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Gentleman’s Quorum Inc. continued its community service recently when members of the group participated in the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Drive. It was the fourth consecutive year that the mentoring group has helped the Salvation Army raise funds.

The group rang bells outside of Stein Mart Department Store at Thruway Shopping Center in Winston-Salem.

Gentleman’s Quorum Inc. was organized in 2013 at Elementary School Academy. It has since expanded its range of coverage to include students from The Kingswood School, Paisley Magnet School and Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy. It was founded by Elliott Miley and Sam Davis, who provided services for students at Cook Elementary. The program has increased its coverage area each year.

“We try to give our students meaningful experiences that will help them acquire the skills to be successful in life,” Sam Davis said. “It is important that these young men understand the need to give back to their communities and do things that will be meaningful to others. While we provide mentoring to the students in the program, we also help them to learn needed skills for growing into manhood.”

The students participating in the recent community service effort were Steven Evans and Kevin Hernandez, of The Kingswood School, and T’Andre Williams of Elementary School Academy, along with supervisors Tim Davis and Sam Davis.

This past summer Gentleman’s Quorum Inc. received sponsorship from Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods to operate a program to help residents of Bowen Park, Carver School Road and Castle Heights Neighborhood. Some 10 students ages 11-15 participated in the program. Participants cut grass and did yard work, painted houses and did minor repairs for residents of the selected communities.