Sunday, February 28th, the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of Providence, North Carolina will celebrate the 6th Pastoral Anniversary of Elder Mark T. Gibson, with the 11:30am worship with dinner being served immediately following the service at 3pm. Pastor Charles Whitfield and the choir and congregation of First Baptist Church-East Martinsville, VA will be the guest speaker. For more information, or directions, please call 336-388-5550.
HEALTH AND FUN FAIR DAY
Wear your red and join in the healthy fun as the Red H.E.A.R.R.T.(Help Educate And Reduce Risk Today) will have an innovative day of awareness, education, nutrition stations, and fundraising with a health fair at the Gateway YWCA, 1300 S. Main Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Friday, February 26th from 4pm-5:30pm. The Winston-Salem's Young Chefs' Academy will sponsor a station for a healthy, delicious choice, and you can also hear brief comments from Mrs. Donna Cannon, Principal of Cash Elementary, along with Mrs. Peggy Joines, retired Sr. VP of Human Resources, Wachovia. Everyone is invited...from youth, teens, guys and gals can gather for a celebration to our health! For more information, please contact Cheryl Lindsay at 336-829-3113.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK
North Carolina A&T State University Entrepreneurship Week opening program and reception takes place Monday, February 22nd from 10am until Noon in the Merrick Hall Auditorium of the School of Business and Economics, with keynote speaker Mr. Ralph Shelton, President, Southeast Fuels, Inc. For more information, please call 336-334-7656 ext. 7014.
GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE
With the recent wintry weather across the country, the blood supply has drastically decreased in the Carolinas Region. TYPE O NEGATIVE AND TYPE B NEGATIVE blood supplies have dropped to emergency levels and help is needed NOW! Since type O negative blood can be used for any patient when there's not time to determine the patient's blood type, it's crucial that there is a sufficient supply. Donors can participate by visiting one of the American Red Cross centers: Nussbaum Blood Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street in Greensboro, North Carolina and the Winston-Salem Blood Center, 650 Coliseum Drive in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. To donate you should be 17 years of age or older(16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds..18 and younger must also meet specific height and weight requirements. For more information, please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE(448-3543) or visit www.redcrossblood.org .
BESTHEALTH OF WINSTON-SALEM
Come to the BestHealth of Winston-Salem, North Carolina..inside Hanes Mall Wednesday, February 17th at 11am join Captain Jeffery Griffin of the Forsyth County EMS as he explains when to call 911, as well as how to control the situation until EMS arrives. It's being sponsored by the Heart Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. For more information, please call BestHealth at 336-713-BEST(2378), or visit www.besthealth.com .
