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THURSDAY, October 29, 2020

Chris Paul leads march to the polls

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

NBA superstar and Winston-Salem native Chris Paul did his part to encourage young people to exercise their right to vote earlier this week when he led a procession of more than 1,000 students to the early voting site on the campus of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). Paul, who announced he enrolled as a student at WSSU earlier this year, met hundreds of his classmates at the clock tower in the center of campus on Tuesday evening before marching to the Anderson Center, one of 17 early voting sites located throughout Forsyth County. Before leading the march, Paul thanked students for coming. He also reminded the students that they have the power to make a difference on Nov. 3. According to politico. com, members of Generation Z who are of voting age, want more government solutions. They rank climate change, racism and economic inequality consistently in their top issues, according to polls, and they participated in greater numbers during their first midterm (in 2018) than previous generations. And census data provided by

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Silver, who is running for registrants must sign a vot- – 5 p.m. Election Day is District Court Judge. Sil- er registration application, Tuesday, Nov 3. Curbside ver said it was exciting to attest to their eligibility, voting is also available at see so many young people and provide proof of where all early voting sites. get involved in the voting they live, such as a driver’s For more information, process. license or other photo ID, visit https://www.forsyth.

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Biden-Harris campaign stops rally voters in Winston-Salem

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

With early voting in full swing and Election Day less than a week away, the Biden-Harris campaign turned its focus this week to the City of Arts and Innovation.

On Monday, Oct. 26, Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’ husband, ignited

and traumatized and that’s what is going on around the country,” he continued. “Joe and Kamala, they get it, they really do.

You got people in charge right now who only care about themselves, they’re completely clueless. They just don’t get it. Joe and Kamala get it. They’ve got the experience, they’ve got the leadership, they’re

other parts of the country, she felt it was her duty to attend. “I think this is the most important election of my lifetime,” said Sellers.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. One-Stop Early Voting runs through Oct. 31. For more information and a complete list of early voting sites in Forsyth County, visit https://www. forsyth.cc/Elections/.

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Mayor Pro Tem Denise “DD” Adams enourages votters during the Biden-Harris rally held at Campus Gas earlier this week. voters at an outdoor event held at Campus Gas near the campus of Wake Forest University (WFU).

While addressing the 30

like us ... they’re people of families, they’re people of faith, they’re people of community, they’re people of conviction.

YEARS OLD Children who attend high quality Pre-K programs have greater success in school, society, and life.

That’s the conclusion of decades of studies and the findings of brain science. Unfortunately, most families in our community struggle to find affordable, high-quality Pre-K programs. Forsyth County lags far behind other counties in the state in providing local and state funding for Pre-K programs.

Rep. Evelyn Terry chats with a young voter during the Get Out The Vote Rally on Monday, Oct. 26 at Campus Gas.

Meanwhile, more than half of our children enter kindergarten at risk of not doing well in reading, with even higher rates for children of color. They start behind and too many never catch up.

It’s time to speak up for our young children and assure the future vitality of our community.

or so socially distanced and masked voters in attendance, Emhoff said the key to winning the election will come down to N.C. Emhoff, who is a lawyer practicing in California, said, “We win in North Carolina, this is game over people ... game over.” He went on to discuss the Trump administration’s handling of COVID and the economy.

“We’re not going to rest until we get these things done,” Emhoff said.

“We know it’s going to be close here though, inexplicably after the failures of this administration. Failure on COVID, failure on the economy, literally putting a judge forth today who’s going to rip your healthcare away. Despite that, it’s still going to be close, so we have to get the word out ... it’s crunch time.”

Emhoff said he’s met people from all across the country who are fed up with the Trump administration. Before going into detail about Biden’s plan to fight the pandemic and improve the economy, Emhoff said Americans want change and Joe and Kamala are the change they want and need.

“People are fed up

“The contrast couldn’t be more clear. You have a bunch of people who are clueless and only care about themselves and with Joe and Kamala, you have leaders, you have people who know what they’re doing and who care about you - it couldn’t be more clear.”

Before making stops in other parts of the state, Emhoff joined Rep. Evelyn Terry at the Mazie Woodruff early voting site to connect with voters and at Krispy Kreme, where he was greeted with a dozen original glazed donuts from Forsyth County Commissioner Fleming El-Amin.

The following day, Tuesday, Oct. 27, the Biden-Harris ticket turned their focus to the students on the campus of WinstonSalem State University (WSSU). During the Rally the Vote event, Rep. Terry was joined by Rep. Derwin Montgomery (co-owner of The Chronicle) and Tavin Felton-Stackhouse, WSSU Student Political Action Committee co-chair.

While waiting for the rally to begin on Monday morning, Corliss Sellers said after seeing the turnout for Trump’s rallies here in Winston-Salem and

The following organizations call on Forsyth County elected officials to establish a diverse and inclusive Community Early Childhood Education Task Force to develop an action plan for increasing the availability of high-quality Pre-K programs in Forsyth County.

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October 29, 2020

Local nonprofit donates over 200 pairs of shoes to children in need

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

About two months ago, Lavorice Smith and his wife Jamera set out on a journey to help as many less fortunate children in the Triad as possible, so they decided to start a nonprofit. Although they are still early in their expedition to aid children dealing with the harsh realities of growing up living in poverty, the Smiths have already helped dozens of families in need with their Kicks For Kids initiative.

While talking with The Chronicle earlier this week, Lavorice Smith, who is a native of High Point, said the Kicks for Kids initiative was birthed out of his own childhood.

He said growing up in a single parent home, he couldn’t always afford the latest kicks. “I remem-

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National recording artist Young Fletcher was in attendance during the Kicks For Kids event held last weekend. organization was able to distribute nearly 200 pairs of shoes.

“We distributed 40 plus last weekend and we were in Cleveland Avenue Homes yesterday, where we distributed about 60 st pairs of shoes. Family Services is where you can drop off supplies for people in need, so we dropped

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Since starting their nonprofit two months ago, the Smiths have donated nearly 200 pairs of shoes to children in need. ber Reeboks came out. I wanted Reeboks that year for Christmas, but Mom couldn’t afford Reeboks,” Smith said.

“I wanted to make sure the kids in need have a nice pair of shoes because kids pick on kids when they don’t have what others have because kids are not aware of what the adult that is taking care of this child is going through financially. They don’t know the hardships of that child’s household.

All they know is this kid is coming to school and they don’t have the nice shoes.”

off about 100 pairs there as well. And with me being from High Point, we partnered with a nonprofit there and donated about 60 pairs of shoes yesterday,” Smith continued. “I believe that if you’re not a part of the solution, you’re a part of the problem. So I feel like I’m just doing my part.”

Despite what they’ve already done, the Smiths say the need is still there.

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Dozens of people donated shoes for the Kicks For Kids event held on Saturday, Oct. 24.

After making several donations to the community using money out of their own pockets, on Saturday, Oct. 19, the Smiths’ nonprofit, Care 2 Love In Action, Inc., partnered with national recording artist Young Fletcher to host a shoe drive outside Footlocker located in the Northside Shopping Center.

During the event dozens of people stopped by to make donations and Footlocker even joined in by donating five pairs of shoes to the cause. Following the shoe drive, the

“We have 13 kids on the list right now,” Smith said. “We didn’t know when we started trying to meet this need that the need was greater than the resources we had … so we’re asking anyone who can to donate and help make things a little easier for these kids.”

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Support for Terry LeGrand

House who will protect it, with our best interests in mind, there is only one choice: Terri LeGrand. Visit terrilegrand.org for more information.

To The Editor: The clock is ticking for the voting deadline of November 3rd. The clock is also ticking on the degradation of our environment: more frequent hurricanes and downpours, air pollution, water pollution, and climate change are of deep concern here in North Carolina. That’s why I support Terri LeGrand for the North Carolina Senate.

If you’ve ever attended the Piedmont Earth Day Fair which started back in 2005, you have Terri LeGrand to thank for that. She is co-founder of both the fair as well as the Piedmont Environmental Alliance. Terri has been an activist for clean air and water and our health long before she decided to run for State Senate.

If we send her to Raleigh, she will stand up to corporate polluters such as Duke Energy. She will invest in clean and renewable energy and reinstate the Renewable Energy Tax Credit. She will protect our state’s beautiful coastline and stand against offshore drilling. She will fight for our access to clean and safe drinking water and she will listen to scientists.

Incumbent Joyce Krawiec is clearly not an environmentalist; she voted for taxpayers – us - to pay for Duke Energy’s $8 billion toxic coal ash clean up. She also has the worst voting record according to the NC League of Conservation Voters.

Sadly, Krawiec, in the last few weeks, has desperately turned to bold-face lies in her messaging about Terri LeGrand; don’t be fooled by these lies. Moreover, lying is a reprehensible leadership quality.

We’ve seen where lying has gotten us at the national level; we cannot tolerate that in our state.

If you love our beautiful state and want to put a leader in the State

Judy Isaksen Winston-Salem To The Editor: I have been reading Letters To The Editor for Terri LeGrand published in the five newspapers in NC Senate District 31. There have been many dozens and each one demonstrates strong support and a keen understanding of Terri’s positions on the key issues facing us. Take for instance the letter from Chris Kelsey and Loretta Arn, retired health care workers concerned about families without affordable health care options. Martha Apple, Dr. Joel Edwards, Patty Goodrich, Debra Demski, Judy Isaksen, Steve Scroggin, and Dr. Aimee Lischkee expanded on those concerns and highlighted Terri’s promises to fight for Medicare expansion. Some writers also noted that 68% of respondents in District 31 agree that it is time to close the gap.

