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Remembering The

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2016 Women of Western Wake

Fashion

Conscious Local designers offer eco-chic apparel

62 What Really Matters

The wisdom of Dr. Lucy Daniels

80 If These Walls Could Talk

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89 Special Section: Great Places to Live 99 The Book Stop is Here

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106 Finding Their Own Voices

Cary clergywomen help break stained-glass ceiling

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I’VE JUST HAD the privilege of hanging out with a group of young fashion designers and models, people you’ll meet in this issue. Each one is completely different in background, approach and style, and in the world of fashion this photo shoot could have become a sticky mess.

But one by one, as the designers placed their clothes on the rack, the others gathered around to touch the fabrics, ask about the details, and offer sincere praise.

And as each volunteer model emerged from a prep chair, transformed by our generously collaborative stylists from Twisted Scizzors, the support poured forth again.

Finally, we all watched and quietly cheered as the models stepped in front of the cameras. We were teammates to the last light pop, the final click of the shutter.

It’s been speaking to me ever since, this show of camaraderie and encouragement. So thanks, all you hard-working people, building confidence as artists that makes you free: Free to accept another’s creations. Free to cheer another’s success.

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THE WOMEN featured in this issue prove that leadership

comes in many flavors.

A leader can partner with like-minded individuals to achieve a goal. Alisa Wright Colopy marshals scores of participants for her fitness events. Deirdre Clarke’s volunteer-run workshops inspire young girls to pursue careers in technology. Naomi Riley collaborates with business owners, private citizens and government officials to promote Fuquay-Varina.

Leaders can influence others with knowledge gained through study and hard work. Nur Onvural is a better teacher because of time spent in industry and as an entrepreneur. Kim Kitchings’ research on laundry habits helped her succeed at Cotton Inc. Jeanette Stokes, the executive director of the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South, and a Presbyterian minister, notes that many “people still have some hesitancy about women leaders.”

Although she is speaking about churches, those who have been the only woman in the room or the first woman in charge can attest to the statement’s wider truth.

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Wisdom ON MAY 19 the Cary Magazine family lost a friend, as former contributor Pam Whitt Schmid passed away at age 58.

Pam first graced our pages in 2004, CM’s inaugural year, with her story, “Cancer Will Never Happen to Me.” As a wellness coach and personal trainer, she chronicled her onIN MEMORY going journey with Stage II breast cancer for the benefit of our readers, urging them to be Donations in memory of Pam proactive about their health. can be made to She was a founding member of the Duke the Navigate Can- Hospital Patient Advocacy Council, and a recer Foundation, cipient of Duke’s Jonquils Award for her connavigatecancertributions to the fight against cancer. foundation.org.

In 2011, Pam authored the book, “101 Things You Should Know About Breast Cancer,” which features cover and inside photos by CM chief photographer Jonathan Fredin. He and former CM editor Danielle Stanford Buenrostro also attended the book’s joyful release party.

But that same year, Pam was diagnosed with incurable metastatic breast cancer, or MBC.

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Pam Schmid signs copies of her book, “101 Things You Should Know About Breast Cancer” in September 2011.

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Pam Schmid and husband Gerry in 2011

She continued her advocacy for women’s health, and in 2014 contributed to CM a piece titled, “But You Look So Good … How Could You Be Dying?” In it she pushed for more funding for MBC research.

In the month before her death, Pam posted a blog, “The Power of Your Presence,” thanking her family, friends, caregivers and even strangers for their acts of kindness to her during her long battle with cancer.

We offer our sympathies to Pam’s family, and our respect for her words: “When I die, please do not say that I lost my battle. I lived and loved fully, and I did not lose.”

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We are pleased to announce Cary Magazine’s

2016 Women of Western Wake!

Each year, we bring you this special feature about local women who are making their mark on our corner of the world, and beyond.

The goal in doing so is not only to honor their efforts, but to empower the rest of us by sharing some of the philosophies that make these women successful.

Meet this year’s honorees:

Deirdre Clark,

Director of Product Marketing and Strategy at Bandwidth

Alisa Wright Colopy,

Founder and president of Fit & Able Productions Inc.

Kim Kitchings,

Senior vice president of Consumer Marketing at Cotton Incorporated

Nur Onvural,

Associate professor of Economics and Finance at Pfeiffer University, a general contractor and owner of SilverCrest Homes

Naomi Riley,

Executive director of the Fuquay-Varina Downtown Revitalization Association, and owner of The Polished Table

Turn the pages, and be inspired.

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Impacting girls’ career choices, and their interest and abilities in technology, is Deirdre Clarke’s focus. She says, “It’s all about giving girls the tools and the education they need to get excited about changing the world someday.”

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Deirdre Clarke

LITTLE WOULD OFFER a more powerful attraction than the laptops, tablets and smartphones 12 middle school girls brought to a recent workshop at Research Triangle Park.

Then someone shouted “Cookies!” — sending the aspiring software developers, quality control experts and engineers squealing and scurrying in hot pursuit.

From the sidelines, tapping keys on her laptop on an assignment for Bandwidth, the Raleigh telecom where she’s worked for two years, Deirdre Clarke smiled. Their excitement is her reward.

Clarke is the community coordinator of Triangle TechGirlz, which held the two-day mini-camp. Since its late 2014 launch, this chapter of the national nonprofit TechGirlz has grown to 70-plus volunteers — most of them women — who are giving girls a head start on careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), fields where highsalary jobs are abundant, but women are rare.

“Men and women think differently,” said Clarke. “We’re creating products to sell to the general population — female, male, minorities — and the best ideas come out when a team is more diverse.”

At Bandwidth, Clarke is a rising star.

Sixteen months after joining the company, she was promoted to lead product marketing and strategy.

She helps figure out what software products companies want, what to charge for them and how to get the word out about them. She is also in the forefront of rebranding the company as a software business.

TITLE: Director, Product Marketing and Strategy, Bandwidth LIVES IN: Cary

Bandwidth got its start as a phone company but specializes today in software to embed voice calling and texting into any app.

Clarke supervises a team of four — a man and three women.

To funnel more girls into tech, connecting with them in middle school is a must, Clarke says. That’s when many shy away from math and science, wary of being labeled “geeks” or “nerds.” And as Clarke knows firsthand, girls can’t aspire to careers they know nothing about.

She wanted to be a teacher or a doctor because those were the jobs she saw women do in the blue-collar suburb of New York City where she grew up. Then, an 11th-grade math class rebooted her dreams.

“The teacher, Marcia Bailey, liked to teach a little about (computer) programming in math class,” Clarke recalled. “The principle was pretty straightforward. You had a bunch of boxes, like a checkerboard, and a robot on the far left corner on the bottom.

How would you get the robot to the far right corner on top?”

The challenge appealed to her passion for problem-solving.

In engineering school, Clarke barely noticed that she was sometimes the only woman in the room. As she moved from tech support into software design and then to product management and marketing, however, it became the norm.

“I wasn’t even aware of it until people began talking about how many women there are,” she said.

HOMETOWN: Montrose, N.Y. EDUCATION: Bachelor’s in computer science from Rutgers University FAMILY: Daughters Kylie Geller, 21, and Shannen Geller, 18, and son Brett Geller, 19 EARLY JOBS: Delivered newspapers, bused tables and worked as a cashier during middle and high school; waited tables and tended bar during college TWO THINGS ABOUT YOU THAT WOULD SURPRISE YOUR COLLEAGUES: My parents owned a trucking business, and I was the first in my family to graduate from college.

I’M PROUDEST OF: Mentoring the next generation. If I am able to impact one person’s future in a positive way, that is golden.

PASSIONS: Exercise and being active, being outdoors, healthy eating, laughing with friends

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WRITTEN BY LEA HART PHOTOGRAPHED BY JONATHAN FREDIN

TITLE AND ORGANIZATION: Founder and president of Fit & Able Productions Inc. EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degrees in sociology and psychology, and master’s in clinical psychology, all from Southern Methodist University; M.P.H., and DrPh in physical fitness programming, University of Texas Health Science Center FAMILY: Husband, Mike, and adult sons, Travis and Glen EARLY JOB: At 23, was director of a girls’ residential treatment center with the Ohio Youth Commission, training young girls to re-enter society following prison or youth detention centers.

HOMETOWN: Indian Hill, Ohio, outside Cincinnati ACCOLADES: 2000 U.S. Olympic Committee Developmental Coach of the Year in triathlon; Inaugural Cary Hometown Spirit Award Winner; 2000 inductee into the YWCA Academy of Women for Physical Fitness & Recreation; 2008 Cary Rotary Citizen of the Year for Service to the Community FUN FACTS: Did an Ironman distance race in Canada in a frozen downpour; has twice been an invited athlete to the Hawaiian Ironman.

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Alisa Wright Colopy FOR SOME, THE idea of an athlete’s sweaty embrace might not sound inviting, but for Alisa Wright Colopy, it’s one of the best things out there.

“There’s no better hug to get than a sweaty hug from an athlete who’s worked hard,” said Wright Colopy, founder and president of Cary’s Fit and Able Productions Inc.,which works with athletes of all ages and abilities to create a healthier community.

It is what’s folded inside those hugs that make them special: the sense of accomplishment, confidence and empowerment that comes with finishing a workout or a race.

She’s had a lot of hugs: In the 20 years since Wright Colopy founded the nonprofit Fit & Able, she’s worked with more than 5,000 athletes.

Fit & Able began as a youth triathlon team in 1996, and has grown to include dozens of annual race events, such as the Hot Chocolate Run and SPCA Doggie Dash, as well as an all-ages, year-round training team, and a website full of online resources including podcasts, courses and more.

It’s a different life from Wright Colopy’s days growing up near Cincinnati, where she says she was not a high school athlete, mainly due to the lack of offerings for girls.

“I didn’t even realize I was athletic until college,” Wright Colopy said.

She became a runner and a cyclist in college, and then a swimmer when she met her husband, Mike, also a swimmer. That led to her first triathlon in 1982, and she’s competed in hundreds of races since.

Wright Colopy moved to Cary in 1996, about the time she was dismayed to find a report by the Centers for Disease Control ranking North Carolina at the bottom of the nation in youth fitness.

Motivated to change that locally, Wright Colopy began volunteering. She soon took over operation of the Cary Family YMCA’s middle school programs, using a framework she knew and understood well: cycling, running and swimming.

Not long after, under her leadership, the YMCA held its first triathlon. It was a success, but very costly, and while Wright Colopy says the YMCA pledged to support triathlons in the future, it didn’t have the financial means to do so.

To continue what she’d started at the YMCA, Wright Colopy founded Fit & Able to promote the importance of fitness and to host events. The name Fit & Able had emerged more than a decade earlier when her husband created a cartoon story about a couple named Fit and Able, who, as they put it, “took control of their destinies and reclaimed their health,” much like the athletes Wright Colopy works with each day.

“I love staging races,” Wright Colopy said. “I was an athlete. I’ve done hundreds and hundreds of races.”

By early 2000, she’d gotten tired of what she terms the “me, me, me” mentality of being an athlete. She’d spent years training daily for races, first thing every morning. While she’s continued to stay fit, it was continued on page 35

Alisa Wright Colopy didn’t realize she was athletic until college, due to limited athletic offerings for girls during her high school years. She’s made up for it since, as a triathlete and founder of Fit & Able Productions, which works to create healthier communities.

