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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C
THURSDAY, March 29, 2018
Volume 44, Number 30
Leaders honor parents at banquet
27 receive awards
at 33rd annual
event
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
The Chronicle honored
27 individuals, businesses
and groups who’ve made a
difference with its 33rd
Annual Community
Service Awards Banquet
held at The Benton on
Saturday, March 24.
‘Today we celebrate
those men and those
women who are leaders in
our community, who put
their lives, their time, their
bodies, their money on the
line day after day after day
to provide a quality service
to the people in this com
munity and to make sure
this community is a great
place to live and relax,”
said Chronicle Publisher
James Taylor Jr. before
more than 500 people.
Z. Smith Reynolds
(ZSR) Foundation
Executive Director
Maurice “Mo” Green and
former Reynolds American
Vice President Eisa
Caldwell were named Man
Hundreds came out to see-award winners be honored at The Chronicle's 33rd Annual Community Service
Awards Banquet held at The Benton on Saturday, March 24.
and Woman of the Year. County Schools and cur- invested more than $553 became executive director
Green is the former rent director of ZSR, a million in the state in the in March 2016, he con
superintendent of Guilford family foundation that has last 80 years. When he ducted a yearlong strategic
assessment, which includ
ed a “Mo Wants to Know”
listening tour,
A year later, for the first
time in ZSR history, the
organization put its core
values in writing. They
include fairness, justice,
dignity, equity, integrity,
collaboration and excel
lence.
“You’ve honored me
and showed me how
blessed and favored I am to
be a part of an organization
that has those notions, that
has those core values,” said
Green.
Green said the Man of
the Year award was an
inspiration, especially
since it was presented to
him on a day that just hap
pened to be his 51st birth
day. He talked about how
he was blessed and highly
favored, not challenged in
his pareer, and praised his
mother.
“My mother is the most
amazing person you will
ever meet. I am blessed to
be her son,” he said.
He also said the honor
on his birthday inspired
him to show appreciation
for his wife.
Caldwell recently
See Banquet on A2
jp/ard winners vary in service to community
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Except for the Man and
Woman of the Year, here
are synopses of the individ
uals, businesses and groups
honored at The Chronicle’s
33rd Annual Community
Service Awards Banquet,
held at The Benton on
Saturday, March 24.
Organization of
the Year
The ACEY Group
The ACEY Group, part
of the Winston-Salem
Foundation’s Womens
Fund, is dedicated to help
ing girls and women
throughout the Forsyth
County community
through various projects.
On April 28, for instance,
the group will sponsor a
cross-generational discus
sion among women.
ACEY is an acronym
that represents the group’s
goals, which are achieve
ment in the education of
woman and girls about the
power of philanthropy;
commitment to connect
with women and girls .in
the community; encourage
self-esteem and empower
ment of women and girls;
and yield women and lead
ers and philanthropists.
The group, which
recently celebrated its 10th
anniversary, assists girls
with transitioning from
foster care to adulthood
and hosts many workshops
to empower women and
girls.
The ACEY Group also
provides scholarships and
is always looking for more
women to help propel its
mission into the communi
ty for the betterment of
girls and women.
Community Service
Dr. Amy McMichael
. Dr. Amy Mcmichael is
a renowned dermatologist
in the Triad area. She is
affiliated with multiple
hospitals, including Wake
Forest Baptist Health,
Lexington Medical Center
and Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center.
She received her med
ical degree from Perelman
School Of Medicine at the
University Of
Pennsylvania and has been
in practice for more than 20
years. Her clinical special
ty is skin of color and hair
disorders.
She is a general derma
tologist, which means she
sees everything from head
to toe. Her passion is pig
mintary issues, patients
with skin of color that have
concerns with skin disease
and how to approach it,
hair loss and overgrowth of
hair.
Her patient care philos
ophy is to educate, to care
and to allow the patients to
understand what all of their
options are. She feels the
social and cultural aspects
are as important as the
and brand management.
Following graduation, she
continued in her parents’
footsteps and became co
owner of Forsyth Seafood
Market and Cafe.
In 2015, she became a
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medical part. She says it's
the cultural part that
changes for each patient, so
her philosophy is to treat
the entire person and some
times the family in getting
them better in that way.
Young Professional
Ashley Hardesty
Ashley Hardesty is a
28-year-old native of
Winston-Salem and one of
the city’s brightest young
stars. She graduated from
N.C. State University in
2013 with a degree in fash
ion textile management
certified nutritional coacn.
She is the founder and
curator of the Table
Experience, a farm-to
table dinner party company
specializing in organic
meals and nutritional edu
cation held at unique ven
ues across the Triad.
Hardesty is currently
furthering her knowledge
in food by attending
Johnson and Wales
University, pursuing a
degree in culinary arts, and
will graduate this May.
She is also a diligent Christ
follower and hopes to con
tinue to serve people
through health, wellness
and education of healing
through whole foods.
Business of the year
Body and Soul
Part boutique, part
gallery, part bookshop,
Body and Soul remains a
cultural hub in the arts dis
trict of downtown
Winston-Salem. Founded
in 2002 by Dana and
Michael Suggs, Body And
Soul celebrates African
American culture.
Dana Suggs, a Jamaica,
Queens, New York native,
came to the Triad area 24
years ago. Ten years later,
New York almost called
her back home, but was
convinced to stay follow
ing a visit to a then newly
opened Sweet Potatoes
restaurant. Dana was so
inspired by the diversity
she saw, she decided to stay
and start Body and Soul.
The shop offers items
not found most other
places, from Nubian her
itage skincare products,
clothes and jewelry. The
store also has several books
and a beautiful display of
African-American culture
through sculptures and
paintings in the art gallery.
Lifetime Achievement
Anita “Boss Lady”
Dean Arnette
Anita “Boss Lady”
Dean Amette is the voice
of gospel radio in the Triad.
She began her radio career
at WPEG in Winston
Salem as the first female
announcer in the market.
She was given the name
Boss Lady by local Dj
Prince Ike.
Boss Lady has worked
at numerous stations
throughout the area. In
2000 she was employed by
Truth Broadcasting for
sales and promotions on
AM 1340/1400 The Light.
She was soon back behind
the mic for Sunday morn
ing praise, which became
one of the station’s most
popular shows.
Now her loyal fans tune
in Monday through Friday
from noon to 3 p.m. to hear
her midday gospel praise
show, which debuted in
2013.
Her weekly words of
praise and encouragement
blesses her listeners. She
has also received coundess
awards over the years as
well.
Youth of the Year
Camden Myers
Camden, affectionately
called “Cam,” suffers from
a traumatic brain injury,
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Forsyth County asked to Ban the Box
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
A local group has asked Forsyth
County to join the Ban the Box fair
chance hiring movement by removing
its question on prior convictions from
job applications.
Commissioners received letters with
the request from members of All God’s
Children Ministry, which is comprised
of about 100 people from various
churches, non-profits and civic organi
zations. The group wants the county to
set an example for giving second
chances to those who’ve served their
time. This includes not asking about
criminal convictions up front and
instead simply relying on a background
check after the person’s qualifications
have been considered.
During a March 22 briefing, County
Human Resources Manager Shontell
Robinson said that numerous other local
governments have already done this.
This includes the cities of Winston
Salem, Greensboro, Durham and
Charlotte as well as the counties of
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