FGV Smart Start Announces Winners of Ducky Derby Drawing
Garry Daeke, development coordinator for Franklin-Granville-Vance (FGV) Smart Start, was on Monday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to announce the winners of the 9th Annual Ducky Derby Fundraiser.
The Ducky Derby race, originally scheduled for September 15, 2018, was canceled due to expected inclement weather from Hurricane Florence. Instead, a drawing for prizes was held on Friday, September 21 at the FGV Smart Start office. Those that could not attend in person were able to view the drawing live on FGV’s Facebook page.
According to Daeke, this marks the first year in the organization’s nine years of holding the event that the outdoor rubber ducky race had to be canceled. “This is the first year that we haven’t been able to do it,” Daeke said. “We’ve always had in our contest – it’s in the rules – that if we aren’t able to have our race determined by the ducks that we’d have a random drawing the next week.”
Contest winners include First Place – $1,000, Gayla Currin of Creedmoor; Second Place – $500, Dorothy Branch of Youngsville; Third Place – $250, Edna Jarrett of Lawrenceville, VA; and Fourth Place – $100, Brian Scott of Raleigh.
Charlotte Evans of Oxford won the prize of 52 free meals courtesy Chick-fil-A.
As far as putting a damper on overall money raised, Daeke said Smart Start still did pretty well despite the canceled race. “We’re going to do pretty well; haven’t seen final numbers yet. I think we’ll do as well as we generally do, somewhere in the six to seven thousand dollar range. That money all goes back into our programs for young children.”
While approximately 250 – 300 fewer tickets were sold this year due to the loss of day-of ticket sales, the cost savings from the canceled race helped cover the difference.
Though pleased with the overall outcome, Daeke said Smart Start staff were a little disappointed not to watch the ducks flood downtown Henderson this year. “We’re pretty happy with how things went, although we were sad not to get out and run the duck race because it’s a highlight for all of us too!”
“Meet Me in the Street” POSTPONED; Rain Date Set for Nov. 1
Information courtesy John Barnes, President, Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce
Due to impending inclement weather on Thursday, September 27 the last “Meet Me in the Street” concert for 2018 is postponed until Thursday, November 1.
The concert is free to the public and will be held at the same location – the corner of North Garnett and Breckenridge Streets in downtown Henderson from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m.
The third and final concert of the season will feature the band “Liquid Pleasure” and their mix of oldies, beach music and disco.
Five VGCC Students Join RIBN Program in NC A&T Ceremony
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College
Five Vance-Granville Community College students were formally inducted into the North Carolina Piedmont “Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses” (RIBN) program in a ceremony in August at North Carolina A&T State University’s Union Square Campus in Greensboro.
RIBN is a partnership involving the university, VGCC, Davidson County Community College (DCCC) and Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC).
This year’s inductees from VGCC are Jolina Chiong of Henderson, Madison Hetrick of Henderson, Jaslin Renteria of Henderson, Chris Trotman of Durham and April Zuniga-Trejo of Henderson.
At the induction ceremony, the A&T School of Nursing welcomed students from VGCC and the other community colleges who will be simultaneously enrolled at the university. RIBN students earn associate’s degrees in nursing over three years (while also taking A&T courses online) and then continue for one year of additional courses at A&T required for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.
Above: Shown celebrating the induction of five new students in RIBN at NCA&T in Greensboro, from left, are VGCC Academic/Career Coach Seletha Pherribo, VGCC Dean of Health Sciences Angela Thomas, RIBN student inductees Jolina Chiong, Madison Hetrick, Chris Trotman, Jaslin Renteria, and April Zuniga-Trejo, VGCC Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Levy Brown, and Nursing Department Chair Erica Jastrow. (VGCC photo)
Erica Jastrow, the Nursing department chair for VGCC, presented each college’s student inductees with a certificate of induction as part of the ceremony, while Academic/Career Coach Seletha Pherribo read a brief biography of each one.
