday evening at the Benton
Convention Center.
The students, all high
school seniors, were recog
nized for their active partici
pation in the Black
Achievers program, which
provides personal and pro
fessional development
opportunities through work
shops, college tours and
interacting with adult
Achievers, who hail from a
variety of professions. The
adults were lauded for aid
ing the young participants
by serving as mentors and
volunteers.
"One of the YMCA's pri
ority goals is to develop car
ing communities," Curt
Hazelbaker, president and
CEO of the YMCA of
Thomas McEachin, Gabrielle Ellis and Blake Coleman
Northwest North Carolina,
told the adult Achievers.
"Through your actions, you
are showing our youth what
they can be and the potential
that exists within them."
A staggering 98 percent
of youths who take part in
Black Achievers go on to an
institution of higher educa
tion. Two groups of students
fall under the Black
Achievers umbrella. The
Collegiate Achievers pro
gram is geared~towards high
school students, while the
Youth Achievers program
serves middle schoolers.
Bishop Sheldon McCarter
gives remarks.
Mentoring the students
in the Yquth Achievers pro
gram has been a favorite
activity for Achiever Blake
Coleman, a senior at Carver
High School. The program
has helped him become
more comfortable seeing
himself as a role model for
others, he said.
"It boosted my self
esteem up." he related. "(I
enjoy) being a leader to the
younger achievers."
Coleman introduced
Superior Court Judge Todd
Burke, who served as the
evening's keynote speaker.
"You are here because
you desire to be somebody,"
Burke told the students.
"Nobody can make you be
(successful) ... you must
decide for yourself that you
want to do something posi
tive with your life. I suggest
that you do something
remarkable."
Watching the teens com
plete the Black Achievers
program was bittersweet for
Program Director Spencer
McCall. who has volun
teered with the program for
the past four years.
"These students, they are
just an outstanding group of
teens ... I think the YMCA
can be proud of what
they've done," he remarked.
"They are so dedicated and
serious, but a fun group.
They are eager to learn."
Gabrielle Ellis, an aspir
ing attorney, says Black
Achievers taught her "how
to carry myself as a young
adult and how to interview
and talk to people."
"I knew what I wanted to
do, but 1 didn't know how to
do it," added Ellis, who
credits Black Achievers with
helping her land two jobs.
See Achievers on BX
| Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke.
105.7 Kiss FM's Brian Anthony.
Judge I odd Hurke speaks.
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