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The Forsyth County Firefighters Association honored local firefighters at an annual awards ceremony on March 12, including five firefighters who helped rescue a man from a burning house.
Last week, IFB Solutions and Luxexcel, the only company in the world with technology that can 3D-print custom ophthalmic lenses, provided more than a dozen local students with free eyeglasses.
The EnergyUnited Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded a $10,000 grant to Saving Grace K9’s, a non-profit, veteran support organization located in Davidson County.
After weeks of protest, heated conversations at City Hall, and ongoing conversations on social media, on Tuesday, March 12, the Confederate statue located at the corner of Fourth and Liberty Streets in downtown Winston-Salem was removed.
Members of the Youth and College Division Advisory Council of the NAACP Winston-Salem Chapter gave homage to the community recently by volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem in commemoration of Black History Month.
The organization hosted their quarterly Be the Change convening, which was a multi-faceted event that explored the concept of educational equity through an examination of their core measures for education, a screening of the documentary film “Beyond the Bricks,” facilitated table conversation, and a panel discussion.
The City of Winston-Salem has made great strides in several focus areas such as poverty and economic development since 2010, but there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure equity for all citizens.
Rainy weather didn’t prevent women dressed in red from flooding the M.C. Benton Convention Center on Saturday, Feb. 23, for Red H.E.A.R.R.T’s annual Red Bottom Shoes Wellness and Luncheon Affair.