Then there were letters from Chelsea Wiggins and Dr. Bob Schwartz who were upset by inappropriate TV ads and fliers from Joyce Krawiec containing blatant lies about Terri’s wanting to defund the police. As they pointed out, nothing could be further from the truth. I was particularly pleased with letters from Bill Blancato, Henry Fansler, Charlie Wilson and Elyse Jung, who are well versed in climate science. They are impressed by Terri’s knowledge of clean air and water issues and her community work to found and grow the Piedmont Environmental Alliance.

Linda Arrigo and Judi Lawson Wallace wrote about Terri’s history of supporting our children’s schools and teachers. They recognized Terri’s commitment to bringing North Carolina school funding and teacher pay up to national standards.

Some of these writers had hash words for Joyce Krawiec. They feel that the current legislature has failed to meet the changing needs of North Carolinians, so they are voting for change.

Others, like Rev. Gary Gunderson, are supporting Terri because she is honest, courageous and unfettered by corporate contributions and their lobbyists. Of course, I did notice a few letters for Joyce Krawiec, but most of those were written by fellow politicos. If one were to judge by letters alone, Terri LeGrand is the clear choice for Senate Seat 31.

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Support of Joyce Krawiec To The Editor: This election is truly about keeping our God-given liberties as codified in the Amendments to the Constitution. Elections have consequences and Democrats, now boldly and unabashedly running as Socialists and Communists, are implementing radical “means justify the ends” tactics to win this election.

If they win, they will literally steal even more wealth from those who work to achieve their totalitarian political power to destroy our country and control our every movement.

Joyce Krawiec is a lifelong conservative and Christian activist. She supported tax CUTS for working families by voting to make the first $21,500 of every North Carolina family’s income completely tax-free.

LeGrand, who moved to Kernersville days before the deadline to file, will RAISE taxes for working families to support growth in biggovernment programs.

Joyce Krawiec says that VOTERS should be in charge of THEIR pocketbooks, purse strings and their CHILDREN’s education. As the owner of a business, she understands what it means to meet a payroll, pay expenses and balance the books.

Her support of SCHOOL CHOICE benefits the poorest among us.

LeGrand has been involved in non-profits and “will support investment in renewable energy and green technologies.” That means she will grow government jobs and bureaucracies at the expense of my tax dollars and yours AND implement radical policies and lockdowns for questionable, unsubstantiated, and purely partisan “green” goals - basically, a “my way or the highway” approach. Moreover, she alluded to DEFUNDING opportunity scholarships for private education.

Joyce Krawiec is endorsed by The Susan B. Anthony List. “In response to extremist Democrats’ efforts in states like New York and Virginia to expand abortion on demand through the moment of birth and even infanticide, Joyce led the charge to pass legislation protecting babies who survive abortions. This compassionate bill passed both the House and Senate with bipartisan support before Governor Roy Cooper, shamefully, vetoed it.

LeGrand, in contrast, is backed by the radical abortion lobby and will side with the radical abortion lobby and fellow pro-abortion Democrats against her own constituents. The choice is clear: “Senator Krawiec deserves the support of all pro-life voters in the 31st District,” stated SBA List Candidate Fund President Marjorie Dannenfelser, a North Carolina native.

Joyce Krawiec KNOWS how to “reach across the aisle.” In addition to being part of a bipartisan effort to protect babies who survive abortions, she worked with Democrat senators to pass a Voter ID bill to protect election security.

LeGrand is endorsed by Planned Parenthood, Equality North Carolina, End Citizens United, Sierra Club and other extreme far left organizations … some funded by Shady “dark” money. Moreover, failed politicians like Stacey Abrams and radicals like Eric Holder (Obama’s self-described wingman) endorse her. Her endorsers will NEVER cede to working with “the other side” and will, in fact, lie, cheat and steal to achieve their radical anti-American goals.

Bottom line: Joyce Krawiec will support and defend our constitution and will govern in a way that protects my freedom and yours.

LeGrand and other Democrats will continue to defund the police, radicalize our society and turn our country into a third-world hell-hole.

Anita Moody Walkertown

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Get up, get out and vote!

Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist It is now our time to vote! This election in the minds of many will go down in our history books as the election that saved the soul of our democracy.

Former President Barack Obama said, “This is the most important election of our lifetime.”

He gave a riveting and pulsating speech on Wednesday at a drive-in rally in Philadelphia for the Biden-Harris ticket.

He talked about a variety of topics as he lathered up Mr. T in his lies and incompetence.

We as the American people know there has been

no comprehensive federal response to COVID-19.

Now over 225,000 people have passed away because of this health crisis. He has lacked the moral courage to get something done.

Former President Obama said, “Trump can’t even take the basic steps to protect himself.”

The current president loathes wearing a mask and chastises those who do.

As we grow older, our health problems increase.

We suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. That is just a fact of life, especially if you are Black like me.

Pre-existing conditions follow us around every day. The Republican Party and Mr. T do not care about pre-existing conditions or us. In fact, it has been their goal from day one to take away the Af-

fordable Healthcare Act. However, they do not have a replacement plan.

Former President Obama said, “The GOP health plan has been coming in two weeks for 10 years.”

The USA is being booed and mocked worldwide. We have morphed into being bullies, unfriendly and unreliable.

Only Trump and the trumpeteers believe that we as a country are strong. The strong arm of disdain that America has become will not sustain itself.

America is torn at the seams and we have the wrong tailor. The patchwork that has occurred over the past four years has faded and has holes in it.

Yes, America, we have holes in our democracy.

Decency has been denounced and communica-

tion and civility have been cut off.

We are suffocating in our disappointment and disillusionment.

How long? I believe not long. Millions of Americans have already voted by way of early voting and mail-in ballots. In my opinion, we the people have already voted for change and for a new day.

The lines to the polls are long, but we do not mind the wait. The mail-in ballot process is confusing, yet we are not deterred.

We know what is at stake, so put up the hurdles and we will jump over them.

Create the detours and we will go around them.

The day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, is fast approaching. It will be a day like no other.

Democracy will be on trial and we are the jury.

The prosecution played by Mr. T, Mitch

McConnell and Lindsey Graham want to take what belongs to us. On the other side are Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. They are our defense. They want us to keep what belongs to us.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want us to keep our healthcare. They want to create jobs with a living wage and for all citizens to be treated with dignity and respect.

Our country has a clear choice on Nov. 3. We can stay in shame or move into fame. The polls say we will have a new president and vice president. However, we cannot depend upon poll numbers.

Remember what happened in the last election.

We paid too much attention to polls.

This time we must vote and encourage our friends and neighbors to vote as well. There are only five

more days before we cast our ballots. Let us send Mr. T home and out of the White House. His lease is up! His rent is past due.

In 2008, then presidential candidate Barack Obama asked a crowd in Virginia, “Are you fired up? Are you ready to go?”

In 2020, we are fired up and we are ready to go and vote!

James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. is a former tennis champion at Atkins High School in Winston-Salem and played college tennis at Johnson C. Smith University, where he was allconference for four years.

He is a retired college administrator. He can be reached at overtimefergie.2020@yahoo.com.

Why the 2020 vote matters more than ever to African Americans Stacy Brown Guest Columnist Her father survived Jim Crow and saw the evolution of the vote in America, so Lex Scott speaks from a unique perspective when she champions African Americans’ historical significance casting their ballots.

“When my father voted, his life was at risk,” remarked Scott, the president of the Black Lives Matter Utah Chapter.

“Black people were also filled with many obstacles that prevented them from voting. Some had to be landowners; some had to be sponsored by white personnel,” Scott recalled.

“Some had to pay fees.

Some were tested. Many people died for that right.

It is too important for us not to vote, and if we want to have a democracy, we need to participate in it.

We can’t hope that situations will change. We have

to be active in helping candidates get elected who will create that change.”

The fight for African Americans’ right to vote dates back to the late 1800s.

Freed Blacks in New York briefly held the right to vote before the Civil War, and there were similar instances in other Northern states.

“African American men were given the right to vote with the passage of the 15th amendment in 1870 as one of the Reconstruction Amendments after the Civil War, Brianna Mack, an assistant professor of politics and government at Ohio Wesleyan University, wrote in an email to BlackPressUSA. “The Reconstruction era ended in 1877 with President Rutherford B. Hayes explicitly ending federal oversight of Southern states to fund public schools, establish charitable institutions, raise taxes, and fund public improvements to incorporate newly freed Blacks into the fabric of daily life as citizens and equal partici-

pants in America,” Mack noted.

During Reconstruction, the Black vote’s influence materialized as African Americans won election to local, state, and national offices.

“Black men won election to state legislatures and Congress indicating an impending drastic social change,” Mack added.

“Starting in 1868, we see white supremacist groups, precursors to the Ku Klux Klan, use violence to suppress the Black vote, and fraud was rampant. Many congressional elections in the South were contested,” she continued.

“Such tactics were used because white political leaders quickly realized that African Americans are independent political beings whose participation in elections can upset the ‘balance’ that previously existed without their involvement. These political leaders could not appeal to Black people and/or Black people were not responsive to their appeals because their appeals were rooted in the subju-

gation of the racial group; i.e., for the foreseeable future, southern Democrats would/could not count on Black support.”

