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Project reduces waste and helps the homeless
Members of the German Club at East Forsyth High School are using creativity for a good cause. Students are crocheting bedroll mats for the homeless by using yarn made out of plastic grocery bags.
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Custom-Fitted for Fitness
James rewarded for efforts to improve his health Among the many stars who emerged from a 2012 church fitness program, Dozier James is among the brightest. He took full advantage of “Church and Community
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A Win-Win
Local students learn math while helping local Ronald McDonald House First graders at Sedge Garden Elementary School have found that counting pop tabs from aluminum cans and arranging them into groups is an excellent
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New A&T, VGCC union puts RNs on fast track
North Carolina A&T State University and Vance-Granville Community College have formed a partnership that will allow graduates of VGCC’s nursing associate degree program to easily transition to N.C. A&T’s four-year nursing degree program. Representatives
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Y branches receive funds to feed kids
The Winston Lake Family YMCA has received a $10,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to increase efforts to feed kids enrolled in its after-school program. The Fulton, William G. White Jr. and Wilkes County
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Study: Local food benefits health and economy
“The Forsyth County Community Food System: A Foundation to Grow,” a study commissioned by Forsyth Futures, The Winston-Salem Foundation and Forsyth County, found that there are many efforts afoot to preach to residents the
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Rams to honor local breast cancer survivors
Winston-Salem State University will do its part to raise breast cancer awareness during its Saturday Feb. 9 home basketball games against CIAA foe St. Augustine’s University. Both the Rams and Lady Rams will take
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Gathering to explore church’s role in promoting healthy eating
“Food, Faith, and Justice: A Common Calling,” a conference that will explore the role that churches and faith communities have in promoting wellness through improving access to healthy food, will be held next month.
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Mall Zumba sessions to promote women’s heart health
Red H.E.A.R.R.T (Help Educate And Reduce Risk Today) will hold four Zumba flash mob exercise events on Friday, Feb. 1 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. at Hanes Mall (downstairs level atrium below the Hanes Mall Food
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Locals invited to take part in landmark cancer study
Local men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 who have never been diagnosed with cancer are needed to participate in the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), which will help
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