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The Chronicle July 11, 2019 A3 Local senior apartment community to hold 6 Bake Sale for Book Bags’ Goal is to provide 30 book bags for the homeless BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE Stopped at a light at a street corner, Annette Nichols watched two home less people carry plastic bags with their possessions down the street. The image stayed with her all the way to work and when she got to Quality Independent Liv ing (QIL) senior apartments, where she is the director, she shared what she saw with some of the residents. “They have to carry everything with them because if they put it down, it could be stolen,” one resident told her. The conversation continued and Nich ols asked: What if they had something bet ter to put their belongings in, something more dignified? What about a book bag that they could carry on their backs and if they were sleeping outside, it could be used as a pillow and protected from theft? Nichols called Bethesda Center for the Homeless and was told that they could use 30 book bags to give to their guests. She went online and researched book bags, finding one that would be perfect. Then she went to her resident activities coor dinators and asked, “How can we raise the money to purchase book bags for the homeless?” The residents had recently enjoyed a cooking class where they made and shared cookies (recipe below), so they suggested a bake sale. And that’s the story behind their up coming Bake Sale for Book Bags. The bake sale will run for one week, July 15- 19 during lunch hours, hopefully drawing in people who work or live close by to stop in and pick up a dessert. Residents are planning to bake cakes to sell whole, as well as cake slices and, of course, cook ies. There will be a variety available each day and all proceeds will support their book bag for the homeless project. Nichols said that the residents of QIL are always busy and willing to help others. “The activity coordinators volunteer their time to come up with things for the resi dents to do. They come to me with their idea and if we have money in the budget, I approve it, but they do all the work.” Nichols said that the residents are ex^ cited about the bake sale and have a goal to raise $300 to provide 30 book bags to the Bethesda Center. The public is invited to stop by for dessert Monday - Friday, July 15-19, from 12 -2 p.m. at 5068 Lan sing Drive. You can eat your dessert in their community room or on their patio, or take a treat to your co-workers or fam ily. Cash donations are welcome! Recipe Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies (Recipe from cooks.com) 2 cups sugar 16 cup cocoa 1 stick butter 14 cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla 3 cups quick-cooking oatmeal 14 cup peanut butter (optional) Combine sugar, cocoa, butter and milk in a saucepan. On medium heat, bring to a boil for one full minute. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter (optional), va nilla and oatmeal. Drop by spoonful onto wax paper. Let cool for at least 30 min utes. Enjoy! Catman From page A2 Gregory eventually auditioned for a group called Sounds in Action, under the direction of the late Horace Fulton. Some of the other members of the group included LaT- reva Mumford, Monica Johnson, Bobby Roebuck, Julius Parker, and Jackie Moser, who eventually be came his wife of more than 20 years and the mother of his three children - Greg (Jasmine) Good, Jr., Can dace (Demorris) Carpen ter, and Chris (Lakesia) Good. Good has been blessed with six grandchil dren. Piggott recalled that one of the most impor tant dances they attended took place at a neighbor hood youth club and cafe called The Zodiac Room. It was located on East 23rd Street. Piggott and Greg ory went to a dance there one night when they were 18 years old. Outside the game room, Rev. James Wright was witnessing to young people about find ing Jesus Christ. Good and Piggott stopped to lis ten to Rev. Wright and by the time the conversation was over, they stood in the parking lot and prayed to receive salvation. Rev. Wright even went with them to talk to their par ents about their decision to become Christians. “This was one of the most significant decisions we made together, be cause it had an impact on our lives for the rest of our lives. We are now 62 years old and we still honor the commitment we made,” said Piggott. “I am not say ing that we have been per fect, but we made a choice that transformed our lives for the better, and we did it together. We never forgot that.” Gregory “Catman” Good enjoyed expressing himself and he gave all people within his reach the permission to do the same. He will be greatly missed. His funeral service will be held at Christ Kingdom Building Worship Cen ter on Sunday, July 14 at 3 p.m. The visitation will be held from 2-3 p.m. at the same church located at 3894 Northampton Drive in Winston-Salem. Gifts and flowers can be sent to 4401 Eagles Nest Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27127. NOURISHING OUR NEIGHBORS one REUSABLE BAG AT A TIME Stock Investing 101 to teach beginners how to become investors BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE It’s no secret that there is a widening wealth gap between black and white households and a major contributing factor in the wealth gap is the lack of African American partici pation in the stock market. But change is coming. According to an article published by CNBC ear ¬ ing to educate the com munity on how stocks work and help to close the wealth gap between blacks and whites with his crash course called Stock Investing 101. The course, which will be hosted by Shareef Walker and SSWalker En terprises Inc., will cover several important topics including: how the stock market works, how to pur- POWERED BY SSWALKER ENTERPRISES LLC. TICK INVESTING 5 meals* are donated when you buy one Food Lion Feeds reusable bag. STOCK MARKET KNOWLEDGE FOR BEGINNERS LEARN HOW THE STOCK MARKET WORKS LEARN HOW TO PURCHASE STOCKS LEARN ABOUT BROKERAGE ACCOUNTS AND SO MUCH MORE!!! FOR MORE INFO TEXT ASTOCKINFO TO 336.210.2419 ■-FOOD & DRINKS WILL BE PROVIDED*** COST: $50 PER PERSON 4680-C BROWNSBORO RD (BEHIND NATIONWIDE) W 1 ».5 I 11 If S II I I M lt.rifOS FOOD^LION FEEDS FEEDING AMERICA her this year, a 2017 mar ket research report shows about 67% of African Americans with income of at least $50,000 have money invested in stocks or stock mutual funds. That compares with 60% in 2010 and 57% in 1998. Here in Winston-Sa lem, a local man is look chase stocks, brokerage accounts, and much more. Stock Investing 101 will be held on Sunday, July 14, 1 p.m. at 4680-C Brownsboro Road. Cost for the event is $50 per person. Food and drinks will be provided. For more information, text #STOCKINFO TO 336- 210-2619. *$1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America® on behalf of local member food banks. $0.50 (monetary equivalent of 5 meals) from each bag purchase will be donated to Feeding America® and member food banks. Food Lion guarantees a minimum donation of $100,000 (monetary equivalent of 1 million meals) from July 10th - August 6th, 2019. Meal claim valid as of 07/01/2019. Visit foodlion.com/feeds DOWNTOWNWS.COM PRODUCED BY DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM PARTNERSHIP DOWNTOWN JAZZ • JULY 12 • CHELSEY GREEN 5 THE GREEN PROJECT OPENING ACT: MIA THOMPSON • PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM SUMMER ON LIBERTY • JULY 13 • WONDERWALL BEATLES TRIBUTE (60S/70S ROCK) PRESENTED BY TRULIANT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
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