President Lyndon Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which reinforced the 15th amendment of nearly a century earlier. The Voting Rights Act outlawed discriminatory voting practices and effectively provided African Americans the right to cast ballots freely.

Despite the 1965 law, Blacks were still denied the right to vote.

In some cases, by violence and in many instances through suppression and misinformation tactics.

One year after the Voting Rights Act, civil rights activist James Meredith was shot and wounded during a voter registration march between Tennessee and Mississippi.

Undaunted, 4,000 African Americans registered to vote in Mississippi the day after the shooting as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Stokely Carmichael joined the march.

Suppression efforts

have continued and, in 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the federal government’s ability to block states’ voting restrictions.

In doing so, the high court effectively struck down a significant part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has led to restrictive laws that have primarily affected African American voters.

“In a general sense, the power of the vote is absolutely critical to the creation and maintenance of an equal society, and that’s why ruling classes fought the concept of universal suffrage for so many years in Europe and the U.S.,” remarked Amber Dozier, the managing partner, and chief strategy officer of the ABCD & Company, a Rockville, Marylandbased marketing firm.

“In the case of AfricanAmericans, voting is even more important because the laws of this nation have been historically designed in a way that leads to the de facto economic, cultural/social, and political subjugation of Af-

rican-Americans,” Dozier added.

“The Constitution, a document that framed the legal and political essence of America, declared the African Americans were three-fifths of a white person – all for the purpose of amassing political power through the vote.”

She concluded: “This demonstrates that the Black vote has power and has always been a commodity to those in power, even when we were deprived of that right. Voting gives citizens the power to shape the laws that govern their lives. In a sociopolitical climate where there is vehement debate over the appropriateness of saying ‘Black lives matter.’ African Americans must vote because our lives and the sanctity with which they are treated depends on it.”

Stacy M. Brown is the NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent.

Reach her at @StacyBrownMedia.

White House gangster wants to avoid nuclear-armed stigma John LaForge Guest Columnist The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is about to win its 50th state ratification, the golden number needed for the treaty to enter into force.

The list of 47 current signatories can be seen at ICANw.org, website of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning coalition that helped navigate the treaty.

Formal ratification of the new law - TPNW for short - is a nation’s binding

promise “never under any circumstances ... develop, test, produce, manufacture, otherwise acquire, possess or stockpile nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.” The United Nations opened the TPNW for consideration by a vote of 122 to 2 in July 2017.

A mere 90 days after the 50th nation state ratification, the TPNW will enter into force as international law, binding on countries that have seen it ratified.

Now, in a fashion reminiscent of lawless dictatorships the world over, the Trump White House has written to countries that have adopted the treaty urging them to withdraw their ratifications.

According to the As-

sociated Press, which obtained the U.S. letter, the Trump Administration claims that the U.S., Russia, China, Britain and France and all 30 NATO allies “stand unified in our opposition to the potential repercussions” of the treaty.

The AP reported that Beatrice Fihn, executive director of ICAN, said several diplomatic sources had confirmed to her that they and other states that ratified the TPNW had been sent letters by the U.S. requesting their withdrawal.

Fihn told the AP that the “increasing nervousness, and maybe straightforward panic, with some of the nuclear-armed states and particularly the Trump

administration,” shows that they “really seem to understand that this is a reality: Nuclear weapons are going to be banned under international law soon.”

So, while the U.S. and the other nuclear-armed countries have opposed the ban treaty, they do recognize the stigma of violating a civilized prohibition that is coming into force. Like a drug cartel with the terroristic muscle and political connections to operate outside the law, the White House wants to pressure its lesser associates.

The absurdity of the White House letter is flabbergasting. It’s like imagining that President Lincoln had urged countries to reinstate slavery.

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Ray Acheson, director of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom disarmament program, said in a tweet: “It’s incredible that a nuclear-armed state is demanding other countries withdraw from a treaty banning nuclear weapons.”

Back on March 27, 2017, when negotiations for the treaty ban began, former Gov. Nikki Haley, then U.S. Ambassador to the UN, led a 40-state boycott of the proceedings.

Speaking at the UN, Haley made two verbal slips that spoke the truth.

Haley said, “We would love to have a ban on nuclear treat….” She caught herself and said “weapons” instead of “treaties.”

Later, Haley flubbed her claim that “… one day we will hope that we are standing here saying, ‘We no longer need nuclear weapons.’”

Evidently, the Trump administration doesn’t hope for a ban on nuclear weapons, but instead would love to have that ban on nuclear treaties.

John LaForge, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is co-director of Nukewatch, a peace and environmental justice group in Wisconsin, and is co-editor with Arianne Peterson of “Nuclear Heartland, Revised: A Guide to the 450 Land-Based Missiles of the United States.”

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‘I am not a victim of domestic violence, I’m a Queen Survivor’

BY BUSTA BROWN

As we come to our last week of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I’d like to share this story of another strong, intelligent phenomenal woman. “I am not a victim of domestic violence, I’m a Queen Survivor. “Now, before I get started, I want everyone who reads or hears my story to know and understand that you also have your own story to share. Once you release it, it becomes very cleansing, healing, and therapeutic,� said ‘VM.’ She is an author, YouTube host, speaker and entrepreneur. She uses her social media platforms to reach out and mentor other survivors of domestic violence. “All of your negative core beliefs about yourself has to be torn down and you have to want it to be torn down. My negative core beliefs were: I was conditioned to believe that unwanted sexual advances, being forced to have sex, being physically thrown around and called names, were all a part of a man showing me love. It took years, but I tore all of that down. I had to nearly lose my life to understand this,� said VM. The mother of two became extremely emotional, looked away from the camera, wiped her tears and then continued. “I’ve been through some horrific relationships that were verbally abusive, but I had never been hit with a fist until nearly a year ago.

My ex-husband beat me like I was in a boxing ring.

His first punch put me on the floor, and then I tried to protect myself because I thought he was going to begin using his feet to kick me. Instead, he continued

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‘VM,’ 2020 Queen Survivor beating me and cursing, and beating and cursing, and threatening me. I was trying to cover myself, but he knew how to penetrate through my arms with his fist. When I tried to get up to run, he hit me in the eye, then the nose, and then my mouth. I screamed as loud as I could so that my children could hear me, and eventually my youngest heard me and then ran to get his older brother and his wife, and that’s how it stopped. It seemed as if it went on forever, but it eventually stopped,� said VM. Her case is still pending.

VM said that her first experience with domestic violence was witnessing a physical altercation with two female family members. “During the fight, one of them pulled a knife on the other, and we had to call the police.

I was petrified. This happened often in my house and in my neighborhood.

I developed extreme anxiety, which kept me up all night. I would wet my

bed and was very afraid of almost everything. The anxiety caused my imagination to run wild, because I was always afraid that someone was going to hurt me. My mother would put me in a cab with this man that she knew, but I didn’t know him at all. There was no prepping me for it or anything. She said, ‘Get in the car and he’s going to drop you off at someone’s house so that you can walk to school with her kids.’ He was nice and tried to talk to me and keep me calm, but I was terrified. At that time, I was just a child. I learned how to cook for myself, clean, and basically take care of myself. This went on through high school. I remember at 11, my mom would drop me off at some of my relatives’ houses while the kids were outside playing. When it was time to go inside, everyone would look at me and ask, where did you come from?

They made awful com-

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Listening to your heart BY: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

For ten years, Theresa Townsend Scott would walk with her students around the school to enjoy the first days of spring or fall. During those times, she would experience occasional shortness of breath.

Being proactive, Theresa would mention it to her primary doctor. “It only happened once or

she invited a friend to speak to her sorority, NSPDK, Beta Lambda, to discuss her experience with heart bypass surgery and the importance of getting a routine exam. Then another friend shared that it was important to ask for a heart catherization instead of an echocardiogram, if you really felt something was wrong.

At her next cardiologist appointment, her cardiologist said the

fix it,” said Theresa. “I’ve got at least 25 more years of good living to do. With God’s love and care and the love of my family and friends, I’m doing great.”

Listening to her body and putting her heart health as a priority allowed Theresa to finally get back to life without restrictions. She was able to travel to Australia last year and walk the tours without being breathless or tired. “My sister even

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Theresa Scott twice a year and the feeling disappeared within a minute,” shared Theresa.

“My doctors checked me out and there was no sign of heart disease.”

Over the next few years, she continued to experience random periods of breathlessness. She shared this with her doctor, and he decided to use a heart monitor to attempt to track the event. “And of course, guess what!

Nothing occurred,” said Theresa. “After that test was over, the shortness of breath still continued and my doctor referred me to a cardiologist.”

The cardiologist had her do a stress test and took all kinds of pictures of her heart. “He found that I had some valve leakage, but it was not severe enough to require surgery or treatment. They told me that they would keep an eye on any changes,” recalls Theresa.

However, her shortness of breath continued.

For her one year check-in, her cardiologist ordered an echocardiogram test for Theresa. But before her appointment, Theresa had two encounters that changed her plans. First,

echocardiogram report is normally sufficient and that she should come back next year for her regular exam. “I said no, no.

Something is wrong,” remembers Theresa. “I didn’t realize that I needed to tell him that my shortness of breath was coming more frequently. I didn’t have any other symptoms.”

Her cardiologist heard her. He turned around, sat down and said he’d order the heart catheterization.

He shared with Theresa that there didn’t look as though there was a problem, but this way, they could observe everything and know for sure.