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Kim Kitchings travels the world to represent cotton in the ever-changing textile industry. Innovation comes from taking risks, she says, and from building face-to-face relationships and trust.

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Kim Kitchings

WATCHING PEOPLE do laundry has been part of Kim Kitchings’ workdays, in homes and basements from Connecticut to India and China.

Professionally speaking, it’s called ethnographic research, to watch how consumer behavior impacts the care of cotton products.

“I work for cotton producers, many of whom have farmed their land for generations. These are real people, and we market the natural product they grow,” said Kitchings of her role at Cotton Incorporated, a nonprofit with its world headquarters in Cary.

“I love it, from the product and people I represent to what I do every day on their behalf.”

The multi-faceted work of Cotton Incorporated navigates everything from “dirt to shirt.” Strolling through the company’s clean, quiet and high-tech labs, Kitchings points out the cotton process, from growers’ fields to color forecasts for the 2017-18 fashion season.

In her early years at the company and at her initiative, Kitchings’ laundry room analyses helped move her into speaking engagements and other company roles.

Now as senior vice president of consumer marketing, a role she on took this past January, Kitchings’ team is responsible for analyzing cotton’s economic and industry forecasts, tracking cotton’s performance, conducting global market research, and anticipating shifts in consumer demand.

She is the corporation’s only female senior vice president.

Kitchings appreciates the various roles

she’s held at Cotton Incorporated, but takes a pragmatic approach to that “only female” label.

This former school bus driver, basketball player and intramural referee, raised in a family that encouraged her to ask questions, said, “You need the background and the knowledge regardless of your gender. I’ve been able to deliver, to do the jobs asked of me.

“I roll up my sleeves, and never ask someone to do something I haven’t or wouldn’t do.”

Kitchings predicted her career path in the pages of her high school yearbook, pledging in her “last will and testament” to become a nonprofit executive. Back then, she says she was thinking of working somewhere like the Red Cross.

She came to Cotton Incorporated in 1995, intending to stay one year then move into pharmaceuticals.

“But I fell in love with the industry,” Kitchings said. “Opportunities presented themselves, and I’m fortunate to be in a place where ideas are accepted. I learn every day, and am amazed by (people) much smarter than I am. And I’m fortunate to be able to research and market the products we create.”

“Love what you do” is one of Kitchings’ personal philosophies. When you do, she says, your passion will be contagious and everything else falls into place.

But making the transition to her new role was at first bittersweet.

“For 15 years I was one of the primary persons giving market presentations to companies, and traveling. Now it’s time to give

TITLE: Senior vice president, Consumer Marketing at Cotton Incorporated FAMILY: Husband Chip, children Gracelyn and twins Caroline and Chase HOMETOWN: Pittsboro, N.C. EDUCATION: Associate of Arts, Peace College; Bachelor of Arts in business, N.C. State University; master’s in business administration, Meredith University HOBBIES: Exercise, shopping, interior decorating, travel COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTS: Active at First United Methodist Church in downtown Cary; volunteer at Cary Family YMCA and Habitat for Humanity; member, Fine Arts Board at Green Hope High School MEMBERSHIPS: Association of National Advertisers, NC Textile Foundation-Investment Committee, and American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists FUN FACTS: One of first lifeguards at Jordan Lake’s Parkers Creek Campground; took hot laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; has met the casts of “Modern Family” and “Blackish”

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TITLE: Associate professor of Economics and Finance, Pfeiffer University; general contractor and owner of SilverCrest Homes LIVES IN: Cary HOMETOWN: Ankara, Turkey. Her father was in the Air Force, so the family moved frequently before settling in Ankara when Onvural was in high school.

FAMILY: Two sons, Melih, 31, and Doruk, 26, and three grandchildren EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Middle East Technical University; master’s in business administration and doctorate of economics, N.C. State University COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Cary Chamber of Commerce, Cary MacGregor Rotary Club, American Turkish Association of N.C. FIRST JOB: Lab assistant sorting mainframe printouts in a computer lab HOBBIES: Ballroom and Latin dancing, cooking (She published a Turkish cookbook as a fundraiser.)

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Nur Onvural

ALTHOUGH SHE HAS held many jobs, Nur Onvural has never strayed far from the classroom.

Since arriving in the United States to pursue graduate studies in 1983, she has been a project manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield, a builder of luxury homes and a volunteer with several civic groups. All these experiences have fed her passion for teaching.

“I have gained so much exposure and experience to improve myself so I can be a better teacher for my students,” she said.

The associate professor of economics and finance is inspired by her students at Pfeiffer University, where she has taught since 2002, full-time for the past six years.

She has also taught at N.C. State University and N.C. A&T in Greensboro.

“When I see that students learn, that’s what keeps me going,” said Onvural. “I could be extremely tired, and when I get in the classroom, I get energized. I could teach, and go on and on. My students tell me all the time that I care. If they don’t learn something, I spend more time until they learn that concept.

“Then there are the emails that tell you you’re their favorite teacher. ‘They learned so much from you. You made it so much easier for them to learn.’ When you get that email, it makes your day.”

Her enthusiasm for passing on knowledge is paired with a studious curiosity.

When her family built their home in the early 2000s, her schedule as an adjunct professor allowed her to spend hours at the job site. She quizzed the designers and craftsmen

about the best products and techniques.

“Building my own home was a two-year process,” she said. “Having part-time jobs, I was able to allocate a lot of time to work with the builder, work with the suppliers, and pick all the features.”

In 2004, Onvural put that knowledge to work when she and a partner started SilverCrest Homes, building luxury residences.

“I’m proud of the houses I built; they were like my babies,” she said. “They were all custom homes, where you pay attention to every little detail.”

While building homes was rewarding, Onvural says it was difficult to run a small business and keep up with a demanding teaching job. When the Great Recession hit, it was time for a change.

In 2010, she accepted a full-time position teaching economics and finance at Pfeiffer University.

“Between 2008 and 2014 there was absolutely nothing happening in the housing market,” she said. “I built seven homes with an average price of $1.5 million, average size of 5,500 to 6,000 square feet. But I think I made the right decision to return to academia.”

In her classes, she draws on her experience as an entrepreneur. She encourages her students to be what she calls “intra-preneurial,” to bring creative problem-solving and an entrepreneurial spirit to their existing companies.

This is particularly true of her students in the Masters of Health Administration program, many of whom work at area hospicontinued on page 36

Nur Onvural is a professor with an entrepreneurial edge that’s led her into luxury homebuilding. “We place limits on ourselves sometimes; we forget how capable we are,” she says. “If we could get over those fears, we would realize we can do it.”

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With not one but two bustling downtown districts, Naomi Riley of the Fuquay-Varina Downtown Revitalization Association says she never forgets downtown’s role as an important economic driver for the fast-growing town, or the need for teamwork. “For every obstacle you face, there are creative ways to address it,” she says. “Our organization has created an atmosphere where people feel heard, can share ideas, and are not afraid to think big.”

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Naomi Riley

WALKING THROUGH downtown Fuquay-Varina with Naomi Riley is quite the adventure: Drivers honk and wave, and she stops often to wish people happy birthday or luck in catching Pokémon.

But don’t call her a local celebrity.

“Oh, no. Our citizens are willing to give their time and skills to help their community. I’m just the organizer of the talents,” said Riley, executive director of the nonprofit Fuquay-Varina Downtown Revitalization Association, or FVDA. “We’re good at connecting the dots.”

In the unique municipality of FuquayVarina, created in 1963 by the merging of Fuquay Springs and Varina, Riley’s work is visible in two thriving downtown districts, where newcomers such as The Mason Jar Tavern mix with long-timers like Ashworth’s Clothing, open since 1937.

As a hometown native and half of the two-person FVDA staff, the bustle is Riley’s dream come true.

“It’s always had that community feel,” she said. “And as we’ve grown, we’ve been able to attract people with similar core values, who support each other. We’re attracting kindhearted, remarkable business owners, just like we attract citizens.”

One of the fastest-growing towns in the state, Fuquay-Varina’s population has grown almost 34 percent since 2010, with no slowdown in sight.

Challenge accepted, says Riley.

“I never forget that downtown is the most important economic driver for FuquayVarina. I’m passionate about it,” she said.

“We can grow and grow, but the footprint of downtown is one we must protect.”

A former schoolteacher, Riley volunteered with FVDA before being asked to step up as director in 2010. Her role includes event planning, historic preservation, local advocacy, marketing, fundraising and cultural growth.

“I almost didn’t take the job,” said Riley, afraid of public speaking and doubting herself. “But my father, Charles McLaurin, taught us to be public servants. He said, ‘Naomi, when you are passionate about something it’s easy to talk publicly about it, and you love Fuquay-Varina. And no one goes into any job knowing everything. You’ll find great people to help. This is the perfect job for you.’

“I’m so glad I took the job. It’s helped me grow as a professional woman.”

One of Riley’s first tasks was balancing the two distinct downtowns. In 2013, the FVDA earned the N.C. Main Street Award for Best Branding and Image Building Campaign for its work in branding Fuquay, Varina, and their connector dubbed The Link.

Fuquay-Varina has been part of the N.C. Main Street Program since 2007. Downtown investments by the town include an arts center in development and recent tree-replacement and sidewalk-widening projects.

The goal of town leaders is to increase residency downtown, creating a literal “link” of mixed-use development between the downtown districts.

“FVDA knows that mixed-use is needed

TITLES: Executive director, Fuquay-Varina Downtown Revitalization Association; Owner, The Polished Table FAMILY: Husband Jim, adult sons Bryce and Garrett, and his wife Jordan HOMETOWN: Fuquay-Varina EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education, East Carolina University HOBBIES: Painting; boating in Swansboro FUN FACTS: Watches YouTube videos at night on leadership; loves setting a table to entertain ACCOLADES: N.C. Main Street Award for Best Branding and Image Building Campaign by FVDA, 2013

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But the gender gap really hit home during her oldest daughter’s engineering school orientation at N.C. State University in 2013.

“They said the least popular (discipline in engineering school) for females is computer science. I said, ‘What?’ That’s crazy!’“ Clarke said, her voice rising as she recalled her astonishment to learn that women represent only about 12 percent of computer science graduates nationwide.

TechGirlz is one way to boost those numbers. The program is Clarke’s joy, and her enthusiasm is contagious. When she asked for help to organize the mini-camp, Maria Liberovsky, a teacher-turned-developer, raised her hand.

“I said, ‘Me, me, me!’ “ Liberovsky recalled with a laugh. “Deirdre sounded like someone I wanted to learn from. Some people volunteer and just do it on the weekend, but Deirdre is not like that. This isn’t something she fits in just when it’s convenient.

It’s her life.”

A self-described “go-getter who loves to help people,” Clarke said taking care of herself, learning from mistakes and relying on trusted mentors are vital to her satisfaction on and off the job.

She makes time for a daily Crossfit

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around that time Wright Colopy turned her focus to others looking to improve their health and fitness.

Today, her motivation lies not in creating the next elite athlete, but in encouraging everyone to develop healthy habits and be the best they can be.

“I really like working with people where they almost don’t know what they need — they just want something different,” she said. “I get more out of it than I give. We have training groups several times a week, and it’s the highlight of my day.”

Wright Colopy is committed to ensuring each person works at his or her own level, but always remains challenged.

workout and takes pains to eat right. And after years of taking work home at night, she is happy to be part of a company that fosters a healthy work-life balance.

