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Grant will help Chamber continue successful mentoring program SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Wins ton-Salem Chamber of Commerce has received a $5,000 grant from the Bank of America CharitaUe Foundation. The gram will be used to support and maintain the Chamber's Senior Academy mentor ing program. The Senior Academy is a struc tured program designed to create an on-going mentoring relationship between 12th grade students at six Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools who are in jeopardy of not graduating, and caring adult volun teers from the local business commu nity. Mentors work with students for a minimum of one hour per week for nine months or longer if the student does not graduate on time. The men toring relationship focuses on encour aging the student to achieve their graduation and career goals. An individualized graduation plan is developed for each student detail ing the courses needed for gradua tion. In addition to a graduation plan, a career plan is also developed for each student based on career assess ment tool results and a student inter view. Mentors use this information to help students get the college or career resources they need. Mentors often assist students with FAFSA, scholar ship identification and applications. The Senior Academy has had a 93-95 percent success rate over the last several years. The program has helped to increase the high school graduation rate, break the cycle of poverty, personal and societal ills and increase the skill level of our work force. For information about the Senior Academy program, visit www.win stonsalem.com. H V B I 1 I I wssu from page A4 "The university's School of Business and Economics understands and demonstrates the importance of financial knowledge and profes sional skills," said Theodore Daniels, presi dent and CEO of the Society. "The students participate in our finan cial literacy programs and the college makes provisions for students to attend our annual confer ence, where they have the opportunity to engage high level professionals as well as participate in workshops and sessions with such professionals." Nick Daves, director of WSSU's Center of Excellence in Financial Services, said the school has been taking four stu dents each year to the Society's conference since 2009. "The students are nominated by the depart ment chairs within the school and the Center funds the trips," he said. "The conference provides an excellent opportunity for our students to hear from leaders in the finan cial services said field and to network with pro fessionals who are focus ing their efforts on enhancing financial and economic literacy in this country." Fund from page Til the larger community, and the systems and poli cies of organizations and institutions. Over the last six ...... yctti?, uic Women's Fund of Winston Salem has awarded 49 grants totaling nearly $750,000 to local organi zations. Grants are funded from the pooled con tributions of the Fund's mem bers, who deter mine eacn year wnicn organizations receive grant funding. The Fund's members, now over 800 strong, include female corporate and nonprofit leaders, educa tors, community leaders, volunteers, entrepre neurs, college and high school students. At the luncheon, more than $140,000 in grants will be announced and awarded to the recipi ents. In addition, the Women's Fund of Winston Salem will be releasing a report entitled "The Impact of Passionate Giving," which pro vides an overview of the impact of the organiza tion's early grant-making. Tickets are $25 per person. For tickets and/or more information about The Women's Fund oj Winston-Salem, visit www.womensfundws .org. I Starke Ojo from page XI Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. While preparing for his residency, he is pursu ing an online MBA in general management and health care administra tion from Plymouth State University. Ojo has three siblings who've all attended Forsyth Tech and had similar success stories. He has a brother who^ works in the aeronautic engineering field, and one sister who is a nurse and another who is in medical school. He said the lower cost of taking courses at a community college is a great advantage, espe cially for medical stu dents, who rack up a lot of debt by the time they become doctors. Ojo also believes that the educa tion offered at Forsyth Tech is just as good as the instruction at four-year colleges and universities. He added that the smaller classes at Forsyth Tech allowed for move on-one one time with instructors and easier access to the school's Learning Center, where he served as a biol ogy and chemistry tutor. "Take any course you can take here at Forsyth Tech before you trans fer," said Ojo. "Trust me, when you transfer you will see the difference." He reassured students that when other colleges and employers see Forsyth Tech on their resumes, it'll leave a pos itive impression. Despite the college's small size, he said, Forsyth Tech has garnered a national repu tation that has led to vis its from President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush in recent years. "Forsyth Tech has made a name." Ojo said. ."...I think any student that comes here will not regret it." Ojo said that his resume has also been bol stered by his work with his family's nonprofit. Help the Helpless Inc., which has taken him back to Nigeria to work with his father and other health care professionals in rural areas of the coun try. Forsyth Tech student Caesar Moore listened intently to Ojo's tips and advice. Moore plans to follow a similar path by transferring to UNCG to earn a biochemistry degree before going on to medical school. He said Ojo's speech encouraged him even more. "I thought it was amazing," said Moore. "I always wanted to hear first hand from an actual doctor's perspective what medical school is like." Ojo's speech, which was delivered in Forsyth Tech's Ardmore Auditorium on the school's main campus, was part of the SciTech Lecture series. Sponsored by Forsyth Tech's National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW), SciTech lectures focus on science and technology and are held three times a semester. The lectures have featured a variety of topics, including alterna tive energy and HIV/AIDS, and have drawn more than 1,500 attendees over the last three years. Russ Read is the exec utive director of NCBW, which seeks to represent, enable and lead the national biotechnology workforce. He said that he hoped Ojo's lecture showed students and the public that a Forsyth Tech education can open doors to any career. "(Ojo's experience is) exactly the kind of career development that hap pens for a lot of people at Forsyth Tech and there are countless stories like that," said Read. The next SciTech lec ture will be Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. in Ardmore Auditorium. Christy Schaffer of Hatteras Venture Capital, a Durham biotechnology venture capital firm, will speak. For more information, visit biotechworkforce .org. Photos by IbddLack Dr. Adesanmi Abel Ojo (right) with hit father Abel Ojo. Caesar Moore Community Care Center Volunteers working together to proridc free medical and dental AAaM AA IAUJ MAAAMAA I IMAjJ 1!AMA|||AA cits to low-income, uninsured families. You must be approved as a patient before seeing a doctor or dentist We accept applications for new patients on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 1:00-4:00 PM. We suggest you pick up a brochure about our requirements to pre pare for the interview. Applications are taken on "first come, first served" basis. We accept only 40 applications per week. ? We are not able to provide care for pregnant women. ? We are not a walk-in clinic. ? We can't handle emergencies. ? We cannot accept patients with Medicaid, Medicare, Veterans' Administration Benefits or private health insurance. Volunteers and our small staff provide medical care for our patients. We are supported with donations from churches, individuals, businesses, foundations and the United Way. We do not receive government funds. 2135 NewWalkertown Road Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (across from Evergreen Cemetery) More Information: 336-723-7904 KVRirnrnnraiiwvvmTKViiTBi .*fcWln?ton-S?temi Original I wyp^FedEx storo @ovw 30 Years of ExportonoaH /g^MoroThan 11 Million ^MsaSaflad Cuatomara A K' ? f' S I _____ [ I Ei lr i ^^SBLOUI If u l^k tmtSS^Bi\ * HK_ |a^H> -; ^?^^K,^/Y: HktfS
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