Gearing Up for a New Season Wakefield Women’s Club Ready For Luncheons, Events, and Fun

Wakefield Women’s Club meets at the Country Club at Wakefield Plantation

WAKEFIELD WOMEN'S CLUB

Organization Gearing Up For New Season of Luncheons, Events, Fun

Wakefield Women’s Club is gearing up for another season of monthly luncheons and activities.

Founded in 2001, the WWC is a social organization for women who reside in and around the Wakefield community – including North Raleigh, Wake Forest and adjoining neighborhoods.

Every year from September to May members gather on the second Wednesday of the month at The Country Club at Wakefield Plantation for a luncheon and a guest speaker. Additional events include a Spring Fling trip, fashion shows, wine excursions to North Carolina vineyards and a special annual gala that includes spouses. Long-time member Judy Williams is the new President for the 2020-21 season; and many familiar faces are serving on the executive and general board. For more information and to get involved or attend as a guest, visit wwclub.org. The Country Club at Wakefield Plantation is located at 2201 Wakefield Plantation.

JUDY WILLIAMS, WWC President

WAKEFIELD WOMEN’S CLUB

President: 1st Vice President: 2nd Vice President: Secretary: Co-Treasurers:

Membership: Advisor:

Activities: Community: Web Admin: Hospitality: Newsletter: Reservations: Executive Board 2020-21

Judy Williams Carmen Skurdal Gabriella Pietrafitta Nancy Glennon Mary Lee Laird Billie Jean Condit Laurel Davis Bonnie Cooper

General Board 2020-21

Tamara Porter Ruth Edwards Heather Casella Lucille Gargano Debbie Paragone Karen Toth

BLUEGRASS SCHOLARSHIP

IBMA Foundation Honors Wake Forest Musical Artist Jessica Lang – a guitar and mandolin player from Wake Forest, and a freshman at Belmont University in Nashville, TN – is one of five recipients of an International Bluegrass Music Association Foundation’s Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship.

Lang is majoring in Commercial Music, with guitar as her primary instrument, and is a part of Belmont’s Academic Honors Program. She has performed and recorded with the Lang Sisters and the Carolina PineCones, and she hopes to pursue a career as a singer/songwriter, guitarist, or a composer for television and film.

Four others – including Anne Jarrell, a banjo and trumpet player from Charlotte, and a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill – also received the scholarship.

INFRARED ELITE FITNESS Former NFL linebacker and UNC student-athlete Kevin Reddick recently launched InfraRED Elite

Retired NFL Linebacker Brings Fitness this summer in the greater Triangle area. Reddick recently moved back

Personal Training to the 919 wanting to open a busito His Clients ness tailored to fitness that would meet the needs of busy residents. And with some COVID-19 restrictions remaining, InfraRED Elite Fitness provides an option for gym-goers: A van equipped for mobile fitness.

From squat rack to cardio bike to battle ropes – nothing is missing from the mobile gym experience typically found at the local gym (except maybe the crowds). InfraRED Elite Fitness offers its clients the convenience of working out on sanitized equipment that comes to them on their time. The added benefit is the tailored workout with Kevin Reddick – who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in Exercise Sports Science – as a certified personal trainer.

According to Riddick, maintaining one's health is essential, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. And he’s on a mission to help Triangle residents continue to stick to and achieve their fitness goals – no matter their goal, fitness level, or age. "I tell my 60-year-old clients, I'm not going to train you like I train my 18-year-old clients…I'm going to train you in a way that works for you," said Riddick. For more information, contact InfraRED Elite Fitness at 919- 670-0891, infraredelite@gmail.com, or infraredfitness. com. Kevin Riddick is CEO of InfraRED Elite Fitness and a Certified Personal Trainer.

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NATIONAL ACCREDITATION

Town of Wake Forest Earns 2020 Main Street Designation Wake Forest recently was designated as a 2020 Accredited Main Street America.

Accredited status is Main Street America’s top tier of recognition and signifies a demonstrated commitment to comprehensive commercial district revitalization, according to a Town of Wake Forest release.