“I ate right, exercised, and kept my weight down,” shared Theresa. “I made an appointment to finally identify my medical problem.”

During the heart catheterization, her physician found several small blockages. Stents were not an option. So before Theresa knew it, she was undergoing heart bypass surgery.

“It sounds funny to say that I was happy, but I was. I was happy that they knew what the problem was, and that they could

said that I outwalked her in Amsterdam in June of last year. I’m able to continue a good life thanks to the surgeons, doctors and staff at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center and Cardiac Rehab staff.

“As a baby boomer, I’m thankful for the technological advancements and expert medical professionals who use their knowledge to extend my life with a few more years, so that I can have an opportunity to give back to my community. I am most thankful for my family and friends who support, encourage, and love me and who assist and advise me, especially, during critical health events.”

Theresa Townsend Scott is a 2020 Forsyth County Go Red Woman.

She is sharing her story to help prevent heart disease in women. Novant Health is proud to be the American Heart Association’s “Life is Why” and “Go Red for Women” sponsor in Forsyth County, celebrating, supporting and encouraging women to put their health first wherever they may be in their journey.

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Online gaming class a big hit for local school

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Video games used to be just child’s play. Now they are big business not only for the developers, but also for the players. Recognizing their relevance in education, Winston-Salem Christian School has brought a STEM program to their school for their students to enhance their skills.

The program focuses on gaming concepts and Esports, which is an industry that has really taken off in the last decade. Jordan Leak has been a fan of gaming since he picked up his PlayStation 2 for the first time and is now playing competitively.

“Esports is basically competitive gaming, and I teach a gaming concepts course,” he said. “I teach them basic motor skills of how to use the controller and how to play a game.

We go step by step and I give them a walkthrough of everything and show them pretty much how to play the game and take care of yourself while you’re playing.”

Leak says he was approached by the school about the course and he was honored he was selected as their candidate.

Leak says his passion for playing and teaching others about video games was a major factor in him being offered the position.

“I talked to Dr. Wolfe, our head of school, and he was like, ‘Hey, let’s see if we can make our own Esports team and see if we can bring it up and get kids into school just for playing video games’,” said Leak.

“That’s kind of how we got started up at WinstonSalem Christian.”

To his surprise, many of the students in his class are new to the world of gaming. Leak says he enjoys introducing new players to the world of gaming, because they soak up all the information he has to offer.

“I have some veteran gamers and then I have kids that have never seen a video game in their life,” he said. “Honestly, I like the new people, because when I have veterans, they think they know too much, so it’s sometimes hard to teach them something new.”

Leak says he was drawn to video games because he viewed them as an outlet to the stresses of the world.

“Other than playing basketball, video games were my second outlet,” he said. “If I was having a tough day or something, I would hop on the game and forget everything happened.”

Once Leak began playing competitively, he became a ranked player in the NBA 2K series. He then started entering tournaments and even won a few along the way. Leak says the environment in the tournaments are very different from playing on your couch at home.

“For competitive gaming, it’s not kid friendly and it’s a lot more adult language being said,” Leak said jokingly. “It’s very competitive, like playing chess on the street in New York City. It’s a lot of smack talk and way more strategy.”

Leak says he was unaware that colleges were offering scholarships for Esports when he graduated from high school in 2016.

“In 2016, gaming just started to get huge where they were giving away scholarships,” he said. “At the time, I didn’t know anything about it; I just thought I was just wasting my time just playing video games.

“I did some research and found out schools were giving away full ride scholarships for kids that play video games.”

Leak stated he wants the kids in his program to earn as much scholarship money as possible, because he knows a lot of parents and students are aware there is money available for gaming.

“In my class, we start at middle school and I think that would be smart for others because there are people that play the game for a living, so you have to start young and practice every day like you would a sport,” Leak said about Esports and gaming.

“Playing video games is no different.”

Beyond scholarships, there is big money involved with gaming. Leak says he recently saw a 16-year-old win a tournament and walk away with over $2 million in prize money. He hopes similar programs like this pop up at other high schools around the county so more kids have an opportunity to seize their chance at gaming success, whether academically or professionally.

Entrepreneur launches $10.7 million venture capital and private equity firm Nationwide (BlackNews.com) While attending Oakwood University as a business major, Terrel Davis became a serial student entrepreneur who recognized three significant problems that HBCU students faced: lack of resources, services, and funding. As such, he decided to establish HBCU Seed, a venture capital and private equity firm that solely invests in businesses owned by HBCU students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

As an HBCU student, Davis witnessed firsthand the socioeconomic difficulties

Terrel Davis that student entrepreneurs had to face.

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) generally only receive minimal financial support and amenities. That in turn leaves less money for them to support student entrepreneurs. Experts say that the future of HBCUs is bleak since state legislatures and the federal government have reduced their funding in favor of financing institutions with larger endowments. When Davis established his own business, he was met with the same problems.

Through HBCU Seed, Davis has partnered with the HBCU Seed Foundation, allowing businesses that are vetted by an entrepreneurship center consortium, as well as those receiving services and resources from one of the centers, to receive from the pooled venture capital.

As one of the first Black-owned HBCU venture capital firms, this organization will bring together 107 HBCUs to become equity partners and pool a large sum of investment funding to provide entrepreneurship opportunities and re-

sources for HBCU students, alumni, and their staff. In exchange for their minimal investment requirement of $100,000 per school, an HBCU can be part of a Black Wall Street ecosystem that is entirely selfsufficient and can circulate Black-earned dollars within the community for at least one year.

Davis firmly believes that African American communities have the power and capacity to own and fully operate their businesses such as banks, hotels, restaurants, retail stores, airports, facto-

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ries, and studios. He envisions a world in which Black Americans are given more financial chances to create and develop their business ideas.

During this time of heightened tension and concern for social injustice for Black communities, Davis provides an avenue for African American institutions, as well as investors and corporate donors, to stand together and support everyone in HBCU ecosystems. Coupled with the Black Lives Matter movement, Davis calls on all HBCUs to help the Black community grow by contributing funds.

By choosing to invest in HBCU Seed, supporters can vote with their dollars and choose to empower disadvantaged communities across the nation. Contributing to HBCU Seed’s cause helps ensure that it closes the racial wealth gap between predominantly white communities and Black communities.

To find out more about Terrel Davis and how to support HBCU Seed, visit their official web site at HBCUSeed.com.

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Sonya Hurt named WSSU associate director of athletics for compliance & academics SUBMITTED ARTICLE

The Winston-Salem State University Department of Athletics took a giant step forward with the hiring of Sonya Hurt as its associate director of athletics for compliance and academics. With some great experience along with a terrific education, Hurt is poised to make a tremendous impact on the future of Rams athletics.

“It is always a GREAT day when we can have a member of the ‘Ramily’ graduate from WSSU, depart and return to serve their alma mater with the education and lifelong learning they experienced while a co-ed, coupled with the expertise they have gathered during their career,” said WSSU Director of Athletics Etienne Sonya Hurt Thomas. “I was seeking a seasoned administrator to ucating the Rider studentjoin our team in this ca- athlete advisory commitpacity, someone who has tee (SAAC) on legislation expertise in the areas of updates and changes. She compliance and student also coordinated the athletservices, in addition to the ics department’s ARETE, leadership qualities to en- Student Transitional Educourage partnership with cation Program (STEP) their colleagues within the and study-table programs.

Department of Athletics She also assisted in the deand across the campus. So- velopment of the Broncs nya embodies each of for Combating Hatred, Advocating, these qualities in addition Healing, to her many experiences Nourishing, Guiding Eduthroughout her extensive cation (CHANGE) task career in college athlet- force, which is a SAAC ics. We are elated to have initiative to promote diverher as the newest member sity & inclusion in the Ridof our team and look for- er Department of Athletics.

Prior to joining the ward to her arrival back home in Winston-Salem.” staff at Rider, she spent Hurt comes to Win- two years at Bethuneston-Salem State Uni- Cookman University from versity after spending 16 2002-2004. During her years at Rider University, time at Bethune-Cookman, where she served as the Hurt served as the complicoordinator of academic ance liaison for the athservices for athletics. It is letic department, campus a position that she had held advisement center and the since March of 2004. Cur- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conrently, Hurt is primarily ference (MEAC) office, responsible for leading the preparing NCAA waivBroncos’ academic support ers, investigating eligibilunit in providing quality ity issues and conducting and need-based services monthly NCAA rules eduthat enhance academic cation sessions for the deprogress, facilitates career partment. She also began development, and encour- the university’s first acaages the psychological demic support program for growth of all student-ath- football student-athletes letes, assisted the compli- during her tenure at the ance office with prepara- university.

She also worked at tion for NCAA academic eligibility waivers and ed- Fairleigh Dickinson Uni-

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versity, where she served as the director of academic support from 1999-2002.

At Fairleigh Dickinson, Hurt was responsible for overseeing academic eligibility, tutoring programs, study table, and coordinated a faculty/staff mentorship program for the department of athletics. From 1998-2000, Hurt served as an intern for the NCAA in membership services.

While with the NCAA, she provided NCAA interpretations and conducted waiver reviews for the membership.

