Giveaway
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The foundation held
three others in Los
Angeles, where the founda
tion and its founder are
based. Los Angeles Clipper
basketball superstar Chris
Paul, and his wife, Jada
Crawley Paul, are from
Winston-Salem. Chris Paul
started the foundation in
2005.
"1 wanted to do some
thing for the girls," said
Jada Paul on Saturday at
the event. She explained
that the foundation has
been providing activities
for boys in the past. She
said the prom is a time girls
can dress up.
"It will be something
they remember forever,
because prom is a big
deal," Paul said.
Brionna Miller's moth
er, Julie Miller, who attend
ed the event, agreed that
prom is a big deal for her
daughter, who is in a
wheelchair.
"Any kind of prom, or
anything like that, she gets
excited," Julie Miller said.
"She likes to be involved,
like anybody." Brionna, an
llth-grade student at
Glenn High School, nod
ded in agreement when
asked whether she was
excited.
"She's got a few people
in mind" as dates, Julie
Miller said.
The Millers had fin
ished their shopping. Carla
Fulton and her daughter
Charity Wagner were
shopping for shoes.
Charity, a 12th-grade
student at Parkland High,
found out about the event
through the media, her
mother said. She was one
of the 15 girls who were
not pie-selected but attend
ed the event. She was able
to participate after the pre
selected girls were served
first.
Carla Fulton said
Charity still had to try on
two dresses she chose from
the rack of prom dresses,
and would need to look at
purses and maybe a
bracelet.
Naomi Harrison, a
12th-grade student at East
Forsyth High, was at the
make-up station. She came
because a teacher invited
her.
"She thought it would
be fun for me to come,"
Niomi said. She said she
doesn't have a date for the
May 2 prom at East
Forsyth. "I might just go
with friends," she said.
Jada Paul said the foun
dation started months in
advance working with all
the high schools in the area
to choose four girls in need
from each school to attend
the event.
Foundation officials
allowed 15 girls who
showed up to the event to
participate.
"It's been amazing,"
Jada Paul said of the event.
"To see the girls excited
and confident, it makes it
all worthwhile."
She plans to make the
Prom Dress Giveaway an
annual event.
"There's something
special about doing\things
at home," said Paul, a 2002
graduate of Mount Tabor
High. "I would love to
grow the event where the
girls [from the public] just
come in. But we have to
grow to that point."
Julie Miller and her daughter, Brionna Miller,
show off the items they chose at the giveaway.
Brionna is in the 11th grade at Glenn High.
rnocos oy uonna Rogers
Princess Wingate, a senior at Early College of
Forsyth, shows off a prom dress she tried on.
TaxCredits
from page AT
$13,000 state income tax
credit combined with an
equal federal tax credit. He
said in his projects, keeping
the historic character of the
house generally doesn't
drive up his construction
cost.
"It almost always made
sense to use it," Macintosh
said.
Many different projects
have used the credit. It was
used twice by Goler
Community Development
Corporation, which is
devoted to revitalizing the
historic Goler-Depot Street
area that used to be the
thriving economic center of
the local black community.
It used the credit to
transform an abandoned
tobacco factory into
Gallery Lofts, an 82-unit
apartment complex that
stays filled to capacity. The
CDC also used it to restore
Craver Apartment
Building, which was built
for black families just
before World War II. Goler
CDC Chair Michael Suggs
said the credit provided
equity for the projects,
which would've been
unfeasible without it. He
said he fully supports
bringing the tax credit
back.
"I think it's a great
idea," he said. "It has the
potential to restart develop
ment in Winston-Salem."
While it's been used to
convert other old factories
Washington into lofts, it's
also been used on smaller
projects. When Walter Roy
Little, a barber and owner
of Purrfect-Cut Barber
Shop, decided to finally
convert the long abandoned
top floor of his building
into lofts, he found out it
would qualify for the cred
it. Builders took special
care to keep the 1923 archi
"That could help us
significantly in
financing the project,"
"Barry Washington
tecture intact as they con
verted it into the four apart
ments that make up Ella's
Lofts. Construction was
completed by last summer,
and only a month after their
dedication, all four units
were filled. He said he
hopes the credit will help
with the expensive project.
Local church,
Wholeman Ministries, was
also planning to use the
credit in its
$631,000 Homes 4 Our
Heroes project to restore
five houses on Cameron
Avenue for homeless veter
ans. Most of the work on
the first house was done
before this year, with the
finishing touches being
scheduled for this week.
The others have yet to be
completed. Wholeman
Pastor Barry Washington
said the houses were built
between 1938 and 1940
using bricks by the historic
local brick mason George
Black. Washington
checked with the city and
state about using the credit,
and preserved the front of
the houses to meet its qual
ifications. He hasn't
applied for the credit yet
and wasn't aware it had
expired, but hopes it is
restored.
i nat couia neip us sig
nificantly in financing the
project," he said.