It “gives me the energy to do everything I want to do,” Clarke said.

That’s not to say that she hasn’t stumbled: Think failed exam in college, a buggy software program or a new product that never caught on. She encourages women to learn from failure and persevere. Having a mentor helps.

She credits a former boss at Motorola for grooming her for an executive role. Besides recruiting her to be a product manager, he also provided candid and specific feedback that helped her grow.

“The best mentor not only gives you praise but also calls you out on the stuff you need to work on,” Clarke said. “Some of it is hard hearing at the time, but it does make you better for sure.”

Someday when she takes the measure of her career, Clarke says she will think back to the people who have encouraged her and how she paid that encouragement forward.

“I want to know that I’ve made an impact on somebody else’s career choices,” she said. “It’s all about giving girls all the tools and the education they need to get excited about changing the world someday.” t

“I love seeing people set and reach their goals,” she said. “I just give them the path, and they’re the ones who take it.”

This applies especially to kids and teens, who Wright Colopy feels learn about persistence and overcoming challenges as they exercise. She provides encouragement and support along the way.

Over the years, she’s seen fitness and athletes change. Where there were few sports options in her high school for women, now she often sees more women compete than men. Attitudes have changed too.

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At any race staged by Fit & Able, the finish line is open until the last person crosses it.

“We want everyone to know they’re successful for doing it,” she said. “There’s the intrinsic reward of finishing it.”

Wright Colopy recounts many special stories of the people she’s met. She cherishes the moments where kids with physical challenges are able to succeed, recalling one girl with Smith-Magenis syndrome, a developmental disorder, whose father and sister accompanied her so that she could complete a race.

“I was providing something where everybody, of every ability, had the same starting gun and the same finish line,” Wright Colopy said. “It’s a great equalizer.”

She has kept up with many of those athletes’ lives over the years, seeing them go on to great accomplishments. Their success is her reward.

“The reality is, all those people have had such a wonderful impact on me,” she said.

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“That works really well, especially in health economics,” she said. “These days in the health care industry, we always have to look for cost reductions.”

Onvural is delighted to be back in the classroom, but she hasn’t shut the door on SilverCrest yet. Her company is still active, and her general contracting license is current.

“I want to build one last project,” she said. “I want to downsize my home that I built several years ago. The kids are gone; it’s time to downsize. That way I can complete the cycle of the construction company, and look into another entrepreneurial initiative.”

Onvural says her next business will be something related to education, in order to better integrate with her teaching career.

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that opportunity to others,” Kitchings said.

“It’s hard letting go of your first love. But now there are others in place, and I trust them. You have to allow people to reach the objectives in their own way, with their own gifts and talents.”

That’s a lesson she takes home, as a parent to three children — along with a sense of humor. For all her world travels and vital research, the children seem most impressed by her brushes with celebrity at various industry events.

“Having my picture taken with wrestler John Cena was ‘it,’” Kitchings said with a laugh.

Change is the only constant in the textile industry and in marketing to consumers, she says, so it’s important to keep up through research, membership in industry organizations, and talking with other leaders about the next evolution of cotton.

“We want cotton to be the fiber of choice among the supply chains and consumers,” she said. “Our product developments and promotions at Cotton Incorporated will preserve and grow cotton’s position in the market. I’m very competitive, especially for the company and cotton.”

Is she willing to take risks?

“If you don’t take risks, you’re not trying hard enough,” Kitchings said. “Failure is part of moving forward. It is disappointing to fail, but it teaches teams it’s OK to try. Otherwise, where is the innovation?

“Own your failures, and find the pathway out.”

Kitchings says another must in any workplace is collaboration.

“Sincere, authentic collaboration is imperative, and integral to your success. Representatives from all divisions are needed at the table, for their different perspectives. Without that, you can miss opportunities.

“That collaboration doesn’t occur by email,” she added. “In a global industry and even with significant advancements in technology, face to face is still the best way to build relationships. There’s no replacing that.

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long been committed to volunteering and involvement with civic groups. For many years she has been involved with the American Turkish Association of North Carolina and the Cary Chamber of Commerce. In July, Onvural was named to the chamber’s board, and is “honored and excited” to serve.

Onvural says she has gained much from her years of service. She remains thankful for the support she received in the three years she volunteered with the Women Business Owners Network.

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in the Fuquay District and we’re excited to know that the town will be working on that economic development piece in the future,” Riley said. “We already have solid businesses that bring people to these districts. I’m researching the types of programs that help attract people to live downtown.

“I’m fascinated with things happening as a result of collaboration. That’s when the world gets better.”

Riley recalls the 2008 opening of Stick Boy Bread Co., as the start of downtown revitalization. Then came Varina Station.

“Varina Station, a mixed-use development project by Bill Akins, ignited the Varina District,” Riley said. “Soon afterward, Aviator Brewing Company opened up and the ball started rolling. (Aviator owner) Mark Doble has made so much investment in downtown, rehabbing buildings not the cheap way, but the right way. We’ve formed a team that understands the value of downtown.”

Doing what’s comfortable and easy, Riley says, results in mediocrity.

“But I’m surrounded with people who are not afraid to do and try,” she said. “Who’d have thought that Fuquay-Varina could have the state award-winning En Plein Air Paintoff event, and auction original art bringing in bids of $2,500? Or Edna’s Café and Cocktails, a Puerto Rican restaurant serving the best Cuban sandwich around? And our

be energizing for me. Being around such a wonderful group of women who were dedicated to their businesses and their families, it lifted me up,” Onvural recalled.

As Onvural looks back on her career, she is proud of her accomplishments — earning advanced degrees while caring for small children, starting a business, continuing to teach while running that business.

“We place limits on ourselves sometimes; we forget how capable we are,” she said. “We all go through certain types of fears, and those fears sometimes hold us back. If we could get over those fears, we would realize we can do it.” t

music scene! You can’t click on our entertainment calendar and say there’s nothing to do.”

Riley has even opened her own shop, The Polished Table, putting her love of entertaining to work while being careful its offerings don’t overlap those of other local stores.

“Downtown’s recent success has been a result of citizens feeling they have been part of the process,” Riley said. “A nonprofit (like FVDA) provides the avenue for a grassroots movement to happen. When you have public-private partnership, everyone wins. We rely on the community to fund what we do, and they have always come through for us.

“Our Shop Local movement, which we started in 2010, is still a big component of our work, and our events give people the feel of what Fuquay-Varina is all about. Simply said, FVDA grows community.”

The community’s creativity also shows in facing challenge: With the town library’s impending move into a new facility on Judd Parkway, some downtown businesses have volunteered to house bookshelves and hold story times to maintain that destination feel.

“For every obstacle you face, there are creative ways to address it,” Riley said. “Our organization has created an atmosphere where people feel heard, can share ideas, and are not afraid to think big. As a result, these people become ambassadors because they feel valued. I have high expectations of what we can become.” t

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“All of us wear clothing and we’re making a choice every time we purchase that apparel,” said Redress Executive Director Beth Stewart. “Most people have a complete disconnect with how their clothing is produced. They have no idea who made it or what it’s made from. We are actively working to change people’s mindsets about what fashion is.”

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Six designers were selected to take part in this year’s Redress Fashion Show experience. Each produced fashion collections, took part in educational sessions and mentoring, culminating in the fashion show and exhibition held in August, which puts them in front of leaders in the fashion and textiles industry.

“These six designers love being a part of the North Carolina fashion scene and recognize the growing opportunities here,” Stewart said. “They simply need more knowledge about production and creating a sustainable business, in addition to support from the community, to keep growing their brands. For many reasons, they are invested in the idea of sustainable fashion and believe that there is a growing market for that in the Triangle.”

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TOP: Gad designs these colorful, durable backpacks, while her sweater features hand-sewn elements.

ABOVE: The purple multi-directional wrap can be worn five different ways, and is colored using basil and walnut dyes. The silk tank underneath was dyed in basil and charcoal, and the jeans are made with denim from Cone Denim’s White Oak plant in Greensboro.

LEFT: This dress is dyed with eucalyptus and charcoal dyes; its neckline is hand-beaded by Gad’s fair-trade partners in Guatemala.

About twice a year, Katina Gad travels to visit her colleagues at the Casa Flor Ixcaco women’s weaving co-op in Guatemala, her fair-trade partners in creating environmentally-conscious fashions and accessories.

For this fall collection, inspired by these Mayan women, Gad uses 100 percent organic and naturally dyed cottons, each piece woven and dyed by the co-op using dyes such as eucalyptus, basil and coconut.

“The fabric is fairly traded, and purchasing it helps to provide women and children in rural Guatemala with food, education and other necessities,” Gad said. “The finished clothing is designed, cut and sewn here in Raleigh.”

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by Gad for the fashion show, when hiring to fulfill larger orders she pays a living wage to local and single mothers to do the cutting and sewing.

“My goal is to produce beautiful and classic looks while providing meaningful work to women in need both here in North Carolina and in Guatemala,” she said.

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Mary Ashlyn Thomas, Broadway, NC Broadway Squared, maryashlynthomas.com Seeing a need for more office-appropriate, day-to-night clothing options, Mary Ashlyn Thomas found inspiration in her daily commute: Abstracted florals and angled style lines that have launched Broadway Squared, such as the dress straps that mimic highway overpasses.

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They’re also meant to be durable, and to flatter various body types.

“Comfortable is important,” said Thomas, who designs her prints to encompass the classic looks she loves, with modern design elements. “I want it all to mix and match.”

On the Redress experience: “I’m just getting started, and they’ve shown me the steps I need to take in business planning, the things to think about. Learning from people who have this level of experience has been very helpful.”

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ABOVE: The cold-shoulder blouse is made of silk crepe de chine, and the shorts of 100 percent organic cotton twill. Thomas designs her prints to encompass the classic looks she loves, with modern design elements.

LEFT: This mix-and-match line by Mary Ashlyn Thomas was inspired by her daily commute, such as the straps on her cotton-spandex swing dress, which mimic highway overpasses.

RIGHT: Designer Piper Honigmann’s overlapping one-shoulder tops can be mixed and matched for fall.

BELOW: Honigmann uses long rectangles of cotton knit fabric in her tiered designs, resulting in very little fabric waste and offering maximum color mixes. “My line started with the fabric, locally sourced and organic,” she says.

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Piper Honigmann, Carrboro Pipevine, etsy.com/shop/pipevine Having spent a few years living on a sailboat with her young daughter, Piper Honigmann learned a lot about waste and pollution along our waterways, issues she addresses in her fashions, using organic cotton knits made

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“My line started with the fabric, locally sourced and organic,” Honigmann said. “The sustainability of the line is important; it will be made in North Carolina, maybe even in Carrboro.

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Her tiered pieces are made using long rectangles of fabric to reduce waste and maximize her color-mixing capabilities.

On the Redress experience: “My mentor has encouraged me to think, to compare selling my fashions directly on Etsy, or wholesaling to retailers.

“There’s been a fashion scene developing in Raleigh, and now I’ve met successful people in the industry, who all have some good tips about different aspects of the business — and there are a lot of aspects!”

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Shape and flow are important to designer Ashley Mason, who uses a limited color palette and clean lines to create the dramatic silhouettes of her collection, representing female strength and power. Her pieces, including tank and high-low skirt, left, and fitted dress, below, are made with knit, jersey, synthetic and woven fabrics. Jewelry is courtesy of Moon and Lola.