Throughout her career, Hurt has taken advantage of several opportunities for professional development. In 2016, she was a graduate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Professional Development Institute (now known as The Steve McDonnell PDI). Graduates of the institute have gone on to become nationally recognized leaders in the fields of student-athlete support services, college athletics, conference administration and higher education. She is also an active member of the National Association of Athletic Academic Advisors and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A),

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She has volunteered her time with the Boys & Girls Clubs of New Jersey, Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Special Olympics, and the KIPP Collegiate Academy.

Hurt is no stranger to Winston-Salem State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and sports management in 1990, as well as a master’s degree in sports administration from Grambling State University in December 1996.

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AG Josh Stein honors 3 Triad individuals with Dogwood Award RALEIGH - Attorney General Josh Stein has announced that Randy Abbott, Sheriff Danny Rogers, and Bishop Todd Fulton were awarded the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. This award is given annually to honor North Carolinians who are dedicated to keeping people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities.

Bishop Todd Fulton is the senior pastor and founder of the Mt. Moriah Outreach Center.

“Day in and day out, Bishop Fulton is on the front lines of serving his neighbors,” said AG Stein. “Whether it’s working to feed those in need or to promote racial equity in criminal justice, Bishop Fulton is dedicated to strengthening his community.”

Randy Abbott is the national volunteer coordinator for the SAFE Project, a national organization devoted to fighting opioid addiction.

“Opioid addiction is a scourge that has torn families apart all across our state,” said Attorney General Stein. “As my office has worked to fight this crisis, Randy has been an invaluable ally. He has bravely transformed the tragedy of losing his daughter, Vanessa, into dedicated advocacy for others.”

Sheriff Danny Rogers’ office is focused on equitable employment practices to meet the needs of a diverse community.

“Sheriff Danny Rogers is an outspoken proponent of excellence and transparency in law enforcement,” said AG Stein.

“He has highlighted the importance of recruiting the best and brightest public-spirited people to become peace officers. I am proud to work alongside Sheriff Rogers to make our criminal justice system reflective of the communities we serve.”

Here is a full list of the 2020 Dogwood Award recipients: *Randy Abbott, volunteer coordinator, SAFE Project, Greensboro *Sheriff Charles Blackwood, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Hillsborough *Dr. Carly Brown, Masks of Love, Asheville

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ments about my mom and me about the situation, and it was very hurtful. I would live there for weeks without a change of clothes or food. I felt like a thrown away child, like I wasn’t wanted anywhere.

“By the grace of God, I remained a virgin until college. I just wanted to feel loved Busta, and I thought pleasing my man at any cost was the answer, even through the abuse, because I thought I could heal and fix men. Because of my childhood, I sought out the wrong type of men. My happiness was always tied to a man, from the age of 18 until 50,” said VM. “I started watching Bishop R.C. Blake and my life began to change. I began to realize that something was very wrong with me, because everything I tried to do didn’t work.

It was time to try something different. I spent all my life trying to love and fix, teach and raise these men. Now it was time to fix me and with that, I realized that even the men

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were also broken because of what they went through.

So, I’ve learned to pray for forgiveness and their healing as well. When I started seeking the WHY, everything came full circle. My healing began and I was able to allow God to take complete control of my life. It’s a shame that it had to come to me almost losing my life to find my truth and peace.

“Now I have that peace with God and he has blessed me tremendously. I have a new car that I didn’t think would happen, and my credit is great. God cleaned up my credit and then blessed me with a new home, as well. I started my women’s ministry, a YouTube channel, my own business, and I wrote a book. The Bible says you will be sought after, and success found me. I make more money than I ever made. Everything I asked God for, he gave me,” she said, and begin crying and shouting.

As she was crying, she found the strength to continue. “When you get away from your abuser, doors are going to open for

you like never before! If you’re in an abusive relationship or marriage, that’s not God, and it’s not love.

Love doesn’t hurt. You must get out and find out how blessed your life can truly be. You deserve the same happiness, peace and success,” said VM. Her children are doing extremely well in school and personally as well.

“There are a lot of resources out there to help women who are in domestic violent relationships or marriages. It starts with a simple phone call to your local authorities and organizations such as the Family Justice Center in Guilford County. They will walk you through the process of finding a safe haven, so make that call now.”

My phenomenal Person of the Week is VM, the 2020 Queen Survivor. Reach out to VM on Facebook @Healing Broken Hearts Ministry, wwwvmashell.com, or email her @healingbrokenheartsministry@yahoo. com.

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Tough start, bright finish The Major League Baseball (MLB) season got off to a rocky start for their shortened season, but the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays are fighting to bring a championship home to their respective fans and finish off a surprisingly good season.

Of course, COVID-19 prevented the normal start time to the season in early April and delayed it until late July. Instead of having the marathon season of 162 games, teams sprinted to the finish line with only a 60-game season.

Early on, it looked as though MLB would not be able to finish the season because of COVID-19 cases that hit several franchises. Over 40 games were postponed prior to the midpoint mark of the season and people began to wonder if finishing the season was a smart thing to do.

Unlike the NBA (National Basketball Association), baseball opted not to have a “bubble” where all teams would congregate to play games.

It would have been very difficult to accommodate so many players in one city due to the number of players on each baseball team.

For the first time I can remember, MLB thought ahead when it came to some of the rule changes they put in place for the shortened season.

Changes such as putting a runner on second base to begin extra innings, seven inning double headers, and the universal designated hitter were all brilliant ideas to take some of the wear and tear off the players.

We all know that baseball has been one of the most stubborn sports when it comes to changing their rules, but I am glad they realized these small changes would benefit the game and allow them to finish the season as healthy as possible.

My hope is they at least keep a few of these rules around in the seasons to come.

At first I thought putting a runner on second base to start extra innings was kind of gimmicky.

Once I watched a few games, I quickly changed my tune due to the excitement I felt the rule added to the game.

I understand that seven inning double headers were necessary this season, but this is one rule I hope they do not keep. I can remember so many 9th inning heroics throughout my life, that cutting a game to only seven innings just wouldn’t feel right.

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The Winston-Salem Recreation & Parks Department brings the We Play Soc-

cer League to the boys and girls of Forsyth County once again. Through this program, the youngsters get the opportunity to learn the basics of the game, while also getting a great workout.

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Charity golf tournament draws 18 teams to support female basketball program

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The golf tournament presented by The Robinson Group at the Winston Lake Golf Course turned out very well according to sponsors. The tournament took place on Oct. 10 and the winning team was from the Truth Network, followed by teams from Cahill & Swain and the team from Shaw University’s Men’s basketball team.

The annual tournament raises funds for the Winston-Salem Stealers female basketball organization. A total of 18 teams came out to compete in the tournament, some from as far away as Raleigh.

“I really enjoyed this year, because people came out to support young women and they bought into the social distancing aspect of the tournament and it was a huge success,” said Alvin Robinson, founder of The Robinson Group.

Robinson has been coordinating the tournament for nearly two decades, in an effort to assist young athletes in the area. Three of his daughters have

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Alvin Robinson has been coordinating the charity golf tournament for nearly two decades. played for the Stealers organization and Robinson says he has seen firsthand how difficult it sometimes is to raise money for female athletics.

“I think over the years this tournament has been a success, even though it’s so hard to raise money for young women,” he said.

“I have been on the boy’s side and the girl’s side, but when I go and ask for money for boys, it’s so easy; when I ask for the young

ladies, it was hard. But some of the same teams have been with us for 18 years and they have bought into what we are trying to do here by helping out all of the kids.”

Robinson was very appreciative of the longterm tournament sponsors, along with the local golf courses that have allowed him to hold the tournament.

“The sponsors, the City of Winston-Salem,

the Winston Lake Golf Course, and Julius Reese have really helped us at The Robinson Group to raise money for young women,” said Robinson.

Even though his girls have aged out of the Stealers program, Robinson says he wants to continue holding the tournament because there will always be a need for funding with female youth sports.

“I want to keep on doing it, because it’s one of our main concerns at The Robinson Group, as well as with my wife’s organization, Beautiful Countenance, and my daughter’s nonprofit, Beneath the Uniform,” he said. “We have been reaching out to the Stealers for 18 years, so we want to make sure we reach out to all aspects of women and young men.”

With three nonprofit organizations in one family, the Robinson family is constantly doing things for others and that’s the way they like it. He says they are reaching out to some grant writers to ensure they do not wear out their great relationship with the consistent sponsors.

“We will make it, because we have God on our side and He knows we are doing for people in need and he always provides for all of our needs,” Robinson said.

Robinson is proud of the fact he and his wife’s work in the community has rubbed off on their children. He says they get upset if they are not allowed to lend a helping hand with any event their parents are involved with.

“They have bought into the vision we have for giving back,” he said. “As the Bible said, give unto others as you would have them give unto you.”

Brian Robinson is the coach and founder of the Stealers organization. Alvin Robinson said coach Robinson was very thankful for the continued support the Robinson family has shown the Stealers organization throughout the years.

For more information about the Winston-Salem Stealers organization, please visit www.thewinstonsalemstealers.com.

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Elder Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson

Loving by Serving Scriptures: John 13:1-15, 34-35 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Consider the significance of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet; *Repent of pride that has prevented serving selflessly; *Serve others as an expression of Christian love.

