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Volume 47, Number 25
THURSDAY, April 8, 2021
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C
Crisis Control partners with HARRY to
provide food for vets
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Last weekend Crisis
Control Ministry partnered
with HARRY (Helping
Advocate Research Re
spond for You) Veterans
Community Outreach Ser
vices and Goler Memorial
AME Zion Church to pro
vide boxes of food and gift
bags for local veterans and
civilians.
During the drive-thru
event last Saturday, boxes
of food were distributed to
100 veterans and their fam
ilies. They also received
gallons of milk, cereal,
and other items, including
Easter baskets for children
provided by HARRY and
Goler Memorial’s Parent
Body Missionary Society.
Most of the food was
provided by Crisis Control.
Abbey McCall, director of
community relations, said
around the holidays they
Photos by Tevin Stinson
Volunteers with HARRY Veterans Community Outreach Services during the giveaway event on Saturday, April 3.
Most of the food distributed during the giveaway was provided by Crisis Control
Ministry.
usually partner with local
organizations to host give-
aways with surplus food
at the distribution center.
McCall said the boxes had
enough food for 3-4 meals.
“We’ll be giving out
a non-perishable box of
food and we have a good
bit of food left over from
the week that we wouldn’t
want to go bad, so we
brought some produce,
lots of bread to give out,
and we have milk. This is
food that we pick up from
our grocery store part
ners,” McCall continued.
“I think it’s amazing that
we’re able to support vet ¬
erans who have served our
country. So many people
have been impacted by the
coronavirus and it’s sur
prising a lot of veterans
don’t know about Crisis
Control Ministry as a re
source, so the partnership
with HARRY is a good
way to get the word out
there and let them know
what else we do besides
food assistance.”
In addition to provid
ing food assistance, Crisis
Control also helps veterans
with pharmacy medica
tions and financial assis
tance. '
Founded in 2008 to
honor the life and legacy
of ex-Marine Harry Smith,
HARRY is one of the few
organizations in the area
designed to advocate for
the wellbeing of veterans.
The mission of the non-
profit organization is to
provide a network that is
responsive to the health,
social, and economic well-
being of veterans and their
families.
“I think it’s just a good
partnership with HAR-
RY’s veterans group to
let the community know
we’re here as a resource.”
Fishing event looks to bring fathers and sons together
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
On Saturday, April 17,
the B. Positive Movement,
a local non-profit designed
to help young people reach
their full potential, is invit
ing men and boys to pull
out their fishing rods and
make their way to Kerner
sville Lake for the Fathers
& Sons Great Fishing Ex
perience.
Brandon Horne, found
er of the B. Positive Move
ment, said the idea for the
Fathers & Sons Fishing
Experience came to him
one day while sitting at the
kitchen table. He said after
taking his own son fishing,
he realized how it brought
them closer.
“I took my son fish
ing and he really enjoyed
it and I thought that was
a good way for a father
and son to be able to have
some quality time, enjoy
each other’s company and
just bond. My son and I
were able to bond and it
was just a great experience
... and I felt like so many
other fathers could benefit
from this.”
Horne said he also re
alized that there weren’t
many organizations or pro
grams for fathers and sons,
especially in the African
American community, so
he set out to change that
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The Fathers & Sons Great Fishing Experience is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, at Kernersville Lake.
with the Great Catch Fish
ing Experience. After part
nering with other organiza
tions and sponsors, Horne
was able to host his first
father/son fishing event in
2019 at Salem Lake. More
than a dozen men and boys
came out to enjoy a relax
ing day of fishing, games,
prizes, and free food.
“I was always trying to
figure out the best way to
be able to give back to the
youth, but I also wanted to
build that connection with
fathers,” he continued.
“It just kind of stemmed
from, we don’t hear a lot
about fathers in our com-
munity. It’s always moth
ers and sons or mothers
and daughters or fathers
and daughters, but we
don’t hear anything about
fathers and sons. So I just
thought I would do some
thing in the community to
bring awareness to fathers
in the neighborhood and
See Fishing on A8