Ashley Mason, Raleigh Rook and Roman, rookandroman.com Strength and power is the focus of Ashley Mason’s collection, which uses a restricted color palette, clean lines, and remnants of knit, jersey, synthetics and woven fabrics printed at Spoonflower.

“My clothes are inspired by the feminine glam, Studio 54 era,” said Mason, “and focused on female strength and ownership, and power.

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Her materials are handwoven cottons and natural dyes, jersey, and lace and macramé detail to echo desert foliage.

“It’s a journey of related imagery,” Fadl said, “the desert, sandy dunes, the touch of green and the transition from dark to purest white. I want people to think that here’s a bridal collection they haven’t seen before, something different in its colors and use of fabrics.”

Fadl also designs everyday wear for men, women and children.

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ABOVE: Handwoven natural materials shine in designer Juliana Fadl’s first-ever bridal collection. Her bridal gowns of overlapping layers and varying lengths are meant to mimic rolling sand dunes; the dress at top right is two pieces, with a jersey skirt and macramé detail.

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Designer Timothy Cohen marries math and science in his menswear line, with patterns reflected in nature.

From left, pattern inspirations are sunflowers, ferns, and seahorses.

The bold designs are created using sustainably-made, digitally-printed fabrics. “These patterns are one of many eye-opening examples of how all animals and people on earth are connected,” Cohen says.

Timothy Cohen, Raleigh Perspectus Clothing, instagram.com/perspectusclothing Math and science meet fashion in this menswear line by Timothy Cohen, a selftaught designer who incorporates the Fibonacci Sequence into his designs, a series of numbers in which the next is found by adding up the two numbers before it.

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“It’s important to me to show everyone that we’re all connected,” Cohen said.

“These patterns are one of many eye-opening examples of how all animals and people on earth are connected.”

On the Redress experience: “As a selftaught designer, this education on sustainability, how to manufacture, and the business side of fashion really helps show us the way,” Cohen said. “Fashion is so much more than the runway. I’ve met educators, distributors, people in the forefront of the industry.

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Tiny in stature but larger than life in her againstthe-odds accomplishments, spend an hour with Daniels and you’ll come away inspired, and more than a little awed.

Daniels last appeared on the pages of Cary Magazine as a Women of Western Wake honoree in 2008. Now at age 82, she’s the subject of a documentary titled “In So Many Words,” and recently released her sixth book, “Maritime Magistery.”

Ask her about these successes, and she smiles enigmatically.

Writer and psychoanalyst Lucy Daniels has lived a life of many contradictions, from suffering severe anorexia to enjoying international honors for her work. Here, the founder of The Lucy Daniels Center Foundation shares some of her hard-earned wisdom.

youngest-ever recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in literature at age 22, despite being a high school dropout.

She followed that with a required second novel, “High On a Hill,” a fictional account of her years in confinement.

To address the dichotomies of her life, Daniels tells a story.

“As a child I had crossed eyes and needed surgery. I looked weird, and they kept me in the yard by myself. I knew nobody would look for me if I got lost, so I learned that I needed to take care of myself,” she said.

“In truth, that’s what we all have to do. You can call it wisdom, or the capacity to use life.”

This outlook is hard-earned for Daniels. Following the success of her first two books, she continued to battle anorexia and a decades-long writer’s block, while rearing her four children.

Daniels pushed her way through college and psychoanalysis, in a quest for emotional and creative freedom.

“For me, creative freedom is knowing what stopped me from doing the work, what makes me free to have different ideas, and gives me the ability to let people read and criticize my work,” she said. “Our experiences don’t go away, but we can learn to deal with them better. That helps us grow.”

She earned a doctorate in clinical psychology and maintains her private practice today, where she helps others find their own paths to freedom, often through analysis of their dreams.

In 2014, Daniels was honored with the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award given by The International Symposium on Psychoanalysis and Art. At home, her remarkable life includes eight grandchildren and a dachshund named Maggie.

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“I don’t know that success matters so much as being alive,” Daniels said, “feeling vital, being invested, and working on what really matters.”

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To truly understand that statement, you have to know her backstory: Born into Raleigh’s high society as a newspaper heiress, Daniels grew up materially rich yet emotionally deprived.

As a teen, she developed severe anorexia and spent five years in a psychiatric hospital where she endured electroshock treatments without anesthesia.

Here’s the awe-inspiring part: From her hospital room, Daniels wrote the national bestseller “Caleb, My Son,” becoming the

Letting go of long-held secrets was part of Daniels’ recovery.

She hadn’t told her early story even to her children, until one of them came home from school seeking answers to rumors about her.

Her response was to reclaim her maiden name of Lucy Daniels, and begin sharing her story.

“I did it because of what had happened to me,” she said. “It’s good not to have secrets.”

Daniels sold her share of the family business and in 1989 established the nonprofit Lucy Daniels Foundation and The Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood.

The foundation helps creative people achieve their own emotional freedom through psychoanalytic education. She has led the seminar Our Problems as the Roots of Our Power there annually since 1992.

“Creative people have a way of mastering psychic trauma through their creative work,” Daniels said. “They take the bad things that happen to them and actively reshape those painful experiences into something else, a book, or a painting, or a composition.

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Author Lucy Daniels celebrates the release of her sixth book, “Maritime Magistery,” a collection of stories set at the North Carolina coast, with a signing event at So & So Books in Raleigh. “As you age, the more things you know to write about, because you have increased your experience,” she says.

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said. “Dreams can show you why you have problems in your work, and then you can deal with them rather than let them cripple you.”

The foundation’s unique eight-year study of creative writers undergoing psychoanalysis has produced data that’s used by researchers internationally.

Meanwhile, the Center for Early Childhood provides comprehensive mental health services for children, paired with academic programs through its elementary school.

In 2002, Daniels finally broke through her long-term writer’s block with the release of her memoir, “With a Woman’s Voice: A Writer’s Struggle for Emotional Freedom.”

And in 2005, she published “Dreaming Your Way to Creative Freedom,” and her first novel in more than 40 years, “The Eyes of the Father,” a story of people controlled by the past.

Her collection of stories “Walking with Moonshine” came in 2013, as did the documentary by filmmaker Elisabeth Haviland James. The film explores the childhood that has both tormented and motivated Daniels, the dynamics of anorexia, and her growth through psychoanalytic treatment.

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Daniels’ latest book is a collection of short stories set at the North Carolina coast, paralleling the transformation of the land due to environmental and commercial factors with life’s human evolutions.

She says the book won’t be her last.

“I know I have to write,” Daniels said. “My next project is on aging, the good and the bad about the process. You may lose abilities as you age, but not necessarily thinking or feeling. What becomes important is how to use the changes, and not be stopped by them.

“It’s wonderful to have a companion like writing,” she said. “As you age, the more things you know to write about, because you have increased your experience. And I’m a better therapist than I was 10 years ago.

“My priorities now are my practice, my writing, and my friends and family. Writing and clinical work benefit my life and make it more satisfying at this stage.”

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Early Detection Remains Your Best Protection CONTRIBUTED BY DANIELLE WELLMAN, MD, WAKE RADIOLOGY

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Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States during their lifetime and one in six breast cancers occur in women aged 40 to 49. Breast cancer deaths are decreased by approximately one-third among women who get screened with mammography.

Women don’t need an order from their primary care physician to schedule an annual screening mammogram and most insurance plans cover this important procedure. Even so, nearly a third of American women currently do not get regular mammograms.

Before 2011, 2D mammography was the only breast cancer screening available to patients. In 2011, 3D mammography was FDA approved and — in multiple studies — has significantly improved cancer detection and reduced the number of false alarms associated with traditional mammograms.

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A 3D mammogram is performed in conjunction with a 2D mammogram to create a more complete picture of the breast. After the 2D image is taken, the mammography unit sweeps over the breast to capture 3D images in a matter of seconds.

A computer generates a series of high-resolution slices or layers which a radiologist can then flip through like pages in a book. This creates a much better view of the breast compared to the flat, 2D mammogram that can sometimes make breast tissue appear overlapped and make it difficult to see all of the individual structures.

more of the invasive cancers with 3D mammograms, which are more important to catch early. When caught at a smaller size, the cancer responds better to treatment and the patients have an improved prognosis. At Wake Radiology, we’ve seen fewer recalls where the patients are brought back to investigate a questionable area found in the traditional mammogram. Fewer uncertain areas mean fewer callbacks that can cause patient anxiety.

3D mammograms are especially helpful for women with dense breast tissue, although its improved cancer detection makes it an important choice for women of all breast densities.

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When it comes to the patient experience, the 3D mammogram is nearly identical to the 2D mammogram. The same position and compression is required and patients rarely notice the extra few seconds it takes to move the machine over the breast. At Wake Radiology, patients can often complete their annual screening in 30 minutes or less.

An annual screening mammogram, starting with a baseline exam at age 40, is the best exam available for early cancer detection. Women can schedule a 3D mammogram just like a 2D mammogram; simply ask for the 3D option.

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“I keep a full schedule, so I always like to have something healthy and easy to prepare on hand,” she said while at home in Holly Springs.

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“These days everyone works, and if both

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Woodcock visits Takeout Market regularly, stocking up on Southern-influenced meals like chicken and dumplings, shrimp and grits, and braised short ribs.

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she also relies on Donovan’s for dinner parties and other special occasions.

The gourmet grab-and-go concept has become a popular trend, offering an alternative to typical restaurant takeout.

Donovan’s Dish offers about a dozen multi-portion entrees made from scratch and frozen upon preparation. These need to be thawed before heating, while daily specials, which are listed online, are refrigerated and available to heat and serve straightaway.

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At its Takeout Market storefront, Donovan’s Dish offers about a dozen multi-portion entrees made from scratch and frozen. Daily specials, which are made fresh and just need reheating, are listed online. “We felt there was such a strong need for good takeout food with locally sourced ingredients and no preservatives,” says owner Jill Donovan.

“We felt there was such a strong need for good takeout food with locally sourced ingredients and no preservatives,” said Donovan. “Our cheese comes from Ashe County and Goat Lady, pork is from Heritage Farms and vegetables come from North Carolina growers.”

The cost for meals is typically more than frozen dinners from the grocery store but less than carryout fare from an upscale restaurant.

“It’s a good value since I’m getting wholesome food made with fresh ingredients,” Woodcock said. “My husband and son also love the variety of dishes, so that’s a plus.”

Donovan and her husband T.J., an award-winning chef, debuted Donovan’s Dish earlier this year after building a successful catering operation in Raleigh. Then tragedy struck.

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Real estate agent Julie Woodcock visits Takeout Market regularly, especially when her schedule gets hectic. Her family likes Southern-influenced meals like this shrimp and grits entree, below.

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The Fresh Market sells all the ingredients needed for a wholesome meal as a kit called the Little Big Meal.

Each week the company offers a new meal option including these marinated pork, chicken or vegetable kabobs.

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T.J. passed away unexpectedly,” Donovan said. “Opening this location was his dream and a big part of fulfilling his legacy.”

More menu options

Also finding its niche in the grab-and-go segment is locallyowned The Butcher’s Market, with locations in Cary and Raleigh.

Here you can find single-serving selections such as marinated steak tips and rice, free-range chicken with fusilli pasta, and comfort-food favorite macaroni and cheese.

“These are popular with our customers, and each one is handprepared by our experienced cooks,” said operations manager Nick Santucci. “There’s typically a good rotation with the seasons, but we also have staple items that remain available year-round.”