Background: John 13 is set at the end of Jesus’ public ministry and at the time of Passover. Jesus, as host, has prepared a private Passover meal for himself and the twelve. In his depiction of the Last Supper, John is the only gospel writer who outlines specific events. None of the other Gospels mention foot washing. It’s notable that during biblical times, foot washing was customary and needed because of open-toed sandals. The custom was for the host to provide water for guests to either wash their own feet or have the service performed by a servant in some cases, but never did the host himself stoop to this action. The significance of Jesus performing this task of foot washing as recorded by John is to symbolize atoning for sin by Jesus’ death and provide a lesson in humility. John also speaks to the philosophy of the acts in the upper room and the private teachings of Jesus’ last days with the disciples.

Lesson: Jesus was aware of his impending death and has set the scene in the upper room at the time of Passover – to inform or confirm for the disciples his coming “Passover” from this world to the Father from whom he came (verse 1). Judas, the betrayer, came to the supper already in accord with the devil (verse 2). Of course, Jesus is aware of all that was happening around him and was at peace because “… the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God and went to God,” the certainty of what was to happen could not be changed (verse 3). Jesus in a profound expression of love and humility takes off his robe, grabs a towel and washes the feet of all his faithful disciples, even Judas who would betray him (verses 4-5).

Peter, as usual as spokesman for the twelve, speaks with indignation that Jesus, Lord and Master would stoop so low as to wash their feet (verse 6). Jesus replies that they will understand fully later on (verse 7).

Jesus goes on to tell Peter the cleaning is needed if he wanted to be with him in heaven. The cleaning Jesus is alluding to is “spiritual cleansing.” Unless the Lamb of God cleanses a person’s sin, he can have no part with him (verses 8-9). “He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but clean every whit …” Believers are justified and granted imputed righteousness, but still need sanctification and personal righteousness (verse 10). Jesus indicates for Judas’ benefit that he knows of his plan to betray him. “Ye are not all clean” (verse 11).

After completing his service of foot washing, Jesus seats himself again at the table and asks the disciples if they understood what he had done (verse 12). “Ye call me Master and Lord and ye say well; for I am” (verse 13). Jesus then urged them to follow his example in serving others and assured them of his blessing if they did so (verses 14-15).

Verses 34-35 reveal Jesus’ new commandment. Jesus was specific in what he expected of the disciples after his departure. “That ye love one another as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” So, love is to serve as the distinguishing characteristic of discipleship (verses 34-35). (The UMI Annual Commentary 20202021, The MacArthur Study Bible, The Modern Life Study Bible, The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: Is the command to “Love one another” a new commandment? Is it more important to serve or to be served? Why? Application: We are still called as saints of God to be leaders in serving others in the church, but also in our public and professional lives. We must model the servant’s attitude – place others’ needs before our own, take action to meet those needs, and do it all without expectation of reward or reciprocity. “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love” (Galatians 5:13).

New ministry hopes to ‘impact’ families and community Impact Church to hold first service on Sunday, Nov. 1

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A new church is set to hit the town of WinstonSalem on Nov. 1. Led by Pastors Alvin and Stephanie Carlisle, The Impact Church of Winston-Salem is here to serve the community spiritually and beyond.

Pastor Alvin Carlisle, former president of local NAACP chapter and former senior pastor of Exodus United Baptist Church, says he spent nine years at Exodus and was ready for new beginnings with the Impact Church.

“We are just trying to stay sensitive to the needs of people and really how I felt that God was trying to reach people,” said Carlisle of why he decided to start a new ministry. “We felt an urgency to move in a way that was more consistent with what people needed and the experience they were looking to have God in.

“It wasn’t just church, it wasn’t just the experience of the local assembly, but really wanting to have an opportunity to be empowered that affects their entire family and their entire life.”

Carlisle said he has served a congregation for 22 years, but with the launch of his new ministry, he is excited and anxious to impact people’s lives in a multiple ways.

“We are really looking for people to have a different, healthy experience,” he said.

Carlisle touched on John 10:10, about how Jesus’ narrative in the text was talking about people’s religious experience. He said he always quotes ‘I came that you might have life, have it more abundantly,’ because Jesus’ mission was to connect us back to the Father.

“It’s not just focused on giving all of our time to the local assembly, but the local assembly being a place of empowerment, a place of learning, a place of growth, so once we leave we can live it up,” he continued.

After nearly 10 years at Exodus, Carlisle says there was some sadness in leaving, but he knows he is still connected with everyone from the church in the spirit of the Lord.

“We are still the body of Christ regardless of where we worship,” he said. “Our commitment was to keep the love connection strong and those who became a part of the fellowship under my leadership were going to stay

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Pastors Alvin and Stephanie Carlisle will hold their initial service with the Impact Church this Sunday, Nov. 1. connected.

“But then there are some whose spiritual roots are at Exodus and they are going to remain in that space, but our biggest thing was regardless of where you choose to worship, we would always keep our love connection strong.”

For Carlisle there are a few ministries that he would like to implement sooner than later. He said he would like to work with those coming out of prison with reentry job programs, along with men’s and women’s empowerment groups to strengthen the family structure.

The Impact Church will hold their services at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, located at 750 Marguerite Dr. Carlisle said they will remain at this location for four months, with limited seating, and will reevaluate once the pandemic re-

strictions are loosened.

According to Carlisle, the primary thrust of their ministry is to strengthen the family unit. He says there are many unique and different family dynamics in any given congregation, but their goal is to empower them all.

Carlisle said he has not decided on a specific sermon for his initial service, but knows it will involve empowerment because that will be the focus of the entire church to begin with.

“I am really working hard and looking at a few ideas in the direction we want to go initially, including this Sunday,” he said about his sermon. “Really, just dealing a lot in these initial weeks with self-empowerment and being who it is God called you to be and living that out every day. That will be the general theme.”

During his time as

president of the local NAACP chapter and his work with the Ministers’ Conference of WinstonSalem and Vicinity, Carlisle focused a lot of his work with social justice issues and voter registration.

He says they will continue with those efforts at The Impact Church as well.

“We will have a whole social justice element to the ministry,” he went on to say. “Actually, the reason I backed away from leadership in those organizations was to really focus during this season on building the social justice element in Impact Church.

“We will definitely have a strong community thrust, a strong social justice thrust, and we will still be on the front end of voter rights and addressing disparities in the criminal justice system. All of those will be a vital part of our ministry.”

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Thursdays and Saturdays Free Meals Christ Rescue Temple Church, 1500 North Dunleith Ave., will serve hot meals as part of the People Helping People Feeding Program. Meals will be served every Thursday and Saturday from noon until 1 p.m. at the church’s location. For more information, call 336-7229841.

NOW Zoom services New Birth Worship Center (NBWC) in East Bend has gone virtual. Please join Dr. James L. E. Hunt, Senior Pastor on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. on Zoom webinar. The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789021891 or Dial-In: 1 301 715 8592 ID Mtg. #: 84789021891.

In addition, Sunday School is taught by Deacon James Henry at 9 a.m. via telephone conference call #: 1 917 900 1022 ID#: 868433#.

All are welcome to join us for Zoom (virtual) Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Our Pastor, Dr. Hunt, will be the teacher. The Zoom Link: https://us02web.

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For additional information, please call 336-6993583 or visitwww.newbirthworshipcenter.org or visit our Facebook page.

Nov. 1 First Waughtown Baptist Church Live Stream Senior Pastor Dennis W. Bishop will continue the series “An Unusual Cry: Lord, Have Mercy” and lead worshipers in Corporate Communion at 10 a.m. Sunday, November 1. Everyone is encouraged to have their elements prepared to partake of The Lord’s Supper. Please join us on Facebook Live, https://www.facebook.com/ FirstWaughtown/ or the First Waughtown website, https://www.firstwaughtown.org and click on MEDIA. Nov. 4 Plate sale The smell of Fall foods will be wafting through the air from November through February as delectable dishes will be available at Wentz Memorial United Church of Christ, starting Wednesday, November 4, from 4-6 p.m. at 3435 Carver School Road.

The plate sale is held the first and third Wednesday of each month. Fried fish and chicken will be sold on

the first Wednesday and a Fall surprise will be on the plate on the third Wednesday. The cost is $10 per plate.

Proceeds from the plate sale will be used to help offset the expenses and costs of the church’s 100th anniversary celebration set for October 2021. Contact Reginald Gaither at 336-391-8586 to place orders or for more information. Or you may contact Wentz Church at 336722-0430.

Nov. 8 15th pastoral anniversary The Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 1905 N Jackson Ave., will celebrate the 15th anniversary of our beloved Pastor Paul W. Hart on Sunday morning, November 8, at our 11 a.m. worship service.

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NOW – Volunteer Center of the Triad The Volunteer Center of the Triad is responding to COVID-19 by bringing the volunteer community together. We have designated a portion of our website www.volunteercentertriad.org to assist our non-profit community as their needs arise around the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you are interested in volunteering, visit www. volunteercentertriad. org, click COVID-19 Response and search volunteer opportunities available.

NOW - Dec. 19 – Buy Black! Holiday Market S.G. Atkins Community Development Corporation and The Green House Village Market are sponsoring a BUY BLACK! Holiday Market opening Friday, October 23, and continuing every weekend through December 19 at The Enterprise Center, 1922 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Winston Salem.

For more information and vendor opportunities, please call Patricia Degraffinreaidt at 336.734.6916 or email sgatkinscdc2@ gmail.com.

NOW - Dec. 31 – Scholarship drive Atkins High School Alumni and Friends, the Atkins Class of 1969 cordially invites you to par-

ticipate in our scholarship drive for Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy, formerly Atkins High School.

