Student Santas
/!.* part of the "Helping Hands of Mercy" community outreach program, students at Our Lady of Mercy School in
Winston-Salem worked to collect more than 200 gifts for the children of SCAN (Stop C hild Abuse Sow). Students
were asked to do extra chores to earn the money to buy these gifts or to forfeit one extra gift under their own tree for
the cause. Here, fourth-grade students and their teacher help load some of the the presents on Dec. 2.
Local foundation announces its latest grant recipients
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The Blessings Project
Foundation has announced its
list of grant recipients for
its fall 2(X)9 grant cycle:
Organizations to receive
funding include AIDS Care
Service. Brenner Fit, Camp
Pegasus, Cleinmons School
Park. Seeds of Love for Enrol,
Piedmont Environmental
Alliance and the Yadkin
RiverKeeper. Grant recipients
and the projects funded reflect
Blessings' commitment to
humanity, the environment,
arts and spiritual wellness.
Blessings Project
Foundation was established in
2006 by local philanthro
blessings \
proi ectT;
foundation'
pist Beverly
Johnston. Through a . biannual
grants process. Blessings
Project Foundation provides
funding for a variety of initia
tives locally. nationally and
internationally whose mis
sions reflect that of the
foundation.
In 2008, Blessings Project
Foundation awarded grants to
15 organizations, including the
ECHO Council, Healing
Seekers, Piedmont
Environmental Alliance and
the Nyanya Foundation.
In the spring of 2009. the
Foundation granted funds to
Arts for Life, ECHO Council,
Healing Seekers, North
Carolina Conservation
Network, Piedmont
Environmental Alliance.
PFLAG, Prodigals, Project
Greenhouse and Student
Action Farmworkers.
Information on grantees
can be found at www.blessitig
sproject.org,
Calendar
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New Bethel Baptist Church,
1901 New Walkertown
Road, will celebrate its
anniversary on Sunday,
December 13 at 4 p.m.
Various community choirs
will be featured and the pub
lic is invited. The church is
pastored by the Rev.
Shannon L. Jessup. For
more information, call the
church at 336-722-0128.
tiring a Friend to Church
Vessels of Honor Church
Ministry will have a Bring a
Friend to Church Day serv
ice on Sunday, Dec. 13.
Elder Waltena Robinson will
be the guest speaker. Service
begins at 10:30 a.m. An
Appreciation Day Service
will be held at 4 p.m. Vessels
In Praise Ensemble and vari
ous other groups will be
ministering in song. The
public is invited to attend.
The church is located at
3608 Ogburn Avenue.
Bishop Marvin and Elder
Clara Cremedy are the pas
tors.
Fellowship program
Steward's Chapel A.M.E.
Zion Church. 198 Anderson
Rd. in Rural Hall, wil^have
its Fellowship Program on
Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m.
The Rev. Tracey Caldwell of
New Piney Grove Baptist
Church in Kannapolis, N.C.
and congregation will be the
guests. The public is invited
to attend. Rev. Eddie L.
Fortson is the host pastor.
Holiday cantata
The Chancel Choir of
Grace Presbyterian Church,
3901 Carver School Road,
will present the Christmas
Cantata "Love
Transcending" by John W.
Peterson on Sunday, Dec. 13
at 4 p.m. in the church's
sanctuary. The choir will be
assisted by the Hanes
Memorial CME Church's
Chancel Choir and other
singers. The public is cor
dially invited to come and
hear "a cantata of the great
est story of the ages!"
Dec. 18
Holiday gala
Tabernacle of Faith will
host "A Night of Elegancc
Christmas Gala" in the
LJVM Coliseum's Windsor
Club on Friday, Dec. 18
from 7-11 p.m. For more
information. call the
church at 336-725-2517 or
336-777- 1113.
Luther Barnes performance
Goodwill Baptist
Church. 541 Goodwill Rd.
in Clemmons. will have a
Christmas Banquet on Dec.
1 8 at 7 p.m., featuring singer
Luther Barnes. Call 336
201-2976 for more informa
tion and/or tickets.