Santucci says vegetables such as potatoes and green beans are procured from Blue Sky Farms in Wendell. Beef and poultry are allnatural and free from antibiotics and hormones.

“The chicken, for example, is not pumped full with sodium or preservatives, and the tenderness is remarkable,” he said.

Another source of hand-picked cuisine is The Fresh Market. It sells “Little Big Meals,” which offer shoppers a convenient solution for preparing a home-cooked dinner.

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“Each one is by our experienced cooks. There’s typically a good rotation with the seasons, but we also have staple items that remain available year-round.”

— Nick Santucci “We have a team of foodies who work to create new and interesting meals for our customers each week,” said Stephanie Lowder, public relations manager at The Fresh Market.

Different from the prepared items from Donovan’s Dish and The Butcher’s Market, a Little Big Meal is a kit containing all the needed ingredients to cook a meal for a family of four. One meal costs $20.

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THINK ABOUT all the stories your house

could tell, if its walls could talk: The antics of your children, special overnight guests, family dinners around the table.

The old homes you’ll read about here have stories to tell too, of days in Western Wake’s history that were much different than ours, and yet in many ways the same.

Each home is designated as a Wake County Landmark — there are more than 130 county landmarks — and is significant to our history as a community.

Each has been called home.

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The Pugh House 103 Page St., Morrisville Built: Circa 1870 Style: I-house with Italianate-influenced porches Notable features: Bargeboards, or trim along the gables used to hide rafter ends, with fleur de lis motifs; sawnwork ornamentation; Italianate round arched glass panels in front door First residents: Town merchant James Monroe Pugh and his daughter, noted artist Sarah Mabel Pugh Fun fact: Pugh purchased the home’s lot in 1867 for $167.

Designations: National Register of Historic Places; Wake County Historical Landmark Earned: Capital Area Preservation Inc.’s 2013 Anthemion Award for exterior rehabilitation

He was a smart businessman, that James Monroe Pugh.

In post-Civil War Morrisville, after serving as an enlisted soldier in the 1st North Carolina Calvary, Pugh became one of the first Wake County merchants to take advantage of a new law allowing shopkeepers to sell to farmers on credit, then collect on accounts when their crops were sold.

Pugh also built a post office on his home’s lot, and served as town postmaster.

Also noteworthy is his daughter, Mabel, a pioneer in the arts world for women, who maintained a studio at the house from 192358 and served as head of the art department at Peace College.

“The house was originally on the southeast corner of Morrisville Carpenter Road and N.C. 54,” said Brad West, long-range planner for the Town of Morrisville, which acquired the house in 2007. “But in 2008, the house was relocated to save it from demolition after

N.C. DOT deemed it necessary for a road improvement project.”

More than 100 spectators watched as the house was lifted, taken 200 yards across the railroad crossing to its current home at 103 Page St., and rotated 180 degrees. Also making the move was the home’s original 1880s smokehouse.

“The town made extensive exterior renovations to the house, restoring the original wood siding and repainting the house and smokehouse with original colors found inside the roof,” West said.

“The windows were re-glazed and sealed using much of the original glass. Both porches were rebuilt using most of the original wood, and a new metal roof was added to match the original.”

While no official town plans are in place for the Pugh House, and interior renovations still need to be done, options could include converting it into an event space, museum or town offices. continued on page 82 CARY MAGAZINE 81

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James Madison Williams House 4525 Green Level West Road, Apex Built: 1907-09 Style: Late Queen Anne farmhouse Notable features: Hexagonal-roof turret; fish scale shingles; three tall corbelled brick interior chimneys; original staircase with turned balusters First residents: James Madison “Jim Mack” and De’Etta Williams and family Fun fact: The house is constructed primarily of heart pine taken from the property.

Designations: Wake County Landmark, Apex Historic Landmark Cheers to the Williams family, for keeping their home in the family generation after generation, even as Western Wake grows up around them.

Back in the 1880s, James Madison “Jim Mack” Williams was among farmers who fled to the more fertile soils of Wake County to escape a tobacco blight in Chatham County. Here, bright leaf to-

bacco thrived and brought in nearly three times as much cash as other crops.

Williams built much of this house himself over a span of almost three years, with the help of local carpenters.

“It’s all built with timber off of this land,” said Eliza Currin Williams, who moved into the home in January 1988 with her husband, the late James Macon Williams, grandson of Jim Mack. “That timber was carried by wagon to Morrisville, by train to Durham, cut and sent back.”

Her favorite parts of the home are its long wraparound porch, featuring Tuscan columns, and the “dome on top” of its multi-story tower.

Mackie Williams Lambert, sister-in-law to Eliza, remembers many family reunions held at the farmhouse, and climbing the stairs inside as a child.

“It was kind of creepy going up those stairs, all that dark wood and it closed in all the way up,” she said. “Now it’s got spindles.”

The last tobacco crop here was farmed in 1997, but the Williams family isn’t going anywhere: Eliza says her son, James “Jimmy” Williams Jr., is next in line to live here.

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Leslie-Alford-Mims House 100 Avent Ferry Road, Holly Springs Built: 1840; additions in late 19th century and in the 1940s by the Alford and Mims families Style: Greek Revival Notable features: Original flooring; columns supporting first and second stories; magnolia trees on property First residents: Archibald and Isabel Leslie Fun fact: A secret passage is the only access to a three-bedroom, third story apartment.

Designations: National Register of Historic Places; Wake County Landmark; Holly Springs Town Landmark Scottish tailor Archibald Leslie built the Leslie-Alford-Mims House for his bride, Isabelle Rogers, whose carved initials you can still see here.

Isabelle was so beloved by all, the story goes, that the family’s slaves hid her valuables on the property as Union troops advanced in 1865, then helped her tend the Union soldiers who commandeered the house for two long weeks, in hopes it would be spared from burning.

It worked, but to this day those valuables have never been found.

After the Civil War, George Benton Alford bought the house,

moved his mercantile business to town, and launched an economic revival.

He doubled the home’s floor space, adding a second floor, a widow’s walk, and a ballroom for the fancy parties he favored.

He also erected a monument to Wake County Confederate veterans that still stands on the property.

The house passed to Alford’s grandson, Edwin Mims, then in 2014 opened as the Leslie-Alford-Mims House wedding venue, named among the world’s 100 Hottest New Hotel & Venue Openings by Venue Report.

“I love this house so much, its character and Southern hospitality, and the magnolia trees,” said Brooke Everhart, who operates the venue with Priscilla Erwin. “I love standing in the space and thinking of the orchestra playing, of all the parties that have happened here.”

The partners spent a year working to bring the house back to life, uncovering its original wooden floors and molding details.

Erwin’s favorite part of the home is the oversized porte cochere, which welcomed four carriages at a time in Alford’s day, and is now often used as a dance floor.

“We appreciate the history of the house, and wanted to add a modern spin,” Everhart said. “There is love in all aspects of this home.

Archibald built it in the name of love.” continued on page 84 CARY MAGAZINE 83

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James Beale Johnson House 6321 Johnson Pond Road, Fuquay-Varina Built: 1904-06 Style: Neo-Classical Notable features: Doric portico, grand central hallways on the first and second floors, 11-foot ceilings, and pocket doors First resident: James Beale Johnson, a descendant of the Joel Lane family of Raleigh Fun fact: N.C. Gov. Charles B. Aycock often stayed at the house and enjoyed fishing and hunting on the land; Johnson introduced fox hunting to the area.

Designations: National Register of Historic Places, Wake County Historic Landmark For sale: As of print date, this home is for sale.

James Beale Johnson was quite the tycoon at the beginning of the 20th century, involved in tobacco, lumber, turpentine production, investments and banking.

His home was designed by prominent Raleigh architect Charles Pearson, and at age 34 Johnson and his wife, Della, moved into the house mortgage-free.

But as the years and occupants came and went, the home fell into disrepair.

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James Beale Johnson House and land historically associated with the house in September 1965 at public auction,” said the home’s current owner, Daniel Turner.

“At that time the general attitude toward historic structures was to tear them down. Little thought was given to saving the historic houses within urban revitalization. My father, who was in the vanguard of historic preservation, did not want to see the house demolished.”

The elder Turner was a recognized craftsman who spent five years tackling the restoration of the house, returning it to its former glory.

“My parents loved the house and spent the remainder of their lives keeping the house as pristine as possible,” Turner said. He’s worked to continue that legacy.

His favorite feature of the home is, “The main staircase that rises a full three stories and is embellished with handmade solid walnut stair rails and volutes. Many a bride and homecoming queen have had their photographs taken on the stairs.”

Now Turner says it’s time to pass along the home to someone new.

“Anyone who understands the love of historic houses also understands that you are merely the caretaker of the property until it is time to turn the responsibility over to the next generation. That time has come,” he said. “The new caretakers will come to love the house and strive to do the same as my family has done for 51 years.” continued on page 86

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Ivey-Ellington House 135 W. Chatham St., Cary Built: Circa 1870 Style: Gothic Revival Notable features: Pointed-arch windows, steeply pitched roof, vertical board and batten siding, T-plan layout with a center hall opening to identical parlors First residents: Thaddeus and Mary Downes Ivey and family Fun fact: Steep gables under the sloped roof drew warm air up and away from the living spaces.

Designations: National Register of Historic Places, Wake County Landmark Debate: Whether to re-orient or move the house to make way for downtown mixed-use development; local historic preservationists want the home integrated into development plans, and perhaps converted to a town welcome center.

Rumor has it that the front yard of the Ivey-Ellington House served as a campsite for cattle drivers in the 1890s, on the move from Chatham County to Raleigh.

Known for sure is that huge trees in its yard, and its original porch, were lost to Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

The house was built for $300 by Alonzo Crocker, about a year before Cary was incorporated as a town and the same year The Cary Academy private boarding school opened.

That school later became Cary High.

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“The pointed arch windows are one of the most distinctive features of the house.”

— Heather Wagner Slane, architectural historian “The pointed arch windows are one of the most distinctive features of the house,” said architectural historian Heather Wagner Slane, in her application for National Register of Historic Places designation on behalf of the home.

“The wood windows, in a ten-over-six configuration, have a fixed pentagonal upper sash that gives the window its pointed arch,”

she explained, noting that the second-floor gabled dormers boast matching windows.

The house is designated as a rare local example of Gothic Revival architecture, a style centered on family life.

Thaddeus Ivey worked as an assistant to the state treasurer in Raleigh while his family lived in Cary, taking the train into the city.

After the Iveys left the home in 1898 it saw a succession of owners, including the J. Harrison Ellington family, from 1918 to 1946.

Cary’s first fire chief, H.H. Waddell, then owned the Ivey-Ellington House, and it’s even been used as a rental property.

Now owned by the Town of Cary, the lawn of the home hosts Cary’s Live at Lunch concerts, the Cary Downtown Farmers Market, and other public events. t

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12 OA K S I N H O L LY S P R I N G S

There are plenty of reasons to live in 12 Oaks, but the top of the list is location — the vibrant, family-focused town of Holly Springs, conveniently situated in the Triangle Area. It’s been named the #1 Best Place for Young Families, #1 Best Place to Raise Kids, #1 Best Place for Home Ownership, #2 Safest City, and #2 for Job Seekers.* But the reasons to live here don’t stop there.