With five out of the 11 students selected for this year’s cohort, VGCC again had the most inductees among the three community colleges in the partnership. In 2017, VGCC had 11 of the 18 students selected, more inductees that the two other community colleges combined. In the first year of the partnership, 2016, the initial cohort consisted of three students, one from each community college.
The North Carolina Piedmont RIBN initiative is one of nine such partnerships that have been launched in North Carolina since 2008 under the direction of the Foundation for Nursing Excellence (FFNE) to increase the educational preparation of North Carolina’s nursing workforce.
In addition to recognizing the RIBN Advisory Board members, Jastrow thanked employers who have met with RIBN students to outline employment opportunities that lie ahead for graduates. “This really shows how desirable our RIBN students are,” she said. “The employers are seeking them out, wanting to come and talk with them.” She also thanked the community and university administrators for providing the fiscal and human resources to support the RIBN students.
Dr. Terry Ward, director of the A&T School of Nursing, praised the students for enrolling in RIBN. “You are going to reduce the impact on the financial debt for our country by saving money and creating a bridge to your education,” she said. “That’s extremely important in today’s times.”
Citing the rising cost of education for young people and the impact it is having, she added, “It’s amazing to see that so many people are doing what they need to do to create the future nurses that we need, to create people who will have economic stability and power. You are showing people it can be done.”
In addition to RIBN, VGCC has a partnership with A&T to allow graduates of its Associate Degree Nursing program to transition easily to the university’s four-year Bachelor’s program. For more information about Nursing at VGCC and bachelor’s degree options, contact academic/career coach Seletha Pherribo at (252) 738-3518 or Nursing department chair Erica Jastrow at (252) 738-3457.
More photos: Check out VGCC’s album on Flickr!
Alpha Brothers Tinting to Hold Coat Drive; Two Drop-Off Locations Announced
-Information courtesy Sandra Wilkerson, Director of Admin and Events, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce
Alpha Brothers Tinting, LLC. will hold a coat drive October 8 – 19, 2018. All new and gently-used coats are welcome. Drop-off stations include:
Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce
414 S. Garnett Street – downtown Henderson
OR
Alpha Brothers Tinting
691 Bearpond Road – Henderson
All coats will be donated to Infinite Possibilities, Inc.
(This is not a paid advertisement)
VIPERS TRIUMPHANT IN MONDAY NIGHT MATCHUP
VIPERS TRIUMPHANT IN MONDAY NIGHT MATCHUP!
Defeat Roanoke Rapids 36-6!
When VCHS Athletic Director Joe Sharrow told Kemp Collins on WIZS Sports Mayhem last week that “good things are coming” for the Viper football program, he wasn’t just handing out “AD-speak” to the press! The first ever victory for Vance County High School’s football program is now in the record books, and it was a big one!
After two weeks of much-needed rest and rebooting, courtesy of Hurricane Florence, the Vipers traveled to Roanoke Rapids on Monday night and handed the Yellow Jackets a decisive 36-6 home loss, dropping RR to 2-3 and 0-2 in the Northern Carolina Conference, and improving VC to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in league play. The Vipers looked like a new team on both offense and defense. They scored twice in the first quarter – on a 5 yard run by QB Samien Burwell, and on a 30-yard pass from Burwell to Shaquan Allen. Burwell connected with William Hawkins, Jr. in the second period. Then, with just 30 seconds left before halftime, Tyquan Lyons intercepted a pass and ran it 35 yards to the end zone, giving Vance County a 30-0 lead.
The Yellow Jackets came out passing in the second half and quickly tallied their only TD, but the Vipers answered when Noah Terry ran for the Vipers’ final score. The Viper defense controlled the RR running game all night, and four interceptions by Lyons, Josh Joyner, Machiah Wilson, and Phadol Jordan prevented the Jacket passing attack from drawing blood.
Make sure to tune into our next broadcast of Vance County Friday Night Football this coming up Friday as the Vipers travel to Durham to face the Pirates of Riverside High. Pregame comments start at 6:45 PM and Game Time kicks off at 7:00 PM. All this on WIZS 100.1 FM / 1450 AM and streaming live anywhere on www.wizs.com.