You can do so by purchasing a large, 50 X 68, beautiful, high quality Atkins High School Afghan for only $79.00. All proceeds go towards the scholarship. If you are interested and willing to help, please call Ms. Shelia Smith at (336) 671-8836 or (336) 893-5326, or email us at Atkinsclassof1969@ gmail.com. Thank you, in advance, for your support.

ings, or funny feelings.

This initiative is an ongoing partnership between MUSE Winston-Salem and The Willingham Theater in Yadkin County.

Advanced registration for this free community event will be required for storytellers and observers.

Donations are welcome.

Further information and details are available at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/the-willinghamstory-slam-muse-winstonsalem-scary-things-tickets-122500581537.

Oct. 29 – Cancer and domestic violence event There will be an event bringing awareness to cancer and domestic violence on Oct. 29 from 2-4 p.m.

The guest speaker will be Yvette Jones, regional field director for NCLCVF/ PowerUp NC. The event will be held at SECCA, 750 Marguerite Dr. and is presented by Mad Cattah.

For more information, contact Kanika Brown at kanikabrown18@gmail. com.

Oct. 30 – Drive-in movie The RiverRun International Film Festival is offering a free Fall Family Night screening of “Monsters, Inc.” on Friday, Oct. 30. The free screening is sponsored by Mast General Store and will take place at Marketplace Cinemas at 2095 Peters Creek Parkway. The RiverRun at Marketplace Drive-In series is sponsored by Parkway Lincoln. Free tickets to the “Monsters, Inc.” screening must be picked up in advance from Mast General Store, located at 516 North Trade Street in downtown Winston-Salem. Gates open at 6:15 p.m., and the screening begins at 7 p.m.

Oct. 29 – Story Slam The Willingham Story Slam @ MUSE WinstonSalem, a local storytelling community, will host a virtual story slam on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 7 - 9 p.m. Guests are invited to share their own stories of worst fears, quirky phobias, looming threats, dark prospects, spooky haunt-

Oct. 30 – Nomination deadline The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth

County is accepting nominations for its 2020 annual awards, and members of the public have until 5 p.m., Friday, October 30, to submit a nomination.

Nominations are invited and encouraged. Information about how to make a nomination is available on The Arts Council website atwww.intothearts.org/annual-awards. Completed nomination materials must be received by 5 p.m., Friday, October 30, 2020, in order to be considered.

around complex subjects to launch its new Read To Right Wrong initiative.

Read To Right Wrong (RTRW) is an effort to provide information around the many topics that the community is wrestling with, through programs, reading recommendations, outreach efforts and more. *Thur., Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. Food Disparities in Forsyth County *Wed., Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. Health Equity

Oct. 31 – Drive-thru fall festival The Winston-Salem Police Department is partnering with the WinstonSalem Police Foundation and Galilee Missionary Baptist Church to hold a free candy giveaway during a Public Safety DriveThrough Fall Festival, from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in the church parking lot at 4129 Northampton Drive, Winston-Salem.

This is a drive-through event only; children will not be allowed to walk up.

In addition to the candy distribution, a variety of public safety vehicles will be on display. Kids are encouraged to come in their Halloween costumes.

Nov. 14 – Virtual experience for girls We are excited to announce on Nov. 14, our LEAD Girls Rising G.R.I.T. Expo will welcome 150 6th-10th grade girls for a free one-of-akind virtual experience designed to equip them for the social, emotional, and academic rigors of life.

The expo theme this year is G.R.I.T. (Girls. Rising.

Innovating. Transforming.). The Expo will feature a few hours of highenergy workshops and inspiring presentations led by influential leaders from our community.

To register or learn more information about the expo, visit: https:// www.leadgirls.org/expo/.

Nov. 12 & Dec. 16 – Read to Right Wrong The Forsyth County Public Library system is holding a series of community conversations

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As the regular season ended, I was curious to see how the playoffs were going to go with the new format. The expanded playoffs included 16 teams, which I don’t think waters down the regular season too much. I like the fact there are no byes for any team and it also did away with the sudden death Wild Card game.

I think MLB will realize that they need to adjust their game and tinker with the rules to see what fits and what doesn’t. Every new rule change is not going to be the right decision; just ask the NFL with their catch and pass interference challenge rule changes. Those did not work out and they quickly did away with them, but at least they were willing to try something new.

All in all, I like what I saw from the season and the direction the sport is heading. Now if we can only not vilify players for doing a simple bat flip or celebrating a homerun, we would be really heading in the right direction.

It’s been said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports, so celebrating a big hit should be OK with mocking the pitcher or opposing team.

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First ever drive-in bingo continues popular seniors’ event JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE

It has been a year of changing schedules, adapting procedures and juggling events during a pandemic for Chuck Vestal, adult recreation program supervisor at Recreation and Parks department. Numerous Senior Games events had to be postponed, canceled or modified to adhere to CDC recommendations and N.C. Health Department guidelines.

The mantra, “The show must go on,” took on a new meaning for Vestal when he considered how to stage the annual bingo

The end result was “drive-in bingo.” Participants parked in the lot in front of Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center and were given bingo cards by recreation staff. Vestal set up a table in front of the parking lot and called out bingo numbers. “We utilized an FM transmitter to broadcast directly into the cars’ radios,” Vestal explained and added, “A special thank you to WTOB for making this happen.”

Instead of yelling “bingo!” participants blew their cars’ horns and masked staff members checked the numbers to verify the winning cards and delivered prizes. Vestal was

Photos by Judie Holcomb-Pack

A good crowd came out for a morning of fun and a chance to win prizes at seniors’ drive-in bingo on Oct. 22. on Thursday, Oct. 22. The weather was perfect for an outdoor event and Vestal was encouraged by the turnout.

“Logistically and operationally, the event was nearly perfect,” said Vestal commenting on the first ever drive-in bingo. Although Vestal was pleased at how smoothly the event went, he added, “It would have been awesome to have had more people participate.”

The past nine months have been especially challenging for older adults who have been isolated

Troy and Frances King’s winning card is checked by Carlie Reed during seniors’ drive-in bingo on Oct. 22. from Play It Again Sports, event that seniors look for- pleased with the array of just to name a few,” he ward to every year. Bingo donated prizes. “Gift bags noted. has been one of the most from T.W. Garner, cakes Although drive-in popular and well attended and gift certificates from bingo didn’t bring out the events and Vestal did not Nothing Bundt Cakes, cernearly 100 people who want to disappoint its fans, tificates for pedicures and usually attend the annual so he looked for a way to manicures, bowling passes event, there were a dozen hold the event in a safe and from Northside and Creekor so cars lined up and socially distanced manner. side Lanes, gift certificates ready to play by 10 a.m.

from friends and family due to the pandemic. Forsyth County Recreation and Parks has been working hard to keep older adults connected through online exercise videos and classes and encouraging adults to check out the many walking trails and parks throughout the county. Every day on Spectrum channel 13 there is something for all ages to participate in from their home.

Vestal continues to keep busy planning events for older adults in Forsyth County and is already looking forward to 2021.

He mentioned that Piedmont Plus Senior Games/ SilverArts Kickoff is slated for Tuesday, Jan. 19, and Grand Games, an event for grandparents and their grandchildren, is scheduled for the afternoon of Feb. 6.

As for the first ever drive-in bingo, Vestal hinted at more to come. “It ran so well that you may see another drive-in bingo event soon,” he said. He’d like to see more seniors come out and enjoy the competition and camaraderie of drive-in bingo.

Chuck Vestal calls out numbers at seniors’ drive-in bingo on Oct. 22.

November Senior Events Calendar: Please note that due to recommendations for social distancing and the Phase 3 opening of business in North Carolina during the COVID-19 crisis, many meetings and events have either been canceled, postponed, or moved to virtual events.

Please check with the event to make sure it is being held. *Classes and activities at The Shepherd’s Center, 1700 Ebert St., have been cancelled until further notice. Transportation for some medical visits including cancer treatments is still being arranged. Call 336-748-0217 for information or visit www. shepherdscenter.org. *Living Healthy at Home, a program of the Area Agency on Aging of Piedmont Triad Regional Council, is accepting registrations. This no-cost program includes a mailed tool kit containing “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions” book, “Relaxation for Mind and Body” CD, and an exercise CD. The program topics include nutrition, exercise, medication use, communication and more. One hour weekly phone meetings with an instructor in small groups will be held for six weeks. To register, call MaryLou White 336-497-5610 or email agewell@ptrc.org.

Below are the calendar items that are being held via online meetings: *Open Mic, hosted by Winston-Salem Writers, (first Tuesday of each month), is being held on Nov. 3 at 6:45 p.m. via Zoom. This event offers beginning and experienced writers an opportunity to read five minutes of their work to a friendly audience. To participate in the Zoom Open Mic, visit www.wswriters.org and click on the November newsletter or email Judie Holcomb-Pack at judiehp@triad.rr.com to get the link to Zoom. *Introduction to Medicare webinar, Nov. 5, 11 a.m. Topics covered in this one-

hour online class include Medicare Parts A & B, Medicare Advantage plans vs. Medicare Supplement plans, how Part D and the “donut hole” work, and more. The class is free and for educational purposes only and no solicitation will be made. Registration is requested and can be made by calling 336-768-5111. *Aging Well series presented by Wake Forest Baptist Sticht Center for Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Prevention, (the second Tuesday of each month) will be held on Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. virtually online. To register and to receive the link to access the program, email bhealth@wakehealth.edu . *AARP meeting (second Tuesday except July and August), will be held Nov. 10 at noon via conference call. Email Geneva Herbert at evaleejr2@gmail.com for more information. Open to all seniors age 50 and above with an AARP membership. *Adult Children of Aging Parents meeting, (third Tuesday), will be held Nov. 17 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. via Zoom. All are welcome, but the focus will be on the needs of adult children who are caring for their aging parents. For more information and to get the Zoom link, visit www. http://acapwinston-salem.org/. *Introduction to Medicare webinar, Nov. 19, 11 a.m. Topics covered in this onehour online class include Medicare Parts A & B, Medicare Advantage plans vs. Medicare Supplement plans, how Part D and the “donut hole” work, and more. The class is free and for educational purposes only and no solicitation will be made. Registration is requested and can be made by calling 336-768-5111.

