Winston Lake s
got talent!
Event benefits the
Winston Lake
YMCA
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Those who frequent the
Winston Lake YMCA
showed off their talents to
support it on Friday night,
Nov. 3.
Winston Lake Friends
Association held its second
annual Senior Royale
Revue talent show at the
Enterprise Center to raise
funds for the group, which
supports the Winston Lake
Y. Tickets sold out for the
’70s themed event, which
featured performances of
songs like “Shotgun” by Jr.
Walker and the All Stars,
“Papa Was a Rolling
Stone” by the Temptations
and of Maya Angelou’s
poem, “Still I Rise.”
Winston Lake Friends
President Mary Hargraves
frequents the Winston Lake
Y three times a week and
describes those who go
there as a cjose knit “fami
ly” that looks out for each
other.
Winston Lake Friends
started about a year and
half to help bring members
of that “family” together
and help out the ones in
need. This included creat
ing an album with names
and photos of members
there, raising money for
youth, providing
Halloween candy, helping
sick members and “adopt
ing” people there who are
in financial need by giving
them personal items and
coats.
“We just make them
feel at home and part of the
family,” Hargraves said.
The group helps with
the Winston Lake Y’s
annual fundraising drive
that starts in December. It’s
also looking to help people
outside of the Y by sending
money and supplies to hur
ricane-ravaged parts of
Texas.
The Winston Lake Y
has experienced changes in
recent years as the YMCA
of Northwest NC tries to
minimize the money it’s
losing on the location.
Hargraves said she was dis
appointed the city didn’t
buy the Winston Lake Y,
which was being consid
ered last year. She said the
pool is still open and she
hopes to see membership
increase, especially among
much-needed younger
members. She said it’s
important to preserve the
long-running historically
black Y branch.
“It’s the history and it’s
important for us to keep
our history,” she said.
The talent show was
comprised mostly of
Winston Lake Friends
members with a couple
others who also frequent
the Winston Lake Y. The
revue featured models
sporting a variety of fash
ions along with singing,
dancing, spoken word and
even a martial arts demon
stration. Co via Boyd per
formed Tai Chi Fan Form.
He practices martial arts at
the Winston Lake Y and
was happy to come out in
support of it.
“It’s close to my home
and I love the people,” said
Boyd about the Winston
Lake location.
Friends of Winston
Lake holds its meetings at
9 a.m. on the third Tuesday
of each month at Winston
Lake Y.
Alice Bitting recites
Maya Angelou’s poem,
"Still I Rise.”
Photos by Todd Luck
(Below)
M.C. Davis (in front)
with Sylvia Oden, Curvy
Buford, Charlie Tillman,
Harry Watley
and Rosetta Foster per
form “Shotgun” by Jr.
Walker and the All
Stars.
Mission Blaise’s Daniel Kennedy (on stage) per
forms African dance with James and Jonathan
Gakeri.
Pauline Moore and Matter Walker perform “I’ve Been Singing Hallelujah All
Day."
The performers in the talent show sing “Going Up Yonder” together.
Covia Boyd performs Tai Chi fan form.
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