National Grief Awareness Day is recognized on August 30, 2021. Now more than ever we should take the time to highlight the importance of this day. National Grief Awareness Day is dedicated to educating people about the many ways individuals cope with loss.
Check out these volunteer opportunities for seniors
“Ageism from the Inside Out and the Outside In” will be presented virtually on Sept. 21 from 12-1:30 p.m. If we identify with youth and deny age, we are unaware of our ageism against ourselves and unknowingly support institutional ageism in our culture. Dr. Connie Zweig, bestselling author of “The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul,” shows us how to meet this “inner ageist,” which has profound consequences for our self-acceptance, health, and capacity to discover the treasures of late life.
A total of 391,415 registered voters (of nearly 7.2 million) have been removed from North Carolina rolls in this year’s “biennial voter registration list maintenance,” according to Democracy NC. In 2019, more than half a million voters’ names were removed. The process occurs in odd numbered years.
As local COVID cases reach the highest level since Winter 2021, Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County is taking precautionary steps to support the overall well-being of our arts and cultural sector.
The Carolina Classic Fair has announced new ways to save money on tickets and rides at the fair from Oct. 1 to 10. There are also new locations to purchase tickets.
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The Winston-Police Department and the Winston-Salem Police Foundation helped hundreds of students prepare for the start of the 2021-2022 school year last week when they distributed book bags filled with school supplies at five different locations.
Last week members of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) Board of Education decided to maintain the former campus of Hanes-Lowrance Middle School, located on Indiana Avenue, instead of donating the property to the City of Winston-Salem. But district leaders did leave the door open for partnering with the city to bring some much needed resources to the community.
