Oakes wins Miss CIAA crown
CIAA Photo
Miss Winston-Salem State University Vanity Oakes was named Miss CIAA
2014 Saturday in Charlotte. Each CIAA member institution's current queen
was eligible to vie for the title. The judging criteria included a personal
essay, college transcripts and a public voting round. Oakes was presented
with $1J50 to be applied to her tuition from the event's presenting sponsor,
Food Lion.
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(From left) Hanesbrands' Rich Noll and Mike Ernst chat with Mark Uren, VP of
resource development at United Way of Forsyth County.
United Way surpasses
' 13 campaign goal
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The United Way of
Forsyth County marked the
end of a successful 2013
funciraising campaign on
Thursday, Feb. 20. The
agency exceeded its cam
paign goal by $25,000.
raising $17,350,000 that
will be invested in the com
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"The end of
each United
Way campaign
allows us to rec
ognize and
thank the count
less volunteers,
donors and sup
portive compa
nies who made it
a success, while
reflecting on the
good fortune of living in
such a generous communi
ty," said United Way of
Forsyth County President
and CEO Cindy Gordineer
"Our community is
enhanced and strengthened
by every dollar and every
hour that is given. Each
contribution provides serv
ices to thousands of people
who find themselves in
challenged circumstances,
as well as those trying to
build a better life. All of
the United Way accom
plishments in our commu
nity are because of you."
Hanesbrands' Rich Noll
and Mike Ernst led the
campaign The men said
accomplishing the
fundraising goal was criti
cal to ensuring the United
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Way of Forsyth County has
the ability to continue to
meet the community's
needs.
"Without this campaign
cabinet, without the board
and without all the champi
ons of the companies, there
is no way we could have
achieved the goal," said
Ernst. "There was an unbe
t: .. Li .
uevaoie amount
of hard work
and dedication
that went into
this campaign."
Noll said,
"From every
thing I have
seen, Winston
Salem is one of
the most
vibrant, com
passionate com
munities in the entire coun
try. I'm a strong supporter
of how United Way has
focused its efforts and dol
lars around education,
financial stability and
health. I want to thank
every company, employer
and person who donated to
this year's campaign."
Several companies
were cited for their strong
and longstanding support
of the United Way.
Hanesbrands, Kilpatrick
Townsend & Stockton,
LLP. First Tennessee Bank,
NA. BB&T, Wake Forest
University, Targacept,
CenterPoint Human
Services and BE Aerospace
received 2013 Spirit Award
for Campaign Excellence
honors for their support of
the campaign.
To illustrate how the
campaign donations are
being used, Noll and Ernst
spotlighted the success of
efforts like Graduate. It
Pays, a multi-agency high
school prevention program
Since the program's
inception, the county's
graduation rate has
increased by 11 percent to
82 percent.
Also, in 2013, the free
tax service offered by
United Way and its partners
helped households receive
more than $3.3 million in
refunds, and. thanks to the
agency's efforts, millions
of dollars of low-cost drugs
have been provided to local
families in need.
More than 30 local
agencies partner with
United Way of Forsyth
County to increase access
to education, health care
and financial stability to the
community. One of United
Way of Forsyth County's
partners. Second Harvest
Food Bank's Triad
Community Kitchen,
catered the event.
As the mission to pro
vide health, financial sta
bility and education to the
community is an ongoing
mission, the United Way
ended its campaign by
introducing the campaign
chair of the 2014 cam
paign. Cantey Alexander of
BB&T. and having Ernst
pass the traditional first
donated dollar bill to him.
Symphony leaders to visit local schools
si'l ( 1AL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem Symphony Music
Director Robert Moody is celebrating
Music In Our Schools Month (March) with
visits to several schools in the Triad.
Marcn nas oeen omciajty
designated by the National
Association for Music
Education for the observance
of Music In Our Schools
Month (MIOSM). MIOSM
began as a single statewide cel
ebration in 1973, and has
grown over the decades to
encompass a day, then a week,
and then, back in 1985, it
became a month-long celebra- r
tion of school music. The pur
pose of MIOSM is to raise
awareness of the importance of
music education for all children and
remind citizens that school is where all
children should have access to music.
"The Winston-Salem Symphony has
been involved with music education in the
school system for a long time," said
Maestro Moody. "For over 50 years, the
Symphony's Mary Starling In-School
Education Program has introduced 4th and
5th graders in the public school system to
music. Continuing that tradition by cele
brating Music In Our Schools Month is a
I
Moody
natural progression. We strongly believe
that all children should have access to
music education and are delighted to partic
ipate."
Maestro Robert Moody will be visiting
a first grade classroom at Jefferson
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appear before 125 Second
Graders at Clemmons
Elementary School as part of a
Read Across America/Music
In Our Schools Collaboration.
Associate Conductor Matthew
Troy will be visiting a High
School Theory Class at the
Career Center and a fifth
grade class at Morgan
Elementary School. Jessica
Munch-Dittmar. Education
and Community Engagement
director, will be visiting a
fourth grade class at Morgan Elementary
Schpol. She also will visit the Exceptional
Children's School.
The general public can participate in
Music In Our Schools Month by visiting
the Symphony's web site WSsymphony.org
or the Symphony's Facebook page to take
part in an online "Fill in the Blank" promo
tion. This promotion allows people to
express how music makes them feel and
spread the word about the power and
importance of music in our lives.
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