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A Second Harvest truck stands-by as attendees make donations.
Ballpark screening does much for local charities
SPECIAl TO nil CHRONIC! I
About 1 .700 pounds of
food - enough to fill nearly
14 large boxes - was col
lected on Oct. 15 at a movie
screening at BB&T Ballpark.
The food was donated to
Second Harvest Food Bank of
Northwest North Carolina.
The event also raised funds
for the Bethesda Center for
the Homeless. Family Serv
ices and the Winston-Salem
Rescue Mission.
Nature's Select Premium
Turf Services, which main
tains the lawn at the Ballpark,
in conjunction with The
Wharton Gladden Founda
tion. hosted a free screening
of the animated hit film
"Rio." The goal of the night
was to bring families together
while raising awareness of the
plight of homelessness and
hunger.
Mayor Allen Joines and
City Council Members James
Taylor and Derwin Mont
gomery addressed the 1 ,700
people that attended, urging
them to be generous to the
charities of the night.
"Every night in Winston
Salem, there are about 500 in
dividuals who are homeless.
Two hundred of them are
chronically homeless, which
means they've been homeless
WSFD to
tout safety
SPECIAL TO Till ( (IRONIC I I
The Winston-Salem F ire
Department is teaming up
with Firehouse Subs during
F ire Safety Month to present
an entertaining and educa
tional fire safety day on
Saturday. Oct. 29 from II
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Firehouse Subs restaurant at
205 S. Stratford Rd.
Firefighters will arrive in
a fire truck and will be con
ducting tours throughout the
day to show everyone the
truck and the equipment
they use on the job. These
local fircfighting heroes also
will take people inside the
Department's Fire Safety
Trailer, where they will
demonstrate what to do if a
fire breaks out in the home.
One of the members of the
Fire Department will appear
in costume as Sparky the
Dog to entertain the younger
children.
The Owners/Operators of
the Triad Firehouse Subs -
Mark and Matt Whitley - are
encouraging everyone who
attends this special event or
visits either the High Point
or Winston-Salem restaurant
during the last few days of
October to undertake their
own "heroic act" by donat
ing $1 or $5 to the Firehouse
Subs Public Safety
Foundation.
The Public Safety
Foundation was established
by the restaurant chain in
1995. Its goal is to make a
positive impact on local
communities by providing
fire departments with the
tools, technology and train
ing they need but often daft' t
have the budget to fund.
Council Member James Taylor addresses the crowd as his children stand around him.
for a year or more," said
Mayor Joines.
Ballpark gates had to be
opened early to accommodate
the growing crowd waiting to
enter the Ballpark. Families
and church groups alike en
tered in masses with chil
dren's faces beaming with
excitement. Nature's Select
handed out glow in the dark
bracelets to the kids, the
Wharton Gladden Foundation
- which supports local efforts
to fight homelessness. domes
tic violence and substance
abuse - provided face paint
ing, while Bolt, the Winston
Salem Dash mascot,
masqueraded through the
ballpark in his jolly de
meanor.
The screening was free
and open to all. but one non
perishable food item was re
quested as donation.
Monetary donations were also
collected for the charities.
Southeast Middle's BOYS
program awarded grant
SPECIAL TO rHE CHRONICLE
Dr. Deborah Daniels of
Southeast Middle School
recently received a $350
grant from the Kernersville
Chamber of Commerce,
which believes that one way
to create a strong business
community is by supporting
educational opportunities
available to public school
students. The grant was
given through the
Chamber's Teacher Grant
Program.
Daniels said the funds
will be used to purchase
video equipment for use by
students in the BOYS
(Building Our Youth
Successfully ) Club and busi
ness classes. Boys wilt
compile a digital portfolio of
their experiences, which
includes working with an
adult mentor, in the after
school club. If time permits,
students can also prepare a
Submitted Photo
Dr. Deborah Daniels with
Superintendent Dr. Don
Martin.
digital story of their suc
cesses for the year with
goals for the next year.
The Kevin Harvick
Foundation, which supports
programs that "positively
enrich the lives of children."
also provided funding for
the project.
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Saturday, November 19, at 9 a.m.
Starts/ends at BB&T Ballpark
in downtown Winston-Salem
(corner of First and Broad Streets)
Benefits Veterans Helping Veterans Heal,
a transitional housing project
to help homeless veterans
move from homelessness to housing.
REGISTRATION
Date
Before November 1
After November 1
10K
$30
$35
5K
$25
$30
Fun Run
$10
$10
Register online at: bit.ly/homerunws
Packet pickup, 4-7 p.m., Nov. 18, at Fleet Feet Sports
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