Although it’s just a short drive to Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, 12 Oaks gives you more than enough reasons to stay right here. Spacious homes with front porches that were made for neighbors. Miles of tree-lined sidewalks and peaceful nature trails. A pool pavilion with casual dining right next door. A brand new multipurpose room that’s perfect for special events. And the neighborhood hot spot — the verdant community garden. This already flourishing community is growing every day. A second pool, playgrounds and dog park have been added as well as an expanded fitness center and a brand new clubhouse. And then there’s the crowning glory: a spectacular 18-hole golf course designed by Nicklaus Design Group and named one of the top courses by Golf Digest.

Then consider a few other great reasons to make 12 Oaks your new address. How about a wine tasting this weekend or a gourmet cooking class on Tuesday? Yoga in the mornings and nature trails in the afternoon? Life at 12 Oaks is a daily celebration of living well, featuring a full menu of organized events — swimming, Zumba, golf and tennis clinics, plus family-oriented movies and poolside parties.

If you’re getting the picture that 12 Oaks believes that living happens both inside and outside the home, you’re right. The 687acre haven is developed by Landeavor, a nationally acclaimed real estate development company specializing in master-planned communities. A team of award-winning builders has been hand-selected for 12 Oaks, including David Weekley, M/I Homes, Robuck Homes, Standard Pacific Homes, Saussy Burbank and eight custom builders. And the homes? Simply stunning. Find your next dream home here. And live well at 12 Oaks. *Holly Springs, N.C., official website, hollyspringsnc.us

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BALD HEAD ISLAND Bald Head Island is the southernmost of North Carolina’s cape islands, known for its natural beauty and environmental sensitivity. You’ll leave your car on the mainland and board a passenger ferry to the island. Once you’re there, you’ll get around by golf cart, bicycle, or your own two feet, resulting in a more relaxed, easygoing pace.

With 10,000 of the island’s 12,000 total acres set aside as nature preserves, choosing which environment to explore first can be a tough decision. Beaches stretch for 14 miles, while a tidal creek is perfect for paddling by kayak or stand up paddleboard. The maritime forest, with its miles of walking trails, beckons hikers.

Spend the day by the shore. Play the Bald Head Island Club golf course, one of the best in the Carolinas.

Climb Old Baldy Lighthouse, circa 1817. Explore the island’s wildlife through programs offered by the Bald Head Island Conservancy. Be sure to set aside time to relax at the island’s welcoming spa.

July and August are the most popular months to visit, but insiders know that Bald Head Island is at its best in the fall when the weather is mild. Roast & Toast on the Coast, a Southern Living Inspired Event, is a can’t-miss annual celebration, held this year from October 7-9, 2016. The weekend, which centers around the Southern Living Inspired Community at Cape Fear Station, highlights the best in Southern food, drink and live music. Learn more and purchase tickets at www.RoastToastCoast.com.

Vacation rentals are available along the beach, fronting the marsh, tucked within the forest, or surrounding the island’s 10-acre marina. Whether you’re looking for a cozy cottage for a couple’s getaway or a spacious home large enough for the entire family, Bald Head Island Limited Property Management offers the island’s best vacation rentals. Learn more about the island, other upcoming events and vacation rentals at www.GetawayToBHI.com.

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BOGUE WATC H Life in the Triangle can get rather hectic. That’s why the soft ocean breezes of Bogue Watch are the perfect antidote to today’s always-connected frenzy. Life at Bogue Watch revolves around the water and is within easy reach — just two hours from Raleigh and Wilmington.

Bogue Watch embraces its natural surroundings, the Croatan National Forest on one side and the Intracoastal Waterway on the other. Everything in this distinctive, master planned community is ready when you are: the marina and community amenities, easy proximity to fine dining, shopping and excellent schools, and plenty of year-round community events. The private marina may be your dream come true. Whatever your boating pleasure, get on the water just minutes from home. Launch your boat from the marina or slide your paddleboard or kayak into Sanders Creek at the canoe and kayak launch. The marina and launch are just part of this master planned community’s many amenities. There’s the resort style pool and clubhouse for the entire family. The nautical-themed playground attracts imaginations of all ages. Or toast the sunset from the 60-foot observation pier. Unwind without having to drive anywhere.

Retail home sites — with marsh and water views — ­­ are available for building the home of your dreams. In addition, Streamline Developers is a premium homebuilder who is known for exceptional customer service and superior craftsmanship. Their homes are well designed with great attention to detail, while maintaining exceptional function and comfort. Their homes offer spacious indoor-outdoor living spaces and open floor plans which are perfectly designed to enjoy the beautiful coastal sunrises and evening breezes.

Newport, home to Bogue Watch, is minutes from Morehead City, Swansboro and famed Beaufort. Each have their own unique charm and a lively beach culture. Beaufort, “the crown jewel of the Crystal Coast,” has a rich village-like atmosphere and quaint downtown. Known as “Friendly City by the Sea,” Swansboro is a popular dining spot for Bogue Watch residents who boat over from the marina.

Come explore a coastal escape at Bogue Watch. We know you’ll love it.

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F RO N T S T R E E T V I L L AG E Beaufort’s Front Street Village (FSV) is one of the hottest newwaterfront concepts on the East Coast. FSV is a 30+ acre planned unit development approved for over 200 residential condo units, a 129-bed Inn, and a Conference Center. Second dry stack building is near completion with total capacity of 500 boats, a marina and single family lots.

Front Street Village combines waterfront boating and a warm atmosphere with the feel of a local general store. Front Street Village is something new and emerging — the next Charleston with easier access to the beach now that U.S. 70 is nearing completion in 2017.

Located on the Beaufort waterfront, in a 300-year-old seaport town, along North Carolina’s famed Outer Banks, The Inn & Bistro at Front Street Village is a planned 129-room hotel, restaurant and 400+ person meeting facility.

These planned facilities join a successfully operating marina with dry storage boat warehouse, wine shop, and event facilities. Future development for this master plan community includes a collection of 20+ duplexes and single-family resort-style residential cottages. For over 300 years this quiet, friendly and distinctively different seaport village near the southern section of the Outer Banks remained undiscovered — until now!

Step back to the future and visit the Charleston of the 1800s at Front Street Village, conveniently located at 34° 43’ 6” N / 76° 39’ 50” W, one of the most exciting fishing areas on the East Coast.

Visit the BoatHouse in Beaufort • Thursday Dinners are a great treat at the BoatHouse with Chef Kenny preparing crowd-pleasing local grilled fish creations, crab cakes, Shrimp-n-Grits and famous Key Lime Pie. • The perfect wedding destination on the Coast — the Beaufort waterfront is a spectacular setting for a wedding, a reception or special event, especially in our newly finished Pavilion!

• Fish where the Fish are! Front Street Village is a full-service marina with dry stack boat storage, and wine shop, all located on the Beaufort waterfront. This spectacular location is the perfect place for true fishermen.

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PI A Z Z A AT S TO N EWAT E R Piazza at Stonewater is an exclusive new community in West Cary by CalAtlantic Homes. With luxury included, flexible options and floorplans that emphasize the topography, this community is sure to have the home you have always dreamed of. Featuring single family homes from three to six bedrooms and from 2,700 square feet to over 5,000 square feet. The community showcases two stunning model homes, the Sonoma and the Oakhurst.

Enjoy this amenity-rich community which contains a large pool, playgrounds and clubhouse. Take a stroll or bike ride down the beautiful 23-mile American Tobacco Trail just minutes away.

Less than 2 miles away resides the large shopping center, Parkside Town Commons, with much more than the typical center — Cine Bowl & Grille, Golf Galaxy, Harris Teeter, Target, many dining options and boutiques to name a few. Piazza at Stonewater is conveniently located to nearby major arterial roadways of Highway 55, NC 751, Interstate 40 and Interstate 540. Only 8 miles from the Research Triangle Park and 9 miles from Raleigh Durham International Airport — both under 15 minutes away.

Larger, private homesites create a great sense of tranquility. Experience the lavish and easy living in one of seven floorplans available including ranch and two story options. Boasting low HERS energy scores as part of our HouseWorks program, CalAtlantic is commit-

ted to thoughtful planning of neighborhoods and efficiently designed homes to help conserve the earth’s resources and provide more comfort to you and your family. Immaculate finishes throughout the homes, 10-foot ceilings, 2- and 3-car side and frontload garages, media rooms and basement homesites await those searching for unsurpassed luxury.

Homes in Piazza at Stonewater are priced from the mid $500s.

Both the Sonoma and the Oakhurst model homes will be showcased in the Home Builders Association 2016 Parade of Homes, held the first three weekends in October.

With nearly 100 years of combined homebuilding experience, Ryland and Standard Pacific have merged to create CalAtlantic Homes. This monumental merger of two iconic homebuilding companies is a historic event, positioning the newly formed company as the fourth largest homebuilder in the nation. Carrying forward the strong legacies of Ryland and Standard Pacific, the newly formed company will operate in 41 major markets in 17 states from coast to coast.

With a shared vision of innovative home design, outstanding quality and an unwavering commitment to true customer satisfaction, CalAtlantic Homes, a 2016 Builder of the Year winner in Builder Magazine, will be even better positioned to serve our customers and valued trade partners. Together, we are better than ever.

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S T. J A M E S P L A N TAT I O N Nestled along the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), in the charming seaside village of Southport and near historic Wilmington, is St. James Plantation, the crown jewel of North Carolina’s southern coast.

It’s all here! Residents enjoy over $100 million of completed (and paid for) first-class amenities: private oceanfront beach club, full service ICW marina, 81 holes of championship golf, 36+ miles of walking/biking trails, four clubhouses and over 75 social activities clubs. And that’s just for starters!

Our private beach club greets you with an uncrowded, wide sandy beach, along with a large covered cabana and swimming pool. Boaters and water lovers enjoy our waterway park on the Intracoastal, full-service marina and marketplace with a waterside grille and tiki bar.

Our four signature courses are “Audubon-Certified Cooperative Sanctuaries” and created by some of the most celebrated

designers including Jack Nicklaus, P.B. Dye, Tim Cate and Hale Irwin. If tennis is your game, we have the championship courts.

Residents can also exercise their options in our state-of-the-art, brand new $4 million Wellness Center or escape to the outdoors and enjoy countless miles of walking, biking, nature trails and community gardens.

There are countless ways to stay active in this mild Carolina climate with four distinct seasons: perfect for enjoying the great waterways, outdoor activities and of course, shopping. Explore Southport’s antique shops, boutiques, restaurants and historical landmarks in the center of this quaint New England-style village.

Homes range from the high $200s to $1 million plus, and home sites start from the $60s. To learn more or to schedule a tour, call 855-891-6415 or visit stjamesplantation.com.

St. James Plantation … A seatown, a hometown, a timeless way of life!

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Book Stop is Here LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES INVITE PASSERSBY TO ‘TAKE A BOOK, RETURN A BOOK’

Stewards of the Little Free Libraries build and maintain the book exchange boxes. Some boxes are vividly decorated, others are more subdued, like this box at 1501 Castalia Drive in Cary.

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Karen Helton and her family put up a dollhouse-inspired Little Free Library in memory of their daughter Ellie.

IN OCTOBER 2015, Karen Helton and her family

opened the doors of a miniature, white and pink version of their own house right in their Apex front yard.

The pseudo-dollhouse is filled with books for community members to give and take, a small part of the worldwide network of literary exchange called Little Free Library.

