Allen Family holds weekend reunion
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The descendants of the late
Mack Allen and Mary Hunter
Allen Wilson enjoyed a two
day reunion over the weekend.
The last Allen family reunion
was held more than 35 years
ago.
At the urging of Mary Allen
Wilson, the 94-year-old family
matriarch, a family tree is
being constructed. There were
many family members liVing in
the same city who did not know
one another; hence, the idea for
a union and reunion. Planning
began in 2012 at the urging of
Olivia Allen. Committee mem
bers Phyllis Allen, Debra Allen
Pankey, Latoya Allen and
Maria Davis-Hill worked to
make it happen. Family mem
bers from Alabama, Georgia.
Michigan and North Carolina
descended on Winston-Salem
for the gathering.
Facing the unpleasant news
of power outages at Walnut
Hall at Tanglewood Park, the
family sought ways to cope
with the situation. Through
prayer and the hard work of
power crews, electricity was
restored and the reunion took
off. Latoya Allen, Lionel Allen
Mary Allen Wilson
and Beverly Ingram were the
lunch and dinner chefs. The
group enjoyed a scavenger hunt
to learn interesting facts about
family members. Prizes were
awarded to those with the most
correct answers.
The family also enjoyed
basketball, badminton and
pedal boating. The four living
children of Mack and Mary
were present: Albert, Barbara,
Miller (Alice) and Sarah
(Julius-deceased). Five genera
tions were represented, ranging
from age two-months-old to
75.
Father's Day Weekend
made the event extra special for
Albert and his daughter
Beverly, who had not seen her
father since she was 12-years
old. Albert is the caregiver for
his mother, Mary Allen Wilson,
who was not able to travel to
the reunion.
On Sunday, the family
enjoyed a spirited service at
Mount Sinai Full Gospel
Deliverance Center. The mes
sage, "Men Who Make a
Difference," was delivered by
Rev. Yvonne H. Hines. The
family had dinner- in the fel
lowship hall. Chante Taylor
and Phebe Pankey designed the
reunion t-shirt. Plans are being
formulated for the next reunion
in Michigan.
Submitted Photos
The family poses outside of Mount Sinai Full Gospel Deliverance Center.
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up a little bit and actually
get you ladies involved,
so what we're going to do
is take you through what
our kids go through on a
daily basis," Assistant
Coach Daren Hart told
the women at the outset
of the program. "Keep in
mind that our players do
all the stuff that you're
going to do, but with
about eight to 10 pounds
(of equipment) on them."
Though challenging,
McCaskill, a social work
er, described the clinic as
"fun, fun and more fun."
McCaskill's former
classmate, Mae Godette,
an avid Rams football
fan, also gave the clinic a
thumbs-up.
"It's exciting - ener
gizing." commented
Godette, whose former
husband once coached
WSSU football. "It's fun
too."
Former players Brian
Mitchell and Keith
Ferguson lent their sup
port to the clinic, suiting
up in Rams jerseys and
demonstrating the drills
for the ladies. The experi
ence brought back not
so-long ago memories for
Mitchell, a strong safety
who graduated in May.
"It's just like day
one," the 24 year-old said
with a grin. "It's like no
time has passed."
? Ferguson, a career
facilitator for Piedmont
Triad Regional Council
and a 2012 WSSU alum
nus, said he was- pleasant
ly surprised by the energy
and enthusiasm he wit
nessed on the field.
"I love the overall
atmosphere here,"
declared the former
defensive back. "The
ladies came out super
excited and ready to
tackle the obstacles, and
I'm just really eager to
teach them the game so
they can pass it along."
After 17 years of mar
riage, Coach Maynor's
wife Meryl Maynor is
already well versed in the
basics of the game, but
she said participating in
the clinic was still a
learning experience for
her.
"This is fun - I'm
enjoying getting to see
what the football players
go through," remarked
Maynor, an alumna of
rival North Carolina
Central University. "I'm
getting a greater appreci
ation for what they do."
WSSU employee and
alumna Darice Wooten
recruited a group of
friends to join her at the
clinic Saturday.
"My friends are trying
to get back into exercis
ing and working out, so I
thought this would be a
fun opportunity for them
to actually get out and
have fun. but also learn a
little bit about football,"
explained Wooten, a
teacher recruiter for the
School of Education. "To
actually get in the shoes
of the athletes here at the
university, it makes you
more engaged for the
football season."
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Coach Connell May nor shows the women how the players get hyped for a game.
Aimee McCaskill and others try their hands a flexi
bility drill.
Assistant Coach Daren Hart preps the ladies.
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Meryl Maynor (front) and Morgan Washington take
part in a drill exercise.
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