Dec. 19
Christmas play
The Mt. Pleasant
Missionary Baptist Church
Drama Ministry will present
the play, "With Love at
Christmas*" directed by
Ronnie Sockwell and co
Sock we II
directed by
B e n a y
Williams, at
6 p.m. on
Saturday,
Dec. 19 at
the church,
495 NW
Crawford
Place. The
attire for the
presentation, is semi-tormal.
and a catered dinner will be
served immediately follow
ing the production in the
-Fellowship Hall. Tickets are
$20 for adults and $10 for
children. For tickets and/or
questions; call 336-725
9623. Bishop Sherwood T.
Davis Sr. is the host pastor.
Dec. 20
Christmas musical
The St. Mark Missionary
Baptist Church Sunday
School Department, under
the direction of Hattie
Fulwood, will present the
Christmas Musical, "The
Little Drummer Boy" on
Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. Everyone
is invited to attend, and each
person will receive a fruit
bag. The church is located at
1100 Manley Street. The
Rev. Dr. James Fulwood is
the pastor.
Christmas cantata
The Chancel and
Celestial Voices of Hanes
Memorial Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church
will present the Christmas
cantata, "Born a King" on
Sunday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m.
The choirs will be joined by
the Chancel Choir of Grace
Presbyterian Church. The
church is located at 819
North Highland Ave, where
the pastor is the Rev.
Clarence W. Cox III.
Christmas concert
Willie Mason & Friends
will, present,
"The
Sounds of
Christmas"
on Sunday,
Dec. 20 at 4
p.m. at
Bethlehem
Missionary
Baptist
Church.
Mason
1711 N. Claremont Ave.,
where the pastor is the Rev.
Dwight Hash. The public is
invited.
Christmas song and dance
On Sunday, Dec. 20 at 4
p.m., Mt. Olive Baptist
Church will present "Birth
of Christ in Songs and
Dance." The public is cor
dially invited to attend. The
church is located at 1301 C.
E. Gray Drive. The pastor is
Dr. C. E. Gray.
Dec. 24
Lovefeast
St. Philips Moravian
Church, 3002 Bon Air Ave.,
will hold its Annual
Christmas Lovefeast and
Candle Light Service on
Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The
Rev. Jeff Coppage is the
interim pastor. The public is
invited.
Dec. 31
Watch Night
On Thursday. Dec. 31,
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
will have Night Watch
Service at 10 p.m. The pub
lic is cordially invited to
attend. The church is located
at 1301 C. E. Gray Drive.
Dr. C. E. Gray is the host
pastor.
New Year 's Eve service
Holy Trinity Full Gospel
Baptist Church, 651 Akron
Drive, will have its New
Year's Eve Celebration
beginning at 10 p.m. on
Thursday, Dec. 31 .
It will feature perform
ances by the church's Dance
Ministry and a post-service
breakfast. The Senior pastor
is Richard C. Miller Sr. and
the Co-Pastor is Ernestine
W. Miller.
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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR REVIEW OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND
OPPORTUNITY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR
THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PARKWAY IN
PIEDMONT TRIAD PARK
TIP Project No. U-4918 Forsyth County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), in coordina
tion with the Federal Highway Administration and the Piedmont Research
Triad Park, proposes the construction of Research Parkway from Stadium
Drive to Third Street in Winston-Salem. The proposed four lane, median
divided roadway is about 1.7 miles in length extending from Stadium Drive
east of Salem Avenue and crossing under 1-40 Business to Third Street at
Linden Avenue. The proposed project will be constructed on land owned by
the Piedmont Triad Research Park following City of Winston-Salem design
guidelines. The City will assume ownership of the completed roadway.
There are no residential or business relocations. Construction is scheduled
to begin in 2010.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
NCDOT has completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the pro
posed project. This document is available for public review and comment at
the following locations.
City of Winston-Salem
Department of Transportation
100 E. First Street, Suite 307
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Forsyth County Library-Central Branch
660 W. 5th Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
NCDOT Division 9 Office
Silas Creek Parkwa>
Winston-Salem. NC 27101
Comments regarding the EA should be submitted by January 1 Ith, 2010 to
Ms. Beverly Robinson PE, Project Development and Environmental
Analysis Branch, North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1598 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598, by phone at (919) -
733-7844 ext 254, or by e-mail at brobinson@ncdot.gov
Anyone desiring that a public hearing be held on the proposed project may
make such a request by sending a registered letter to Ms. Robinson by
December 9th, 2009.
The Chronicle November 26 and December 3 and 10, 2009