Their mantra of “take a book, return a book” rings true everywhere from downtown Apex to the Heltons’ front yard.

“It’s completely exciting whenever you see someone using it,” said Helton of the family’s increased front yard foot traffic. “We’ve just had so many people who have been so appreciative of it.”

Catching on

Little Free Library was born in 2009 in Hudson, Wisc., when Todd Bol built a tiny one-room schoolhouse and filled it with books in honor of his mother’s teaching career and love of literature.

By 2010, he had given away 30 more to friends and family who praised the idea of a community book 100

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exchange.

Fast forward to July 2016, and there are 40,000 Little Free Libraries in all 50 states and more than 70 countries worldwide. That tiny schoolhouse has grown into a nonprofit with a $2 million annual budget that sells kits to help people create libraries of their own.

The group also supports literacy programs, like one to place Little Free Libraries in rural communities without public libraries.

“One initiative we have is called Kids, Community and Cops,” said Margret Aldrich, media and programming manager for the nonprofit and owner of her own Little Free Library in Minneapolis. “In that program, we help police stations place a Little Free Library in their precinct, and then police officers use this as a way to welcome the public into the police station for a good reason instead of a negative reason.

“There are lots of innovative ways that individual stewards throughout the country are using their Little Free Libraries to do similar things. A Little Free Library is a small thing, but it can accomplish some big things.” continued on page 102

In 2015, Margret Aldrich and Coffee House Press published The Little Free Library Book detailing the history of the nonprofit, how-to steps of creating your own library and telling the story of Little Free Libraries all over the world through steward profiles and 350 color photos.

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Janice Monaco of All Booked Up, makes sure the Little Free Library in downtown Apex is full and has a variety of genres.

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Building community, a book at a time

For the Heltons, creating the Little Free Library was a project of love in honor of Ellie, the daughter they lost to a brain aneurysm in 2014.

“When she was in first grade, she was diagnosed with a reading disorder, and didn’t like to read. In second grade, with the help of her teacher and school tutoring, she became an avid reader. She just loved and loved and loved it. It was a big part of who she was,” said Helton of her daughter.

The family modeled the library after Ellie’s love of dollhouses, the color pink and, of course, books. A friend built the custom house, and the Heltons keep it stocked with books from their own shelves, with help from the rest of their community.

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great; they really supported us after Ellie’s death and I love that sense of community that it brings.”

In downtown Apex, the Little Free Library that Apex ambassador J.C. Knowles requested be built in the garden he created can also be seen strengthening the community.

“It fits because it’s a hometown feeling,” said John Suteu, the craftsman responsible for its construction. “People sit and talk to each other, and it’s just another place to have conversations over a book they grab out of the Little Free Library.”

Janice Monaco of All Booked Up bookstore makes sure the Apex Little Free Library stays full and diverse, with everything from kids’ books to mysteries to young adult fiction and classics that teens are reading in school.

“I really do believe in books and putting them with people,” said Monaco.

What’s next for Little Free Library? By the end of 2017, the nonprofit hopes to have 100,000 libraries worldwide.

“People sit and talk to each other, and it’s just another place to have conversations over a book they grab.”

— John Suteu, built Apex’s Little Free Library

“In my opinion, the print book is never going to lose its appeal,” explained Aldrich, even in an increasingly digitized world.

She says the Little Free Libraries appeal to readers’ sense of discovery.

“When you open up the door, you don’t know what books are going to be inside. You get to thumb through the pages and see if there’s something there that speaks to you.”

For information on how to start your own Little Free Library, visit littlefreelibrary.org.

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“It’s not easy. People still have lots to say about how women do this job that has been traditionally held by men.”

— Lauren Efird

As senior pastor at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary, Lauren Efird has this advice for young clergywomen: “It might not be easy; it might not happen when you think it should happen,” she says. “It might not be what you thought it would be, or it might not look like what you thought it would look like. But if God is calling you, stay the course.”

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VOICES women who lead Cary churches are helping break stained-glass ceiling WRITTEN BY AMBER KEISTER PHOTOGRAPHED BY JONATHAN FREDIN

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rowing up as a Southern Baptist in tiny Camden, S.C., Lauren Efird always knew she wanted to be a preacher.

“I used to sit and teach my baby dolls, but one day my mom heard me preaching to my baby dolls. I had them all in a circle, and I was preaching to them,” said Efird, senior pastor at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary.

“I really feel that I was strongly called from an early age. Being a pastor and a minister was just who I was.”

Efird has been interim pastor since January, and was confirmed as senior pastor on Aug. 21. She is the first female to lead Greenwood Forest.

Although more women than ever are pursuing religious education and entering ministry, there are still few in senior leadership positions. Only 11 percent of churches

nationwide were led by women in 2012, according to a National Congregations Study published in 2015. This figure is unchanged from 1998.

For women who lead churches in Cary, several have been the first female to hold that job, and have had challenges along the way.

But each agrees with Efird: Being a minister is more than a career choice, it’s who they are.

Finding acceptance Despite her early leanings, Efird’s path to the pulpit meandered a bit. At Duke Divinity School, she focused on chaplaincy, even doing a residency at UNC Hospitals.

But as she sat with people on their deathbeds, she realized she wanted to be present in people’s lives for the whole journey, not just the end. She wanted to be a pastor.

But as a Baptist woman, she knew it continued on page 108

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“I often find when you’re able to bring different experiences and knowledge together, it’s just so much more powerful.

There’s so many more possibilities than if we’re all the same.”

— Carla Gregg-Kearns

was going to be difficult to find a church that would accept her as a minister. One memorable rejection sums up the challenges she faced.

“I interviewed for an associate pastor position for six months,” Efird said. “At the end of the process I was told that one of the reasons I wasn’t hired was because they didn’t want two women of childbearing age on staff.”

Soon after that incident she was hired at Greenwood Forest, where she has been for five years. The congregation, which has about 350 active members, has embraced her. She gives much of the credit to the former senior pastor, Benjamin Boswell, who now leads Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte.

“I’ve been able to live out worship leadership here in a way that many women my age and my experience level wouldn’t get to do,” Efird said.

Her own voice

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Carla Gregg-Kearns was always involved in religious life, first at her childhood Presbyterian church, then at Salem College in Winston-Salem. But ministry wasn’t even on her radar until her campus minister suggested it.

“She was the one who said, ‘Maybe you could make this a career?’” recalled GreggKearns. “It’s funny to look back on it. How could I not have thought about it before? But I can still remember that moment — feeling like everything suddenly clicked.”

In July 2013, Gregg-Kearns became the first woman to lead Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, when she was named senior pastor.

She calls the 150-member church a wonderful congregation that is open to change, and speaks of finding her own voice as a leader.

“For years there’s been one model of what it is to preach, and because of size and voice, women just didn’t fit into that,” Gregg-Kearns said. “We’ve had to find our own way, which has maybe spurred some creativity in preaching for everybody.”

She leads worship not from a stage, but from a raised dais, about six inches above the

floor. Sometimes she preaches at the pulpit.

Other times she assumes the role of a Biblical character, telling a story in the middle of the congregation.

Gregg-Kearns says her leadership also looks different, because she doesn’t “come in and run anything.” She organizes meetings, gathers ideas and encourages people to participate.

“I often find when you’re able to bring different experiences and knowledge together, it’s just so much more powerful,” she said.

“There’s so many more possibilities than if we’re all the same.”

Be who you are Classy Preston, who became the first female senior pastor at Pleasant Grove Church nearly 18 years ago, did not grow up around women in church leadership.

“Growing up in the Baptist church, women were sometimes ordained,” she said.

“They had seats, but they didn’t really do anything. That always bothered me.”

After she received her divinity degree, Preston set her sights on becoming a missionary. But while attending church in Toledo, Ohio, her minister suggested she reconsider because she “had a pastor’s heart.”

“I didn’t know anything about being a pastor,” said Preston. “What did that mean?

What did that look like?”

For Preston that means leading a historically African-American, currently multiethnic congregation in Cary, growing the church from 12 members in 1997 to its current 250-plus.

“As women, we sometimes do not realize that God uses us in the same magnitude as God uses men,” she said. “I also realize that sometimes you won’t know what that looks like.

That’s the advice my pastor gave me: ‘Don’t try to be anybody else. Be who you are.’”

Preston works hard to make the church a welcoming place for those of various cultures.

She invites Asian and Hispanic ministers to preach; the praise band is a mix of AfricanAmerican, Caucasian and Latino musicians.

“I’m very intentional about diversity continued on page 111

Carla Gregg-Kearns is one of the founders of the annual N.C. Women’s Preaching Festival, set for Oct. 13-14 in Durham. The festival began as a way to thank women who have worked in ministry for decades, she says. “Without them and the paths they paved, I wouldn’t be able to be here pastoring in the way that I have been.

Those clergywomen are the shoulders I stand on.”

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Classy Preston has been senior pastor at Pleasant Grove Church in Cary for nearly 18 years. “I have no desire to be a mediocre pastor. I want to serve God with excellence, and that’s my heart’s desire.

This is the best season of my life,” she says.

“As women, we sometimes do not realize that God uses us in the same magnitude as God uses men.”

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— Classy Preston

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“For young people, both boys and girls, it’s important to see women leading in the church and synagogues, because otherwise children get the idea that only men can do that.”

— Jeanette Stokes

and understanding other cultures,” she said.

“People want to see themselves in worship.

When you come to church and you only see African-American women, then you say ‘Well, there’s no place for me here.’”

Progress to be made Jeanette Stokes, executive director at the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South in Durham, and a Presbyterian minister, agrees that pastors are valuable role models.

“For young people, both boys and girls, it’s important to see women leading in the church and synagogues, because otherwise children get the idea that only men can do that,” she said.

The pastors are encouraged by the increasing number of clergywomen, but say there is still progress to be made.

Donna Banks, lead pastor at St. Francis United Methodist Church in Cary, cites a survey from a class she recently taught at Duke Divinity School. Of the 25 largest United Methodist congregations nationwide from 2011 to 2016, none were led by women.

“There’s still that bit of glass ceiling around larger congregations, feeling like they still need a man,” said Banks, whose church has about 1,400 members.

“At some point women will have those roles, but women can’t lead like men,” she said. “It can’t be that hierarchical kind of leading. Women lead in participatory ways, which is the way leading should occur anyway. That’s one thing we do well; we lead by inviting people in.” t

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Volunteer Cindy Johanson reads with 7-year-old Tomasa at a Read and Feed mobile classroom.

Read and Feed: Making Kids Hungry for Books ON A WARM Thursday evening, many children are playing video games or attending neighborhood swim practice. But in the parking lot behind First United Methodist Church in Cary, about 15 kids are excitedly bounding up the steps of an RV, many of them wearing book bags.

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As they write their names on the sign-in board of Read and Feed’s mobile classroom, each student quickly finds his tutor. Soon, the sound of reading aloud — the only kind of reading done at Read and Feed — and occasional laughter echos off the RV’s walls.

Read and Feed is an afterschool literacy

“I like it because I get to read and I never read.

But I read three times last week!”

— Third-grader Yamileth program that employs a fleet of three mobile classrooms — retrofitted 38-foot RVs — as well as facility-based partners to deliver tutoring services and hot meals to elementaryaged students who may not have them otherwise.

“We work with at-risk, low-income children who are identified through our partner schools,” explained Kati Mullan, Read and Feed’s executive director. Most are at least one grade level behind in their reading.