“We are proud to recognize this year’s 860 Nationally Accredited Main Street America programs that have dedicated themselves to strengthening their communities,” said Patrice Frey, President & CEO of the National Main Street Center. “These Accredited Main Street programs have proven to be powerful engines for revitalization by sparking impressive economic returns and preserving the character of their communities. During these challenging times, these Main Street programs will be key to bringing economic vitality back to commercial districts and improving quality of life during the recovery process.”

In 2019 alone, $6.45 billion of public and private reinvestment was generated, 6,466 net new businesses were opened, 32,316 net new jobs were created, and 10,412 buildings were rehabilitated in Main Street America communities.

For more information, contact Downtown Development Director Lisa Hayes at 919-435-9415.

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North Wake Short Takes

n Heritage High’s Landon Sloan was named the Gatorade Boys

Soccer North Carolina High School Player of the Year for 2019-20. A midfielder and defender, Sloan played only one season at the Wake Forest campus – competing previously for

NCFC in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Landon also attended Heritage Elementary and Heritage Middle schools in Wake Forest. He currently is studying business and playing soccer at Creighton University. n Isabella Serpe received the 2020 Wake Forest Woman’s

Club Continuing Education Scholarship Award. n Plant Cakes Bake Shop – an all-vegan, animal product-free bakery – is opening in downtown Wake Forest, featuring fresh baked doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and dairy-free cheesecakes. Plant Cakes, located at 410 South

White Street, also offers special event and wedding dessert catering services. For more information, visit plantcakesbakeshop.com or email customerservice@plantcakes.com. n Wake Forest High Men’s Basketball Coach Todd Seymour is moving to Jones Senior High in Trenton, NC (Jones County, near New Bern, where he grew up). n According to the latest U.S. Census data released in May,

Rolesville was the fastest growing incorporated community in the state from July 2010 to July 2019. During that time,

Rolesville more than doubled in size from 3,811 people to 8,501, growing at a rate of 123%.

n Former Town of Rolesville Commissioner Amos Leslie (Les)

McLemore Jr. died in June 2020 at age 91. A member of the

Rolesville Baptist Church, he also had served on the Rolesville

Planning Board. n New York Giants defensive end Dexter Lawrence – a former

Wake Forest High standout football player profiled in 919

Magazine – recently teamed with his mother, Julia Parker, and

WFHS Principal Patti Hamler to distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) to Brookdale Senior Living in Wake Forest.

The donated items included masks, hand sanitizer and tissues.

Parker partnered with the Professional Football Players Mothers Association to make the donation, which was matched by

Lawrence. n The National Endowment for the Arts awarded the Wake

Forest Renaissance Centre a $50,000 grant as part of the

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. The award will be used to support main stage programming, cultural arts, healing arts and virtual engagement.

COVID-19 CANCELLATIONS

Pandemic Claims Wake Forest Town Events Through October

n Wake Forest canceled all town-sponsored events – including those at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre – at least through

October due to COVID-19. n Events affected by the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners decision include (but not limited to): n Wake Forest Home & Garden Show, Music at Midday, Concerts in the Park, Wake Forest Unplugged, Good Neighbor Day,

Trung Thu Moon Festival, National Public Lands Day, National

Night Out, Wake Forest Dance Festival, National Trails Day & 5K, Public Power Week Energy Expo, Halloween Spooktacular, and Joyner Park Fall Foliage Tours. n The decision to suspend the events was based on the unpredictability of the coronavirus, a desire to safeguard the health and safety of the community and an expectation that residents will not be allowed to gather safely in large groups for the foreseeable future, a Town release noted. n Some special events had already been canceled or postponed, such as Friday Night on White and Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park. n The decision does not apply to Renaissance Centre camps and workshops or Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources’ programs, including summer camps, being offered at limited capacity. n Holding Park Aquatic Center opened July 1, while the Taylor

Street Park Sprayground opened June 13. Both are operating now under strict COVID-19 guidelines. n PRCR offices and buildings, including Joyner Park Community

Center, Flaherty Park Community Center, Wake Forest Community House and Alston-Massenburg Center, remain closed to the public. A limited number of programs are being offered at the facilities, so only registered participants are allowed to enter. n In addition, the Historic Preservation Commission has canceled this year’s Christmas Historic Home Tour – originally scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5. And the Town of Wake Forest plans to announce a decision regarding event cancellations beyond

Oct. 31 no later than early October.