If you have an item for the Seniors Calendar, please email news@wschronicle.com and put Seniors Calendar in the subject line. Items must be submitted by the 20th of the preceding month for the next month’s issue.

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October 29, 2020

Walk to End Alzheimer’s raises over $80,000

The Guy from Oz

BY SUSAN SURMAN

On the days when I would like nothing better than to stay in bed and watch my favorite movies on TV, mainly due to self-isolation due to COVID-19, I am motivated and dare I say inspired by my ex-father-in-law to get up, get moving, and do something useful. “One day at a time” never had so much meaning for me because of this horrendous wrench in our lives called a pandemic.

William Stewart is a 93-year old Scotsman who suffers with Parkinson’s and peripheral neuropathy – although I don’t really believe the word ‘suffer’ is in his vocabulary. I am continually awed by him.

For his latest project – well, since 2016 – he is cycling from his home in the south of England to Melbourne, Australia, where he was born in 1927.

His family moved back to Scotland when he was an infant. The distance is a mere 10,500 miles. Yes, I said “cycling.” On our weekly phone chats, he tells me he has increased his cycling sessions from two 20-minute sessions to three 20-minute sessions per day, six days a week.

He calculates his weekly distance is 63.75 miles and figures he will reach Melbourne in March of 2022.

The motivation? To aid the poverty stricken villagers in Malawi by raising funds for a new borehole to provide fresh water to villages in Ibuluma in the 93-year-old William Stewart on his bike.

African country. The existing well is too shallow have a vision, something Chitipa district to support and dries up during the that drives you.” Bill’s the elderly and hundreds summer, forcing locals to voice has the enthusiasm of orphaned children.

Mary Young, Bill’s use river water and risk of a young college kid. daughter who lives in I was first introduced contracting dysentery, typhoid, and cholera. An ef- to Bill in 1981 when I mar- Killearn in Stirlingshire, ficient borehole will not ried his son, John Stewart. Scotland, helps run the only help to keep the chil- Through the years, Bill has foundation. “My father aldren safe from coronavirus worn many hats, mainly ways longed to go back to because of illness from in the field of social work the land of his birth,” said water-borne diseases, but and counseling. In 2015, Mary. “Now he’s on his will have an influence on he was assigned by the way while keeping himself the quality of life for the Institute of Counseling in fit.”

The foundation’s target Glasgow to help a Malawhole community.

“It’s the things you can wian who had applied for is 5,000 pounds sterling. do that matter, not what a bursary. Two years later, So far, over 3,000 pounds you can’t do. Age is not the the pair set up a charitable have been raised. An arend of the world. One must foundation in Malawi’s ticle in London’s Sunday

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Hundreds of local residents walked “virtually” to raise over $80,000 in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which occurred on Oct. 3. Novem-

Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina chapter.

“We appreciate everyone creatively taking their own steps against Alzheimer’s disease and to raise critical funds for Alzheimer’s research and local support

ber is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.

Walking as individuals or groups, on sidewalks, tracks or greenways across Forsyth County, people came together to support the care, support and research programs of the Alzheimer’s Association.

“Many thanks to our Walk participants, volunteers, sponsors and the Winston-Salem community for their hard work and efforts in making this year’s event a success in spite of the obstacles this year has brought to our community,” said Katherine Lambert, CEO of the

services.”

Wake Forest Baptist Health – Sticht Center was the top fundraising team. Raising more than $11.700, this is the fourth consecutive year as the top fundraising team for the Winston-Salem Walk.

“Together, we are showing the 180,000 North Carolina residents living with Alzheimer’s that we care and we will never give up the fight to end this disease,” said Lambert.

Donations are still being accepted through Dec. 31 at act.alz.org/winstonsalem.

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Times raised 1,000 pounds in one day!

I look forward to the day when we can travel again. I plan to fly to England and view that famous stationary bike for myself.

For more information, see the website www.williamstewartfoundation. org.

Susan Surman is a local actress, playwright and author of several novels which are available on Amazon.com.

Parks and Recreation offers virtual fitness programs on TV SUBMITTED ARTICLE

With so many older adults staying safe at home, and especially with winter on its way, Recreation and Parks has a number of programs available on Spectrum channel 13. Feeling In Tune or F.I.T. is an aerobics exercise program for seniors that airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Have a Seat offers a less impact aerobics program and is done while seated and airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and on Saturdays at 8:3 a.m. Take advantage of these free and convenient programs on channel 13.

How COVID-19 changed my life

BY ROBIN SETZER

After the death of my grandmother five years ago, I put on the weight as I sought comfort in food. A year ago I decided to make a change. I started a keto diet and lost 30 pounds; however, when the COVID pandemic hit, I knew I had to do more.

I had diabetes, two autoimmune diseases, and was obese. To say that I

though I was walking two miles three times a week, this was not enough to get my heart rate up. I remembered when I was in college at WFU, I would walk a par course in the early mornings and there was an older woman there race walking. A television crew came and did a story about her and I learned she was involved in competitions. I decided to research power walking and race

really push myself unless I have a reason. I contacted Piedmont Plus Senior Games and Chuck Vestal helped sign me up. Having a race to prepare for would motivate me to push myself so I would not embarrass myself.

My times were initially around 16 minutes for 1500 meters. I thought this

was pretty good until I saw the results from last year’s state finals. There were several 70-year-old competitors that had times in the 14-minute range! Now the challenge had been set!

I went from working out three days a week to working out six days a week. I alternate the 1500 meter power walking and

race walking in the mornings and at least three days a week I do the 5k power walking. I´ve now lost 65 pounds and my A1C went from 11.1 to 6.8. But even more, I have met several new walking friends.

I am excited about the virtual races as it is not about what others do but

about me doing my best.

Regardless of what my times will be, I know that I am getting healthy and that is all that really matters.

Robin Setzer is a race walker and power walker, and a first-time Piedmont Plus Senior Games’ participant.

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Go Put On Something Else

BY CINDY ARGIENTO

“You gonna wear that?” is the question I have asked my husband many times over the span of our marriage. After 22 years of marriage, I find it amazing that the man thinks clean underwear and a new tie meet the business casual dress code requirements.

Once again the other night getting ready for an evening out, I looked at him and asked, “Are you gonna wear that jacket?”

“I was planning on it.

Why? What’s wrong with my jacket? You told me you like this jacket.”

“Yes, I told you I liked the jacket, back in 1980 when I met you. Now it’s old, worn, faded and small on you. Besides, I thought we got rid of it. Where did you find it?”

“I found it on the floor in my closet. I forgot it was there until today when I decided to clean my closet rather than listen to your constant nagging one more minute.”

“I only nagged you to pick up your underwear since you ran out and the pile on the floor was obstructing the television.

It was a choice of doing laundry or running to the store and buying new underwear.”

“Oh, that reminds me, next time you go to the store, pick me up some underwear.”

“You gonna wear those sneakers?”

“I was planning on it.

They’re my dressy sneakers. Why? What’s wrong with my sneakers?”

“Well, since tonight is semi-formal, you should wear shoes. I don’t remember those sneakers.

Where did you get them?”

“Under the jacket in the closet.”

“That figures.”

“About the jacket, you think I should give it to our son?”

“No, he won’t want it.”

“Why not?”

“Well, for one thing, he has taste. We could bury it tomorrow along with those sneakers. Now go put on a pair of dress shoes.”

“Dress shoes, like I wear to work?”

“Yes dear.”

“You know I work from home now, remember? So now I have boxes of untouched shoes in my closet.”

“The only shoes you wear now are bedroom slippers and you have to scrape off the dead spider that you crushed and is still dangling to the bottom of your right one.”

“I’ll change.”

“You gonna wear that tie?”

“I was planning on it. It has some green in it which matches my shirt.

Why? What’s wrong with my tie?”

“It has green in it because it’s a Christmas tie decorated with Christmas trees.”

“Well, you gave it to me.”

“Yes, at Christmas time, not in the middle of August. Put it back and pick out a different tie.

Hey, where are you going with the tie?”

“I’m planning on going to the bathroom to hang myself before you get a look at my red socks that you gave me for Valentine’s Day.” “Oh, one last suggestion. While you’re in there, you should change the undershirt that I gave you for Halloween. The pumpkins show through your shirt.

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Cindy Argiento Hey, there’s no need to slam the door; I’m only trying to help. What’s going on in there? Is that the window I hear? If you’re sneaking out again, I’ll

meet you in front with the car. I’ll get your coat. Do you want the one with the missing button or the one with the broken zipper? “ Oh, forget the party …

we really need to go shopping!

Cindy Argiento is a freelance columnist, public speaker and play-

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