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Students in the Carl H. Russell Sr. Community Center Math Club, an after school and
summer tutorial program led by graduate students from Winston-Salem State
University, show off some of their work. WSSU students Brenda Smith, Kevin Alston,
LeShan Cunningham and Theodore Akinyele and professor Dr. Lynn Zudor instruct
students in the Club.
Photo by Todd Luck
Keith Davis fits Eric Nunnery with a new pair of sneakers.
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"elevated experience" that
evepy other Fleet Feet ?us
tonter receives. Volunteers,
including Fleet Feet
employees and members of
the Davises' church, River
Oaks Community Church,
will help measure and cus
tom-fit each man.
"We want to give them
much more than a pair of
shoes, but kind of get to
know them as individuals
and make sure that we're
giving them something that
truly is tailored to their
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Fit will be especially key
for some residents. Several
have signed on to take part
in the Mission 5k Run and
Mission Mile on Aug. 11.
The annual trek through
downtown raises money for
both the Rescue Mission and
Mission: Feet First.
The Davises say they
started Mission: Feet First as
a way to merge their busi
ness with their strong
Christian faith. The non
profit has given shoes to
Special Olympics athletes,
participants in the youth
group Girls on the Run,
those in the transitional
housing program God's
Repair Shop and other fami
lies and individuals in need.
"We try real hard to visi
bly live as Christians in the
store, and the staff has really
embraced what we're
doing," said Emily Davis.
Shoes will be given to
residents at two of the
Rescue Mission's shelters.
There are 70 men in the 90
day program at the
Mission's Oak Street shelter
and 25 in the one-year pro
gram in the adjoining New
Life Center on Trade Street.
The Mission also runs a
Alpha Acres recovery pro
gram in Yadkinville.
Mission: Feet First, which
began donating shoes to the
Mission in 2011, has
increased its support this
year. Last year, only men in
the New Life Center
received shoes. Rescue
Mission Executive Director
Dan Parsons said the impact
of the donation is huge.
"Some of our men have
never, ever had a nice pair of
tennis shoes that they could
be proud of," said Parsons.
Mission: Feet First
organizes the annual
run/walk, which generates
funds through entry fees
paid by participants. Parsops
says the money raised helps
the Mission stay afloat dur
ing the summer, a time when
nonprofits typically experi
ence a lull in contributions.
Last year, the race drew 366
runner/walkers. The one
mile walk is making its
debut this year. Organizers
hope it will encourage even
more people to take part.
Fleet Feet Sports
designed a training program
to prepare Mission residents
who plan to take part in the
event. The store also offers
such training programs to its
customers.
Eric Nunnery, a resident
of the New Life Center, is
gearing up to run. He wants
to give back to the Mission
for all that he says the
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addicted to prescription
drugs. He was ordered by a
court to go to Alpha Acres
after he was caught stealing
to fund his habit. He recent
ly arrived at the New Life
Center from Alpha Acres.
Now 22, Nunnery is
drug free and plans to get his
life back on track by first
earning his GED and then
enrolling in college. He
dreams of working as a vet
erinary assistant.
"I wouldn't be where I
am now without (the Rescue
Mission)," he said.
Nunnery already has
some running experience.
He took part in a 5K
fundraising run at his
church, Peacehaven Baptist
in Yadkinville. Prior to that
run, he received his first
ever pair of running shoes
from a fellow church mem
ber. Since those are the only
shoes he owns, he's put
quite a lot of miles on them.
Nunnery said he is glad he'll
be receiving his pair of new
shoes on Sunday.
"It tickles me when peo
ple who don't even know
you want to give you a new
pair of shoes," said
Nunnery, who added that
clothing that he was wearing
was also donated to him by
kind strangers.
The Davises said they
hope all the men benefit
from their trip to the shelter
on Sunday.
"Just having a good fit
ting pair of shoes is part of
it, but the biggest thing -
especially for these guys at
the Rescue Mission that are
really going through
changes in their lives - is we
are showing love for them
that they might not other
wise get on a daily basis and
that someone cares about
their basic needs," said
Emily Davis.
To sign up for the
Mission 5k or Mission Mile
go to www.flee tfeetwinston
salem ,com/mission5k.
Photos by Lay la Garms
The Ogburn Station Shopping Center now sports a sunny red and tan facade.
Ogburn
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pated needed a little help to
push them over the top. It
was a very ... good way for
them to upgrade their busi
ness."
City native Elaine Oakes
said it was the presence of
the RUCA program that
inspired her to set up shop in
Ogburn Station. She is cur
rently in the process of reno
vating the former Bell
Brothers Cafeteria, which
for decades was the anchor
of the Ogburn Station
Shopping Center. Oakes will
open Malone's Family
Restaurant, which she said
will feature a healthy
approach to traditional
Southern cuisine, there in
the very near future.
Oakes, who has owned
The Bunny Stop Preschool
on Old Vineyard Road for
the past 17 years, is no
stranger to entrepreneurship,
but she needs more than
business savvy to make the
nearly 6,000-square foot
structure fit for Malone's,
which will include a home
furnishings store. She need
ed cold hard cash to bring
her restauranteur dreams to
fruition.
"I think it has a great
impact on the city," she said
of RUCA. "It's a great pro
gram to help small business
people like me that don't
have a lot of money to
invest."
When she opens he.r
doors this fall, Oakes plans
to pay the city's kindness
forward, by bringing 35-40
jobs to the area.
"I enjoy doing stuff like
this," said the Parkland
alumna. "I just thought
there's a lot of people in this
area that need jobs, and this
would be a good way to
bring something positive to
the community."
RUCA is "a breath of
fresh air" for many Ogburn
Station merchants, said
Husband and wife team Jerry Anderson and Paula McCoy
stand in front of one of the shopping center's stores.
Paula McCoy, president of
the Ogburn Station Retail
Merchants Association. The
program has already provid
ed for some much-needed
improvements, including
ones at Ogburn Station
Shopping Center, which is
home,, to an African grocer,
thrift store and several other
shops.
The shopping center has
received a new exterior
facade with the help of
RUCA and will soon receive
new signage and a repaved
parking lot, according to
McCoy s husband, Jerry
Anderson, who was respon
sible for much of the shop
ping center's improvements.
Anderson, the owner of
the contracting and land
scaping company JPA, Inc.,
said RUCA is the answer to
many distressed urban areas'
problems.
"This is exactly what
urban commercial areas
need," he declared. "This
part of Winston-Salem is
historic. It has always been
vital for the people in the
community."
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