Get Involved Read and Feed will host its second annual Rock and Roast fundraiser Thursday, Sept. 15, at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh, featuring music, oysters, a s’mores station, silent and live auctions, and a mobile classroom. For more information, visit readandfeed.org.

Mullan says developing reading proficiency by third grade is vital for academic success and on-time graduation. But more than 50 percent of Wake County’s lowincome third-graders failed to read at grade level last year, according to Read and Feed data.

“We want to reinforce what they’re learning in school, but not be an extension of school,” said Mullan. “We try to focus on reading comprehension as well. Sometimes a child will be able to read beautifully but have no idea what it means.”

The curriculum at Read and Feed is specifically designed with the help of students’ teachers; tutors use teachers’ comments to focus on areas that need extra attention.

Students are also provided with three books a week to take home in order to build personal libraries. The children choose those books, which Mullan says makes them more likely to read on their own.

Gigi Juras, center, coaches Evelyn, 8, as Ulises, also 8, left, reads on his own.

Volunteer and Program Director Heather Cross welcomes kids to the Read and Feed mobile unit parked at First United Methodist Church in Cary.

Community partners

During her time as a volunteer at Northwoods Elementary School in Cary, Read and Feed founder Jan France saw that many lowincome families had limited access to public libraries and struggled with food security.

In 2007, she created the organization with one program site, eight students, and homecooked meals. Now more than 600 children attend across 20 sites during the academic year, and meals are provided by partners like local restaurants, churches and, most comcontinued on page 116

Nine-year-old Yamileth works with volunteer Sharon Bollini.

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monly, the Interfaith Food Shuttle.

The fleet of RVs was purchased with grant monies, and everything else — books, supplies, weekly rewards for the kids — is funded through individual, corporate or inkind donations.

The staff still consists of three people — Mullan, volunteer and program coordinator Heather Cross, and operations administrator Jamie Buning — but Read and Feed thrives thanks to more than 400 volunteers who do everything from tutoring to driving the RVs. Team lead Mary Rose Sefter understands what this special attention can mean for the growth of these students.

“I work in the Wake County school system, and seeing these kids who need some extra TLC, whether that’s the hot meal we provide or the tutoring and social skills they get, is just wonderful,” she said.

For more information about Read and Feed, or to get involved, visit readandfeed.org.

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Making a Cold Case for Peonies PSSST! YA WANNA know a secret? Herbaceous peonies

(Paeonia lactiflora), those beautiful perennials with the big, bodacious blossoms everybody adores, really aren‘t that hard to grow in the South!

This should be welcome news to local gardeners who regard these peony bushes as highly desirable but finicky when it comes to fabulous flower shows. The trick is not that these peonies can’t stand the Southern heat; it is because they miss the winter cold.

Peony bloom production is stimulated by “chill hours,” a professional grower’s term for long stretches of low temperatures in the winter — a usual given north of the Mason-Dixon line, but not always the case in the South. The Peony “Scarlett O’Hara,” with rich solution is to simply find cultivars that don’t need as much red petals around a glowing yellow extended cold to produce fabulous floral displays. center, is a good pick for Southern gardens.

In general, going with older cultivars with early to mid-season blooms improves the chances for success in this September is a good time to plant peonies, which can be found region, because they usually require fewer chill hours to develop properly. In addition, there are many newer peonies that breed- in local garden centers in the form of tubers. When buying tubers, pick ones with at least three to five pinkish “eyes.” This is important if ers have developed with Southern gardens in mind.

Some of the better time-tested selections from years past for you want peonies that become mature showoffs in just a few seasons.

For best flower production, plant peonies in a spot that gets Southern gardens include ‘Monsieur Jules Elie’ (introduced in 1888), that sports light pink, double blooms; ‘Festiva Maxima’ (1851), a plenty of early sun but is partially shaded from harsh, late afternoon perfumed, double-white charmer; ‘Nymphe’ (1913), with fragrant, rays. Prepare a hole for each tuber at least a foot deep and wide, and blushing pink blossoms; ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ (1906), a popular selec- mix in plenty of compost or quality commercial garden soil.

And keeping that important cold requirement in mind, the tution with pleasing, double-pink flowers; ‘Felix Crousse’ (1881), a raspberry red showoff; ‘Lady Alexandra Duff’ (1902), a semi-double bers should be planted no more than an inch pink; and ‘Flame’ (1939), which is well lit with eye-catching red below the soil surface. This allows the developing peonies to get up close and personal with single flowers.

As for newer cultivars, a few top performers for this area include winter’s beneficial chill.

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• “Herbaceous perennial” is a plant that naturally dies back to the ground at the beginning of winter. This is obvious to most gardeners, but what might not be so obvious during next spring’s early planting frenzy is, “Where did I put all those dang herbaceous perennials?”

Mark their locations now with brightly colored sticks or flags so they won’t be stomped, chopped or pulled up at the start of next year’s dig-a-thon.

• Even with summer fading away, there is still time to add to the veggie patch. Lettuce, radishes, kale, onions and mustard greens can all be planted at the beginning of this month to provide homegrown edibles deep into the fall.

• Strange, cobweb-like tents beginning to show up in your trees? No, they are not tent caterpillars. This time of year is when fall webworms (actually caterpillars) begin to appear. The easiest way to control them is to rip apart the tents to expose the webworms to an assortment of eager predators.

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• Tomato plants still producing? If you have green tomatoes remaining on the vine as the first frosts approach, pick them off, wrap each individually in a half sheet of newspaper and store in a cool, dry area. These tucked-away tomatoes will slowly ripen in storage, so check on them at least once a week.

• If you have ever thought about starting a compost pile, now is a great time to give it a try. Between lawn mower clippings and falling leaves, you have the perfect ingredients to start a batch that will decompose and result in useful soil conditioner for next year’s garden.

• Thinking about planting spring-flowering bulbs?

Think big. Think like a Texan, because when it comes to such bulbs, for maximum potential in performance, the bigger their size, the better their spring flower show.

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Cary Photographic Artists will accept entries for its ninth annual Open Juried Photographic Exhibition on Monday, Sept. 27 between 1 and 8 p.m., at the Cary Senior Center. The exhibit will open with a reception and judges’ comments on Sept. 30 at 6 p.m., and run through Nov. 18. Jurors for this year’s exhibit are Dr. Peter Nisbet, curator and acting director of the Ackland Museum at UNCChapel Hill, and Diana Bloomfield, internationallyrecognized Raleigh photographer and educator represented by the Tilt Gallery in Scottsdale, Ariz. caryphotographicartists.org or exhibit chair Don Ducey, dlduceyjr@gmail.com.

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the company’s largest production to date. ncopera.org

THE FRIENDS OF THE PAGE-WALKER have issued two new educational pieces about Cary’s Hillcrest Cemetery, including a self-guided walking tour that includes the graves of 23 notable Caryites. Walking tour brochures are available at the cemetery entrance and at the Cary Arts Center, The Cary Theater and The Page-Walker Arts & History Center. Also, Mysteries and Secrets: Exploring Hillcrest Cemetery is a narrative about Hillcrest available for download. friendsofpagewalker.org

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Four performing arts programs from

HOLLY SPRINGS CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

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performed on the Disney Stage at Disney World on June 22: Together On Center Stage, an inclusive theater program; Encore Youth Productions; Impact Dancers; and Starr & Company. The groups received a Disney trophy and certificates to be displayed at the arts center, and were honored by Mayor Dick Sears and the Holly Springs Town Council on July 19 at Town Hall. hollyspringsnc.us/323/Cultural-Center

WakeEd Partnership will host the third

The

annual Stars of Education gala on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 5 to 8

will host a barbecue fundraiser to benefit scholarships for Fuquay-

p.m., honoring business and community leaders who have helped

Varina High School agricultural students, on Saturday, Sept. 10 at

to improve public education in Wake County. Presented will be the

The Garden Hut, 1004 Honeycutt Road. Plates will be available

2016 Hall of Fame inductees, the Dr. Robert E. Bridges Lifetime

from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., for $10. The event will feature a silent

Achievement Award, and the Vernon Malone Friend of Education

auction and guest speakers who are currently studying agriculture

Award. Tickets are half-price for WCPSS educators. wakeed.org

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The Peachy Keen Wears Hope Fall Fashion Show will be held on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m., at Peachy Keen Boutique in Cary, also featuring live music, braid bar, and silent auction. All event proceeds go to Headbands of Hope and Duke Children’s Hospital. thepeachykeen.com

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For the sixth consecutive year,

FONVILLE MORISEY REALTY participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on June 11, capping friendly competitions across its Triangle

International Festival of Raleigh will be held

Oct. 14-16 at the Raleigh Convention Center,

offices that raised nearly $18,000 in donations and recruited

featuring food, music, dance,

more than 100 team members. fmrealty.com

world-bazaar shopping and children’s activities. internationalfestival.org

The Moving Truck is Leaving!

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Your local welcome team is ready to visit you with a basket full of maps, civic information, gifts, and gift certificates from local businesses. From doctors to dentists and restaurants to repairmen...we help newcomers feel right at home in their new community!

For your complimentary welcome visit, or to include a gift for newcomers, call 919.218.8149. Or, visit our website, www.nnws.org.

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The Caring Community Foundation will hold its 15th annual Pay it Forward fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Noah’s in Morrisville, with all proceeds to support local cancer patients receiving treatment in the Triangle with their daily expenses. The event features food, raffles, games, dancing and auctions. To date, the foundation

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MARK CHRISTOPHER MATHIS has released his second Apex author

novel, “The Augury Assignment,” the story of troubled teen Toby Ferguson, struggling to overcome family secrets and the trauma of his past. Mathis’ first novel was “The Frost and the Belle.” markcmathis.com

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Live Music from the Little German Band Sam Adams National Stein Hoist Competition Large varieties of Authentic German Food & Beers “ROCK-TOBERFEST” Friday & Saturday evening with live rock bands German outdoor games to include Chicken Dance–off, Wiener Dog Races, Beer Barrel Races,Best-Dressed Lederhosen/Dirndl Competition, Pretzel Toss

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3D MAMMOGRAPHY. EARLIER DETECTION. FEWER FALSE POSITIVES. LESS ANXIETY.

THE TRIANGLE LEADER IN 3D MAMMOGRAPHY Wake Radiology Has You Covered The best protection against breast cancer is getting an annual screening mammogram. While a traditional mammogram remains highly effective, powerful new technologies – like 3D mammography – are making it easier to detect breast cancers when they are extremely small.

3D Mammogram Benefits • Earlier detection • Reduced anxiety • Fewer false positives • Lowers need for additional tests Easy Access to State-of-the-Art Technology Wake Radiology is leading the drive to make 3D mammography available to women in the Triangle. And, we’re not stopping there...we make it easy by offering evening and Saturday appointments. Since early detection is your best protection, all mammograms at Wake Radiology are interpreted by specially trained breast imaging radiologists. Call today to schedule your 2D or 3D mammogram at Wake Radiology.

Visit WakeRad.com to learn more about this new technology and our 3D mammography locations.

This annual exam does not require a physician’s order so call 919-232-4700 today to schedule.

3D & 2D Mammography Locations: Cary | North Hills | West Raleigh | Garner | Chapel Hill Fuquay-Varina | Wake Forest | Smithfield 2D Mammography Locations: Morrisville | North Raleigh Scheduling: 919-232-4700 | WakeRad.com