To have qualified for
the historic tax credit, a
building had to be listed in,
or had the potential to be
listed in, the National
Register of Historic Deeds,
or was located in a regis
tered historic district. It had
to be certified as a historic
structure by the state,
which required a payment
of a $500 to $2,500 fee,
depend
ing on the
cost of
the proj
ect. The
repairs
had to be
consis
tent with
the his
t o r i c
nature of
the build
ing and, were applicable,
its historic district. Only
rehabilitation costs to the
structure counted toward
the credit. Other expenses
involved in the project,
such as landscaping,
paving and acquisition
costs, did not.
i ne tax creau proviaea
20 percent tax credit for
rehabilitation costs for
income-producing historic
properties, which com
bined with a 20 percent
federal historic tax credit.
There was a 30 percent
credit for non-income pro
ducing properties, which
don't qualify for a federal
tax break. TTiose rehabbing
a historic factory, such as a
tobacco or textile plant,
could've instead used the
Mill Rehabilitation Tax
Credit, which is part of the
historic tax credit program.
In Forsyth, a tier-three
county (meaning its among
the top 20 counties in the
state economically), the
mill credit would result in a
30-percent tax credit on
rehabilitation costs on an
income-producing
structure.
Macintosh
Church to host
'Many Rivers to
Cross' viewing
and community
discussion
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
St. Benedict's Catholic
Church will host a viewing
of the Henry Gates' criti
cally reviewed "Many
Rivers to Cross" Saturday,
Feb. 28, from 9 am. to 4
p.m. at the parish center,
1208 Hattie Ave.
First aired on PBS last
year, "The African
Americans: Many Rivers
to Cross" is a series of
episodes depicting 500
years of African-American
History authored Gates.
The program at St.
Benedict's will cover four
episodes of this documen
tary, including, "The Black
Atlantic," "Into The Fire,"
"Making a Way" and "A
More Perfect Union,"
which covers 1968 to 2013.
St. Benedict's African
American Ministry is spon
soring a presentation and
dialogue.
"A part of our Mission
at Saint Benedict the Moor
is to enlighten and create a
better understanding of
God's purpose for us all to
unite as one," says Daisy
Foster, a coordinator of the
event. "The participants
will be given the opportu
nity to put into proper per
spectives facts and myths
regarding the evolution of
the African American from
slavery to freedom."
Foster says the program
is appropriate for all mem
bers of the family and will
provide opportunities for
engaging community dia
logue.
"This activity can be a
family affair. Our young
audience will get a very
valuable history lesson and
parents will receive the
knowledge needed to con
tinue this discussion on a
more intimate level in the
home," she says. "There
will be breakout sessions
for discussion by age
group. Participants will be
given the opportunity to
ask questions and make
comments on the materials
presented."
Professor Fred-Rick
Roundtree from Winston
Salem State University will
be the facilitator for this
event. Admission to the
program is free, however a
$5 fee for lunch is request
ed. Please RSVP to stben
sne ws @ gmail .com.
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PROVIDE UPDATE ON THE
SALEM CREEK CONNECTOR PROJECT
IN WINSTON-SALEM, FORSYTH COUNTY
TIP Project No. U-2925
The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold an informal project update
meeting regarding the ongoing Salem Creek Connector Project in Winston-Salem.
The project is currently under construction.
The meeting will take place on March 12 from 4 until 7 p.m. at the Morning Star
Missionary Baptist Churdt - Fellowship Hall, 144 Fitch Street, Winston-Salem.
The purpose of this meeting is to update the community on the progress of the
Salem Creek Connector Project and to explain what to expect in the future.
Citizens may stop by at their convenience; there will not be a formal presentation.
Maps will be available to review and NCDOT representatives will be available to
answer questions and receive comments. Written comments or questions can also
be submitted at the meeting or later by March 26th.
NCDOT is constructing a new 1.1-mile, four-lane road with a median from Martin
Luther King Jr. Drive south ofWinston-Salem State University to Rams Drive (formerly
Stadium Drive) at the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter. A new diverging diamond
interchange will be built at US. 52, and the current interchange at Rams Drive will be
removed A roundabout will be built at Salem Avenue and City Yard Drive and nine
bridges mainly over parts of Salem Creek and US. 52 will be buflt The nearly $69 million
project started in December 2013 and should be completed by summer of 2016.
Project information is also available online at
www.ncdot.gov/projects/ salemcreekconnector
For additional information, contact Jeremy Guy, Resident Engineer, 1151N.
Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27101, by phone at 336-747-7950
or by e-mail at jmguy@ncdot.gov.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this meeting.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Anamika Laad at alaad&ncdot.
gov or 919-707-6072 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.
NCDOT will provide interpretive services upon request for persons who do not
speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English.
Kindly request it prior to the meeting by calling 1 -800-481 -6494.